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[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo16:
The review does not specify if the device was using Sony's X-Reality or Super-Vivid Engine or not which uses extra battery life. And with normal day tasks the Xperia Z5 blows the S6 out of the water. I almost always get 4 1/2 hours on my Z5 and can normally push it to 5 with stamina mode and by looking at reviews, the S6 can only get 3 hours of SOT.
[Xperia Z5 General] Oemenia:
You forgot to mention what brightness it was on, so I can't really judge if that's a good time or not. I also happened to turn off the image enhancements and it has in the last week or so made almost no difference.
[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo16:
I used to get 4 1/2 hours and when I turned the X-Reality engine off I got an extra hour. 4 hours were on 60% brightness and the last hour and a half were on 10%
[Xperia Z5 General] Silverdace:
The bezels are there because the front speakers sit behind them, they could make it 3mm fatter and shrink bezels but then the thin police would have a field day. Thinness is critical to selling phones to the uneducated. Personally, I'll sacrifice 3-5mm for giant battery and small bezels. :)

So the bezels have to be there in it's current configuration. If you pull apart a Z3 you'll see the same thing. The top and bottom bezels also form the primary attachment points for the screen glue so making them smaller will increase the chance of screen lifting. Other phones are not water resistant so can get away with more.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thank you for your detailed comment! I'll take those things that you mentioned when I buy Z5 :)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Even though I don't have Z5 yet, after reading tons of feedbacks from Z5 users and comparing its specs to S6, I agree with your opinion. Well, two things that make me stay away from S6 are:

1) lack of external storage (I really don't understand Samsung in removing the external storage)

2) battery...... If Oemenia thinks Z5 has poor battery, IMO S6 has worse battery. S6 only has 2550 mah vs Z5's 2900 mah. Take note, S6 has a power hunger QHD display which makes battery worse.

Well, camera-wise, I think it really depends on the user's capable hands. Haha. Both phones have superb camera. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thanks for the comparison! By the way, do you have Samsung S6?

P.S.: Here in my country, S6 64 gb is more expensive than Z5. haha.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Wow! Thanks for the informative explanation! That brings light to my question in mind on why Sony can't make the top,bottom and side bezels thinner just like what LG is doing. Moreover, I agree on you that I'd rather have more battery than a thinner phone. Haha. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] Oemenia:
Nope don't have it, I did tell my brother to get the Edge since he needed a new phone and I'm telling my other brother to get the Note 5 when it launches in the UK.

Reading some of the responses here, I've learned quite a bit. I would still say the S6 Edge is the better phone and the Z5 battery isn't as bad as I thought. I know it won't be the case but I really hope that Android 6.1 will improve it in that regards.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
The battery is gd enough on this phone.

I don't use stamina mode.
[Xperia Z5 General] yChoon:
But if u want to root your phone, kindly look elsewhere. This phone is not ready yet xD
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Don't worry I'll buy Z5 around March 2016. Haha. Still got 3 months to wait until Z5's price depreciates to the price that my budget can afford. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] aindriu80:
My Z3+/Z4 is doing quite well so I can't really jump yet.
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
i think even for averange baterie time its good enough , because its an highend multimedia phone and not ONLY a phone. i am a poewr user and i can say it holds 5 hours gaming and 8 in smaller things. if you only hear musik it takes 12 hours till the end ;)

the cam with 23mp isnt far the best but not bad. i think its higher called than realy it is.

all in one i am very satisfied ;)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thank you for your comment!
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Based on your screenshots, the battery seems pretty good. Not excellent, but not bad either. Oh well, there's a powerbank afterall :)
[Xperia Z5 General] pankaj554:
Sony Xperia Z5 Android smartphone announced 2015, September. It features 3G, PS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 23 MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth. It's very amazing smartphones.

