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[Xperia Z General] DeathlessOne:
Re: Sony Xperia Z/Zl [Indian users] pre-order started

Well well, the indian boy who has spent more time with his Z and got it far before than we do has finally shown up at last! Hows it and you fella?

Feedin your beast well uh?

Psst...! How bout xamz?!! Sorry if it hurts you :D

Sent from my LT15i
[Xperia Z General] manishgant:
Hi. The ZL will be in stock in Velachery Xperia showroom from Tomorrow :) Booked my ZL today :) Cant wait to get it tomorrow :victory:

XZ is already in stock and is selling like hot cakes here!!! Hopefully ZL gets the same attention from users and developers alike :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z General] T0Tal_N00b:
That'd be me mate :p ... i already got my beast 2 days ago :D,... n pleasure to meet you too again buddy...
[Xperia Z General] jatindersharma:
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Yes it is chrome the default browser with me as well
[Xperia Z General] slimshaddy.:
the guy you are talking about replied above :D

and no he doesn't own sony but he owns 3-4 exclusive sony stores lol.
[Xperia Z General] DooMLoRD:
i have uploaded the latest Indian firmware here:

[FIRMWARE]{C6602} 10.1.A.1.350 (IN) Cust: 1270-7186_R13A
[Xperia Z General] anuragvivek93:
How's the rooting procedure in Xperia Z? Is it easy like the Galaxy S III ?
[Xperia Z General] DooMLoRD:
unlock bootloader

flash recovery kernel

flash superuser zip

thats it
[Xperia Z General] dines2:
Banglore Guys stock is there for grabbing your X Z

hi

Sony Experia Z Stock is there in univer cell . But they dont have demo units and priced 37500(offer price with citibank CC) without any compl.. gifts and otherwise priced at 38999 but they are giving at offer price for only citibank credit card users so guys anyone in banglore who just wish to take this offer of univer cell can contact me at 9449836539. incase they dont have card and willing to grab this offer as soon as possible .Via me

Its a good deal which univercell is providing and after all at last its all your wish to get it online or to get it as soon as possible

. they have black and white in stock . so plan and let me know if anyone wishing to grab this offer. ..

regards

Dines2

Banashankri

Banglore
[Xperia Z General] dhirajmishra:
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Actually i've already prebooked it on flipkart but was still looking for some other options to save money for buying the dock.....

Anywyz will stick with flipkart cos i knw they will be the first one to ship it as soon as it comes in stock.....
[Xperia Z General] anuragvivek93:
Re: Sony Xperia Z/Zl [Indian users] pre-order started

How to unlock bootloader? Flashing recovery and superuser from clockwork mod na?

Sent front my Galaxy S III running **XperiaZe 0.9.4.2**
[Xperia Z General] dhruvzz:
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Anyone in mumbai aith better knowledge in rooting sony phonea pls help... As i was a die hard htc user... Just shifted to aony now... And it all seems very much complicated:(... Willing to donate as well if any expert in doing these thing can help... Thanx..
[Xperia Z General] alfiabraham:
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Does the C6603 version releasing in India on March 12th support LTE?can anybody confirm this as I'm keen on buying the LTE version. Good news is that Reliance has bought license to provide 4G and other competitors will start too :) :thumbup: I want to be future proof :D

I read a few reviews and it seems that the speakers sound very low.. Somebody confirm :confused:
[Xperia Z General] DooMLoRD:
please check the threads in Development & General section all info u need is there... or check the link in my sig for Xperia Z

yes speaker is fairly low...
[Xperia Z General] girish1in:
First impressions Xz

I tried to be very very unbiased friends, I have to tell you the Screen is NOT among the best for flagships.

Rest the phone is top class in all aspects.

Its justbbeen few hours with this beauty, but I have to tell you, it's still very good screen, but not something you can brag about.

I am sure Sony will launch Screen calibration app very soon or may be announce a firomware update. I think the gamma is a bit on the higher side.

It's a bit whitish and contrast is a bit low. I am not qualified to arrive into conclusions, but this is just my personal opinion. Viewing angle is not important to me, YES whatever I had read on internet is true, it's not great.

I am a fan of Sony products, but I had to share my observations.

