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Like in thread, write here what u expect from the Xperia M succesor, and do the things we already know about her (resolution,processor etc.) fit ur bill.
Soooo, let me be first.
On paper she looks quite nice, if she will be cheap enough (up to 300 dollars) im in.
Only thing that im worried about is her screen. I dont want to see xperiaSP quality screen here. This will be low/mid end device, and i shouldnt want too many from it, but still. I think that if sony will do quite good optimalization for it and they will give to her good screen (good, i dont need super mega hiper OMG screen) she will be good option to buy. Dont forget that now her biggest oponent is Moto G which has super performance, nice screen and she is quite cheap, so it will be nice challenge for M2.
Will it be a nice and dev-friendly phone? Write below
Why is m2 considered a lady here :/
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Why is m2 considered a lady here :/
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Isn't every phone is?
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Why is m2 considered a lady here :/
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Soryyy, in my lang "xperia" word sounds like a girl
No coz shes price at over 20k
Probably not
It would fit my bill perfectly if only Sony chose to have a replaceable battery instead of a non-removable one. Considering that Android devices are hard on battery life, replaceable batteries is a must IMHO.
Man even the LG L90 offers more features than this phone at 16k but is officially priced at 20k
Press thanks :good: if I've helped :highfive:
What made me consider this brand in first place was having a Sony SW2, and pairing with a Sony handset allows me to use all the features of it, but when i read the spec sheet and found that between other things these handsets are the ones that have ANT+ connectivity that made my day. And €245 in Europe is a reasonably price for a Dual Handset.
I've been reading nearly everywhere that this phone has very low calling volume.
Is this true? Have many users experienced this problem??
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Man even the LG L90 offers more features than this phone at 16k but is officially priced at 20k
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Sure the price per feature is much lower there.
If you hold both phones in your hands the difference in build quality is glaring.
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It would fit my bill perfectly if only Sony chose to have a replaceable battery instead of a non-removable one. Considering that Android devices are hard on battery life, replaceable batteries is a must IMHO.
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I got an M2, despite of being exactly the same opinion. It came with my contract. Lucky, I can report the M2 is quite ok in terms of battery life.
Here is my initial impression:
- acceptable battery
- screen is big but has lower end resolution
- light leaching on black
- relatively dim screen at factory setting, but still very well readable
- glossy housing is a PITA
- reactively heavy
- not nice form factor (as previous curved Xperias)
- not water resistant
- boot up animation is something for kids
- speaker sound is not as good as others
- sound could be louder overall
- loads of bloatware
- card slot cover flimsy, I am counting the days for it to drop off
- main button well articulated and easy to reach at the right location
- volume button to small and should be above the main button
- the nice LED on the bottom does not work, respectively I see it only working when changing the themes ... ?
Would it be so hard for companies to equippe phones with a rubber outside frame for basic drop protection? Why construct everything "throw away" style?
The volume buttons is in the same position as the Z2. If you look at Z2's power button you will be surprise at how convenient M2's power button is. The LED at the bottom also glows when switching songs in Walkman
After 4 days of usage
I found the biggest M2 annoyance is the greenish screen tint. The second biggest annoyance is the light sensor implementation. There is screen brightness pumping. I installed YAAB to correct that. I hope Sony can correct this with a software update (?).
LED at the bottom should be modded to be useful.
Glossy surface is also an annoyance. I ordered a rubber case.
Speaker opening at the bottom is exactly at the spot which I use to position my small finger to support the phone. Seal is perfect. That might be the reason why some people say sound being quiet.
The rest is quite ok. I
The screen tint and light sensor, all true. Also the camera, I often get yellowish shots ( maybe the firmware is the problem, reported to sony forum )
About LED, I agree with you that it should be modded to be of better use
I don't find the glossy back annoying at all
I am right now confussed B/W Xperia m2 and Htc Desire 700.Can you tell me from your experience about this phone Biggest Pros and Cons
By the looks of it, I'm quite satisfied with the phone. It darn fast, and I like it. Camera would be only cons I have so far, but everything else is good. As for camera, it's quite bad for the night shots, but good on the day shots.
Maybe it would bee too much to expect phone of this price to have everything perfect, so I don't mind the camera being bad. Battery is also good. It can last 2 days if phone is not used much.
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By the looks of it, I'm quite satisfied with the phone. It darn fast, and I like it. Camera would be only cons I have so far, but everything else is good. As for camera, it's quite bad for the night shots, but good on the day shots.
