I am in the UK and I have a Sony Xperia Z. I have upgraded the firmware to the latest version last week. I am with Vodafone on a Pay Monthly Contract.
I have noticed that there is a screen ripple on the left hand side and particularly a spot on the bottom left of the Xperia Z's screen when the left hand side is squeezed. This is particularly noticeable on a white background like when on the Contacts screen. This ripple also happens when the back of the phone is pressed.
This ripple is not too much of a problem but can be noticed at times as my phone has a case on it and I have to squeeze moderately on the sides to adjust the volume button. Also I am a little concerning that the ripple effect might be causing some sort of long term damage to the phone.
I have contacted Sony about this they have offered to look at the phone but they did not say whether this is an inherent problem with the phone or if it could be fixed. I am not particularly happy about sending the phone away to them as I am not sure about how much they can do to repair it.
In the meantime I walked into a Vodafone shop and tried another Xperia Z and it had exactly the same problems with ripples on the screen as mine! So perhaps it is an expected part of the very thin design of the Xperia Z phone. I have also noted the other short thread on this forum about this issue which suggest some other users are experiencing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194018
What do other Xperia Z owners think? Do you experience these screen ripples and are they to be expected
Del
Even m having the same issue left and right side.both only when I pressed it tightly. Otherwise all good....they told itz bcz of thin design nothing to worry.....
nielneal said:
Even m having the same issue left and right side.both only when I pressed it tightly. Otherwise all good....they told itz bcz of thin design nothing to worry.....
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Thanks for your reply. Yes I thought the screen ripples might be because of the very thin design.
Its a shame Sony did not say something like this when I emailed them about this issue. They just said one of their engineers needed to look at the phone. I am reluctant to send it away to Sony as I don't think they can do anything about it as it appears to be an inherent part of the design.
It may be best for me to live with the slight problem.
i got it too i thought it's a problem with my device
I just squeezed the crap out of my phone and nothing happened. Tried it out of my case too.
maybe its only on sharp screens
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I have just checked my display manufactuer and it looks like it is JDC! Interesting suggestion that the reaction of the phone might be different depending on the maker of the display.
On mine the display ripples on the left hand side are present in the middle left hand side of the screen as well as the bottom. They are not present on the right hand side.
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Anyone knows where i can find it? Mine is slightly loose now, (after i opened it for changing the SD-card)
Any help is much appreciated.
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I bought mine and didn't even touch it and there's a gap between the charger and the bottom cover of the phone where you can see the SIM card. Just a very poor design.
I have the same problem. I opened it to swap the sd card, and since then it doesn't close perfectly anymore.
I called htc about this, and they confirm that they only sell the upper part of the back cover. You can send it in, but then it'll cost you about 40 dollars for the fix, minus the shipping. I just ordered a silicone cover instead.
I just hope that they will start selling those bottom parts too.
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I bought mine and didn't even touch it and there's a gap between the charger and the bottom cover of the phone where you can see the SIM card. Just a very poor design.
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I agree with you I have seen many review criticise this! There seems to be a poor quality control at HTC for the HD7, the gap to me looks like about 1mm that's not acceptable!
Fortunately I have been very luck my HD7 does not have that gap!
It's a shame ... seriously ... the back housing is not the only part of a low quality ...
Even the power button doesnt seem to work properly (after two week of usage!) and i have to press it really hard to get it to work.
and I also saw the "Tarnished camera button" in the other thread ...
HTC!!!! SERIOUSLY?!!!
my local HTC repair shop contacted a lot of people but was also unable to get the part. i am thinking of superglue right now ...
superglued down. no other option but its perfect now
The gap annoyed me after I upgraded it to 32GB... So I carefully sanded down some of the plastic lugs and superglued the bottom part to the body. Yup, I know it was quite drastic but at least I've ended up with a perfect HD7... And a voided warranty! It's a shame that HTC allowed this horrible gap. My old HD2 was much better finished.
As much as i'd like to post a link for some back covers for you all there seems to be a lack of spare parts for the moment . I did however find a coverall solution that although doesn't fix your phones will at least let you hold it together until we can buy some at a later date
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-HD7-SHUBERT-ARMOUR-BACK-CASE-SILVER-UK-FREE-P-P-/120660151117
If you don't like the look of those there are various ones available from the us http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_np...313&_nkw=hd7+casing&_sacat=See-All-Categories
I really want to buy an Xperia Z but i'm thrown of by the number of issues the phone has. I've heard there are wifi issues, sudden death issues, screen cracking and over heating issues. Is this all true? Or was this only in the first batch. Should I get it or not? Did you guys face these issues, thanx for your help.
