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[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netizenmt:
My experience has been that it's mostly images and music that eats up the space on the phone. This data can be moved manually to the sdcard and most apps that use it will have an option to look there by default. My experience with so-called sd swap programs is that they tend to be clunky and unreliable, and I've lost data that way, so I don't do it any more.

I have a crap ton of apps installed on my M, and to date have never had a storage issue, but as everyone uses their phone differently, that may not be your experience. For whatever reason, Android stopped supporting the ability to move apps to sd, and apparently, unless an app is specifically designed to do so, data to sd went as well.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Now we demand the great from Best .Everyone please share what you think about Sony's New Beast!!!!!!!

SPECIFICATIONS​

Camera and video

20.7 megapixel camera with auto focus

8x digital zoom

ISO 3200 maximum in manual mode

Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor

4K video recording

Front-facing camera, HD 1080p for video chat and 2.2 MP for camera capture

Pulsed LED flash

SteadyShot™ – video stabilisation

Superior Auto – automatic scene selection

HDR for photos and videos

Burst mode

Social live**

Image stabiliser

Geotagging – add location info to your photos

Object tracking – lock focus on a specific object

Red-eye reduction

Image capture, supported file format: JPEG

Image playback, supported file formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP

Video capture, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4

Video playback, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4, Matroska, AVI, Xvid, WebM
​

Networks​

GSM GPRS/EDGE (2G)

UMTS HSPA (3G)

TD-LTE (4G) Band 40 Supports Airtel ,Aircel and Reliance Jio 4G​

Display and design​

5.2" Full HD display (1920x1080 pixels)

TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile

X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine​

Entertainment​

PlayStation® Certified

PS4™ Remote Play******

Processor (CPU)​

Snapdragon 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Quad-core

Adreno 330 GPU

Memory and storage​

3 GB RAM

Up to 16 GB flash memory*****

Up to 128 GB microSD™ (card slot, SDXC supported)

Sound​

Sony 3D Surround Sound technology (VPT)

Clear Audio+ – Sound improvement software

DSEE HX

High-res audio

Audio recording, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR

Audio playback, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4, ADTS, AMR, DSF, DSDIFF, FLAC, Matroska, SMF, XMF, Mobile XMF, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, iMelody, MP3, WAV, OGG, ASF

Connectivity

aGPS**

Bluetooth® 4.0 wireless technology

3.5 mm audio jack with Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC)

DLNA Certified®

NFC

GLONASS**

Native USB tethering

Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®, Facebook™, Google™ and SyncML™**

USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support

Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality

Others

Qualcomm Quick Charging 2.0 supported

3100mAh Li-on Battery

Google Android 5.0.2 Lollipop

Magnetic Charging Port​

Official India Product Page:

Sony XPERIA Z3

Sony XPERIA Z3 Compact

Available in India:

Z3 LTE D6653 price 41,990 INR

Z3 Compact 38,990 INR​
[Xperia Z3 General] DeathlessOne:
Wow, people are really fast in creating separate threads for Indian users. I just came here to see if it was created and voila, it's there.

Ok, now back in topic. Hmmm... Looks like a worthy update for me from Z1. Hope it doesn't cross the 50k mark! Price it at 45k and Sony will hit the bulls eye. Also, I'm in US right now and I won't be getting it from T-Mo for sure. So have to rely on Sony store for the unlocked one.

As expected, Z2 users will be pissed off. Chill out, it was expected.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Yeah for sure...being a Z2 owner i kinda feel little bad!!!:p:p

But about price lets hope they dont cross 50K because Z2 almost did it and maybe Sony will go beyond this time...competing iPhone 6.

I would want it below 50K..lets hope for the best....:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Well some sources reveal that the price of the phone will be 49999 INR in India if this is true it will be good for Sony as they are not crossing 50K mark as Z2 is still quite new and packs almost all features of Z3.... which is currently selling for 44999 INR.

It would really be good to bind a smart cover SCR24 and NC headset if possible the Smartband Talk and they already screwed the ADP so at least some compensation for that.
[Xperia Z3 General] puneetg123:
I really hope sony does not mess up the release as it did with Z2. I'm talking about faulty phone manufactured which were later refused to be replaced as well.
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Hi. Was planning to shift from note 3 to z3 and had some qs for z2 users wrt :

- stability and speed of UI (any random reboots/data loss?)

