yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Naytmer-fr:
Great !

I had a Z1C 2 weeks ago. I come from Samung (S2 - but i tested S3 and S4) and the only bad point of this phone is for me the rooting procedure which is, compared to samsung devices rooting, crazy, long and seems quiet risky (with rebooting the phone without graphic drivers omg...).

Battery-life is really amazing (and even more with stamina mode), camera is awesome with manual settings, Sony's interface is not so bad imo and the phone is running so smoothly that even if some bloatwares could be removed, you won't feel them on a stock rom (and you can disable pre-installed apps on stock rom too).

I especially loved to be able to have a strong quad-core with a SD card slot on a "not so big" phone. This compact format without hardware quality loss is a great thing in these phatblets times.

I really don't have any regrets except maybe the price compared for example to the new oneplus one (but which is too big for me anyway).

I would say it's one of the best phones for the moment, even compared to S5, nothing to be ashamed of :D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] baste07:
No regrets. My only qualm is the lack of double tap to wake and scarcity of good case
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] biggiebro:
Well no regret here too, have the phone for 3 days and absolutely loving it. Got notification for system update as soon as switched on, and smooth sailing for them on.

However, I also said the same thing on a similar thread 2 years ago on my HTC One X.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ajbattaglia83:
I had my z1c for a couple months, just got a z2 used it for two weeks and put it down went back to the z1c
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jufofu:
I've got it for a few days. Yesterday I got root, so I won't write about software and the unbelievably crappy Sony keyboard (because now I can flash the great Sony keyboard from ICS).

My previous phone was Xperia P, and before that Xperia U. I wasn't going to buy Z1C that soon, but my P died in sleep on Friday.

Pros:

Battery! It's unbelievable. What used to kill my battery totally now takes its toll of 20%.

Speed. It's just amazing.

Cons:

Size. It is much better than all other modern phones, but still too big. With a screen size not much larger than in my P, it is much wider and less comfortable. Still, it's the best of what the market offers today.

Materials. Plastic back panel? Seriously? For this price they could afford a metal one, it would be much more pleasant to touch.

Design. Xperia P was a masterpiece with a unique NXT style. Z1C is just another iPhone clone. Oh, it lacks the button, that's the most visible difference.

Screen buttons. Another example of Sony being super stingy. With these bastards stealing my screen area, the effective size of the screen is the same as on P while the phone is much bigger.

Anyway, I would strongly recommend buying this phone. Its numerous disadvantages aren't enough to prevent him from being the best modern smartphone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Starlith:
Just brought this device to replace my Xperia ZR and I'm blown away by the quality and size of this. I didn't need to replace my ZR as it had everything I needed but I was curious to see how the next small Xperia flagship stood out. It has better screen, storage, camera and build quality. The battery life is almost the same as ZR but without the removable battery and the screen is slightly smaller than the ZR. This device is iPhone like in quality and beats the previous ZR hands down.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] rumthin:
I've had my Z1C for around 2 months now and it's an awesome phone. I have no complaints about the hardware.

I have no regrets, but I am discouraged with the amount of dev support, or more accurately lack of it.

I'm coming from Samsung and Nexus phones, so dev support has never been an issue, but the dev section for this phone is a barren wasteland.

I was planning to keep this phone for around 2 years, so hopefully Sony support lasts for at least that long.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] [SIC]:
First off - I would never ever buy a phone and use it unrooted, never.

And with that said I have one "regret" and that's the battery, I knew it when I bought it that it's not removable which will suck to change within a year or so but this was the only choice I had since I lost my GT-I9100 (it's sadly out of stock) because of size, power and most important - MicroSD.

Most postitive surprise - The battery again, holy s**t! I can go 2-3 days without charging it and I'm a power user with screen times peaking at 8-10 hours.

Lots of youtubing, redditing, browsing random crap and music nonstop, pretty much everything except gaming.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Are you using stamina mode? I am using latest kitkat and can get maximum 4-5 hours of screen on time without stamina mode.. what could be the possible reason for this?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zike47222:
Please Share Battery Secrets

ok tell us Already how u get this kinda battery!???? Jelly Bean got better then Kitkat seems to but that was nothing like what you say so please tell everything your doing cause i plan to root soon.

---------- Post added at 09:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:15 PM ----------

Posted this on another thread too but its really annoying me so thot i would here too. My screen goes completely screwed evry so offen.. its like im touching it and trying to run it too.. all jumpy and unuseable. Seems to maby be if my hands are dirty/oily but not consistent like that.. also cant be reproduced with water on screen.. tho that dont work either. Recently updated to Kitkat and still have the problem. I have the AUO screen panel... any help? Is my panel defective? Awsome fone otherwise..
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] [SIC]:
Yes, Stamina, location based Wifi and que background sync - pretty much everything is on incl full strength with automatic for the screen backlight.

