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[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 613BulletProof:
I ordered a Z2 from ebay yesterday, should be here tomorrow. No warranty for me. I've never had a phone fail on me though (knock on wood). Ive had All the Galaxy's, Nexus 4/5, M7, M8..

Gotta admit reading all those horror stories thread scares me a bit, tempted to go with a OnePlus One (friend has a few invites) or G3. I really like the styling of the Z2, specs seem great, camera is a huge plus + 4k recording..

To refuse package or not..
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfex3best:
Dude the phone is fantastic trust me don't let this thread fool you.

There is a lot of negativity on these forums. You see people are quick to point out there problems but they always forget to mention the many many plusses of this phone.

I feel that somebody really needs to create a "Z2 is Unbelievable" thread.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kmac_thp:
I tried that during the call. Really didn't help much but she did say it helped a little. Still poor sound though.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aeroman1:
today my choice of smartphone are limited to two brands, Apple and Sony. obviously, Sony has financial issue so that the build quality is not as good as before, but the design is still on the top. if you want high end android phone, forget those cheap phones like samsung, lg, their technologies are far behind SONY which most people do not realize.

regarding to the magnetic fall out, it is your FAULT because of those knock off dock or cable.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryanhayn:
I had my Z2 for just over a month. No hardware issues at all - zero dead pixels, buttons are nicely clicky, glass panels are flat and centered. I took it into a pool many times with zero leaks. The only issue I ran into using .402 firmware is that the alarm won't shut off when I swipe it away from the notification screen. The alarm will just sound forever until I reboot the phone. The solution to this is to turn off the alarm properly, either within the alarm app or when it first appears.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David T 19:
I've had this phone for just over a week and I don't have these problems.

touchwood I never do
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 613BulletProof:
I really wanted this phone, but after careful thinking, no warranty is a deal breaker, Im in the USA they dont warranty this phone here. Call quality, off center camera, overheating, flaps getting loose..

I do get that more people complain than praise this phone, that is normal..

tmobile just started allowing preorders for the LG G3 yesterday.. i already placed my preorder for my 3gb 32gb model for the same price.. warranty helps a lot..

I hope the Z3 comes out perfectly and is offered here in the USA with warranty, i would get it in a heartbeat even though i dont know the specs yet, i know it wont disappoint.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
There are aftermarket warranties that can be purchased. I ordered my phone brand new from amazon and I will open it and thouroughly inspect the phone, if I see one mistake its going back. Same thing with the next one until I get one thats perfect. Ill also buy an aftermarket warranty/insurance in case it gets lost, stolen, or broken as well.

The g3 is nice and all but there are a few deal breakers with me. The first of which being that ridiculous resolution. I am annoyed that they are going this far with the screens! The human eye cant even tell the difference past like 350 ppi and they are pushing these things up and beyond 500, its a huge waste of resources if you ask me. Thats why Ill be sticking with my 1080p screens, less load on everything. Also the back mounted speaker drives me nuts, they need to get with the program on that one. No one wants to have to cup their hand behind the phone in order to redirect the sound out towards their face, thats just lame. Setting the phone down on the bed or towels will result in no sound as well. Annoying. And the z2 has a bigger battery, is waterproof, and has a better wireless charging solution. Not to mention the g3 is all plastic when the z2 is glass and metal.

To each their own.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlanDS:
I am using D6503 since last 10 days. Here is my opinion :

1) This phone is definitely not recommended for Middle East region (Or where the weather is hot). I cannot take more than 5 photos in outdoors. I get camera shutdown message. Then I have to wait for another 10mins to cool it down. I have not yet tried 4K video. I am damn sure that I wont be able to take even 30secs video. Huge disappointment. I changed my decision of buying M8 just for the Z2 camera and it put me down! My friends with Note 3 & M8 are not getting any camera shutdown message on the same atmospheric condition.

2) The screen is hypersensitive. It triggers the touch even when my finger is few millimeters away which is too annoying.

3) I do not get notifications from softwares like Viber and Whatsapp even when Stamina mode is disabled. I am on WiFi... This is one more problem.

4) Volume is not loud.. I am aware of the xLoud but I don't like the audio output quality when xLoud is enabled.

Issues other than camera overheating can be solved with software updates. But I am doubtful about software update which solves camera overheating. There must be some hardware design mistake done by Sony due to which this is happening.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osbertc0ol:
Do you still need sources if your microphone is bad and others fine???

I do a LOT of research before buying my z2, like open z2 thread twice a day LOL.

Because in here (China) I bought this from Black Market which only gave ****ty guaranty, so i need to thoroughly check all the phone functions.