- is the screen truly shatterproof or is it just a film on the screen

- does the sound 'break' at highest volume on the speaker?

Any other comments welcome

Thx
[Xperia Z3 General] kannanX10:
--z2's UI is quite smooth

--not as strong as gorilla glass 3

--sound is ok not as good as htc one boom sound

my suggestion is its better get z2 rather than z3 bcos z2 price will be lower and performance will be similar to z3 in all important aspects or else this time exynos 5433 A57/A53 cortex based note 4 which will be released in india seems to be really good even with disabled 64bit support
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Thx but I need a change from Sammy. Was also considering the one m8, lg3 and xiaomi mi4
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Dont bother about Xiaomi its UI is worst to adapt..

Z2 or Z3 bestt choice but if you want boom sound you can go for M8 but due to boring launcher from HTC which is monochrome ..and doesnot stand a chance against SONY's UI and themes...
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Yes you are right about Z2 i faced the same issue with my Z2 they removed the ADP policy right after the Z2 was a month old and refused to replace the faulty phone.

Also if they price high due to iPhone stupidity then bad news for SONY
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
If you had to list out any negatives of the z2 what would they be?

I'm trying to convince myself that the z3 has the best specs that I need (mainly photos, videos, emails and maps) but keep on hearing comments from friends " you're buying a sony phone?"

Boom sound is nice to have but not essential for me.

Also important is battery time - both discharging and charging time. I see that z3 has a hi speed USB 2 port but not USB 3. Wonder how much difference that would make in charging and data transfer.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Looking at the abroad price comparison the device might cost 54999 INR and might be 4G model if its Dual Sim version only then i will discard Sony brand...
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Dont bother about battery life if you have Z2 it has the best battery backup...also if you want to buy Z3 you can.

and charging doesnot bother...
[Xperia Z3 General] pratik_s:
z3 launching tomm in india

sony xperia z3 launching in india on 19 september (tomm) LINK
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Nothing official yet...no press invites from Sony yet...
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Well its september 19 and no news of z3 or whatsoever till now...Sony is dreaming in their world maybe or they are pushing india release back....in any case... not a good sign for us...... really wanted to get my hands in the device...
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Sony center in Mumbai says 25th Sept release.

They had a z2 demo piece with a matte screen guard that just destroys the screen quality - and refuse to take it off. Strange!
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Z2??? did you get any info about the price??
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Nope. But going by indications looks like around 50k. Initial hands on reviews are very good - check phone arena. Gsmarena has reviewed only the compact so far.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Take a look at this....

http://rtn.asia/t-t/8612/sony-xperia-z3-india-launch-next-week-price-52k

If this is true its worth buying...i mean atleast for me..i am waiting to get this beauty...
[Xperia Z3 General] Moscow Desire:
Folks, just a friendly reminder to please avoid "flaming" other members if you disagree with a comment they have made.

(have deleted a couple of posts)

Everybody is entitled to their opinion (within XDA Rules), although it is more beneficial if one actually "owns and uses" the device, and not just repeating rhetoric from other site reviews.

Thank You!

Cheers!

MD
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
even i had searched in chennai but i didnt get anywhere, luckily my friend is working in sony so i got it for 37k
[Xperia Z3 General] pchetan2:
where?

Is your friend working in chennai Sony store??? Or is he an employee in Sony??

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Can you tel me the place where you bought it from?
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Sorry not in chennai i gt from bangalore
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
he is employee in Sony Software bangalore
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Lucky you
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Just ordered the noise canceling earphones, dk 36 dock and magnetic charging adaptor from Amazon US. Much cheaper than locally.
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Another odd thing I noticed - occasionally my double twist alarm doesn't go off. Like today, making me miss my bus.
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
What type of screen guards is best for z3 as i dont want to use it with a case. Did the earphones given by them are noise cancelling or not?
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Recently smart call pickup is acting strange...cant pickup call by moving near ear but if i swipe finger above sensor it works...anyone having this issue
[Xperia Z3 General] pchetan2:
paytm cashback offer

https://paytm.com/shop/p/sony-xperia-z3-CMPLXSONY_XPERIAZ3_16GB_WHITE_20663

they are selling this white xperia z3 for 47.5 k and giving us 7000 cash back ...should i go for it ?????
[Xperia Z3 General] pchetan2:
I finally bought it from local store in my hometown for 45600 INR
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Congratulations
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
So here are some thoughts after using the z3c for about a week:

