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Sony Xperia ZR Official Thread

If i have that now, ill be too chicken to try that in the water too. but i think its gonna be awesome once you have tried it. I just hope it turn it out what a waterproof it should be. :) they say the flaps are easily loosen after times of oppening and closing it. do you experience that? i think its not an IP58 phone anymore if that happens.
[Sony Xperia ZR] naturalb0rnkiwi:
Buying one today... Just not sure on the colour, I am with Telstra in Australia and will use 4G so will get the C5503 Model. Great review, thanks very much, I go through alot of phones, currently using a Nokia 925 just for a bit of fun, but not my cup of tea, back to Android, and the durability of this phone appeals to me.. yeah, ok its not top of the line but the size is perfect, a little chubby around the waist but over all good scren size with reasonable res and not to heavy...

The s4 is just that bit to un managable in the hand to me, so hopefully this phone should be spot on? good power for size and so on.. im hearing mixed reviews about the camera, its something i do use alot.. and with the waterproofing shouldnt have to carry my panasonic ever again if the camera is good enough.. some say its a bit washed out..

Anyway colour is the main choice for now, im sold on the phone.. but Mint/Black or white???? :)

Cheers
[Sony Xperia ZR] itandy:
I'm also concerned about the flaps. That's why I buy the charging dock and use wireless ADB. But I also use the earphone every day. For that all I can do is to use more BT devices. :(
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
The phone is pretty durable. I dropped it screen first on a marble floor and nothing seems to have cracked or dented! (I'm guessing I'm pretty lucky :) ) The phone is pretty waterproof. Took it out in heavy rain while riding my bike, works just fine, not a drop of water got inside the battery compartment.

About the camera, Its very good if not the best. The camera could've been even better but then that's a software implementation and can be easily fixed via a update if Sony so chooses. Agreed the front camera sucks, but who uses it anyways?!. Photos seems to be very good in daylight and mediocre in low light.

Overall. The ZR is a pretty hard to beat mid end phone.

PS: Buy the white model. Its looks sexy as hell! Trust me I have one :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Starlith:
I took this picture in portrait to capture the whole plant using nothing but 9MP and superior Auto. The camera produces poor low light photos but I'm sure that can be fixed with a software update other than that this camera is stunning.
[Sony Xperia ZR] hendriksan:
I used to own the white one, but I sold it since I feel the black one is more elegant, sleek, and streamlined.

Loving the black now much more than white
[Sony Xperia ZR] naturalb0rnkiwi:
Ended up buying the Mint one, had black and white phones forever and figured.. if I dont like it, put a black case on!? :)

Thanks anyways guys! Look forward to having it in my hand, a few days I hope. Any other development threads XDA wide? Couldnt spot one..
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
For sure. I've had mine for 2 weeks (and twice a day opening usb flap) and my dock is coming in another week. So I really hope the flap will still be water tight after 3 weeks of opening and closing.
[Sony Xperia ZR] :
well i hope those flaps can be tight for atleast a year or much better for years. Good luck. :good:

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Is there a working Internal to SD card switch? or atleast any app to SD method just to save or increase the memory?
[Sony Xperia ZR] itandy:
Someone reported that the app Clean Master (KS Mobile) works. I haven't try it though.
[Sony Xperia ZR] St_Ranger:
Clean Master

I've tryed move to sd Real Racing 3. It turned out, works fine. While there is nothing more moving. But the list of possible to move is not all apps. And those which are smaller size. F.ex Auralux, Cut The Rope, Instagram.
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
STAMINA mode explained.

Smartphones use a lot of power, even when you’re not actively using them. All those app's that you have on your phone may still be running in the background, draining your battery. Battery STAMINA mode saves you wasted battery drain by recognizing when your display is off and turning off functions you don’t need, while keeping the notifications you want. As soon as you wake up your Android smartphone, everything is up and running again.

Get only the important notices.

With Battery STAMINA mode, Wi-Fi and data traffic are disabled during standby, but you still receive incoming calls, texts, and alarms. And since everyone has different needs, you can easily customize which app's you want to receive push notifications from even in standby mode. Facebook notifications on or off? It’s up to you.

The STAMINA mode will constantly re-evaluate your usage and update the expected standby time accordingly.

