Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Overview

With its excellent screen, superb performance, long battery life and great camera, the Z5 Compact is the complete package.

-- As reviewed by ExpertReviews

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 71 expert reviews

Excellent:

28
Good:

35
Average:

5
Bad:

3

7.6

User Score

Based on 204 reviews
as rated by users

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Last revision on August 19, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Great build quality
Compact design
Stereo speakers
Ergonomic fingerprint sensor
Unmatched battery life and compactness
Superb camera

Reviewers Didn't Like

Overheats
Expensive
Average HD display
Fingerprint sensor is inconsistent

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Expert reviews and ratings

By Expert Reviews on October 14, 2016 100

With its excellent screen, superb performance, long battery life and great camera, the Z5 Compact is the complete package if you want top performance in a small package. Especially as fewer manufacturers are making well-specified smaller handsets.When...

By AndroidGuys on April 27, 2016 86

The Z5 Compact isn't a perfect phone, but it's definitely a good one. And the space that it fills certainly gives it more weight. All the top-end flagships have moved on from this screen size bracket, so even the fact that the Z5 Compact can be in the...

By Know Your Mobile on April 27, 2016 90

We honestly cannot fathom why Sony is considered to be an "also-ran" in the world of smartphones, especially when it is able to produce a handset as likeable as this one. The Japanese tech giant should be applauded not only for creating a small-screen...

By ePHOTOzine on April 23, 2016 90

If you're an Android user and want a high-performance camera on your phone without the bulk of a larger phone body, then the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact is ideal for you. Manufacturers like Samsung have now stopped making the 'Mini' versions of their...

By PC Mag on April 11, 2016 80

The unlocked Sony Xperia Z5 Compact is a bit pricey, but it's the best small Android phone you can...

By Phone Scoop on March 03, 2016 80

The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact offers what few other phones do: flagship performance in a petite piece of hardware. The Z5 Compact is refined, small, and manufactured with the best materials. The glass-and-metal combo offers a premium experience, and its...

By Tom's Guide on February 22, 2016 70

The Xperia Z5 Compact packs a lot of good things into its small size: powerful performance, excellent endurance and a bright, colorful display. However, the boxy phone is stuffed to the brim with unnecessary apps and marred by awkwardly placed buttons...

By Alphr on January 15, 2016 100

Many years ago, when I announced my plans to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, my friends were astonished that I'd go for anything quite so big. I'd look ridiculous, they claimed, holding that to my face. Well if I did – and there's no guarantee the phone...

By Brighthand on December 09, 2015 80

Sony Xperia Z5 CompactWhen all advantages of the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact are summed up, its practical nature is what stands out the most. For those who do not like the trend of big smartphones, the Compact offers a powerful flagship in a smaller body....

By Wired UK on December 03, 2015 80

Smartphones are the hotel lobbies of design: tediously de rigeur, richly lacquered but ultimately cold and uncomfortable. Phone making has become the pursuit of unremittingly dull rectangles, and terms such as 'bezel' 'thinnest' and 'unibody' are now...

By CNET Australia on December 02, 2015 90

By squashing powerful specs into a smaller, water-resistant body, the Z5 Compact earns the title of best "mini" Android...

By SiliconRepublic on December 01, 2015 80

What I love about this device in this time of phablets and big screens is its perfect 4.6in display, which is compact and handy. It is also pretty light at 138 grams.What won it for me, in fairness, was its really discreet fingerprint sensor, which...

By digitalspy.co.uk on December 01, 2015 80

© Digital SpyBig phones aren't for everyone, even those who desire a high-end collection of innards. The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact addresses this cross section of the smartphone market. And almost perfectly. Screen quality is a legacy issue that the...

By cnet on December 01, 2015 90

By squashing powerful specs into a smaller, water-resistant body, the Z5 Compact earns the title of best "mini" Android...

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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Price: $209

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