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[Xperia Z General] anirudhks:
I am coming from Note to Note 2 and now to XZ , honestly the Z is much sharper and no pixelating compared to note 2 , may not be bright but defnitely a winner when you watch videos which are 1080p full HD , Note2 cannot compete with the full HD reproduction , the text is crisp and clear than the Note2 but again personal opinion , cannot use the XZ with full brightness as the screen would appear all bright whitish washing out the colors ..

Battery yes no where near the Note 2 again since the Note2 has a monster battery and this has a decent one . This defnitely pisses of people from Note 2 to get a crappy battery life .. again you wlil just have to learn to use Battery apps to control the usage of unwanted process and keep the phone more organised which will help u get better battery ,

My typical usage 1 to 2 hours of screen usage ( 30 mins + 30 Mins of Video play back during my train journery form and to office ) 2 hours of Music play back . 30 mins of web .. 20 mins of call.. may be a avg of 30 sms.

The battery still survives ti about 10-15% which is descent , I use the snapdragon battery guru than the Stamina mode app ...

its always that most of carry a portable charger all the time I dont think getting through a day of heavy usage shouldnt be a problem ever,,,

screenwise HTC butterfly loooks more vivid and bright next to XZ at Starhub outlet , but again its in a demo mode with some tweaks on device to attract the consumers its never the same when you get one on your hands and these demo ones are always on charger hehehe....
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Check HardwareZone - many ppl selling at SGD 15 (both front n back) and they are quite good !!
[Xperia Z General] argh2000:
Bought mine at Tampines One, same level as challenger for $10.
[Xperia Z General] namezlezz:
Hmm which store specifically ?
[Xperia Z General] argh2000:
Can't recall the name, but its the shop opposite StarHub shop.
[Xperia Z General] namezlezz:
Is it the game store ?? Do they sell cases for the xperia z ??? Sorry for all the qns :( TIA
[Xperia Z General] SEFanX10i:
WoW! Xperia Z the best selling smartphone in Singapore now :D

http://www.teknocorner.com/10-smartphone-terpopuler-di-singapura-minggu-ini/
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
I cannot believe this, in the top ten list - no mention of iPhone 5 !!!

I can see that people around me still mad for iPhone 5..

Inilah 10 Smartphone Terpopuler dan Terlaris di Singapura Minggu Ini – Maret 2013

Sony Xperia Z

Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE GT-N7105

LG Nexus 4 16 GB

Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Nexus 10

Blackberry Z10

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini

HTC Butterfly

HTC One XL
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Notifications !!

Without Unlocking anyone can read the Notifications !! Why so??

Any settings to disable it?
[Xperia Z General] argh2000:
At the time i bought the screen protector.There's no casing.Told me that its coming soon. :)
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Starhub-to-launch-HD-voice-in-singapore

offtopic - http://www.zdnet.com/sg/starhub-to-launch-hd-voice-in-singapore-7000012055/
[Xperia Z General] xentay:
Hi everyone! Sorry to repost this from the Troubleshooting section, but just wanna see if any fellow Singaporeans are facing the same issue.

All my other devices (Nexus7, Ipad, PC) can connect fine to my wireless home network (Singnet Fibre). But when I start connecting my Xperia Z to the wireless network, after 5 mins, my Gateway will hang, and restart itself. Happens all the time without fail as long as I have my phone hooked up to the wireless network.

Anyone else facing this problem?? I'm kinda at a loss now on how to solve it. Tried adjusting settings on my wireless channel too but doesn't seem to help. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
What router are you using? Seems like you may have a beta firmware of the 5Ghz channel on your router.
[Xperia Z General] dryft4eva:
For those who have bought the XZ, does the box come with front and back screen protectors? (Not pre-applied sheet) According to singtel's site, what you get is:

1 x Sony Xperia Z Handset

1 x Built-in Battery

1 x Power Adaptor

1 x Micro USB Data Cable

1 x Headset MH-EX300AP

1 x Warranty Card

1 x User Guide

Is this true? Same for other carriers?
[Xperia Z General] :
Looks about right. Same for StarHub. It does not come with the extra protectors.
[Xperia Z General] xentay:
It's a Pace A5520N, a black one that came with Singnet Fibre. Sorry but where to check if I'm using a beta firmware? Don't even know if I'm using a 5GHz or 2.5.
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Ah. The singnet fibre router sucks. I always just connect a real router to it via LAN