Maybe it would bee too much to expect phone of this price to have everything perfect, so I don't mind the camera being bad. Battery is also good. It can last 2 days if phone is not used much.
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Close to three days if I only use for mail, messenging, calls, and the occasional website.
Still close to 48 h with frequent navigation use.
That's certainly not bad compared to most other phones, but target should be 5 - 7 days.
The screen uses astonishing low power. This phone is sure good for travellers. The greenish screen tint gets unnoticed after a while, the camera is reasonable, 4.3 is not good.
I got an Xperia M2 yesterday, and I'm loving it. yes I do have the same sort of greenish/yellow screen tint, but I actually prefer this color reproduction to the harsh blue-tinted display of the original XM. The camera is also a massive improvement from the XM, and the device is quite more responsive. 10/10 worth it
Got mine a fewer days. I already have newer ones Xperia like Z1 and ZQ; a model made from Z1 to Brazil. The M2 at the first moment seems a compact Z2, like the design, the place where buttons are. Weight is good for the size, also it is thin. I think Sony could do a 5inch screen cause there are too much bars arounding the lcd or if they cut, made more a compact device, like they did with ZQ, made it perfect and confortable. The LCD quality is ok, nothing really to be glad like others Xperia but for a mid from Sony i expected more ppi, it has almost less 100 compared to Moto G. Also the glass i didnt like, keeps too easy dust and fingers prints and it isnt too easy to clean. Camera resolution is awful, i wont comment about the VGA cause dont worth it, so i couldn believe that Sony done that, even that old mobiles like Xperia ARC, X10, they have a much better cam. Really dont understand why Sony made such a dummbie phone. Now, the surprise is that came with and old 4.3 JB in times that we are already in 4.4.4 versions. The CPU is good, felt some laggys, nothing really bad but for a quad should make better operations. Volume sound is poor, even with headset, like the equalizer and the multiple options but unfortunatly these couldnt make sounds better. Finally battery isnt nothing especial, mine is with almost 18hours of good usage before a make a new charge cycle. Anyway, my opinions are based that already have the Moto G, a trully competitor and that made really good impressions.
I recieved my Z3 10 days ago.
It's superfast and the batterylife is awesome.
But 2 days ago, i noticed a damage in my Screen.
It's not big, but you can feel and see it..
I never dropped the phone, i even didn't use it often, because actually it's my secondary phone.
I never put it in my pocket with keys or money or anything.
So this morning i noticed a crack in the screen.
It's not big, too. But you can see it..
It looks like the screen is to big and instable and cracked.
This happened over night without any external influence.
Anybody got this too?
maybe it was the neighbors cat? never heard of a phone that screen mysteriously cracks itself. any pics?
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Actually, the screen of the Z2 cracked spontaneously over the night some people. (From one corner to another.) Sony is not using Gorilla Glass but the Dragontrail, idk how good it is.
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maybe it was the neighbors cat? never heard of a phone that screen mysteriously cracks itself. any pics?
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Another one of those my screen mysteriously cracked for no reason thread.... I'm not sure what to make of these on XDA?
The amount of complaints are growing so quickly, all the chances of my buying a Z3 are fading.
I think it's time for a recall (that they will never do).
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The amount of complaints are growing so quickly, all the chances of my buying a Z3 are fading.
I think it's time for a recall (that they will never do).
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I feel the same way.. I went ahead and ordered an iPhone 6 plus to hold me over until I make up my mind and Sony decide to release price and availability on T-Mobile.
So here are some pictures.
It's a very small crack, it doesn't disturbs me but i think it isn't waterproof anymore...
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I have an idea what can cause the crack.
When i hear Music with the speakers and full volume, the display vibrates a bit.
Can this be the reason?
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Actually, it happens when the glass is under pressure / stress.
Gave my mum my Galaxy Nexus a half year ago. A week ago she put it in a stacker in the car with much space, but rubber on the ground. We drove an hour on the Autobahn, not even fast, suspension doesn't even move much because it's so flat.. still it broke into 100 pieces, I've never seen a cracked screen like that. It didn't even move. But to be fair, it fell to the ground very often. Like 20 times, without any damage. I guess it was a bit under stress / pressure and cracked at the slightest touch...
If the glass from the z3 is under stress because it's a faulty unit, it may even crack because of a fast changing temperature. Out of your pocket --> cold table? Could happen imo. That should be covered by the warranty imo. But that depends on the country where you live in.. In germany for example we have a relatively strong consumer protection. If you have absolutely no scratches on the phone, it should be obvious that this is not your fault.
