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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] fritsprive:
absolutely fabulous! Best phone i have had so far, maybe for its time my HTC Káiser Titan 2 was better, but he, what can you say.

I have switched from a Xperia ZR, which I liked also very much, but unfortunately the Wifi bug / hardware failure made it unfit for me.

Love the camera, especially now with the .108 second edition fw. Like the AR effects, they still make me and many people laugh.

Battery easily 2 days (i am not such a talker or gamer) but do read a lot of news and screen on time 5-6 hours on one charge.

Very fast opening apps, awesome. Smartkey App is quite handy when listening to walkman. You can pause, jump to next and back with the button of your microphone in the headset without reaching for your phone.

Bought the DK32 original docking station, Works perfectly, equal charge time without stressing the o-ring of the usb cover to many times by opening it every charge.

Only thing is the screen format, i loved my ZR with 4,5" and this Z1c is just a bit smaller, would love to hold a Z3c in my hand in the future to see the difference.

Sound of the speaker is a bit soft and i do have missed some calls for it, but he, probably the price to pay for waterproofing.

But if the Z3c doesnt come with USABLE 4k (not like Z2), 120fs and even better screen quality etcétera, i will not upgrade. Because this phone is perfect for me.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OyyO:
The best of all phones i ever have

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
Very good phone, but some major drawbacks

When ever you buy smartphone you think that there is no need to take Digi Cam every where with you, but camera of this phone is just piece of crap. Images feels like artificial no details and colors. My friends galaxy grand which is 8MP cam takes 10 times better than its so called 20MP cam.

Coming to earphone its sound is very low, my friend bought sony mdr v55 for his samsung grand which works flawlessly on his phone, but in Z1 compact it produces whispering sound. When i was child i heard lots of people saying that sound quality of sony's phone is very good, i don't know what happened to sony.

I don't know what is Sony thinking, what's the point of buying sony's phone if sony's own accessories not working with their phone.

Gaming is awesome with this phone and battery life is also very good.

Sorry for using sony again and again.........
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Sichroteph:
I think you have a faulty phone, I never had a problem with the crystal clear sound while calling someone. The external speakers is much more powerful than on the xperia z.

I truly love this camera, but the screen tend sometimes to make the pictures taken a bit too black on the shadows.

I will keep this phone for the most I can, I like everything about it, the battery, the price the smoothness and the form factor!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
U miss understood me, i'm talking about Headset or IEM's they sound too low even my sister has xperia SP, same is the problem with xperia SP.

But forget about SP i've sound magic ES18 they sound nothing when it is paired with Z1 Compact, they sound like that this IEM has no power. But as i connect them with my brothers SAM note 2 they suddenly became alive. Our phone lacks lodness.

And coming to camera images feels like unreal and weird, definitely not a 8 or 20MP shooter. But i can live with it because i know Sony is light year behind in display and camera as compared to samsung. But in sound i'm totally disappointed.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] eEnzo0:
Man, you should really unplug the potato from your phone to make better pictures.

I put SlimKit on my phone and the new Kernel 108 from Doomlord and it's like a new phone.

As for display, imho this display is grade A+ and on par with AMOLED from Samsung.

Lack of Loudness ?

Dayumn... if I let the phone with tones at max, Whatsapp scares me to death when someone writes.

Are you sure you own an Z1 Compact??
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
From ur description of loudness now i doubt... Do u really own a z1c???

Sent from my D5503
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] eEnzo0:
Yes, I do. Try KitSlim and after that you can speak whatever you want.

I even did several 4k recordings and all are good.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] biggiebro:
Z1compact has built in sound limiter to avoid lawsuit etc. It easy to bypassed just Google or search these forum.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] JTdevAndroid:
No regrets, i would buy it again.

It's exactly what i was searching for: a highend hardware packed in a "compact" device
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Socotroco:
I own my Z1c since May and so far I only regret that the led flash is so poor!!! it's awful compared to my previous Samsung S4 and Note 3. If only SONY install a really powerfull LED flash then night pictures in family birthdays would be good enough to be shown.

