Hello and welcome to the show!
My name is Alex and this is TechFlow, unless this has appeared on a channel and it's
been copywritten from my main channel as to which you should probably report the video
but, yeah, welcome back.
So, as you guys know, a couple of months back EE actually sent me out to Mobile World Congress
where I had the pleasure of looking at the Huawei or Huawei P10.
Also, the LG G6 and, as well, the phone that I haven't covered yet on the channel, which
is actually coming out on the, I think, the 2nd, which is why this video has been delayed.
Hopefully this phone is out by the time this video is out.
I think it's the 2nd of June that it comes out.
The Sony XZ Premium.
So, Sony actually invited me abroad to a little private event where I got to mess about with
the camera.
Hence why I wanted to delay this video until I had a little bit more hands on time with the phone
because unfortunately, my demo unit at CES, Sony said that the software wasn't working properly and, therefore,
the phone didn't even turn on so I couldn't see this 4K screen or test out the camera.
Now I've done that, here's my thoughts.
Let's get in to it.
So, as you can see, the phone is absolutely gorgeous.
Inside, we've got the Adreno 540 GPU and 4 gigs of RAM and there's a very, very good
reason for that.
Let's get in to the main point of why I like this phone so much.
I'm jumping straight here, to the camera.
But first, what's on the outside of the phone?
So, obviously, my main thing being the camera, the first thing that you see, or I saw, was
the fact that you have a dedicated camera shutter button.
Great for photographers who are on the go.
On the bottom of the phone, we've got USB C, which, in a phone in 2017, is pretty much
a must.
We've also got a headphone jack.
Woo-hoo.
And the usual SIM card slot as well as this doubling up as a SD card slot, so you can
put some expandable storage in and there may be a good reason for you to do that judging
on these camera specs.
You're going to be taking some sick shots with this thing.
So, finally, the thing that I want to talk about and why I love this phone so much, well,
there's two points.
First one is the camera, right.
On the back we've got a 19 megapixel shooter.
The sensor is stabilised and we're shooting 2160p video at 30 FPS straight from this phone.
Really, really cool.
Really cool.
I love it. I love cameras.
I'm a nerd for cameras.
This phone is the phone to get if you love photography.
Sony have always been known, especially in the last two years, for bringing out some
amazing cameras, especially the A7S and A7R series.
They'll be porting some of their knowledge over to the phones and I love that.
Even the front camera has image stabilisation.
So, if you're in selfie mode, all of your selfies are going to be stabilised, which
is awesome.
Front camera also is full HD and 1080p for video.
Now, what's the point in taking all of these awesome photos and awesome video if you don't
have a screen to enjoy it on?
Well, luckily, Sony have pulled through.
On this phone, we've got a 4K screen, right, and if that doesn't sound mental enough, coming
in at 807 PPI, it's also HDR 10 compliant.
Yeah, this is amazing.
Sony also talked about what they call the screen and it has a, a super vivid mode.
I'm not 100% sure that I like the fact that you can enhance and change colours.
I like raw things as much as, you know, photography is concerned.
But the fact that, you know, you can click on a super vivid mode and everything on the
phone turns super vivid, a lot of people may like that and I'm happy that, you know, you
have the control to toggle it on or off.
If I was to get one, I'd leave super vivid mode off.
I like to see what comes out of the camera and edit it myself.
OK, so, here's the first problem.
We're running in to the first problem here, in my brain.
I'm thinking at this, I'm looking at it and I'm thinking: 807 PPI screen.
I'm thinking 4K, I'm thinking stabilised camera - battery life.
Hmmm.
Inside the phone, we've got a 3230 mAh battery and they said on stage, and this stuck in
my mind, there's a stamina mode.
Brilliant, yeah.
Most phones have a stamina mode or a "battery saver."
But they said that you have to enable this feature to get a full day of battery life.
You're right.
In 2017, I shouldn't have to be enabling modes just to get at least
a full day of battery life out of my phone.
Now, I realise and totally understand that the features of this phone are far superior
to pretty much those of any other phone, as far as this, this amazing screen goes and
the camera, which, there's another feature I need to talk about.
But still, having to enable a mode to get a full day of battery life - Sony, come on man.
So, what else is new with the camera?
Well, I saved the best to last, didn't I?
Nine hundred and sixty.
960 frames per second in slow mo.
Now, I actually got some time to mess about with this feature after the actual NWC when
Sony jetted me off to another country and I got to video some awesome stuff.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get the footage off the phones but it was just incredible
to be shooting at 960 FPS from a phone that fits in your pocket.
This is an iPhone 7 Plus and this can only do 240.
I say only - 240's amazing.
960's a different ball game.
It's insane.
The fact that you can whip out your phone at any point in the day and record anything
happening in 960 FPS - I don't really think that anyone can see how awesome that is until
they use it themselves and just, like, go like that with their hair and video it in
960 or just pour a cup of coffee and video it in 960.
You'll see things that you just literally didn't even know existed.
It's incredible.
When I had a go with it in this country, when they sent me out it, it was just amazing.
And I say that and I mean it.
So, that's it.
I really liked the phone, other than the stamina mode which has sorted off ticked me off a
little bit.
The screen is amazing and I'm a camera nerd.
The camera is amazing.
960 FPS. 2160p recording at 30 FPS. 4K screen to view everything back.
Oh, sorry, I forgot, one gigabit a second LTE.
Yeah, a gigabit a second LTE.
The first phone in the UK with one gig a second LTE.
Now, EE gave me this video.
This is obviously done in a lab, you know, controlled environment, but, as you can see,
the phone is reaching 1 gigabit a second which is absolutely phenomenal.
Whether you're actually going to get this in real world speeds, I'm not 100% sure but
it, it has been demonstrated and it does work in the lab and EE will be the only network
in the UK to offer this speed and I know that EE sent me out to MWC but that is a legitimate thing.
EE are the only company, err, mobile provider, in the UK that are going to be offering those
speeds on the release date which I think is on the 2nd, so, by the time you've seen this,
a couple of days time.
So, there you go guys, that's what stood out to me about the Sony XZ Premium.
Everything about the phone was awesome.
It felt nice.
It felt... premium.
Just a shame about the battery life, though.
I'll have to get one in the office to test out to give you guys a full review, so hopefully
I can do that in the near future but I can't wait for it.
My name's been Alex, this has been TechFlow.
We'll catch you in 960 FPS.