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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] biggiebro:
As I said earlier I am currently very satisfied, no regret as yet. Admittedly at 20MP the camera could be better, and at every iteration there have been some improvement. My upgrade cycle will see that I upgrade this phone at z5c.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maddie01:
I have both the Z1C and the Z3C. Amazing how the size is the same except the thickness and actual screen viewing size. Display is improved and having Band 17 is really nice. But the Z1C is a Solid device and the size,speed, ability to flash custom kernels, ROMS is awesome. Both are top notch units.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Revontheus:
I must say It's a superb device, I like it's small size without having to sacrifice any performance although...the Z3 Compact is just around the corner...then again, I'm more than happy with my Z1 Compact coming from my Xperia SP...had to sell my Xperia V just to get this device xD
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] F308:
Well. I don't regret but I observed that after some months front glass has scratches on it.

I carry phone in my pocket, face turned to my leg.

Maybe it was reasonable to stick foil on it but I didn't do that.

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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] raffounz:
Some regrets... Scratches on back and front and on corner (dropped with a case but corner get scratches...) my sgs2 screen that is 4 years old have less scratches on screen and still, no protection used in last 2 years... Hardware is good but camera is sometimes worst than sgs2. Wifi battery life is amazing but 3g life is half and I am out of wifi all the day...

Inviato dal mio D5503 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] getvaisakh:
Sw side big disappointment. Battery is great.

Found this thread while surfing to make the first 10 post. :D

I am very much satisfied with the battery performance and Sony's Stamina mode. Took 8hrs to drop 10% of battery ( few calls and messages, No internet).

Regret the choice for the camera. Feels like I own a 5mp camera, in sense of clarity and 20mp cam in the sense of resolution. Doesn't even stand a chance with Nokia's 6-8MP. Noise is way too high, sometimes, with superior auto ****. Tried manual and loved few shots.. But I am not happy as the SCENES activate only when I chose 8MP resolution over 20MP. Seriously, why would I want my photos to be in 8MP when i am holding a camera with 20MP, I could have bought a 8MP cam.. :rolleyes:

And the image processing, is worst. really need to improve on that. This one doesnt have OIS. So be sure before you buy this one.

Really hate the software. Always with bugs. Feels like they dont even test the updates before airing them.

Its like, "oh google released kitkat,wow lets mod it and release to folks"

*releases the sw update and gets a lot of bug reports*

"oh lets rollout a bug fix

*Fixes one bug and another one will appear, then release another bugfix/patch and so on.

Someone noticed how many updates/bug fixes one received after updating to KitKat ?? Really got frustrated with Sony for their software.

And ofc, sony is overpriced.

I wouldnt suggest this one unless you are a Sony fanboy and make time to spend on your phone.

Sorry for my bad English !!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] dazzerfong:
3 regrets so far:

1. I had to pay for it.

2. In my sheer stupidity, when removing an existing screen protector on, I also removed the ASF, so now my phone is brandless.

3. Coz of all the Sony ads, my drunk friends decided to see if my phone was water resistant or not. Luckily, it was. Sony, until the phone's unconditionally waterproof, stop bragging.

Besides that, absolutely no regrets. Camera is wonky at times, but switch to manual, and knowing the principles behind taking a photo go a long way.

At the least, it's better than my Arc S....
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tohigh:
brandless 2
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] BattlePizza:
Mianly regretting buying a DoCoMo (Japanese) model. It has a locked bootloader and more bloat than any Samsung phone. Flashed the international ROM and rooted and it's fine, just NFC isn't working but don't use it much anyway.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mosespl:
I regret that my phone always register some touch when I talk with lh somebody thats really annoying because always I have my statusbar rolled down after end of calling. In previous builds sometimes this issue caused auto recording calls or muting microphone is anybody facing with this?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Garcia98:
Your proximity sensor must be kinda broken
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mosespl:
Hmm I thought same but when I access service menu my proximity always are showing on when I close my finger or head maybe is related to other sensors too? Maybe accelerometer or gyro also working with this but I can access to all sensor and all are working I want to recalibration them but in service menu it's impossible. In z1 forum is quite popular issue. Maybe like you said zis something wrong with it but I remember that on 108 was really really y better. Maybe there is a way to change some values in proximity sensor?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Jonfensu:
I've been using this phone for 3 weeks and it's awesome. I just hate the ASF. No regrets.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] corvintheus:
Like on Facebook on Walkman app

