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[Xperia Z2 General] BanziBaby:
I would contact 3 as soon as you can mate, if they say it too late to replace it mention the UK sale of goods act that says you have 6 months in which to get a replacement for any device with manufacturer defects. When I called them they said at first they couldn't do a new replacement due to me calling 5 days after I got the phone, I told them I was away for the weekend & didn't take Z2 with me & then pointed out the sale of goods act to them, they then quickly changed their mind.
[Xperia Z2 General] uppon2:
I also have Australian stock 14W17 but sadly my phone has a small gap at the top right front, both my cameras are off centred and the flash is so far off centred that the complete top left corner of it is being covered and is causing havoc in low light conditions. I got it today and without this thread I would not have even checked. Thank you guys, swapping it tomorrow. I took a 10 minute 4K video with no problems and I have dunked my phone a few times but that changed nothing
[Xperia Z2 General] shinshoryuken:
Flashed off center? But able to do 10 min 4k video?

Flash is so weak anyways and kinda worthless. I say keep it.

This thread seem to have either good performance or cosmetic issues....

I think it's better to have a good performance phone than a minor cosmetic issues.

So far I haven't heard gaps compromising water proof performance.

Even off centered camera, I haven't heard of that being an issue in terms of camera performance
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Exactly! People are worrying much about little things! If indeed these gaps compromise the water resistance, the internet would be full of cases that marred their devices!

My Xperia Z had huge gaps at the top of the device and tired of submerging it!

My Xperia Z2 is 14w17. Has only a gap on the left side at the bottom!

This gap is of the thickness of a fingernail, maybe even thinner!

I will not exchange a device that has no dead / stuck pixels, no defect in the camera, speakers, scratches, yellow tint, display defect, etc., for something fishy and still waiting for it!

Such gaps are not harming water resistance of the device! If this really happened, would be several news for people losing their devices across the internet! Anyone know of any case?

When I went to buy mine, there were 3 Xperia Z2. Two black and one white. The three devices had EXACTLY the same thickness gap in the same place!
[Xperia Z2 General] kannanX10:
exactly...i had a chance to check 3 z2 devices(even my z and z1 had minor gaps) and all had minor gaps and it has nothing to do with waterproofing as one of my friend did checked it out,even off centered camera lens is a non issue unless u r having issues with its imaging capabilities same goes for flash as well unless u r having flash bleeding issues(can be checked with low light pics)

real issues r yellow tint,stuck/dead pixels,dust underneath the screen,scratches in front or back glass covering or any hardware issues...............
[Xperia Z2 General] uppon2:
Perhaps you might be ok with it but I am not. The flash is not doing what it is supposed to be doing. In Australia they will replace it on the spot and the shop is down the road from me.
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
That's it!

I believe the people is caring for something that does not affect the operation of the device!

What is the size of the gaps Xperia Z2 of your friend?

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:23 PM ----------

If there really is a problem in flash which is hampering the functioning of it, really have to replace the device! I'm saying this because I'm seeing the people exchange the device for very small problems and that the second device may one much bigger than the previous problem.
[Xperia Z2 General] uppon2:
If the problems I am facing did not change the performance of my device; I would certainly not be wasting my time replacing :D
[Xperia Z2 General] kannanX10:
its very minimal.......similar to following pic(courtesy : phonearena z2 review)
[Xperia Z2 General] yogg:
14W16 :(

Top right and quite big bottom left gaps :(. Otherwise the phone has been amazing. And it definetely doesn't get hot when gaming or video recording at 4K. My Samsung S4 got much hotter with over 50-60C when gaming. And plus that the glass of the Z2 acts like a big heatsink for the CPU.

Should I return it back to the store? It has been about 3 or 4 weeks since I bought it... And I always think that I'am careful on inspection, guess I'm not so careful :/.

I also have a cool white display, no Yellowish tint on the display.

As for the bleeding issue, how do I see that? Can somebody explain to me?
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Exactly the same as mine, but mine did not have at the top, only the bottom left!
[Xperia Z2 General] shinshoryuken:
When dxomark reviewed the Z2 I doubt they checked if the camera is off centered or not....
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
Thanks for the advice mate :)
[Xperia Z2 General] natkaen:
the vibrator on my z2 just suddenly stopped working :confused: now i'll have to replace it again. damn....
[Xperia Z2 General] HeartUnderBlade:
14w18 from Clove UK. I got the white model. I was able to record 4k for about 4:30-5 minutes and the video saved but I was able to record in 1080p for ~10 minutes. I ended up getting tired and stopping the 1080p video myself. Cameras are also perfectly aligned. I THINK I have the gaps... however, they are so small that I can't even tell. I could fit maybe 1 piece of standard A4 paper but it's impossible to fit 2 pieces of paper in the gap.

