The sacrifices of water-proofing not worth it.

[Liam0100]

The first thing that lured me into buying the Xperia Z is now the reason I want rid of the phone.. The flaps are driving me mad and the poor call quality in crowded places and rubbish speaker is useless, I can't hear anyone on the phone if I'm outdoors, the fact is; the One thing I needed and expected the phone to do was be able to make a call and hear the person I'm speaking too..

It's a good phone, but between the call problems, the battery over heating and those awful flaps it's a bit of a nightmare. It's only been 1 month, but thank goodness I'm only on a 12 month contract.. If this is the "best of Sony in a smartphone" then god help them.

 

[graffus]

buy an headset :good:

 

[mcjordan92]

thanks for posting that out, I'm about to buy this phone and you really made me think this through..

If any body else has some opinions on the subject, please do share!

 

[biffsmash]

I find the earpiece volume and clarity to be absolutely fine and can hear people even in the most loud of situations including roadworks outside where I work. Stop dunking it and try another providers SIM card as some are quieter than others.
Also edit the sound settings under phone and you can make it even clearer.
Bluetooth is the way to go-to avoid the flaps although I have no issues with them

 

[robogo1982]

I think it's worth it.

Hell, it's raining right now while I'm typing this. And the phone is perfectly fine

 

[shidahmid]

as much as it saddens me to say this but i agree also. beautiful phone in terms of looks but way too many cons. poor wifi poor call quality and web experience is big no no. now just have to decide between htc one or galaxy s4

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[babylonbwoy]

Clear Phase isn't supposed to lower ambiant noise while using the phone call ? I have no problem with my XZ when making phone calls.
And they gave a good headset with it...

 

[decentgi]

no disrespect intended but your mad i have to turn the volume down just so the person next to me hears my private phone call. i really have no problem with it and was afraid of the call quality before i bought it becasue of the forums complaining but honestly my ear volume is turned half way down.

I do agree with most of the people on here about the speaker its a little low but im i just bought bluetooth speakers and run it through that phone is really good imho it beats any other phone out there in design alone, i know if i bought the samsung galaxy s 4 i would never be as happy as what i am with the xperia z but thats just me.
i hate rounded curves and the look of samsung galazy series just dosnt do it for me at all im still in awe when i see my xperia z on the coffee table the way it sits there its amazing i know i will never get sick of it.
to the people who are wanting to buy the phone but who are afraid because of a few negative reviews and a few trolls dont be afraid you will love it
"once you go xperia you will never want anything inferior" and all the cores in the world couldnt do s h i t if the phone doesnt look the part

 

[T.I.T.O]

as much as it saddens me to say this but i agree also. beautiful phone in terms of looks but way too many cons. poor wifi poor call quality and web experience is big no no. now just have to decide between htc one or galaxy s4

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If you have to decide between HTC One and galaxy S4 that means you still didn't buy XZ. How can you give a review if you didn't try it lol

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ROM: Viper Xperia V4
Kernel: Stock (Locked BL)

 

[metcard]

It's plenty loud for me too. Maybe the omni balance design of the phone has confused some users and they are talking on the phone the wrong way around? :cyclops:

 

[shidahmid]

lol people are so sensitive on here its as if im critisizing there mums.

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[Kermit33]

The first thing that lured me into buying the Xperia Z is now the reason I want rid of the phone.. The flaps are driving me mad and the poor call quality in crowded places and rubbish speaker is useless, I can't hear anyone on the phone if I'm outdoors, the fact is; the One thing I needed and expected the phone to do was be able to make a call and hear the person I'm speaking too..

It's a good phone, but between the call problems, the battery over heating and those awful flaps it's a bit of a nightmare. It's only been 1 month, but thank goodness I'm only on a 12 month contract.. If this is the "best of Sony in a smartphone" then god help them.

I have no problem hearing my calls even at outdoor. The flaps are driving you mad? You should have known XZ is waterproof thus there are flaps or tried it out before you bought it:! In fact I like those flaps, they make the phone look nice and clean instead of holes all around.

 

[thegregulator]

If you have to decide between HTC One and galaxy S4 that means you still didn't buy XZ. How can you give a review if you didn't try it lol

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Obviously you didn't read his sig..

To the OP, my Z is fine for phone calls. Doesn't seem to be any different from any other phones I've had in the past. I agree the ports are slightly annoying but I also have the charging dock and bluetooth earphones, so I actually never have to open them again.

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[Mythusme]

Realy loved the phone including all the flaps. (even considering buying another one but waiting another flgship from sony)
Some issues with the display but has been fixed by white balance app,
now it just the placement of the loudspeaker & the quality of sound coming from it making me a little bit disappointed even tho sony is an expert in speaker n sound.

 

[nazrin313]

Realy loved the phone including all the flaps. (even considering buying another one but waiting another flgship from sony)
Some issues with the display but has been fixed by white balance app,
now it just the placement of the loudspeaker & the quality of sound coming from it making me a little bit disappointed even tho sony is an expert in speaker n sound.

Flash pureXaudio 7.5 and thou shall be saved

 

[Pietroni]

Waterproof!

I rather want a waterproof phone than one that sees where my eyes sees! But thats my oppinion. I think SXZ is totally EPIC. Cant wait for the summer!

-Pietroni

 

[mtechfan]

I don't agree with OP.

Phone volume is just fine, sometimes I use headsets. Also have a charging dock.
Flaps don't bother me one bit and the phone looks so sleek with them.

 

[nickandre21]

to get anything good you need to sacrifice something, For me extra care with flaps is what i dont mind. now i dont have to bother taking care of my phone in the heavy rains in india. Call volume is good for me, loudspeaker volume maybe less, but i only use loudspeaker for my wake up alarms and it does the job well. so i have no complains other then the lagging camera.

 

[searley]

I find the flaps annoying so have a charging dock as a result it's rare that I need to open flaps

I do however find call quality perfectly fine and even the load speaker is ok for a phone


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