My like button walkman app is not showing while listening to songs

I don't know since when maybe after the update.

I have checked my Xperia with Facebook is working fine and in sync.

Does anybody have this problem.

Please Help
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mrfyx:
I regret the speaker bad position. When I hold my phone with my two hands (for playing), my palm completely close the speaker.

So the sound is very reduce.

Good product anyway.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pargas:
I really like this device. Size is perfect and performance is great. The only thing I miss from galaxy s2 is the vast amount of custom roms and the ease of flashing them. I am hesitant about unlocking my boot loader so there are just a few stock roms there. However, rooted and debloated +xposed this phone rocks!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] _TB_TB_:
CM11 does the trick ;) Plus backup your TA partition and unlock your bootloader (you can restore TA to relock it when needed).
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pargas:
Have you missed the features you loose when you unlock the bootloader?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Saaber:
What features are those? I didn't notice any difference when i unlocked my bootloader.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pargas:
X-reality, bionz etc... Good to hear that no visible difference happened. Camera and screen quality is what worries me, Sony apps etc I can live without.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] mobileartur:
Great phone but:

- can't move apss to SD card

- size is perfect for one hand operation but a little too small for GPS and movies

- screen button take space / I would prefer touch buttons at the bottom of the screen
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] alex_hk90:
A year on and still no (further) regrets on buying the Z1 Compact. :D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] F308:
Do you really see 16Gb as not enough?

Why want you do move to SD?

I have all I need and still about 25% of memory free.

Actually I could remove 60% of what I keep but got to freeze them only to have till hands in case of need.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] coolkoushik07:
Ya i have almost 220+ apps installed and still dont feel any shortage of memory :D

Sent from my D5503
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] cristist50:
A lot of regrets, to many flaws for a premium phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jackierobinson:
Back plate is like butter. ASF is horrible. I had to replace it with 25$ tempered glass, and that has started to peel in the corner (air bubble). Bezel is far too big in z1c. Lollipop is taking far too long too. Coming from Nexus phones, it's just unacceptable. If they don't speed this process up I won't be buying anymore Sony phones.

I still like my phone, the excellent battery, the size of the device and (some parts of) the build quality. The z3c design doesn't appeal to me with the plastic looking bumper, so I'll wait for the z4c or z5c.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] biggiebro:
I am waiting for z5c as my next phone. Lollipop will undoubtedly get this phone past z4c comfortably. I have 8 dollars tempered lass front and back from day 1 and change them as they crack etc... No issues. Have few pool party pictures and videos to show off which is priceless comparing to other iPhone and nexus who need to hide their phones.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] UserX10:
Best phone ever !!!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] wind0zer:
I thought I was the only one.. yeah.. whats up with that!?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Milltach:
All in all the phone is 'alright'. It´s not that perfect as it was written in some reviews.

I just regret that I paid 500€ for that phone, after using it a while in my opinion the phone is worth 300€. For 300€ I would buy it again, for 300+ no really.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] stevo_125:
Sorry my friend, I only post information based upon what I have witnessed myself, or have seen others reporting. naivety or ignorance towards these issues does not help them to be resolved. If Sony themselves do not release fixes for these problems, no doubt the XDA community will. Perhaps rather than directing criticism at others trying to share useful information, you might want to share your own experiences with Z1c. Thanks

For the person that asked about disabling fast dormancy, yes it is enabled by default; See here for instructions on disabling it (requires root)