- size is fantastic, coming from a gigantic note 3

- battery life lasts me about 22-26 hours given my usage (which was about 15 hours on the note 3)

- charging zero to full takes approx 2 hrs

- underwater shots are fantastic!

- speakers are nice for music but calls on speakerphone are too soft

- zero accessories available till date, have to resort to Amazon UK. Not a great move from Sony, especially given the glass back

Overall, great phone.
[Xperia Z3 General] Insane Devil:
Hi guys,

In Hyd, at a couple of big private mobile stores, getting the Z3 for 44k,

What do you think of the current price?

Also just not able to decide between Note 4 or Z3, currently using Note 3.

Note4 is not appealing me that much to spend on it. More inclined towards Z3.

Thanks.
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Aren't you fed up of Sammy? I faced random reboots, poor wifi stability and the laggy touchwiz.
[Xperia Z3 General] madanlmg:
Copper Z3

My Copper Sony Xperia Z3 finally arrived yesterday!!!

I had bought the following from amazon.in.

1. Sony Xperia Z3 (Copper) :laugh:

2. Sandisk Ultra microSDHC UHS-I 32GB Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter :o

3. Ahha Moya GummiShell Soft Back Case Cover for Sony Xperia Z3 - Clear (A-GSSYZ3-0M00) :confused:

4. VEEGEE Front+Back Anti Fingerprint Anti Glare Matte Screen Protector Scratch Guard For Sony Xperia Z3 :laugh:

I'm very happy with the product. This is probably the best android phone i have ever owned. :cowboy:

Goodbye Samsuck! :cowboy: :cowboy: :cowboy:
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
If you are living in India, may as well wait for the Z4 at those prices, its a bigger upgrade with S810 64bit cpu. Not worth the cost in India just wait till Feb-March for Z4. When I was in Hyderabad the HTC Butterfly itself was 50K+ (Which I got via ebay discount credits.) I recently switched carriers so I am forced to buy a phone otherwise I was going to wait for Z4 as well.

Between Z3 and Note 4, note is better but a bit more expensive. However all AMOLED screens inherently suffer from screen burn (blue oled fading, due to max life of around 8000 hours to 50% original brightness for it.) All display models I have seen of AMOLED phones have burn within 2-3 months, as display models are at 100% brightness all day. If you are a casual user go for Note if you use your phone like 6-7 hours a day straight then avoid as you could get burn in within a year.

Also on web pages due predominant white background AMOLED uses more battery than an LCD. As for camera the ISOCELL on the Note 4 is much better than the Z3, that might change if the Z3 gets a camera update. Go and see the Phonearena blind camera test the Z3 did poorly relative to the others, hopefully an update solves that.

In order to improve batterylife LG G2 stores static pages in ram and prevents refreshes on screen, the Xperia Z3 uses that too now.
[Xperia Z3 General] Insane Devil:
Hi Shethsa,

Yep, kinda bored of using samsung from past 4 years. Used S, S3,S4,Note1,2,3. Now finally bought a black Z3 :)
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Enjoy it I'm sure you wont be dissapointed, should have gotten white though. My sister had a black LG G2, you could see smudges and dust really easily and my white G2 looked perfect. The black is also more reflective and scratches can be seen more easily. If you can try returning for a white. But black does generally look neater if cleaned continuously. :p

Unfortunately for us T-Mobile users only the Black 32GB is available:(
[Xperia Z3 General] Insane Devil:
Hi Abhinav,

No doubt about black being a super fingerprint magnet! But well, i am going tonuse a clear tpu case for sure as i am finding it too slippery! (So much for premium material, i find the plastic leather finish in samsung superb)

I liked the look of black much more than white for Z3 as in white the speaker grills are highlighted. Black looked very neat.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Umm about that camera...Note 4 uses Sony Camera Sensor

http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-note-4-disassembled-sony-camera-found-inside/

Only sad part is other manufactures use Sony's own Camera Modules better than Sony itself..
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
It is the Galaxy S5 that has the ISOCELL, thanks for correcting me.

