I've been thinking of getting a TL and have some questions maybe you can help me with. One is how's the build quality? I've heard from some that the screen scratches easily, does it? How about battery life? And I know it has a front LED. What colors does that LED support and can it be used for notifications like SMS, email, etc.? Thanks for the help!
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I've been thinking of getting a TL and have some questions maybe you can help me with. One is how's the build quality? I've heard from some that the screen scratches easily, does it? How about battery life? And I know it has a front LED. What colors does that LED support and can it be used for notifications like SMS, email, etc.? Thanks for the help!
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I have my TL for over two months now. I must say I like it. The build quality is great and I used the screen protector from day one so have not experience any scratch. I did drop my phone to the ground once which cause small pealing on the corners, but it's barely noticeable.
The battery life is okay, but if you turn on the stamina mode, the battery last significantly longer. (I didn't use stamina mode myself because I need to have notification and emails even when the phone is sleeping. ) One thing worth mentioning is that the original charger comes with Sony charges FAST!
Finally, yes there is a color LED at front and will blink when notification or emails come in.
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I've had my TL for just over a month.
Screen: The factory-applied shatter proof sheet does develop small scratches quite easily from normal touch screen use. The scratches can be seen under bright fluorescent lights, but are otherwise not too objectionable. Some folks remove the sheet after it's too scratched up and replace it with a 3rd party screen protector. Keep in mind that it's the Shatter Proof Sheet (screen protector) that's becoming scratched, not the screen glass itself.
Build Quality: Excellent in my opinion. If feels very solid and well-built. No creaks.
Battery Life: Not horrible, not great. If the screen is kept bright, it will drain the battery quickly like any other phone. I've since flashed a generic Xperia T ROM to gain debranding and the Extended Standby Mode. This makes the battery last noticeably longer when the screen is off.
LED: It responds to both email and SMS. Colors I've seen are red, blue, green, and purple depending on the app. Note: The LED does not function for notifications if Extended Standby Mode is turned on. This to to save power.
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Before I got this phone I was really nervous about the screen because of all the drama about the pentile screen. Wow, what a waist of worry!!
I am continually amazed at how great this screen is, and outside in direct sunlight it is nothing but astounding. It has been over 5 years since I could see my phone outside this well and that was a "feature" phone with a typical LCD display.
I simply love this phone, the screen is great, the keyboard is great, and while I wish the battery was better I am getting 9-12 hours on a charge depending on usage. Now if we can just get a root so I can dump all the bloat ware it will be perfect!
+1 one to that! Everyone I show my phone to is absolutely amazed how well they can see the screen outside... And I'm not talking about when its just a little sunny, I'm talking about the spot-on Texas sun! I can even see it perfectly fine with my ray bans on lol.
I've got some anti-reflective screen protectors on the way. I'll report back to see if they increase or decrease visibility.
I can see the screen with auto brightness in immense sunlight. This to me is enough to accept the pentile display.
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I got some of the anti glare screen protectors when I first got my phone. Dumped them after using them 3 days. They help with glare, but they protector has a cross hatch pattern in it to do this that seems to blur the screen slightly. I ended up just going with just the regular scratch protector.
Now that I had enough time to play with the Sony Xperia T, I can give you my impressions about the new flagship phone of the Japanese manufacturer. There are already a lot of reviews and comparisons on the Internet so I will just tell my personal feelings about the phone. From the beginning I have to tell you that I am not a Samsung fan (although they do great hardware, the design is crap and the interface is ugly) nor an Apple fan (as some say it is built for people with average to low IQ).
Coming back to Xperia T, the size and weight are OK, even though some people are complaining is heavy, I don’t have that problem, it fits well in my pocket. The material on the back side is also good, having good adherence with your hands. Power and volume buttons are placed on the right side (well placed for right handed people, I am not sure if left handed people are confortable with this).
Camera is one of the best features the Xperia T is having, you can shoot great pictures in 13 megapixels. What really stands out is the speed of the camera: in lock mode you can press the camera button and in less than 1.5 seconds you have the first shot. Don’t worry, the camera button is not easy to press in the pocket.
