Sony Xperia Z2 review

The Sony Xperia Z2 is a jack-of-all-trades, but lacks the wow factor to make it really stand out. See how it fared in our in-depth review.

[TheRedTech]

If you want elegance, fantastic camera, durability and stereo speakers --> Z2
If you want lightweight and compact body, a lot of features, and a fingerprint scanner --> S5
If you want nice selfies, premium build quality, and awesome front speakers --> M8.
All 3 have amazing displays and a long battery life. The M8 has a bad camera, the S5 has bad plastic build quality, and the Z2 has no IR blaster.
I'm not biased to a certain company nor hate the others, but I just think that Sony has nailed it with the Z2. Definitely gonna get it!

[techradar]

The Sony Xperia Z2 is a jack-of-all-trades, but lacks the wow factor to make it really stand out. Check out the full verdict now.

What I miss in this review is a mention of it being waterproof. Not just water-resistant like the S5, but real submerge-it-in-1.5 m-of-water waterproof.

Also the dedicated camera button is a plus in most users book. Especially for those who are into selfies, but the rest of us as well. The magnetic charging thingie is also nice as it makes the phone possible to charge without having to open a tiny flap like you do everytime your S5 needs some juice.

[scottdonjordan]

If there's any phone that has the wow factor it's definitely the z2..it's one sexy looking phone

[bahaadajani]

Btw!! You forgot to talk about the stereo speakers and noise cancelling feature and you forgot to mention the new camera features and software features!!
I think it was a biased review
Xperia z2 has the wow factor <33

[ukrainewarfootage]

You're mentioning the fact that 4k filming takes up a lot of space... WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?! That's just like drinking 10 beers and complaining about getting drunk.

[rahmaegeh]

I have a z2 and I've been swimming with it, it's amazing, beyond its 30 minute specification

[TheRedTech]

You guys forgot to mention the water proofing and the front stereo speaker. But great review anyway!

[SuperJohnMark]

you are wrong! z2 has a better performance than s5 and m8 because it has 3gb ram! s5 and m8 only have 2gb ram

[islander]

I use an Xperia Z1s and it's very good.  I love swimming with it, using it in the water, and taking videos and pictures of family diving and having a great time.  People usually look at me funny:-)

[MohamedIbrahim-rvii]

Best battery + real waterproofing (I don't want to worry when I want to shoot a movie and it's raining) + premium materials + noise cancellation on the phone without chunky speakers.. and no wow factor? come on I don't have yet only because I need to wait for swisscom to offer it

[Scentsday]

What a beautiful phone. Glass on phones look so premium and stylish except for the amount of oil that it reflects. Nexus 4 is a good example

[dlaworn]

The new Xperia screen display has improved somewhat better from the disappointing display screen quality of the same previous model. STILL, IT lacks the brightness and vividness of other Android devices, e.g. LG, GS or HTC. On 2 year standard contract, the BATTERY LIFE CAPACITY will definitely deteriorate & the sealed uni-body is not ideal for swapping out old battery for a new one. Hence, even though of its premium built, I would go with the one with better usability.

[vengence]

Forgot to mention the front facing speakers on it as well. Though not nearly as powerful as HTC's m8 its still better then the bottom speakers on all other phones.

[MatHanley]

DXO Mark did rate this above all smartphones.

[karthikraj]

Loud, Fast, Sleek, Best Ergonomics....The best among

[nagasako]

Sony Xperia Z2 has that fucking X-Factor and cool looks.

[polichem]

I really don't have problems with it getting smudges or fingerprints. At least u know that the phone already needs cleaning than those phones dat wud give u false belief of being clean because the dirt arnt shown. At least wd ds phone, i can get it to have a quick showr wd me or bring it under a faucet for its own bath..

[IGA]

You didn't mentioned the Waterproof feature, and the dedicated camera button. The rest review was really good 

[juraversaviera]

I really like the Z2 but as i have seen some issues about it like the cracking screen and other stuff so I dont know if I will take my chances