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[Q] Worth switching to Xperia ZL

I would want your opinion. Is it worth it to switch from Note 1 to Xperia ZL?
I find my Note has really slowed down since the JB update. Also the battery is really draining fast. I wanted to switch to a newer phone but S4 is really expensive as of now.
Can you also recommend anything? What about Note 2, or S3?
Thanks!
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allansy said:
I would want your opinion. Is it worth it to switch from Note 1 to Xperia ZL?
I find my Note has really slowed down since the JB update. Also the battery is really draining fast. I wanted to switch to a newer phone but S4 is really expensive as of now.
Can you also recommend anything? What about Note 2, or S3?
Thanks!
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Just go with xperia ZL. And if you can somehow get to it, try the htc one. One is the first phone I tried that does not have any trace of lag whatsoever, beautiful finish, nice enough camera. As for the xperia Z and ZL, I only tested the Z and it's pretty nice but it requires a custom rom immediately :laugh:

Thanks for the info. As for the HTC One, that phone is too expensive here in my country. S4 is even cheaper than the One. I would like to just root the phone and maintain the stock rom.
Because I have been reading reviews of the Xperia ZL. I can live with the issues in viewing angles but not the poor performance of the camera. Given that Sony should be good with cameras.
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allansy said:
Thanks for the info. As for the HTC One, that phone is too expensive here in my country. S4 is even cheaper than the One. I would like to just root the phone and maintain the stock rom.
Because I have been reading reviews of the Xperia ZL. I can live with the issues in viewing angles but not the poor performance of the camera. Given that Sony should be good with cameras.
Thanks.
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Cheap solution-get new battery and put nice custom jb rom.
Then you can patiently wait for price s4 / htc one to drop :fingers-crossed:

T-mobile Z anyone get it?

just curious if anyone got the tmo version today if so what are your thoughts post up im thinking of getting it.

Just got one
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samomamo said:
Just got one
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thoughts?

BLOWNCO said:
thoughts?
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Just got the phone and not bad I have the gs4. I'm going to compare and then I will share. Looks very sharp and high quality. After gs4 colors this looks very real
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samomamo said:
Just got the phone and not bad I have the gs4. I'm going to compare and then I will share. Looks very sharp and high quality. After gs4 colors this looks very real
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cool thanks for the reply

Blownco you don't need it you have to many phones as it is
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i think t mobile version has perm locked bootloader

spazzy1912 said:
i think t mobile version has perm locked bootloader
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haha nothing is permanently locked

smartguy044 said:
Blownco you don't need it you have to many phones as it is
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you get out of this section buddy

BLOWNCO said:
haha nothing is permanently locked
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true haha, everything is possible here on xda

I would not say that as the LT28at is perma locked with no fastboot. I suspect the T Mo Z is the same way.

zackspeed said:
I would not say that as the LT28at is perma locked with no fastboot. I suspect the T Mo Z is the same way.
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i guess will find out :good:

That's it its going back to the store. Its a 2012 phone. Its not polished its half ass. It can't compete with HTC one and GS4. I can't believe I wasted time believing this time Sony made it right. The whole phone is crap camera, screen, the power button looks like a nipple. Sony is gone. Sorry guys for being hursh. Its just I wanted some quality but it was not it.

I got mine yesterday. I'm impressed with it so far and I coming from a S4. I had original Evo then switched to Sammy for the I think all of the Galaxy phones. Also had a HTC one but wanted to try the Sony for something different. Yes I have issues. lol

I purchased this phone yesterday and I have to say I'm not impressed at all. Coming from a Note II this feels like a really cheap phone! The battery is the most important feature of a smartphone. ..this phone lacks this feature among other thing. I switched back to my Note II and as soon as I return from my vacation the phone is going back to T-Mobile!
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Xperia z feels like iPhone and Samsung had a ugly baby that wasn't supposed to born.

LMAO!
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hmm had not expected all the negative responses

BLOWNCO said:
hmm had not expected all the negative responses
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The guy only used the phone for a day so ignore him. Lol
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Those guys bashing it seem not either not to have the phone or and just like to bad talk it.
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XPERIA T no update to android 4.3

what do you think about that?
http://m.gsmarena.com/xperia_android_update_schedule_surfaces_through_leaked_image-news-7014.php

tiftek said:
what do you think about that?
http://m.gsmarena.com/xperia_android_update_schedule_surfaces_through_leaked_image-news-7014.php
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Looks like it is made by a 5 year old and Xperia T is twice in the image, 1 with YES and 1 with NO.
Looks fake to me.
Edit: And the Google edition of the Xperia Z will be updated by google of course... and don't know why it is in here anyway

tiftek said:
what do you think about that?
http://m.gsmarena.com/xperia_android_update_schedule_surfaces_through_leaked_image-news-7014.php
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I don't care anymore. OmniRom is gonna be the bomb and after my T it's gonna be a Nexus

