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[Xperia Z2 General] Cobman:
Ordered mine 3 weeks ago from mobiles.co.uk cancelled on friday after getting bored waiting. Ordered with dial a phone friday arrived today with free speakers
[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
It's kind of odd, transitioning from the One X to the Z2 the phone doesn't seem all that much bigger, it does have a similar width after all but after using the Z2 non-stop for an hour I went back to the OneX and it really was weird, the OneX felt so small it was asif I was using my old HTC Desire but it all changes when you start using the screen oh my god watching anime on this thing is glorious! I'm not going to say more than that because it really is something best seen rather than described!

I never really had issues with battery life on my One X but I've been quite power efficient, turning data on only when I want to check something rather then leaving it on all the time for example so if the battery life is as good as people say about it, I'm going to be laughing!

This will no doubt take me a while to see what the battery life is like but as for charging, it seems to take a long time to charge, roughly 10% per hour and that's with the supplied 1.5A charger.
[Xperia Z2 General] paddylaz:
Oh right ok....wow!

Well you did the right thing taking it back. For this sort of money you (and anyone) deserve better than that. Good move.
[Xperia Z2 General] mujj:
Seems like you've had the same evolution of devices as me coming from a desire. But it's reassuring that it doesn't feel too big, since from pics that I have seen, it's almost the same height as the note 3 and I didn't know if it would be comfortable anymore (don't really want to risk dropping a glass phone).

For me it's different. I leave data, auto-sync etc on all the time because i use Whatsapp and emails quite a lot. In the case of slow charging, that might just be the initial charge cycles. I think it should get quicker.
[Xperia Z2 General] Yaky Peanut:
It seems to me that these issues meeting their planned released date are causing them to skimp on quality control and thus build phones badly. Foolish of them because ultimately the customer will be dissatisfied. I'm sorry you're in that situation and if I were you - and this is what I plan on doing - I'd wait till May when hopefully they will be back to normal production with better quality control.
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
uh guys, i am getting one soon but heard alot about "built-quality issues". like gaps between glass/screen and the side panels. all (or most of the) units have this problem? really didnt expected this from sony atleast. really afraid to try my luck on a phone if turns out be like this.
[Xperia Z2 General] KevinB88:
I just can tell from Germany. Some friends and me got it last week at Sony store in Berlin and really no-one of us got any problems. Perfect build quality, no ringtone problems, battery around 34 degree by playing games or a lot of apps working at same time. All faulty devices I heard of were from Taiwan or Singapore because you don't have good quality controls for devices delivered to that countries.

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[Xperia Z2 General] sdfgsteve:
I love your backround! What's it from?

Also, eww, white earbuds D-: Horrid things. Everything I've seen says it comes with black earbuds. If it comes with white I'll go to Sony and get them to change it, I think.
[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
The white earphones are with the white phone so no doubt you'll get black earphones with the black phone.

As for the background it is this: -
[Xperia Z2 General] sdfgsteve:
*cough* umm, yeah that would make sense *blush*

I don't know why, but that puts me in mind of All You Need Is Kill.
[Xperia Z2 General] fatguy666:
called into the Three store on my way home, couldn't even give me a date for when they'd get the phone in! load of mince
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
The date three gave me has been 1st May for a while, and my mate preordered one yesterday and got told 1st. That's only a week away, surely we'd know by now if they were going to mess that up......
[Xperia Z2 General] stargate1000:
Well today I received my second z2 (the other was defective - workmanship poop.

I have to say this one is perfect thankfully and is truly a beast!!!! Absolutely love it. Defo an image quality upgrade from the z1 (which I still have for now).

Providing you have no issues with the build quality when it comes you lot who have pre ordered and not received it yet are gonna be happy too!

As far as the speakers go...a million times better than that z1 but defo not as good as the one...but...certainly good enough!!!
[Xperia Z2 General] ddasher:
So glad youve got a good one but even more relieved they let you return the SGS5 You won't be making that mistake again ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] stargate1000:
Ha ha. Too true it was a bit of a schoolboy error. To be fair the S5 was OK but it just felt cheap and touchwhiz was a little laggy in places. Certainly not what a premium phone should look like in my opinion.

