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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hpsauce37:
i did notice that also in the small print however it also mentioned that the voucher codes can be used upto a couple of months later i think.

Either Sony should have let the current offer continue for another month of 2 knowing the z1 compact release was around the corner of have a new set of deals in place for the release of the compact.

Not very well thought out by Sony in my opinion.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Zoidy:
I think they do this to give people more time to sort out their claims. Both Nikon and Canon do the same on their cashback offers. It's really annoying that we don't get anything. I'm getting a year's Music Unlimited via O2 but would have preferred some games and movies.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] frankgreimes:
Thank you for that, helps a lot.

The Z 1 always striked me as too big with bad viewing angles. Now the decision is down to this one and the S 5. If the Z1c would have had a removable battery the decision would have already been made and yeah after thinking long and hard about it, for me its more practically to have it removable.

Friend of mine is going to order it next week, so I'm going to see it in action can't wait.

as for getting services "free" it's always a trade off miss the cancel subscription dead line and you are in for another year. This only works if you don't have to add your CC number or use a fake one.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arthur Hucksake:
Considering the Z1 Compact will be considerably cheaper than the S5, the battery life is solid and the build quality is great.... I don't think you would have buyer's remorse with this device.

Here is another little sweetener.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Jayrod1980:
Gpe edition of this please!!! It is an amazing phone. Looks like it has almost all the world radios you could want etc as well
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] somebloke:
No one else seems to mention it but I've just been away with my Z1c & the battery life with stamina mode on is excellent.

Am I going to break my vibrate motor by spinning it up from the home button? :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] frankgreimes:
I know that but it doesn't hurt to wait, I get the Z1c cheaper and can compare them one on one and mostly more important Root and custom ROMS will be out by then.

Hope it sells well and more companies are jumping on the compact train.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mrskullfreak:
Hi, Could I buy this out right from tmo without getting a plan and get it unlocked for att?

thx
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ikm19:
Sorry its not launched on tmo usa
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] toxic_garden:
did anyone find out how to map/activate the camera button? It just seems to do nothing from regular home- or lockscreen. When i push it while camera-app is activated, it keeps focussing. I wonder if i just missed any config-option for mapping it to "quick start camera" or at least "take a quick shot" or something...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mkiki:
Yes, brazilian portuguese is in the language options of the Z1 compact. you can check it on clove.co.uk (look for the news named z1 compact languages (sorry I can't post the link).

Franck
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Tobi@s:
Seems my Z1c is a battery eater.. Is this normal?

Phone was idle for 6 hours and 3 hours of average usage.

Using advanced stock kernel and XPosed Framework with APM, Fix Sony 4.3 Bugs and XPrivacy
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] toxic_garden:
try freezing the CrashMonitor. Helped me a lot with that.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Zoidy:
For me the camera button works from the lockscreen but only when the camera app isn't running.

Half pressing the button should focus and pressing fully should take a picture. It's not the easiest button to press though.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] toxic_garden:
HA! You're right! I just didn't press it full way. Now it works as designed, thx! :D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] roanmy:
How is the heat management on Z1c? I have the Z, and it heats up way too much, and too easily.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Didgesteve:
Took delivery of my Z1c at the weekend. Looks amazing, everything is very smooth and fast. Beautiful screen for watching movies on, the colours are really punchy and the details are crisp, no stuttering or jerkyness. Not had much of a play with the camera yet, but very impressed with the build quality, feels nice in the hand.

Is there an easy way I can root my Z1c without losing the DRM keys?

I have read on the Z1 thread about backing up the TA partition before you do anything, but so far not many people have come forward onto the Z1c thread to take up the challenge.

We need a developer on side to help port over a slick rom like iHacker from the Z1
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Darkimmortal:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2634196

It's a very convoluted process because the closest the z1 compact can get to an exploitable version of android is the mix of z1f and z1 4.2 firmware. Beyond that the process is largely the same as rooting 4.3 on the tablet z.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bigmille:
The heat output is very low on the Z1C. It never get warm enough to feel hot, only lukewarm even when playing games.

It's runs cooler than the Z1, which is much cooler than the Z.

I remember running the Z under cold water to cool it down after playing game!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] samven582:
Where did hear its going to be released on the 15th?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] CAL7:
If I unlock the bootloader, and then need hardware warranty service....

1. How generous is Sony about honoring the warranty if the issue is clearly unrelated to unlocking?

2. Is it possible to re-lock so as to return it to its factory state?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arrar:
We got the z1c in stores here in Finland. Went to a local store to see and feel it in the hand. Size is very compact in hand. Feels incredibly small after using Nexus 5 for one month. Even though I had HOS and Xperia S before December of 2013.