This standby time will completely vary depending on your own personal usage. You may see that when you first start using your handset, the Standby time will be higher than what is expected after you have used the handset for a few days. This is due to STAMINA mode having no previous usage history to estimate from.

If you have a very high usage level, you may only see a slight improvement between having STAMINA enabled and disabled. STAMINA mode is more effective the more often the display is turned off as this is when the power saving features kick in. If the display is rarely turned off, you may not see much improvement in the battery performance.

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Sony started developing their Android 4.3 software update and it included several improvements to the Vanilla Android such as:

- Lock screen

- Home screen

- Phonebook

- WALKMAN app

- Movies app

- Album app

- Messaging

- Quick Settings

- Text input

- UI components

- Localisation

- Calendar

- Email
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Xperia ZR Forum

Hi Guys,

I have had a reply from one of the Moderators, we need to get posting on the new device forum. Please lets all requset this otherwise it will not happen.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354&page=987
[Sony Xperia ZR] mrhoodie:
Quick Review

Hi all,

Just got my ZR and as some question were still unanswered, I'll try to get a few things cleared up. I'm new to the forum btw

Screen: viewing angels are a lot better with repect to the Xperia P (my previous phone), but not as good as the slcd or amoled's from HTC and Samsung. I don't mind though, it's good enough for my liking, I don't use my phone at a >30 degrees angle anyway. Brightness is fine, also outside on a clear day when maxed out. Will cause more battery drainage obviously, but that's a non-issue having 2 charged spare batteries on me (bought on e-bay).

Waterproofing: works like a charm. took it to the pool yesterday, wet-tracking works really well which is a big plus for me after kite surfing sessions etc. Swimming, diving (<1,5m), it all works well, no water in the cover. And the startled faces of other people are always priceless

Camera: very fast (<2seconds startup) and no shutter lag. Easy to capture people diving in the pool, still a sharp image. Quality is good, but far from a full sensor camera obviously. Which is where I'd like to draw the line as well. Just vibrant, sharp images, good for whatsapp, fb use. Underwater pictures are stunning, quite a resemblance to the TX10 camera.

System: Snapdragon S4 and project butter pay off, the system works smooth. Browsing&HDvideo work flawless, haven't got into gaming yet. Was doubting if the new gen procs (Snap800 etc) would be worth the wait but, for now, I'm not disappointed about my choice.

Sound/call: Media speaker is loud, as always on sony phones, Call quality is good when the speaker is dry, a single blow in the speaker when it's wet does the job. No complaints

Got mine (white 5503) from mediamarkt in NL. Has a matte plastic back.

Will get started on a charger for my motorbike

rooting/benchmarking etc i'll try at a later stage, when I find some time on my hands

Overall: all features are performing well, I'm aware other phones are better at some fields, but the waterproofing stands out to cover for this.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rubenos:
I was wondering, is the touch block app under the small apps? I badly want it for underwater photo's with my Xperia Z

EDIT:

Found it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2376305
[Sony Xperia ZR] St_Ranger:
Take it -
[Sony Xperia ZR] Konstigt:
I read that 4.3 is planned, wonder if we'll see that or 4.2.2 in between..
[Sony Xperia ZR] St_Ranger:
Yes, of course - http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/07/2...ia-zr-to-get-android-4-2-2-from-early-august/
[Sony Xperia ZR] lowph:
Please do post your results as I'm quite interested.
[Sony Xperia ZR] iamsuperuser:
Finally happy to get the forum and thankful to the moderators but why is it in legacy and low activity devices like some B-grade phone
[Sony Xperia ZR] evildave_666:
Because the moderators always do that with every phone that's not intended for North America/European markets.

Really should be "Sony Xperia A/ZR" though as the forum section title. The A is the home-market name and ZR is for overseas markets.

Or at least have xperia a in the "find your device" box go to this forum section.
[Sony Xperia ZR] halfbloodmutant:
That is market-ist. :D
[Sony Xperia ZR] kruheh:
Finally a forum of our own, even though it's under legacy right now. :p

By the way, those who've put their ZRs through the water test, did you just submerge it or did you try putting it under the tap?