But still ended with slight gap and slight off center camera lol because i feel sorry to switch for the third phone..

but all functionality is fine.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryland Johnson:
If this is the case why does Sony produce and sell its own cable that I have been using for months with zero problems?

Those who have had the magnetic charging port come out have warranty and are entitled to a new phone or repair. I suspect this is not a design fault but due to odd or poor quality control on some phones and this sort of thing happens on every phone that has ever been produced. We will all buy a lemon one day, its the lore of averages.

No fun at all when such a thing happens but such things do and will continue to happen to every thing we purchase.

Ryland

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If you purchase from the "Black market" you should pay an awful lot less than the RRP. To this end you will always get what you pay for and this is correct.

No way will I ever purchase unauthorised goods with zero warranty, its just not worth the worry nor the risk not even if you 'save' several hundred Euros as long term you can loose an awful lot more like 620.00€ :crying:

If I have a problem with my tech stuff, back it goes to where I made the purchase and over to them.

I also guarantee that if you had not read here about 'gaps' and 'off centre camera lenses' etc you wouldn't even have noticed. I haven't even looked and am not going to start getting paranoia over a mobile phone that for me has, to date, worked just fine.

Please don't take to heart what you read in such forums. After all we only use them to moan and groan!

Enjoy your mobile.

Ryland

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If you make a purchase on what you read on any forum you do realise that you would not have bought the shoes you are standing up in! :p

If you are going to make a purchase without a warranty then I would spend about 25.00€ and not a cent more. If you play the field you will eventually get burned regardless if its a Z2 or any other item you purchase.

Pay the extra and do things right that way you are covered in the case of a problem.

Ryland.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Felimenta97:
That's why I said AFAIK.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathieulh:
You have a phone from a faulty batch, the screen hypersensitivity issue does not happen on my handset.

Also early batches (earlier than week 15) are known to have the camera overheating issue much more pronounced, it seems it was somewhat fixed later on, my week 20 unit can record over 9 minutes of 4K video with steadyshot and 25°C ambient temp before the camera heat warning pops up.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
Excellent post ^

However there have been numerous reports of people using the OEM sony dock to charge their phone and they have had the connector come out. Unless they are all lying and used the cheap magnetic cable first, then I think its still a build quality issue with SOME phones. Its enough to worry me and my device hasn't even arrived yet.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strommy1966:
i had a strange thing happen today ! the phone had a mind of its own ! it had been laying in full sun and i went to open the diary in the phone and it went mad ?? it jumped from screen to screen .. from app to app, back to the home screen and just was randomly jumping round ? i had to power the phone off to stop this ! when i turned it back on ... it was fine ? now i know it was really hot today .. but would the phone getting too hot cause this ? ? . before today .. my only problem has been the bad call quality. as with the other party struggling to hear you. everything else has been fine .. until today ! which was so odd .. never had a mobile do that ! :eek::eek:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlanDS:
My device is from batch 14W20.... Is this also faulty? We here at outdoors have more than 42 Degree Celsius temperature and therefore cannot even take photos properly. Taking 4K video is like a dream...

I am waiting for software update which would solve atleast few of the problems mentioned here.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carloyz600:
14w16

Mine is 14w16 is this bad batch? Im worried please some one Rply. Thank you.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
I dont think there are any "bad batches", but I think the newer the batch the less chance of it having defects. Anything 20 week and newer is going to provide the best chances of getting a defect free device, as far as ive read.... Still though, there are others on here who have stated they have had the device since release and had zero problems whatsoever.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carloyz600:
I can only reacord 4k video on 1min 49sec. My is bad batch I think. Mine is 14w16
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ParanormalBat:
I have batch 14W20 and I have no major problems. The only problem I can think of is that my ever so focusing eyes can see very thin gaps at the top and bottom of the screen. It's not a big deal because all the devices I see on display in a store have similar gaps.

The camera heating is bearable for me. It's never overheated and I was able to record almost 6 mins of 4K video before turning it off at 35 Degrees C.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carloyz600:
Can some one post a photo about the gap on the screen? I dont know what to look for and how do u know if your camera is facing the center?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erik1805:
Just got my Z2. How can i see which batch it is from?

thx

Update: found it 14w21
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9600xt:
I hope the biggest z2 problem will be solved soon! Look at this post on Xperia official support forum!

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/xz2-high-temperature/m-p/747135#M6882
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
Funny how some people have been so insistent that there never was a fault, despite various overheating problems having existed since the very first release of the Z2. Over time, Sony has merely tried to mitigate the problem by having the camera shut down earlier, or even while doing nothing - which is a very poor workaround.

