HIGHLIGHTS
- Sony Xperia X Dual price of Rs. 48 990.
- It has a few tricks decent camera, and shoots well in low light.
- Gadget 360 7/10 phone price.
Sony may be facing a decline in demand for mobile phones, but the Japanese electronics giant continues to be successful in other departments, including the game and the camera's sensor division. Here the range Sony Xperia Z5, the company continues to develop smartphone lineup, and announced a new flagship variety 'X' smartphone at MWC earlier this year, 2016.
This brings us to the latest flagship device: Sony Xperia X Ganda. Price Rs. 48 990, Xperia X Dual firmly positioned among the top brass. Although the phone is not enough also determined many other more affordable options, Sony hopes to make up with packing in a lot of camera technology that claims it will help you take fantastic pictures. Does Sony Xperia X Dual has what it takes to live up to the price tag? Find out in our review.
see and feel it
We would have expected changes to the naming convention to mark major changes overall, but a new mobile phone design language closely resembles the Sony Xperia Z5 (Review). Of the block-like shape to curve around the corner, Sony Xperia X Dual stick styling tried and tested, and looks great as a result.
All metal body to help with this, and also give the phone a truly premium build and solid. Xperia X Ganda is also slightly smaller than its predecessor, with a 5-inch screen that is 5.2 inches in places on the Xperia Z5. It is also very balanced, with the same weight no matter how you hold it. This makes the Xperia X Dual particularly easy to store and handle.
The front of the phone has a scratch-resistant glass that is not determined that curves down at the edge appears to blend into the side. There are two speakers for stereo sound. Front camera, the Sony logo, and proximity sensor all of the above.
The back of the phone features a metal with a dull finish Xperia logo engraved, and the camera and flash on the top-left. top has a 3.5mm socket; the right has a power button, volume rocker inconveniently located, and the camera key; the bottom has a Micro-USB port; and the left has a dual-SIM tray hybrid. You do not need the ejector pin to open the tray; Your nails will do the trick. It is also worth mentioning here that the Xperia X Dual is not watertight, with Sony ditching one of the biggest selling points of the previous phone '.
Sony Xperia X Dual has a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button, like the one on the Xperia Z5. the sensor does not work in the standby mode, and you will first need to wake up your phone to use it. This can be done by simply pressing the power button and keep your finger on the spot for a split second. This sometimes works well and quickly open the phone, but not always.
We can say from experience that this is not the best place for fingerprint sensors, and we had some problems with it. Because of the small size and narrow shape of the button itself, it is often difficult to get your fingers in place properly, and this causes a lot of failed attempts to unlock the phone. You need to handle the phone in a certain way with the right finger on the sensor, and we found it all a bit inconvenient. In addition, a light touch will not do; You really have to keep your finger firmly on the sensor to unlock the phone. It's nowhere near as fast and accurate as the one at far cheaper and more powerful OnePlus 3 (Review).
This device has a 5-inch full-HD IPS LCD with a pixel density of 441ppi. It is slightly smaller than the 5.2-inch screen on the Xperia Z5, but you will not really be able to distinguish between the two at a glance. It is naturally able to be much brighter than AMOLED screen on OnePlus 3 and various Samsung Galaxy S7, but suffers a bit when it comes to contrast, black levels and a variety of colors.
However, on its own, the screen Xperia X Dual feasible. It has good black levels for an LCD display and a wide range of brightness is commendable. Colors are clean and realistic. Sony also has some useful tweaks that help improve image quality, with decent mode adaptive brightness, X-Reality engine which sharpens the image, and the super-alive mode which makes the colors more vivid. The latter is not quite as good as it sounds, making the colors look a bit too realistic. There is also the ability to adjust color temperature. basic functions such as intelligent backlight control and double-tap to wake also present. At this price though, 1440p display should really be given.
Specifications and software
While other smartphones in this category, including much more affordable OnePlus 3 and Xiaomi Mi 5 (Review) which is supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, Sony Xperia X Dual use Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, along with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Interestingly, Snapdragon 650 is also used by redmi Xiaomi Note 3 (reviewed), a smartphone that costs less than a quarter of the asking price of this Sony Xperia X Ganda.
There is a dual-SIM connectivity hybrid 4G SIM slot, supporting up to 256GB of storage expandable via microSD card, Wi-Fi a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC. This phone has a 2620mAh battery, and supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology, although our review unit came with the usual 7.5W charger in the box. Stamina popular Sony and Ultra Stamina mode is also present, which will let you stretch your battery life longer in a situation where you need them.
Xperia X Dual runs on Android 6.0.1, the Sony Xperia UI on top. The basic look and feel of the interface has not changed over the years, maintaining a sense of order and clean layout. The notification shade and quickly turn off the menu similar to the stock Android launcher, and the system maintains a dual-layered UI that keeps things neat and allows for better use widget. However, there are too many applications pre-installed on the phone, and much of this is bloatware that can not be removed.
These include Amazon Kindle, AVG Protection, Clean Master, Hungama Play, Sony Liv and some games, which can be disabled but not removed altogether. Sony Liv very disturbing, continue to push notifications that can only be blocked by the system settings. The impression we get is that Sony is trying very hard to encourage applications and services to your partner, which can be annoying considering you're already paying a lot for the phone and do not have to apply it.
App drawer is slightly different, with some additional features that are integrated into it. Apart from being able to search for specific apps and settings control the home screen, there is also a separate display on the left drawer of applications in which applications you use are often grouped together. You can also turn on the app from Google Play, although there is often no logic for recommendations. The services are not available in India like Spotify Music, T-Mobile and Lyft, as well as other applications that are not relevant to our recommended, and you are not likely to use this feature a lot as a result. Overall, while the software is efficient and works well for the most part, we were not too impressed with some additions Sony, which is more distracting than helpful.