[FIX][ROOT] Disable Fast dormancy on sony smarthphones

To elaborate on the Cameria / superior auto issues, please check out the Sony forum thread here:

Sony-Z1-Compact-why-is-the-camera-so-poor

also:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50856162

The main culprit seems to be that the superior auto and image stabilization modes drive the ISO up unnecessarily high for dim/dark photography, rather than increase exposure time (in an attempt to reduce blur) This means that indoor photos are particularly grainy, and when using the LED flash the high ISO results in a blue hue across the picture. People have had some success resolving the flash issue with hardware mods, but the problem is far less pronounced in the manual mode with a sensible ISO selected.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tania247260:
FAST DORMANCY in my phone is automatically set with my carrier.My carrier is tre.se so MCC:240 And MNC:02

so I do not need to change this
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] CollinFX45:
Going to have to agree with Stevo on this one - I experience all the same issues on my Z1 Compact, sans the 3rd party browser issue because I only use Chrome. And I don't have any reason to bad mouth Sony or spread misinformation; let me assure you of that. To me, the device still feels unfinished, though it is an upgrade in terms polish compared to my regular Z1. I have no doubt, however, that software updates will fix most of these issues.

Does anyone else have an issue with terrible reception? I had it on my Z1 and now on my Z1C. I know reception isn't T-Mobile's strong suit, but I have a G2 that gets a stronger signal in the exact same location time in and time out. The Z1C spends a LOT more time on HSPA+ compared to my G2 as well. I'm not talking bars either, I'm talking the db signal strength in the phone menu.

Again, I'm not trying to fuel the fire here, but many users are experiencing the same issues and I'm actually somewhat relieved to read that others have them (unfortunately). The speakerphone thing drove me looney and I figured I had to be hitting it with my face or something!

Would I buy the phone again? No. All of the issues I can get around EXCEPT the reception for me. Maybe mine has a bad antenna, but if my phone has no reception it isn't very useful to me. Radios is a very important factor and next time around, I'll choose another manufacturer :(

Take care,

-Collin-
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] andyxoxo:
Wow, lots of problems listed for this very expensive phone. I was thinking of upgrading my Xperia M to this Z1 Compact but I guess I will six months or so until they get the bugs get ironed out (and that's if they even fix the hardware problem between the flash and the camera lens!). If I want a phone that takes inferior low light pics then I might as well stick with my much cheaper Xperia M....:laugh:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Darkimmortal:
No issues with wifi or 3g reception here, much better than my old galaxy s
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] jewelkobayashi:
I have not tried it yet, but if this works, then great. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671795 The way I have been taking photos, it hardly gets affected by the bleed. In any case, if there was a hardware fault/problem, this is about it... All other niggles will get ironed out, I am sure, judging by the previous updates of previous Xperias.

I don't have so much of a problem with reception, but occasionally the call would drop. And sooner than later in the conversation. What I mean by this is that it happens within the first minute or so of the call, not like after minutes of conversation.

Sure, if it dropped every other call and was persistently so, it would be frustrating, but there are so many variables that stops me from jumping to conclusions. Is it my reception or theirs? Is it software or hardware? It has happened 3 times in the last 50 phone calls.

If it is a software based problem, I am sure it will get ironed out (even though the dropped calls will not show in the diagnostics as part of the statistics). My Z Ultra's reception and battery life improved significantly after the first few updates of firmware. Lets wait and see.

I know bigger is not necessarily better, and especially so from Z1C owners perspective, but one of the drawbacks of having a smaller frame may be a smaller antenna. Putting design aspects and incorporation of the antenna aside, surely, bigger antenna is at an advantage over smaller ones? It would be interesting to see comparisons in reception strength among other companies' phones regular size version vs. mini/compact versions to see if there is an inherent size factor to consider here.