Sony I just hope you placed a more powerful led flash on Z3c.

That's my only regret about this very beautiful, powerfull, endless battery phone!!!!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
Now i'm not sure that u have z1 compact there is a separate thread for z1 compact IEM's every user their confessed there Z1 has low sound in IEM.

Plz Plz don't misunderstood me i'm not talking about speakers i'm talking about in ear ear phones.

Display is awesome i know but camera not that good.

Between which ear phone do u use.

One more weird issue that a person wrote on any other thread that touch not respond or stops after sometime while swiping text through keyboard, first i thought the glitch may be with keyboard but when i downloaded temple run 2, i just wanna say that it is hardware problem.

My sony xperia neo v's touch work far better in this game. A single light touch can do the work but that not the case with z1 compact.

Don't know why all of u neglecting all these problems.

Waiting for Xiaomi piston 2 in India then i can confirm the real loudness issues with it. But if there is no loudness issue in this phone then why is there dozens of loudness mods in themes and app section.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] biggiebro:
Refer to my answer
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] eEnzo0:
[MENTION=4719313]aakash43[/MENTION]

Headphones I am using are Sony Mdr-ex15lpb black in-ear.

Great bass response and great noise insulation.

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
Ya crappy camera. Went to a concert. I couldn't get clear pics or videos. But gal next to me took really good ones with HUAWEI honor 3c. Best part it has 8mpx Sony bsi...

Mine Morethan 500usd. Hers around 250USD: face palm:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] eEnzo0:
Something is wrong. It should easily make even 4k videos. Mine does this without a problem.

I know the phone isn't that great in poor light conditions but still... A Huawei to beat it, pfff

Sent from Xperia Z1 Compact KitSlim_AMG [Evo 9] using Tapatalk.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
My goodness something is def wrong with my phone.My antutu hovers around 29000:confused: but huwawei cam is really good.mine was out of focus all the time.

Do you mind sharing how you got that antutu score?how about batt life?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
You are right brother my friends samsung grand takes great pics, even my friends started making fun of me they say keep your 20MP **** in ur bag, we r happy with 8MP. Now i feel shame in taking out this ****ty camera phone out of my pocket.............
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
For a second i thought my Z1c is faulty.Same here.I felt really ashamed after frnds strted to nag me about my high end sony..:(
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
How many apps are running in back ground my z1 compact reaches 33+ easily but i'd tested it just after unboxing not after installing apps.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
a bit :) but all are greenified..i will try factory reset and see
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
And one more thing which class memory card do you have.

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Mine is sound magic ES 18 but they lack loudness, bass is very good punchier, sound quality is OK but totally not happy with loudness.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
sandisk mobilr ultra 64 gb class 10 uhs1
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
Thats OK no problem there.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Davith:
I've had this phone since it came out and I'm still loving it.

Those are my previous phones : HTC Hero, Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Nexus 4, Note 3. The Z1C is my favorite.

Low light camera shots are disappointing and the back panel is **** but I've stuck a carbon like sticker which gives a great feel in hand.

Good phone all in all.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sarskild:
My biggest problem, which I had to find out the hard way, is the incredibly scratch prone front and back of the phone.

Front is the ASF which can be removed but the crappy back cover is a real shame!

With normal use I somehow got a huge scratch on the back.

Never used screen protectors with any of my previous phones and never really had to until I met the Z1c

Overall great phone and performance but that build quality is a bummer for such a supposedly high-end phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] vriz27:
+1000. Exactly the same happened to me. Overall a great phone but with the easiest -to-scratch back...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
Replace the back with the glass version from the Japanese version.

// sent from my phone //
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] eEnzo0:
Wich supposed to be universal according to manual iirc but was only sold in Japan.

