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i expected the metal case to be far moreresistent to crashes and accidently drops but it looks like. it totaly isnt.
i droped it 3 times now (horay for beeing drunken) and EVERY FRECKIN TIME i had another crack.
1. time, a little carck near teh camera. thiner as a hair an barely seeable.
2. under the Volume button
3. a part of the plasic case inside the phone. now my battery cover doesnt fit that good anymore and jumps off quite easy
SE ... WTF did u (or HTC) produce here? i cant count how many times i dropped my Nokia's, the K800i and every other freackin cellphone i had before. i also had a PDA before which looked like its going to fall apart if i just touch it. dopped it more times than all my phones together and that thing didnt want to die.
dam ... i realy hope the X2 is going to be better and more resistent to shocks
What did you expect from a phone made from metal? Metal cases are more shiny and look better but the pavement is not their best friend! Metal doesn't necessarily mean increased resistance, plastic is a lot more flexible and resistant to drops.
Sony Ericsson or any manufacturer do not design phones with in mind that their user would have a tendency to drop them frequently. Had that been the case we would all end up having baby-proofed phones
Lol
I think the Idea is not to drop it. This is a piece of precision engineering.
I have dropped every one of my phonesbefore now, from every N series phone (my N95 got it worst) to the iPhone. And all came out fine, but this phone I made sure to protect because I know I drop them so often.
I put a crystal case on it because I'm willing to sacrifice the looks for now until it becomes "just another phone" then i'll take it off and risk it.
Oh, and do as I do, carry several phones, I take a 6230(?) when I think I'm going to be a little "wobbly". Backlights don't work anymore, external speaker broken, vibrate motor wobbles everywhere and the keypad backlights dont work, but atleast when i drop or crush it it keeps going, and I don't care if I break it, cause it's my ex-girlfriends
um, seeing the type of user you are, why get an xperia?
better get one of this and drop them as much as you want:
http://www.rugged-systems.com/c/HandHelds.htm
i dont think i will be interested in X2..
like you said the X1 cant take even the smalles hit, tbh it cant even take normal usage without cracking in diffrent places.
i had 2 SE phones before the X1 and they were both ****, one more than the other.
the W760i walkman phone with built in GPS sucked more than any other phone ive touched, it restarted itself a lot, sound was lagging (when listening to music) sometimes it just froze and i had to take the battery out to restart it, the gps froze as well.. and really! i rather have no gps than one i cant trust.
and last but not least, the case fell apart on me after 5 weeks of being mostly in my pocket attached to BT headphones.. i went to the store and got another one. (i just wouldnt quit on SE for some reason)
the W902i i had for one week and then it froze and i just got fed up and returned it to the store and got a samsung touchwiz, THAT was a good phone, but i want more posibility to config and customize my phone thats why i sold that one, but it felt very solid in hand and never restarted or anything like that...
my xperia had cracks in the case wich has been repaired but i have gotten new cracks in other places now as well, but the "inside" of the phone i love!
(but there are other phones with WM inside and hopefully a better casing, i will get me one of those in the future)
if you manage to find a phone doesnt crack when you drop on to the pavement on table height, let me know
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What did you expect from a phone made from metal? Metal cases are more shiny and look better but the pavement is not their best friend! Metal doesn't necessarily mean increased resistance, plastic is a lot more flexible and resistant to drops.
Sony Ericsson or any manufacturer do not design phones with in mind that their user would have a tendency to drop them frequently. Had that been the case we would all end up having baby-proofed phones
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if you manage to find a phone doesnt crack when you drop on to the pavement on table height, let me know
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well go for the k800i then
i droped it a complete floorlevel (about 5 meters) and it smacked down on a stone floor. all it had was a ditch in a corner and thats it.
Sony Ericsson or any manufacturer do not design phones with in mind that their user would have a tendency to drop them frequently. Had that been the case we would all end up having baby-proofed phones
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i understand that a cellphone is NOT made to survive a throw aggainst the wall, but usualy cellphones are desinged to surive at least a drop from a table.
nokia, samsung and every other cellphone producer does it. so does SE (usualy)
i dont know why, but i remeber metal cases to not crack that easily. uess i was wrong here
3 drops and 3 cracks!? and all of them in the upper part of the phone are a serious design flaw in my eyes. the "crack in case" sticky thread should proove me somewhat right here.
otherwise its a good phone
edit: well u can be sure that once that thing is repaired, that im going to buy a leather cover for it.
