Sony Xperia X Compact
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- Anonymous
- Qrs
- 12 Sep 2016
Why I'll never buy another Sony phone
This is by far the worst phone I have ever owned. I bought this because it was the only phone on the market(in the US) the size I wanted, and with wireless charging, would have gotten the z5c if it had this. Charging ports are always a weakness so I wanted to avoid that on a more expensive device if I could. The big issues with this phone:
1. The build quality and materials are subpar for the job. The back panel was a clear and obvious engineering fail. How they could possibly think the material they used was up to the task is beyond me. The phone also has way way too much flex, which is part of why the glass cracks so easily.
2. The lollipop release for the phone was terrible, and caused significant battery drain. This you can solve by flashing back to kitkat, which is what I did. Marshmallow is not proving to be any different from what I've seen on the web thus far.
3. The microphone firmware has significant issues, it will not function correctly when making/taking a call. I have tried reinstalling firmware and all other suggestions on the web, none of which work to resolve the issue. This essentially makes this phone, unusable as a phone, unless you can always have it on speaker, in which case the mic works fine.
4. The auto mode for the camera is complete garbage, using manual mode resolves most of the issues for the camera, but switching between video and picture is poorly implemented.
5. The back light bleed at the top of screen is super annoying, this isn't an issue if you always keep the phone perpendicular to your face, but if you angle it away from you it is super visible, there's a perfectly white strip and it just makes the phone look cheap and again poorly engineered.
6. The signal indicator is another firmware fail, it often shows very weak signal when in fact you have excellent signal, this isn't a big issue, but is an annoyance.
7. After the first drop on the floor, with a case and tempered glass screen protector the touch screen cracked, and ceased to work.
Sony builds some great looking phones, with impressive specs in their compact lines, but the quality of materials and manufacturing is not good. If your product is designed for mobile use, it should be built to withstand the normal circumstances it would encounter in a mobile work environment. Sadly this is not the case.
If you do a google search for any of these issues you can find repeated postings of most of the issues I encountered from other users. You can also find them within reviews of the z3c on this site.
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- KF
- S90
- 12 Sep 2016
There's a youtube channel called "Tech Trinkets", the guy made comparison with the Z5 compact and this is better in everything, speed, browsing, multitasking and camera (especially low lights), so other than 4k and waterproofing, this phone is an upgrade over the Z5 compact. There's also another comparison vs the iphone 6s, it's a year old but still more expensive and it did very well against it.
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- Dean F
- iiJ
- 12 Sep 2016
Brilliant Phone. If you hated waterproof phones - Its great this is no longer waterproof. The compact also got thicker and taller for the same screen size. A great improvement for those of us who like big and thick phones with small screens. Will be placing my order for a new X Compact today....... NOT!!!!!!
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- Anonymous
- KgW
- 12 Sep 2016
Tann Hauser, 11 Sep 2016I wouldnt quite do that so quickly. Smart cleaners intentio... morewe could definitely try that one too and i wouldnt be opening 6+ apps at the same time
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- Anonymous
- 4S2
- 12 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 10 Sep 2016Why I would be any manufacturer's fan? I've already mention... moreYou can always try Chinese smartphone anytime.
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- Tann Hauser
- Muy
- 11 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 11 Sep 2016to those who bought this device, if you are facing reloadin... moreI wouldnt quite do that so quickly. Smart cleaners intention is to learn your user habits.
Give it some time to learn, I suppose after some time it keeps apps you use more often in cache without reload ;-)
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- Anonymous
- g39
- 11 Sep 2016
[deleted post]So Long and boring TROLL:)
Though you try to post fake story....Z3C users don't control their laughter..
The every bit of your post is False..
The truth?? Turn opposite this fake....
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- AnonD-481725
- X1I
- 11 Sep 2016
AnonD-562340, 11 Sep 2016My experience with Z3C: 1. Perfect until now, since 14 m... moreThe same story you will always and a lot find it in sony pages, "i had xperia z1,z2,z3,.........from 2,3 years and still awesome until now" sony is a beast, but sadly people needs a very long time to recognize this.
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- AnonD-434597
- tDD
- 11 Sep 2016
[deleted post]Thanks for sharing your experience.
Salesman always brag about quality. So, It always good to have real user share their experience.
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- AnonD-481725
- X1I
- 11 Sep 2016
Rossy, 10 Sep 2016I've had the huge phablet Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo for 2 y... moreHello rossy, the qualcomm 650 is the best midrange chipset ever, although the 820 has double performance of this one, but the 650 is already excellent, and with very low power consumption, and low power consumption obviously means less overheat.
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- vgN
- 11 Sep 2016
AnonD-481725, 10 Sep 2016Gsm please battery life review for this phone, i am pretty ... moreyes, you're right.
it is a garbage with very long battery life.
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- Anonymous
- Kg%
- 11 Sep 2016
to those who bought this device, if you are facing reloading of apps often, disable smart cleaner
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- AnonD-125478
- tDS
- 11 Sep 2016
would be nice if Sony made it a bit larger screen than a room for that lower bezel, look for almost all LG`s phones
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- AnonD-562340
- 0TR
- 11 Sep 2016
[deleted post]My experience with Z3C:
1. Perfect until now, since 14 months.
2. Thanks Sony.
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- AnonD-562340
- 0TR
- 11 Sep 2016
Rossy, 10 Sep 2016I've had the huge phablet Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo for 2 y... moreSpeed & Camera Test
Xc vs Z5c https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=x5zbDepX1YU
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- Rossy
- S1C
- 10 Sep 2016
I've had the huge phablet Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo for 2 years and I want a smaller phone. I was considering this phone or the z5 Compact and I am going to get this phone. However bad you say this 650 processor is, it will be far better than mine right now. I don't really need the extra power(the only power hungry app on my phone is Hearthstone, and it runs smoothly on my old Note) and I would rather have the new generation camera (for photos, I don't like shooting videos) and fingerprint scanner, and the new port usb type-c. It looks cute and I will be a happy girl with it :)
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- 7kH
- 10 Sep 2016
AnonD-481725, 10 Sep 2016100% troller, i knew it, a one who had a bad experience wit... moreI agree.....
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- Chaos X 1982
- IWN
- 10 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 09 Sep 2016Disagreed. 410 is too slow, even with the 2GB RAM. Process... moreIf you want S650 or S652 in X Compact, it would need at least 3,000 mah battery. Such a big battery is going to add to the size. No so compact anymore, if not S625, might as well use S820 or S821. S650 is just lame.
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- AnonD-481725
- X1I
- 10 Sep 2016
Gsm please battery life review for this phone, i am pretty sure that they need very long time to test battery life :D.
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- Anonymous
- pWQ
- 10 Sep 2016
AnonD-481725, 10 Sep 2016100% troller, i knew it, a one who had a bad experience wit... moreIf I was a troll, I'd troll about owning some Xperias and having bad experience with all of them. But instead, I'm not - maybe repetitive, but people will at least acknowledge that problems do exist. If this makes me a troll, then be it.