The new Z5 smartphone is a continuation of the top line from the Japanese manufacturer. The smartphone turned out to be stylish, powerful and practical, and in some aspects even ahead of its predecessors. Let's take a closer look at the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, the characteristics of the mini flagship and its design.
Housing
The plastic monolithic case here is waterproof, so you should not be afraid to use a smartphone in rainy weather. The device can stay in the water for some time without any negative consequences. Users are free to choose one of several color options, including red, sandy yellow, black, white and coral. All options look great. The smartphone lies perfectly in the hand, does not slip and is extremely easy to use. So developers have something to please buyers, because the aesthetic side is a clear advantage of Sony Xperia Z5. Technical specifications, however, are also not far behind.
On the front panel, in addition to the display, there is a front camera, a speaker, a light and proximity indicator. Mechanical or touch keys on the front side is not provided.
On the right side of the device are buttons for volume control, camera activation, power and a fingerprint recognition sensor. Now the smartphone can be unlocked with one touch.
On the left side there is a stub that hides compartments for flash drives and SIM cards. At the top there is a 3.5 mm headset jack and an additional microphone, and at the bottom there is a main microphone and a micro-USB connector for synchronizing the smartphone with a computer or charging. We note that the device supports the function of fast and wireless charging. On the rear housing are the camera and flash.
The overall dimensions of the device are 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm, weight - 138 g.
Screen
The 4.6-inch screen has a high-quality IPS-matrix. Resolution gives 720 p with a pixel density of 323 ppi. The display has an oleophobic coating and special protection from scratches, which makes the use of the device even more comfortable. The colors in the smartphone are good, the viewing angles are decent, the device behaves cool in the sun: the display practically does not fade. In general, with the screen at Sony, as always, everything is in order, although perhaps someone was waiting for Full HD for such a price.
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact: flagship specifications
The device is endowed with an eight-core Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 processor: four cores (Cortex-A53) operate at a frequency of 1.5 GHz, and the other four (Cortex-A57) - at a frequency of 2 GHz. RAM, unfortunately, is only 2 GB, although to match the general technical capabilities it would be possible to install 3. But the developers did not stint the memory for storing data, since there is as much as 32 GB with the possibility of expansion using micro-SD memory cards. The smartphone is capable of reading flash drives up to 200 GB. Speaking about communication and interfaces, we note 4G, Bluetooth v4.1, micro-USB v2.0, USB-Host and Wi-Fi: 802.11.
Cameras
Next in line are the most interesting features of Sony Xperia Z5 - technical specifications of optics. The main camera has 23 megapixels, an LED flash and excellent autofocus, which allows you to achieve extraordinary quality of images. Among the additional functions there are face recognition, HDR, geo-tagging, panoramic shooting and other interesting features. It should also be noted that the device shoots videos with a resolution of 4K at 30 frames / s.
The front optics are a little faster: only 5.1 megapixels. However, selfie shots come out at a very high level. In addition, it pleases the presence of HDR function and the ability to make videos with a resolution of 1080p.
Sound
Further in the review "Sony Xperia Z5" - technical characteristics of the speaker and music player. The smartphone’s speaker turned out to be quite loud and clear: melodies are clearly audible even from the pocket. The sound in the headphones allows you to abandon the MP3 player and use the smartphone as a music gadget. A wide range of different functions makes it possible to make all the necessary settings. Creating playlists, adjusting the equalizer, and predefined sound profiles are just a few of them.
Battery
The model is equipped with a 2700 lithium-ion battery - the figure is not very impressive. Although the screen of the smartphone is small, and the resolution is normal HD, still with intensive use it will be necessary to charge the gadget every day, with moderate use - once a day and a half. Here the quick charge option comes to the rescue, which allows you to add up to 5 hours of battery life (in moderate mode, of course) in 10 minutes.
Conclusion
The Sony Xperia Z5 smartphone (technical specifications confirm this) turned out to be powerful, functional and stylish. I was impressed by the attractive display and camera, which allows you to take great pictures and high-quality videos. An impressive set of all the most advanced interfaces along with high-quality sound. Of the shortcomings, we note that for the price of 24-25 thousand rubles, developers simply had to install 3 GB of RAM and a Full HD display. If there is no urgent need for a second one, since the screen sizes here are quite small by modern standards, then 2 GB of RAM can soon become a serious drawback. It would also be worthwhile to install a more capacious battery of the order of 3000 mAh. The overall picture is obvious: “Sony Xperia Z5 Compact”, the technical characteristics of which and multimedia capabilities clearly met the expectations of many (which is worth only one camera), unfortunately, could not do without shortcomings. Perhaps they will be fixed in the following models of the line.