I cant believe people buy plastic phones that cost 700 euro. When I take out the Xperia Z, all eyes are on it, it looks premium.

Xperia Z had its problems, like batterylife and screen, Z2 fixes all the issues. Really best phone so far, tho htc One M8 looks great as well.

Best LED tv you can buy is sonys, least till new ones come out.

I'm an HTC fan. Never had a Sony phone, but they do look pretty nice.

Sorry leoj but you are simply making things up.

The nokia lumia 1020 has the best camera smartphone hands down. Its not even close.

You mentioned the hardware and the sensor - the lumia 1020 has a bigger sensor than the Z2.

GSMARENA has the most comprehensive camera comparison articles. I suggest anyone who is serious about camera smartphones have a look at it:

http://www.gsmarena.com/six_way_camera_shootout-review-998.php

And before you say "Hey Shinobi thats the Z1 not the Z2" well they have exactly the same camera

The only area you can neg points from the lumia is the time it takes to process its shots. But as permalite mentioned that phone is due for an upgrade...compared to the others which wont see an upgrade for atleast the next 6 months.

The Z2 does well though considering that it doesnt compromise on form factor, unlike the lumia 1020, and it probably has the best ANDROID smartphone camera.

I love my Z1 Compact :) It's incredible that they just put Z1 into a smaller case without cutting anything out! And the battery lasts for 4 days easily. Just unbelievable.

For me all these phones are so good and so close to each other specswise, that a slightly better camera or CPU doesn't mean a thing to me. The premium look and being waterproof are two things that actually do matter and are important to me. This is something that makes a difference. Samsungs just look cheap, while Xperias have a vibe similar to iPhones - they just look premium. Since I wear a suit everyday to work, I want to have a more elegant phone. Also the size of the Compact is perfect, I don't want a massive phone and Samsung hasn't got anything to offer in this segment of phones.

I dunno how Samsung could have ever been considered the best considering that their software has sucked hard from day one. Seriously, I can not believe how slow, clunky, and unreliable their UI still is.

As a Lumia owner, the processing of the shots is because it saves a second copy for sharing, you can get around that by simply using a different camera application that doesn't do that, you can also change which is your default camera application in settings for when you press the Camera button, so it's really a non-issue. :P

Now now most people wont do that. So the point stands imo.

Well true.
But if you *are* a power user and intend to fully use the camera for all it's worth (Instead of just using it for selfies) then it stands to reason one would look into alternative camera applications anyway for different effects and adjustments, regardless of which ecosystem you buy into.

I am able to upgrade this year, shame my provider does not have Sony. Go with HTC and get rid of this Samsung.