Considering a Z1, some questions

etismyname · Dec 7, 2013

Hey guys,

I am thinking to get a Z1, I am not living in the US (I live in Hong Kong) and here're my options:

- Asia Version (not Japan/Hong Kong/China)

Concern:
The quality (Some says the quality isn't as good)
The firmware upgrade (maybe they will come slower)

- USA version
Concern:
It needs unlocking

Both of which are same price, which is around $150 cheaper than every other version.

So my questions are:
Is unlocking the carrier lock difficult/unsafe?

I don't plan to use it for 4G. Is there anything else I should be aware of when I look to buy a Z1?

thanks for reading anyway, hope to get some answers to help me out

eclyptos · Dec 7, 2013

etismyname said:
Hey guys,

I am thinking to get a Z1, I am not living in the US (I live in Hong Kong) and here're my options:

- Asia Version (not Japan/Hong Kong/China)

Concern:
The quality (Some says the quality isn't as good)
The firmware upgrade (maybe they will come slower)

Don't buy it.

etismyname said:
- USA version
Concern:
It needs unlocking

Buy Unbranded, it not need to be unlocked.

etismyname said:
Both of which are same price, which is around $150 cheaper than every other version.

So my questions are:
Is unlocking the carrier lock difficult/unsafe?

I don't plan to use it for 4G. Is there anything else I should be aware of when I look to buy a Z1?

thanks for reading anyway, hope to get some answers to help me out

Unlocking is very easy and safe, and will be unlocked permanently.

etismyname · Dec 7, 2013

thanks but I can't find a cheap unbranded Z1, they cost just as much as the Hong Kong version.
I guess US version is the safer option to go then?

GuestX0057 · Dec 7, 2013

eclyptos said:
Unlocking is very easy and safe, and will be unlocked permanently.

It's worth knowing that until Sony fixes it, there is a problem with the camera breaking when the bootloader is unlocked.

eclyptos · Dec 7, 2013

akselic said:
It's worth knowing that until Sony fixes it, there is a problem with the camera breaking when the bootloader is unlocked.

He was saing about Carrer Lock. So I do not mentioned that. They have nothing in common. Unlock Bootloader is necessary only to flash custom roms with custom kernels.That's all.

GuestX0057 · Dec 8, 2013

eclyptos said:
He was saing about Carrer Lock. So I do not mentioned that. They have nothing in common. Unlock Bootloader is necessary only to flash custom roms with custom kernels.That's all.

Thanks for the correction, I misunderstood

brapicoco · Dec 8, 2013

Don't buy Z1 as there are many faulty units out there. It's a hit or miss on a good or sucky unit

eclyptos · Dec 8, 2013

brapicoco said:
Don't buy Z1 as there are many faulty units out there. It's a hit or miss on a good or sucky unit

Where?

88Mike · Dec 8, 2013

brapicoco said:
Don't buy Z1 as there are many faulty units out there.

What are you talking about? Where? When? Avoid this kind of bad information please, is not good for a life of a forum.
My Z1 is perfect and I have never had a better phone.
Go ahead with it. :good:

brapicoco · Dec 10, 2013

88Mike said:
What are you talking about? Where? When? Avoid this kind of bad information please, is not good for a life of a forum.
My Z1 is perfect and I have never had a better phone.
Go ahead with it. :good:

Seems like you are misinformed about the problems out there. Why dont you try visiting the sony forums and see for yourself.

shteren · Dec 11, 2013

I got mine fromm Singapore, is it Asia version? Dunno anyhow its provlem free except for the touch ossue that everyone have...

Screen is pretty, great blacks, device runs fast and and doesnt over heat. My serial is bh90l... Is that Asia version?

Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

etismyname · Dec 11, 2013

so i have made my decision to just buy the japanese version.
The screen apparently is more red (he showed me a hk version and a japanese version) which I like a bit more.
It comes with a charging dock and a 32GB internal memory which I like a lot.

Problem:
Updating can get very troublesome, I think I will have to stuck with the not so good firmware (comes with the .534 firmware and not the .213, what's worse is that I don't think i will ever get the .213)

other than that, the phone is perfect, I am still playing around with the camera thoguh

brapicoco · Dec 11, 2013

shteren said:
I got mine fromm Singapore, is it Asia version? Dunno anyhow its provlem free except for the touch ossue that everyone have...

Screen is pretty, great blacks, device runs fast and and doesnt over heat. My serial is bh90l... Is that Asia version?

Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

my device is from SG and is suffering from touch screen problem mine BH90B

eclyptos · Dec 11, 2013

If I will know I will have such problem with a High End Flagship Device I will never buy it, F..K!

This is bad, so the Flagship Device is coming to be a Crap Device

I got screen issue and we can't unlock the Booloader, camera will be broken.

Bad Batch?

See:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2540950

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2482777

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2564985

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