

At a staggering 760 pixels per inch, it even wipes the floor with the 570-ppi Galaxy S9. Regardless, this is the sharpest display you'll find on any handset. It's a magical feat of engineering when phone makers cram ginormous panels into relatively compact bodies, but unfortunately, Sony couldn't pull off the same trick here. The displays on the iPhone X, Galaxy S9 and OnePlus 6 nudge right up against the edge. However, the XZ2 Premium's screen doesn't make efficient use of that real estate. But remember: This is a 16:9 panel, rather than an 18:9 one - so it appears larger in person than the numbers indicate. The 5.8-inch, 3840 x 2160 LCD display on the Xperia XZ2 Premium may not seem very big on paper when more than a few phones from Sony's competitors have crossed the 6-inch threshold. There's no 3.5-millimeter audio jack, however, so you'll have to rely on the included USB Type-C adapter to use conventional headphones. MORE: A Guide to No Contract and Prepaid Phone PlansĪt least a few of the other XZ2 devices' design positives - like IP68 water resistance, Qi wireless charging and dedicated camera shutter button - have been retained for the XZ2 Premium. "Uncomfortable" barely begins to describe it. My index finger naturally gravitates toward the cameras, so it takes a frustrating effort of dexterity just to curl my finger downward to hit the sensor without dropping the phone. It was a terrible idea then, and it's a terrible idea now.

The scanner has once again been placed near the center of the backside on this model, just as it was on the regular XZ2. To make matters worse, Sony's fingerprint sensor woes continue with the XZ2 Premium.
