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[Triggerhappytel]

I thought Sony was done with phones?

I don't think they're done with phones but they have had awful strategies for quite a few years. I think they're cutting down on the number of handsets and focusing on tentpole handsets.

I have a Z3 and its the most fragile phone have ever used. I like it as it's fast and great battery. I bloody hate it and can't wait to get rid as have spent a fortune fixing it.

Don't buy is my advise

Yeah, I do like my Z3c, but it's extremely fragile. The whole back of it is smashed up.

 

[Mokubba]

What it's saying is the screen is 4k but except for photos and videos the gpu renders everything in 2k to save battery life. It's probably grouping pixels together.

Excited to see more of the Z5 Premium and a 4K screen bodes well for the Z5 tablet if there is one or any future tablet.

 

[darkwing]

yeah, they should just replace the glass back with a plastic one, like in the Z1C

 

[GeordieMark]

4K phones? What's the battery life like though?

 

[Radec]

Z5C, Z5, Z5 P

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/09/0...s-of-the-xperia-z5-z5-compact-and-z5-premium/

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

4K phones? What's the battery life like though?

The op stated 2 days....

Smashed my Z1 screen with a 1 foot drop. Hated the 4.2 update that butchered the os and the side cap fell off. Never going back.

 

[GeordieMark]

The op stated 2 days....

Smashed my Z1 screen with a 1 foot drop. Hated the 4.2 update that butchered the os and the side cap fell off. Never going back.

Those aren't likely to be realistic under everyday use though. There is no chance that phone would keep going for two days under normal usage. My iPhone 5s barely makes it through a single day.

 

[Syntsui]

What a waste of resources, fucking useless.

 

[Mokubba]

Those aren't likely to be realistic under everyday use though. There is no chance that phone would keep going for two days under normal usage. My iPhone 5s barely makes it through a single day.

I don't know how they'll pull it off with a 4K screen but my Z2 lasts 2 days and from what I hear the Z3 does as well.

 

[Caayn]

For those who want to follow it live, you can watch a live stream here:

https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/blog-news-from-sony/ifa-2015/ba-p/1999855

Edit:

And it has been announced


"And so, today I'm pleased to announce a new flagship smartphone featuring our next generation camera, the Xperia Z5." - Kazuo Hirai
It has a shutter speed of 0.03 seconds.
23 Megapixel camera, and 5x clear zoom.
Image stabilizer, called "SteadyShot".
Sony keeps the to day battery life from the previous Xperia Z phones.
And just like it's predecessors, it's waterproof.
Has a fingerprint sensor on the power button on the side.
4K has been confirmed on stage, for the Xperia Z5 premium model.

 

[Mokubba]

Just confirmed on stream.

 

[DieH@rd]

Z5
Z5 Compact [no compromises over Z5, 4.6" screen]
Z5 Premium [has 4K screen]

Sony is killing it with great lineup.

 

[Bowler]

4k cell phone... holy fuck. I thought we were ateat a year away from that

 

[mrklaw]

5x zoom still digital zoom but a higher res sensor helps mitigate. I wonder if they'll let us save 23MP images rather than auto downsampling to 8-10MP?

hopefully steadyshot is optical image stabilisation, but for video at least, digital would be fine.

 

[WolfForager]

I bet the release date is 3 months away like every other Sony phone/tablet announcement.

 

[DieH@rd]

4k cell phone... holy fuck. I thought we were ateat a year away from that

Most likely it is some bigass phablet.

VR manufacturers will like 4K screens, but there is no communication port that can drive 4K @ 90+hz, or even two of those sceens [SuperMHL has enough bandwidth, but it is very rarely used for now].

 

[Mokubba]

Z5 Compact

Z5 Premium

Z5

Z5P, Z5, Z5c

 

[mrklaw]

Most likely it is some bigass phablet.

VR manufacturers will like 4K screens, but there is no communication port that can drive 4K @ 90+hz, or even two of those sceens [SuperMHL has enough bandwidth, but it is very rarely used for now].

5.5" screen

 

[DieH@rd]

5.5" screen

4K in 5.5"?!?!

I can't see pixels on my 1+1 which has 1080p @ 5.5".

 

[ultratruman]

Looks great.

Hope they advertise it this time.

Are these phones even available in the US yet?

 

[Caayn]

Global release date is October for the normal and compact model and November for the Premium model.

 

[DrFunk]

Available Oct/Nov

*sigh*

 

[BAW]

I can't see pixels on my 1+1 which has 1080p @ 5.5".

Well now you won't be able to see four times as many pixels, isn't that exciting?

 

[Jacobi]

Ridiculous prices... They go down really fast anyways, but I really doubt there will be a lot of first-day sales

 

[scion_barzahd]

time to say goodbye to my z2! hello z5 premium!!!

 

[BrokenIcarus]

What are the other specs?

 

[vivftp]

Started up an official thread

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1105847