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Hi all. I'm thinking in buying the Xperia Z. What will I miss coming from the Galaxy S3? Anyone made that kind of "update"???
Imho if I had a s3 I wouldn't change to the Z. Not because it's not better but the actual increase of performance is not worth it. If I were you I'll wait until the next flagship.
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Worthwhile considering your reasons for leaving.
The biggest thing for me is that the S3 feels cheap and nasty (I still have one - it's my work phone)
The XZ feels premium. 'Feel' counts for a lot, to me
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Coming from note 2 i will initially missed the wow and colour pop effect from the Samsung, however that feeling quicjly changed to sheer appreciation of a more natural, and extremely sharp display of the xperia z, that is so much more peasant for long time viewing.
I miss the bigger battery,
Things I don't miss
Longer charging times,
Ugly Touchwizz design,
Cheap feel,
Everywhere I looked people owned it,
now when on public transport heads turn at the "Rectangular black all glass, Sony logo devil beast" that guy is holding
Things I miss -
The contrast and viewing angles of the screen
The hardware buttons that don't waste screen real estate
The rounded edges that don't poke holes in your pockets
Things I don't miss -
The plastic
The lack of a dedicated recent apps button
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Exactly, I think this is the best looking android device right now (HTC One looks good too, but I hate Sense)... and XZ has almost a stock android look.
I've a doubt about the charger port on the phone... I've heard on other forums that it is rectangular and not like the standard one that comes with 99% of all android devices, is that true?
I have a s3 and now the z what I miss is on the s3. My extended battery that's about it
The Z display and color is so much more natural and easy on the eyes.
The S3 has the wow pop colors on their display.
The build quality on the Z is so much better than the plastic S3.
I came form Note 2, but my wife has still has my old s3.
I agree with some of the above and definitely do not regret moving to XZ from Sammy and I've had galaxy's since the s1, the xz is a better phone in terms of features and build quality. I'm not even sure I'll get an S4 given how much i like the XZ
S3 +
has more vibrant/ brighter colours - but can also be a bit blue or yelllow due to manufacturing differences
Removeable battery
hardware buttons( you definitely miss them at first)
XZ+
Camera is noticeably better than the s3 ( my main like)
software buttons - I use button saviour so I can swipe from side to have buttons appear and get a fuller screen xperience
Screen is a bit sharper/more natural colours
I find the Battery is way better than s3 with comparable use
I miss from my S3:
Battery - I find s3 outlasted z by a short margin especially screen on time
Screen - Z screen is a little washed out but is much brighter and more readable in Sun than the s3
Great camera - S3 camera is better and has a much better flash
Bright Led flash - I use the phone as a torch a lot, S3 flash is twice as bright as Z
Smoothness - S3 is faster than z, or should I say smoother, a lot smoother
Feel - S3 feels nicer and strangely less plasticity than Z, Z feels like it's light and plastic and the screen kind of bends
Good speaker - S3 speaker is a lot clearer and louder
Music - S3 sound volume us much better
I guess that sounds like I should go back to S3 but the Z is new, is waterproof, survives more harsh treatment than the S3 and has a better keyboard and nicer software than the S3.
Ok maybe I'm missing the S3 a bit lol. But seriously the Z isn't enough of an upgrade in my book.
First ill say i love Z... had S2 + S3
miss from my S3 the battery... for sure the screen on battery outperformed the Z but on stand/sleep mode Z outperforms S3... at the end of the day S3 wins.
Screen colors of S3 where more vibrant but at outdoors/sun (especially if you wear sunglasses) Z outperforms S3 by far!!!
Screen of Z is more color correct and for sure i wont be missing that blue tint in the whites of S3...
Design & Quality wise Z is by far better + waterproof!!!
Software wise S3 had a ton of customizations which Z doesn't have anything YET!!!
I don't think i will be missing anything actually!!! Happy to have the Z :victory:
Just replaced my gs3 with Xperia Z.
Things I miss.
Honestly nothing.
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Since I'm in the process of waiting for an unlock code for my Z1s, I've been using it along side my LG G2 and I'm noticing a big discrepancy between the way identical photos look on both devices. That's to say the Z1's display seems to have 1-2 stops of exposure compensation applied to any image that's displayed on screen.
