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By Robin-Leigh Chetty 13 November 2015

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The Sony Xperia Z5 has all the key elements of a great flagship smartphone, but falters ever so slightly as a whole.
PROS
Great camera; Excellent battery life; Solid design
CONS
Heats up a lot; Mixed performance from processor; Display could be better
VERDICT
The Sony Xperia Z5 will retail for just shy of R12 000 depending on your retailer, and for that price you get a smartphone that should be great based on its specifications, but ultimately falls short of expectation. Perhaps the Z5's saving grace is its 23 MP camera and two day battery life (2900 mAh battery). While the device's screen and processor performance is indeed solid, there are other flagship devices that rank higher. As such, the Xperia Z5 suffers from simply not improving in enough aspects to fee
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