Sent from my gorgeous White Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
Hi Fellow SG Xperia Z owner ! i just got XZ few days back, my experiencing with this ph really piss me off, phone got hot after few min with screen on only and batt life s**k big time, worst things is no root without unlock bootloader ! bought it cos of the slim profile + water dust resistant but batt life make this Android Spec King Phone looks like fools, keeping data off to save batt dun make sense at all for a Smart Phone lei.......such a lousy batt life how to make good use of the cam, vid cam, watching video, gaming, internet.....hope they come out a portable external pin cable so even on the move no need to open the flaps to pop in micro usb charger to prevent the flaps wear out.....
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
My battery life is pretty good. I never switch off my Data either (then it would last many days). As for video, gaming, internet - almost no phone will last longer than 4-5 hours of using these features (screen on, CPU/GPU being used).

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By the way all: The black charging dock is in general availability stocks today.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
BATTERY ISSUE - guys the battery will drain if you keep your screen ON for longer times (whatever brightness you set)

Try to lock the phone if NOT in use to avoid battery drain.

I am coming from Note 2 and had some problems with XZ battery life but if you handle it properly, you can easily get whole day !!
[Xperia Z General] kingjons:
Hi all,

I've been lurking this site for several weeks now, im also interested in the xperia Z :good:

Im sched to be in singapore 1st week of april, and im planning to buy one there, Rashkae mentioned its cheaper to buy at mobilesquare or Kasia Mobile, just want to know if its safe to buy from these stores? ive heard bad reviews for sim lim square and lucky plaza, so im avoiding those, i would really appreciate if someone can tell me the safest and cheapest place to shop for xperia Z :) and also, can i get a tax refund for it?

thanks a lot in advance! :D
[Xperia Z General] hush66:
Kasia and Mobilesquare are reputable shops, so no issues with buying from them. For now, Kasia seems to be the cheapest. You might want to email them directly (see their websites) to ask if they participate in the tax refund scheme (but I doubt they do).
[Xperia Z General] kingjons:
thanks for the quick reply hush66 :)

Oh ok, ill email them re the tax refund and to check if its available (its not included in their website's list of phones).

would appreciate others comments/suggestions :good:
[Xperia Z General] argh2000:
Agree. Was having battery and camera issue. Solve camera issue with uninstalling smartstay and enable stamina mode . Been monitoring few daya and the longest stnadby time I have so far is 1 1/2days average usage of in/out call and minimum surfing on net.No gaming and no pushmail( using setting profile to auto disable data and enable wifi when home and office). Realise thst using pushmail will reduce standby time drastically by more than half( average 8 hrs standby time only)
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
my note 2 & iphone 5 & P1 batt perform way better den XZ, the way XZ batt drain was terrible...
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Because Note2 has a *huge* battery and lower resolution screen, same with iPhone5 and P1 (and let;s not forget, slower CPU). You do realize about half the iPhone5 is just battery, right?
[Xperia Z General] iujona:
Quick review

Used for one week. Came from iPhone 5. Previously used note 2 , S3 , htc one, S2, iphon4s

Pros

Excellent sound quality. Better than iPhone or S3' note 2. Sony knows musc

5" screen nice

Good battery life. Much better than iPhone 5 which I had to charge 3x day. This goes on for whole day. Everything on. Lte,GPS,wifi, push exchange mail, spotify web, YouTube uploads, video taking. Note I'm a mega heavy user.

Camera good but don't really take pics. Mostly use phone for spotify, email,web,YouTube

Waterproof ..whatsapp in shower is great.

Light for 5" phone. Note 2 heavy for me.

Nice build quality

Cons

Screen touch not as good as iPhone , note 2.

Don't like email client. Then again all droid email client sux. iPhone the best

Don't have all emails downloaded . Crashes . Only can have one week.iphone has all.