Very true, LG, Apple, Samsung etc all have used Sony camera modules at one time or another, but have better results due to better software optimizations.

The Note 4 (Sony IMX240 camera sensor) did pretty well in blind camera tests along with the S5 (Samsung ISOCELL camera module), yet Sony's own phone did comparaitvely worse. It would have been nice if they had added OIS as it helps in low light as well.

The iPhones 5 - 6, so called "iSight" camera modules are also made by Sony lol. They take excellent photos, Sony really needs to patch the camera firmware. There is a petition on Facebook for just that.
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Congrats and enjoy! Z3c is such a trouble free phone compared to my note 3 - and much easier to handle
[Xperia Z3 General] badelemental:
I was also considering Z3 but I like AMOLED display and this time Note 4 comes with SD805 (Cat6 LTE). So I went with Note 4. The display on Note 4 is just mind blowing :laugh:

Anyways one downside is the phone (Note 4) is a bit large (compared to Z3). If you want a compact yet powerful device then you have to choose beetween Z3 and Z3c.

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Go for Nillkin Glass Screen protector. These are a bit costly but trust me you will like it.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Nillkin-Tempered-Glass-Explosion-Proof-Screen-Protector-Sony-Xperia-Z3-Z-3-/321553682034?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item4ade17ce72
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
They are not giving noise canceling headphones.
[Xperia Z3 General] arjun.arora:
Has anyone rooted it yet. What's the performance like after unlocking the bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 General] online22naveen:
Root without unlocking bootloader

i am planning to buy xperia z3 but i found,there is not rooting method available with locked bootloader. should i buy ? or wait ? please help.
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Bootloader should be unlockable, unless its carrier branded like mine, in which case SIM lock must be removed before Sony gives permission to unlock bootloader. They have stated numerous times they will not unlock bootloaders of sim locked devices.

Wait for a new batch, currently its a hit or miss in terms of quality control. I am already waiting for a replacement:

Currrent issues:

Pink Spot or diffuse light pink areas in camera. <-Mild pink areas, in mine

Bent frame towards or away from lcd panel. <- I had that near power button

Light leakage between frame and LCD. <- I had that all along right side of frame in intervals

Some phones have severe stereo speaker mismatch in terms of loudness
[Xperia Z3 General] online22naveen:
oh man ! too many problems, i will wait for a month for the next batch. btw thanks for the info.
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
I see you have a Z2, its not a big upgrade to the Z3, you aren't missing much, the Z4 which is expected to be a big upgrade releases in Feb/Mar, better get that.
[Xperia Z3 General] online22naveen:
i do have Z2 but my brother wants a new phone,and he cant wait that much, so i will give him my z2 .the performance of Z2 is great,thats why i am willing to buy Z3.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
I think i am having gap issues in my new Z3...the back panel is slightly raised near micro sd card slot i dont knw if its really that but i am not satisfied with the quality of a flagship...damn u sony pls try to make some decent device..so much money..i am thinking of getting rid of it...

i am the most unlucky..sony customer..always had one or the other issues with my sony phones and since stupid sony removed ADP i m just helpless as their stupid technicians will spoil the device as they did to my Z2...:crying::eek:
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Get a replacement, my new one is near perfect no light leak etc.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Are you kidding me...replacement it doesnot exist anymore...
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
What happened? Returned for different one?
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
i mean replacement policy doesn't exist any more...they don't replace instead open the device and spoil every thing...factory sealed product is best as long as it is not opened and looking at my Z2 after it returned from service centre i would do anything to avoid that...
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
I'm sorry to hear that, I got mine from T-Mobile they replaced mine immediately for a new one, they have a 14 day exchange policy. After that any issues you have to deal with Sony. And from what you said that is not good.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
That is what..i am thinking of moving to Motorola... For time being as sammy n lg not upto my taste
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Moto replaces cracked screens for free, but for that be sure to buy directly from Moto, my uncle (Hyderabad) did not and he cracked his screen, now has to pay. HTC also replaces shattered screens in first 6 months but check if they offer that in India.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Its about their policies..

