What's good
- Pocketable size
- Lightning fast processing power
- IP68 certified
- Sharp and colorful display
What's bad
- Thicker when compared to other modern smartphones
- Camera struggles in low light situations
- Battery consumption skyrockets with high use
Verdict
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact offers everything you want from a flagship smartphone in a smaller package. While it’s a little chunky and doesn’t have the best camera on the market, it’s the best “small” phone on the market.
What's good
- Super slow-motion video capture
- Excellent detail and color reproduction in photos
- Bright and sharp screen
- Good performance
What's bad
- No fingerprint sensor for US phones
- Almost same phone as Xperia XZ
- Large bezels above and below screen
What's good
- Vivid, crisp display
- Fast performance
- Plenty of internal storage
- microSD support
- Great front-facing camera
- Clean, minimalist design
- Fast charging
- All-day battery life
What's bad
- Price compared to competition
- Lackluster rear camera
- No waterproofing
What's good
- Lightning fast performance
- 4K HDR video recording capabilities
- Decent picture quality in good light
- Modern and sleek design
- IP68 rated
What's bad
- Mediocre battery life
- Camera struggles in low light
- Slippery/prone to drops
Verdict
Sony has made some significant upgrades to the XZ2 from the XZ1, but much of it is playing catch up to current flagships. While it provides excellent performance, a good display, and a decent camera, it has no standout features to distinguish it from its competitors.
What's good
- Beautiful design
- Amazing display
- Smooth performance
- IP 65/68 waterproofing
What's bad
- Poor fingerprint sensor placement
- Average battery life
- Good camera -- but not as good as the competition
Verdict
While it might not provide the best camera on the market, the Sony Xperia XZ3 combines a range of capable features into one stylish bundle.
What's good
- Snappy, smooth performance
- Colorful, Bright Display
- Decent battery life
- IP68 water resistant
What's bad
- Low contrast 1080p LCD panel
- Poor low-light photos
- Huge bezels
Verdict
The Sony Xperia XZ1 is a good phone, but it lacks any eye-popping features and, for the price, only offers a Full HD display and a fairly dated design.
What's good
- Sturdy, reassuring design
- Decent rear camera
- microSD support
- Android 8.0
- Solid battery
- Respectable performance
What's bad
- No fast charger included
- Phone prone to smudges and scratches
- Hit-or-miss low-light camera performance
- Camera slow to launch
- Lots of pre-installed apps
Verdict
If you don’t mind Sony’s design choices, the XA2 is one of their strongest mid-tier phones yet. While it doesn’t excel at any one thing, it offers decent battery life, solid performance, and a detailed -- albeit slow launching -- camera at a respectable price.