Sent from Xperia Z1 Compact KitSlim_AMG [Evo 9] using Tapatalk.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Sichroteph:
Just replaced the back with a glass one, the operation was easy and now I don't care about scratches anymore
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] c9h9m9:
The camera

My biggest regret is the camera. Coming from Xperia S, I can say that the S took way better photos. The Z1 Compact are just more grainy when you zoom to 100%, the S pictures are just smoother (and the resolution is the same - 8 Mp in Z1 Compact default superior auto and 9 Mp in Xperia S default mode)

I tried all modes, superior auto, manual - but I still like more the pictures from Xperia S.

In rest - great phone, nice to hold in hand, bullet quick - just the camera is disappointing.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mesang:
I just love the phone. Never had regrets, and there is not much I want different from it. I've never had a phone that didn't have any bugs so the few bugs in this phone aren't that bad. ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] kwasiborek:
I'm in love with this piece of hardware . No regrets here.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] abhijitcp:
Lovely piece of hardware

Been using Z1C since April '14, have used it extensively and have loved every moment with this phone. The battery life is superb and I struggle to use 70% in a day. I've used it for photography in the sea and have dunked it in sea water for days on end...the phone keeps working away...just wash it in clear water getting out of the sea...no issues whatsoever...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] BigDoun2011:
680

Absolutely a powerful compact phone! No need to flash a custom Rom. And not so much crapware installed like other company's.

No regrets! I'm in love with this machine. :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] bratusm:
Nope, no regrets... :highfive:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tania247260:
Z1 compact really a powerfull,nice smart phone.I love it
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Tomvl117:
Nope, no regrets at all :)

This machine is superb! I also really like the amount of material that Sony provides to customize the whole thing.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sleepymarky:
My only regret is the back panel...

Its gets smudges all over it so easily
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Melissakis:
Z1c is the best phone I've ever had. Perfect dimensions, absolutely powerful, great built quality, great camera and it has the best stock rom I've seen, absolutely smooth. Only two complains, I'd like it to have smaller bezels and/or soft buttons outside the screen. Other than that, it's absolutely great.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jtdc:
Just jumped in the Z1 Compact, got one yesterday. Price got lower when Z3 Compact came in.

Very nice screen whoa!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ericnch:
Updates solved many issues

When I first got the Xperia Z1 Compact, there were many small software glitches and minor annoyances but as of now (9/10/14) the most current build (14.4.A.0.108) have fixed almost all the issues I have previously encountered.

Right now the only (very slight) annoyance with this phone is the stock camera app's Auto mode, which is pretty terrible. Ruined the great potential this phone's amazing shooter had. Now I am using the Google Camera app which has a better auto mode with occasional use of the Manual mode in the stock camera app for those more 'professional looking' shots :D

Of course another small regret with buying this phone was that I was scratching my head over getting the Nexus 5 or Z1 Compact. Eventually Z1 Compact's microSD slot became a deal breaker though I missed the ability to get Google's latest updates.

Overall: Extremely satisfied with the Z1 Compact with slight regret of not being able to receive newest Android updates earlier as with the Nexus devices
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maddie01:
Hi all, been a while since I have been in Xda. Had a xperia zl for about a year. Got my z1 compact days ago and Love it. Perfect size screen.

I am in Louisiana and At&T does use Band 2 and 4 in many areas so I can get lte. I was going to go for the z3 but got the z1 compact for 360.00.

So far, no regrets and I have owned many many different phones from all manufacturers... Have not rooted or flashed a custom rom yet, any suggestions?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] camaro322hp:
Rooted stock ROM has been very good for me, no complaints. Rooting is simple using the easy root tool.

