Sony has changed the game today with the launch of the Xperia Z5 Premium at the IFA trade show in Berlin. This super-phone is a step above the regular Xperia Z5 flagship that was also announced and is the first ever smartphone to feature a 4K screen.
Of course, 4K technology is currently reserved for TV screens, not even tablets get this resolution, and even in the TV industry 1080p panels are still the market share leaders. So Sony really has trail blazed with the Xperia Z5 Premium. Really, the company should have been leading screen tech before now, Sony is after-all known for making some spiffing TVs. However, until this handset the company has been content to just toe the line of other companies’ breakthroughs in the smartphone market.
The 5.5-inch 2160 x 3840 pixels Ultra-HD (4K) panel on the Xperia Z5 Premium boasts a pixel per inch density that is above 800ppi, a new standard that destroys the nearest rival, which is actually the Galaxy S6 by Samsung with 577ppi. It is obvious that Sony has crafted the best smartphone screen ever and one that other companies now have to play catchup with.
Of course, a screen alone does not make a good device, so Sony has made sure to deck the rest of the Xperia Z5 Premium with other stunning specs. Indeed, this may be the most spec’d out device currently available, although overall the company probably still wants the regular Xperia Z5 to be the handset most people choose.
A main reason for that idea is that we can only assume that insane 4K resolution is going to have an effect on battery life. Sony has been outstanding in this department of late, its flagships boasting the best battery life on the market in recent years. We can only assume that the company is putting that experience to good use here, but a juicer of 3400mAh seems small with that screen in mind.
Sony has been sticking to its OmniBalance design language for years and that’s no different here. That means the Z5 Premium comes with a glass panel body with a metal frame, it oozes quality and feels expensive, although we would understand if some wanted Sony to offer something a little fresher in terms of aesthetic.
Under the hood there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 that Sony says is not suffering from heat throttling, while 4GB of DDR4 RAM is ideal considering the 4K screen on this thing. There is 32GB of native storage on board and a micro SD card slot to expand, while Sony's newest Exmor 23 megapixel camera sensor serves as the primary lens.
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