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[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Sony Xperia ZR(C5502/3)​

Please post all Queries & Discussions about the phone below,Don't open any new threads

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Specs:

Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

1.5 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 Pro APQ8064 Quad Core

Adreno 320 graphics

RAM: 2GB

4.55" 720p display

IP55/58 certified dust proof and water resistant up to 1.5 meters

13MP Exmor RS camera

HDR for picture and video

8GB internal storage and microSD memory card

Co-moulded aluminium frame

Aluminium power button

Transparent Illumination Bar

Weight : 138 grams

Talk time (up to): 13 hours(3G)

Standby time (up to): 520 hours(3G)​

RRP : €500 (Netherlands,Russia,Hong Kong)​

500~560$ (Thailand,Taiwan)​

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User Reviews​

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[Sony Xperia ZR] 某龙兄:
Expensive is better

Sent from my C5303
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rajeev:
ZR is better. If u have more amount means go for ZR. SP is a midrange smartphone. Budgeted phone... ZR will be great. But expensive
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Thx guys:)

I dont have a huge budget but enough for this devices;)

More SP users what do u think bros:p

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] jasonwsc:
No doubt the ZR. You should be asking yourself if you really need that 2 extra cores and water proofing, at the cost of battery life. The Xperia SP beats last year flagships easily, so it really isn't that weak.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rajeev:
Its depends on you bro. I think ZR will be around 31000 or 30500 Rupees. You have to spend extra 6000 more for ZR by comparing SP. If u have that much amount means no doubt... Go for ZR... Other wise SP..

And for ZR the Front Camera is VGA. And the battery will be more drain comparing with SP...
[Sony Xperia ZR] IE-coRe:
I would go for the sp if you dont care about the waterproof.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rajeev:
Thats cool. SP is a budgeted smart phone. While ZR will burn ur pocket
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Haha yep im a heavy user bro im using the phone more than my pc;)

So what do think go for the ZR?

Thx for helping man;)

N yea i have a budget around 600USD so it's not a problem to get one of them;)

So if i will get the ZR he will give a better results n performance?:)

Waterproof he's nice but it's not the main thing i care of bro;)

I care more of the design n the performance that's what really matter;)

But if we thinking about that, it will be nice if the device heatup we can just wash him n cool him off:P

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rajeev:
Sure Bro..ZR will give you a superb performance. Its a cool device. I dont have that much amount. Thats y i bought SP. Otherwise sure i will go for ZR. ZR will be a sensational phone... No doubt .... If u dont care about the Quality of the Front Cam
[Sony Xperia ZR] darth5zaft:
Rather than ZR why not ZL?
[Sony Xperia ZR] x102x96x:
>> Get Xperia ZR

because of all specification it has + IP58 ;)

it has more battery too

:good:
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Nah the ZL is 2big for me bro..;)

This device r perfect the size specifics n plus the water resistant

Thing is cool:P

Yea decided 2go for him hope he will has no issues;)

Thx for the comments bros u gave me a huge help n i will get the zr when he's gonna be launched n see how he's perform;)

Thx E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] ahgahg:
I would go the SP.

ZR being a Quad core will consume more battery.

I am a ZL owner.

It has a 1080p display, quad core etc, you end up charging it at the end of day.

With SP its the same battery size as ZL but 720p display, dual core.

If you are not specs hungry, I'd say go for the SP.

There will be a negligible difference in performance but a noticeable different in battery life.
[Sony Xperia ZR] MrUsta:
If the price difference is small, then ZR.

The question is how much more is it worth being waterproof, 1GB extra RAM, 2 extra cores (still the same old CPU as in Nexus 4).

Now, if Sony would put a Snapdragon 600 on ZR, keep the resolution 720p, put a high quality IPS display, then this phone would be a star. I guess that would also cast a shadow on Z...

Bottom line is ZR is in a different price group, so SP remains the best performing phone in this price range among the large manufacturers.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Im a heavy user bro;)

I dont think the dual core n the 1gb of ram will be enough for me..

