Hey all... my t-mobile z3 D6616 recently took some water damage (funny I know) and of course they cannot replace it with a z3. So I'm shopping for a new phone.
But I don't want to purchase half a phone. I'm wondering if there is a way to insure an overseas model xperia with the fingerprint sensor or if the newest xperias in the US will have a sensor.
I'm done buying phones from the carrier. It makes insuring them easy but it really sucks because I'm very loyal to sony and it's hard to find them here.
My z3 still works but the camera is fried. I've got t-mobile to forgive part of the money owed on it but I'm still fighting for more from them. In the meantime I'm gonna buy one of these as a beater until I find something I like and the means to insure it... https://www.amazon.com/BLU-Vivo-Air...d=1467090484&sr=1-1&keywords=blu+vivo+air+lte
Any advice would be most helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
I'm from a Z2 user interested in Z3.
From what I understood, the china variant, L50T/U on the Z2 has a different phone dimension as compared to the international edition, L50W.
I want to buy a case for Z3 but all I mostly I found are for L55T/U. Just worried that I might get the wrong accessory for my Z3 due to dimensions.
Hope someone can clarify. Thank you.
earthtk said:
Hi,
I'm from a Z2 user interested in Z3.
From what I understood, the china variant, L50T/U on the Z2 has a different phone dimension as compared to the international edition, L50W.
I want to buy a case for Z3 but all I mostly I found are for L55T/U. Just worried that I might get the wrong accessory for my Z3 due to dimensions.
Hope someone can clarify. Thank you.
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why don't you check it on amazon? here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N2PAJQA?psc=1
earthtk said:
Hi,
I'm from a Z2 user interested in Z3.
From what I understood, the china variant, L50T/U on the Z2 has a different phone dimension as compared to the international edition, L50W.
I want to buy a case for Z3 but all I mostly I found are for L55T/U. Just worried that I might get the wrong accessory for my Z3 due to dimensions.
Hope someone can clarify. Thank you.
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I bought a Casemate case for my z3, it's a two in one case, exterior is made of hard plastic rubber stuff. Feels good to touch and interior is a silicon lining. For about 100zł ($25) i cant complain. It look decent and feels good to the hand.
Thanks guys. Anyway I know what's the difference already. The ports are slightly different so take note if buying cases from china (charging one). The china variant has their SD card with their charging port.
Is there anybody who knows where I can buy the Sony Xperia Z3 D6633 Silver Green?
I have looked virtually everywhere but the only website that seems to be selling them is Globstar (I cannot post the direct link since I don't have enough posts for that but it's about 500 USD for the phone)
Since they are selling them wholesale I would have to buy 4 of them and I am afraid that at the moment I cannot afford the risk of trying to sell three of them.
It looks like the phone really exists but no webshop is actually selling it.
Looks like nobody has been able to find it so far .
Anyway, in the end I bought a Nubia Z7 mini dual sim so I am glad I haven't found the one I was looking for. The Z3 is a beautiful device but well, let' s be honest, it's far from steal for its price.
Hello!
I live in Japan but I bought an unlocked phone from Amazon, so it is very hard to find a place to do repairs and I was thinking about doing it myself.
It fell down and the glass cracked (picture attached). The LCD screen is ok, so I just need the digitizer and I want to know what to consider when buying one.
(I have no idea what I am doing )
Please send links to ebay items (or from anywhere that ships to Japan) that you think are ok.
Thanks!!
bsrodrigues said:
Hello!
I live in Japan but I bought an unlocked phone from Amazon, so it is very hard to find a place to do repairs and I was thinking about doing it myself.
It fell down and the glass cracked (picture attached). The LCD screen is ok, so I just need the digitizer and I want to know what to consider when buying one.
(I have no idea what I am doing )
Please send links to ebay items (or from anywhere that ships to Japan) that you think are ok.
Thanks!!