I tried mine under the tap, washed it like a fruit and had water sip under the battery cover, so just wondering the experience from you guys.
[Sony Xperia ZR] mrhoodie:
I jumped in the pool with it with the phone in my hands or in my shorts.. Works ok for me. Also the touch block app is not needed to my opinion, as the wet tracking works well, no unwanted buttons are pushed when covered in water.
[Sony Xperia ZR] kruheh:
I see. Maybe I handled it too roughly or something. I'll try submerging it later (maybe). Lol.

And yea, I tried the touch screen while washing it; seemed to be working just fine, too.
[Sony Xperia ZR] moolash:
Question: anyone having reasonably bad quality photos with the front camera? I think it's just about focusing.

Update in other topic: it works COOL underwater. :) I'm in Italy on a holiday and it does the job. I little water may go underneath the back cover - have a look always.

Tapatalk 4 Bétával küldve C5503-ről
[Sony Xperia ZR] hendriksan:
Guys, 4.2 Jellybean has been released in Nordic!

Someone posted the download link for the ftf file in original android development, will flash it later with flashtool.
[Sony Xperia ZR] axel007:
Custom ROMs for Z working on A/ZR

I have a DoCoMo Experia A, just rooted it. Will custom ROMs like existenz developed for the Z work on the A/ZR?
[Sony Xperia ZR] dondavis007:
Hopefully someone with an upgraded phone can report if the not so over pair camera now is better. Much like the Z

Skickat från min HTC One via Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
Finally XZR getting some recognition. GSMArena also reviewed the phone.

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_zr-review-959.php

:)
[Sony Xperia ZR] halfbloodmutant:
Yeah but thre review has so much error. It says no small apps and some screen shots of othe xperia
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
Yea, saw that. Atleast they did a review :D
[Sony Xperia ZR] rizki cimenks:
price n announcement!

about price i think so xpensive

but no matter about that price. but my problem is when this devive coming in my country. my be love country "Indonesia" still waiting untill now.
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
CPU usage & Battery Drain.

Sony seems to have screwed it up again! The CPU usage varies from 16% - 64%. Even when nothing major runs in the background the CPU idles around the same range which drains the battery quite a bit.

The same problem with CPU usage and battery drain has been reported in the Sony website forum for all Xperia devices with the new 4.2.2 update.

Will wait and watch if Sony fixes this in their upcoming 4.3 update.
[Sony Xperia ZR] furaiza:
Hi, I from Indonesia and already have this Amazing phone, but not official..

I Think, if you want to buy the official from sony, you must waiting much longer
[Sony Xperia ZR] axel007:
Nordic ROM - CPU/battery OK for me...

Akash, I have had the Nordic ROM since yesterday thanks to your guidance. Can't confirm those reports. CPU monitor shows usage of 2-15% when not doing much, mostly staying below 10%. Battery sheds about 3.5% on average per hour not doing much. Meaning - no apps or widgets that require CPU when idle, wifi and bluetooth mostly off (on some of the time), screen off most of the time, but GPS on, email on auto/push, LTE/WCDMA on, and no special settings. I guess after tweaking, it can do a little better still, so I guess at this rate it's good for a day of normal use. So not too sure what those reports are about.

Very happy so far, very snappy performance.
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Russian update now online!

Yeah! Some more good news!

The Russian build of Android 4.2.2 is now online.

DOWNLOAD
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
judging by experience of "z" and freexperai, how likely zr will get a properp cm rom and support inf uture? thx.
[Sony Xperia ZR] nrjsh1988:
Ordered a ZR today

I have ordered an Xperia ZR today waiting to be delivered. Specs seems brilliant, hope this devices lives upto the expectatons.

Can anyone tell me how is the in call volume of this phone ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] njsdante:
Any Working CWM for Xperia ZR

i'll get mine the day after tomorrow. i'm really exciting about this. 4.2.2 update is waiting and how to upgrade to it without loosing root status?

xperia z users flash pre-rooted 4.2.2 firmware from cwm. there is such a way for xperia zr? sorry for my newbie question & poor english.
[Sony Xperia ZR] itandy:
There's a method to get root again in 4.2.2 here. But there seems to be some issues. Let's wait for while and see if it's really stable.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rapt0r23:
Sony Xperia ZR Android 4.2.2 update now seeding

Great news, hope this and 4.3 in the near future improves the battery performance.