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extensive drop tests to ascertain the viability of the device and by viability they mean that the device remains operational following the drop, not whether the device shell does get scratched and how many scratches the shell forms.
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This is a piece of precision engineering.
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Please. Great insides, horrible outsides.
My silver X1a has cracks now, and it has never been dropped.
I think that the simple act of removing the battery cover stresses the case.
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extensive drop tests to ascertain the viability of the device and by viability they mean that the device remains operational following the drop, not whether the device shell does get scratched and how many scratches the shell forms.
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scratches are not nearly the same as cracks. a crack leads to instability and that just lead to more cracks. plus ... dropping a cellphone is something that IS tested.
usualy while developing it and maybe tahts what went wrong here. could have been other material or another production technique
omg, this is one of the worst complaining I ever read. X1 is a phone you are not supposed to drop it to the floor. Your phone is still operational and this is what's supposed to do, and your' lucky with it.
If you don't even want scratches buy a ruggedized phone
where exactly did i wrote that i care about scratches?
a phone is a device of usage and not something that should not break just cause u open the batterycase .
thats like building a car out of wood cause u are NOT SUPPOSED to have an accident in it!
great argument...
dam i hate this phone as much as i love it.
im going to send it back to repair and buy myself a leacthercase then and the next time i ever buy a phone with a casted metalcase
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extensive drop tests to ascertain the viability of the device and by viability they mean that the device remains operational following the drop, not whether the device shell does get scratched and how many scratches the shell forms.
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We are not talking about scratches. Scratches can not be avoided. Cracks are an entirely different thin. Cracks tend to go right through a surface, scratches are only on a surface. Ive never had a cracked nokia out of bout 5 or 6. On that not ive never had a cracked SE out of 5 or 6, including my x1.
Ive had samsung, lg, nokia, nec, erricson, sony erricson, motorola, xda, siemens, sharp probably forgot a couple, but never had cracks from dropping any of them. Im an HGV mechanic and give them some amount of abuse, dropping them from height, dropping them down pits dropped tools on to them etc etc
I guess ill have to mollycoddle my x1
wtf does mollycoddle mean?
edit: never mind ... got it ^^
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i expected the metal case to be far moreresistent to crashes and accidently drops but it looks like. it totaly isnt.
i droped it 3 times now (horay for beeing drunken) and EVERY FRECKIN TIME i had another crack.
1. time, a little carck near teh camera. thiner as a hair an barely seeable.
2. under the Volume button
3. a part of the plasic case inside the phone. now my battery cover doesnt fit that good anymore and jumps off quite easy
SE ... WTF did u (or HTC) produce here? i cant count how many times i dropped my Nokia's, the K800i and every other freackin cellphone i had before. i also had a PDA before which looked like its going to fall apart if i just touch it. dopped it more times than all my phones together and that thing didnt want to die.
dam ... i realy hope the X2 is going to be better and more resistent to shocks
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How do you drop your phone? If you're drunk don't use your phone if you know you will drop it. Because after the 1st time wouldn't you learn? It doesn't register in your head you've dropped it before? High-end phones shouldn't be more resistant to shock, they were never designed to be dropped!
Here I found a phone designed to be dropped just for you...
http://www.gsmarena.com/benq_siemens_m81-1593.php
ah sure ... now u trying to convince me that u are one of the few people in the world that never ever accidently droped anything.
be my master! teach me please! i wanna learn your ways of not having accidents ever aggain
/me bows down and shows utter respect to the perfection of human mankind
the xperia cracks up even if you dont drop it, thats why its so sad.. i dont know if many other phones do that?
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ah sure ... now u trying to convince me that u are one of the few people in the world that never ever accidently droped anything.
be my master! teach me please! i wanna learn your ways of not having accidents ever aggain
/me bows down and shows utter respect to the perfection of human mankind
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achmed,
I've owned a w800i for three to four years, and I've only accidentally dropped it once (slid out of my pocket when I exited the car). So it's possible to not drop your phone at all, you just need to be more careful of your gadgets.
Now, as to the number of times I've thrown the W800i out of rage, that's a whole different story.
Cheers.
The X1 cracks on it's own.
My X1 that already has been repaired twice has 2+1 new cracks and I've only had it back from repairs 8 days.
I have never ever dropped my phone.