This is still the BEST android phone in the market, make no mistake in knowing that!
[Xperia Z General] redandwhitearmy:
Thanx for honest opinion... well i m just not getting this right now because of same screen issue and other features which are just average like loudspeaker n all...... of course i will get it at a good price in April.

Something same happened with XS too yellow tint and what not...so i waited to see the faulty batches .... and also it became cheap later on!!! So i m going with my experience and wont get it straight away...
[Xperia Z General] drlalitbida:
same here screen contrast ratio seems too low

rest looks ok

one more thing camera is only 12 mp instead of 13 in zl when settings are in auto scene mode
[Xperia Z General] rohit25:
my friend.... ny idea when dey wud start shipping...... i am not able to sleep ny longer..... want this ***** in my hands....:p

the 3rd week of march has already started...... i guess

---------- Post added at 06:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:41 AM ----------

quick question.... ny idea for the charging dock.... wud want 1
[Xperia Z General] vicedens2002:
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So ZL will be in showrooms on Sunday the 10th? Have to go and check.. What's the price there?
[Xperia Z General] sachinaik:
Re: Sony Xperia Z/Zl [Indian users] pre-order started

ZL stock is already available in Bangalore. Not kept for demo but it's there.

Reasons for preferring.ZL :

1. Loudspeaker may be louder than z

2. In call volume may be louder

3. Ultra compact.

Fellows one more thing. How to.disable fast Dormacy on this phone? My browsing experience is pathetic. Out of 5 tabs opened only 6 are loaded. It used to.happen with s3 too. But I fixed it by disabling fast Dormacy.
[Xperia Z General] neversayoceans:
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The battery seems to settle down after second full charge. The touch is ultra fluid though there is some heating effect near nfc tag on the back. People who text a lot will have to install another keyboard something like in android 4.2. Watching videos is a pleasure.
[Xperia Z General] nickandre21:
hey guys,

I was supposed to get my xperia z yesterday from a dealer in vashi, a few limited pieces were supposed to come in the evening but sadly all of them were white so i declined, after reading the posts here i thought its more worth buying from a sony store since the dealer i went to previously was not offering any freebies:crying:

Anyways going to try my luck at croma, vijay sales, reliance digital, and sony store today, hope i get one.

I have a few questions

to the guys who have it already can you confirm if its the lte(4g) or hspa+

Hows the battery performance like? I hope i would not need frequent charging as was the case of my arc s running ics with 3g.

Does the phone support control talk headphones? I have a beats in-ear tour edition

How do i back up data from my arc s and transfer it to my xperia z. Im using sony bridge(mac osx)

Thank you guys and hope to see a few pictures of the new phones on this forum:fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z General] neversayoceans:
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The battery life is ok. The phone's not 4g. The freebies are offered by Sony with box atheist for the first lot so it is available in every store. I will be getting my headphones on Wednesday even though I bought from a local retailer.
[Xperia Z General] buBleZ:
What are the freebies offered by Sony?
[Xperia Z General] warfareonly:
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Premium case and headphones.
[Xperia Z General] anuragvivek93:
Re: Sony Xperia Z/Zl [Indian users] pre-order started

Final verdict from all those who have bought?

Is the screen display quality good or bad? Because S IV is round the corner and it's screen is going to be absolute fantastic as was the case with S III.

I wont be buying xperia z just because of the design or build.

Sent front my Galaxy S III running **XperiaZe 0.9.4.2**
[Xperia Z General] warfareonly:
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Look dude, the amoled screens used in the Samsung phones are over-saturated. That much is certain. Colours on any LCD will look washed out compared to it, but then again, the real world looks washed out compared to amoled.I haven't bought the Z, but from what I've seen and heard, the screen quality is good.
[Xperia Z General] neversayoceans:
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Obviously the screen is not as good as s3 as colors in Samsung are over saturated. It's more natural. Take this for granted Samsung will never have a more premium look than this.
[Xperia Z General] amankapoor4:
It's funny how extra colorful screen becomes better then a natural looking screen. SAMOLED looks so much artifical in color reproduction and in so many aspects.
[Xperia Z General] santhosheks:
so u bought the ZL? whats the price?
[Xperia Z General] jigarpatel22:
For me it's good screen and viewing angle was also fine. Non my friend complaint about it. Also under sun visibility is good.