All in all, I'm quite happy with the phone. I don't ever plan on recording 4k and if I ever do then maybe for a minute or two. I do, however, plan to record quite a bit of videos in 1080p but never have I planned to record an HD video longer than maybe 5 minutes or so.

I think week 18 has a pretty good number of good devices, but that's just my opinion.
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
I researched a lot and found nothing that these gaps compromise the water resistance of the device! No case! Surely even if compromise would have many cases on the internet, including on YouTube! The glue insulation is not as close to the edge of the device!
[Xperia Z2 General] shinshoryuken:
Yup!

Even off centered camera, I can't find anything that says it effects picture quality.
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/05/15/xperia-z2-owners-who-has-an-off-centre-rear-camera/

No, surely not affect the operation of the camera!
[Xperia Z2 General] norti:
It's just aesthetic, I see no problems with it. People tend to love balanced things, I think it's just a special trademark for the phone :D I also have a pealed spot on the bottom of the phone (out of the retail box), so small that can't be measured with anything but I feel that it belongs to the phone, to my phone specially, haha. Just try to see all the good things in this superb device ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
guys, can we find this on the box? like the op says its written on the back of the phone so was thinking to reject the unit by looking at date of manufacturing from the box if w16 or older.
[Xperia Z2 General] shinshoryuken:
Um there's no proof that the new batch is better than the old batch. If you go read this whole thread it seem like the new batch has if not more flaws than the old batch.
[Xperia Z2 General] HeartUnderBlade:
You have to pull out the tab in the microSD tray in order to actually see the manufactured week. There's no other spots that would show it.
[Xperia Z2 General] harrold11237:
14W17

4K = 4mins50s

Gaps = No Gaps
[Xperia Z2 General] kenny326:
Gotten my 3rd one from Amazon. 14W18 again, but this time it's perfect. No overheat, gaps or dead pixels. 3rd time lucky eh?
[Xperia Z2 General] uppon2:
I ended up swapping my phone today and now I have a perfect device. 14W18 (same result as the poster above me)

My off centred flash was causing the light to bleed all over the place when in dark places. All I could see was cloudy and dull images. Since I got the new one, the same shots in the same room and same darkness turn out perfect. P.S. I have not bought a case yet so it is not that
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
Can anyone with gaps and off center flash/camera plz post some closeups just for comparison
[Xperia Z2 General] KyleSforza:
14W18
[Xperia Z2 General] BanziBaby:
Got replacement phone today 14W18 & no gaps, camera is centred & hopefully it won't get as hot :)
[Xperia Z2 General] dandi212:
Hello..

Can anyone explain me what is the gap issuse and what is the camera lens issuse?*

How these 2 issuses affect the device?*

Shuld i ask for replace my device if i have these 2?
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
The gap issue, means that either the front or the back glass panels, aren't symetrically attached to the phones housing...its only a manufacturing flaw.Regarding the second point you've stated, there are no camera lens issues.Maybe it is the off centered camera you are talking about, again, only a manufacturing flaw that doesn't affect picture quality.
[Xperia Z2 General] The Gunner:
Mine W17 have bad camera, elike the majority users in my italian forum, one of the best is W14, very disappointed with Sony, pics are poor in focus.
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Guys, seeing the analysis of Z2 in GSM Arena website I came across these photos:

http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?...hone/gsmarena_005.jpg&idReview=1078&idPage=3#

http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?...hone/gsmarena_003.jpg&idReview=1078&idPage=3#

http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?...hone/gsmarena_028.jpg&idReview=1078&idPage=3#

So do not worry!

The Xperia Z2 of "GSM Arena" also has gaps!

And you can be sure you put it in water! If he had really a problem, would be published in the review!
[Xperia Z2 General] eman2001:
mine is 14W18 and I received it yesterday and love it :laugh::good::D
[Xperia Z2 General] dandi212:
I need to ask for replace if i have gap?

The camera look fine..
[Xperia Z2 General] marius09:
my z2

Hi

My Z2 cameras front and back are off centre, about 1mm and this is 14W17. Type PM-0740-BV

The screen protector nillkin protects both sides of your Z2! Its scratch resistant and easy to wipe away oils and grease.

I work as industrial piper and work around alot of fine metal grinding dust, feels like it get inside the headphone jack and disturbs the sound quality? The jack is very sensitive.

Sound is way to low when having calls with the standard earplugs .