I was going to get a nexus 4 instead of my crappy xperia t but no sd card slot was the problem. I regret buying this phone and worst of all I can't unlock the bootloader
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FaiselW said:
I was going to get a nexus 4 instead of my crappy xperia t but no sd card slot was the problem. I regret buying this phone and worst of all I can't unlock the bootloader
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Different strokes... Wait until you take a picture on the Nexus 4 (or from what the specs say the 5). Unlike the Sony, it is truly horrible camera.
The trick is never buy a subsidized phone, then it won't be simlocked or bootloader locked. That was an option with the Xperia T. I picked up mine for $279 at newegg.

The camera on my t is rubbish. When you take a video all you can here is a clicking noise from the camera
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FaiselW said:
The camera on my t is rubbish. When you take a video all you can here is a clicking noise from the camera
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just to make sure what u talking about...you mean a noisy autofocus rattle sound, in videos?
if thats what you mean, i had that too with some Roms, but with omniRom its gone for me. dont know why. guess its a problem with some mic or whatever. happen for me just with some roms, not with all...crazy huh
thats your problem?

Maybe the Xperia T LTE is the one getting 4.3 update. I think the 3G one will not get the update. Maybe i'm wrong.

Neither are just like what happened to my play. A phone with specs good enough but not given the updates on purpose. If sony want to gain the market they need to release 1 flagship a year and support their previous flagships for longer than 5 months. The galaxy s3 is older and is getting android 4.3 and why aren't we?
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tiftek said:
what do you think about that?
http://m.gsmarena.com/xperia_android_update_schedule_surfaces_through_leaked_image-news-7014.php
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You should read the first line in that article ...
Update: Sony has confirmed that it has nothing to do with the image and that the it isn't the real deal. Move along guys, nothing to see here.
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(with all that typos in the line )

r-l said:
I don't care anymore. OmniRom is gonna be the bomb and after my T it's gonna be a Nexus
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I also will no longer support Sony's devices after this, kind of a slap in the face. They can take their T and stick it

this is what sony deserve after they screwed my over twice. First with my xperia play now with phone. No wonder why xperias depreciate so quickly
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Why do we always have these threads of butthurt everywhere?

SammiSaysHello said:
Why do we always have these threads of butthurt everywhere?
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Because no update to new version and sony bad, nexus cool because google. New version is good, because it keeps on battery half hour longer/lasts shorter but better. And profiles/new function in camera which i will use two times in my life/better integration with google plus omg! And no new version means that flagship abandoned. I am betrayed. sony bad.
To be honest i don't understand it too. When it comes - it comes. If not - who cares. Update from 2.3 to 4.0 was a big deal, because everything changed. API, nature of Android etc. GB slowly died and became incompatible with many interesting apps.
But update from one jelly bean to another? Dudes... It's only features!
Please just be happy that Sony released quite recent well written Android version. It's highly optimized and allows to do almost everything that is available to 4.2 and 4.3 devices..

apart from the fact that it melts the back of your phone so hot you can't touch it
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FaiselW said:
apart from the fact that it melts the back of your phone so hot you can't touch it
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no plan what you are doing with your phone...my device never gets that hot

Security updates with Android updates aren't important for some people hhere

it happens when i browse the internet or play a basic game. it gets so hot that if i pick up a call i can't put it next to my ear because the earpiece gets hot
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FaiselW said:
it happens when i browse the internet or play a basic game. it gets so hot that if i pick up a call i can't put it next to my ear because the earpiece gets hot
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never happened to me and I guess not for 99% of people here...

eybee1970 said:
never happened to me and I guess not for 99% of people here...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2427107
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-T-TX/Xperia-t-heating/td-p/328152
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-T-TX/JB-Update-Heats-up-Xperia-T/td-p/291712
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-T-TX/Sony-Xperia-T-heats-very-strong/td-p/318142
http://support.phones4u.co.uk/pe/action/forums/displaypost?postID=10480727#e10480727

Update 143.A.0.761 Failed

I have tried install update but always failed with notice "Could not verify"
Can anybody help to resolve this problem?
Thanks before
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gnduy said:
I have tried install update but always failed with notice "Could not verify"
Can anybody help to resolve this problem?
Thanks before
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Which firmware you are on?
If you are rooted you can flash firmware update via OTA.
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funky0308 said:
Which firmware you are on?
If you are rooted you can flash firmware update via OTA.
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My firmware 143.A.0.757 and my phone was rooted and unlocked
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NEVER DO AN OTA UPDATE WITH AN UNLCOKED BOOTLOADER
You are lucky it didn't work
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
http://prntscr.com/3p93ui

