Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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- AnonD-413654
- kSm
- 06 Jul 2015
AnonD-342554, 01 Jul 2015How is your battery life?... Are you getting a whole day ou... moreMy battery life is excellent. I had a battery problem in an old device when the mini sd card was improperly formatted or corrupted. I remember copying the sd card to my computer, reformatting a new larger sd card and repopulating the sd card from the computer copy. You could try that with your current sd card to see if that would work.
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- AnonD-413654
- kSm
- 06 Jul 2015
This phone is the Only sensibly shaped and sized phone available. The glass is very good and has been put thru the ringer with me from beach to mountains and working around my shop. I have never scratched the screen or the back glass cover either, and its been in my toolbox. Thin film protection is all I use on back and front. Size is perfect for pockets and the angular shape keeps it from slipping out of your hands like a used hotel bar of soap.
The camera is outstanding compared to others for definition and at 20 mp it even gives my old Nokia Pureview 808 a run for its money. Video is its specialty, and even the front 2mp camera can capture hd video. The pictures do degrade in quality as it gets darker and I've seen they have fixed this with a better aperture in the z3 and above models. Setting the aperture manually is an ez enough work around even in auto mode, and the photo apps really let you capture whatever you want in a variety of styles.
The waterproofing has saved me countless times at the beach and at pools, and even around a bucket of radiator fluid (dont ask). The magnetic charging system allows the user to never have to open the mini usb charging door and the phone holds a charge for two days easily when the going gets forgetful. I have no idea why Sony bundles its own shell and I rarely use any, but my godson loves the Playstation app as a bluetooth controller for his playstation about three times a year.
My only complaint is that the sound is too quiet for listening to sports station audio on the street when you're late for the game and trying to listen to a station, and I have great hearing. Its a limitaion in the software apparently, because even with headphones or the bluetooth speaker, the Sony always lacks volume over my old Nokia or my Ipod and iPhone devices. Hopefully that too can be rectified, since it would be nice to use oh maybe a Sony device to listen to some Sony music. I know it seems radical. Hello Corporate.
Really is a fun device all in all, only wish they could add some usefulness to their shell, like being able to direct outgoing App info or Updates to only wireless bandwidths. Nokia did it with Symbian, so it must not be that hard to do, and I may be mistaken, but I think Symbian code is easily licensed these days. Otherwise this is a complete diamond in the rough, quick, speedy, fun, waterproof, and a joy to hold!
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- AnonD-413404
- m5m
- 05 Jul 2015
Do not buy this phone at all costs. When I first had the Sony Z1 i like it - interface was good and everything worked well. Until a very hot day in June 2 months after I bought it the screen cracked (for no apparent reason.) It was dropped or anything just took it out of my pocket and unuseable (as its touch screen could even enter the unlock code.) Checked a few web sites and apparently its something they know about. Well they said I had broken and would not accept responsibility. Got it repaired at my own cost. Well very hot day yestarday started using it and cracked in front of me - very similar to the first time. Unbelievable its in a proper super hard case now (after the first time.) Going to phone sony tomorrow not going to accept this again worst phone every - common fault they will not admit to. Watchdog have already investigated this: -
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/05/30/bbcs-watchdog-investigates-xperia-z1-cracking-screen-issue-sony-responds/
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- Taison
- B{2
- 04 Jul 2015
Z1 compact. 4.3" medium compact phones screen size 342 ppi very good 720p resolution good Quadcore 2.2 ghz krait excellent Snapdragon 800 very good Adreno 330 good 20.7 mp main Camera excellent
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- Anonymous
- B{2
- 04 Jul 2015
AnonD-28245, 30 Jun 2015yaa..same with me. i baught it from flipcart .the box was l... moreYou both bought it from flipcart but if you buy from a more reliable source like Amazon or Argos you will find that there are no dirty boxes because I just did buy it from Amazon and no dirty boxes. It works perfectly well.