Goog battery life

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels & display 5.2 inches

OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Memory: 2Gb RAM and 32GB ROM and expandable microSD, up to 200 GB
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
NP :D

I remember the first Xperia Z... gaming only one Hour and youtube 3 x.x
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
It's good to know that majority thinks Z5 is worth the money :)
[Xperia Z5 General] Sckank:
Interesting talk here. I must say that MM on the HTC M8 have increased the battery about 20-25% ... I'm from just under 4h with my use to about 5. Sometimes even 5:30 sot, so you guys (and maybe me soon also?) have something to look forward to! And the speed and smoothness are mind blowing. ;)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thank you for your comment! I really hope that MM will really make Z5's battery lasts longer. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] mkuleszoss:
I also changed S6 for Z5 and I'm very happy with it.

---------- Post added at 12:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:40 AM ----------

3GB of RAM if you are taking about Xperia Z5. 2GB has Xperia Z5 Compact.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Wow. Another "S6 to Z5" user! Can you please tell me specifically on why you're happier w/ Z5 than S6? S6 is one of my choices, aside from Z5.
[Xperia Z5 General] mkuleszoss:
Mainly because S6 has very weak battery (maybe because of QHD screen) and no SD Card slot. I had S6 64GB but it was almost full after some time. Now in Z5 I have 32GB internal storage and 128GB SD Card (in the future I can expand it to 200GB).

Moreover Z5 is in my opinion more elegant and has better UI (not so colorful and sweet). I like also Sony addons which allows me for example to autostart of music player after connecting headphones.

It's my first Sony Xperia phone and I like it very much.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
I am also turned off with S6's poor battery and no SD card slot. Thanks for your comment! :)
[Xperia Z5 General] stress40:
I'm coming from the Z2, so I knew what to expect. I thought the Z2 was an excellent phone. Best €650 I spent. Big difference I noticed was in music playback and the High Res. integration (I'm a bit of an audiophile). My Z2 had the Walkman app (refuse to call it Music lol) combined with Viper4Android- awesome set up. However, I don't think I'll need Viper with the Z5. I do miss root without unlocking the bootloader though (still not unlocked it yet. Willing to wait though). The camera is another reason I like Sony and also the minimalist OS skin . If you want my recommendation m8- BUY IT:good:.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Yup. I really will buy this phone. Just a little more saving to do. Haha. Btw, thank you very much for your comment!!! :)
[Xperia Z5 General] maddie01:
Just came across this and wanted to add that I had Xperia ZL, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z3 Compact and I will receive my Z5 Compact Monday. I have had HTC, Samsung, Iphone, etc always Back to Xperia! Sony totally replaced my Xperia ZL no questions asked inder warranty. ..They are a class act....just supporting all you that are jumping on the Z5 wagon!
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
Please bei aware there are 2 Modell:

E6653 with cat6 lte

And the other is

E6603 with cat4 lte
[Xperia Z5 General] maddie01:
Hi, thanks! I am now concerned...can you advise what difference this would make? Is it really noticeable?
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
I have a fully unlocked lte-sim (telekom; and the e6653)

And Its realy noticeable.

But beware :

If you only have 500 MB its realy fast melting away

If you want to know: its compared to the Huawei P7 (has cat4 lte)

EDIT:

WiFi is realy fast Tool:D

Its posible to stream your fhd Monitor to your phone.

It has streaming inkluded to twitch and youtube (i think there are more options)

And realy seamless and clean Screen recording :3

Want to admit that too ;)

But the Z5 can be hoter than expected... its near the nfc Logo.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
POLL UPDATE (As of Jan.10, 2016, 11:58PM)

Is Xperia Z5 worth the money?

YES - 67 (75.28%)

NO - 22 (24.72%)
[Xperia Z5 General] danw_oz:
Compared to an iphone yes, almost twice the price and half the device
[Xperia Z5 General] RedzuanTRC:
worth of money!..........:rolleyes:
[Xperia Z5 General] Xplay21:
I have the Z3 and my friend recently bought the Z5. Personally i love the DESIGN of the Z5: The Xperia logo on the side, less flaps, the premium feel and the frosted back glass (which makes the Z5 not as slippery as the Z3 while maintaining the sleek look). When compared with my Z3, The improvements in the camera are also nice if camera matters to you and while the battery life may not be as good as the Z3 it still leads when it comes to battery life performances when compared to other 2015 flagships. Anyways both my Z3 and the Z5 are brilliant phones however comparing it to the rest of the market, the Z5 is worth the price if what you are looking for is: Great battery life and camera, sleek yet clean UI and the sony software.
[Xperia Z5 General] Sckank:
I do like it and it have all the features many lacks. It's the combo of all those things that indeed makes Z5 worth it. I hope the battery and the interface look gets better with the marshmallows update. Any date rumours on the MM update?
[Xperia Z5 General] Jonathan-H:
Just a quick note, I dropped my Z5 in water Saturday night and the Top speaker is buggered.