I also removed like 10 facebook apk's, 2-3 twitter ones and sonys slide TV view.apk (not sure but it was top 3 in most battery sucking apps and I don't even own a sony tv).
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zike47222:
I use all those settings too but only get 16hrs with 4-7screen on time.. weird.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
I dont have slide tv view.apk, can you tell me which preloaded apps did u get after buying the mobile?

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] gusm41:
Wifi

Yes Wifi issues, the phone is very good but Wifi connection issues are a problem.

I also had the Z wich had the same connection issues.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] [SIC]:
Well it's pretty much what I have, I exaggerated ofc and it wasn't really a true test per se. See I transferred the walking dead for instance and it charged pretty good those minutes it took but say 1-2 days with a screentime of 7-8 hours withouth charging it at all.

Then I'm almost certain that we don't have the exact same apps either (like facebook, google+ etc) which might be a factor.

I only use like 3-4 apps regularly or so but still impressed since gmusic's been downloading about 20gb of music.

Like now I have 23h since last charge, 3h screentime and 46% left which would make about 2 days and 6h screentime.

I have no idea, I'm running the. 114 UK version from Darkimmortal's thread (Root and Dual Recovery for Locked Bootloader) but I think most Sony apk's come from their update center app.

And does anyone know how the hell you can disable the Magnifying Glass so you can copy websites and what not? Mildly infuriating :mad:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Double tap on it to get copy paste feature..

And another thing i have observed that disabling x-reality engine increase battery life...

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] MARKOZD15:
Hello everybody

I bought it 10 days ago and my phone just bent itself!! just the same problem that some people had with XZ1, I have never put it in my back pocket, it was in bumper the hole time and in jacket pocket.

Everything about this phone is perfect except this thing, why is that with all Xperia Z1 devices?

Sorry for bad english
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Can u post a pic of ur device??

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] bilboa1:
the major thing i like is the excellent battery life. about 3x longer than my S3 for my use.

the major things id like to be better are the camera (its ok but its not as great as it should be IMO) and the size (it could be smaller for that size of a screen and thatd be cool)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] MARKOZD15:
Here you go mate

I'm really dissapointed of this, I never had a phone that is capable of benting itself?? I had it in bumper the hole time and it was never in my back pocket. It seems like it's a common problem with Z1 series, I had XZ before and never faced problems like this
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Teleman07:
Sadly realized the build quality of these phones after buying it. Just the plasticy feeling of the screen tells a lot about it. Man i wish i had bought another lg. Had to buy this because of the small screen and specs.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aryayush:
Finally!

I had a long list of annoyances with this phone, but I updated to .757 yesterday and it has fixed almost all the issues I had on .114. The major issues that have been addressed:

The Fast Dormancy bug seems to be gone. That Android process that was eating up 40% of my battery life every day no longer shows up on the battery usage screen.

The proximity sensor delay is gone. You bring the phone away from your ear and the display turns on instantly. Magic!

So far, I have no experienced the keyboard skipping issue, so I hope that is taken care of as well.

The only major issue that remains is that the camera is still terrible in low light, thanks to the software that bumps up the ISO needlessly to insane levels. But I can live with that.

I no longer regret buying this thing.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jonmorris:
Even with .757 there are times when the phone can get red hot, which must increase the chances of these problems. The phone can almost become too hot to touch, and couple that with it possibly being in a pocket and the temperature must be bordering on dangerous levels.

I've had a few occasions where the phone has really hotted up (twice this has been when Dropbox was uploading images/video in an area of weak coverage - suggesting the phone was transmitting on the highest level) and it happens on the Z1 too, so it's a software thing - yet quickly becomes a hardware thing when this sort of thing happens.

Sony must surely accept liability for this, but will it? It will perhaps be hard to prove that the phone got super hot and then warped, or even resulted in shattered back glass (in the case of the Z1) but I am certain it's quite a big deal.

Reviews of the Z2 also mention heat, and I presume that's running the same firmware. Yet I thought the phone had software to manage the temperature? Certainly the camera will shut down, but it doesn't appear to throttle everything, or not enough. One time it got really hot, I dunked the phone in a sink of cool water! With hindsight, that might have made something crack.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] New Folder:
It's the perfect phone. It's like the phone i've been looking for ages... right size, fast, excellent battery life, stock software has the sweetspot but there is one thing to keep in mind at all times.

Under any circumstances don't let phone get hot. Whatever is causing it STOP and don't let it happen again. Because it will loosen the watertight build and suddenly water can enter inside, also it's the reason why only waterproof line of xperias get suddenly bent.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] [SIC]:
Oh snap really?