Anyway i have budget for them both;)

Thx for yur replay bro u bring a good point:)

For few more bucks i think the ZR will give much more then the SP;)

N the s600 n the s4 pro give pretty

Same results, and dont forget man im upgrading from a neo v(fuc*** piece of shi*:P) so i think it's going to be a big changing..:)

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] ahgahg:
if you use your phone more than your computer, you definitely want a good battery life, go with SP

Dual and Quad core not so big difference, but the 1 vs 2 gb of Ram might depending upon how many apps you have opened at the same time

Also, for the price you can get 2 SPs for the price of one ZR.
[Sony Xperia ZR] sealane:
Got my zr, delivered, last evening, so far so good, battery is removable, thank god for that, sound, speed, looks, 1st impressions are great, have ditched my s3 for this one as this one's smaller than s3, and has more ram, hope I'm right.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Good for u bro,:)

Haha i think u r the first person r got

It on XDA;)

Yep finally a removable back n battery, lets hope he dont has any

Bugs..

Thx man for commenting here, it always very nice to hear a user opinion;)

Ps.

It will be very nice of u to give a full

Review on him in the next couple of days.., it's will help to many ppl here:)

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rapt0r23:
Finally bought the Xperia ZR

Hello guys,

I finally bought the Xperia ZR (will get delivered to me in 3-4 days). I honestly was waiting to buy the Nexus 4 (am from Mumbai - India), but the day ZR launched I decided that this is the phone which I need to buy, the only disappointment I felt was the front camera which can be discounted as I will be rarely using the front camera. ZR suits me because of it's screen size so it would be comfortable for my hands, also had 2 phones which fell into water and got damaged beyond repair so this would be perfect for me. This will be my first android phone.

Anyways wanted to know if there's a need of any screen protector and casing for the ZR? If yes can you guys suggest which case/screen protector should I buy? Thanks a lot !
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
[MENTION=1544000]tudork[/MENTION]

Check out Negrielectronics.com bro

They shipping worldwide n the price is decent..;)

Maybe ill buy from them the device in next week if the price will not go down on eBay..

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] budakmaran:
hi all..

anybody can determine whether can move app to sdcard??ready to dump htc one for zr..hehe
[Sony Xperia ZR] mesang:
It has a screenprotector pre-installed. ;)
[Sony Xperia ZR] AmeiN:
Hi, Im looking for this phone...

Can anyone do Screen comparison between Xperia ZR, Xperia TX and Xperia Z... Thanks..
[Sony Xperia ZR] mesang:
Just got mine a few days ago, went for a holiday to Luxembourgh. Photo's are awesome, and also underwater. Had it in my swimmingshorts while swimming and it still works and looks like a charm! :)

Batterylife is awesome. Fast and snappy interface.

Before this I had the Xperia S. This is such an improvement. Though I am a little bit worried about the usb cover...
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
Thanks but its still outside of EU. Which means I would have to pay 24% VAT plus about USD 100 customs tax for high value electronics. It's no deal for me.
[Sony Xperia ZR] moolash:
Xperia ZR in Europe

Guys, I am on a hunt - I am just trying to get the right buddy get me one :D

You can buy the phone all over in Holland (just Google Xperia ZR zwart) or in Sweden (svart) (both means black, for instance).

C55

They all sell the C5503 version - the 4G/LTE variant. Most other non-EU countries have either both or C5502.

Consider this when buying.
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
ZR Recovery.

Has anybody managed to get a recovery working on the ZR?

Can you please point me in the right direction or provide a download link?
[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
i can try somethings but i need that guy from ahmedabad to give device to me for testing
[Sony Xperia ZR] hendriksan:
not possible without access root as far as i know
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
Good choice. Where did you order from ? Cost?

Am not sure if thats the screen protector or the shatter proof sheet, in which case we would need to apply screen protector.
[Sony Xperia ZR] mesang:
Good point, probably the sheet. And it scratches like hell!
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rapt0r23:
I bought it from Tradus for 26.3k INR. It will be delivered to me by 23rd so still to get it. Thought of getting some accessories, a friend of mine has the Xperia Z and he suggested me to get the screen protector. Also thinking of getting a 32 gb SD card.
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Just picked up a 32 gig memory card although the phone acts strange on roaming with voice and data not working after a while, which requires a battery pull to fix. Until it goes kaput again. Was quite a pain. And now my company wants me to test the s4 as part of the programme to replace our business blackberries. Travelling again next week so will see if it's a Vodafone problem or a zr problem.

