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I've tested a few Sony phones in the past and even though none have failed my test yet they have not been my favorite as far as build quality goes Sony's had cracking plastic side rails a plastic camera lens so it'll be interesting to see how this new X Z premium holds up Sony released be regular XD in 2016 which I already tested I figured the XE premium would use the same body style and just spruce up the specs but it's actually a completely different phone in size and in power which makes it much more interesting let's get started the biggest difference between the X Z and the X Z premium is that the premium has the world's first 4k HDR enabled display there isn't many places that supply 4k HDR content yet but for people who have an Amazon Prime membership they can access the Amazon Prime video library which does have 4k HDR content even if your 4k is an HDR though 4k is still 4k and that's impressive all by itself the most scratch test on the Gorilla Glass 5 of the EXCI premium scores at level 6 that sentence probably sounds weird to someone who's never seen my videos but the important thing is that it's perfectly in line with these Samsung's and the iPhones when it comes to scratch resistance the most scratch resistant Vaughn I've ever tested it's still the sapphire screened u ultra that scored at level eight a screen protector is always a good idea but coins keys and razor blades won't damage this display there is no home button on the front of the phone but we do have dual front-facing speakers inside the speaker that does have a vinyl light grill covering the top I usually prefer metal on a phone but at least these won't fall out even when I try to pull them they stay in place the front camera is protected by the same Gorilla Glass 5 so no worries about that scratching just like with the Samsung Galaxy s8 this phone does not hide fingerprints very well the back panel is made out of the same Gorilla Glass 5 which means that our class with Jerry is canceled on this phone but we might be able to turn the phone clear during the teardown video if you know this phone survives that long the flash is protected under that glass solid design choice the rear camera lens is also made of glass and that's good news because Sony was actually one of the few companies using a plastic camera lens on their z5 premium back in 2015 I'm glad to see that this XE premium is using a premium lens material now here's we run into our first non premium feature the plastic side rails they do feel like plastic when holding the phone you can see the color difference between the top coating and the plastic underneath the buttons are a more premium feeling metal though which is great the fingerprint scanner can scratch but remains mostly intact I'll test out the functionality here in a second one thing I do like about this phone is a dedicated camera button it's nice when a phone company as extra button to your phone that's actually functional the fingerprint scanner is still totally working even with the major scratches I did too with my razor blade it still registers my fingerprint and unlocks the phone every single time so no worries there one cool thing about the Xperia XE premium is that it is water-resistant you can see the rubber ring around the dual SIM card tray there's room for an SD card in here too if you remember the iPhone 7 is ip67 this phone the XE premium takes it one step farther with an ip68 rating which means it's more water resistant than the iPhone 7 is and what makes it more impressive is that this phone has more gold glory about Google front casement speakers an SD card slot and a premium headphone jack so thumbs up to Sony for not removing features and still being able to score higher on a water resistance test than Apple there is metal by the headphone jack as well as down here by the bottom of the phone next to the USB state charging port now one of the biggest selling points of this phone to me is the new screen it still is an IPS display that's slightly larger than the original xperia x II but instead of a 1080p resolution it comes in full 4k with the high dynamic range built in pretty impressive on a smart phone and if you light it on fire it'll last 10 seconds before the pixels turn off you know I'm just here answering the questions that nobody's asking maybe someday I'll find a purpose to the burn test the pixels do recover though which is convenient and now the ultimate test and structural integrity the bin test if you're the type of person who goes outside you'll eventually see a phone in someone's back pocket the good news with this phone is that the phone will remain in one piece if it ever gets accidentally set on no matter what direction is flex from it won't snap in half like the next bit Robin nor will the screen pop off like the BlackBerry key one and the best news is is that the plastic side rails will not crack on this phone like they did on both of my other previous Sony phone tests the z5 and the normal Sony XZ cracked this XV premium has a huge increase in the quality of plastic use for the sides this is definitely the most well built Sony phone that I have ever tested and it's also one of the most requested international phones that have ever had on my channel I'm interested to know what country you are watching from let me know in the comments and tell me if there are any phones you want to see durability tested on my channel I'll test them just like I did with this xperia x premium it'll be tuned to see what it looks like on the inside during the teardown video and interesting to see if we can make the back glass clear like I did on the Galaxy s8 hit that subscribe button and make sure the notifications are turned on so you don't miss that video and come hang out with me on Twitter I'll be waiting for you thanks for watching I'll see you around