But when your 50K device gets damaged without your fault..you can understand how it feels...

But when a 15K device gets damaged anyhow you are able to accept that...its same with me now...From next time onwards no rushing to the store in the first place...damn..u sony..
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Definately understand. Try being persistent it may help and may give you a new one.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
I tried wen i went with my z2 those people just don't value your money and you cant directly deal with sony
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Thats just horrible customer service. I have been to Sony repair centers multiple times when I was in Med School in Andhra Pradesh because my cousins phone always had issues, he paid for practically each visit, they would claim costs for shipping/acquiring unavailable parts. Most of these centers are authorized repair shops not official ones. That was 2007, I expected it to have improved since then. No wonder Sony's mobile division is in massive losses.

In India from my experience only Samsung and LG offer good service. HTC barely has any repair shops compared to them.
[Xperia Z3 General] RohanM:
Remember, i told you.. why buy on launch price.. and first batches..
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
Ha ha...right...but still price is same....
[Xperia Z3 General] Abhi Dahiya:
I have had much horrible experiences with S4 and my friend with Note 3...

S4 had screen tint issue. Got the screen replaced but later on screen flicker started which didnt get resolved by service centre, so just sold it. Friend's N3 has visited service centre two times. Once had to get front panel changed for proximity sensor failure and second time for extreme overheating for no reasons. Had to get the motherboard changed.

As for gap issues i think you are paying unnecessary attention. Even my S4 had very very minute gaps almost throughout the front panel and many a times dust used to get stuck in it.

Even the HTC M7, M8 and Note 4 suffer from minor construction issues. These are forever bound to trouble one with eagle eyes and unending appetite for 100% perfectness, No matter which phone you buy!

My suggestion is that u just ignore these not so Important issues.
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
If only it was gap issue...its back panel getting raised.. Unglued..u must have heard this is case of all z series..
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
I went to T-Mobile again because of a gap issue, they opened 5-6 phones before they found me a perfect one. Now they are going to open all of their stock and check for this. They may end up shipping a lot of phones back to Sony.

The gaps are NOT MINUTE!
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Hi. Can someone pls send me an invite for an inbox account? Pls pm me and I'll send my email. Thx
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
Can anyone know how to adjust ISO manually.

In manual mode i saw highest ISO as 800. But z3 supports 12800 ISO . Is it only in superior auto mode?

Also anyone tried 4K vdeo max how many minutes u successfully shoot.

I got 6 minutes after that i intentionally closed. it is 2.3GB
[Xperia Z3 General] unmaskedfalesh:
High sensitivity mode gives auto 12800 iso u dnt have to set manually
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
No max ISO is not available in "Manual" only "Superior Auto". I use Manual and use very low ISO with flash at night as it takes much better pictures, this phone can take good pictures even with fairly low ISO at night. 12800 is overkill for me, but to each his own.

As for 4K, avoid it, it overheats the phone even in every review no one could get more than a few minutes ~10, maybe in my city in deep winter I can get more time lol. Maybe hours in the Ant/Artic area.:D
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
yup. I dont require 4K i just tested the device since so many are saying it works only for 2 minutes. :good:
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
You can set iso to max in manual mode. You get really bright pictures vs superior auto mode which also sets iso really high but not as high as manual mode.
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
But i saw max ISO as 800 in manual mode?:confused:
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Should be 3200 ISO option manually, as that's what I can select. Someone mentioned 12,800 is only on "High Sensitivity"
[Xperia Z3 General] janardhannarayana:
Everytime in my phone 2gb RAM is utilising. is it common or anything bloatware is running in my phone. I have put auto sync.??

Can we put sync option only for selected accounts?
[Xperia Z3 General] shethsa:
Set to iso max in manual mode. See attached 3 photos. First and third are superior auto and manual with iso max setting - both have 12800. Second one is manual with scn off where iso is 1600. All were taken in near complete darkness.