Sony Xperia XZ is one of the best flagships in the market. It owns many great specs like an awesome 23MP camera, a strong SND 820 processor. However, Sony Xperia XZ battery is not that cool. Let’s have a look!

Sony Xperia XZ battery: worse than iPhone 6s Plus

The latest flagship of Sony- Xperia XZ- is one of the most awaited smartphone this year. Sony Xperia XZ specs are very strong. It comes with a 23MP main camera, a SND 820 processor. However, Sony Xperia XZ battery does not really impress users. It just packs a 2900mAh battery life. So, is this capacity enough for you? Phonearea has just done a test with Sony Xperia XZ battery. Let’s have a look!

Phonearena puts Sonny XZ, as well as the other flagships, into the battery life test by letting these phones run on a web-script. This web-script is designed to test the power consumption of the phone battery life. All the displays of the handsets are adjusted at the brightness of 200 nits. The result is that Sony Xperia XZ battery can last for about 6 hours and 41 minutes. This makes Sony phone stand in the 6th place out of 10 positions.

This phone from Sony surpasses S7 and Nexus 6P. However, it stands behind HTC 10, and even iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. S6 Plus takes the first place with 9 hours and 11 minutes. Apple always knows how to optimize the specs of their products. Although holding the 6th spot on the battery life test list, XZ stands in the last place of charge time test list. It takes 2 hours and 54 minutes to refuel Sony Xperia XZ battery from 0% to 100%. Even iPhone 6s Plus which is well-known for slow charging takes less time to be full again. LG G5 is the winner with 76 minutes.

Sony Xperia XZ battery: still a good option

So, Sony Xperia XZ battery is average. However, it takes you more time to recharge this capacity. This could probably mean that Sony Xperia XZ battery will more durable in the long term. In the end, Sony XZ is still a great smartphone option.