The dedicated camera button isnt that good as it makes the phone shake a bit while used. This is caused by the small size of the button and the fact you have to press it quite deep. The good thing is that it is two stage where it focuses when pressed the half way. It did shoot quite fast in the light of the store and the shaking didn't seem to be captured in the pictures. The case could be different in low light situation.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] captain_69uk:
HI,

Can someone who owns the Z1C confirm if it has any trouble multi tasking? I have the Xperia SP and the Walkman app (or Deezer etc) will always crash/ close after a while when using a web browser at the same time. Which is obviously really disappointing.

(It's a known issue I've read of others saying the same)

I want to do this on the train so am trying to weigh up if I should switch to a Z1C.

Can it run Walkman/ Deezer/ music app with a full browser like Chrome/ Opera without the music player ever closing?

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] GR36:
Yes runs no problem at all. The spwill be because of limited ram
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] gundin59:
Camera comparison: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Xperia Z1, LG G2, iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/C...G2-iPhone-5s-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HTC-One_id3561
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Tobi@s:
Wow great. That fixed my problem (freezed CrashMonitor and CrashMonitorService)!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] MLAM:
For those who got theirs from Sony or P4U or CPW, can you advise what was in the box in your packages?

I know with O2 you get USB cable, headphones, OTG cable but no charger.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] darkchocholate:
hello ... is there anyone who got yellow hue in Z1C? cause i found a video which compare Z1C with Z1.. Z1C display get yellow than Z1..
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] toxic_garden:
i don't know exactly what it's good for (don't say "monitoring crashes", i already got to that point! :P ), but it ate about 120 MB of memory and lots of CPU-Time when i watched the stats. I always support devs or vendors with crash- or debug-logs, but only as long as they don't eat half of my battery. ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] arangast:
I got mine from CPW, it came with USB cable, headphones, OTG cable, 1500ma charger and a screen protector.

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I found mine had a distinct green cast to the screen compared to my old Xperia U, so using that as a guide I played with the White Balance settings until it looked right, although changing this seems to dim the screen slightly so I had to turn the brightness up a little to compensate. I'm using R=59, G=0, B=47.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Darkimmortal:
Bought from Sony mobile online store

Got USB, headphones, charger, otg and screen protector
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] thermalboyz:
From Sony mobile direct, use cable, charger, Screen protector, ear phone, manual. Same above.

Sent from my pigeon
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] darkchocholate:
So.. It mean Xperia z1c has yellowish sickness like it's brother Z1?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bossk128:
I think this is a big deal: at no point have I ever had second thoughts about removing the plastic film from any device I've had, I assumed it was there to ensure the glass screen was always perfect (re smudges and dust) when you first get the device.

I find it hard to believe that a warranty for phone hardware can be voided by removing something extraneous to the device. Can somebody please post a screenie of the Sony-applied ASF on the phone in use?

Is it likely it will attract dust round the edges, where it bonds to the screen? How likely is it to spontaneously peel away from the phone in normal use, especially in the 18 month to 2 year usage that the warranty and many phone contracts last for?

If the ASF peels away spontaneously can I get it replaced FoC within the warranty period, even though as stated by a Sony rep that it needs an entire new screen?

If the ASF is expected to be left on the screen what's the point of the DragonTail glass?

How can any manufacturer expect you to apply a screen protector? Advise, yes, recommend, yes, but withhold warranty??

Or am I reading too much into this? What type of warranty repair would be honoured if the ASF was intact, but not be honoured if the ASF was removed? Some of the posts imply it's specifically the screen warranty.

IMO it's

not

a warranty situation if I drop the phone and it cracks, or if it gets scratched in my pocket: Sony don't know if I work in construction/the beach and so I wouldn't expect them to repair a scratch for free. But if I remove my ASF and the battery overheats and scorches the screen (like my HOX :silly: ) I'd expect a fix under warranty.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] scdoyle:
I second the comment above. I was ready to buy one of these SIM-free but this 'anti-shatter film' issue bothers me. I have owned many HTC, Samsung and LG phones (but never a Sony) and have never come across this before. Many reviews mention this film scratches easily which is a big turn-off for me.

Is this a showstopper or is too much being made of this? Are owners peeling this film off?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] skit777:
If you peeling of the first film on the screen is another film :@ 2x film on the screen!

Wysłane z mojego D5503 przy użyciu Tapatalka

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Factory second film is very poor quality and it can not be in any way remove

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slvrarrow:
There are 2 films on the screen???

If you remove the rear one do the Sony/Xperia logos come off?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Zoidy:
I cannot see any anti shatter film on my phone either on the back or front. And I applied the free protector that was in the box no problem and it does the job.