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Actually, it happens when the glass is under pressure / stress.
Gave my mum my Galaxy Nexus a half year ago. A week ago she put it in a stacker in the car with much space, but rubber on the ground. We drove an hour on the Autobahn, not even fast, suspension doesn't even move much because it's so flat.. still it broke into 100 pieces, I've never seen a cracked screen like that. It didn't even move. But to be fair, it fell to the ground very often. Like 20 times, without any damage. I guess it was a bit under stress / pressure and cracked at the slightest touch...
If the glass from the z3 is under stress because it's a faulty unit, it may even crack because of a fast changing temperature. Out of your pocket --> cold table? Could happen imo. That should be covered by the warranty imo. But that depends on the country where you live in.. In germany for example we have a relatively strong consumer protection. If you have absolutely no scratches on the phone, it should be obvious that this is not your fault.
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I've had enough phones to know, they don't break from forces of nature or on their own. Hot to Cold, Cold to hot, faulty or not, doesn't happen.
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I've had enough phones to know, they don't break from forces of nature or on their own. Hot to Cold, Cold to hot, faulty or not, doesn't happen.
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You had some phones and they didn't break? Wow.
I had some cars that didn't break in years of usage. So cars can't break from forces of nature or on their own.
When there is constant pressure on the glass from the frame itself, it will break much faster or with less force.
But keep ignoring the facts and please, please never read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_glass_breakage
OP should read this, Sony repaired several Xperia Z1 phones for free:
http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/520...cked-glass-sony-might-repair-it-for-free.html
I've put together a Google forms survey to collect some objective breakage data:
Sony Xperia Z3 / Z3 Compact - Glass Survey
Please take some time to complete the survey whether you've experienced a breakage or not, it's important to have a complete set of data. You will be able to view the survey results after submitting the form.
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I've put together a Google forms survey to collect some objective breakage data:
Sony Xperia Z3 / Z3 Compact - Glass Survey
Please take some time to complete the survey whether you've experienced a breakage or not, it's important to have a complete set of data. You will be able to view the survey results after submitting the form.
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I answered all the questions.
@paysen
Ich bin deutsch
So i have to send my device to Sonys repair center.
There is nothing more on it.
It's just like a new Z3 wich was taken out of the box 5 minutes ago.
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There is no pressure from the frame, the glass fits inside it and rests on a lip. Hence why people have "gap issues". The actual frame puts no pressure on the glass under normal use as far as I can see. Unless of course the frame warps slightly, then I could see pressure building up at corners.
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Sorry - problem confirmed !
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Another one of those my screen mysteriously cracked for no reason thread.... I'm not sure what to make of these on XDA?
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That's what I thought, too. And I had the same ideas like that famous "neighbor's cat", didn't take it for serious.
Till this morning, when I found a nice crack in the screen after charging the Z3 over night, listening to music prior to sleeping.
Crack starts at the right side if the upper speaker, extends down to the lower left edge of the phone. You can see and feel it, touchscreen still working, but with problems.
No drops, no weight placed on the Z3, no famous cats, not even mice.
Reason ? Unknown.
A bold guess: Vibrations. Z3 was resting with it's lower edge against a metal bar of the little table next to my bed, I had music playing quite loud. As the upper speaker causes the phone to vibrate noticeably, the constant vibrations plus the metal bar preventing the Z3 from moving might have caused the issue. And it's the upper speaker where the crack starts.
Oh, oh, Sony...
UPDATE
Just had a call with Vodafone Germany - they told me it's a KNOWN problem many users experienced. They also revealed it's a manufacturing fault, and there's an agreement with Sony regarding repair or exchange of affected devices.
Passi1909: Du bist also nicht allein.
Oh, oh, Sony...
UPDATE 2
Just had a chat with Sonymobile. Unfriendly as ever. OF COURSE they don't know anything about the problem. OF COURSE there are no manufacturing defects. OF COURSE they don't know anything about agreements with Vodafone.
So it's the typical Sonymobile Germany habit. (They also completely ignored thousands of bent Z2 Tablets a few months ago.)
Presently, I am speaking with Vodafone Germany again to find a proper solution. But I guess I'll say goodbye to the Z3, don't want to risk another failure.
Aha, interesting. NOW Vodafone Germany (different agent) claims there are NO agreements with Sony.
Strange world.