Not liking this.

----- FIXED ROOT PROBLEMS AND ALSO INSTALLED CWM. Now the wait for new roms continues
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
Am not facing any such issues on my ZR. In fact am loving this phone. Its got everything, its butter smooth and got great battery backup.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Starlith:
On my second day I was having major battery drain issues with media server wasn't sure if it was my sdcard so last night I got the walkman app to download all music information from the net then I disabled Google now. Battery is awesome now but still it's only third day. By day 5 I think I will do a factory reset to compare.
[Sony Xperia ZR] bkhuraijam:
I had the same on the first day. It's awesome after a few number of Charging cycles. It's a common characteristics of lithium batteries. It normally takes a few Charging cycles and gets calibrated for the phone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
It is DONE!!! Praise the powers above. Please notice my signature :) I'm still exploring and I don't seem to be able to connect to mobile data yet (I'm in Europe, the phone probably came from Hong Kong) but I'll work it out. I love the responsiveness of the screen. It's a very light phone to hold. Love the notification light. I'll be happy to answer any questions about it.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Rapt0r23:
Can someone answer if a screen protector is needed or not?
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
does root for xperia zr fimware version 10.1.1.A.1.310 is available?
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
The phone comes with a very thin film which is meant to keep the screen from shattering to pieces if it falls. This film is very easy to scratch. The glass underneath is "scratch resistant" according to Sony but no-one knows exactly how resistant it is. (we don't know if it's gorilla glass or dragon tail glass or anything). Therefore there are two options : apply a screen protector on top of the film that's already fitted. Or remove the anti shatter film and go without a screen protector or just apply one on top of the screen.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Giuannino:
2 questions:

Xperia ZR seems to be extremely similar to Xperia Z (in hardware configuration); do someone thinks that stuff for Xperia Z will fit ZR aswell?

Is time to open a new forum section "Xperia ZR"? We are Xperia SP guests as it seems
[Sony Xperia ZR] Oriserzz:
Sony malaysia is selling the ZR now,.. But the price is too expensive.. RM1600+
[Sony Xperia ZR] kedirakevo:
For Singaporean enthusiast.. I bought my Xperia ZR today from Mustafa for 639 SGD... so far... working okay!

As someone has asked, does doomlord's root work with 10.1.1.A.1.310? Its listed as global firmware and not region specific.
[Sony Xperia ZR] kruheh:
Yup. I've rooted mine with his stuff. Malaysian here, btw. If that helps. :p
[Sony Xperia ZR] Oriserzz:
The one at mustafa is the lte version or the normal one?
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
I have rooted mine too. Works like a charm.
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
ClockworkMod works too.... download it from here: [thanks to [MENTION=4340984]krabappel2548[/MENTION]]: http://d-h.st/1BC, unzip---> install the bat file and you're set.

Let me know if this works.

Cheers
[Sony Xperia ZR] kedirakevo:
sorry but I wanna truly understand certain things before i go ahead...

I get that rooting works for Xperia ZR be it any firmware as of now right?

But do we need to unlock bootloader first?

And I discover something horrifying... I made sure flaps were closed and i place my phone under a running tap for like 10 secs... it worked the night before (Remember that I just bought it on the day itself only)... When i woke up the morning... the display is not working. Camera lenses were fogging up. I checked the net and they said that was normal. I used a hairdryer and blasted the phone with all flaps open... luckily, display came back, fog cleared... everything seems to be working fine until... My camera refuse to work now. It would hang completely when accessing from apps. It would fire up and working fine for 2 secs when i access it through the shutter button/lockscreen then it will hang.

I have reset my phone, i have used PCC to reset it too... but issue remains. Short circuited?

Update1: I downloaded and run the Xperia diagnostic app... My front camera works fine... my back camera as usual, will work for 2 sec before hanging the phone and causing auto restart...

Update2: Run the app to test my LED Flash... same thing happened...
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
Sony Malaysia is selling C5502(non-LTE version) for RM1600, as well as many other shops, but if you go superbuy.my you can actually get C5503 (LTE version) for RM1529 now.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Oriserzz:
You think by october the price will drop??