Camera
Sony Xperia X Dual has a 23 megapixel main camera and 13-megapixel front camera, either using its own Exmor RS sensor Sony. Back camera has an LED flash, and both are capable of shooting video up to full-HD resolution. The rear camera can go up to 60fps to 120fps for regular video and slow-motion. 4K shooting is notable omission, which is strange for a phone at this price level that touts photography as its main feature.
The camera application is quite well laid out, with quick controls for flash, camera switcher, settings and access the gallery. Superior standard shooting modes are Auto, but you can also switch to manual mode or video quickly. A fourth choice on the menu gives you access to the camera application, which includes AR Effect, Sweep Panorama, Timeshift (slow motion) and many more. You can also install additional camera application via Sony 'What's New' apps and Google Play. The settings menu allows you to control a variety of things, including how to react quick launch buttons, resolution, object tracking, and more.
There is also a digital image stabilization tool called steady shots, which corrects shakes when recording video, but does not really function as a substitute good enough for optical image stabilization is missing. There are also some interesting features, including a hybrid predictive autofocus, which can track moving objects and stay focused on it. capture quickly launch the camera when the phone is locked, focus, and capture all the shots in 0.6 seconds, by pressing the dedicated camera key. Both of these features work well, capturing decent stills in both cases.
Coming to the camera itself, the Sony Xperia X Dual captures a number of very well detailed with good color reproduction, especially in well-lit settings. Resolution deviate from the image to make sure that a lot of detail captured, and only minimal noise and grain visible when you zoom in depth. You are unlikely to have a problem with your everyday pictures.
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Where the phone really successful in low-light photography. While the problem with wheat is still emerging, the phone managed to capture a number of commendable detail and color even in dark. There was a slight oversaturation sometimes in both dim and low-light shots, despite paying little attention to the composition of the image and focus properly will reduce this. Autofocus is very fast, and usually brings the right side shots into focus. The only department where the camera is not quite performing up to the mark in macro photography and close-ups, which suffer from lack detail because it is not able to properly focus on a subject from very close range.
The video quality is superb, and the phone uses digital image stabilization is good enough to ensure a clean video when your hands are not steady. Shooting at 60fps produces a clean video with fluid motion and light level again had very little impact on the quality of the video. The front camera is very good, and will be useful to you if you take lots of photos narcissistic.
achievement
Sony has made a bit of a gamble with the Xperia X Dual using mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC. Although capable in itself, it does not quite do the level flagship smartphone that costs nearly Rs. 50,000, and the phone is comprehensively outperformed by the cheaper option with a higher-end SoCs. If we ignore for a moment the price, the phone is not performing at the level that is roughly comparable to a feature phone than a year ago, but it was an indication of how well a couple of mid-range SoCs this year is. Performance is usually acceptable, but there are some times when the Sony Xperia X Dual give us trouble.
The biggest problem we have with the phone heat-related. When filling, playing graphics-intensive games or shooting video, phone heats up a fair bit in the back, near the top. It is a matter of concern, especially when the phone is forced to stop recording video for heat problems, which we have experienced on several occasions. We also experienced a rapid battery drain and occasional lags and crashes with other applications. You might not have a lot of meetings with regular use, but you'll probably have to deal with the heat uncomfortable at times.
We ran our usual telephone through a suite of benchmark tests, and scored a respectable 77 123 and 31 781 in AnTuTu and Quadrant respectively. GFXBench and 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme scored 31fps and 10 309. While the phone is certainly a good player, better available at much lower prices, and you have to consider the competition if performance is important to you.
Reception on mobile networks and Wi-Fi, as well as call quality, a decent enough. Xperia X Dual dual-use front-facing speaker set, which ensures a decent sound output for when you're watching a video or listening to music. Decent sound through headphones as well. battery, while welcome, is not quite up to the same price level of many devices. phone ran for 10 hours, 29 minutes in our video loop test, and will usually make it through the day with regular use, but it fell short and required charging at night on occasion. Overall, the Xperia X double not enough players who many similarly priced devices and more affordable, and it makes justify Rs. 48 990 price tag is hard for us.
Decision
The new flagship Sony Xperia X Dual give us mixed feelings. It is a wonderful device that is built well, has a good screen and sports a full feature camera that takes good pictures in most conditions. Unfortunately, there is a serious drawback as well, with heating issues that cause crashes, inaction and application shutdowns, as well as a fingerprint sensor that is often disjointed. The software is a little disturbing as well, and the UI is not the most convenient or adjusted.
Our biggest problem is the price of the phone. While brands like Sony certainly can command some premium, we feel that the Japanese company has been getting it wrong in this case, and the Xperia X Ganda possible cost Rs. 15,000 too many. While Sony may feel that the superior camera technology and tricks provide an advantage over competitors, Xperia X Dual versatile alone is not enough.
If you are looking to buy a full featured, robust current flagship phone, the OnePlus 3 is in every way a better device with a much lower price. Even if you're looking at a top brand, both the Samsung Galaxy and LG G5 S7 (Review) offers a premium smartphone experience so much better than Sony Xperia X Dual at the same price. While the Xperia X Dual is not a bad phone by any means, a unique set of issues will make it suitable for only the most ardent fans of Sony, at least as long as it stays at this price.
Sony Xperia X Dual Review : high price for mid-range "NDTV GADGET"
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