Speakers are a real let down on Sony's part. First phone, top speaker was too quiet, and now the Water Resistance has let me down.

Speakers always got ruined after a swim on all the Z phones, thought Sony would of sorted this by now. The Galaxy S5 Speaker is perfect after a dunk.

Aside from that, if they swap my phone for fault, i'd still say the phone is worth buying.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thanks for the comparison between Z3 and Z5 :)
[Xperia Z5 General] rsmrostov:
The phone is great. Overall my only complaint is the native messaging app, gets very laggy when the number of chats grows. I tried google messenger and it's failing with mms miserably. Testing Textera - seems to be working well.

I am also running it on ATT in the states and it seems to be missing one of the LTE frequencies, I have no bars some places at home and work, yet all the calls go through and data connection is sufficiently (LTE) fast. Could be false reports.
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
It havent changed over time, sadly.

Please do some Research about the water resistance, because there is something not right with the waranty thing, If you buy the Z5

(sry cant explain, cant find the right words for it; my englisch isnt the Best)

But anyway, its still worth it.

And I think there arent many changes in the ui, its still the Same, only the dropdown thing has changed
[Xperia Z5 General] Jonathan-H:
Hiya

Your English is fine :)

I think the waterproofing has reduced because the Ports are no longer protected. The speakers are too open and exposed to survive water I think. Every other phone with any kind of water proof ability has speakers with very small holes which don't allow much water in and do fine in water such as S5 and S6.

Still a good phone and they replaced mine without a complaint.
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
Thanks, Do my best with english.

Nice to hear, that Sony isnt all that way mad with the waranty.

Jeah, youre right, but even the first z had a small hole and it doesnt helped.

But the port protection ; it wasnt all that great and After some weeks it wasnt Safe anymore.

But anyway, it doesnt take the greatness down of the quality is always higher.... Higher than Samsung....
[Xperia Z5 General] maxip:
Whilst the phone gets an IP68 rating, Sony have changed the language to describe 'waterproof' so you need to be aware of warranty implications.
[Xperia Z5 General] daveyp187:
I was torn between the z5 and the s6 edge, had a z1c sonit just made sense, epic phone
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
In my opinion, edge phones seem fragile. The sides can't even be covered w/ a case and I'm afraid that might cause them to have scratches immediately. Well, that's only what I think. Haha
[Xperia Z5 General] kylebeattie11:
Just bought a Z5. Less than 48 hours into ownership i'm very impressed, Came from an HTC One M8 which was a fantastic device but my god the Z5 has impressed me. *EDIT* I also purchased the phone in the Gold colour, looked the best to me, although I was torn between the Green and the Gold but decided to go for Gold.

Key points that I like about the phone -

Display is absolutely fantastic, amazing colours for an LCD.

Software is very fast, no lags or stutters anywhere.

Camera is awesome, as DxOMark says its pretty much the best camera on a 2015 flagship

Performance is spot on even with the controversial Snapdragon 810.

Design is pretty much perfect to me, feels great in the hand, not too large for a 5.2" device.

Some things I don't like about the phone -

Can get quite warm to the touch sometimes (Mainly when apps are updating or gaming but to be expected)

The back and sides of the phone can feel quite slippery sometimes, not all the time however.

Speaker volume could be a bit better, also sounds quite tinny sometimes.

The SIM/SD slot can be a bit finnicky which could be a pain if you swap SIM's or SD cards all the time.