Sent from my D5503
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mesang:
Still love the phone. It's very decent, fast, perfect size and a very nice camera. Only thing I dislike about it is the magnetic chargercable that's far from as solid as f.e. an apple macbook charger
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OMGitsbagno:
I'm so upset. The phone is great, but hw is terrible. At least in mine one. The power button is broke after only 8 months and it's not waterproof anymore. Camera software is really bad in dark areas and proximity sensor doesn't work as well. And a lot of other minor issues that personally I hate.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Rudjgaard:
1 week in I only have 2 complaints

1) I always had hw buttons and am hating the navbar but seems like everyone is going in this direction

2) I try to use it as little as possible, otherwise i have to charge it and i can bet my house that in less than 1 month that frigging ridiculous usb cover is going to come off
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zordo:
At least in EU theres a two year time period when manufacturing flaws must be repaired free of charge.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OMGitsbagno:
I know but it's anyway annoying.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maddie01:
Sony has done a good job with honoring repairs and completely replaced my ZL and I purchased it from eBay. It was less than a year old and had a bad SIM Slot.

Anyway. They do better then most manufacturers IMO. Good luck. Hopefully the Z3C has all the kinks worked out as that is most likely the next phone for most of us that have the Z1C....
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
Hi friends when i was playing game bike rivals i found that touch response is too poor, the option which are available in corners like restart are totally inaccessible. And the NOS button which are also at bottom when i press it instead of nos, breaks are applied.

Even sometimes when i was swyping on keyboard swype gets interrupted in middle. I read some of the threads stating the same problem where swype get interrupted. May be its one of the flaws of sony z1 compact.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aakash43:
http://thehackernews.com/2014/10/sony-xperia-devices-secretly-sending.html

PLz tell me it is right or wrong
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OmarEinea:
Might be might not, We'll have to wait for Sony's official reply about this and see :)

Regards,

Omar.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] TheEndHK:
I've also got a Xperia S. I disagree to the noise part, XS is also grainy to my eyes. The real answer is XS used a very narrow FOV like 35mm lens while Z1c used 27mm so you expected the picture quality will decrease for the cost of a much wider lens and also a much larger aperture rate will decrease the overall image quality generally. I admit the photo from XS is usually looks sharper though but Z1c still got better focus performance.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] myrddral:
I have this phone for a week and it's blazing fast, nice to hold, has a megnetic charger (regular charging won't loosen the microsd socket).

Only downsides are a bit disappointing camera (why the F does it need a 20mpixel resolution for a sensor size like this?!) , the low headphone volume and the volume button problem with the carrier supplied headset which i'm confident that it's a software issue. Hope it gets resolved in L :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mickeystar:
I am looking to get a new phone and have been looking at the z1/z3 compact (don't want a large screen size), i currently have the razr i which has got incredibly slow with chrome and lags now (kitkat update may change things ) but is the perfect size

Wanted to know opinions for z1/z3 compact is it worth spending more for the z3 compact (not bothered about dualshock 4 capabilities, larger screen but same dimensions is a bonus) as the only real upgrade is the screen size? I am also concerned if i buy the z1 compact it'll start to lag after a year and thebest deals are 24 month contracts here (essentially whats happened to my razr i lagging after a year)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] TheEndHK:
Sony learnt it from Nokia. Indeed big pixel does a good job on digital zoom and smartphone lacks of optical zoom so Sony/Nokia also thinks this function is important. But it has good and bad when you are not going to use digital zoom it will just hurt the image quality......
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] TheEndHK:
Z3c also got better speaker, battery more friendly and a bit faster camera focus. But Z1c is sure much better on price/performance ratio and if you need root then your only choice is Z1c because Z3c need unlock BL to get root atm and avoid warranty.

If Z1c will lag then Z3c will because s800/s801 speed is almost identical, it is just s801 got slightly higher clocked and they both got 2GB ram.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hidinginthebush:
No regrets from me. I got mine about 3 months ago, coming from a galaxy S3. I like how much smaller it is, I was due an upgrade and my provider was trying to push a s5 on me, but I'm tired of how BIG phones are getting. Z1c is a nice size, fits in one hand (and your pocket!).

My only bugs are:

- I had to send mine back for a repair due the sd card constantly unmounting, but it seems fine now.

- You really need a cover, the back gets very "fingerprinty" otherwise.