Some lag in frame rates for ui even with nova

Crashed a few times but I guess this is software

Viewing angles not great but it's not deal breaker

Conclusion

Will keep it for time being for music, build quality and waterproof and battery:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
ok put aside note 2 since u say due to huge batt & .5 inc bigger, iphone 7.6 mm i dun see how tick the batt can b. if i turn on 4 phone screen together XZ batt is number 1 in losing batt, other 3 lost maybe 1 % while XZ 1 lost 3%. i really cant see how XZ screen is better den all 3 others, i had put 4 of them together XZ is the worse, i view + zoom in to the max the same image which taken from other brand camera XZ still the worse,.... im not here to condemn XZ but share my reviews.

Con : poor batt + screen display + rooting unfriendly. this is the flaws of XZ

Pro : slim profile, water resistant. but whats the point having all this great spec when batt not enough to last 4 hrs non stop....i personally tested 1 hrs playing with it non stop, screen, wifi data on for 1 hrs batt lose 30+ %
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
It's a matter of screen resolution. Even on a PC, higher resolution will need more processing power. Basic common sense. Iphone is 7.6mm, it's not the THICKNESS of the batt - the battery in the iphone is long.

Wait, now you're talking about zooming in on an image? Very sharp on my Z, much sharper than on my friend's iphone 5...

How is it "rooting unfriendly"? It was rooted BEFORE the phone even came out!! Goodness you really don't know what you're talking about! Sony has been very very good to the developers...

You don't like the stock email client? Then just use another one lah...
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
hello did sony pay u to write good review on this phone ? come on la the screen is sharper den iphone, p1 note 2? i had all 4 put side to side compare it not using my friend ph. rooting friendly ? need to unlock bootloader to void warranty compare to Samsung Galaxy device which u can flash back to stock without traces, which is friendly ?! i think Sony really pay u well enough to praise this phone! i stating the fact on what i see directly on my current ph not using friends ph and NO 1 pay me to review !

Basic common sense ipone batt long or short does it matter to XZ weak batt ? iphone 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm XZ 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm if it mean smaller got better batt den ok i got nothing to say.

btw i did not mention anything abt email leh, is another user which dun get pay by sony to do review posted, read clearly before u quote la !
[Xperia Z General] :
Comparing the free gift for purchasing a non-telco version from Sony (concert tickets) against the ones offered by the telcos (Bluetooth NFC-enabled headset/speaker), I think it shouldn't be surprising to see that not many would purchase a non-telco set.
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Most do, but not many have the time to post an FTF for you :D

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I *wish* I was paid by Sony, but no I'm not.

Yes, the screen is sharper than iPhone, P1 and Note 2. Mathematically too! If you think it's "less sharp" then it's because you are using a picture that is pixellated, which will naturally show up more on a sharper, higher-resolution screen like the Z. Load the same 1920x1080 image onto the Z and iphone, guess where you can see details and where you can't. If you are incapable of seeing something so basic, you should get your eyes checked.

Yes, you need to unlock bootloader, but you can RE-LOCK it to flash back to "stock without traces", further proving that you have no actual knowledge. Yes, it's more dev friendly too, as at least the Sony source code was released in full and can be compiled, unlike the Samsung rubbish.

Yes, battery specs matter, the iPhone is only dual-core but has a relatively huge battery.

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2012/09/iresq_iphone_5_battery_shell.jpg

I'm not paid by Sony at all. But I'm allergic to people who spout nonsense and are really clueless.

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Ah, but many people went to mobilesquare, kasia, etc.
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
Sony Fanboy this what i read abt dual-core & quad-core batt performer, http://blog.tinydeal.com/2013/02/26/what-is-a-dual-core-or-quad-core-processor/ http://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/tegra_white_papers/tegra-whitepaper-0911a.pdf & many more

my eyesight 10/10 wor !

1080p vs 720p i only notice video playback smoother, i think is ur eyes got problem ba ! i had 4 high end phone side by to compare but u ? stop living in ur own world !

wow look at how small the iphone batt :eek: ! u think i never see b4 ? posting this pic u trying to say sony XZ got smaller batt?! XZ teardown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNrtamZuf7E

rooting friendly? relock bootloader possible now ? post the link where is the thread to relock bootloader ! Ooo samsung no source code rubbish, sony release source code so & i dun see much tweak, who had more tweaks now ?

pls link the post to relock bootloader ! tks !

me too allergic to people who spout nonsense and are really clueless like you ! or maybe u just self-centered cant admit the flaws or dun like ppl to say the con of the only great smart ph u own. or may you are the one needed to get ur eyes checked !

i stating fact with what i see & use Now on all my current own devices not past experience, why should i condemn XZ where i also own?
[Xperia Z General] MasK:
I've been doing some thinking and my Cons seem to go over the Pros.

