Sony Xperia ZR
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- AnonD-159403
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- 09 Apr 2014
When is the Kitkat update coming to ZR, bdw? Can anyone say about this?
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- vijaykeith
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- 09 Apr 2014
HVS, 09 Apr 2014From a sony hater who migrated from samsung to sony, its AW... moreWonderful experience...... Good am vijay using Xperia Zr....my best phone ever and I play asphalt 8 continuesly no problem am in season 4 .... When will get kitkat update dude......give reply bye
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- 09 Apr 2014
HVS, 09 Apr 2014From a sony hater who migrated from samsung to sony, its AW... moreThanks for the info.
I find it very useful for my decision.
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- HVS
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- 09 Apr 2014
ars, 08 Apr 2014Hi Frds i want to purchase th sony ZR, how is it , pls tell... moreFrom a sony hater who migrated from samsung to sony, its AWESOME...
I have used Samsung Galaxy S, S Duos and S advance...and my friends have Grand Duos, S3 and Nexus...So I have a fair idea about all these models as well...
I have been using this phone for almost 3 weeks...and now I feel I am in a good stage to give a comprehensive review of this phone and help others who are contemplating of buying this phone...
This phone is AWESOME with its fair share of cons...and the thing which surprised me most was - people who have not used the phone are talking about the cons of this beauty...
So let me do one thing and start with the cons and point out what is misconception and what con you might actually feel -:
1) Front camera is VGA - seriously front cam is used for video calling and no video calling app supports HD quality...so its camera is gud enuf to make video calls and that won't be a big problem..also it works pretty good for face detection..
2) Call volume is low - This con posted by some users of this phone really surprised me...as either they are using the smartphone for the first time or they are pretty DUMB...Actually sony has provided an equalizer setting within call setting and if you do not feel the voice is loud enuf then change it to "bright' mode and call volume will increase and everything will be crystal clear...
3) Camera quality is not as per expected by 13 MP - If you leave the setting in default (superior) mode you may get average indoor pics but outdoor pics are awesome...you will have to flirt with the camera settings to get good indoor and low light pics...I did it and am pretty satisfied...and its far better than Nexus...
4) Heating problem - If you play heavy games and do multi-tasking then any android phone will heat up...I personally checked and it heats pretty less in comparison to Galaxy S3/ Nexus 4/ Xperia Z...and you guys know that its water proof so when its over-heated put it inside water for sometime and you would be good to go again...
5) Internal memory - hmmm...being an avid game player and a techie I felt that this is a little con of this device...you wud get only 4.5 GB available...but you have the option to have external micro sd card and after that 4.5 GB is enuf for android apps or even big games...and you can root the device and change settings so that the apps will install on memory card..
6) Its not water proof - literally I was completely shocked to see this con...well guys let me tell you when I received the phone , the first thing I did was to start it and then put it in the water and check...and me & my friends were shocked to see that its really water-proof...BUT sony says that its flaps (audio and usb) should be closed properly and the back cover also fitted properly then only it will work in water and sony do not give LIQUID-WARRANTY...so do use the phone in water but be very careful...
I think that's all the cons I came up with and hope I cleared some confusions here...
So let me not go into specs but give you perfect idea what are the practical pros of this beauty..
1) Battery Life - its far better than Xperia Z, Galaxy S3 and Nexus 4...easily lasts a day and more with the normal usage of gaming, surfing, whatsapping and calling...
2) 2GB RAM - that's one of the best thing about this android phone...anytime you will check, you will find more than 800-900 MB RAM is free...that leads to multitasking and not worrying to kill any app to launch another app...I have played lot of heavy games and it works like breeze....
3) Processor - well you are getting the hardware of Xperia Z in this phone...so you should know that this phone works like charm...it has lot of power and you would love it...no hang or lags....
4) Display - its better than Super Amoled display of S3 as its very natural and rich in colour depth...and it doesn't hurt your eyes even after watching it for 4-5 hours continuously which is the case with super amoled...and full marks to Bravia Engine 2 as it really enhances the picture and video quality...you would find videos or picture quality better on this phone than you laptop!!!!!!!