Other than those small issues I am very happy with the purchase of this phone, this is my second Sony device (Had the original Xperia Z in 2013 but wasnt very impressed)

So I would say this phone is a definite buy. Definitely better than the Galaxy S6/Edge, LG G4/V10, iPhone 6s/6s Plus for me. For anyone else it really depends on what ecosystem you're used to and what manufacturer you're most familiar with.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thank you for your detailed and unbiased comment! It's really good that you pointed out the things you like and don't like about Xperia Z5. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] kylebeattie11:
Hey no problem! Every device has its strong points and its weak points but overall i'm glad I upgraded to the Z5!
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
How about its front camera? Is the image quality good enough? :)
[Xperia Z5 General] kylebeattie11:
Like many phones it's very dependant on lighting conditions, in good light it's not half bad really, wouldnt expect amazing results but there is some detail in images with the front camera, when you get into lower light it just becomes barely usable, images are grainy and lack any detail but other than that it does its job well. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Have you tried the front camera of Iphone 6s? Which of the two (Z5, IPhone 6s) do you think has better front camera?
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
By the way, is the image quality of the front cam acceptable? Is it okay for you or is it blurred?
[Xperia Z5 General] kylebeattie11:
Tried an iPhone 6s front cam at the Apple store and a friends one and really its hard to say, both cameras perform great IMO but at the end of the day you can take those underwater selfies with the Z5! Something you cant do with a 6s ;)

But really both cameras are great but personally I would choose the Z5 just for the capabilities :)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
It's great to know that both have good front camera. At least, the dark ages of Android's front camera are over. It's now comparable to Iphone's front camera. :)

You have a good point there that Z5 can take underwater selfies. Haha.
[Xperia Z5 General] Xplay21:
The Z3's front camera? It's only 2.2mp compared to the Z5's 5mp and compared to the Z5, i'd say the Z5 has better and more accurate colours whereas the Z3 might look a little "washed out". The Z5 is more sharp so if you want the best camera then go with Z5 > Z3.
[Xperia Z5 General] RohanM:
Then you should try LG V10 it just blows away the Z5 and competition ...

Sony only knows how to make a camera lens but they are very bad at software optimization part. Samsung and apple used Sony lens but their cams result are way better than Sony itself.
[Xperia Z5 General] joe_dude:
Haha... no. V10 is an excellent phone. I like the size, the features, but Z5 takes far better videos. If you've ever tried the IA SteadyShot video, you would know no other phone comes close. I take a lot of family videos, so the Z5 was really the only choice. And photos are excellent once you understand the 24 mm wide-angle lens. But the video... simply mind blowing.

:cool:
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thank you for your comment! By the way, can you give us any tips/ideas on what to understand about Z5's 24mm wide-angle lens? :)
[Xperia Z5 General] joe_dude:
TBH, I've been meaning to write up a lengthy post about the Z5's camera, but I don't have time to do it right now. And I'm not sure if anyone would really want to read it. I was hoping one of the photography experts here would have done so already.

:silly:
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
It would really be a big help if you could create one during your free time and I'm sure the others will appreciate it too. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
UPDATE: As of Jan. 30, 2016 (7:27 PM)

Is Xperia Z5 worth the money?

YES - 96 (76.19%)

NO - 30 (23.81%)
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
After some time since I got my Z5 (it's 2,5 months already) I have to say it's worth every penny.

I mean I don't have a single issue with it, besides some wishes I have regarding the manual camera controls.

It's extremely smooth, high quality phone, with great aesthetics.

As for the battery, it's actually amazing too!

I get 4h30mins SOT time, I could make like 5hrs probably.
[Xperia Z5 General] cyrok:
Sadly one thing isnt realy performant:

If your Internal memory is full and you use the "copy to sd-card" Tool:

First: the CPU goes crazy like ****, you can feel it on the back side.

Second: If you try to Do something other, like gaming (more CPU usage), than you phone can Hang over hours without response. Its isnt realy good to Do hard-reboot it, because the copy process is all the time running, and data-lose can happen.

After a long time the response comes back.