Pros:

-Love the design (the square-ness and power button is awesome)

-Resolution is awesome (but hey.. more 1080p phones coming up!)

-Water-proofing (I'm a careful user.. still wondering why I need that. I guess I bought myself into the cool YouTube videos where the XZ swims.. lol)

Cons:

-Main problem.. my phone dies 3 times already. That is a serious issue. I'm not the only one having this issue:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/431175

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38927595#post38927595

-The flaps are troublesome (oh well.. waterproof indeed), but I can get round that. No biggie

-The volume buttons hit my car holder. And I don't know why the vol buttons are not locked.

-Cloudy screen. I really thought I'll get over this. But the thing is, it's hard to look at stuffs when the device is on the table at an angle. I feel like I'm looking at a DSTN screen.. lol.

-Ext speaker too weak. I have to specially look for high pitched ringtones to make it audible.

-Camera take 5seconds to load? You kidding? Some dude told me it's Sony's way to conserving battery. Oh well.. My wife's OneX conserves battery well too but camera opens up instantly.

Well.. this is purely a personal opinion of my usage. Each day, I try to give this phone a chance, but I think otherwise mainly because it died on me 3 times. I have 1 more contract expiring soon and will be buying something nice next and I'll have to decide if I wanna keep this or not.
[Xperia Z General] aungzawmoe:
I purchased mine from sony imm.....non telco set, so far so good..it lasted more than 2 day use with stamina mode on..i listen music with stereo bluetooth most of the time...i'm glad that my phone is working great so far and no issue at all...
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Your eyesight is 10/10? And you talk about the Z screen not being as sharp, and then you talk about video playback being smoother (rather than sharper)? So what does "smoother video playback" have to do with the screen being sharper? Other than higher resolution screens requiring more powerful processors to have smooth video, it is not directly linked to a screen being sharper or not.

Then you link to a Tegra whitepaper, which actually has 5 cores and is not related to the Qualcomm chip the Z uses... LOL

Therefore, you just helped prove my point that you don't know what you are talking about LOL.

Sent from my gorgeous White Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] iujona:
After my previous review, my xz keeps on crashing . For all that effort I decided to return it. Just too unstable for me.
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
u really like eating ur own words wor, u did say dual core use less batt but why 5 core use less huh ? did u read Brief History of Multi-core CPUs thats the point !

yes Z screen is not sharp compare to my others 3 ph ! O & i forget to mention even my galaxy camera look sharper and batt O i dun even want to take my ipad 4 to compare or u would say it big la have retina display la ! get out of ur colorless word & go to general thread and see others review !

Hello Z not only use Qualcomm more specific MDM9215M / APQ8064 CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz KraitGPU Adreno 320Sensors! genius it list on the spec.

i use image resolution file at 4608×3456 to compare, for what using 1080p image to compare ? do u really know what u talking? video smoother cos of 1080p video file format playing on 1080p & non 1080p device !

really waste of time replying to ur nonsense & to some 1 dun know abt smart ph, i think u really dunno abt smart ph. i had my very 1st smart ph since n7650 till now if i were to list my used device i do not have enough space for my signature !

last where is the thread for relock bootloader ?
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
Because the 5th core is a low-power core, and the other 4 cores are switched off. However, when there is heavy CPU requirements, it utilizes the 4 more powerful cores, while the iPhone will only use up to 2 cores. Which, if you had any clue what you are talking about instead of just reading basic things, you would know. So enjoy eating your own words.

And why should I read a "brief history" when I was involved in the design and implementation of multi-core CPUs? You think you know something from reading that elementary, basic text? Oh my goodness, you just like to talk big but no sense.