For example, I beamed a Z1s photo to my G2. Image looked underexposed (dark) on the G2, perfect on the Z1s. Same image sent to my wife's iPhone 5, same result as the G2 (underexposed).
Beamed an G2 photo to the Z1s. About 2 stops overexposed (bright), loss of detail in the highlights and overly exposed noisy dark areas in the photo.
I've tried this with half a dozen photos taken/viewed on both devices with X reality both on/off, and different screen brightness levels. All images appear to be over exposed by the Z1s display, to the point where I saw shadow details that were not visible at all on the G2.
I realize there's a difference between the IPS panels used in other devices and the TFT LCD used in the Z1, but as far as I know this should only affect viewing angles and some color accuracy. Overexposure seems to be something the Z1s display drivers are doing.
I haven't seen this particular display attribute mentioned here in the forums, so I'm curious if anyone else has made direct comparisons of identical images viewed on a Z1/Z1s and a different device. Now, some of you may see this as a feature of the Z1's display, but not knowing what my friends/family will see when they open their inbox or click a social media link is definitely a minus in my book.
Yesterday I've watched an YouTube video about this. I think it goes in that direction
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&sour...4czHlcE9F8utXJO0A&sig2=RXPnPcgUlw_tI-5IZdnwPQ
Have a look
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Hi,
So ive tried all the websites like gsmarena etc but i wanted a view user opinions as well.
How is the camera? Is it better than HTC E8, HTC M7 and Samsung Galaxy S4?
Are there any phones better than this in the same price range?
Any issues i should know about?
Finally, should i buy this phone? Its more or less the max i can afford atm.
Any help would be appreciated thanks
AliHB said:
Hi,
So ive tried all the websites like gsmarena etc but i wanted a view user opinions as well.
How is the camera? Is it better than HTC E8, HTC M7 and Samsung Galaxy S4?
Are there any phones better than this in the same price range?
Any issues i should know about?
Finally, should i buy this phone? Its more or less the max i can afford atm.
Any help would be appreciated thanks
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it seems that you're looking at mid-high range phones.
imo, z1 screen isn't as good as its competitors, like you can notice the screen getting washed out with only a slight change in your viewing angle.
Camera is... so-so, video recording is amazing on the galaxy s5. Photos are decent I guess.
Build quality is amazing though and looks sexy. Also waterproof is a big bonus.
Software wise it's probably better than the S4, I hate Touchwiz before the S5 (laggy)
Battery life is quite average
Lol. Mid high range.
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tomascus said:
it seems that you're looking at mid-high range phones.
imo, z1 screen isn't as good as its competitors, like you can notice the screen getting washed out with only a slight change in your viewing angle.
Camera is... so-so, video recording is amazing on the galaxy s5. Photos are decent I guess.
Build quality is amazing though and looks sexy. Also waterproof is a big bonus.
Software wise it's probably better than the S4, I hate Touchwiz before the S5 (laggy)
Battery life is quite average
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I see. Thank you. Any recommendations, if not Z1?
YES!
I would recommend to buy Z1
Camera is really good. Much more better than Galaxy S4, S5, HTC M8, iPhone 5 and 5S
I have compared these models myself and Z1 is the best
tomascus said:
imo, z1 screen isn't as good as its competitors, like you can notice the screen getting washed out with only a slight change in your viewing angle
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It is because display colors are calibrated irregularly
Xperia Z1 has one of the best displays
Go to settings > display > white balance and change colors to
Red 5
Green 5
Blue 117
Jedidiah-Morse said:
YES!
I would recommend to buy Z1
Camera is really good. Much more better than Galaxy S4, S5, GTC M8, iPhone 5 and 5S
I have compared these models myself and Z1 is the best
It is because display colors are calibrated irregularly
Xperia Z1 has one of the best displays
Go to settings > display > white balance and change colors to
Red 5
Green 5
Blue 117
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Yeah I agree with regard to color reproduction, but there's nothing that can be done to fix a bad viewing angles other than getting a better screen.
@OP, I would rather get the z1c or Z3c for its battery life and compact-ness if it's in your price range
I recently got one over my Nexus 4 and can definitly recommend it.
What I don't like:
- The screen has a little border, especially top/bottom. But that is in all phones, the speaker/mic and front camera need some space.