TIL: Doubletap is the new copy technique for copy :good:

Good to know, I can't really see any difference with it on or off anyway.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Well after using the device for couple of days I can say something about this phone. First of all I dont have flash bleed issue and any other display issue.. But as others are saying, i am not getting good battery backup... I am getting average battery backup and the sound is very poor.. Just these two issue i got with z1.. This phone is not so compact from the built quality, it can be a bit more small according to its display size.. Sometimes i miss my s4 but truly speaking I am happy with my z1...

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] MARKOZD15:
Sony got back on my mail, they said that this bend is not covered by warranty, I worked my ass to get that phone, this is my last Sony phone, and eventually last smartphone for about two years, need to save some money for new
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jonmorris:
I think you need to take further action and not let Sony palm you off. There are many people who have had the same, or similar, problems. I am fairly certain it's heat related and my phone can get hotter when there's low signal, so that could explain why a phone gets even hotter in a pocket where you're reducing the signal.

Likewise shattered glass when it was in your pocket could also be thermal shock.

Of course this might not be the reason in your case, but how can Sony determine this from an email?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Also this can happen if ur battery got damaged and changed its size itself.. For better inspection go to service centre urself and ask them to look into this matter infront of you..

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] magik300:
I just read the whole thread, I was thinking of giving my nexus 5 to wife and getting myself compact. I had this phone on my radar since November, i was after size,camera and good battery life but after reading all other issues the phone has i simply wait for next model when it eventually comes
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] MARKOZD15:
I really don't know, I sent them the images and I'm not gonna back down because that's not my mistake!! Shame on Sony

I'm gonna bore them until they give me new phone, writing on their FB page, even on newspaper, I don't give a damn, I want a replacement
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jonmorris:
Sony is unlikely to admit to any problem that could see loads of people returning their phone. Chances are some people will think it's something they did and pay for the repair themselves, or even buy a new phone (or claim on their household insurance etc).

So what you're going to have to hope for is that they give in and do the repair/replacement as a 'goodwill gesture' without admitting fault.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jenz25:
I just got my Z1 Compact last week. Unlocked the bootloader, rooted and CMed immediately. All is good here.:good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Sony is providing accidental damage warranty for 6 months free of cost with z1c.. Is that also a joke??? Or they really providing the service?

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] paddylaz:
In CM on the xperia z1c, is the phone stuck in X-reality mode, or is it permanently off?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] cyko:
Almost 3 years on a Galaxy S2 and she just wasn't cutting it anymore. Couldn't stand the fact that every device was becoming huge, small ones lacked performance, HTC ignored waterproofing, etc etc. The Z1 Compact looked like the obvious (only) choice, so I grabbed a Docomo SO-02F in Hong Kong for approx $400 USD.

Running completely stock, so I'm guessing this phone would suck a lot less without the Sony/Docomo crapware. Mine is Android 4.2.2 and can't be upgraded because I'm not on the docomo network. I enjoyed Resurrection Remix on my Galaxy S2, so I would like to get that running instead of the stock setup.

I'm going to be using this on StraightTalk (AT&T GMS network) in the U.S.A. most of the time. What do I need to know about radio/baseband and does anyone want to point me to the thread that explains in very easy step by step instructions what I need to do to get this thing performing like it should (rooted & rommed)?

HTC for 5 years, Samsung for 3, and now Sony. I hate switching manufacturers because you end up wasting a week of your life learning the new terminology and idiosyncrasies of flashing, rooting, etc.

Save me from losing a week of my life to the Sony learning curve and explain what I'm going to lose by rooting and flashing a new ROM. What's going to stop working and what Sony software am I going to regret losing?

Cheers!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Learning is not wasting time.. Think in a creative way lol.. And check the general resource thread for these basic things..

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] dsixda:
There's a lot to love about this phone, but also a lot to dislike. I dislike the screen calibration (horrible contrast, making things darker than they really are), the quality of the front camera, the plastic back, and (in my opinion) an overrated rear camera. Otherwise this is one sweet and beautiful device that showcases Android really well.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mosespl:
I agree with rear camera horrible quality with poor light. Flash could be brighter i think its darker than s2. But i think that phone has a lot more advantages of this phone. After s2 z1 compact is the best solution for me for user who want to have small blazing fast with better quality. I think that sound processor is poor quality in s2 was much better

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9100 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] akabelakos:
i came from iphone 5 and iphone 5s...no regrets this phone is the best !!!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shiftiness:
Love this phone, no regrets!

I've been an HTC user since 2003, and prior to this I had a Samsung Galaxy S3 that lasted me two years. I have had the Xperia Z1 Compact (on T-Mobile) for a few weeks now. I am incredibly happy with this phone, and think it is my best smartphone ever.