However I would suggest, go to "SONY Center" and try out demo unit for your self and then decide by your self.

Since everybody has their own preference.
[Xperia Z General] sachinaik:
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I didn't buy ZL. It's price is 36889 which is 2k lesser than Z.

Both the headphones provided with Z are downright pathetic.

Also sony has done something. Only in walkman, music sounds louder and good. Other players like Jetaudio Pro etc sounds quiet.

Also even walkman is dead quiet compared to s3. Hope they fix this asap with an update.

To hell with gamarena n other review sites not covering this and only comparing the screen with s3 n complaining. Whereas screen is descent.
[Xperia Z General] nickandre21:
sighs i thought we would get the 4g version but anways till 4g comes out properly many more better phones would be out as well.

I dont feel that any phone out in the market has everything right. I somehow never fancied the samsungs display i feel it has a bluish/greenish tint to it, sonys however looks natural to me and its cameras are good.

Did anyone check the sound quality using headphones other then the ones provided?

WIll be heading out to the stores now, will update if i get one today i would'nt want to wait for the 12th.
[Xperia Z General] sachinaik:
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I tested the camera.

I'm disappointed. The flash is very weak. And if I take any photo with flash under low light, the photo is so grainy that it's as is the flash is useless.:(

Well lit background, it performs okish.

I think it's all software faults. Sony can fix these issues with a software update.

Keeping high hopes on Sony. Hope it doesn't disappoint me.

Update: I disabled superior auto mode and disabled hdr. Now it's a little better.

Update2: with her enabled its even better. Just don't enable superior auto mode. Sony why don't you rename it to ****tier Auto mode :)

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] DeathlessOne:
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Waitin impatiently for the Z pre-ordered from infibeam!

I dint get the memory card as with flipkart, but indeed used a coupon which gave me a 2000 rs cashback transferred to my infibeam wallet! Ll be using it for buying dock from them once its available! Great deal though i think! :)

One guy asked me why i ordered frm infibeam and not from flipkart! This pretty much answers it i think!

Sent from my LT15i
[Xperia Z General] buBleZ:
Don't worry infibeam has excellent service. You won't be disappointed.
[Xperia Z General] nickandre21:
we photographers never like the automode on any camera we prefer fidling with the aperture,shutter speed and iso gives a way better picture that way. Im of now to the stores fingers crossed that i get a black one.
[Xperia Z General] warfareonly:
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Did any of you guys have the galaxy note?

Is the Xperia Z comfortable to hold?

I ask because I've seen the ' normal' handed people complaining about the Z's design that it is uncomfortable etc...

So, any previous note owners, is it comfortable?
[Xperia Z General] Kunwar.g:
Thats the only reason along with the price that put me off the Z. But its better than the note. You can still manage to do a lot with one hand on the Z whereas with note, not really. Considering my palm size, might be different to others. I wear L size motorcycle gloves (just to give an idea of my palm size)
[Xperia Z General] warfareonly:
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Meaning it'll be perfectly all for me :D

I manage the note comfortably...
[Xperia Z General] nickandre21:
just went to the sony store tried the demo piece it was good, although a bit bigger it felt slightly weird holding a bigger phone in my hand but i should get used to it. The sales rep then goes on to give me a demo, i was like just get to how much cost whats free and do you have black in stock? 38990, free headphones and pouch, black in stock. I was like cool go get me. 2 minutes later he comes with a white and purple, no black the other guy says sir black is out of stock we have 2 pieces but its booked. I walked out and checked 3-4 stores more no black only white and purple. Went back to the same sony store and asked him if i book now when can i get it, "sir tomorrow evening but i will call and tell in morning if its available". He then calls a guy who says no stocks for tomorrow only after 12th. Got fed up and booked it anyways dint wanna settle for a purple or white. Paid upfront. Hope it comes at the soonest.

I did not find the display any weird. On the camera front the superior auto mode looked to artificial as well as hdr mode was a bit over saturated. Sound quality is low from the loudspeaker but not a deal breaker for me. Phone is very fast however.
[Xperia Z General] neversayoceans:
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Battery usage.. 15 mins video rest used for browsing, whatsapp and xda. Phone always on 3g.

