5 Reasons To Buy The Z2.

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What I don't get is other review sites claim 10h video playback at high brightness while a simple dragon age game drained 10% in 20 minutes in low brightness .

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I've never played it but maybe or works the processor hard?

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Looks good & the picture also lol

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Was delicious indeed, and perfect weather for eating outside lol

Coming from an HTC J One, I do enjoy the camera, though the One was pretty good too. The ZL2 front facing and its 0.3 megapixels leave a bit of bitter taste though...
 
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I've never played it but maybe or works the processor hard?

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I'll try to get a full day use of my phone and see with Gsam on the drain. A guy said his Z2 drained really fast from 100% to 90% then turned stable again.

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Another one for the thread :-)

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Was delicious indeed, and perfect weather for eating outside lol

Coming from an HTC J One, I do enjoy the camera, though the One was pretty good too. The ZL2 front facing and its 0.3 megapixels leave a bit of bitter taste though...

Our Summer is approaching here in Scotland (I hope) So may have a chance for some alfresco dining lol

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Yeh I'm doing the same, did start off just in superior auto ad you do. But now I'm venturing into manual mode using 20.7mgp, 15mgp and 8 with different scene modes, tweaking the Iso.

I will admit I know very little about photography but the Z2 makes it interesting and fun.

I may buy a dslr soon, but the Z2 has been my kickstarter into a hobby lol

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My post seems to have vanished so your pay doesn't make sense. :)

My post did say that I've been playing with the camera trying to get the best from it. I took this today.

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My post seems to have vanished so your pay doesn't make sense. :)

My post did say that I've been playing with the camera trying to get the best from it. I took this today.

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What setting was that photo taken with?

I have been messing around with the digital zoom and must say not to bad. Alot better than the Note 3.

Half Zoom is great and a bit beyond is OK, full zoom there is quite a bit of noise. But that is to be expected.

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What setting was that photo taken with?

I have been messing around with the digital zoom and must say not to bad. Alot better than the Note 3.

Half Zoom is great and a bit beyond is OK, full zoom there is quite a bit of noise. But that is to be expected.

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That was taken at 8mp with backlight correction HDR.

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That was taken at 8mp with backlight correction HDR.

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Yup used that myself can't remember what picture though lol

Think it was this one..

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I had a very bad Z2 with horrible blurry corners that was noticeable even without zooming in

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That's pretty good close up performance, manual mode, 20mp plus some Zooming in..

My other attempts are here https://www.dropbox.com/sc/7x197tx0iaaqwn7/AAD_h9KZ-rA2rspoZcC4k7fca#/
 
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Nice & Sunny in Scotland :-)

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Why Buy the Z2?

There are many reasons and to name a few...

The Camera

If you are into taking pictures then you will find it a Joy the user interface is great and easy to use, and for the most part superior auto does the job very well, but there are other great modes, AR effects if your into adding that bit of fun into your pictures, Manual mode so you can have control over the Iso and various other settings. The Z2's Camera I score 9/10.

The Front Facing Speakers

Many try and compare to the M8 and it can't quite be as Sony opted to retain the Ip rating so something had to give. They are not excessively loud, but clear and rich and I find them to be better than all others that I have owned. Score 8/10

The Noise Cancelling Earbuds

I like them alot and they provide a very balanced sound and do a great job at eliminating background noise. Score 9/10

Battery Life

My average day is wake up at 9am and I can comfortably use my phone for, Taking Photos , music, reading articles and watching videos, alot of screen on time until late hours of between 00:00 and 01:00. I tend not to use my phone whilst sleeping so charging overnight is great. Score 9/10.

The Ui

It's nice and light, yes it has some Sony Bloat but nowhere near the level of Samsung, which makes it smooth and lag free. Score 9/10.

Other Features

From knock on, built in answering machine, the gallery app and Sony Walkman and should have mentioned this earlier 4k recording, themes and being able to personalise, battery saving features. Score 9/10.

The Build

It's of a very premium feel and great attention to detail. The fact it's only a look and design that Sony puts out there is why I will give it a 10/10 bare in mind this is my own opinion.

Overall I rate the Z2 a 9/10

Think I have covered most things lol

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It is a complete phone.
You forgot the display😜

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Oh Yeh the important part of any smartphone lol

The Display

For me it's great I don't tend to look at my phone at weird angles, and can't compare to the Z1 but it's a great screen and I have no difficulties even at medium brightness (never have it full) viewing in daylight. It's crisp and vibrant. Score 9/10.

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