[Xperia Z General] stefanve:
I thought it would be nice to collect de reviews in one topic

As requested, a list of all reviews, thanks to everyone that contributed.

http://www.stuff.tv/review/sony-xperia-z

http://www.techgoondu.com/2013/02/10/goondu-review-sony-xperia-z/

http://blog.clove.co.uk/2013/01/18/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://unleashthephones.com/2013/02/10/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://www.01net.com/fiche-produit/essentiel-13823/sony-xperia-z (french)

http://www.frandroid.com/test/128142_sony-xperia-z-test-smartphone-android/ (french)

http://www.cnetfrance.fr/produits/sony-xperia-z-le-test-39786008.htm (french)

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Xperia-Z-Review_id3247

http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4551/4853305/1/rv/htc-butterfly-蝴蝶機, J Butterfly-review#ystfuv (vs butterfly Chinese)

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?featur...ch?v=ZHuj_jGdwio&feature=youtube_gdata_player (Czech)

http://hi-tech.mail.ru/review/misc/Sony_Xperia_Z-rev.html (Russian)

http://m.t3.com/reviews/sony-xperia-z-review

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z-review-50010121/

http://chinese.engadget.com/2013/02/14/sony-xperia-z-review/ (Chinese)

http://es.engadget.com/2013/02/15/sony-xperia-z-analisis/ (Spanish)

http://www.chip.de/artikel/Sony-Xperia_Z-Handy-Test_60388362.html (German)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PQKJqTSfl3U

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z-review-887p11.php

http://asia.cnet.com/product/sony-xperia-z-46728620.htm

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ne/3419374/sony-xperia-z-review/-8499991.html

http://www.journaldugeek.com/2013/02/18/test-sony-xperia-z/ (french)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/review/2249282/sony-xperia-z-review

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z-1119637/review

http://www.pcwelt.de/produkte/Smartp...t-7471704.html (German)

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1298053/sony-xperia-z

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=19801&news=Sony+Xperia+Z+Review

http://tweakers.net/reviews/2915/sony-xperia-z-de-eerste-full-hd-smartphone-voor-nederland.html (dutch)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xigKO8Q3SQY

http://www.slashgear.com/sony-xperia-z-review-24270827/

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/1819952/sony_xperia_z_review.html

http://ausdroid.net/2013/02/25/xperia-z-review/

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/videos/3428481/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/6179/sony-xperia-z-review

http://www.whathifi.com/review/sony-xperia-z

http://www.wired.co.uk/reviews/mobile-phones/2013-02/sony-xperia-z-review

http://en.ocworkbench.com/feature/review-of-the-sony-xperia-z-5-jellybean-smartphone/

http://technozein.pathfinder.gr/Sony-Xperia-Z (Greek)

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/2013/02/28/htc-one-review-this-is-the-one/

http://www.littlegreenrobot.co.uk/phones/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://www.hardwareluxx.com/index.p...y-xperia-z-part-12-the-fullhd-smartphone.html (part 1)

http://www.hardwareluxx.com/index.p...gadgets/21876-test-sony-xperia-z-part-22.html (part 2)

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/2013/02/28/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://geektech.ie/index.php/review-sony-xperia-z

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/sony-xperia-z-australian-review-the-magic-is-back-at-sony/

http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Sony-Xperia-Z-Review_13794.html (text)

http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Sony-Xperia-Z-Video-Review_13762.html (video)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...cks-a-powerful-punch/articleshow/18830674.cms

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/sony/sony-xperia-z/19661/sony-xperia-z-review-living-test

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/smartphones/380371/sony-xperia-z

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a464298/sony-xperia-z-review-waterproof-wonder.html

http://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-z-review-video-167792/

http://www.intomobile.com/reviews/sony-xperia-z-review/

http://www.trustedreviews.com/sony-xperia-z_Mobile-Phone_review

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10870544

http://www.phonedog.com/videos/sony-xperia-z-video-review-part-1/ (part 1)

http://www.phonedog.com/videos/sony-xperia-z-video-review-part-2/ (part 2)

http://www.itpro.co.uk/smartphones/19353/sony-xperia-z-review

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4047/sony-xperia-z-review-sonys-flagship-full-hd-phone

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/11/4084004/sony-xperia-z-review

