Samsung premium? LOL. You're a sad sad individual.
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I'm thinking about getting an Experia Z next week. It's a hard decision to make when you in reality need a week to decide whether or not the device is what you want.
Is it possible to NOT get a preview of incoming texts in the notification bar? When I got my Galaxy S2 all incoming texts would roll over the notification bar, making it possible to read for anyone who could see the screen.
Also I would like to know if you can completely disable notification of incoming texts from certain contacts and make custom LED colors for contacts.
I'm a long time user of Handcent SMS because of the customizable settings for each contact, privacy box etc. It simply beats Samsungs SMS app.
For a long time I've been using JellyBam because Android stock dialer beats Samsung dialer. In example the Samsung dialer does not support T9 search in contacts with danish special characters.
On the other hand, stock camera is a hell of a lot better than CyanogenMod based camera.
I really don't want to flash another ROM on day one of having this high end device - on the other hand it would annoy the hell out of me that a device in that price range doesn't work as well as the HTC Wildfire s.
Will someone please tell me a little about customization options with regards to contacts and texting? Possibly throw a screenshot or two in the settings menu?
I would really appreciate it.
Best regards,
Hvilsted
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Is it possible to NOT get a preview of incoming texts in the notification bar? When I got my Galaxy S2 all incoming texts would roll over the notification bar, making it possible to read for anyone who could see the screen.
Also I would like to know if you can completely disable notification of incoming texts from certain contacts and make custom LED colors for contacts.
I'm a long time user of Handcent SMS because of the customizable settings for each contact, privacy box etc. It simply beats Samsungs SMS app.
For a long time I've been using JellyBam because Android stock dialer beats Samsung dialer. In example the Samsung dialer does not support T9 search in contacts with danish special characters.
On the other hand, stock camera is a hell of a lot better than CyanogenMod based camera.
I really don't want to flash another ROM on day one of having this high end device - on the other hand it would annoy the hell out of me that a device in that price range doesn't work as well as the HTC Wildfire s.
Will someone please tell me a little about customization options with regards to contacts and texting? Possibly throw a screenshot or two in the settings menu?
I would really appreciate it.
Best regards,
Hvilsted
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exactly how I feel. I bought the phone and after came here to read reviews and nearly cancelled my order wa sos scared about battery, wifi, screen blowing up and condensation and stuff. But I have now had it 2 days and I love it more than my xs. Super nice phone withe xcellent features plus going holiday will allow me to take it to sea.
If you remain on the ground, fine. Do not bring the phone into the sea water as Sony has adviced against this.
Here is the right point fellas
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Hi All,
Thanks for great views and reviews here. I am newbie in the forum. I am just going tomorrow to pick my first ever Android device. Namely the XZ is going to be my investment after some years with Apple Iphone3/4. After considering and reconsidering .. Following and reading carefully different perspectives and thoughts i am totally looking forward to get the device. I know that this is not the correct post to talk about it but is anywhere here a place that can make understand from the basic level how to root the device and what are the likes/dislikes of making this.
Looking forward to hear from you guys and to put my points of the device.
IPAD2/IPHONE4/BLACKBERRY 9990 owner
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To all you that are talking against XPERIA Z.
It is not a water proof but water-resist. XPERIA Z can hold up to 1 m of depth for 30 min (IP55 & IP57 rating). Sony says: "...Xperia Z is crafted to be water-resistant, dust-resistant and tough enough to handle whatever life has planned.
How can we be certain? In order to get the high IP55 & IP57 rating, we submerge Xperia Z under water for 30 minutes – and make sure it’s good as new when it comes out. It’s also resistant to water jets!".
IP55 - Limited dust ingress protection / low pressure water jets from any direction
IP57 - Limited dust ingress protection / immersion between 15cm and 1m depth
So I can take it to the beach and I can be sure that if it drops in sea (after sea when I come home I had to hold it for 5 min in fresh water) or wather (lake or river) nothing happends. And I can take videos under wather if I want (just 1 m of deph). I think that is more important. My friend has SGS3 and he cleans his device every time droplet of sea comes on his toucscreen. Every walkout to the beach is a big risk to his SGS3. About rain I don't want to talk because it is ridiculous.
I had all Sony Ericsson and Sony water-resist phones (C702, XPERIA active, XPERIA go, XPERIA acro S and now XPERIA Z). XPERIA go was the most tough device of those devices. Now I don't care if my device is dusty or wet. So don't talk to about water-resist, endurance and is it important or not. I'll ask you is it important when your phone drops on the floor or in water.
It is not a water proof but water-resist. XPERIA Z can hold up to 1 m of depth for 30 min (IP55 & IP57 rating). Sony says: "...Xperia Z is crafted to be water-resistant, dust-resistant and tough enough to handle whatever life has planned.
How can we be certain? In order to get the high IP55 & IP57 rating, we submerge Xperia Z under water for 30 minutes – and make sure it’s good as new when it comes out. It’s also resistant to water jets!".
IP55 - Limited dust ingress protection / low pressure water jets from any direction
IP57 - Limited dust ingress protection / immersion between 15cm and 1m depth
So I can take it to the beach and I can be sure that if it drops in sea (after sea when I come home I had to hold it for 5 min in fresh water) or wather (lake or river) nothing happends. And I can take videos under wather if I want (just 1 m of deph). I think that is more important. My friend has SGS3 and he cleans his device every time droplet of sea comes on his toucscreen. Every walkout to the beach is a big risk to his SGS3. About rain I don't want to talk because it is ridiculous.