All phone screens will scratch given the opportunity. I've always had a protective film on my phones. When I took one off my S3 to try the phone "naked" I ended up with a small mark on it and no idea how.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] skit777:
Yes sony logo of

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slvrarrow:
There is no ASF? This is a big boost if that's the case. Or is it just that you can't notice it?

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Even on the rear? With the Xperia Z1 the rear ASF can be removed and the Logos stay
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] skit777:
I do not know whether the back also descends logo. front only checked

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slvrarrow:
Okay. The back I am happy to remove the ASF if the logos stay.

Can you show the two films that came from the front? Can you also show how it looks without the Sony logo?

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] skit777:
I have a new phone with the film fabryczna.w sonycenter exchanged for new because I feel bad work. I think that just by the lack of film

Wysłane z mojego D5503 przy użyciu Tapatalka

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Sorry. I have a new phone with the factory film. The rest read up ;)

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bossk128:
I've heard this a lot. I think it depends on your lifestyle. I had my Desire and HOX for 18 months each, no screen protector, and no scratches on the screen. In pockets with coins and all.

I'd much prefer not to use a protector, all the ones I tried felt terrible.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] fade2black101:
I currently have a Note II (The polar opposite of this) and a Nexus 4. Was considering this but for the time being I'm happy with the giant Note II.

I've been reading this thread though as I am genuinely interested.

The pre-applied screen does sound a bit worrying. If you do remove it I would strongly suggest a tempered glass screen protector. The one I have on my Note II genuinely feels better than the naked glass, and a different league to plastic ones. They offer genuine drop protection too.

I hope for everyone's sake that the warranty on this phone isn't void by removing the crappy plastic one.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] thermalboyz:
For those who manage to get ASF out or planning to, are there any ASF on the back too? As I can't see any ASF on mine on the Back. front yes, I can see it and planning to removed both and put tempered glass on it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] MasK:
One question thats bugs me... Why don't the other phones need such a film? Is this some kinda special Jap safety thingy?

Personally, I think the oleophobic coating is value-added. Those who run their screens naked will know. And I'm hearing from the users here that neither the screen nor the ASF has this coating. This totally blows..

If I do get this phone, I'll make sure I can find a oleophobic SP to go over it. And even then, the edges will show the 2 films... :(
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sinple:
Don you all think that the ASF did a great job at preventing the screen from cracking? At least from my past few sony phone, no matter how i drop, the screen does not crack at all
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Zoidy:
Just had a look at the back of my Z1c and noticed three scratches. Pretty gutted as I've only had it since Friday and been careful with it. There really doesn't appear to be any factory fitted film on the back though.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] The MBG:
I was just about to pull the trigger on one after having a quick play in an o2 store when I read about the multiple camera issues last night. I'll definitely be holding back until they're resolved.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Coelijoeli:
Well just got my z1 compact deliverd and I really like this Phone!

Its so smooth and I really like the size, Its even a bit shorter then my previous phone, the Xperia s.

Did not notice any problems with camera though...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bossk128:
Were you doing experiments or are you just ham fisted?!? :D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tania247260:
Xperia Z1 Compact

I think xperia Z1 Compact is the best phone than any other phone right now..this phone is many times better than I phone 5s by comparing all the features AND Performance
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] CAL7:
Apparently, no news is bad news. For such an incredibly popular device, I don't understand 1) the lack of USA carrier support, but more curiously, 2) the lack of whining from the community. I can't do anything about the former, but I can try to kickstart the latter.

What's up? Doesn't anyone here in the USA care? Are there any, any at all, rumors?

There's no 700mHz LTE, so that lets AT&T out; but TMO should be all over it. At least there should be a massive underground movement to import the Z1c as a BYOD device for TMO and its MVNO's.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] dno62:
Hey guys,

for me it's the best phone imho.

The size is the absolute best you Can get. Before I got a S4 , changed to Htc one, now xperia compact. This phone is so incredibly smooth never even got this smooth with Android revolution Roms or something else. awesome! I hope the camera problem is rly a software problem and The will give a solution for this. Because, like this I think I wouldn't even say it's better than the Htc ones.

Running time is INCREDIBLE. I got 3 hours on time with watching videos on full brightness.. And 60% power left. There are rly many good side effects of the "small" screen.

What I don't like (what I said before) camera, colors of the screen(more used to colorful screens), the vibrations (not so precise like the one), the sound(yeah, boomsound hard to reach) and the equalizer, that just configures sound for Walkman app. I couldn't use it for deezer. Sad!

If someone rly is into the screen size of galaxy s2, u should run for this phone. I can't even image what will happen when we get good Roms. Crazy!

Gesendet von meinem D5503 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] spaniolo:
Sign me up.... I prefer the Z1 compact to come to T-Mobile better than the 5" Z1s.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Didgesteve:
No problems with the camera so far.