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Besides the battery performance the phone absolutely is a gem. Just bought a case, anyone reading this I thoroughly recommend the fone i.e if you are fine with the low vga cam and viewing angles.
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
My phone is coming the day after tomorrow too .. can't wait to take it ;xxx i will join this community n upgrading from the mighty Xperia X8 performance (almost 3 years of usage ..great phone )..this will be a lifechange i guess :D
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Try the new 4.2.2 rom. You'll be impressed with the battery.

Here's a little teaser.
[Sony Xperia ZR] AdX9170:
Check what frequency the CPUs are running at.. If it is at a low frequency then 64% load isn't a big deal. Use CPU spy. itll show u how long ur phone has been running at each of the frequency steps defined in the kernel
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
anyone??? :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia ZR] itandy:
I believe technically it's not difficult since the hardware specs are almost identical. Porting AOSP/CM ROM should be fairly simple for an experienced dev because the difference in resolution will be a non-issue. Hopefully some talented dev from Z will be able to help us.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Tatanek:
Language

Hi, in my country (Poland) XperiaZR doesn't exist, I can buy only Xperia Z. I find X ZR in MediaMarkt in Netherlands and think, that I can buy it there, but there is one question. Maybe some of you live in Netherlands or have a phone from this country and can check something for me? Can I change language into "polish" ? I don't know which languages are available in cellphones in Netherlands.. I know, that I can always use english, but i prefer my national language :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
Sure u can change it (:
[Sony Xperia ZR] regibox:
Downgrade to 4.1.2 possible?

Sorry if this has been asked before. I did a search but I'm apparently not qualified.

Since I was rushing things, I lost root when going to 4.2.2. Is there any way to downgrade the phone to 4.1.2 so I can "start over" and try to retain root with OTA Rootkeeper or am I stuck with needing an unlocked bootloader? I want to back up my TA partition before I unlock, but I can't do that without root, which I don't have, and can't get..
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
Wireless Charing

Does XZR supports wireless charging? :confused::confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia ZR] itandy:
I believe you can download the official 4.1.2 FTF file and flash it in FlashTool.
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
No.

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Download the ftf for 4.1.2 and root. Download ota rootkeeper and wait for the ota. I was under the impression that the upgrade to 4.2.2 was only happening through Sony update service but if it's ota then you should be set.
[Sony Xperia ZR] regibox:
Thanks. I got it working. I had tried with FlashTool previously but had apparently not gotten the drivers to work. I flashed from my desktop and all is well. Back on 4.1.2, rooted with DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit and backed up my TA partition with Backup-TA-9.6.
[Sony Xperia ZR] regibox:
FreeXperia Project to give the ZR some love?

I asked a few questions about the ZR to the people behind the FreeXperia Project, and we might be getting some CM love as well.

Nothing has been said about when or even a "YES". I'll let you draw your own conclusions from the IRC log below:

[19:55] <macaon> Hello. Seeing as how the Z and ZL share so much, is there any chance to see CM ported to the ZR as well? The differences between the Z and ZR seem miniscule. All 3 are fusion3 devices.

[19:58] <mithun46> there are different sensors

[19:58] <mithun46> Z and ZL have a lot

[19:58] <mithun46> to know more simply compare their defconfigs and u will find a hell lot

[20:00] <macaon> I've compared them, and there are only a few lines that differ.. 4 or 5 in total, none seem to target specific hardware (except the screen). Then again, I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at.

[20:01] <macaon> CONFIG_SENSORS_PM8XXX_PULLUP_68K_BLTHERM (unique for ZR), and some differences (2 lines) targetting CONFIG_FB_MSM_MIPI_R63306

[20:01] <macaon> That's all I can find, apart from model name of course.

[20:21] <@Kali-> macaon: ZR should come

[20:21] <@Kali-> jerplea have it, but it's busy with work

[20:21] <@Kali-> *him is

[20:22] <macaon> That's good news. I'm not here to rush anyone. I was just curious to know if it might even happen :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
This is how much my battery lasted for the first full charge (was on 50% when i turned it on for first time and charged to 100) The last 10% i turned everything on so i could down it and recharge to full at home (: i think its a great endurance for start (: (2nd day with the phone .. it feels just great..can't wait for the 4.2 update still on 4.1 :( ^^
[Sony Xperia ZR] njsdante:
Awesome Phone!

i got it and use it for 2days. battery life is a lot better than my previous xperia XS.

there is no over heating issue while using data (around 90mins of downloading from playstore).

battery lasts at least 1 and half day for me on my normal usage.

camera is better than my previous XS.

love this phone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] naturalb0rnkiwi:
Apps to SD

Hey guys,

Finally got the phone today, but is there no way to move apps to sd? Tried a few apps, but no go.. no way to manually update or root properly, firmware version is 10.1.1.A.1.310 - Sounded like there were issues with Root and so on so scared me off...

