And now we look at the smaller of Sony’s new flagship phones, the Xperia ZL, and pit it against the flagship Google device that has consistently been flying off the shelves, the Nexus 4.
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46 thoughts on “Nexus 4 vs Sony Xperia ZL”
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all people complaining about the ZL not having the glass back cover, but the plastic one.. Why the fuck would you want a glass cover? You have to always clean it because it's constantly full of grassy fingerprints.. and in winter the glass gets so cold if you keep your phone outside for a couple of minutes to text or something, that you can barely place your fingers on it's back..
In my country, the price difference between this 2 devices is around $100 USD. Being the Xperia ZL the pricier. Which one should I get?
Both these smartphone have tremendous features
You cant tell from the video, but the 1080p screen looks really good in person. Reading text on web pages looks like reading text off of printed paper, but the viewing angles are not great. colours look pretty faded if youre not looking straight at it. I didnt spend much time with it at the store, but comparing both phones, the xperia definitely shows a more realistic looking image than the nexus 4. In the end though, the nexus 4 is the better value.
actualy its 768p on nexus 4 not 720p and its waay better then 1080p on the xperia zl LOL!!!
I find 1080p a big scam. On my Nexus 4, I cannot see pixels. The Nexus 4 has IPS LCD vs TFT LCD on Sony's, which is…a sucky technology. You can see that in the video. Choose the Nexus 4, equal or better in almost everyway.
i guys I have the sony and its waybetter than the nexus 4
the only big difference is the camera….
Nexus 4 ever !!
sony costs 530 USD while nexus 4 costs 500 USD here !
so sony is my choice
Only in a few countrys. In portugal for example. The Nexus 4 only arrive 2 weeks ago and it costs 600 Euros! So ZL is a better choise in Portugal! (and a lot of other countrys)
yeah baby
Putting the front facing camera on the bottom because people ten to look down during video chats. Now that's pretty smart if you think about it.
you're late
I liked iPhone, and it was impressive in, like, 2008, when they were actually better than others, now there are phones many phones which are a lot better than iPhone… And some companies do make android phones which aren't that large.
iPhone isn't really "crappy". It's a very impressive piece of hardware, well built and is pretty damn fast for it's size. I wish companies made droid phones that powerful that aren't massive
1080p and 5 inch.
If you use magnifying glass… lol
Screen, not the video…
ZL if you don't care about pricing.. 🙂
Crappy iPhone is, like, $900 yet everyone still buys it… This one is actually worth it, if you have that kind of money.
Its like 720p has no respect nowadays. All oem are going for 1080p as marketing stunt.
Nexus 4 is a great phone, especially when it comes with the fastest updates, it'll be very strong until Google decides to end it.
but I have to say that it is very VERY hard to get this device, and it doesn't even come in $350 price tag in my country ($600).
It lacks memory space, no micro SD, no FM radio (my preference),and feeble glass back.
Soo, yeah, Xperia ZL it is
Which would mean that the Nexus would work more fluidly due to lack of processing.
But I guess a quad-core anything should be fine operating either displays.
Though Nexus is a bang for its buck, i gotta hand it to sony for the features like Dragontail glass and 13mp camera on the ZL and water resistance on the Z which are pretty practical in daily life usage. Nexus = worth its price, Xperia ZL also worth its price!
like nexus 4
look at the google fanboy fucking logic
said the specs never
XPERIA Z
Actually u could throw 64gig sdcard
Nexus win! $ony sucks
Maybe it is just a marketing gimmick cos normal human eyes can't distinguish pixels more than 300+ ppi
why they didnt compare the Z with the nexus ?
for me, it is! 🙂
The Most Hardest Feature To Use On Xperia Phones Are Video Calling. (You Don't Have A Option To Videocall Direct From PhoneApplication)
should i get the nexus 4 or the Sony Xperia ZL when it comes out??
for you type of people who keep saying 1080p on a 5 inches phone is useless and no one will ever see the differences than you people really need to take a trip to Verizon store and compare the Droid DNA with 720p phone and see how stupid and wrong you people really are. stop acting like you know everything when you don't know shit.
Thank you for not adjusting the phones needlessly for the entire video. A little bit at the end but overall a huge improvement.
Nexus does win however both phones serve different purposes. Consider cost vs performance yes, though it's the development behind the programmers in which the Nexus phone is a clear winner. If the hardware entices beyond, by no means turn the Xperia down.
is there even a choice? $350 vs $750 :
Play a 720p video on your PC and then a 1080p video and you will see the BIG difference
YES
nexus 4 display looks better on camera because its IPS+
funny, when apple comes out with a phone with good enough specs all android fans hate on it, but when google does it people justify it by saying ¨I dont really need it¨
oyeeee,,, It has been a problem with SONY,, still some 2012 xperia devices haven't got ICS ( which they promissed to deliver before 2013 .!!)
maybe the 441ppi is just a gimmick frm sony, just like 13mp on xperia tx.. -_-*