
However, it definitely attracts looks in public in the same way an expensive piece of jewelry or clothing would. It’s obviously a massive fingerprint magnet-more than any phone I’ve ever used. However, unless you’re someone who loves the idea of having a mirror on the back of your phone at all times, the finish is a distraction. Just when you thought everything had been tried in terms of materials, textures, and finishes, you get something like this is which is completely unique. Speaking of which, it’s hard not to give Sony props for trying something new. After all, it’s got that extremely shiny, “mirror” finish, which is all kinds of glamorous. In some ways, it’s strange to call the design of the XZ Premium “outdated.” When you see it in person or hold it in your hand, it’s not that there is one element in particular that makes it feel like a phone from a couple years ago. So is that really true? We take a look below to see how it holds up: Hardware: An outdated design with a brilliant display

But with the XZ Premium, the company really wants us to know that it’s a “premium” device, built with the most advanced technology. The Xperia XZ Premium is the latest in Sony’s flagship phones, a line that has always been premium. Sony doesn’t seem to follow the trends that come out of China and South Korea, but instead walks by the beat of its own drum-for good or bad.
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In the US, Sony has struggled to recapture the glory of the 70s and 80s when its industrial design was seen as second to none.Īs long as Sony has been making Android smartphones, it just hasn’t managed to stand out from the crowd-at least, not in terms of flagship phones here in the US.

Sony has had plenty of hits in the mobile tech world, but none of them have been recent.
