New spesification of Sony Xperia Z2 for in 2015
ScreenSony Xperia Z2 sreenAs we've already mentioned, the screen is a little larger at 5.2in which does mean marginally more room to do stuff, but we wish that Sony had stuck with 5in and worked on reducing the bezels to create a smaller phone than previously.
It still has a Full HD resolution, like other 2014 flagship rivals, which means the pixel density has dropped slightly but it's not really noticeable – 423ppi is more than respectable. It still has Sony's Triluminos and X-Reality technologies and a new one called Live Colour LED which Sony says increases colour depth and gradation.
The display may look slightly better than before – mainly viewing angles - but it's certainly not a big jump in quality. Things have been top-notch since the original
Xperia Z but it's nice to Sony pushing things forward.
ProcessorThere's also a change in processor from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 up to the new 801. The Xperia Z2 being the first smartphone we've seen with the quad-core processor which is clocked at 2.3GHz and is backed up by a whopping 3GB of RAM.
Sony says the Snapdragon 801 is 75 percent faster than the Snapdragon S4 Pro. But the Xperia Z1 has a Snapdragon 800, not an S4 Pro and from a user perspective, the difference in minimal. The GPU remains at the Adreno 330 which is no bad thing.
It's speedy and we've seen no signs of major lag, although like
the Galaxy S5, transition animations aren't as quick as the iPhone 5s and
HTC One M8 so it doesn't feel quite as snappy – a minor difference. The home screen content, namely widgets, can take a little while to load in the first instance but again it's not a big problem.
We take benchmarking results with a pinch of salt since it emerged that some manufacturers use benchmark-boosting software. However, in Geekbench 3 the
Sony Xperia Z2 recorded 933 points in the single-core test and 2796 points in the multi-core test. In SunSpider we saw 861ms, and in GFXBench's T-Rex test the Sony Xperia Z2 managed 29fps.
StorageWe seem to be going a bit backwards on the storage front with Sony, like HTC, only offering 16GB of internal storage with the Xperia Z2. Luckily, there is a microSD card for adding up to 64GB more storage.
WirelessThe Xperia Z2 is packed with the latest wireless technology so you'll be sorted with dual-band Wi-Fi up to 11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, NFC and 4G LTE are all on-board. However, if you're looking for feartures such as an infrared transmitter or wireless charging then you'll have to look elsewhere.
AudioWe don't normally give audio its own section but there are a few noteworthy features which the Xperia Z2 offers in this area.
For starters, it has front facing stereo speakers which is something quite rare for a smartphone. We've only really seen this feature on the HTC One and
HTC One M8. It may not be a big deal for some users, but it does mean you can share a YouTube video or just play music at a decent volume and quality.
The Xperia Z2 also comes with digital noise-cancelling which cuts out background noise – great for travelling on trains and planes or just noisy environments. You'll need compatible headphones (which have built-in microphones) to make use of the feature and Sony has confirmed that some retailers will ship the Z2 with MDR-NC31EM headphones. We'll update you with the list when w