[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dax47:
Hy, there ! My Z1 Compact had the screen a little bit curved on the outside, meaning that when I pushed against the middle of the screen , the screen went back into the right position.

The phone was bought online from UK before Sony launched it in Romania. So, no guarantee. The screen cracked at some point. I have image, I have touch below the crack, but above the crack no touch.

1 - Why did the screen curve outside ? Is it the battery ( got bigger because of the heating up while using GPS , playing or charging ) ? Or is it common that the screen detach itself ?

2 - Is it worth to replace the screen ? All the shops told me there aren`t any original screens, only OEMs. Some say the image is the same, others say it is not. But what`s more upsetting is that some say that these new OEM screens crack very easy, even when they`re in the pockets or in your hand, or crack at first drop. Is there anyone here who replaced the screen ? What should I do ? What to expect from these OEM screens ? Is there anything else I should be aware about ?

3 - I cannot unlock the phone because the starting character of the password unlocking screen is above the crack . What can I do to recover the data from it ? SMS, Contacts , pictures..

4 - Should I replace the original battery with a new OEM one or these are worse that a 2 year old original battery ?

Thank you in advance !

PS : the only problems I had with Z1 C were :

a - If I was in a call and somebody else callled me, if I ended the 1st call to engage in the 2nd call, the other person could never hear me, that resulting in dropping the call and calling again. The same problem I had with my Z1 also.

b - ocassionally restarts, but those I ve see an ALL my android phones

c - when talking in speaker mode, you cannot hear well and the other person could not hear at all , most of the times.

d - the max volume of the music was kinda 1/2 compared to samsung phones. It s not the speakers that upset me, but the low volume when connecting the phone to sound system, for example.

e - it got very very hot when using GPS - and the battery drained in 3 hours tops of continuous use of GPS and internet mobile.

My Z1 is another story. I bought it for my former job, because my employer could not afford to buy me a phone. It was SH, from a shop, originally sold by Vodafone Germany. It had some issues and the bloatware from vodafone was annoying, so I decided to take back to the shop ( i had 3 months guarantee ) to resoft the phone. After a week I got the phone back with the original software. But the phone started working worse and worse, because of The Intermittent Touch Screen Issue - that I find out about only after I got very mad 2 nights ago and smashed the phone to the floor. The screen is now in a million pieces. I am very sorry now, my both phones are unusable and I don`t know what to do and if it`s worth to repair them. Can this The Intermittent Touch Screen Issue be fixed ? I mean the phone wrote iself or deleted everything I was writing or I could not press some letters on the keyboard or one letter remained pressed for eternity ... everytime I had to press power button of and on again until the phone started working properly again. That`s why I got so mad ... Has anyone experienced these problems with their Sony ? Is there any solution ?

Sorry for the long text, but I really need some good advice now.

Thank you for your patience and possible advice !