Just been testing out the noise cancelling headphones.... Wow! Couldn't hear the missus bleating on at all :D
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
Been to o2 shop today was looking for HTC One m8 for my wife. I have asked when will they have the z2 she said they have got them in stock last one month but they will release it on 1st May. I asked why are you waiting for it cos Sony told them to not release. The reason for that Sony wants to be the "latest" smartphone on the market.
[Xperia Z2 General] insom:
Still no news from Clove about sim free.Hopefully we can get our phones 1st of May.
[Xperia Z2 General] ddasher:
For which read "the LAST smartphone on the market."

Spoke to Clove last Tuesday and they where saying mid May. I am expect this is not to get customers hopes up. I am still hopeful that they will have stock in the first week of May as everyone else seems to be getting.
[Xperia Z2 General] JMonkeYJ:
Handtec told me the same thing (mid-May).
[Xperia Z2 General] furrypotato:
Received mine today from virgin mobile, nice canceling headphones included.

Superb phone. Good luck to rest of you with your wait.
[Xperia Z2 General] feis:
Carphonewarehouse gonna have stock in shops from 1st of may, you can also order online and have it delivered by monday
[Xperia Z2 General] ddasher:
I know I could have ordered from CPW over Easter for delivery last Tuesday. However I'm sticking with Clove as they are a small family run independent that have given me good service for over ten years. The overall package is good and as I'm buying SIM free I would not be eligible for the £100 cash back from CPW.
[Xperia Z2 General] mzharmony:
Anyone know when Clove are likely to deliver?
[Xperia Z2 General] insom:
at least they have to say something about the date coz its the time now.The few places says 1st of May release date.but clove dont say anything.
[Xperia Z2 General] jake460:
waiting on clove too, they have moved the Z2 from pre order section to coming soon section, and have removed their Z2 blog link from the Z2 order page :( must of got fed up of questions asking about delivery status.

Ordered mine on 7th march.

Hopefully next week.

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[Xperia Z2 General] insom:
If the clove will say 15th of May about release day next week,i wont let them to use my money 15 days more.Its really disturbing stuation.I am gonna get my money back and i will buy from Craphone or phones4u or amazon.Because every where will start sell to damn phone 1st of may.
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
Can someone post their experience and photos if you have received a faulty Z2?

Then I can know what to watch out for when getting it from cpw next week Tuesday.
[Xperia Z2 General] KyoufuKoso:
Carphone Warehouse haven't sent me an email confirming shipping even though it's supposed to be here tomorrow...

EDIT: Finally shipped! Fingers crossed it isn't a faulty unit.
[Xperia Z2 General] stargate1000:
Yep I did from carphone. They were pretty good though. Mine was sim free and I went straight into a local store and they exchanged for a different phone (an s5...as they had no store stock...bad idea but that's another story).

Problems I had where the front and back glass was on a slight rotation, mic at the top was drilled wonky, and the area were the power button was looked like it was bulging outwards.

However the one I have now is awesome, I don't get much problems with heat, it all just works and looks great... Thankfully.
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
Nice to hear. Is the screen looking good too? I am interested to know how the new screen perform.
[Xperia Z2 General] feis:
So i opened cpw webpage at noon, made an order, and now recieved email that ill get my phone tommorow. I must say impressive, didnt expect such speed and on top of that on sunday
[Xperia Z2 General] stargate1000:
Yep the screen is great. Its not as bright as my m8 but hey that burns your eyes and I have to use lux to dim it down..especially at night where the base level is still too bright!

Overall I'm super happy with the phone it most areas. The speakers are certainly good for personal use for music and movies again not as good as the m8 but nothing else is..its second as far as I'm concerned against most other phones.
[Xperia Z2 General] insom:
Did anyone got any news from hantech about the release date?
[Xperia Z2 General] JMonkeYJ:
They told me mid-May.
[Xperia Z2 General] pauley:
I just noticed that Handtec charged my credit card (via SargePay) on 4/26 for my Z2 preorder on 3/28. Maybe this is a good sign of it arriving soon!
[Xperia Z2 General] Lolento:
Can someone confirm with handtec?

Mine was charged immediately but they rationalized that it was due to Amazon payment requirement.
[Xperia Z2 General] pauley:
It's 11:28 PM there right now but did email them to ask, so maybe I'll hear back in 8+/- hours.
[Xperia Z2 General] HeartUnderBlade:
I just got an e-mail from clove saying that they expect to ship on the 9th of May!