USB port supports also HDMI output and I was able to connect a USB to HDMI adaptor from Samsung to connect the phone to the TV (your TV must support HDCP). You need to connect the charging adaptor in order for this to work (but I guess this is the same for the Sony TV dock) and will keep you the phone charged. The good thing is that I have a Bluetooth keyboard (with touchpad) that I can connect to the phone and while connected to the TV i can really use the phone as normal PC! This feature probably works with other phones as well. Video output is 1080p so the quality on phone screen and TV is great. If you want to connect the phone to the car USB (for charging the phone or playing the music) you need to set USB to Mass Storage mode (MSC) in Settings - Xperia - Connectivity - USB connection mode.
Whole review including pictures and screenshots can be found here:
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/sony-xperia-t-my-review.html
I have had my SXT since saturday now and I think it is a great phone but there is quite a few negative points it has.
So let me get to them:
*the camera still has that issue of being slow to focus sometimes and in video aswell which means you still miss shots which really jarred me when i had the sxs.
*the speaker for earpiece and loudspeaker should have been louder as outside you cant hear the phone ring and you can barely hear what people are saying on the phone
*you can barely see the notifcation light unless the phone is directly infront of you
*Battery life is average, doesnt last a day under moderate usage, lasts about 20 hours
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I have had my SXT since saturday now and I think it is a great phone but there is quite a few negative points it has.
So let me get to them:
*the camera still has that issue of being slow to focus sometimes and in video aswell which means you still miss shots which really jarred me when i had the sxs.
*the speaker for earpiece and loudspeaker should have been louder as outside you cant hear the phone ring and you can barely hear what people are saying on the phone
*you can barely see the notifcation light unless the phone is directly infront of you
*Battery life is average, doesnt last a day under moderate usage, lasts about 20 hours
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I actually like the fact that notification LED light is low with my Arc it was like a night lamp.
20 hours are enough for one day. During night I'm always charging the phone
For the earpiece and loudspeker I have to disagree, at least I didn't have such issues. for ringing I am using also vibrating mode
Earpiece and speaker seriously could be louder and the notification light could have been better, in these three aspects they have taken a backwards step from the xperia s imo.
As I use headsets for calls anyway phone calls isn't a issue.
The ARCs notification light was stupid as it was on the side of the phone which imo was pointless also.
Other than that I really enjoy my SXT.
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Earpiece and speaker seriously could be louder and the notification light could have been better, in these three aspects they have taken a backwards step from the xperia s imo.
As I use headsets for calls anyway phone calls isn't a issue.
The ARCs notification light was stupid as it was on the side of the phone which imo was pointless also.
Other than that I really enjoy my SXT.
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I agree. I also barely see that notification light. On XPERIA S when I put it on charger notification light was lighting like flash. I had to cover it over night because notification light was so bright. Maybe something between notification light on XPERIA T and XPERIA S would be good.
When the light is poor camera is slow on focus almoust every time but outdoor over day everything is OK.
Everything else is excellent and no complaints.
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I agree. I also barely see that notification light. On XPERIA S when I put it on charger notification light was lighting like flash. I had to cover it over night because notification light was so bright. Maybe something between notification light on XPERIA T and XPERIA S would be good.
When the light is poor camera is slow on focus almoust every time but outdoor over day everything is OK.
Everything else is excellent and no complaints.
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Every phone have some weak areas. I can live with those of Xperia T
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Thanks for the info on the camera focus, however I wish SONY would fix that because my HOX focuses straight away in low light and so did the S3. Also I didn't mind the brightness of the LED on the xperia s, the sgs3 or my hox. I like it like that means I can just look over at my phone and see if i have a text or something at night as my phone has to be on silent as not to wake my daughter. As it is I have to pick the phone up and check.
Aside from that yea I really love my SXT and am looking forward to the Yuga or whatever it is going to be called.
hi. Im currently using HTC One V and planning to buy HTC One S, but unfortunately HTC One S in my region is theSnapdragon S3 version. so I'm thinking to buy this phone instead. one thing that bothering me is that it doesn't have a Gorilla Glass display (plastic body is OK). so my question is the Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass on it's screen is as durable as Gorilla Glass screen? I like the phone in general. the other things that I like about this phone are community suport, official CM support etc.
