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GSMArena team, 24 May 2018

Sony Xperia XZ2 long-term review

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  • Xperia XZ2

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design, build quality, handling
  3. 3. Display, camera
  4. 4. Software, performance, battery life
  5. 5. Conclusion
  6.  
  7. Sony Xperia XZ2 specification
  8. User opinions and reviews
  9. Review comments (102)

Sony Android Long-term

Introduction

Look ma, Sony has finally put its bezels on a diet! And it also gave up on the vintage 16:9 display aspect ratio! Is 2018 the year in which this company will finally be taken seriously in the mobile world?

Maybe. Then again, the Xperia XZ2 still has obvious, in-your-face display bezels, they're just much smaller than what we were used to from past Sony flagships. That's progress, but for people who love phones being almost all screen on the front, it still won't be enough. And while the trademark blockiness of its previous designs gave way to slightly more curves, the XZ2 can't be confused for anything other than a Sony smartphone.

Sony Xperia XZ2 long-term review

If that's a good thing or a bad thing depends on how much you love standing out in a crowd of iPhone and Galaxy-toting people. What we wanted to find out is whether the XZ2 can stad out in the very crowded field of the top-of-the-line Android handsets, in more ways than just its looks.

After many years of iterative updates to its flagships, we're anxious to see if Sony finally found its vibe, perfecting the top notch device formula without using a literal notch at the top of the screen. With the first ever fingerprint sensor that isn't disabled in the US, can the Xperia XZ2 help the company achieve greater visibility in that market and go from being big in Japan to being big... everywhere? We're definitely intrigued by the possibility.

The Xperia XZ2. A small step for Sony, a big one for mankind? Let's find out in the next pages of this long-term review. To be able to adequately evaluate what it's like to live with this smartphone every day, we've used it as our one and only device for an extended period of time. This is what that experience felt like.

Next Page » 2. Design, build quality, handling
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design, build quality, handling
  3. 3. Display, camera
  4. 4. Software, performance, battery life
  5. 5. Conclusion
  6.  
  7. Sony Xperia XZ2 specification
  8. User opinions and reviews
  9. Review comments (102)

Reviews Sony Xperia XZ2 long-term review
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  • User reviews
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Sony Xperia XZ2 long-term review - Reader comments

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  • Anonymous
  • wvZ
  • 14 Apr 2025

Used RIGHT HAND FINGER on finger print sensor, was so easy to do.

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  • scub
  • sXB
  • 01 Jan 2025

I'm not a phone fanboy but I paid for the then flagship Xperia xz2 about 5 years ago. the contract has long ran out & it's still going absolutely fine (I'm typing on it now). phone memory nearly filled as is the memory card &...

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  • Greg
  • sXc
  • 17 May 2022

I got my K800i in October 2006, 3.2mp, Xenon flash...Still an epic tiny phone camera.

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Total reader comments: 102

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