Ah, I see more of your utter nonsense and rubbish. How can you say a 440ppi screen is "less sharp" than the horrible Samsung Pentile? Then you now want to bring in the iPad4, which is not a phone, has lower ppi (forget the Apple marketing terms, though with your IQ I guess that's all you can believe anyway). But if you're talking about battery life now (and again mixing it up with screen sharpness, do you need a dictionary?) then yes, the iPad4 has a HUGE battery, which is why the battery life is so good despite the large screen.

Congratulations! You just proved you can copy-paste.

Not necessarily true. A video playing on a lower-resolution screen can be far smoother than on a full HD screen if the CPU power and the codecs used are not enough to render the video in full HD. If the video is rendered at a lower resolution, it requires less CPU power.

You have just proven that your knowledge of spartphones is limited to copy-pasting, reading basic theory and is even worse than your spelling. Even Stompers have better knowledge than you. And despite a history with smartphones, you have proven that ownership and supposed experience does not translate into actual knowledge. Now go try to actually learn something other than Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. Your kiasi-ism is turning into a typical ah beng "bang fist on table but no clue" rant.
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
what ever u reply don't relevant to what's my view at all, trying so hard to prove u r so knowledgeable where is the thread for relock bootloader? I do admit I'm not dev or in IT sector but ard I do make read fr thread unlike u keep trying to act smart when u only owned 1 device. u need to b a good good boy den may mum will buy u better or more device for u to compare side by side to see the difference as it well know spec sheet dun prove to be actual fact. grow up keep a life keyboard warrior.
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
LOL you're funny. You write like a little boy. Did your mummy give you permission to use the computer again? Are you feeling all adult and grown up now, little keyboard warrior? Got something to brag about with your mat and ah beng idols? :)

And you think I've only owned 1 device? Little boy, you have no idea. :)

I have compared them all side to side. Which is why I know you are just full of rubbish. After all, you are the only one here who needed to copy-paste from spec sheets. Better go back to mummy, it's time for your makan. :)

Sent from my gorgeous White Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
o say I ah Beng u know me ? even so ? u have problem with ah Beng? they must have beaten u up badly that u hate them so much i so sorry for u!

where is the thread for relock bootloader ? keyboard warrior?
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Guys,

How to play album pictures in slideshow when charging using Xperia Dock.

There is an option to launch the Album app but how to start slideshow !!

EDIT: Got it - its SensMe Slideshow

sent from Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
go to smart connect to add event, select SensMe Slideshow.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Thanks mate!!

sent from Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
no problem ! :D

sharing my experience with my Z going shower with me today, it works without problem with water, only problem speaker will go soft for few min but no big deal, after playing music for few min speaker sound will go back to normal which other thread user posted the same issue.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Anyone knows which SONY TV needed to use NFC Throw feature ???
[Xperia Z General] Rashkae:
You'll need to use the newly announced TVs (not widely available yet) if you want to use NFC throw vs. standard DLNA.

http://blog.laptopmag.com/sonys-nfc-tv-speakers-hard-drive-connect-to-phone-with-one-tap

http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/sony-kdl-50r550a/4505-6475_7-35561978.html

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Yup, also works great for jogging in the rain and tracking your progress with GPS and apps like sportypal. :)
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
this might or might not look interesting, i just try it & it work ! if u haven't got the dock station yet & happen to have this batt charger (should b ard $10) lying ard at home & dun wanna keep opening & closing ur micro usb port cover this might b an option.
[Xperia Z General] VTR1000SP:
a new rooting tools was create by Japanese Dev & found on taiwan chinese website to root XZ without boot loader unlock ! but not sure of the side effect as whether still able to update official new firmware or back to normal. check this thread page 16 ! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39006429#post39006429

added post : guys this root tools works great :good , no need to unlock bootloader ! supported device JP, TW, HK & SG !

i had root my XZ using tools found on that thread i posted & i use sony pc compaion repair tools to get my phone totally back to stock without traces found !

no need to worry warranty issue liao ! :victory:
[Xperia Z General] harris.milist:
Can anybody help me getting the dock sent to jakarta, Indonesia?

PM me if possible. Tks
[Xperia Z General] argh2000:
Just my luck, my XZ just went dead all of sudden(stock Rom, not rooted yet) . Reviving thru charging does not work. Looks like a visit to the service ctr will be the only solution. Just 12 days old.