Sony Xperia XZ review: a beautiful phone most will overlook

By Tim Biggs
Updated December 2 2016 - 7:08am, first published 6:47am
The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most. Photo: Sony
The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most. Photo: Sony
Sony's minimalist sensibilities return, but so do cutting edge features. Photo: Tim Biggs
Sony's minimalist sensibilities return, but so do cutting edge features. Photo: Tim Biggs
The rear of the phone has a strange, fingerprint-hungry finish. Photo: Tim Biggs
The rear of the phone has a strange, fingerprint-hungry finish. Photo: Tim Biggs
The XZ's display generates colour like no other, although photography fans may want to turn of the image processing for photos to preserve a natural look. Photo: Tim Biggs
The XZ's display generates colour like no other, although photography fans may want to turn of the image processing for photos to preserve a natural look. Photo: Tim Biggs
Sony has made much of its triple-sensor camera setup. Photo: Sony
Sony has made much of its triple-sensor camera setup. Photo: Sony
Music fans with Hi-Res headphones and quality music files will get the most out of the XZ's audio, but you'll want a big SD card. Photo: Sony
Music fans with Hi-Res headphones and quality music files will get the most out of the XZ's audio, but you'll want a big SD card. Photo: Sony
The XZ doesn't look like other 2016 phones. From left: the iPhone 7, Galaxy S7, Pixel XL and Xperia XZ. Photo: Tim Biggs
The XZ doesn't look like other 2016 phones. From left: the iPhone 7, Galaxy S7, Pixel XL and Xperia XZ. Photo: Tim Biggs
The phone naturally taps into Sony's ecosystem of other devices, including playing your PS4 remotely. Photo: Tim Biggs
The phone naturally taps into Sony's ecosystem of other devices, including playing your PS4 remotely. Photo: Tim Biggs
The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most. Photo: Sony
The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most. Photo: Sony

Sony is great at making smartphones, but pretty lousy at getting the word out about them. While just about anybody could tell you when a new iPhone or Galaxy was about to be released, brilliant phones like the Xperia XZ just arrive one day and nobody but established Xperia fans seem to notice.

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