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- Anonymous
- fuN
- 04 Jul 2015
im confused. I don't know whether to get the z1s or z1c. can someone please help
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- Anonymous
- avU
- 03 Jul 2015
Bjj, 03 Jul 2015Why does Z1 compact Lime when using the camera on night tim... moreMy pink z1 compact have pink background in low light pictures
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- Bjj
- v0q
- 03 Jul 2015
Why does Z1 compact Lime when using the camera on night time also have this lime color on the background? It was really disappointing when you have too much faith on the camera's performance during the night travel and low light condition. Someone can help me resolve this?
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- Nqobile
- NmR
- 02 Jul 2015
I'm using z1 compact this is the best phone you can have. Great battery 5.2loli pop
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- AnonD-342554
- XMn
- 01 Jul 2015
AnonD-28245, 01 Jul 2015They said dey will refund the money bt not exchange it as t... moreHow is your battery life?... Are you getting a whole day out of it without bothering about brightness or apps or settings?... I thought i would wait for a few more days and if i feel there is no hope for improvement, might apply for return.
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- AnonD-28245
- Mfx
- 01 Jul 2015
AnonD-342554, 30 Jun 2015Hey same thing... Even i bought from them and my box was di... moreThey said dey will refund the money bt not exchange it as the same retailer does not have it in stock. and even i think its from old stock - Dirty Boxes .n now its available for 30k from sm other retailer.Bdw have checked few other sony phone with 2 & 2.2 mp...the front came is similer to dis phone. so..m not gonna return it. let me know if dey are taking ur phone back.
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- AnonD-342554
- XMn
- 30 Jun 2015
AnonD-28245, 30 Jun 2015yaa..same with me. i baught it from flipcart .the box was l... moreHey same thing... Even i bought from them and my box was dirty even on the inside... So i guess they either got some really old stock or else these are refurbished phones. Battery life has improved slightly after a few charge cycles but i have to be careful in my usage to make it last a day and half. I too am really confused as to what to do and i don't know if they will accept it.
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- AnonD-28245
- Mfx
- 30 Jun 2015
AnonD-342554, 27 Jun 2015Hi... I just bought a z1 compact last week from an online r... moreyaa..same with me. i baught it from flipcart .the box was lil dirty. n i have not got OTG USB cable .it heats up while charging and while using internet continuously for more den 30 min . and it takes time to charge fully around 2 hours.bt i love d phone...thinking of returning ..m really confused
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- Mel22
- q2b
- 30 Jun 2015
Xperia Z1compact one of the best xperia Phones for me I'm running lollipop, no problems I love this phone
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- iicheajgela
- vj1
- 29 Jun 2015
June 4, 2015 i buy new Z1compact, June 24, 2015 it hang up and cannot be use, so i bring the phone to the sony service center, then until now the unit still at the service center, no words when i can use again the unit.
Very disappointed why i buy this phone.
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- AnonD-411125
- pSe
- 28 Jun 2015
My z1c does not work after uprdating sofftware from KitKat to Lollipop.
I can turn the phone on, but it just shows a black background.
Please help!
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- AnonD-342554
- XMn
- 28 Jun 2015
sup, 27 Jun 2015go ahead and have the phone changed if you can//////z1c on ... moreThank you... Hope i can do something about it.
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- Emma
- tuf
- 28 Jun 2015
nesh, 27 Jun 2015Emma,
The Z1c is more than enough. Trust me I'm using a Z1... moreDear Mr. Nesh,
Thank you so much for your sharing, you helped me made up my mind, I will go on with the Z1C then, been using a pink Galaxy Note II before, but have been to cumbersome, wanna have something really compact now.
Cheers and thanks again :D
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- Emma
- tuf
- 28 Jun 2015
naem, 27 Jun 2015hai ms emma.z1 compact and z3 compzct almost the same funct... moreThank you so much Mr Naem, I really appreciate your feedback, I made up my mind then cheers :D
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- Barack
- Hkt
- 27 Jun 2015
Excuse me is z1 compact is upgradable to 4K and Timeshift mode.....
plz frnds tell me......