I am using my Z1C in exactly the same environment as mu Ultra, and at the moment, I cannot see any meaningful difference in reception strength.
[MENTION=378601]collin[/MENTION], maybe you should get your phone checked out?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] stevo_125:
Can't say I've noticed any significant difference in reception compared to my last phone (Nexus 4) One thing I have noticed is that the signal strength seems to jump up and down quite a bit without moving location. I guess this is related to the radio trying to minimise power use or something:confused:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] guap:
no regrets at all... the plastic back maybe :|
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Hejnfelt:
Besides the battery life issue which was caused by my home router, I haven't noticed any of the other posted problems.

I get consistent 3-4 days on battery. No regrets at all and I expect this device to last at least a few years.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] CollinFX45:
I guess that's possible, though who knows what the warranty is like here in the US since we have to order these phones overseas (thanks for no US distribution again, Sony). To be honest, I'm just sort of over it - my experience with this phone is exactly like that of the Z1: just sort of blah, for lack of a better word. I have other phones that work better for me and I'll likely sell this one.

Interesting point and maybe that's what is happening. Nine times out of ten when I pull my phone out of my pocket, it reads HSPA+ and then after a minute or two, it acquires an LTE signal. This is strange to me, but I guess it could be power savings.

Thanks either way for the thoughtful responses!

-Collin-
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Lasantha:
any regrets about screen size? I come from zr which has 4.55 screen..browsing and document viewing ok?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] _TB_TB_:
Actually, yes - its a bit too small for my fingers :(

Other than that I just love that phone! And for all those whining about software features not working - I get none of those you write about. Come on, guys, it's Android. There is a hack for that! :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aryayush:
Every word of this is true. The camera is practically useless in low light. The fast dormancy bug has forced me to keep my phone on EDGE mode, like it's 2007! It's incredibly frustrating.

I really like this phone overall but these software glitches are maddening. And there are a bunch of other minor issues besides the ones mentioned above.

Ugh! Why can't Android phone manufacturers come up with one decent bug-free device?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] monoelectron:
ive been using a crappy samsung for a year so my main regret is not getting a phone like this sooner. there are a few small things that have been bothering me though

the camera, when taking photos inside at night (which isnt its strong point anyway) with the lights on inside, the photos come out slightly yellow, and i have to edit them in pixlr express by changing the hue to -10 so that they look normal again

also the camera has a really annoying naming system and messes up how i have my photos set up. this shouldnt be a problem if you dont move you photos. i have another post explaining it on here somewhere

i have tasker toggling the data a lot, but sony has a warning message pop up every time warning that additional charges may apply etc. so ****ing annoying and insulting.

the back being made of plastic. there was 4 very light scratches on it after a week. but even if it was a glass back, it wouldnt really be my kind of thing, not enough grip and i nearly dropped it twice. so ive bought a carbon skin for the back and that has much better grip.

the plastic shatter proof film on the front was kind of amazing at collecting dust. i seriously never knew my pockets were so dusty. i didnt like the glare off the screen anyway so i took that off after a week and i put on a matte type one and it looks great. theres no logo now either! i really dont get the point of it anyway, if the screen shatters then im not going to be using the phone any more

so thats it, few annoying things but definitely no dealbreakers for me considering how much i like this phone
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Kid1412_92:
any regrets

No regrets
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pesho00:
No regrets, but litle anoyance:

- resolution is not enough (i see picsels from close distance).

- Ring volume not loud enough (Same goes for Z and Z1!).

- Auto brightnes is too dimm for my liking (hope it will be mended in next ROM ;) )

- thicker than Z1, gives feeling of somhow not so classy device ;) (perfectly OK for me)

Other than that - phone is Very good i like it and i am pleased i have exchanged Z1 with it!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Gjole86:
Only 1 regret .. if you get the black model, its damn dust magnet.

Cant wait for the tempered glass protector to come so at lease avoid some.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aryayush:
Install Lux. Fixes this issue right up.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] vetko:
Planning to buy Z1C soon...