Pluses:

- great performance

- great screen

- LTE speeds (more to T-Mobile than Sony)

- the theming is light, but at least is very well done

- Sony enabled unlocking and easy to root

- Perfect dimensions and hardware design; delightful to use and hold

- magnetic charger instead of micro-usb

- not using a case or screen protector thanks to waterproofing

- Walkman app is the first time a handset had a preferable MP3 player to one I would install, great sound and audio processing

- Battery life seems great so far, I'm a pretty heavy user and haven't been below 60% battery yet (that was a day and a half of use)

- call quality and sound is great

Minuses:

- still a handful of preinstalled apps, some I've kept because I use them already (twitter, pixlr, office suite); I've removed all of the Facebook, Evernote and Sony adver-apps

- camera is a bit poor in low light, but I turn off the auto settings in those conditions and am getting much better pictures. Have gotten some great photos and continue to improve my knowledge of the camera (this phone does not suffer the flash glow problem of some past Xperias)

- the sony keyboard was not ideal, I've installed the Hacker keyboard, Flesky, and Google keyboards

I can't say how delighted I am to have a device that is well under 5" yet has powerful and performant specs. I have zero regrets buying this phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
Can you point me towards the magnetic charger you mentioned? so basically, the z1c also supports magnetic charging but you have to buy the accesory yourself?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shiftiness:
you bet. There is a bundle that includes Sony's little stand and magnetic charger, but that was sold out. The basic phone does not include any magnetic cable. So I got this 3rd party magnetic cable that was highly rated on amazon - .

Ugh, I have not posted here enough to put links. search Amazon for the magnetic cables from "Magnector X"
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
Found it. " [ Magnector X ] High Performance Sony Xperia Z1 / Z2 Charging Cable ". Thanks man
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hectorcde:
Hello, i have a doubt, im about to buy the z1 compact i'm still don't decide about waiting for the HTC ONE MINI 2 or go for the compact, i've read thounsands of comments about the phone, and is a lot of good and bad comments. I just have a question is one of the point almost anyone talk about and what is so important for me.

THE DISPLAY SENSIBILITY, i would like to know how good is the feeling when touching and scrolling how accurate is. And the most important thing, how accurate is when you are writing. Puttin an example i would like to compare with de iphone 4s or 5 accurate touch. Being a small display the accurate should be good enough to let you use without problems. And at the iphone 4s and 5 the keyboard accurate and display overall accurate is simply amazing, even on a mobile phone with 5 or 5,5 inches display i have difficult to write properly but at iphones is just perfect. I like the compactness of the z1 compact because the size for me is perfect i just want to know if the display is accurate enough like the iphone 5 to decide.

thanks
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ide2gue:
Of course not...

I've made the right choice buying this phone.... :D

though I already know about flash bleed, yellow hue screen, bad front camera, etc before I deciced to buy this. But it doesn't matter for me.. :D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sinple:
compact is better than mini. The camera and s800 and water proof beats the mini. And the price is similar?

The display is quite ok, black seemed black and white seemed white and not yellowish like amoled.

I think sometimes the screen is too sensitive. Which I need to wipe the phone a few times when playing game. This is due to sweat produced from my fingers that got stuck on the screen.

Btw, anybody camera will force close when open? My camera hangs very frequently and at times I cannot save an image.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shiftiness:
I've not had issues with the camera force-closing. I failed to mention before, but the image stabilization for the camera is amazing.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] kezown:
No regrets at all, perfect size and awesome looking screen.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jonsnow69:
I upgraded from an Xperia S. Micro HDMI was better than MHL. 5-Pin MHL used by the Z1 Compact requires an external power source which is inconvenient. An an IR Blaster would have been nice. The loud speaker could be better.

But I knew all these things and still bought it, so no regrets really. It's worth it for all the other improvements, especially expandable storage, camera, processor and display. 128GB MicroSDXC cards are amazing.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] New Folder:
The plastic back is a fail but luckily you can replace it with glass one. Another fail is ASF on the front screen yet again luckily you can remove it.

Everything else is perfect.

Wth Sony?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nash123:
Picture quality is **** like hell. Sony has a nerve to sell such a crappy camera. Image noise is extreme. I am in doubt if my device has a hardware failure. Will try other roms and firmwares. Maybe it is just the crappy image processing. Im really pissed right now...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jenz25:
Are you using sony firmware/rom? AOSP camera is really bad. Maybe that's causing the issue for you.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] matthies00:
any idea if they do ship to europe? more precisely to Poland.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] 4rv1n:
i think it was because of the bionz processing engine doesn't work on another rom. there's a comparison somewhere where they compare the camera between unlock bootloader and lock bootloader. the lock bootloader camera has less noise because of the bionz while the unlock bootloader camera was very noisy because the bionz processing engine is not working :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nash123:
I am currently on 4.3 with locked bootloader. Only rooted. On 4.4.2 it was somewhat better, but that may be just my imagination.

Thx for your info. Hoped that my switch to cm11 which I planned to do next week, would make things better. But I will try anyway. I guess I have to live with the camera :-S