How is the phone?

[jms_209]

I was thinking of buying this phone, since my Xperia Z(Tmobile) doesn't get good signal on 4g.
I also heard the phone was bad with overheating and slow when playing games.
I don't playing games on my phone, I just use normal apps.

My Xperia Z is fast enough, but slow LTE speed is a pain.

I mostly want this phone because it looks like a Xperia Z3 but thinner.
Back is not glass like Z3.
Has band 12 for tmobile.
Is waterproof and micro-USB/ headphone jack is exposed.
Screen looks A LOT better than my old TFT screen on my xperia Z.

Also these videos lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9kYwLmsF6Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jH3VC0aOEU

I would never do that to my phone, but nice to know.

So is it faster than my xperia Z?
I mean the Xperia Z had heating issues on 5.0, but once 5.1.1 came out, it ran cooler and less battery drain.

Any opinions on the phone and whether it's faster than Xperia Z for basic app switching and video.

 

[TheVektor]

M4 is much better and faster than Z (my friend have it), the only problem is not enough free space by sony preinstalled apps. but with root it can be fixed easilly

 

[thgm21]

My honest opinion as M4 aqua owner... avoid it.

 

[boylush]

M4 is much better and faster than Z (my friend have it), the only problem is not enough free space by sony preinstalled apps. but with root it can be fixed easilly

doesn't necessarily need root, latest update more or else u can have 2GB+ free, clear cache on first boot u get 3GB+, which is almost the highest possible space able to get

 

[Tuxedo75]

well ..wasnt the dual SIM equipped with 16 GB?

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[Hitman951]

well ..wasnt the dual SIM equipped with 16 GB?

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Yes, it is.

 

[jms_209]

I am getting 16gb USA version. I looked up some info on specs and looks like Sd 615 on M4 is faster than the S4 Pro on Xperia Z. Bought M4 for $220, looks to be a decent price?

 

[Tuxedo75]

the 16 GB seems the only possibile choiche...right?

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[jms_209]

Yeah, Android has issues when storage is almost full. Also you need 1-2gb for Cache, since it adds up the more you use it.

 

[james194zt]

Great phone if you have 16Gb version, I love this phone but with the 8Gb version I have it absolutely sucks I have to try and scavenge storage almost daily sucks more because normally we have 14 day returns on stuff in this country, I found this issue out about 3 hours after buying it but when you get it from a shop in the UK you don't have a right to return!!! I was supposed to have it mail order from EE but they cocked up and didn't sent it so I end up in a shop as I needed a phone ASAP. To top it off I can't unlock it either because its bootloader locked just to annoy me even more!

Moral of the story, check reviews and be wary of operator stores aka order it mail order in the UK so you at least have a cooling off period.

 

[jms_209]

Can anyone check if the phone has audio settings?
My Z has the x-loud,sound effects, Dynamic Normalizer, and ClearAudio+
Does this have any of these on the music app?

 

[Trampeltierr]

Can anyone check if the phone has audio settings?
My Z has the x-loud,sound effects, Dynamic Normalizer, and ClearAudio+
Does this have any of these on the music app?

ClearAudio+, Dynamic Normalizer and Equalizer, no X-loud

 

[jms_209]

Got the phone, so far don't notice performance issues compared to Xperia Z. Use it a little more and see how it runs then.

 

[Tuxedo75]

will marshmallow solve the 8gb issue? or better to avoid completely the 8gb version?

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[Trampeltierr]

I think it will solve this Problem, because with marshmallow you can combine the internal storage with your Sd card

 

[gnome_mo]

Absolute rubbish. My Nexus 4 died unfortunately, and my budget was limited so I got M4 Aqua as a replacement.
There are no words to describe how much better Nexus is (was?), the phone from 2012!
So far, the only good point is the battery.
I sincerely hope that the lag will be fixed with Marshmallow, or at least that there are some debloated ROMs here on XDA, 'cause phone out of the box borderlines on unusable.

 

[jms_209]

Do we have the same phone? Mine has no major lag issues. Maybe 1-2 delay when opening apps

 

[mrm2007]

Hi,
I'm really surprised. Mine is a E2333 (16GB, dual Sim) unlock without any operator bloatware, and it runs really fast. I also activated STAMINA mode for both standby and Extended Usage(Limits CPU Clock) and on my games (the only cpu intensive one is Flight Pilot - others are Sudoku , ...etc) , the only thing that i notice is 2-3 seconds longer loading time of the game.

In other apps i don't have any problem either.

 

[renw0rp]

I have Xperia Aqua M4 8GB from Vodafone UK. After the upgrade to 26.1.A.2.167 got more free space - so far enough for me. At this price point (paid 100GBP (PAYG) + 4GBP unlock) hard to complain (I don't play processor/graphics intensive games though). In some places/countries it sells for more; For sure for 150-200GBP you would find something better. Waiting for a root method without unlocking bootloader and Android 6, but can live without those for now.

 

[gnome_mo]

Well, for me it's not games or anything (actually, the phone lagged right out of the box!), but interface, especially when switching screens and pulling down notifications (sorry if I seem confusing - English is not my first language) is choppy as hell! And everything seems so slow, comparing to my old Nexus 4. It only gets better when I kill all recently used apps. But seriously, that's what I used to do when I had Sony Sola with 512 MB RAM! I seriously doubt that this is normal behavior for a phone with 2 GB RAM and 8 core processor.
I just hope that Sony fix it with Marshmallow, news seem promising.