We got a chance to handle the device at the MWC grounds.
Hardware
The Sony Xperia Z2 closely resembles the Z1 (which is to say it’s a looker), but it has a larger screen – a 5.2″ Triluminos display. The display has 1080p resolution, despite all the rumors of QHD screens at the MWC. The sharpness is great though and Sony has used the same tech for the screen as it does for its TVs.
5.2″ Triluminos screen
The camera features a 20.7MP Exmor RS sensor and now Sony has enabled 4K @ 30fps video recording (aka 2160p). You can use digital zoom during video recording, but it remains to be seen if it’s as good as Note 3′s.
Other new camera modes include 120fps slow-motion (at 720p resolution) and Background Defocus, plus Vine is pre-installed.
The Xperia Z2 runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Sony’s customizations, which have gotten a reputation of minimal but functional changes to Android. More interestingly, Sony uses Qualcomm’s brand new Snapdragon 801 chipset – a faster version of the already fast 800.
The Xperia Z2 little narrower and thinner than the Z1
Previous Sony Z phones didn’t have the loudest speakers (the price to pay for water-proofing), but the Xperia Z2 features stereo speakers, so it should perform better.
Sony continues to use its long process of taking an aluminum slab and machining most of it off to create a thin, light chassis. The Xperia Z2 is 12g lighter than its predecessor. Here are the steps of the process:
Creating the Xperia Z2 body is a lengthy process
The larger screen led to a slight increase in size but that’s only in the vertical dimension, the Xperia Z2 is 2.4mm taller than the Z1, but a hair narrower and thinner. As before, the body has an IP58 certification, so it can go as deep as 1.5m for half an hour.
The Sony Xperia Z2 comes with 16GB of built-in storage and a microSD card slot. The slots and ports are covered by flaps to prevent water damage.
Speaking of ports, the microUSB 2.0 port features MHL and can output 4K video – now all you need is a 4K TV to watch the videos you’ve shot in their full glory.
Xperia Z2 camera samples
The Xperia Z2 camera uses the familiar recipe from Z1 and Z1 Compact – 20.7MP Exmor RS sensor, 1/2.3″ big, Sony G Lens (f/2.0, 27mm wide angle). We couldn’t take the phone outside, but we still captured a sample photo:
Sony Xperia Z2 camera sample
And we recorded a 4K video too. Here it is uploaded to YouTube. Keep in mind that your computer and video player need to be able to handle 4K video. If not, at least you can view the YouTube video at 1080p.
Xperia Z2 benchmarks
We had just enough time with the Z2 to run several of our usual benchmarks – this is our first encounter with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, so we didn’t know quite what to expect. The Xperia Z2 chipset is clocked at 2.3GHz and has 3GB of RAM, so it should do well against other flagships. It’s worth pointing out the device is still a month away from store shelves.
Running benchmarks on the Xperia Z2
We will repeat the benchmarks once we get more time with the Xperia Z2, but the GPU performance is quite impressive. The processor didn’t top the charts, but performance is still very good.
AnTuTu 4
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 34016
- Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800) 33996
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition 33198
- Transformer Pad TF701T 32991
- Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos) 32796
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 31109
- Sony Xperia Z2 30189
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 24236
- Sony Xperia Tablet Z 20216
- LG Optimus G Pro 20056
- Asus Nexus 7 (2013) 19131
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 17159
- Google Nexus 10 12695
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 9070
Geekbench 3
Higher is better
- Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 2968
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 2937
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra 2670
- Sony Xperia Z1 2638
- Apple iPhone 5s 2561
- Sony Xperia Z2 2481
- LG Nexus 5 2453
- LG G Flex 2254
- LG G2 2243
- HTC One 1972
- Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 1869
- HTC One mini 887
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (1080p off-screen)
Higher is better
- Sony Xperia Z2 27.7
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 26
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 26
- Apple iPad Air 25
- Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800) 25
- Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos) 22
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition 22
- Transformer Pad TF701T 21
- Asus Nexus 7 (2013) 15
- LG G Pad 8.3 15
- Google Nexus 10 13.9
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 7.0
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 4.0
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan (1080p off-screen)
Higher is better
- Sony Xperia Z2 10.1
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 9.7
- Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 9
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 8.9
- LG Nexus 5 8.5
- Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800) 8.1
- Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos) 5.6
- Galaxy Note 10.1 (Exynos) 5.6
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (on-screen)
Higher is better
- Sony Xperia Z2 29.3
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 27
- Apple iPad Air 21
- Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800) 17
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 17
- Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos) 14
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition 14
SunSpider
Lower is better
- Apple iPad Air 373
- Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos) 531
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition 569
- Transformer Pad TF701T 606
- Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800) 607
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 651
- Sony Xperia Z2 952
- LG Optimus G Pro 1011
- Asus Nexus 7 (2013) 1150
- LG G Pad 8.3 1190
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 1233
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 1366
- Google Nexus 7 1703
- new Apple iPad 1722
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 1891
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 1953
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 1992
- Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 2253
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