Still on 4.1.2, seems the OTA hasnt come through, im in Australia BTW

Cheers
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
There's no way to move apps to SD since the external storage is emulated. Probably if someone wrote a script to enable to read or write onto an external ext4 partition then yeah maybe it could be possible.
[Sony Xperia ZR] naturalb0rnkiwi:
So even on new software this is not possible?

I noted the limited storage when purchasing the phone but never assumed that apps couldn't be moved

Other than that.. Looooove the phone!

I've never come across that in android yet.. Hmmm now what...?
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Well wait till someone compiles CM 10.1 or any other custom Rom with app to SD capability.
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
The option will be available but like akash said we need to wait for cyanogenmod team to build a rom for us (:
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
possible to enable call recording on zr? thx.
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Google play store.
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
btw, heard the earpiece not loud enough, what you gys thnink?
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Not on mine. It varies from handset I guess?! It would be better to use a different headphone anyway as the default Sony ones usually suck.
[Sony Xperia ZR] lilloscar:
I use callrecirder vers 1.4.5 configured as an Xperia Z and all ok
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
The initially provided headphones are loud enough but poor poor quality. Sound is crackling. I am using a pair of of Phillips headphones (not top quality or pricey either) and they sound wonderful with the ZR. Deep base, clear sound, loud.
[Sony Xperia ZR] goldsmit409:
Helo all

I am thinking of buying this phone my options are

Nokia lumia 920 30999 INR

xperia zr 28000 INR

Galaxy s4 34000 INR

I would be playing lots of games but the low storage of zr is bothering me

And I don't want to root my phone coz m not sure about it

Will it void my warranty

I won't get official updates

If I want to take it to service center do I need to unroot it? Is that possible

And if I root can I install apps and games to sd?

Also can anyone check this method to install fames to sd

Will it work?

http://m.instructables.com/id/How-to-install-apps-onto-your-SD-Card-No-Root/

Also does the flap wear out so quickly then what's da use of waterproof?

Plz help guys
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
That's a lot to answer...

1. Currently XZR doesn't allow you to move apps from internal to SD, but several reported they did it after root (using apps like Link2SD), or you can wait until cm10.1 (or some other custom roms) comes out and I'm sure you can move apps to SD then

2. It is okay to root your phone and you can always unroot it when you want to send for warranty.

3. Many have reported their flaps will loose after opening/closing many times but currently my XZR flap is working fine (charging 2-3 times per day)
[Sony Xperia ZR] goldsmit409:
1. did you try the method in the link I gave??? does it work?

3. for how long do you have zr now?
[Sony Xperia ZR] kruheh:
I use Clean Master to move apps to SD. But it only works with some apps; I think small-sized apps.

No problem with the flaps for now, but just in case I went and got myself the charging dock DK28 a couple days ago.
[Sony Xperia ZR] goldsmit409:
I urge all xperia zr user to try this method and let us know if it works and installs apps (Games specifically) to sd card and works normally

that would be the deciding factor for me to go for s4 or zr

thnx all for replies
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
you can use flash tool to go back check out the development section.
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
tjhx how about this?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=labs.xpro.callrecorder&hl=en
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Just to clarify on the flaps becoming loose. Although my flap feels looser, I tested it in the pool this morning and there was absolutely no water ingress from either the usb flap or the headphone flap.

Just to put your doubts at rest.
[Sony Xperia ZR] goldsmit409:
thnx for clearing the doubt man
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
What about diving in the sea? I think the salty whater will be a problem for the phone? Kinda scared to dive with for shots.
[Sony Xperia ZR] rizki cimenks:
No no no. Still wait official device. As we know about unofficial phone rummored get disable IMEI from sony mobile. Buy this rummored true or not.