"Dear -------,

We contact you today with news on your order for the Sony Xperia Z2.

It brings us great pleasure to announce that Friday 9th May is the expected shipping date for your order; this includes the free speaker bundle that comes bundled with the phone.

As soon as the stock arrives from Sony, our team will begin processing and dispatching your order. As soon as your order has shipped you will be sent the relevant tracking information.

Your patience is appreciated and we look forward to shipping your order.

The Clove Technology Sales Team."
[Xperia Z2 General] mzharmony:
I got the same email [MENTION=5759399]HeartUnderBlade[/MENTION]

So excited, anyone going naked with this phone?

I only plan on using a screen protector and a pouch. ????
[Xperia Z2 General] ddasher:
At last, just received the same email from Clove. I also ordered the dock a case and screen savers. I will also order a pDair belt case when available to avoid having to use pockets. With glass back I expect this phone to be slippery. I spent £130 last year on a new screen for my SGS3 after using it for a while without a case and then dropping it.
[Xperia Z2 General] iArvee:
Anyone know where I can pre-order the purple one? There are tons on eBay, but I'd rather use amazonpay for payments.
[Xperia Z2 General] corallus:
In UK it's exclusive to o2 I think
[Xperia Z2 General] ddasher:
Of the networks O2 seems to have the exclusive UK rights at the moment

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/sony/xperia-z2-purple/
[Xperia Z2 General] prazvt:
I got the same mail!

Good q about the case. So far, I've only read about 1 account of someone cracking the rear glass, so I haven't decided yet. Plus alot of the cases seem to cover the magnetic charge port (though I found one that doesn't on Amazon a few weeks back).
[Xperia Z2 General] iArvee:
Bummer. Guess I'll have to stick with eBay or go for a Black/White one. Thanks!
[Xperia Z2 General] mzharmony:
I've already bought the docking charger. So I didn't want to chance it buying a case that doesn't fit, even though I know they have the adapter for cases.

I'm hoping spigen come out with a dual screen protector for the front and back. For now I will just go for one of their front screen protectors.

I swear I've been stalking this phone!
[Xperia Z2 General] Faz1980:
I had a call from Mobiles.co.uk for my upgrade today. My Z2 on EE is getting delivered tomorrow. Can't wait!
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Have just read over on the Overclockers UK forum from one of their members (Semple) who emailed Amazon to find out an ETA for the phone:

"Had an email back from Amazon.

They're due to get stock on the following dates:

05/18/2014

05/19/2014

05/20/2014

05/21/2014 and

06/11/2014".

It seems like it could be another 3 weeks wait for me which puts in in line with the mid-May release date from Handtec and Clove.
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
For those who will be receiving their phone soon,

here is a check list for what accessories to be expected (from cpw) with the Z2:

screen protector

usb charger

usb cable

micro usb to standard usb extender (?)

noise canceling earphone

starter guide

Also, it is suggested to charge your phone to full first.
[Xperia Z2 General] feis:
Actually i got 2 screen protectors, and with that cable you can connect external memory stick or stuff:D
[Xperia Z2 General] Zaim2012:
I ordered mine from O2, was dispatched today apparently.
[Xperia Z2 General] JMonkeYJ:
Do all UK preorders get those accessories, or just from CPW?
[Xperia Z2 General] BigladUK:
How did you find this out ?
[Xperia Z2 General] Zaim2012:
I used live chat on o2's website, I actually enquired about changing from home delivery to store collection, I was informed its too late to change it as its been dispatched.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pheonix320:
Ordered from Three with a may 1st delivery date, received a text today saying they'll deliver it tomorrow a day early! Can't wait.
[Xperia Z2 General] BigladUK:
Did you receive an email or text or anything ?
[Xperia Z2 General] Zaim2012:
Not yet, they said I'll get it later on today or tomorrow. Hopefully it'll arrive on Thursday.
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
Oh yeah. That is for otg. But with a micro usb cover on the phone it is not convenient to use the otg.

I wish they can build the next model, micro usb port waterproof without the cover.

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The one I got have no branding on the box,

so I think these are the basic stuff you will get for the UK Z2. Do report if you get different set.
[Xperia Z2 General] mcteague:
http://www.itechpost.com/articles/1...fficially-shipping-friday-may-9-in-the-uk.htm
[Xperia Z2 General] Lolento:
I received a reply to my inquiry to Handtec.