Thinking of recontracting and sell the note 3, then use the money buy this.....
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
If you insist to buy from Sony Malaysia, no I don't think it'll drop.

If you buy from other shops, yes, I think it'll drop by just maybe RM50-100.

Rumors said that LTE version will cost 1600+ while non-LTE version will cost 1500+
[Sony Xperia ZR] hendriksan:
Where did you get your ZR from? and in which country?

Better bring it to authorised service centre.

Keep us updated as I would like to know why it happened in first place
[Sony Xperia ZR] kedirakevo:
Got it in Singapore... But as the phone is not launched in my region... it must be a parallel import... and im not sure if my country's lemon law will protect me against parallel imported goods. Im going back to the store and see if i can convince them to exchange a new set for me...

but im 95% sure its gonna turn out really bad...

By the way I suspect the set comes from India... as the place i got it from is in Little India... lol
[Sony Xperia ZR] Oriserzz:
Looks like this phone is a no go since it still cost so much after telco recontract.....

Recontract with S4 also SGD580+-, import from other country also $600+...

Why so expensive...
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
No need to unlock bootloader for rooting.
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
thanks.. i root my zr already.. its rooted, but reboot after grant su permision. i follow the fix and its works.. but after that wifi connection have a problem. keep disconnect :(
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Official Forum????

When will we have a dedicated forum for the ZR?
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
please people get posting on the new forum request page for Xperia ZR:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354&page=963
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
It seems you are one of the first unlucky ZR owners whose phones were not really waterproof. That's why I'm really scared to try mine under water. Irrespective of the country or origin of the phone, Sony will not honour warranty claims for water damage. The Z forums have quite a few such cases. On the other hand there are YouTube videos with ZR happily filming underwater and they are not commercials. I'm really sorry for your situation. I do hope it's a rare case.
[Sony Xperia ZR] kedirakevo:
Ok, i bought another ZR... there's no way i can use a phone without camera. And yea after purchasing the 2nd one... I began to understand...

People say , learn from experience... so guys, learn from my experience. When you buy waterproof phones be it xperia Z or ZR... check the flaps...

My previous ZR headphone flap is not secure... and probably will never be. Even after pressing it down hard, it will still pop up a little... my new ZR doesnt have that issue. So im sure this set is pretty water tight (BUT NO WAY IN HELL IM GONNA TEST IT!!!!) but lets just leave it at that... now copying my backups over to my new ZR and gonna root it...

Btw... is there any point to unlock bootloader?
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
Dear friends, is there a way to edit what small apps appear in the menu triggered by the 3rd button? It's no major bother but I'd like to make some useless ones disappear from the menu.
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Yes sir. Hold the small app you want to delete and drag it towards the on screen buttons. It will delete.
[Sony Xperia ZR] zheng797:
About SO-04E

Well, I had bought SO-04E(Japanese ZR) for its large ROM. However, it only support 3 bands of LTE in JPN, But 5503 supports ALMOST all LTE Bands, is there any ways to make SO-04E to support the bands the 5503 has?
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Try finding an ftf file for the 5503. I'd give you the ftf but I have the 5502.
[Sony Xperia ZR] vny_sn:
First thing first.. Thanks a lot [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] for the easy rooting toolkit..

My first post in XDA :D

And about the mobile.. It's just awesome.. Been a month and the only things that bother me are Batt Performance and Camera which could have been better ( only in low light, indoors )

For other Xperia ZR users - Do not install Link2sd or you'll end up with a Boot loop..

Has anyone managed to move apps to external SD..?