Bravia engine always on and on auto brightness
[Xperia Z General] arpith.fbi:
I was waiting for the phone for so many days...searching for a shop to see demo and surprisingly my sister came home with a black xperia z...I thought it was a gift for me :p as i was talking about the phone for so many days...lol...gals doesnt know abcd of mobile and she gets to use it...grrrrr...jealous....it was so surprising!! I used it...and it looks just beautiful...damn...sony did a good job in making it look beautiful...hats off sony!!
[Xperia Z General] santhosheks:
today i finally went to the sony xperia store in chennai n checked the demo units n was impressed :D

they had Z n ZL n both of have awesome displays!

i checked both their sizes n i am going to settle to ZL..they didnt have the white one(the complete white ZL has front n back white unlike the Z) so i ll have to wait! cant waiiiitttt!!!! :D
[Xperia Z General] jatindersharma:
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Awesome camera....taken in low light in my bedroom....I am happy with camera...screen is so real as compared to s3...speaker is weak though and very poor placement...rest its the beast of a device
[Xperia Z General] amankapoor4:
If indiatimes feel dicey, buy from here..freebies included, 7.5% discount too.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Sony-Xperia-...nes&hash=item2a2a373e51&_uhb=1#ht_15436wt_932
[Xperia Z General] vicedens2002:
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Which Sony center is this ??
[Xperia Z General] girish1in:
Update 2 : impressions of Screen display(Only for LCD lovers)

OK...heres my observation on VIEWING ANGLES after using it for one day.

After being initially a bit let down by the contrast and viewing angle(may be i was expecting too much), I bumped up the brightness a bit 70%

The screen now looks much better.

I dont look at my phone from sideways at all! but this phone, if you tilt the phone even little bit the Text you read will start to get 1-5 % washed out beneath the screen. For images and phone UI the viewing angles are much better.

I may seem to be over critical, but goto the show room and check for yourself. (PS: The Screen STILL is VERY GOOD)

BUT! You will be surprised to see that Viewing angles are VERY GOOD when you have lights turned OFF in the room, or have dim lighting.

Any kind of direct or indirect lighting on the screen and you can expect some whitish reflection/or haze.

TO SUM UP:

Viewing angles for Images and general use are Good but for reading Text it can be sightly ticky(but still very much readable for most people, dont get me wrong), this may be a due to high Gamma or may be display hardware quality. I suspect its the High Gamma thats causing this(not sure though)

Temperory Solution is to bump up the brightness a little more(disable auto brightness), but that can cost you a little battery life.

I am very eagerly waiting for the Screen calibration App from SONY, hope it releases it very soon.

KINDLY NOTE: Just for info, i find S3's AMOLED to be over saturated colors, and dont like it. Hence I love LCDs more.

DONT think that this Screen thing is a deal breaker for you, its Still ONE OF THE BEST, if not THE BEST. The colors are still Vibrant, the Screen is SUPER SHARP, and 80% of users shouldnt have any problem with this(in my personal opinion), AMOLED lovers will not like this, but most LCD lovers will like it(or adjust abit) Hope my observation helps some of you!!

I am still in Love with this phone, as this phone has the BEST build quality and performance I have seen on any phone till date!:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] nickporwal:
A small review from my side:--

I checked the demo unit available today at a store. Phone was fast and smooth. No sign of any lag or stuttering.

About the display , its sure is washed out in UI but while watching photos and videos it looks good to me. Sure its not as saturated as my S3 but there is nothing one cannot like it. Viewing angles are not that bad. Better than Xperia S. I think once people start using it, they will get accustomed to it. Not a deal breaker.

One thing i found that speaker output is bit on low side. Surely Looks and design are headturner. I think it wont be a flagship phone for sony for long but also it wont be a flop phone.Lets see how development of ROMs goes for this phone. I will buy it if it gets AOSP ROMs fully working.........I really hate samsung for its closed source policy
[Xperia Z General] Risky_:
36000 for xperia z

i got my Xperia z on Friday (08-MAR-2013) for Rs. 36000 only along with i got a cheap looking cover (quoted price was 1990) and a okaish headphone (quoted at 1500) as freebies.

I am truly happy with the phone coming from arc it feels like a huge makeover...