They are saying their first batch will arrive on 5/8 - 5/9 as well.

Just FYI to anyone ordered through Handtec.
[Xperia Z2 General] pauley:
Did they already charge you for the Z2 as well? I paid via SagePay & it was supposed to only charge when shipped. I ordered mine on 3/28 & was charged on 4/26.

Fun Fact: I'm blocked by Handtec on Twitter now. Maybe I shouldn't have given them my money. A$$ho1es
[Xperia Z2 General] Lolento:
I was charged immediately due to Amazon payment requirement.
[Xperia Z2 General] 1iam5mith:
My O2 order will be delivered between 10am and 2pm tomorrow! Yipee!
[Xperia Z2 General] Stalkalainen:
Amazon Voucher Update

Amazon have changed the Voucher offer till the 8th may. Probably backs up the earlier claims of the deliver dates in the quote above.

Pre-order the Sony Z2 Smartphone from Amazon.co.uk get a £50 Amazon voucher when your phone ships. Offer ends at 11:59 pm BST on Thursday, May 8, 2014 and only applies to qualifying items sold and dispatched by Amazon.co.uk. Terms and conditions apply. Learn more.

Those later release dates work for me as I am out of the country for two weeks as of Monday. Also nice to see Amazon keeping the pre-order offer open longer to match the actual release date of the phone.
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Devices/Sony/Xperia_Z2?id=1183&tab=Camera.&memory=16&colour=Black

£460 + 10 top up £470 at three there you go :)

Always you can get it cheaper if you are patient.
[Xperia Z2 General] Funk2641:
Handtec updated their product page:

Does this mean it's shipping the 5th of May instead of the 8th/9th?

http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z2-black-free-sony-srs-btm8-speaker.html
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Sods law, picked mine up yesterday in a phone shop across from the Three shop...never mind just glad mine is defect free.
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
Because it is £100 cheaper than elsewhere that means three sells defected phones? they did same deal to htc one m8.

I will phone and ask if I can get it for £460 only as Im their current customer and dont need to top up or they can credit me £10
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
Just ordered from three for £460 didnt want to top up they just charged me the phone. Im gonna sell my note 2 I believe I can get at least £180 for the phone so it will make my new phone £280 :)
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
No, you misunderstood, I am not saying that because it is cheaper that the stock is defective.

I'm saying that I am extremely happy with mine as it is defect free so it doesn't matter what I paid for it.
[Xperia Z2 General] Biffy:
How did you manage to get it without top-up? I rang local stores and they said they couldn't sell it as pay as you go it had to be online and heard you can't buy them over the phone either. And there's no way to prevent the top up being included online?
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
Phone three select upgrade department tell them you wanna get the phone pay as you go they will transfer you to pay as you go department. Tell them you are already with three and don't want the top up. That's what I did. I asked for free speaker too but it didn't work :).
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
Is the three version unlocked?
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
It's bootloader unlockable and simple unlocked. Comes with threes firmware, which can be replaced with no issues.
[Xperia Z2 General] sdfgsteve:
Wow, that makes it cheaper than the Amazon 550 + 50 voucher...I might have to move my order...

EDIT Hell, even paying 10 quid extra that still makes it cheaper. Might have to give them a call then!
[Xperia Z2 General] rehanraza:
can you please attach screenshot from software info in service manu or can you pls attach build prop file
[Xperia Z2 General] Strangeland16:
So if I bought this on pay as you talk on 3 could I easily unlock it to use on Vodafone and is the boot loader unlockable. Considering selling my Vodafone z2 and doing this if it will all work out for me ?
[Xperia Z2 General] ste1164:
The phone from 3 needs no unlocking the phone is sim and bootloader unlocked.
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
seriously what is wrong with people its been answered 100 times here and still asking. even if you go to the three website they say that too.
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
You just have to get used to not answering questions that have been answered a few times already.
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
guys (new buyers), have you faced gap issues between screen/glass and side panels?
[Xperia Z2 General] BanziBaby:
I don't know if it will be fully unlocked on 3 PAYG, mine was 2 year contract on 3, here are some images to answer some of the questions.
[Xperia Z2 General] sdfgsteve:
Ok, I just bought mine from a Three store. You can buy it in store, they still won't put on the £10 top-up if you have a contract with them, -and- you get a box with the code for the Bluetooth speakers, all for £459.99. I haven't just got my cake and ate it, they gave me a second cake too...