Trying the Sony repair service, now.
I can foresee a nice class lawsuit headed their way. Sony might go bankrupt in a couple of years the way they have lost the walkman wars (audio wars), and forget about Video wars too - Samsung and LG are really getting in there, and mobile wars - gone are the days where the P800, P900, P1000 (??) were the best phones ever to the fact that Apple now has a clear dominance there and Samsung has literally taken Sony out when it comes to Android.
I can imagine that it might be time to teach Sony a lesson of cheating people with 6 monthly devices that are "downgrades" in terms of "life".
Chefproll, start recording your calls and get things documented.
I wanted to finally buy a sony Smartphone on christmas, in this case the z3, but after I've heard a lot worse problems from this, I can probably forget it. pity, because i thought that the sony xperia z3 is the most prettiest and best Smartphone on the market
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I wanted to finally buy a sony Smartphone on christmas, in this case the z3, but after I've heard a lot worse problems from this, I can probably forget it. pity, because i thought that the sony xperia z3 is the most prettiest and best Smartphone on the market
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It's a nice, cute device which is real fun to play with.
But I just cannot live with the subzero camera - and with a crack in the display. Device now is unusable, touchscreen now behaves totally erratic.
I just ordered a Samsung Galaxy S5. I NEVER EVER wished to buy another Samsung device. But after my experience with the Z3's camera, the cracked screen (don't listen to music) and the attitude of the Sonymobile staff - goodbye, Sony.
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It's a nice, cute device which is real fun to play with.
But I just cannot live with the subzero camera - and with a crack in the display. Device now is unusable, touchscreen now behaves totally erratic.
I just ordered a Samsung Galaxy S5. I NEVER EVER wished to buy another Samsung device. But after my experience with the Z3's camera, the cracked screen (don't listen to music) and the attitude of the Sonymobile staff - goodbye, Sony.
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i will buy a htc one m8 or a nexus 5.
i cannot believe this ****...
Hi Z3 owners.
I just noticed a rather disturbing clicking noise from my Z3 when picking it up yesterday. After prodding about with it for a couple of minutes, it turns out that its coming from the middle of the back panel on the phone.
It sounds like the glue has come unstuck in the middle between case and phone. Only seems to be in the middle though, nowhere else.
Just wondering if anyone else has had the same issue? Or if its always been there and is just something ive never noticed before.
Im just a little concerned about the effect on water resistance. It looks like it was a significant problem on the Z / Z1 but, not seen any reports on the newer Z models.
TIA
I just did a quick check and..... it does make noises
Apparently Sony doesn't know how quality control works....
I've had this issue on both of my Z3's. The first one was not waterproof and failed underwater, the touchscreen no longer works.
My new one will be going back to T-Mobile as the camera button is defective as well...
(i didn't post this in q & a, because i want to make this an open discussion about fake devices)
the first sony xperia z3 i had was around 70€ cheaper than most of the other z3's online.
the serial number flap in the usb port was missing.
the nfc logo and sony logo on the back were grey and not silver shining.
backlight wasn't same brightness at all parts af the screen (very little).
back glass crack and random screen digitizer crack appeared after 2months.
after had gotten a full replacement after i send it to service, i noticed that this one is faster and the battery also seems to last slightly longer.
bootloader unlock worked without issues over the official sony website.
curstom roms and kernels worked flawlessly.
what was going on with my past one?
how can it be unlocked by sony and install kernels and roms, but yet seems to be fake, and sony replaces it?
The previous owner probably cracked the back and replaced it with a new back which might explain it looking different.
My NFC and Xleria logos are not shining, I'm guessing more was wrong with the phone than he originally said
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Coming from Z5, XZ seems like a superior downgrade.
Double tap to wake is so annoying that i want to throw this phone against a wall.
Loud speakers are the worst compared to any smartphone. Seriously guys try this, when I was on a call I've put it on speakers and I was like there is no diff between turning on and off the speakers.
You here same amount of sound with or without turning the speakers on while on a call.
Only thing that is improved on this phone compared to z5 is snappy fingerprint sensor.
I am a Sony fan and maybe its time to rethink.
I've damaged my Z5 by takin it to swimming pool.
Now I even regret buying XZ?
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Coming from Z5, XZ seems like a superior downgrade.
Double tap to wake is so annoying that i want to throw this phone against a wall.
Loud speakers are the worst compared to any smartphone. Seriously guys try this, when I was on a call I've put it on speakers and I was like there is no diff between turning on and off the speakers.
