[Xperia Z General] Azurren:
Heya, I tried to put as much information in the title and although I could easily write a wall of text here I'll try and keep it short and sweet :)

I was wondering if this type of topic belonged in the Q&A section.. But I believe it is more of a general discussion topic rather than something which can be solved

Please note that I am not asking which is the better phone or trying to start another flame war.. I'm just going to list my thoughts and hope that some of you can share yours!

Baseline facts:

Sony Xperia Z - Unlimited data £26pm (LTE later this year)

HTC One - Unlimited data £28pm (LTE later this year)

So, I received my Xperia Z today and to be completely honest I am not blown away by it at all (Which is actually a first for me as every phone I have ever owned has astounded me in some fashion).

I decided on it due to the overall price and the screen size (bigger is better) thinking that both were evenly matched

Okay, strait to the point.. Here is what's bothering me:

The screen size - Comparing it to my Nexus 4 (With the onscreen buttons hidden) a 4.7" screen is almost identical to a 5" screen with on screen buttons.. So one of the advantages over the HTC One is null :(

As the HTC one has dedicated buttons

The look - Maybe it's because I had my heart set on the HTC one or maybe its because I fell in love with the curves of the Nexus 4 but.. This just looks like a slab (Covered in fingerprints)

The feel - The phone actually kinda feels sharp / awkward when I hold and use it in one hand

Rooting worries - I've always ended up rooting and flashed every every android phone I've owned.. But I've read some horror stories about losing features (DRM and Bravia Engine). I really don't want to lose these as they are one of the few "WOW" factors this phone has

This is one worry that I'm sure could easily be put to rest by someone here :)

Battery life - Granted, I have been playing with it for most of the afternoon but it's lost a hell of a lot of battery in a rather short space of time. I'm not usually one to moan about battery life as I routinely charge every night but I need my phone to last all day with mid-heavy use

Notification Lag - Strangely enough while using Google+ auto-backup / instant upload feature my nexus 4 is getting notifications much faster (Minutes) than my Xperia despite the fact that the Xperia is the one uploading (Thus not in deep-sleep). Is this something anyone else is experiencing?

Speaker position - In a word.. Annoying. I've covered it more times than I can count and I've only used it a few times

Internet Lag - It seems to take about 5 seconds to switch from "H" to "H+" and then to start sending / receiving data leaving me staring at a blank page for a while.. Could be an issue with my network but I'm just throwing this out there.

Finally just general factors such as less power (Poorer specs) to the HTC One.. Almost every review site I have seen claims the HTC One is just "Better", even the camera on the HTC One is "Better" according to most of them so the Xperia really falls short on every mark.

Now the reason I posted this here is because I want to hear the opinions of those who actually own an Xperia Z and to get your opinions.. I already know what answer I'd get if I posted this over in the HTC One forums ;)

On a side note I got one of these packaged with my Xperia Z:

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/accessories/stereo-bluetooth-headset-sbh20/

It's still sitting in the box along with my contract simcard, headphones, charger and screen protectors as I'm not sure if I'm going to keep them. Its a nice touch though and defiantly a plus point :victory:

I was planning on buying a bluetooth headset anyway, this one even has NFC and a much "higher-end" product than I would consider

Thanks to everyone who read this topic, I'm really not asking which one is "better" or trying to start any form of a flame war. I just want to know your opinions.. Would you switch? Why? Why not?

And please, please, please list out some positive features of the Xperia Z as I'm seriously disillusioned here :confused:

I'm talking about features, gimmicks, accessories, anything to make it standout!