Imagine firing up the camera from a locked state, then waiting a bit for the right moment. And then at the right moment, it's quit and you now have the unlock screen to contend with.

It's good news that Sony is now admitting the problem, which as I've said in other threads, means they've found the fault. Few companies admit to there being any problems until they've identified (and maybe solved) it. Now let's get it out there ASAP, because a lot of people will soon be taking their holidays in hot places and wanting to take photos without having to dip the phone in a pool every 10 minutes!!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
I believe its in the sim tray or sd card slot? A little piece of paper you pull out?

I wouldnt say that the overheating is the biggest problem, I would say the magnetic charging port falling out is the bigger issue.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolmingli:
I would say the dim incall volume and poor sound quality from the ear piece and speaker is the biggest issue, after all it is a phone. A phone should do it's basic function right.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
I don't get why the speaker(s) vary so much. Play a YouTube video and turn up the volume, and it blasts out every bit as good as the BoomSound speakers on the M8.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strommy1966:
couldn't agree more ! ! mine is going back as getting the other party to hear me properly has finally made me give in ! i was hoping one of the devs might of come up with a mod for this .. but it seems not . now i have found in the last 48 hours that the screen does some VERY random things (jumps between different screens , opens and shuts apps) with me only touching the power button. i have thrown in the towel. so dissapointed :(
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
From all of your posts it seems you have a faulty phone or it isnt properly setup for your network, or your network plain sucks. You need to make sure you have the proper modem on your phone, your apn is set correctly, and your IMEI is set on your netowrk. When you get your phone, make sure all that is right before making any test calls.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolmingli:
Video and music are loud, it is the phone calls , other end can hear me, but the voice quality is not that good, I can hear from the caller, but the volume is dim.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
Sorry, I misread the post. My phone is very loud when using HD voice, almost too loud. But it does seem a bit quiet otherwise. Can't be hard to fix surely?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
HD voice? Isn't that a special feature on only some carriers?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
Yes. On Orange, Vodafone and Three in the UK I believe. Won't always work calling from one network to another though.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdithug:
I tried putting my Sim card in a z2 at the Sony store and made a test call. Volume was absolutely amazing compared to other phones I've used. Perhaps Sony has addressed this with newer devices
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osbertc0ol:
Based on your post here its like i have some discomfort about my phone lol, but actually I LOVE my phone..

The gap and off centered camera is nothing. When I checking my phone and all the functionality is fine then it is perfect.

I prefer some little gap instead of ****ty microphone or else.

So guys, the Thread Starter only asking for the ****ty microphone that he had, nothing else.

And the answer are already settled from the beginning that his microphone is defective.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xaroc8:
Not sure what the manufacturing date of my device is, I don't see that sticker by the Micro SD trey others speak of, but all I can say I bought it about a month ago.

My only complaint is sometimes the notification sounds are very quiet, but this is said to be a software issue. Same with 4K video recording, I can get about 6 Minutes before my camera shuts down.

Other than those nit-picking complaints, this device is totally solid and I'm very impressed. I've not encountered any real issues that I've read, except from the obvious sound bug as I already mentioned. I also bought the Sony Care 2 year warranty here in Canada. They guy told me it covers everything. He said I could smash the phone right in front of him, and he's simply walk back and grab me a new one.

Love Canadian warranties :D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
The notifications on my phone are fine (on max volume, they're too loud) and the audio quality through the earpiece is also fine - and crystal clear with HD Voice.

As for the 4K video recording, I really do think Sony should set a 5 minute limit like the other phones (G3, GS5, Note 3 etc) as clearly it's better to have a fixed limit rather than a random time, where nobody has a clue how long they'll get. That is of course as long as the camera app allows at least five minutes, which isn't guaranteed with the current (and previous) firmwares.

At last it seems like Sony has acknowledged the overheating problem. I suspect it new about the problem a long time ago, hence the current version actually saying it was exiting the camera to let it cool down even when not in use. The fact this was added (rather than waiting until it got red hot and too hot) means they knew damn well it had a problem - so that was a temporary fix (aka bodge) until they could find a solution and admit it to everyone just as the fix starts to roll out.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stopspam:
Sorry no.I suspect earlier than 14W20.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.R™:
I'm on w19 and have absolutely no issues, people couldn't hear me but disabling noise suppression sorted it, hardware is perfect for me :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5teve:
Week 21 Vodafone Australia made in China. Had it for 2 days replacing HTC one x. Initial set is nicer on HTC for newcomers. But am liking the phone.