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/sony-xperia-z-review-341000

http://www.androidcentral.com/sony-xperia-z-review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GlhXpHULwys#

http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/news/2013/03/sony_xperia_z_review/

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Sony-Xperia-Z-Smartphone.89509.0.html

http://pocketnow.com/2013/03/13/sony-xperia-z-review

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_xperia_z_review/

XDA User reviews

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38586217&postcount=355 by me :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38852962&postcount=380 by robogo1982

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m41CTSrKF3A by ashwin123

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2187090 by Teknohtc

http://www.insidehw.com/reviews/mobility/7638-sony-xperia-z by Mr. Corny

list of none reviews

Screen

good video showing the screen by our very own shem2509 :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38031308&postcount=342

vs lot's of phones

http://s.webry.info/sp/digital-baka.at.webry.info/201302/article_14.html (Japanese)

gaming and screen vs iphone 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZZAzUXUoCw

Screen compare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mmeai9XjXRQ

Camera Compares

low light video vs note 2 and N4

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/1...-shown-off-against-galaxy-note-2-and-nexus-4/

low light still photo comparison S3 / one x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ySjZUtoieYI

Z and iPhone 5 Cameras and video side by side

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2QIHHTwX5w

Camera vs iPhone 5 by a professional photographer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0cN_NPSNu0 (video compare)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udzbOc5BROo (still compare)

Xperia Z up against Nokia’s camera kings – the Pureview 808, N8 and Lumia 920

http://www.mobilexperia.com/xperia-...-kings-the-pureview-808-n8-and-lumia-920.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pureviewclub/sets/72157632928702933/with/8534296302/

VS

vs Butterfly/Droid DNA

http://www.soyacincau.com/2013/03/10/camera-shootout-sony-xperia-z-vs-htc-butterfly/

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z_vs_htc_butterfly-review-906.php

vs Nexus 4

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/...xperia-z-vs-google-nexus-4-comparison-review/

vs BB Z10

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/...-blackberry-z10-smartphone-comparison-review/

vs HTC One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KmbZFspFmo

Unsorted

quick battery test

http://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperia-z-undergoes-a-quick-battery-test/

promo video

http://www.mobilexperia.com/xperia-z-promo-video-from-sony-mobile-france.html

Proof of Baby Proofness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKY2fn6IIuY

lot's of video's displaying the z from clove.co.uk

http://blog.clove.co.uk/2013/02/13/sony-xperia-z-interactive-image/

Drop tests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61mW65hPJuY

hands on

http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/...anufacturers/hands-on-with-the-sony-xperia-z/

http://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperi...dquarters-we-do-video-of-our-first-encounter/

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48940/sony-xperia-z-pictures-preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0zvSJj_Bsw (French)

http://www.androidcentral.com/sony-xperia-z-hands-and-initial-review

preview

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z-review-884.php

For those that don't want to read all the reviews themselves I will try to add a non biased summary:

Build quality:

Most if not all reviews like the build quality and think it feels and looks like a premium device.

Water resistance works as advertised.

some drop tests where done (not on concrete) and it survived without a scratch.

Screen quality:

Reviewers like the way the screen looks but viewing angles could/should be better eg not as good as the competition, but better than previous Sony devices.

synthetic test done on 100% brightness paint a different picture, the screen doesn't perform as well as it's competition, although color accuracy is excellent.

1080p is nice especially for text but don't count on a spectacular difference with 720p

The reviews that mentioned sunlight readability liked it.

Battery:

Battery is generally regarded as good.

stamina mode works pretty good .

Speed:

Devices feels speedy, no hiccups or slowness.

Syntactic benchmarks find that is is faster than devices that uses the same SOC ergo very fast

Camera:

Some say it's good others say it's rubbish. My take is that it depends on your taste. It is a bit soft and doesn't have a high saturation, so some would say it looks natural while others would say it looks toned down. this is something that is fixable with PS or iPhoto. I'm curious about the performance with a 3rd party camera app.

Sound/ Call quality:

speaker is average and on high volume perhaps below average.,

call quality is average

sound via earplugs/headphone for music etc is good / excellent

Overall:

All reviews agree that this is the best Sony smartphone ever.

All reviews rate 4 to 5 stars or equivalent

Some reviews think it is the best smartphone currently on the market ( or at least you are able to order it) while others think that there are better phones or that it is best to wait for the new HTC/Samsung/LG etc.