But I's still really good?
[Xperia Z2 General] yogg:
Should I concern myself about the two gaps on top right and top left? Do you think its still waterproof?
[Xperia Z2 General] KrisPerry:
No one can say for sure. I'm returning mine though, not paying £500 to take the risk
[Xperia Z2 General] feis:
There havent been 1 report of waterproof failing because of gaps, i have small gaps and mine is waterproof, so odds are its all good
[Xperia Z2 General] dandi212:
How can i know if the gaps is small or big?
[Xperia Z2 General] ahvipardik:
Does anyone alse have experianced all signal drop, when puting phone under water? Mine shuts off bt, then cellular and finally wifi.
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
If the gap can fit in 1 sheet of paper then it is not unusual, and probability a cosmetic flaw.

If the gap can fit more than 1 sheet than you may consider for a exchange.

So far I did not see any report of gap affecting the water poof ability.
[Xperia Z2 General] Kashim:
I have a new 14W18. No gaps this time. I'm a happy man.
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalaggi:
This is perfectly normal.
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Can you take photos, please ???
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
saw phonearena's review and their camera if also off centered (or it may be because of the shadow).
[Xperia Z2 General] dandi212:
2 sheet can fit in my gap but no more...

i need to ask for replace?

My camera is fine and no have dead pixel..also i can record 4k sometimes for more then 15 min ...but one time only 5 min.

I afraid that i will do replace and get other problem...what i need to do?
[Xperia Z2 General] secun:
Mine is 14W15, spanish one, Orange branded, just the same gap at the top right and the off centre camera lens. Didn't test the waterproof.
[Xperia Z2 General] deepgrass:
You need some luck to get a phone without gap, I have checked 3 phone at my store they all have gap and mine too.
[Xperia Z2 General] dandi212:
So i just stay with the gap?

The device is perfect but only have the gap...

i afarid if i will replace it i will have other problems...

Also how can i do water test? How can i know if its good or bad?
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
Just got my w15 phone replaced at the three store which had vertical lines on the screen, gaps at the top right and bottom left, over heating issue and slightly off centered camera.

The guy at the store was initially reluctant as he said that all the issues are minor but when he compared the screen and the gaps with other phones on display he agreed that it was indeed a manufacturing fault and he has never seen a similar screen before. Got a w19 now and looks fine to me apparently and there is a clear difference in the alignment of the screen and aluminium frame compared to the old one.
[Xperia Z2 General] dandi212:
What is the vertical lines on the screen?
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
There were vertical lines on the screen / digitizer and were very prominent when the screen was off and light reflected on it. They were visible clearly specially in the sunlight.

There are some pics on the UK pre order thread posted by another member on around page 39/40
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
randomuser at esato has mentioned Z2 has 3 defects in first batch. So we have found 2 out of 3.

1 - gaps

2 - camera off center.

So I hope the second batch will fix all defects
[Xperia Z2 General] KrisPerry:
Does the new one still have minor gaps
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
Absolutely no gaps or any hint of them. screen is totally flush with the aluminium
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
mind sharing pictures mate? :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
Took a couple of quick pictures from the crappy ipad camera, ignore the little differences between the 2 sides as that is a botched screen protector job :)
[Xperia Z2 General] iAMOA:
without gaps, nothing can beat this beauty. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Kamran9558:
true that, massive difference in the screen quality as well compared to my old w15 phone (possibly coz of no vertical lines/squares).
[Xperia Z2 General] TLLmeister:
14W16 white version, german unbranded, ordered via alternate.de

no gaps, everything allright ! :)

i made a mistake when ordering the phone, so today i got two z2 in two packages. both were 14w16, but there were big differences.

the one i picked has no gaps and very good pressure point at camera and volume. the second one had a small gap in the top left corner and horrible pressure points, there was no pressure noticeable

in that case, good that i made the mistake and have a beautiful z2 :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Burrrg:
14W19 here, brandnew :D I have no gaps, the camera is slightly off center but it doesnt affect anything at all.

The overheating issues are sadly present. I was playing with the effects of the camera (creative effects thingy) and it overheated after a few minutes without even taking pictures. I haven't tried 4k yet.

I also got a scratch under the phone out of the box, but this won't make me bring it back cuz scratches will come eventually :D

The overheating problems are so sad... the phone is soooo perfect and yet something like this happens... Sony always has a problem when they deliver perfectness (its the best phone right now.)
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Someone who has this gap as already tested the water resistance of the device?

http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic.php3?...hone/gsmarena_005.jpg&idReview=1078&idPage=3#
[Xperia Z2 General] cheetah2k:
14W17 picked mine up on Wednesday last week :good:
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
You mean your have that gap on the left bottom and put in the water and everything worked out?
[Xperia Z2 General] cheetah2k:
zero gaps on mine. Camera is centered perfectly. I dunno, maybe Telstra here examine every one for defects before sale. :good:
[Xperia Z2 General] KrisPerry:
Looks good
[Xperia Z2 General] mujj:
I have the gap too. Tried it under water. Everything was fine until the next day. Ended up having condensation under the camera glass. Getting a replacement tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
Guys, i want to install CM11 in my Galaxy SIII (GT-i9300) but i have affraid that in the future the phone may breaks and i need the warranty to repair it. So how much time do you think that i should wait before doing modifications to my phone. I bought my Galaxy SIII In the end of march 28 of march i think.

