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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] crazyscow:
Awesome thanks for the info! ya i just need to read carefully :D i hope i dont hijack this thread but just one more question. is there a way to disable the xperia keyboard from going to fullscreen in landscape mode? i saw an option on the chinese keyboard options but not on the normal one.

so i dont get too much off topic this is one thing i miss from my AOSP phone :P
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
Use root cloak to hide root to banking app
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] bilboa1:
i'd say the picture quality is the let down of the phone, mainly because it makes you think its one thing its going to do better than most, while it does slightly worst than most ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] nirurin:
Are you talking screen quality, or the camera?

The screen quality is good, very good. Yeh true its only a 720p screen, but for the size its more than enough, and is exactly as advertised...

The photo quality is... dependant. Some people seem to have issues when using the flash in a pitch black room (but if you need a photo in this situation you wouldnt be using a phone anyway), but the daytime/normal photography seems to be pretty damn good so far, but I havent managed to thoroughly test it yet.

Ive only had the phone for the last 3 days, but no regrets as of yet. I rooted with AurRom, and the battery life has been beyond excellent. The only thing I need to test more is the camera.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] lamenramen:
The volume buttons and the power button are sandwiched together and it's unnatural to hold. I actually think that the ergonomics of the phone are quite poor. I haven't figured out why yet, but I use my phones one-handed and my hand and pinky feel sore (coming from an iPHone 5). The Z1 c is too square, and feels bigger than a 4.3" phone needs to feel. I'm still shifting my hand around to manuever to the notification bar on the Z1c, just like I would on a much larger phone. I totally did not expect this. I should give it a week or two before I pass judgement. But I was really looking forward to one-handed use. Again, it can be done, but the one-handed use does not seem drastically diff from an htc one. The HTC One, actually feels better to hold and has the same width as the Z1C.

I actually did not know that ergonomics matter that much.

The only other letdown is the camera. It's really a subpar camera, and I had heard that it's the best one on an Android phone . Definitely not from what I've seen (in full auto mode). It is not even close to what my iPhone 5 produces.

But battery life, build quality, waterproofness, speed, reception, screen, and audio are all top notch. The firmware will need cyanogenmod or something third party, but that's to be expected.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] bilboa1:
camera. look at the pictures on a bigger screen than the phone, tho. on 4" everything looks ok :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] KL643:
I've owned an Xperia S,Nexus4, S4 and HTC One the last year and now the Xperia Z1C. The S4 I liked the most when I compare the bigger phones but for me they were all to big for me. I wanted a phone which I could handle with one hand and still got highend hardware...so there's only one option, the Z1C. For me it's a great phone, size is perfect so is the design. Even with Android 4.3 it feels realy snappy. Sure, an update to Kitkat would be nice but I don't think the difference will be huge. So far no regrets buying this phone :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nos0x:
I'm liking my Z1C so far. Only issues I've had are the poor sound quality from the headphone jack (which is a shame as my Z had pretty good sound quality). The camera is hit and miss in terms of picture quality, it's very poor in low light situations and the proximity sensor seems to take a while to activate the screen when taking the phone away from your ear after making a call.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
Wifi disconnect every few minutes after blue tooth connects and in a call when you're on wifi. It fist stated as slow Wi-Fi during calls.. Now call no call etc nothing matters. It's a kown bug from xz days. Sony has not fixed it yet . And it never goes away. Even bt is off or factory reset or whatever you do. Had been same for xzr which I came from.. This is probebly the last time I buy Sony stuff
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
I do not experience any of the BT/WiFi issues you are describing ... and I'm using heavily both of them.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
Wi-Fi and bt call same time? Can you please check Wi-Fi speeds during a bt call.. It was same for all my zrs they replaced. I think 3 times, before I got really annoyed and asked for a refund

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
I did the tests .. there is indeed a visible deprecation in speed but not up to the point of loosing the connection.

I mean, during "normal" usage, I do not see any hiccups. If you are measuring the speed it is visible.

However, this problem is visible also on both Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 I have access to. I will do some tests at home using an Intel based terminal (Razr I) and also a 5GHz network.

Currently, on 2.4GHz I got the attached results (note that Bluetooth is also running on 2.4GHz so you might expect interference on 2.4GHz networks). The impact is heavier during calls because in that moment the phone is actively emitting on Bluetooth as well.

The screenshots are : no BT device attached, BT handsfree connected but not in use, BT connected and used in phone call.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
I'm finally home and I did the test again, connected to my 5GHz network. There is 0 (ZERO) influence of the bluetooth connection.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] RevokOne:
none really, this phone is perfect. I had z1 and was a little too big so this one is my favorite phone so far. I just regret not buying it sooner:D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] BZyno:
I encountered some problems with z1c, mainly software issues. Doesnt really bother me, I bought this phone for the potential it has. Software issues can always be solved, if sony/ google doesnt do it, developers can :). I expect this phone to be very future proof and I hope I can carry this one for 3 years+. Only thing Im worried about is the battery since its not removeable. Some of my phones ended up with a blown up battery after a couple of years of use, so I hope this wont be the case with the z1c.