You here same amount of sound with or without turning the speakers on while on a call.
Only thing that is improved on this phone compared to z5 is snappy fingerprint sensor.
I am a Sony fan and maybe its time to rethink.
I've damaged my Z5 by takin it to swimming pool.
Now I even regret buying XZ
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So far I've owned a Z, M4 Aqua, Z3, briefly used a Z5 and I seriously have difficulty seeing how the XZ or XZs for that matter could be a downgrade in any aspect. The only thing I can't get over not having is the magnetic charger plug I had on the Z3, I would trade the fingerprint scanner for that in a heartbeat.
What do you mean there's no difference in using voicalls through earspeaker and loudspeaker? The speakers on this thing are way better in loudness, bass and clarity compared to both Z3 and Z5. Apart from the HTC One M8 I used briefly, XZ is the best I've heard so far. That BoomSound on HTC is insanely good, and when you take the phone apart it becomes clear why, those speakers are huge.
What's wrong with the double-tap?
Do you maybe have a defective unit on your hands???
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So far I've owned a Z, M4 Aqua, Z3, briefly used a Z5 and I seriously have difficulty seeing how the XZ or XZs for that matter could be a downgrade in any aspect. The only thing I can't get over not having is the magnetic charger plug I had on the Z3, I would trade the fingerprint scanner for that in a heartbeat.
What do you mean there's no difference in using voicalls through earspeaker and loudspeaker? The speakers on this thing are way better in loudness, bass and clarity compared to both Z3 and Z5. Apart from the HTC One M8 I used briefly, XZ is the best I've heard so far. That BoomSound on HTC is insanely good, and when you take the phone apart it becomes clear why, those speakers are huge.
What's wrong with the double-tap?
Do you maybe have a defective unit on your hands???
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It takes atleast 4-5 attempts to wake the device by double tap. I've searched and found that it happens often when device goes to sleep on its own.
They said its a software bug, but already running 7.1.1 and i'm still waiting for a fix.
And regarding speaker sound I dont know if you have used z5 but I've used it for 1 and a half year. I do feel like there is awfull low sound from speakers.
Being a pioneer in sound quality this is really bad from sony. Some might say its a trade for waterproof, but S7 edge is doin quite fine.
My XZ is just one month old btw. It has been imported in oct 2016. Been quite a long time on shelf, but hope that has nothin to do with anything.
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It takes atleast 4-5 attempts to wake the device by double tap. I've searched and found that it happens often when device goes to sleep on its own.
They said its a software bug, but already running 7.1.1 and i'm still waiting for a fix.
And regarding speaker sound I dont know if you have used z5 but I've used it for 1 and a half year. I do feel like there is awfull low sound from speakers.
Being a pioneer in sound quality this is really bad from sony. Some might say its a trade for waterproof, but S7 edge is doin quite fine.
My XZ is just one month old btw. It has been imported in oct 2016. Been quite a long time on shelf, but hope that has nothin to do with anything.
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Do you know the double-tap works only on center region of the screen? Once I learned that, it made a lot more sense and I have no issues with that any more. It's like that by design and on purpose, to prevent accidental double-tapping.
Uhm...have you compared the sound from the S7 Edge and the XZ? It's night and day, in favor of the XZ. Dude, there's either something wrong with your unit, or you are talking nonsense.
Actually, there are a couple of videos comparing this on youtube, iPhone 7 included, the XZ beats S7 by a mile in sound.
What do you mean on the shelve? Like in the store display or on the shelve at home in a box? If it was the second one, doesn't matter. If it was a display unit in the store...yes, it matters.
The XZ should be better thatn Z5 in every aspect, no question about it.
Yes, I used Z5 briefly, before it I used the Z3. I was very dissapointed by the overheating and battery life so I went back to Z3 and now XZ. Z5 is a beautiful phone, at first I was very happy to get it after Z3, but in practical terms it became a nightmare for me. Nothing to this day beats the battery life of my Z3. And that magnetic charger was a thing of beauty, unfortunate they ditched it.
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Do you know the double-tap works only on center region of the screen? Once I learned that, it made a lot more sense and I have no issues with that any more. It's like that by design and on purpose, to prevent accidental double-tapping.
Uhm...have you compared the sound from the S7 Edge and the XZ? It's night and day, in favor of the XZ. Dude, there's either something wrong with your unit, or you are talking nonsense.