After Xperia S I promised myself not to buy SONY devices ever, but I saw Xperia Z and I thought this one will be my last SONY for sure, I purchased it in August and I want to say that the only thing I like in this phone is Design and Camera. First of all after reading all the posts about Xperia Z I'm even afraid of using it under the rain, I also try not to play games so it doesn't get hot so the glass wont get unglued because phone gets really very hot when pushing it to it's limits. One week after purchase I decided to remove the factory installed screen protector because I don't like them, I trust SONY about their super glass but, some time later when I was cleaning it with very soft cloth I somehow managed to scratch it, and now there is a tiny dot on the screen. Another thing about the phone, as XPERIA Z frame is made of soft plastic you can see how it becomes glossy and it starts looking as if it has dents on it. I'm always careful with my phones and I never drop them or put on a table with screen down and etc but this phone started to annoy me. Small dust particles are collecting in the small space between screen and boarder, also in speakers and thats really annoying, on the black phone its very annoying. I'm cleaning this phone almost whole day and to tell you the truth if you try you can keep sweet&clean, but again I'm unhappy with camera perfomance, you know SONY loves exagerating things, camera is not that perfect at night, even if you have perfect light you can still see noises and artifacts. As a photographer I chose Z for camera and got quite disappointed. Also I had to purchase Bluetooth Headset SBH-50 because after a while FLAPS covering USB and Headphones get worn that increases chances of dust and water getting into it, also I had to purchase Dock station for the same reason, I'll tell you more I connected it via USB only 3-4 times, I use Wi-Fi for transfers, and it's annoying ... apart that this is very beautiful and strick phone if you want to show off and make iPhone fans cry. So this is my experience, I even thought of getting Z1 but I think I'll go with Nexus 5, I've had about 20 phones and all of them were Sony Ericssons so it's abit hard for me to change my Phone Religion ... Best wishes
My phone looks like this:
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I got my xperia Z yesterday and I noticed two darker shadow like spots on screen. I'm definitely taking it to the shop tomorrow but I want to know what is it. I have peeled a regular screen protector but i havent removed shatterproof film. I think it may be dirt under shatterproof film? Spots are most visible on grey and white and on black under an angle. They are barely visible on other colors, especially vivid. I took some photos of it but they are much more visible in reality than on photos. (I also altered brightness and contrast on one picture cause it's more visible)
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I got my xperia Z yesterday and I noticed two darker shadow like spots on screen. I'm definitely taking it to the shop tomorrow but I want to know what is it. I have peeled a regular screen protector but i havent removed shatterproof film. I think it may be dirt under shatterproof film? Spots are most visible on grey and white and on black under an angle. They are barely visible on other colors, especially vivid. I took some photos of it but they are much more visible in reality than on photos. (I also altered brightness and contrast on one picture cause it's more visible)
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Hardware problem=replace the screen
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Hardware problem=replace the screen
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I bought a phone two days ago and payed full price. No physical damage was done to it since then. I'm not even thinking about paying for anything. I'm going to shop today cause I have a waranty but I'm not sure I will accept display replacement cause I doubt it will still remain waterproof. I just want to know whats going on.
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I bought a phone two days ago and payed full price. No physical damage was done to it since then. I'm not even thinking about paying for anything. I'm going to shop today cause I have a waranty but I'm not sure I will accept display replacement cause I doubt it will still remain waterproof. I just want to know whats going on.
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good luck buddy
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Just returned my SGS5 due to an air bubble or something under the front panel.
I've seen a lot of black SGS5 with this issue on one of the corners or around the home button. It is visible with sunlight or under a lamp. You need to pass your fingers around the front panel and then they will appear.
Check these pictures I took to see what I mean:
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On the white model it can't be seen. Only on black ones.
Check to see if you have it.
Mines fine....had it since release
That happened to my friend but only after he dropped it, luckily on the carpet. Very cheap work from Samsung on a flag ship.
And it's really annoying... any way to fix it?
I had that develop - had the phone since launch day and the bubble developed 2 weeks ago. I took it into Samsung repair Centre and they replaced the screen within the day.
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Disappointing to see such quality issues on their flagship.
Checked mine, looking fine so far, have it since launch.
It's mostly noticeable on the black model and in daylight at certain angles.
I've also seen it around the home button.
I've checked several black ones with this issue on stores.
None of them have the tempered glass screen protectors do they? I would hate to see everyone freaking out because their screen protector isn't lined up exactly how it should and creating the same problem.
I can speak from experience. Not that I thought my screen was messed up, but from how there is 0% tolerance with some of the tempered glass screen protectors and they need to be lined up perfectly or else around the corners they will have air bubbles exactly as everyone here shows.
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Mines fine....had it since release
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Yes. Mine too, but the glass protection has been changed from 2 monhs ago. There is no scratch on it and I don't use cover
It's a really weird issue.
A guy above said he's was fine and the bubble appeared 2 weeks ago.
Is this something that can appear at a later time?
I think this is due to the waterproof protection.
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I used to own a Z1 before moving to Z3 and it looks so much like a Z1 to me.
The UI look's like Xperia's Kitkat and the blinking notification light too:
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but the casing holes kinds throws it off:
but the loose flops and front casing looks like Z1's but I am still yet to find Sony's soft keys but the notification bar icons look like Sony's
Any thoughts?
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I used to own a Z1 before moving to Z3 and it looks so much like a Z1 to me.
The UI look's like Xperia's Kitkat and the blinking notification light too:
but the casing holes kinds throws it off:
but the loose flops and front casing looks like Z1's but I am still yet to find Sony's soft keys but the notification bar icons look like Sony's
Any thoughts?
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I just started watching this a few days ago. I too have been trying to figure out what kind of smartphone Liv uses. From the back it kinda / sort of looks like a Huawei P8. But it can't be because the P8 came out this month. Why is there no brand name on her device?
This is the backside of the P8:
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I just started watching this a few days ago. I too have been trying to figure out what kind of smartphone Liv uses. From the back it kinda / sort of looks like a Huawei P8. But it can't be because the P8 came out this month. Why is there no brand name on her device?
This is the backside of the P8:
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I think she is using Xperia Z1, she's using a case so we can't really see the actual back panel but her casing matches the holes of this Xperia Z1 casing s...
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I think she is using Xperia Z1, she's using a case so we can't really see the actual back panel but her casing matches the holes of this Xperia Z1 casing s...
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It never occurred to me that she was using a case. That explains everything. I believe that you are right about the Sony Xperia Z1. I noticed they covered up the Sony label on the front.
As I'm Using One It's A "Z1". :v
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It never occurred to me that she was using a case. That explains everything. I believe that you are right about the Sony Xperia Z1. I noticed they covered up the Sony label on the front.
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And here's the case that I believe she used for the Z1, a motomo case:
tfh