No regrets so far anyways ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
problem comes with 2.4 Ghz i think as "Bluetooth technology operates in the unlicensed industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band at 2.4 to 2.485 GHz, using a spread spectrum, frequency hopping........" :( and most routers use 2.4 in my country...im using dlink 2750

my old HTC incredible s works perfectly..not even slow down
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] war1:
My 5 Ghz
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
The idea was not to see who has it bigger (the internet speed that is :) ) ... but to check if the bluetooth handsfree connected and functional (during a phone call) is affecting the wifi speed.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
I dnot know if its the case after walkman update wifi was stable for some time then today morning common " association rejected" bug arhhh....its in xz too..
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arup ZR:
Very satisfied as I am with my ZR and Z1c. I can't use big phones so I wait for the compact. The cam in this is making me keep my RX100 and NEX-7R home for most of the times unless I see some critical shots that could benefit from blow ups or cropping.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] spinz78:
Welcome Arup Ji. Noni here

Bought lime. No regrets

Tag line. Good things come in small packages
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arup ZR:
Lime is just too good, its a very decent yet vibrant color. Love the Z1c looks in it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] idimitro:
No regrets whatsoever. The only complaint is the back cover. I hate condoms for phones and don't use any covers or cases. But this is my first phone who got seriously scratched within days.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ajbattaglia83:
No regrets here in the US especially after the kitkat update actually thinking about canceling my Z2 preorder, I love the size of this thing
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] berusnet:
Hi to all, my first post here in xda.... ..

I bought this phone weeks ago, after breaking the lcd of my fantastic galaxy nexus.

This decision was completely wrong.

Forgetting for a moment all the 100 bugs and problems listed here, all good reasons to say the phone should not be worth more than $ 80, the only thing I hoped would work as with the galaxy is the loudspeaker.

I listen good, but who calls me hear my voice very very bad or not at all , if i put off loudspeaker they hear me well.

I haven't read about this problem in other 3D so maybe only mine, but i come back to use my old old samsung i560 /symbian.

I will use this sony as tablet ...However now i understand why samsung grow and sony company is to the crack/default

Yes sony made a nice design phone but for this we have apple . ..no way for sony

hope this help in your decision :cowboy:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Enrico2828:
You can try a sticker, I got this one . http://www.skinomi.com/sk15879-sony-xperia-z1-compact-carbon-fiber-skin-protector.html . its quite OK.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Davka:
No regrets.

The phone has some flaws like back cover scratching, no android hardware buttons, big screen borders etc.

But if you accept this, the rest is superb. Very good phone (and my first Sony)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] camaro322hp:
I've only had the phone a couple days but no regrets so far. Haven't witnessed any of the bugs reported here such as touchscreen issues or slow to wake. Loving the size and performance combo, been waiting for this phone for a long time
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
I envy all of you who don't have bugs ? from first day I have Wi-Fi disconnect every few minutes.. Camera didn't wake up properly.. Focus issues... But I love this size though...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
Did you try wifi with blue tooth call? That's when problems started for me
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pathaniya:
Where did you buy it from in India ?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] AseDance:
Hello everyone. Been using the phone for a week and already uncovered some of the aforementioned bugs.

1)Screen digitizer sometimes lives with its own life. Kitkat update fixed the issue with accidental text zooming but I can still experience bugs when try to open the notifications shade (It just goes up for some reason)

2)Max volume level of the jack output is low. Maybe I'm too critical (I had HTC One before Z1c) but It's not enough to get rid of surrounding noise (especially in metro). I know there's a Mod but I'm not ready to root my device yet. (Besides does it really help?)

3)I bought sony sbh80 bluetooth headset to compliment z1c but when I listen to the music in poweamp a 0.5-1 second gap appears every 1-2 minutes. I tested the headset with other phones and everything was OK so I believe it's somehow connected with the smartconnect app. I'm now testing the connetion with the app frozen.

4)Hope that Google (Sony) will fix the problem with the loudspeaker turning on when picking up the phone as it irritates me as well.

5)Camera is above average, the HTC One was worse.

6)The back panel is very fragile. It collected a lot of scratches even though I was very gentle with it. Had to buy a vinyl sticker.

This is it for now...

Overall I'm pleased with what I have but these minor (hopefully software) issues sometimes make me remember my HTC:rolleyes:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] cc546:
Regret? No. Complaints, yes.