Actually, there are a couple of videos comparing this on youtube, iPhone 7 included, the XZ beats S7 by a mile in sound.
What do you mean on the shelve? Like in the store display or on the shelve at home in a box? If it was the second one, doesn't matter. If it was a display unit in the store...yes, it matters.
The XZ should be better thatn Z5 in every aspect, no question about it.
Yes, I used Z5
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I had no problem waking Z5, here i am just comparing both. Its not like i had to tap on the middle of the phone on Z5.
By Shelf I mean its in a retail packaging but unsold.
My phone is brand new.
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I had no problem waking Z5, here i am just comparing both. Its not like i had to tap on the middle of the phone on Z5.
By Shelf I mean its in a retail packaging but unsold.
My phone is brand new.
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I get that, it works differently on the XZ than Z3 and Z5, the double-tap doesn't work on the edges of the screen, try it. It's by design, and once you learn that, it's fine, just tap near the center region. It's like on laptop touchpads, the edges don't react to click gestures, only scroll and such, it's to prevent unwanted taps. Why is this a huge issue...
I was actually happy with this because the Z3 would unlock on its own in my pocket, i don't have that issue with the XZ.
So, have you compared the sound on S7 to XZ yet?
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I get that, it works differently on the XZ than Z3 and Z5, the double-tap doesn't work on the edges of the screen, try it. It's by design, and once you learn that, it's fine, just tap near the center region. It's like on laptop touchpads, the edges don't react to click gestures, only scroll and such, it's to prevent unwanted taps. Why is this a huge issue...
I was actually happy with this because the Z3 would unlock on its own in my pocket, i don't have that issue with the XZ.
So, have you compared the sound on S7 to XZ yet?
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Sorry, I've not compared yet. I'm in my home town now (Village).
I'll compare once i go to my work place.
I agree, I'm really regretting going for the XZ after the Z3.
In my case performance and battery life are the main issues, although the speaker volume also annoys me, but it wasnt better on the Z3 so i cant complain.
I usually travel in hot countries, last week i was in Kuwait and it was 38-40 c ambient, so naturally, the XZ with its thin metal back got very hot very quickly and reached 46c doing basic stuff like phone calls and whatsapp. It got so slow I wanted to break it in half; it hangs, its slow, its not so smooth (all compared to the 3 year old Z3) and this all starts at around 38-39c.
Also battery life is very inconsistent; sometimes I get 4 hrs SoT, sometimes like yesterday (normal day without anything special) I get 2 hrs.
One more thing; out of no where something melted inside the charging port and the charger wont go in properly anymore, the phone is always in a case and nothing goes into the port.
If my Z3 hardware didn't give up I would've kept using it, unfortunately I'm stuck with the XZ until the next Pixel comes out. I'm also working on fixing the hardware parts of the Z3 that are damaged and going back to using it again with the XZ as a second phone for camera and media consumption.
agentsandy007 said:
Coming from Z5, XZ seems like a superior downgrade.
Double tap to wake is so annoying that i want to throw this phone against a wall.
Loud speakers are the worst compared to any smartphone. Seriously guys try this, when I was on a call I've put it on speakers and I was like there is no diff between turning on and off the speakers.
You here same amount of sound with or without turning the speakers on while on a call.
Only thing that is improved on this phone compared to z5 is snappy fingerprint sensor.
I am a Sony fan and maybe its time to rethink.
I've damaged my Z5 by takin it to swimming pool.
Now I even regret buying XZ
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Double tap is working fine after. 417 fw.
Loudspeakers aren't the best. But not the worst. Some smartphones do worst than this. On call i agree only one defect on 1000 pros. But root solve that.
I have compared z5 from xz... And xz is far away better and stable. Z5 thanks to snapdragon 810 have a confused battery. Sometimes is Great, Sometimes is horrible. Camera is very worst, performances too. Fingerprint too. Only pro is speakers.
djgigi94 said:
Double tap is working fine after. 417 fw.
Loudspeakers aren't the best. But not the worst. Some smartphones do worst than this. On call i agree only one defect on 1000 pros. But root solve that.
I have compared z5 from xz... And xz is far away better and stable. Z5 thanks to snapdragon 810 have a confused battery. Sometimes is Great, Sometimes is horrible. Camera is very worst, performances too. Fingerprint too. Only pro is speakers.
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My device is runnin 41.2.A.2.199
But as Atrax stated middle of the screen works fine for double tap. But it sure is annoying coming from z5. I just don't feel like it as a feature.