Hi,

I was just wondering, that does it worth waiting a little bit more after some magical sony response (or hardware fix possibly) for 2 another weeks, or can I buy it right away?

I definitly need a good waterproof phone with good camera, good battery life and performance, with a relatively small size. Z1c would be a perfect candidate.. except some downsides (camera flash bleed - can be solved with a pen... - other than that I am really counting on the picture quality improvemements by future sw updates; scratchy ASF/plastic back - can be solved by protectors). Is there any chance that in the following 2-3 weeks sony will fix some of the hardware problems? I need to have a good phone at the start of April as a camera and GPS companion for my trips.

Thank you :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Rototti:
According to this: link, Sony will not fix this issue officially. But who knows what will happen in the background.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] toxic_garden:
just two minor things that really annoy me. But it's still an awesome phone, so no, not "regretting" anything.

- Wifi transfer rate drops after ~30 seconds. No matter if copy from or to the phone, after a short time, the transfer rate goes from 2 MiB/s to 500-600 kib/s. Couldn't find the weak point up to now.

- ASF on the front. It's a dust and fingerprint magnet. I'm thinking of removing it the next days because the glass beneath it is really scratch resistant.

As i barely use the flash light for taking pictures, i'm not really mad about the bleed. Pictures in the dark with manual mode and ISO 3200 look pretty fine and daylight pictures are sometimes a way oversharpened, but still pretty good.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] thermalboyz:
Pls report after ASF Removed, some pics much appreciated.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ranova:
just got it today.

I shouldve read more into it before buying. Some of my buyer's remorse:

- Doesn't have all the 3 LTE bands for AT&T US - I wont get LTE in places my HTC One had

- Camera is really subpar for how much it is touted. My HTC One had better low light, OIS, and overall better pictures

- Plastic backing, Sony touted that this was glass on both sides, but its really plastic on the back

I am really debating on reselling this and getting the new HTC One. I LOVE the size, the speed, and that its waterproof.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] toxic_garden:
here we go!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51027978
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slonn:
Haptic feedback works on and off. It's a bug carried over from Z1. Minor issue but nevertheless shouldn't appear on an expensive phone. Instead of regurgitating new phones every 6 months Sony should concentrate on fixing the existing issues first.

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Sendt fra Z1C
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] micropizza:
Love this phone, I had the non-compact to start with and it was just too big for me, this is perfect.

Only thing I don't like is Sony seems to have lost interest in it now and are working on firmware / apps etc for the Z2 now, so will probably take ages for any updates if you don't want to root the phone (my banking app refuses to run if the phones rooted).

Apparently this Z1 Compact is capable of the 120fps video most other phones including the Z2 are going to have, there's bugs in the firmware like answer-to-speakerphone and there was a pretty serious memory bug on the normal Z1 before I sold it too, that stopped apps running in the background, but Sony have their Z2 coming out now, so they've lost interest in this, good luck seeing any updates any time soon.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] arunsankar:
My Z1 compact is in for a replacement for non-working "vibration". Service centre guys confirmed it's not a software issue. Now waiting for another black Z1 compact to come. Really frustrating to give back phone to service centre within a week of purchase :(
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] crazyscow:
I moved from a Galaxy Nexus to the z1c and love it in every way.

the only problems is i need to get use to how to root this thing because im scared imma loose my drm files. need to read more about it. also it has a lot of bloatware like facebook etc. once i figure out how to root this ill freeze this stuff.

but after two days of use i still have 30% battery life and 4 hrs of screentime. my gnex only did 1h 30min before the battery was dead.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hol17:
The rooting process can take some time but you only lose the DRM keys if you unlock the bootloader. Rooting won't cause the DRM key loss and you can back them up after you root. If you do root, just follow the guides slowly and you should be fine :)

For the bloatware, you can access the application through Settings >> Apps, scroll over to "All" and press "Disable" at the top. Did this for quite a few Sony apps that I do not use.

Sent from my Z1 Compact