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You will loose waterproof after doing that
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http://www.etradesupply.com/sony/all-models/sony-xperia-z3.html
infinitylook said:
You will loose waterproof after doing that
Sent from my D6633 using XDA Free mobile app
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I know, but the only other option is to send my phone to the US to get repairs, and they won't even ship internationally, so i would need someone in the us to ship it back to me (which i don't have), and i don't know if i would have to pay taxes again, so it is a lot easier to just change the screen myself.
It is a bummer, but what else can I do? (Seriously, I am asking...)
I don't know specifically about the z3 but for most new phones the digitizer is glued to the lcd screen and is a real pain to remove - you have to heat it carefully using heat gun/blow dryer and it's a delicate process of removing the glass from the lcd. In Canada the repair costs around $200 from authorized Sony repair center. Have you called Sony mobile support? I'm sure they have a repair center in Japan that they could direct you to...
bsrodrigues said:
I know, but the only other option is to send my phone to the US to get repairs, and they won't even ship internationally, so i would need someone in the us to ship it back to me (which i don't have), and i don't know if i would have to pay taxes again, so it is a lot easier to just change the screen myself.
It is a bummer, but what else can I do? (Seriously, I am asking...)
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Have you tried checking out Witrigs.com? They have tutorial also there
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plemen said:
I don't know specifically about the z3 but for most new phones the digitizer is glued to the lcd screen and is a real pain to remove - you have to heat it carefully using heat gun/blow dryer and it's a delicate process of removing the glass from the lcd. In Canada the repair costs around $200 from authorized Sony repair center. Have you called Sony mobile support? I'm sure they have a repair center in Japan that they could direct you to...
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I did call them and there is no official Sony repair center in Japan.
It's because in Japan you can't just buy an unlocked phone, all phones are sold by the phone companies, there isn't a Sony store, so only the phone companies provide the repairs, but they won't take mine exactly because it is a unlocked version.
I bought mine unlocked on Amazon because I am going back to my country this year and I didn't want a locked phone.
I got an estimate of 5200 yen to replace the glass, which is around 50 usd, so I am really sad because the price difference between the spare part and the actual repair is very small.
bsrodrigues said:
I did call them and there is no official Sony repair center in Japan.
It's because in Japan you can't just buy an unlocked phone, all phones are sold by the phone companies, there isn't a Sony store, so only the phone companies provide the repairs, but they won't take mine exactly because it is a unlocked version.
I bought mine unlocked on Amazon because I am going back to my country this year and I didn't want a locked phone.
I got an estimate of 5200 yen to replace the glass, which is around 50 usd, so I am really sad because the price difference between the spare part and the actual repair is very small.
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If I may say, $50 is not bad at all considering Sony would charge you to replace the whole LCD unit ($150 - $200)... on the other hand I wish Sony would do what Google does and replace one broken screen free of charge (or so I hear).
Good luck.
Hi! I currently have a Sony Xperia Z C6606 with Bell, and was wondering if it was worth upgrading or not. My phone have a problem with the earphone jack (only one ear work), and since rainwater got in, the small thing inside the port is now red. Because of that, Bell says that it's water damaged (which is not, as it was working w/o problem until I most likely used too much force with the jack), so now I need to pay 250$+ to get a new phone since mine is not available anymore. That's why I was thinking of either getting a most likely new phone for 250$ or so (I'll ask if it's possible to get a recent phone), or get a phone from China. The phone in question I was thinking about was the Kolina K100+ MTK6592T 2GB Ram IPS FHD for ~170$ CAD. What do you guys think? Go for the new phone for roughly 250$ or get the Chinese one? If I get either, I'll give the Xperia to my dad's wife, so it's a good way to get rid of it. Thanks! ^^
Hi,
I wanna buy the Sony Z3 although it has been out the market for a while since September last year, i'm still impressed by its design however, i would like to ask you guys here about it, should I wait for the Z5 or buy the Sony Z3 which is a bit cheaper at the moment.
Personally, I prefer the Z3 (lower price, better design - my personal point of view, and still adapt almost everything one smartphone needs to have .. )
How about you guys and is there any owner of Z3 can give me some more suggestions ?
Thanks a lot
Go for Z3 it's cheaper and performance is not very different than Z5