1. Bezel is too big. I think it is the problem of all Sony phones. This phone is as big as my mum's Moto G (4.5"). It does not feel compact at all..I feel a bit cheated. Expecting next phone to be the REAL compact phone.

2. Many people complained about LED bleed issue, but I don't think I have this problem...I expected better camera quality though. I don't really use my phone to take photos, so I don't really mind, but if the next compact phone has similar photo quality to iPhone, I'm sure it will become a bestseller.. I can dream right?

3.I can't believe Sony cheapened out on the material and used plastic.. this is unforgivable tbh. After reading so many comments about scratches I had to be really careful handling it until I got a new case. How can you make a flagship phone this fragile???

4. Loudspeakers seem to be a bit quiet to me compared to S3, but I haven't read any comments on this.

Waiting for custom kernel..

EDIT: Speakers are definitely too quiet. Quality isn't good either. It's even hard to hear the phone ringing in my bag or pocket. I can barely hear the music when taking shower.

5. The placement of LED is very bad. You can't see the LED flashing unless the phone is directly in front of you. (which means you can't see it when the phone is on the table)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] arunsankar:
I bought it from Cochin, Kerala. I got my replacement phone after 7 days. It's a brand new sealed pack phone, so happy :good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] darksideauto:
Only regret I have is dropping the darn thing when it was three days old.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pathaniya:
Are you from India, how much did it cost? can you fwd music tracks on it?

Try Player Pro music app.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] AseDance:
No. I bought it in Russia for 125 bucks. All buttons work exactly as they should. In poweramp at least. Interruptions still drive me crazy. Freezed smart connect app still there are some. Everything OK with my other phones. :banghead:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Pro4Eva:
Came from the HTC One and this fone is so much more better in terms of battery Life..I dont play music out of my speakers as i carry my Beats Pill around and about the camera under good lighting it takes damn good shots, the white is finger print resistant and over all the extras that come with the phone make it a steal..so far no regrets apart from the ASF anyone got rid of it?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] levz:
Got it for 3 days now and then there first thing I test personally is there led flash bleed, I found nothing thanks for d lucky unit I got, it's 4.3, I came from Xperia z, I'm amazed with battery came from previous flagship, size suits me well
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] cc546:
After weeks of using I can be sure that speakers of this phone is too quiet and quality isn't good either. It's even hard to hear the phone ringing in my bag or pocket. I can barely hear the music when taking shower. :( being waterproof is one of the reasons why I bought this phone. What a shame.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Mayank7795:
It's the same with every Sony mobile.. Too low sound output. :(
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
not quite the case with z2 afaik
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hekermeker:
Any regrets ? Yes, that I have bought this phone. Coming from a Motorola Razri this is a joke for 500 euros. The first unit had display problems so I went back to the store (powered up after buying, in the parking of the store and whoaa ... display flickers in multiple colours...) .

Awful sound, awful software, full of bloatware, awful sim slot, disappointing camera, scratchable display and back.Jelly bean ok, but Kit Kat update is full of bugs.

I really think that someone wants to make money very easy. This phone does not worth 500 euros. Maybe 400 but a 350 euro price is ok.

The good things are the cpu, ram, compact size, and that's all.

So if you are buying for discounted price, go for it, but for me this is the first and the last Sony phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
It doesn't sound like you're portraying the Sony quality.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] AnDroiD178:
You make it sound as if I paid a premium for having and using a crap phone? KK update has some bugs, not FULL of bugs. Sim slot is tricky but not awful. I have seen worse. And poor you, the store didn't allow you to open up the new box and see on the spot for dead pixels, scratches and functions?

My message is No, no regrets so far. No phone is perfect, and this one suits me well, esp in terms of size and batttery life with Stamina ON.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hekermeker:
" So if you are buying for discounted price, go for it, " IT IS IN ENGLISH, NO ?

all I am saying is that this phone does not worth 500 euros. And yes is FULL of bugs.

Example : formatted second time and installed same apps like first time. After first time install, battery lasted 2 and a half days.

Now, with the same apps, lasts 1 day and the phone is hot at charging. I repeat, same apps but larger and faster sd card.

And the crackling sound? And led bleed? What should I do with led bleed???? Can a software change this? Or I have to SCRATCH my phone to get rid of that?

Please permit me to be disappointed for the quality of a Sony "almost flagship" phone. And do not forget that I own this phone. I do not want perfection (what's wrong with wanting that for 500 euros) but I want quality. And this phone is lacking quality.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Baldroega:
hi,

have it for about 5 days, and no regrets so far.

Nice phone, well built, the black ( mine ) its a little of a figerprint magnet but i have no problems with that.

The battery could last longer ( yes im a very heavy user ) it lasted me a little more that a full day ( still im impressed, because with my usage other phones had to get charged after lunch.