- The stock screen protector. While it adds an extra layer of protection it also easily scratches. Warranty seems to be ok when replacing it, but you better get that confirmed.
- Some crappy preinstalled apps. But then again, that is even worse with other phones.
- The "big" internal speaker is a little quiet when listening to music because it needs to be waterproof.
What I like:
- Good prices and basically still the same hardware as in the newest phones released just recently.
- Battery life. At least comparing to a Galaxy S4 I can easily beat it with Stamina Mode. No comparison to Nexus 4.
- Design. It looks and feels very high quality.
- Waterproof. No need to say more.
- Officially unlockable bootloader. No need for hacks, just get a code from the Sony website and it's unlocked.
- Best of all: Only slightly modified Android. No crazy stuff that makes it complicated or laggy, and it looks pretty neat.
I appreciate your help guys, thanks a million
Put it this way...
Dropped my Z1 while the flip case was OPEN... from the top of a scaffold. About 12 feet in the air.
Scratched one of the port covers but it didn`t break. Works perfectly. Very high quality.
My wife also dropped hers down stairs about a week ago. Not a scratch. Not in a case.
These phones are built to last (excluding the port covers... the seals come loose after a while)
Buy it lad!
Hello there,
I bought my z3c off amazon, noticed after a while the screen got quite pinky when at lowest brightness.
So i got a replacement. Just before I send back the pinky one, here is a comparison between both screen (left : pink & old phone, right : yellower new one). The picture was taken at custom 5000K with a nikon reflex, then color balanced to 6500K in lightroom.
not sure what to think about this pretty big white balance difference between only 2 random devices.
Any insight is welcome.
Cheers.
Do you have any of the color enhancement options enabled (X-Reality or Vivid)?
I have both turned off and find the phone's white balance is actually better than most people seem to be experiencing.
I do notice that some Z3 Compact displays look different. For example, the ones displayed at a Sony Kiosk here look different (more bluish) than mine.
I think that Z3 Compact is not the best screen I've seen. I've just sold a Galaxy S5 and it was a better screen.
What I see in my Z3c is that the screen is not very uniform, specially in low bright modes.
Despite all, the screen is good. I hope that Z4c would be a bit better.
Tried with xreality things on and off. doesn't change a thing.
Oh and the replacement device i got from amazon, it has lightbleed this time
Seriously, poor quality control from Sony. sending them both back. tired of this $h1t :/
Hi all
My other half has had a oneplus one for a few weeks and wanting something with the same horsepower but a little different in design I went for the Z1.
I find the Z1 quality in colour reproduction and brightness to be lacking compared to the Oneplus one both running CM.
Anyone care to comment ?
Please see the link below for some quick photos I snapped Z1 on the left , oneplus on the right
Netflix Playback
Flickr Photos
Many Thanks !
Hey,
adaptive brightness and livedisplay has been off right ?
I checked my white Z1 once against a white iphone 6 plus and couldnt see much of a difference.
Against a black sony z3 compact the zuk z1 display is a bit more greenish .. the sony z3 display is pretty cold.
one tip, dont compare the ones to often. i once bought a used iphone 4s where the display has been swapped ... it freaked me out so much that i had to sell it because ive always seen the difference.
in normal day usage you wont see a tint.
edit: did you compare the devices without a screen protection? those can have quite an influence.
did u tried to configure your display in the settings? u can set the level of blue red and green colour
Yes, I think that`s literally the only major drawback of the Z1, the screen quality is really not too exciting. Make sure to color calibration in COS, my screen was way too yellowish before.
I have 2 Zuk Z1 devices. The oldest one has a better screen (same system, clean install).
Hi thank you all for your responses.
Adaptive brightness and live display were off.
I started playing around with some colour calibration to see if thing will improve.
Soulripper that would explain a lot of they switches panel supplier .
As you can see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z1/help/batch-screen-t3336418
I could obtain a satisfying result by playing with colour calibration, but it isn't as good.
i compared the iphone 6s plus of my brother with my own z1 and found my z1 display has warmer colors then the iphones. with livedisplay day 6800k it has the same color like the iphone display.
Thank you all ! I have been playing with the live display option and things have improved.
Also I have stopped looking at other phones