4 GB is just not enough.. :confused:

PS: With boot loader locked..
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Please Everyone Post your interest in creating a ZR Forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354&page=965
[Sony Xperia ZR] kedirakevo:
I have also rooted with doomlord's... by far the smoothest and easiest rooting experience...
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
there is the way i can swap my zr internal sd card memory? i need i badly. i just buy 32gb class 10 micro sd card but what for i cant install apps and games on sd? vold.fstab for zr pleas
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Anybody getting restarts after they edit system/apps?

or apps requiring root/busybox for that matter?
[Sony Xperia ZR] halfbloodmutant:
Anyone got any good flip case for zr? If you post the pic and share the link.
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
About the flip cover

Well there are a few cheap flip covers.. But none worth the money. I asked around and was told to wait for a few weeks, only then will see some good cases for the ZR.
[Sony Xperia ZR] zheng797:
I think the difference maybe in the baseband all right?? Someone tested to flash the 5503 ftf into SO-04E, the result is that the internal memory remained 4GB:(

And didn't know anything about the bands.
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Could you please give me a link to download the ftf file for the 5502.. A mediafire link would be awesome!
[Sony Xperia ZR] gmengass:
Xperia zr forum

Come on guys its really important we get this going,

Please post your interest on the ****New Device Forum Requests****

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354&page=968
[Sony Xperia ZR] shahulvm:
Is the parallel import one C5502 or C5503?
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
Can I ask to those who have a XZR, are all back cover of all colors are a matte type? Thanks. :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] bkhuraijam:
Cyanogenmod development seems to be in progress.. Cheers!

https://github.com/BLUSNOWMAN/android_device_sony_dogo/commits/cm-10.1/README.md

Veteran developers please contribute. I am also learning and will start contributing soon!
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Not really, they are definitely not matte type. More of a good plastic feel. Quite slippery though.

---------- Post added at 01:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:05 PM ----------

Now that is some really incredible news! :good: Can't wait to get flashing!

Edit: It seems to be for the C5503 model.. what about C5502? Moreover the last changelog was posted about a month ago!
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
What about the black one? Is it matte or rubberized back? :confused:
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
It's somewhere in between. It's matte and slightly rubberised but still a bit slippery
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
Thanks for the warning. Am also looking for a solution, 4GB not enough to install games!
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
So the case is like this?:

Black > Rubberized ?

White > Plastic ?

Pink > Plastic ?

Mint > Plastic ?

Please correct me if I'm wrong. Because I'm in between Black and Mint color. If which of them is rubberized then I'll choose it. Thanks. :mad::silly::crying::confused:
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
The black one is not rubberized but it's not shiny at all. When you touch it it makes a noise and you feel a little texture but not rubberized. However, the whole case is slippery, a lot more than my previous phone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
i need swap my internal and sd memory. any solution? please
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
Based on the review here. It says that it has a rubberized matte finished. :crying::crying:

http://gadgetsportal.in/sony-xperia-zr/

Can you upload vold.fstab if any? Thanks. I made a thread on Acro S about Memory Swap but that's for Acro S :D.
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
my zr 5502 vold.fstab

i cant wait to swap. tq
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
Have you already inserted an SD Card while pulling the vold.fstab? Seems it lacks one line for the sd card. Or the design is changed. Hmmm. . .

Your vold.fstab looks like this(2lines):

dev_mount ext_card /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host

dev_mount usbdisk /storage/usbdisk auto /devices/platform/msm_hsusb_host

While in Acro S it looks like this (3lines):

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 15 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmc_host/mmc0

dev_mount ext_card /mnt/ext_card auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host

dev_mount usbdisk /mnt/usbdisk auto /devices/platform/msm_hsusb_host.0

BOLD fonts: They are the same but in XZR lacks the first line. Hmmm...
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
i think that because zr has only two layer memory (or something like that) zr just only have internal memory and sd memory. my galaxy w has 3 layer, (sd card, external sd, usb storage)
[Sony Xperia ZR] iamsuperuser:
How to install cwm on locked bootloader for Xperia ZR-C5502,

And how can I help to get the mobile a seperate forum.
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
SD Card > Refers to the internal (This lacks in XZR based on your vold.fstab)

Ext SD > Refers to the external (from removable SD Slot)

USB > I think when you insert this into a computer.
[Sony Xperia ZR] migioren:
where the internal 8gb memory located? :confused:
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Follow my post a few posts behind for Cwm on zr
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Nope. You got all three on the zr
[Sony Xperia ZR] akash4357:
Try this.
[Sony Xperia ZR] bluerain28:
Of course it should be three, internal, external and USB OTG, Can you upload your vold.fstab? Thanks.