Not experienced the flash bleed ( done a few tests, had to test a little more)

I experienced once the bug of the phone not waking up for about 4 minutes even calling to the number it didnt wake up ( im on 4.3 and will only update qhen the promised 4.4 update with the bugs corrected is released.

The camera is fast, and do some really nice shots.

Its a dam fast phone, and im on 4.3 so i assume on 4.4 will be faster.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
question: does the handset seriously warm up after intensive gaming?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arup ZR:
Thermal tests done by sites reveal Z1c to be coolest running phone, even cooler than the bigger Z1.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Sony-Xperia-Z1-Compact-Smartphone.111595.0.html
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
awesome. temp is really important. thanks for the link
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] charlatan01:
I've got no regrets. Coming from a Find 5, which is a nice phone itself, this phone is just ridiculously good. Mind you, I've gone root, unlocked and running the Sony ROM with tweaks, but the battery, performance and quality of this handset is just absurd. I am a heavy business user, and I've had no issues (Haven't really tested bluetooth headset in work calls yet...).

Crazy good phone IMHO.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] haiko228:
Yes, regrets on buying the the phone. Within 24 hours the screen cracked spontanious. The phone was mostly just lying on the desk as I was setting it up with my apps and installations.

I got the phone 19 of march and sent in back the next day......

Checking Google it seems to be a common problem.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] joeTaco:
That doesn't sound good... had you taken off the plastic screen protector thing?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] haiko228:
No, I left the OEM plastic screen protector on, on both sides, because the real 'clear screen protectors' I ordered (front and back) didn't arrived yet. As a matter of fact, when I packed the phone to send it back the mailman brought the screen protector.

And because the original protector is very 'milky' I carefully made a cut around the cam-lens, so I could try taking pics and video's...

As I installed iGo My Way with the resolution package (from this xda-site), and it finally worked, I wanted to test the screen outside in the sun. That was when I noticed the crack.

Could it be that running 'heavy' apps can heat the phone so the screen can crack? (Or did Sony make some nice code, that it cracks the screen with 3rd party apps......;) :p

As of tonight I made a complain about a Sony product via a site in The Netherlands, and already I got a reaction of Sony for the IMEI number (with I send initially with the complaint.

So hopefully I'll hear something tomorrow.

Edit 11-04:

Well, today the retailler announced that they and sony agreed that sony will take back the broken phone, and I will get a new one!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sinple:
i realise quick setting can be open with 1 finger.

Either press yr finger harder to register 2 touch

or

while sliding the notification shade, move your finger to quick setting and pause for 1 second before pulling it down
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zike47222:
Love this fone!!

I really have no regrets this fone is amazing! It could be a little less creaky when u tweak it a little but you never notice it in use. Also I work so get small amounts of dirt in my pocket and its getting between the back plastic and the edge bezel :( and be careful with the power/sdcard area cause it doesn't seem to strong. Mine bent a lil but managed to fix it. Yes it's one of the coolest running fones I've ever had. Games will warm it up but nothing else ever does. But I love it! I see these new fones an am just like 'meh!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] gled:
Phone is great, only flaw for me is the big space below the screen, they should have put hardware buttons there ! It's huge and would have helped when using fullscreen apps ( or clicking reply in mail instead of clicking back...).

Appart this, this is a flagship feeling !
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
Actually that would've ruined the phone. Yes, they could have used the edge bezels for a 2 inch increase in screen size or make the phone smaller but they had their reasons to not do so. if the phone was smaller I think that battery performance would have been lower.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] baste07:
yeah hardware buttons would have ruined the phone.

two things i wish the phone is capable of is the double tape to wake/sleep and wireless charging.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sUpErwHoO:
7 on 10

So I had a defy before this. I have had it for a few years now. After a phone like that, it was a nightmare looking for a replacement. This, looked like it could stand a chance. And well, I'd say its held its own ground pretty well!

Pros:

NEW PHONE! :victory:

Camera is pretty good, and again, its a smart phone camera, not a camera. So for a phone, mind you, i like the camera.

Size. It is compact, compared to the other monstrosities people call phones these days.

Battery! AMAAAAZZZING :victory:

Cons:

I love loud phones. Ever since my friend introduced me to the Nokia 6233, I've been that way. This, on the other hand is a pretty silent device. :eek:

Wasted space. I for one think wasted real estate is wasted real estate. I read somewhere here that reducing the size means lower battery (life

i honestly don't follow)

The camera button, annoying. Can't get it to fire.

The software is a bit buggy, but from what I hear Sony does a good job in fixing these, so lets see!

Display colours are hay wire. Then again, guessing it can be fixed with a software update.

Overall, my first tryst with a Sony phone and I'm not sad about the buy. Just, um maybe it could've been better!

Oh, and hello fellow xperians! :highfive:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
For sleep use gravity box it has option for tap to sleep on status bar