Awesome phone just to clear some things

battery is good (Full day use non stamina mode 25% depletion)

Screen is awesome ( i hate amolded displays)

In ear headphone that come in case are awesome and i used klipsch s4 for arc

In case screen protector are okay ( they are free what else do you want)

Camera well i like it but others might have high hopes so .....

Loudspeaker is good i you want more get a music system

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[Xperia Z General] Anandc:
I don't understand how people are saying the display is washed out when they say images and videos don't look washed out.

I feel it's the grey UI that makes one feel washed out.
[Xperia Z General] nickandre21:
how did you get it for 36k?

i personally feel they could have instead put in a charging dock as a freebie. About the display yes there is a slight viewing angle issue but to me i see it as something that would protect my privacy:laugh: Not all that bad however certainly sharp display.
[Xperia Z General] sachinaik:
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+1

Completely agree with you.

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Risky_:
i got it from sony store in my city
[Xperia Z General] santhosheks:
anna nagar..sony xperia store
[Xperia Z General] 1235sam:
Played with Xperia Z demo unit in Pune

Here is my first impression (side by side compared to my Iphone 5)

Positives:

1)Design is very sleek and feels premium. Very good job done by Sony. Sony's second best design IMO (for me Xperia Arc is best design ever, only cheap plastic let it down)

2)Sony's UI feels really good. I think Sony's UI is best compared to other Android OEM's

3)Camera is decent. Night shots were slightly better compared to Iphone 5(though only by 10-20 percent at max).

Neutral:

1)Overall size is little big for one handed use-typing is almost impossible with one hand(I have medium hand). I think under 65mm phone width is ideal for one hand usage (4.4 inch screen). I had used Xperia S and Arc before and they were OK for one handed usage. But Xperia Z feels little too big (of course due to 5 inch screen).

Negatives:

1)External Speaker volume is weak. I doubt it will be difficult to hear phone ringing at outdoor.

2)In call volume is below par (again mostly due to water proof chassis).

3)Major disappointing was Screen. Big letdown for me. Yes its sharp, but when compared to Iphone 5, it pales.Iphone 5 screen feels much more vibrant even when Xperia Z brightness was set to max. I dont care about viewing angles.

4)Overall phone is snappy compared to other Android phones but there is hint of lag during scrolling and fast menu switching. Such a shame, even with such powerful chipset, plenty of RAM and Jellybean(project butter), Xperia Z is noticeably slower in app opening and less smoother compared Iphone 5. To confirm the demo unit is not faulty, I repeated experiment with another demo unit Xperia ZL(which uses similar internals as that of Xperia Z) and results were same. Iphone 5 is faster than Xperia Z/ZL (personally for me its deal breaker, I had frustrated with my Xperia S as it was slow in App opening and eventually sold it) .

Overall I think Xperia Z is good multimedia phone but Screen Quality and basic telephonic functionality(in call volume, External Speaker volume and one hand texting) and not best in class UI smoothness(title goes to Iphone 5) are let down for me.I will take another demo and will decide if I am going to trade Iphone 5 for Sony's monster :)

Before Sony Fanboys starts yelling on me, I must confess I am big Sony fan :)

One the side note from past experience with Xperia S and Xperia Arc which I had bought couple of weeks after launch,I am sure price would settle around 33-35k in few days.
[Xperia Z General] girish1in:
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Repeated use of the word 'iphone' on a Z thread exhibits characteristics of isheep.:)
[Xperia Z General] 1235sam:
Not reading the whole post and speculating only on the basis of usage of word 'Iphone' exhibits characteristics of lazy fanboy :laugh:
[Xperia Z General] girish1in:
Some say s4will have SoLux Display some say AMOLED with PHOLED, so its too early to comment on S4s screen quality.

Personally , I thought S3 screen quality was very bad, Oversaturated colors on AMOLED, along with disastrous Pentile Matrix, is bad, when RGB option is available.

LCD have their own negetives and positives similarly, LCDS also have done well (iphone, HTCs, Sonys etc)

I personally feel LCDs imperfections are more tolerable that AMOLEDs.

If you want build quality, Samsung will never be able to give you that, atleast it cant compete with Sony.
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
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Got my xperia z and m jst loving it
[Xperia Z General] nickporwal:
Guys can anyone tell me hows the in call quality of Xperia Z?