I've noticed that if you leave the white balance on Auto it tends to give you a washed out picture in daylight.

But other than than, it's very easy to use, and very fast. Can't find anything wrong with it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OCEP:
Did you try taking some photos with the flash during the night? Because apparently that is when the camera is faulty. It produces a so-called 'flash bleed'.

I'm very inclined to buy the device myself but I'm not sure if I should wait to see if this is a hardware problem and whether Sony will fix it or not.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] twilliams08:
I've not experienced any issues with the camera myself either in daylight or for night shots. That said I own the black model - from what I've read on the forums the flash bleed problem seems to be more prominent on the coloured models.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Didgesteve:
Went into the storeroom here at work, with the lights off, so pitch black, took some pics with flash on auto and flash on fill. They have come out fine.

But I'm not sure I would know what flash bleed was if I saw it.

Because of where the lens is, on the corner of the phone, it would be easy to get your finger in the way, that might reflect light.

I think people read too much into reviews, it's just a phone ffs
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OCEP:
Thanks for the reply and photo.

You can check out the flash bleed thing in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50092044

Personally, I don't think it's much of a big issue because it seems unnoticeable in any other conditions other than pitch-dark night scenes - conditions I wouldn't be shooting in anyway.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Didgesteve:
I'm on £27 a month, free phone, which is on a Vodafone 2yr contract.

Phones4U have the best deals, but you're too late to get the free Sony bluetooth speaker.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bossk128:
In the UK it's also available at independents like Clove, Handtec, and Mobile Phones Direct.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bossk128:
I've found a copy of the Z1 Compact manual (I think for the UK), but there is no mention really of warranty in there.

Does anybody have copies of the warranty info that comes with the phone please?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] thermalboyz:
Warranty is a general warranty of mobile phone, any claim of warranty should contact local Sony Repair service. Which mean need to send device and examine the fault, then will know whether it's under warranty or not. (This is what I gathered from chatting with Sony CS)

"Your handset would always need to be examined to see if a fault is covered or not - as there is no fault with your phone this doesn't apply, but in future your phone would need to be looked at for confirmation of warranty coverage. "

"Your phone would need to be examined by an engineer if a fault were to occur to see if this was covered or not."

http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/common/warranty_phones_GB_24.pdfhttp://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/common/warranty_phones_GB_24.pdf
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Bossk128:
Brilliant, thanks for that. Got to say I'm not best pleased with their answer: they don't state what is and what isn't covered by warranty?? Weird!! What a waste of time if I send something back expecting it to be repaired, and in examination Sony say no: I've been without my handset for days/weeks for no reason.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slvrarrow:
is there an ASF on the rear? My phone's back has got scratches just being sat on a clean laminate desk charging. Ridiculous!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] thermalboyz:
I've asked the question before about ASF on rear but so far no info. I can't find any ASF signs by visually looking carefully on the side corner. But I can see it clearly there is ASF on Front screen.

Here is the Xperia Z pics where someone removed the rear. Not sure the Z1 and Z1C has the rear still.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173454&highlight=anti+shatter+film
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slvrarrow:
"The video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G6aSZgKUfI - shows how to easily sags back panel and what it thin (hangs in the hands).

In the text of the article - http://habrahabr.ru/company/vilianov_inc/blog/211687/ , which the authors analyzed Z1 Compact on the video, says of plastic, not glass.

You will again say that the back panel the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is made of glass?"

From the Sony Forum. The back is glossy black plastic. It scratches if you look at it. It's currently sat on some felt and has got more scratches from the tiny amount of sliding when I put it down and pick it up. Pathetic.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lcrkz0023:
My Z1's have arrived. One for the wifey for Vday. Im in the US shipped from Clove UK. For US viewers I did not have to pay custom fees. Nice phones indeed. Will post more soon
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] CAL7:
Which carrier(s) will you be using?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lcrkz0023:
We are on USA Tmobile- Works like a charm, phone has a very nice feel to it, built quality is solid. I will be testing it out tonight.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] chch:
Did anyone here with an Z1 Compact previously have an Xperia Arco S?

The Verge review states that the non-rounded Z1C is not as nice to hold as curved devices. The Z1C is a little thinner and narrower so wondering how it is by comparison.

Sony New Zealand as useless as ever and have no idea if they will be selling the device here.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] steanne:
i just got mine from clove today, too. i'm using this phone to switch from verizon to t-mobile. are you getting 4g, or just 3? (which is fine.)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lcrkz0023:
4G...zero problems.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] spaniolo:
Lcrzoo23' let us know about quality call and data speed with Tmobile. O had a samsung S3 international version and the call quality was bad and same with a bb Z10. When asked Tmobile they say that unless the phones are tmobile they would not guAranteed call quality or data speed.