The battery life is amazing, when I switched back to my old s3 when my Z1c was being repaired I though I would lose my mind having to charge once, sometimes twice a day. I see some people are not happy with the auto camera feature, but I think the manual controls aren't too hard to get a grip of.

Another thing is in the past, the first thing I'd do when getting a phone is root and stick on some sort of rom, but I'm finding myself quite liking the stock UI on this for the first time. I rooted to get write access to the sd card, but that's a kitkat issue.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tohigh:
Screen is the first regret, coming from moto g
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OMGitsbagno:
yes, a single drop on the screen makes it unusable.

I owned s2 e nexus 5 too, and screen was one thousand times better.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mckenna36:
Display is very bad. It's a big regret after Iphone 4s. More details(and pictures) in my thread: http://xdaforums.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/help/low-display-quality-t2882070

Now i also know reasons of low quality of display: http://www.digitalversus.com/tv-tel...-true-natural-colours-not-exactly-n30339.html

It just that this wide color gamut obsession is just a marketing. It just worsens quality images instead of enhancing it. I can't understand why sony couldn't make a display modes like samsung did. Now everytime I pass samsung galaxy alpha in a store I look with an envy knowing that if users don't enjoy oversaturation(most people won't) they can just choose their basic mode and have a perfect colours.

If image quality is important for you DON'T BUY! choose galaxy alpha or one of huaweis
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] JanvenConnect:
I used to own z1 compact and now switch to Note Edge. The battery life is actually not that bad compared to other phones lasting about more than 24 hours. Also after switching to a large screen phone, it's very difficult to switch back. ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OMGitsbagno:
personally I like the most small screen (4.3" is love, 4.3" is life) and this is why I chose z1 compact. But now I'm quite upset with Sony and his terribile hardware, and my next phone won't be an Xperia
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sinple:
Somehow I feel that this phone is 4inch.

0.3 inch are for the buttons, which is only not visible in videos and appear most of the time.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] OMGitsbagno:
I know, in fact I've made the Nav bar smaller with an xposed mod. I've got short fingers and I don't like phones where I need to move the hand for touch top corners :p, that's simply why I love small devices.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maddie01:
I like the size. For those regretting the screen resolution, do you know if this has been corrected with z 3 compact?

I was hoping to keep z1c for few more months then move to z3c. But now I am wondering if I should.

Also, when you say the hardware is your regret can you be more specific?

Many thanks...

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Do you mean if you drop the phone once on the ground? Can you please be more specific? Did you drop it and it cracked? From how far, what surface? Case on it or no? I am trying to decide if xperia line is just too delicate? Thanks very much
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] goldfinv:
Only regret is the low led flash and the camera. feels grainy and unclear to me. and also the camera doesnt support touch to focus with exposure shift like iphone does. other than that i love it crazy. just got it btw
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mosespl:
I have one regreat my battery i saw w on forum a lot of people who has excellent battery life 9h of screen and 2 days of stanby and my phone whatever i do it can achieve max 4h of display and 2days working or even less... Yesterday after taked of my case i noticed that on back panel near to lower Sony logo i feel empty space and clicling sound on logo and around it its little annoying. I love my phone but i dont know if i have battery problem or something

Wysłane z mojego D5503 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] TheEndHK:
I'm on the same boat with you. Thinking to keep z1c for few more months then move on around March/April. Actually, I'm very satisfy with z1c the only annoyed me thing is camera, the focus on z1c is just too bad even worse than my previous HTC One S but I will wait and see if the focus got improvement on 5.0 then I probably will stick with z1c for longer time.

Rumors suggested there will be a z4c with z4 to sell together at the same time but personally I'm not that believe it. If there is a real z4c at 2015 Q1 end, it should be a good news to us because if nothing more changed other than a 4.6" FHD and S810 64bit cpu, then I can just get z3c for a fairly cheap price at that time. Indeed, 4.6" FHD is a bad because it will real hurt the battery. I'm also considering about Galaxy Alpha but the community size on XDA is just too small.