Surprisingly, being Vodafone and Australian stock, it's bootloader unlockable - yes, has been updated to rom .402, is loud, can do 12m 50sec of 4k recording straight (it's winter in Perth) before shutting down and battery life is looking good.

I have to say that other than the setup automation being poor and some weird defaults set, some of the included software has some nice touches and features.

No gaps, camera may be out of centre by a fraction, but otherwise all good.

Steve
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erik1805:
Anyone have a noise when on a call? Just some cracking noise. Not loud but it's annoying

Verstuurd vanaf mijn D6503 met Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sclui56:
Week 24 using on TMO US, so far it is working fine. The initial setup is not nearly as polished as HTC or Samsung, but once everything was setup, I have had no issue. Rear cam is slightly off center, not a big deal, no visible gaps, etc. The only trouble I have is with the Magnector X mag charger, it wouldn't propely mate unless I wiggled it, so it might just be the 3rd party device. Finally, I have encountered an intermittent issue with the alarm - I chose the Beep-Beep-Beep alarm, several times over the last 5 days, it would sound differently in that instead of beeps, it was more like Morse code, the other times it sounded fine.

I actually like the squared-off feel and the material feels nice in my hand (been using 920/925 & N5). I may exchange for the alarm issue because I rely on that quite a bit.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
My only gripe with this phone (and unfortunately for me Its a major one) Its the heating issue. This phone gets blazing hot at times. Its crazy.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tel033:
Where did you bought it?

What batch is it? (14wXX)

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
14w18
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erik1805:
Well, noise during call did not go away. Went to T-Mobile and got a new one. Charging at the moment so will see if this one is okay.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kannanX10:
do let us know if the call issue is still present in the new one?do specify ur color and manufactured week...............
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbs2web:
Happy user

My only gripe was seeing the Vodacom boot loader animation when I first turned my Z2 on. This immediately told me that I would experience delays in obtaining firmware, as my cellular provider would first want to update Sony's stock firmware.

I honestly didn't even try the stock firmware and an running Cyanogenmod with excellent results. Battery lasts 2 days with moderate use, everything is smooth and build quality is excellent.

I've always had my phones in covers, to protect them from bumps and bruises, so ordered a magnetic charging cable to avoid having to remove the cover and opening the USB flap each time I charge.

Highly recommend the phone and congratulate Sony on giving me the choice to officially unlock the boot loader and install software of my choice...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryland Johnson:
Sir, if you are THIS OCD over a mobile I would hate to be the poor soul who owns a garage and sells you a new car! :crying: Hell fire chap if you seriously take to heart even a tiny proportion of the threads here you would never buy

any mobile of any brand.

As far as I can ascertain from reading this forum every single flag ship mobile has the same list of

possible issues

you have complied. Lemons are to be found in ever single purchase we make. I change mobile sometimes 4 or 5 times a year and can honestly write it is VERY seldom I have a single problem with any of the mobiles I purchase. I bought my first mobile way back at the end of the 80's.

Of course if I start to read these threads and become paranoid, place my mobile under a microscope I have no doubt I could find fault in EVERY mobile I have ever purchased. What you are looking for does not exist. Total and absolute perfection is not even an option on devise like the space shuttle that has a thousand times greater quality control.

Be realistic and stop this panic. Enjoy your phone until or if the times comes it may develop a problem then send it back. In well over 100-150? mobiles I have only done this once! Had I have taken notice of some of the threads on this forum I would be permanently phoneless. :p

I have found Sony to be reliable and VERY well built with brilliant quality control. I have zero hesitation is recommended them. Having said that I found the same with HTC, Motorola, LG, Nexus also Samsung and Nokia......Not to mention my first........NEC.

Ryland
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
Well.

If you read my post closely you'll see that everything I listed were simply observations and not complaints. As you can see I am keeping the phone so I'm not devastated by any means. I actually am not upset at all and am surprised you felt that way after reading my post. I'm not "OCD", I'm thorough. I think my post was beneficial for others and was well written.

It's also funny you should bring up cars, I am an absolute car fanatic and yes very very serious about my vehicles. I flew to another state to buy my last vehicle. Picture below. Have a nice day.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlBlomqvist:
I don't think there is a phone without issues unfortunately :(

I've during my one week with it had it close the camera app once due to overheating (but have also been able to record for 17minutes 4K!)

I've also been affected by the Facebook video bug.

I'd not say this is negative enough to make you not purchase the phone though. The facebook bug will be patch, and the overheating problem will most likely never affect you in any real world usage (except if you live in a really really hot country maybe).
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benzine100:
wifi issues?

Bro is there any wifi issues? i use single band 2.4ghz router.will it b a prob? plz let me know..i really want to buy this phone