Official OTA update will hard brick UL z1?
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hxq88 said:
Official OTA update will hard brick UL z1?
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I didn't say that, but official advice from Sony should not be ignored
gregbradley said:
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
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I'm on stock 757 rooted, locked bootloader and got the same error

M on locked n rooted evo2 rom and i have the same error also could not verify
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It's a very small update but as Greg has said, don't even bother, if you're rooted and using a custom rom then wait for them to release an update, personally I don't think it's going to change much but it'll be up to the dev's to implement it.

dladz said:
It's a very small update but as Greg has said, don't even bother, if you're rooted and using a custom rom then wait for them to release an update, personally I don't think it's going to change much but it'll be up to the dev's to implement it.
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I don't think any devs will release an update for it, its such a minor update (1.8mb) whats the point in making a new (almost) 1GB rom for it....
[NUT] has already says he wont do it, and I am not bothering to do it for mine.

gregbradley said:
I don't think any devs will release an update for it, its such a minor update (1.8mb) whats the point in making a new (almost) 1GB rom for it....
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1.8mb? It's a joke! ..not an update.

gregbradley said:
I don't think any devs will release an update for it, its such a minor update (1.8mb) whats the point in making a new (almost) 1GB rom for it....
[NUT] has already says he wont do it, and I am not bothering to do it for mine.
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Yea haven't bothered with it myself, think this phones just about peaked. Unless they're going to give some of the Z2 features which we know our phones can handle, be a shame on Sony's part if they hold off things like double tap to wake and I think even timeshift @ 60fps would work too.

dladz said:
Yea haven't bothered with it myself, think this phones just about peaked. Unless they're going to give some of the Z2 features which we know our phones can handle, be a shame on Sony's part if they hold off things like double tap to wake and I think even timeshift @ 60fps would work too.
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I telling you, they holding all this features to have the gap between Z1 and Z2. They have do this to sell the Z2 as best flagship and Z1 remain good for others who not pretend much. It's a political overtake move.

eclyptos said:
I telling you, they holding all this features to have the gap between Z1 and Z2. They have do this to sell the Z2 as best flagship and Z1 remain good for others who not pretend much. It's a political overtake move.
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Its a sly move

dladz said:
Its a sly move
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Its a completely common sense business move. They would be silly to do anything else.

gregbradley said:
Its a completely common sense business move. They would be silly to do anything else.
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Right ok, For me good business is doing things that puts faith in your customers not take it away, least of all when Sony haven't got the best history of quality devices, x10, Xperia S. Both utterly awful phones, they've brought back a lot of custom since the T and the Z so for them to pull a move like holding back features which are quite capable of being put on previous flagship devices like the Z1 and the compact to me is ludicrous business sense, especially as theres only 5 months between the devices and even less for the compact.
If it was a hardware limitation then fair enough, but these aren't so actually it's not a completely common sense business move at all. It's a sly rabbit punch that isn't remotely hidden and everyone knows it, DT2W is on several phones now, timeshift has been proven to work on the Z1, albeit at 45fps, i'm sure that Sony could have made it happen on the Z1.
Makes no difference to me anyhow, the second I'm able to buy the oneplus i'll be flogging this phone anyway.

Well, we will have to agree to disagree,
I had the X10, still have it, and love it.

I made allready an update following nut"s guide, its based on the. 761 nórdic firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53036866
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[Q] Do you recommend?

Hello people. My old friend Nexus 4 is officialy dead right now (after 2 years i think) and now i want to buy z3 compact tomorrow. I read lots of good things about this phone but i also read some bad user reviews about the body and screen quality of this phone. So my question is do you still recommend this phone at the moment? Thanks!

Yes. Still one of the best phones ever and probably the best Sony phone. It has everything in one single package
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Sadman Khan said:
It has everything in one single package
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Doesn't that go for any smartphone out there?

It depends...
I have had the Nexus 4 as well and I think that the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is a fantastic phone.
You should choose it if it is important for you to have a small(ish) phone that is waterproof. Otherwise when you come from the Nexus 4 - why not Nexus 5...? (Or 6 if the size doesn't scare you...)

Thank you very much for your answers guys. I got the phone right now and i am really loving it at the moment

degraaff said:
Doesn't that go for any smartphone out there?
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Not really At this size, definitely no XD There's a reason why it's called compact and not mini :'D
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