That is the first Bad thing i can say about the Z5, but i think your havent 500 APPs installed xD

PS: i use the hardware-encryption, think its making the copy process that hard.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
Thank you for your comment! Does it overheat too? How about the image quality of its front camera?
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
I've never experienced any overheating, just a little warm phone which is perfectly normal.

The front camera is just OK, I mean nothing special in terms of detail but than it's just fine.
[Xperia Z5 General] mark_q07:
FINAL RESULTS of the poll:

Is Xperia Z5 worth the money?

YES - 102 (76.12%)

NO - 32 (23.88%)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
I have searched but cannot seem to find the very latest radio file for the Nexus 6. I've got a Google Play version, using on T-Mobile.

My speeds don't seem to be what they should, and I am on a 6.0.1 custom ROM, but never updated the modem file, and afaik none of the custom ROMs do the update, I never did flash a factory update either.

Is there a latest T-Mobile radio or something I could flash to possibly fix my speeds etc.?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtherrell:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3066052/
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
you can use any of these radios on any version of android. try out a bunch of different radios, keep your favorite. and, BTW, the latest radio isn't the best one usually.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
Thanks bud,

I was recently fixing phones for a friend and switching a lot, and I forgot how awesome my Nexus 6 was in this regard.

With Sammy and HTC you flash the wrong radio and you are hard bricked with the quickness...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
seriously? even those for the same device? anyways, I'm using the 27R radio on tmobile and do enjoy it :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
yeah, you try to downgrade firmware on a lot of samsung devices and you end up with a hard brick, thanks to KNOX... Same with HTC..

Anyways, I've just downloaded the 5.32 radio, and flashed it - I didn't see the one you mentioned in that thread though..

edit: wow, that sure made a fast difference... Glad I flashed the new radio lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
That's the radio I have, 27R. Getting speeds about the same as orangekid. So I'm happy. :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
me too, but depends where. around my home, I get about 65mbps download. and around work, anywhere from 5-30mbps :angel:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
In my house I get crap no matter what. But, that's what wifi is for. Lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
I have no WiFi.. and dont own a desktop or laptop :angel:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
:eek:

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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
I don't.

if I need root after I in a phone, I either use our work computer or ask a friend :o

I literally do everything with the device itself, like in terminal, or just modifications in its filesystems. only root, unlocking the bootloader(it will never get locked again), and flashing twrp for the first time. flashing radios/bootloaders is usually through a twrp flashable.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yeah, always a PC somewhere, just in case. No unlimited data in Canada. At least nothing that's not an absurd amount of cash a month. Otherwise I'd drop Internet too. Lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangekid:
Yeah I get unlimited LTE (even if I go to Canada) so maybe I'm a bit spoiled too...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
We have 2.5 gigs a month, shared, 2 devices, 150 a month. :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
on tmobile.. I've unlimited lte(high speed data) and unlimited calls/texts/SMS for $70. I'm happy with it, especially with the data speeds in my area.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fakecharles:
This link for radios doesn't work
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
sure it does. I just pressed it and it took me there, that means it works.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyW4lk3r:
Hi,

Just bought a new phone, z3 compact

Have attached screenshot showing software details. Problem is update to lollipop not showing up on OTA nor on computer using sony software, saying up to date.

Pls advise how to fix without installing custom roms
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyW4lk3r:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NBOYRNS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01

This is the phone i bought . Wonder how come no update as yet??
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revontheus:
Updating is easy and if Sony PC Companion is malfunctioning, you could use Flashtool ( get it here )

After that you can download the latest firmware ( ftf format ) here

There are some guides on how to flash the latest firmware, and don't worry flashing won't void your warranty or root your device.

This is the best and the most informative click me

Good luck :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyW4lk3r:
Hi

If I do that, will ota updates work in future?

Don't have time to fiddle around too much now and again every time there's an update,

Any ideas how to get it to pick up the ota update, which I'm sure has already been released for its region?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipje:
There's a thread around here with a tool to download the official full firmware files per region and flash them to your phone.

As long as you use a region that's compatible (with radios and all) the effect should be a perfectly fresh installed stock phone that will pick up OTA's just like any other official firmware.

sony flashtool or something? I can't remember.