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hi. Im currently using HTC One V and planning to buy HTC One S, but unfortunately HTC One S in my region is theSnapdragon S3 version. so I'm thinking to buy this phone instead. one thing that bothering me is that it doesn't have a Gorilla Glass display (plastic body is OK). so my question is the Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass on it's screen as durable as Gorilla Glass screen? I like the phone in general. the other things that I like about this phone are community suport, official CM support etc.
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It sort of is. The screenprotector (shatter-proof sheet) that is on there by default scratches easier than Gorilla Glass, but the glass itself is really quite durable!
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It sort of is. The screenprotector (shatter-proof sheet) that is on there by default scratches easier than Gorilla Glass, but the glass itself is really quite durable!
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thanks for the reply. do you think the phone still requires an additional screen protector? and what about a case/soft jacket etc, since the back cover is plastic, do you think it needs a case? (I'm afraid to squeeze it in my jean's pocket), but I can put this on my jacket though to prevent that. I'm going to buy it tomorrow (3 youtube videos make me love this phone):good:.
The Xperia T is the first phone where I've ever used the stock keyboard it comes with... I think its brilliant and so easy to type on.
There's lots of things I love about the phone, I do wish the notification LED was bigger however but meh... some phones don't even have one!
Thanks for the mini review of the Xperia T. I'm itching to purchase this baby, but will wait a few more days. The Xpera T will be an upgrade in terms of smartphone OS transition. Coming from a Nokia N8 handset, I don't feel the XT will be a huge upgrade seeing how the N8 is still the best camera phone as of this day and the 13MP on the XT, as stated by many reviews, just isn't that great (camera quality and dedicated camera button are huge decision makers for me).
Heck, every friend who played with my N8 thought it was running Android OS. :victory:
In terms of speed, I probably won't notice the lag even if lag was present if I were to compare it to the N8.
LED notification; the N8 notification light is horrible. I can definitely live with the "poor" notification light on the XT if it's significantly more noticeable than the N8.
Anyways, nice review.
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Thanks for the mini review of the Xperia T. I'm itching to purchase this baby, but will wait a few more days. The Xpera T will be an upgrade in terms of smartphone OS transition. Coming from a Nokia N8 handset, I don't feel the XT will be a huge upgrade seeing how the N8 is still the best camera phone as of this day and the 13MP on the XT, as stated by many reviews, just isn't that great (camera quality and dedicated camera button are huge decision makers for me).
Heck, every friend who played with my N8 thought it was running Android OS. :victory:
In terms of speed, I probably won't notice the lag even if lag was present if I were to compare it to the N8.
LED notification; the N8 notification light is horrible. I can definitely live with the "poor" notification light on the XT if it's significantly more noticeable than the N8.
Anyways, nice review.
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Hi. Wellcome aboard N8 refugee. Been using it for about 7 hours now. You will not notice any lag whatsoever. The Krait processor is awesome. I bought this phone just because it has Snapdragon S4 processor, I don't use camera that much. The notification light issue is not a big deal for me.
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JalmiNyondong1933 said:
thanks for the reply. do you think the phone still requires an additional screen protector? and what about a case/soft jacket etc, since the back cover is plastic, do you think it needs a case? (I'm afraid to squeeze it in my jean's pocket), but I can put this on my jacket though to prevent that. I'm going to buy it tomorrow (3 youtube videos make me love this phone):good:.
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My Xperia T still hasn't arrived (FedEx ) but my Xperia S has the same display type and I'd never cover it with yet another screen protector.
Just use it as it comes. The default screen protector will last you quite some time. I've had my Xperia S since the day of release, 8 months now and my display is still near-perfect. When you've got scratches on the display you just remove the "shatter-proof sheet" and replace it with your own screen protector and your display is as good as new!
Again, no experience with the T, but on my Xperia S the (probably significantly less rough) back got some glossy spots from the friction in my pockets. But the material is completely different so I can't say how the T will fare here...
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My Xperia T still hasn't arrived (FedEx ) but my Xperia S has the same display type and I'd never cover it with yet another screen protector.
Just use it as it comes. The default screen protector will last you quite some time. I've had my Xperia S since the day of release, 8 months now and my display is still near-perfect. When you've got scratches on the display you just remove the "shatter-proof sheet" and replace it with your own screen protector and your display is as good as new!