5) Build quality - though back cover is of plastic but it doesn't feel cheap as of samsung phones....its sturdy and feels pretty good in hand...and so you do not have put it inside any other non-sense cover to protect it...But anyways I would suggest to use a Screen Guard for extra protection...even though it has gorilla glass and the Best Part - shatter-proof film...
6) Music quality is far better than samsung or nexus phones...and you get a sony headset which does not feel premium but still its a lot better than samsung...
And seriously it looks pretty good...and thanks to sony that they did not put glass layer at the back as in xperia z otherwise a back cover would have become a necessity...
So overall its a very good phone...its kind of futuristic phone and you would not regret it for another 5 years or so....So if you are dangling between S3 , nexus and ZR then go for ZR....
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- 09 Apr 2014
ars, 08 Apr 2014Hi Frds i want to purchase th sony ZR, how is it , pls tell... moreawsome
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- ars
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- 08 Apr 2014
Hi Frds i want to purchase th sony ZR, how is it , pls tell whether it is found ok or bad
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- Anonymous
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- 07 Apr 2014
AnonD-152830, 07 Apr 2014I'm experiencing the problem in 'album' app only. Others al... moreSame here..that happens only when I open through album..not movies..anyways thanks
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- AnonD-152830
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- 07 Apr 2014
Anonymous, 05 Apr 2014oh thanks a lot for clearing out..I thought there's somethi... moreI'm experiencing the problem in 'album' app only. Others all its fine(mx player, movies...)
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- AnonD-152830
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- 07 Apr 2014
Anonymous, 06 Apr 2014Guys pls tell should i update my zr to 4.3 ? heard it got l... moreI updated my phone and its kinda better for me.
Smoother, social camera, transparent status bar and navigation bar in Sony multimedia apps and moreover benchmarks in Android 4.2 antutu I get around 20600 but in 4.3 I'm getting around 22100 and no overheating. Even quadrant in 4.2 I get around 7900 but now around 9100
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- AnonD-152830
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- 07 Apr 2014
AnonD-251560, 06 Apr 2014http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/Bluetooth-not-... moreOnly 1/1000 or 1/5000 units are experiencing that problem. Me and my 3 other friends use ZR and we have no problem regarding bluetooth and Wifi.
Only 1 friend had that 'screen not waking up when pressing power button' but then we got the .B.101 update and it's gone for him.
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- AnonD-152830
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- 07 Apr 2014
AnonD-251501, 06 Apr 2014Friends....which variant of Sony Xperia ZR has 4G/LTE....C5... moreC5503 is LTE enabled whereas C5502 is only 3g
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- AnonD-251560
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- 06 Apr 2014
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- 06 Apr 2014
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Apr 2014
Guys pls tell should i update my zr to 4.3 ? heard it got lots of bugs as compared to 4.1.2..help
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- mylyf
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- 06 Apr 2014
AnonD-251459, 06 Apr 2014Hey, I also have the Xperia ZR, I saw your post and tried i... moreThanks. Read all of those answers..feeling better now :D
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- AnonD-251501
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- 06 Apr 2014
Friends....which variant of Sony Xperia ZR has 4G/LTE....C5502 or C5503???? And the 4G/LTE enabled ZR can be bought where online?
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- AnonD-251459
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- 06 Apr 2014
mylyf, 06 Apr 2014Guys why does my xperia zr tells it's not water proof when ... moreHey, I also have the Xperia ZR, I saw your post and tried it, same thing. But don't worry about it. The page linked at the end may help, though the question was for the Xperia Z. I feel the best answer is the 7th post dealing with the service menu apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/xperia-z-water-proof-test-menu-t2355374
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- Sony lover
- fCx
- 06 Apr 2014
It's gonna be great to use this one........ i always like xperiaaaaaaaaaaaa but this one having a most sensitive screen i ever seen
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- mylyf
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- 06 Apr 2014
Guys why does my xperia zr tells it's not water proof when checked thru *#*#7378423#*#* settings..is it common or i have a defective device?
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Apr 2014
I'm on JB 4.1.2 so do you guys recommend me to update it to 4.3...and also is battery drain too much with 4.3 or is the same like 4.1.2 ? plzz help