Mind you, I went and got a pay-as-you-go anyway, so I can use my old phone as a 4G modem at home for £15 a month ;)

Now to cancel the Amazon pre-order before I forget!
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
what is the code for? discount code or free bluetooth speakers?
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
I dont have the gap problem, but my Z2 overheat when taking video over 10 minutes.

Here are reported problem on the gap and over heating issue.

http://www.retrify.com/sony-xperia-z2-overheating-with-4k-video/
[Xperia Z2 General] Strangeland16:
So can you confirm that the boot loader and sim are unlocked then pls ?
[Xperia Z2 General] harrynghiem:
You tried such as solution for Sony Singapore below

Sony Mobile Singapore’s official statement on Xperia Z2 overheating issue:

“We are aware of some users encountering issues when shooting 4K video for extended periods. Shooting movies in high quality 4K resolution can make significant demands on your phone’s processor and battery life, as well as phone memory. Therefore for the best experience, we recommend you install a high capacity SD card (Xperia Z2 can take a card up to 128GB) and shoot 4K video in short bursts of no longer than a few minutes at a time.“
[Xperia Z2 General] sdfgsteve:
Bluetooth speakers.

Yup! All good :D

Such a weird thing though, coming from Samsung. No crap! Still could do with CM asap though :D
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
did you get the code in your z2 box or they gave it to you in store?

I have asked them free speakers as it says on their website, she said to me that I have to get contract to get the speakers.
[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
ooo, I've noticed on mine I have a very minor gap at the top right, should I be concerned?
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
thats bad. well, the thing that makes me wait more are these 2 issues (specially, the gap issue) as i am not a camera person at all so heating issue while using camera wont be much of an issue but the gap really really bothers me.

yup, have you tried sony's solution for overheating problem? and even a 1080p video of over 10min causes overheating?

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well, sony said that who ever is facing the gap issue can bring their device to sony for a water test (as it MAY affect water resisting capabilities).
[Xperia Z2 General] 3mps:
Still waiting for mine to be dispatched by EE ordered it on the 30th April :crying:
[Xperia Z2 General] iArvee:
No magnetic charger? :(
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
nope. I have to buy it.
[Xperia Z2 General] iArvee:
That sucks. I guess the magnetic charger only comes with those ordered on eBay. But I guess getting one from Clove or CPW would be more ideal since it's cheaper (and accept AmazonPay which I prefer using over Paypal)

Thanks for the info btw!
[Xperia Z2 General] mashed_ash:
I'm waiting on a pre-order from Amazon but I'm tempted by the three payg deal.

It's there any advantage of getting it sim free from Amazon over payg from three?

From what you guys are saying the three version is unlocked but is the firmware generic?
[Xperia Z2 General] ste1164:
The firmware is 3 branded, so it has a 3 boot screen but as the boot loader is unlocked it can be flashed to UK generic.
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
stupid 3 put my address wrong instead of 9/3 they put 3/9. Hope I will manage to get my phone tomorrow. Spoke to my neighbour she said she will keep it safe if she gets it.
[Xperia Z2 General] sdfgsteve:
It's not a code, you go to http://sonymobile.com/threeoffer and enter your name, address, IMEI and telephone number. It took me straight to a screen that said my speaker should be shipped in a couple of weeks. They could do some matching, but getting a PAYG for a tenner to get £80 quid's worth of speakers seems the right thing to do (I took out PAYG so I could keep my old phone and One Plan as my internet at home \o/)

Which is exactly what I did. Downloaded the ftf and flashtool during the half-hour that it was charging before turning it on for the first time.
[Xperia Z2 General] ste1164:
Does anyone have the ftf file for three UK for warranty reasons?
[Xperia Z2 General] PiskopatYazar:
Thanks mate once I receive my phone i will do it.
[Xperia Z2 General] ste1164:
Ah nice I didn't know that how it was done. Thanks I'll be doing the same thing :)
[Xperia Z2 General] BanziBaby:
Thinking about sending mine back due to slight gap in top right & bottom left on the front of the phone, I didn't notice it at first but a mate that was admiring the phone noticed a small bit of tobacco was lodged in the gap on the bottom left.