Gadgetory

it's a super-sized super glossy super SPECT smartphone but let's face it the first thing people see when they look at the sony xperia z5 premium is 4k from Aoife 2015 i'm michael fisher with pocket now let's go hands-on sony was very cautious about allowing hands-on time with this device so we weren't able to hold it for long and we weren't allowed to play with the software at all fortunately we're not expecting the premium trim to stray too far from the standard z5 in that regard so if you've already seen our hands-on with that device you've probably got a pretty good idea how the software looks the real story here is the display the first-ever 4k screen on a smart phone sony has a ton of exhibit setup at its booth here to demonstrate the new panel superiority but it doesn't translate well on film and frankly it's hard to trust a vendors show floor demo in any case also not to be too much of a wet blanket but are there that many people clamoring for 4k resolution on a 5.5 inch screen this seems more like a publicity play than anything else proof that not only is Sony sticking to its guns and smartphones it's bringing technology no one else can or at least that no one else is willing to and there's no denying its spec power when you see 806 pixels per inch on a spec sheet well there's something to be said for extravagance speaking of the z5 premium is the only z5 model to carry a glass back with options for gold black and this very eye-catching Chrome yes it's a never-ending fingerprint pad but like Samsung's new offerings it looks so good in person that it just might be worth carrying a chamois for or I guess wearing gloves all the time the frame is metal and edged with a sharp-looking Xperia logo and it's seven point eight millimeter chassis makes it feel lighter than its hundred eighty grams but not so much so that it feels insubstantial this is an ostentatious phone built for people who want to be noticed there's tons of other specs to chew on including the newly redesigned 23 megapixel camera module side mounted fingerprint scanner the 34 30ml our battery 200 gig microSD expansion and two Snapdragon 810 with three gigs of RAM if that last bit worries you because of the a-10s reported thermal issues don't sweat it the premium is rated to IP 65 and 68 so you can just dunk it in a sink full of ice water to cool it off the Sony Xperia z5 premium will launch in November but you'd better start saving your pennies now pre-order pricing currently stands at 629 pounds in the UK translating to over 950 US dollars if that's a little much for year there were two other smartphones shown at the Sony booth this if I go check out our hands-on is here at YouTube and follow the up-to-the-minute news at pocketnow.com till next time there's been Michael Fisher with high auto Houston at my side from Aoife 2015 in Berlin stick around for more