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Renu1

Hey there guys. I have been a Sony user since the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, had almost all their flagships every year, but with the introduction of the Xperia Z in 2013, Sony slowly started to lose ground in the camera department, compared to the likes of Samsung, HTC, LG or Apple. I also had flagship from these brands, and even if I always missed Sony's design language, quality and software suite, i must admit that throughout the years, Samsung and Apple consistently delivered better phones in the camera department.

But here comes 2018, and the new Sony flagship lineup, the XZ2 / XZ2 compact and the newly released XZ2 Premium are out. By this time, i reviewed cameras from almost all major players on the market, and comparing them to Sony, i can finally say that this time, Sony really did an outstanding job! I don't want to bore you with too much so I'll leave you some youtube videos to see, where i explain why is Sony stepping up in 2018, even if still there are many people that don't trust or don't like what Sony smartphone cameras can produce.

https://youtu.be/5bdvJMaNsp8

https://youtu.be/tRI85CgBNhY

https://youtu.be/_lk6e_z5ZnU

https://youtu.be/Kb8MT4O12To

https://youtu.be/3UCqCylBItM

https://youtu.be/h9Z8xQ0_dzM

... and many more!

skycamefalling

During my time with the XZ2 I've realized that -finally- Sony delivers a great camera. Gone are the days of aquarell-effects and edge-blur.

I love the natural color reproduction and the dedicated camera shutter key.

Where the XZ2 lacks is the low-light performance.

The S9+ has a second zoom lens which I really like and good low-light performance but the colors are often off or too saturated and I missed the dedicated camera key, therefore I've returned it in favor of the XZ2.

One thing I really have to complain about is that Sony has "forgotten" the headphone jack, that's the only real downside of this phone.