Please give me answers. I'm tired of this touchwizz crap being slow -.-
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
I think if you are confident enough to do the modifications you should do it, what can happen is a soft brick which can be fixed with Odin. Hardware bricks are rare. Though you should decide for yourself, the only thing I'm telling you is that there's no point to wait as long as you want to do it and you know what you're doing. If you need help you can ask me anytime
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
I have affraid of problems on hardware, like screen or touch that doesn't work or motherboard burned (sudden death problems for example) :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
Sudden death shouldn't be a problem with newer firmwares, but other hardware issues are relatively rare, so I'd go ahead my phone stayed stock for approximately 6 - 7 hours.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
And your phone never had a problem with hardware?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
No never. I had a SanDisk SD card fail on me, but that was replaced under warranty but nothing Samsung related.

But it's your warranty so bear in mind that they may reject any claim, although in the UK the fact that you've modified software does not give them the right to decline a hardware claim.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
I am portuguese and i live in portugal. And i have affraid of losing the warrant and my phone brokes and i don't have warranty
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
I don't think you should be that afraid of doing it. The chance of a fail is very low and the sudden death syndrome has been fixed long time ago. If you really want it, give it a shot... Personally I've never had any hardware related problems while flashing ROMs

And also the European buyer protection law is on your side
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
So you trust in that cyanogenmod installer?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
Actually I've never used it. I did the zip way xD

if you need help with that I can help you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
Thanks dude. I will think about doing that. I have many things to think and i have affraid of doing that :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
Just take your time in thinking... One can never think too much xD
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
Ahah dude. I will wait more time for doing changes. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
Sure, let me know what you decide :P
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
Okay dude. Thanks for the help!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
I'm with you there, if you do it by hand you should have a better idea of what is going on, and imho if you don't have the time to learn what's involved then you should query whether you really want to go down the custom root

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
I usually install custom roms on my phones but this phone was expensive and i dont want to lose the warranty
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
Then don't do it, although I went custom route from day 1 I was using stock based roms until recently, this is the first Android device I actually felt comfortable using stock even if it was a little flabby.

Stick a launcher on and look around here there is a lot you can do without even rooting your device, there really is no hurry to do anything.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
Yes. And with the update cancelled i will wait for some update.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
when u are ready to root and flash custom rom, flash a custom recovery like cwm too. NANDROID BACK UP straight away after flashing custom recovery. The cyanogenmod installer is safe to use. I have personally used it and it was smooth. Back up ur efs too. If u dun know wat is efs, go read on it. Good luck rooting and flashing. It is safe unless u dun follow instructions or read carefully.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
And backuping the partitiom of the imei code? How i do that and better how i am in danger to lose that?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
Phillz recovery has that option.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
And it's dangerous working with that?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
Nope, it backs up your efs while doing a nandroid, but you`ll have to enable that beause its not enabled by default. I will tell you where it is

Sent from my toaster
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
And how i delete the imei partition? If i do that by mistake ??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
you cannot delete the efs partition by accident by right. You might just corrupt the efs when u flash roms. Also, be sure to back up the efs before u flash any roms android 4.3 and above. Make sure u back up on ur 4.1.2 or below rom first before flashing to 4.3 as the efs format has changed. Heres the guide about efs. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monstersghost:
If u should just do it.. If u can wait then wait till you can't wait more..

And if u like touchwiz but you hate the lag then here is the solution..

A rom without and Samsung apps that is very fast and have a great battery life:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/rom-t2744141/post52483316
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foggydisaster:
You ROM actually looks kinda interesting to me. if you want, i can try it out for you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monstersghost:
I would appreciate it much.. I have a newr update but i didn't post it yet i have a problem with keyboard but i have added google keyboard to prevent the rom from being without a keyboard.. I'll pm you the link of the new update..:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
So, guys i'm thinking in installing the last CM. But first i want to know wich problems can appear. Like corrupting the IMEI partition. And i want to know how to do a backup and a restore if i need :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
After u flash a custom recovery, do a nandroid backup. Its best if u read the stickies first. As long as u backup the efs, u shld have no worries. U can download ktool from playstore to do so. Then u can back it up to ur internal memory or ur ext sd card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
I still can't root my phone because odin doesn't recognize my phone in download mode
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Try framaroot.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
What it does?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Its a mobile app tat roots ur phone. Just google search framaroot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
And it works well?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskorpiao112:
Doesn't work on my device because have the 4.3 android version.