Again, no experience with the T, but on my Xperia S the (probably significantly less rough) back got some glossy spots from the friction in my pockets. But the material is completely different so I can't say how the T will fare here...
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Guys,
My wife is still using the X10 with the original screen protector. It is very good. I did the mistake to remove it from my old X10 and no other screen protector was good enough. But the screen was excellent even without screen protector. My advice is to keep it there, I have it on the Arc since 1.5 years and it's still OK.
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia
hello, i have decided to sell my S6EDGE 64GB before its late
i have realized holding Ferrari is useless if u have no fuel to drive it.
so i have heard many good tales about the z3 and the z3c battery life and performance and i am about to get one soon and wanted to know if theres anything i should test immidietly when i get my hands on it,
any hardware failures i should check that are common(out of the box)?
would be happy to hear about your Screen On time too !
thanks!
Top phone guy here
Onscreen time depends on many things, but usually up to 6-7 hours with low screen light and good network conditions.
No hardware failures so far.
The only thing I can remember is somebody experienced the breaking of the glass without any shock.
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Onscreen time depends on many things, but usually up to 6-7 hours with low screen light and good network conditions.
No hardware failures so far.
The only thing I can remember is somebody experienced the breaking of the glass without any shock.
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if u record 4G its happens, u even got warning on start
Something to note is that if you want longer battery life stay with kitkat. 5.0 seems to have slightly worse (not extremely) battery life.
As far as hardware goes if you don't plan on using a case get a screen protector on the back asap, it scratches really easily. The camera glass on the back has a coating that tends to scratch easily too, so another reason to get a protector or case on the phone right away. Might as well grab a good tempered glass screen protector for the front glass too, not sure if its sony glass or gorilla. Sony glass tends to be softer (scratches easily) but more durable (less brittle).
im a HEAVY user. Im talking a good 1 - 3 hours of hearthstone, lots of web browsing and facebook. I'd say my brightness is set to 60% and my screen on time is usually around 5 hours. Lasts me pretty much all day
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hello, i have decided to sell my S6EDGE 64GB before its late
i have realized holding Ferrari is useless if u have no fuel to drive it.
so i have heard many good tales about the z3 and the z3c battery life and performance and i am about to get one soon and wanted to know if theres anything i should test immidietly when i get my hands on it,
any hardware failures i should check that are common(out of the box)?
would be happy to hear about your Screen On time too !
thanks!
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Drop the phone into water. It should be waterproof. If it isnt sent it back.
This is a fine phone. I second the tempered glass suggestion, I got one for both front and back.
The camera is brilliant, especially if you go beyond the superior-auto and fiddle with manual settings. The dedicated camera button (which is also a quick launch button for the camera) is a great feature.
Regarding battery and SOT then I am going to post a screenshot from GsamBatteryMonitor (and these are stats with the snapchat update battery drain issue which are being felt in devices from most manufacturers)
I recommend the z3c - it is a great device.
The best I could get on my s6e
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The best I could get on my s6e
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You used it heavily or...?
Get z3c and you'll get far far better ones.
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Hi all,
I like the screen image quality compared to the p9 lite. However when looking at it from a slight angle (short viewing distance, brightness high) I can clearly see diagonal lines. I'm quite sure it isn't the digitizer grid (as i know how that looks and under very bright light can see it to)
It looks like it is the pixel grid but I have seen phones with lower pixel density and at these i can't see anything similar.
Can't be the only one noticing this, what is your experience?
See pictures (around text Iphone 7) to see the lines...
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Can't be the only one noticing this, what is your experience?
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Can't see anything special about the screen. Actually I'm quite surprised with the lcd quality coming from samsung's amoled. Maybe huawei is cheating with displays too
What about plastic "screen protector", did you remove it?
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Can't see anything special about the screen. Actually I'm quite surprised with the lcd quality coming from samsung's amoled. Maybe huawei is cheating with displays too
What about plastic "screen protector", did you remove it?
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Didn't remove it at first. Recently received mu tempered glass protector so I switched removed the plastic one.
Still visible. And starting to be annoying.