I had all Sony Ericsson and Sony water-resist phones (C702, XPERIA active, XPERIA go, XPERIA acro S and now XPERIA Z). XPERIA go was the most tough device of those devices. Now I don't care if my device is dusty or wet. So don't talk to about water-resist, endurance and is it important or not. I'll ask you is it important when your phone drops on the floor or in water.
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i was surprised to now that the battery life is better than the SGSIII
actually more surprised with the lag
is there any lag in the interface other than the camera ?
actually more surprised with the lag
is there any lag in the interface other than the camera ?
I don't see any lag in camera. It only takes a bit longer to open it. 2 second is still quick to me, but a liitle slower than on XPERIA T.
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For every samsung fanboy. - Shouldn't you compare the Z with the galaxy xcover2 - it's one of samsungs (early 2013?) devices also with IP57.
But it looks like a toy and has the specs of a 2011 device. Bravo samsung, real impressive phone lmao.
I'm coming from an S2, it broke from WATER DAMAGE, got it replaced with an Arc, which also fell in water (but still works fine).
This choice was obvious.
Now I get water on this phone intentionally wiihoo.
But it looks like a toy and has the specs of a 2011 device. Bravo samsung, real impressive phone lmao.
I'm coming from an S2, it broke from WATER DAMAGE, got it replaced with an Arc, which also fell in water (but still works fine).
This choice was obvious.
Now I get water on this phone intentionally wiihoo
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If you create a link at your launcher, I'm using Nova, with a fast capturing activity, is less than half a second to open camera in superior auto.
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Hi guys,
I am so excited today!!! .. Going to to pick up my first Sony .. XZ
Can wait to see my usual apps such as TomTom, Spotify etc working on it
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I am so excited today!!! .. Going to to pick up my first Sony .. XZ
Can wait to see my usual apps such as TomTom, Spotify etc working on it
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Glad to be joining the family. I'm coming from a neutered ATT SGSIII and this is my second international phone (Had an International SGSIII as backup, sold). Can't wait to get back to my roots. You'll see me floating around the forums quite a bit.
I can only say I use mine for a month and will stay with it for another year.
No need for anything else... Great phone.
No need for anything else... Great phone.
amazing phone and im totally loving it despite the low speaker volume.. not that much noticeable once you get used to it
My speaker volume is quite loud, I regularly have it on about 20% and it's blasting the tunes out!
How much screen on do you get? I'm on stock ROM and stock kernel with root. I have a lot of kernel wakelocks and I love the device but I think battery drain is rather heavy.
I just installed BetterBatteryStats today and I will monitor a full charge screen time tomorrow.
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I just installed BetterBatteryStats today and I will monitor a full charge screen time tomorrow.
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Around 140 minutes of on screen time. Stock ROM and all, just disabling 3g when not required and autobright
By the way, to the people who reads this and is considering if they should get the device or not:
It's fast. It runs very well. Responds quickly to input. Opens Chrome and Google Now noticeably faster than Galaxy S2. You can feel this is a powerful device in daily use, not just in benchmarks.
It's rather heavy and fits well in a medium/big hand of a man. For a woman it can be a little bit too large to handle with one hand I guess. Still feels good holding up to your ear, not like a giant board like the Galaxy Note 2.
Stock contacts and dialer is close to Android stock and T9 search in contacts supports country specific special characters in contrast to Samsung dialer. Stock dialer support individual ring tones per contact. Overall contact section is very good.
Stock texting app cannot disable incoming text preview in notification bar. More options like individual notifications and privacy box should have been included. I use Handcent SMS because of this.
Not much bloatware is included, this is a big plus.
Camera is good. If pictures are important to you, get a real camera with optics.
Screen is good but coming from S2 AMOLED I have to adjust to it.
No costum shortcuts on lockscreen. No toggles for torch, 2G/3G/LTE. No reboot option in power menu.
Gallery not impressive, kind of messy. Am using QuickPic instead. Using Aqua Mail instead of stock mail.
Keyboard and launcher works quite well, looks nice. Nice widgets. Better than Samsung IMHO.
Overall a device that takes a few days to learn to love because of screen and size, but a device that feels very natural to use after a short time. Higher appeal to experienced Android users than newbies because of the lack of flashy bloatware.
Some minor software shortcomings that we can hope Sony will fix with updates soon.
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It's fast. It runs very well. Responds quickly to input. Opens Chrome and Google Now noticeably faster than Galaxy S2. You can feel this is a powerful device in daily use, not just in benchmarks.
It's rather heavy and fits well in a medium/big hand of a man. For a woman it can be a little bit too large to handle with one hand I guess. Still feels good holding up to your ear, not like a giant board like the Galaxy Note 2.
Stock contacts and dialer is close to Android stock and T9 search in contacts supports country specific special characters in contrast to Samsung dialer. Stock dialer support individual ring tones per contact. Overall contact section is very good.
Stock texting app cannot disable incoming text preview in notification bar. More options like individual notifications and privacy box should have been included. I use Handcent SMS because of this.
Not much bloatware is included, this is a big plus.
Camera is good. If pictures are important to you, get a real camera with optics.
Screen is good but coming from S2 AMOLED I have to adjust to it.
No costum shortcuts on lockscreen. No toggles for torch, 2G/3G/LTE. No reboot option in power menu.
Gallery not impressive, kind of messy. Am using QuickPic instead. Using Aqua Mail instead of stock mail.
Keyboard and launcher works quite well, looks nice. Nice widgets. Better than Samsung IMHO.
Overall a device that takes a few days to learn to love because of screen and size, but a device that feels very natural to use after a short time. Higher appeal to experienced Android users than newbies because of the lack of flashy bloatware.
Some minor software shortcomings that we can hope Sony will fix with updates soon.
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