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Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact - 4.0 / 5

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Design 

  • 135 x 65 x 12.1mm; 168 grams Frosted plastic rear

Display

  • 5-inch IPS LCD panel, 18:9 aspect ratio 2160 x 1080 resolution (483ppi) Mobile HDR/X-Reality Engine

Software

  • Android Oreo 8.0 operating system Sony Xperia assistant

Performance and battery

  • Snapdragon 845, 4GB RAM 2,870mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0 fast-charging

Camera

  • 19MP stills camera 4K video capture at 30fps Super slow-mo 960fps at 1080p 5MP front camera

To recap

It’s not often that you’ll find a phone that’s both compact and powerful. That’s where the XZ2 Compact wins, as there are no direct competitors that can compete. However, despite its camera and scale positives, we feel the design is a bit too chunky and the software a little buggy. An accomplished but not best-of-best phone, unless small is your all.