Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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- t@g
- 20 Aug 2020
Zeus, 28 Jun 2020So, after 6 full years using this little jewel called Sony ... moreMy one still working until today. Try to just uninstal facebook application if your phone running hot, work for mine. ;)
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- pat
- 28 Jun 2020
So, after 6 full years using this little jewel called Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, my battery is saying goodbye (never had to replace it, ever!). It upgraded to Android version Lollipop 5.1.1 like one year ago (or two, I can't even remember since it did not really change my user experience or routines at all).
The phone now gets really hot and battery drops from 80% to 5% very fast. It happened just this week, up until last week the phone still worked like a charm, like 6 years ago when I bought it fresh new.
So I guess it's time for me to buy a new phone.
It's been a pleasure, Z1 Compact, you've been a pretty fine machine. Lots of hours of music, radio, internet browsing, Twitter and taking pics.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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- oblack
- NuP
- 26 Feb 2020
my phone is damaged and I have files on my internal memory how can I get that files
And they were not backed up to google
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- xperia
- pcb
- 07 Jan 2020
Dead battery cause bricking the phone :-( https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Compact/bricked-after-dead-battery/m-p/1327535 )
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- wanda
- tDT
- 25 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 20 Oct 2019Still using this phone daily. It still works with the origi... morei got this phone second hand , but can you tell actually battery screen on time on this device? i have 4-5 SoT average with wifi only for connection.
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- dNx
- 20 Oct 2019
Still using this phone daily. It still works with the original battery and I'm surprised that also the connector covers are still in good condition.
There is still an active Android Custom ROM community for this phone on XDA developers. I use a Lollipop ROM which gets security patches every month but there are also stable Android Pie ROMs. Impressive!
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- Adore Pirin
- 0mT
- 09 Oct 2019
After 5 years with Kitkat 4.4.4 I decided to try latest Lollipop 5.1.1 (*.236) . What a big mistake... Everything looks good, but completely no sound! Alarms, music or videos, ringing - nothing comes from the loudspeaker. If somebody has had such issue, I'll be very appreciated to get some experience. I tried system repair in PC Companion, also plug in and out the headset. I tried some application called SoundAbout which fixed such issue on Xperia Z, but nothing solved my issue. Any ideas?
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- xqq
- 21 Sep 2019
Anonymous, 05 Jul 2019The phone is ok, the battery is ok, but probably not the be... moreI've been using my Sony z1 compact for 5 years now. I had to replace the battery once.
I love its design, build quality and size.
However, it's has become slow. I did a factory reset a few months ago, but still slow. (Sometimes even typing lags, Google maps is very slow to start up...) I don't know how that is possible. My girlfriend's Samsung A 3 2016 has considerably lower specs, confirmed by lower benchmarks online, but is running much smoother. I don't know if that is due to her Samsung running a more recent Android version (7, I think, while I'm stuck on 5.5).
Would installing Lineage OS make a significant difference performance wise?
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- Anonymous
- tCQ
- 12 Sep 2019
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2019After 5 years, my Z1 Compact finally died of battery won't ... moreMine still working, i bought a new side mounted magnetic charger. I think the USB port on the phone is prone to damage.
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- ShoganAye
- vu{
- 10 Sep 2019
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2019After 5 years, my Z1 Compact finally died of battery won't ... moremine started to die in the battery about 2months ago, got another online from ebay and was so happy to find it was actually a real sony battery and not a knock off.... jimmied the back off and replaced it ... good as new .. although damaged the back seal beyond repair - just stuffed it back in a case and don't even notice.. LONG LIVE THE Z1 COMPACT KING!
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- Anonymous
- q{b
- 05 Sep 2019
After 5 years, my Z1 Compact finally died of battery won't charge anymore. RIP my hard working Z1 Compact !
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 05 Jul 2019
Someone, 27 Jun 2019I wanna buy this one for about $40, as second phone, is it ... moreThe phone is ok, the battery is ok, but probably not the best because most are really old now. If you can install ROMs, I'd look up the LineageOS ROM by 115sek on XDA, the ROM just got OTA-update support a few days ago. And the battery is not that difficult to replace. I'm normally not someone who repairs phones or stuff like that (even though I have 20 phones lol) but the Z1 Compact battery replacement was even easy enough for me because it was literally 2 screws holding it in place (you'll lose waterproofing though).
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- Someone
- as$
- 27 Jun 2019
I wanna buy this one for about $40, as second phone, is it worth it, and what about battery life?
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- as$
- 24 Jun 2019
Anonymous, 12 May 2019Just installed Android 8.1.0 as LineageOS on it. Works wond... moreYou can use Google trusted agent, for face unlock, lineage OS
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- SX$
- 17 Jun 2019
I agree with Mantas. Replaced screen once because of an accident. Also in 2018 changed battery. Still very good performing and very convenient to use phone. Even for games.
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- mantas
- mi7
- 05 Jun 2019
In July will be 6 years old as i use z1 compact, still with the android stoped at version 4.4.4, the first battery was changed in 2014, the second battery was replaced in 2019, i plan to use it for at least 2 years, this is the best Sony phone ever made
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- Anonymous
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- 12 May 2019
Now running 9.0 with LineageOS 16 and GApps stock package, still works flawlessly.
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 12 May 2019
Just installed Android 8.1.0 as LineageOS on it. Works wonderfully. Only things missing with this phone might be a good camera and some form of biometric security (fingerprint, face), apart from that, this phone is still sufficient in 2019.
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- User
- 3h%
- 02 May 2019
givat, 15 Jun 2014Does xperia z1 compact have wifi issues like wifi range and... moreYes, It have.
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- p70
- 01 Apr 2019
Andrei, 15 Dec 2018Very durable, dropped it into water several times, on the g... moreHaven't dropped it, but also 4 years in use. After 2 I changed the battery.