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the Xperia X performance is the turbocharged phone in Sony's newest crop of x-series handsets it looks almost identical to the Xperia X but it's a touch thicker and heavier accommodating a far gutsiest Snapdragon 820 quad-core 64-bit processor packages rounded out with a bigger battery and a speedier category 9 LTE 4G modem the smooth rounded corners and matte finish are a welcome design change from the sharp edges of its predecessor Xperia z5 and the horror that was the mirrored finish on the rear of the z5 ultra thanks to that big Snapdragon processor the X performance runs slick and Swift the dedicated shutter button lets you take snaps in no time at all with the 23 megapixel camera even when the phone's fully locked speaking of locks the power button fingerprint scanner is one of the quickest and most reliable of used but for some strange reason Sony's disabled it for buyers in the US the 5-inch screen feels a little too small to me when compared to other phones on the market and the battery life isn't as good as it should be for a phone that excels in most other categories but anyone who's after a phone with a bit more grunt the sony xperia x performance is a big step up from the basic X model check out the full review on CNET com