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Hi,
To show what i mean I attached 2 pictures to the first post
Look at the text (around Iphone) to see diagonal lines...
don't worry, ist not your eyes fooling you, i have exact the same Problem. These diagonal lines differs from brightness and angle you are looking at the phone but mostly still clearly seen. I DONT like this Feature really. Aside from this, my phone suffers from heavy battery drain when not using the phone at all. Today again coming back from work from 11am to 9.30pm having only 50% battery left. Not using it much, some reading/browsing on the net, some WhatsApp (may ten messgages) not camera and no other apps. Screen on time maybe 45min. Greenfy or Doze from the playstore are not helping any percentage.
Sometimes i really think of just buying a ****ing iPhone because slowly im sick of These Android kindergarten Problems all the time giving back phones 2 times until u get a working one. i mean we are on Android 7 right now and having super duper announced Android Doze, but still Android ist fighting with battery drain Problems as always.
Hi 'good' to hear I am not the only one seeing this. Don't like it either.
In regard to the battery, I'm not too happy about it but after the first to weeks I think it's oke. I can get a decent standy time. Didn't check screen on time. Not great not to bad I think.
Did you try clearing memory once in a while? It helps and the phone starts apps fast so not to big a problem...
Cant notice any of this on my screen with normal usage. Not putting my nose against the screen either. If i put my eyeballs about few cm from the screen, I can barely make out some of this, but thats not really how you use a phone...
Battery is pretty decent - after 21 hours of uptime (took it off charger at 4 am ish, used the phone during 8am to 5 pm for some phonecalls, facebook+messenger, instagram, little bit of web and google maps) its on 43% and shows me 9hours to go. Have you done factory reset after getting the phone? Some random apps you might not remember having can also mess with battery uptime.
I see it while using the phone at decent distance (normal use) of about 20 to 30 cm. So not pressing my nose against the screen at all.
Last night I cleared the memory and after 7 hours no battery loss. In battery viewer I have a flat line.
I've been considering getting a new phone for a while now as my S8's battery life has fallen off a cliff and the screen also has a minor crack.
My Xperia Z3 is probably my favourite phone I've ever had and I've always been tempted by going back to Sony. I've heard some brilliant things regarding the screen but wondered if anyone could tell me what the camera and battery life are like on this phone? The S8 has a very good camera and I would want something that is at least on a par with that.
I'm toying with the idea of getting this or waiting until April for the P20 Pro's successor. Would really appreciate any user opinions of the XZ3 to help inform my decision.*
I've used the phone for two days now (so not too much time) but battery seems to be great! Had 60% left after my day (with relatively light usage: messaging, an hour or two of youtube a few calls). The camera is not special though. With good lighting the shots are really good, but performance drops fast with lower light (even compared to my previous phone a Nexus 6P). I would check out some camera reviews as I haven't had that much time.
Oh and btw the thing I was most scared about, the fingerprint scanner placement, isn't really a problem now I have it. It's not as cramped as it looks to reach it.
Battery life is great, camera is mediocre. The screen is also great, and the fingerprint reader placement is surprisingly ergonomic. The phone is way too slippery though, and will slide & fall off any surface that isn't perfectly level. The curved screen edges are nice in that they give you a sense that there are no bezels, but in practice when faced head-on, there is a viewing angle effect where the edges are darker than the rest of the screen, which is pretty annoying. Android Pie is great and the skin is almost purely AOSP as we've gotten used to with Sony, although there are the usual suspects with a locked boot loader and no root where certain notifications can't be dismissed and other annoyances like apps that you can't uninstall but only "disable" (I call this "Microsoft syndrome").
The battery life is pretty much at par with the other flagships. Around 6-7 hrs SoT with medium to heavy usage. The camera is good, however there's a very annoying lens flare present. It was mentioned also in one of the reviews on YouTube. Lowlight photos IMO are great. Clean, and definitely does not have the "oil painting" effect.
Screen is super great. I upgraded from the XZP, so it's a huge difference from the IPS display on it.
The phone is indeed slippery, so you might want to throw a case on it.
Check out my full "observations" after 2 days with Camera Images over at Android Central Forums:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/sony-xperia-xz3/921989-i-own-xz3-any-questions.html#post6393260
Ide be interested what you think of the images... Sorry theyre in jpeg
Just an FYI... I just ordered mine from Clove, headed for me here in the states. The Clove price in USD is about $100 less than I can get here, AND it includes the Sony BT speaker.