1 crack is located on the chromeframe, a hairline crack exactly between the vol and camera buttons.
I think this crack comes from disassembling and assembling it too many times.
The second crack is located by the stylus.
Just to sum it up:
bat/vol crack - 2+1 (I just noticed that my good old bat/vol crack is back a 3rd time)
Chrome frame - 1
Stylus crack - 1
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equals= 5 cracks in total.
During the last 8 days I've been home sick with the flue and
I haven't used my phone and still it somehow produced 2+1 fresh cracks.
Something is very wrong with this model...
I'm done with this phone now..
Does anyone know of a good replacement for the X1? I really liked the X1 until it started to fall apart..
Hey, a couple of days ago it fell out of my pocket when getting into a landrover (which was quite high up). I had no cases on but i did have a screen protector. It dropped straight onto its side and did a backflip then finishing on its screen, to be honest i am very surprised that the damage is very mild, with only a few chips in the aluminium and no scratches on the screen at all because of the screen protector. After dropping the Dhd i feel i love my phone even more, i dont know why :L. Peace out!
Get a TPU case , it will save your day .
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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Hey, a couple of days ago it fell out of my pocket when getting into a landrover (which was quite high up). I had no cases on but i did have a screen protector. It dropped straight onto its side and did a backflip then finishing on its screen, to be honest i am very surprised that the damage is very mild, with only a few chips in the aluminium and no scratches on the screen at all because of the screen protector. After dropping the Dhd i feel i love my phone even more, i dont know why :L. Peace out!
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You're DHD is unibody. Its a single piece of aluminium. You'd more likely break your floor than break that thing.
desire hd drop
vious21 said:
You're DHD is unibody. Its a single piece of aluminium. You'd more likely break your floor than break that thing.
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Well , its true the back panel is unibody .. "but there is a limit of tension that it can take after that ..... its history "
So keep your hopes low .... and try not to drop it
I did something similar. I pretty much threw my DHD across the road with it spinning on its screen. Only a tiny mark on the corner of the aluminium. Not a scratch on the glass.
get a case, the HTC one is really good
my mate fainted and fell down the stairs with his DHD in his pocket, it was virtually pristine afterwards
mines over 6 months old now and it's had some major use and it still looks brand new
don't think i'll ever change manufacturer , HTC build quality is fantastic
same here lots of heavy drops and still brand new, not one scratch on the screen, no screen protection, just the HD2 leather cover
the DHD seems immortal
also i don't know if the HTC Sensation is as rigid, the whole thing is completely detachable from the unibody, so similar falls might detach the whole thing
on the other with the DHD not even the plastic covers ever detached, its why its so hard to open i guess which stupid reviewers keep complaining about
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on the other with the DHD not even the plastic covers ever detached, its why its so hard to open i guess which stupid reviewers keep complaining about
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I had a real issue with this when I first received my DHD. I couldn't open it. Obviously I was unhappy and thought it was terrible but now I realise that you have to compromise somewhere to have such excellent build quality and general solid-ness.
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I had a real issue with this when I first received my DHD. I couldn't open it. Obviously I was unhappy and thought it was terrible but now I realise that you have to compromise somewhere to have such excellent build quality and general solid-ness.
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I actually think the covers are easy to remove once I learned how to. It was very difficult for me at the start, but now its no harder to open up than any other phone. Lesson: RTFM.
The build quality of the DHD is superb. No drops here, but it did survive being keyed accidentally without any marks or scratches.
Actually, even I've had some problems with open the battery cover. The guy from the store I bought it from said that mine was unnaturally stiff. That thing takes me around 15 min to get open.
The sensation is actually more rigid. The Unibody design continues into the battery compartment and is really solid. The cover is merely a design.
Hi everyone,
My topic is about waterproof Xperia and how really it is,
Sony today insists that waterproof is joker to bring more clients,
For me i had a bad experience with Sony, First Water Resistant phone i had is Xperia Z, I tested it in water cautiously because i putted in mind that it is water resist and its never damaged, then i moved to waterproof Z1 Compact, I really loved it Very good Battery Very good Processor in Compact size,I Decided to take with me to waterfalls to take pictures and its dead for month then back to life with no back-light panel!! (All working fine just the screen's back light off)
Today I have Z2 and yesterday i do the same thing take it to waterfalls, work fine taken pic with mates without put it underwater just drizzle of waterfall; then i see back camera get vapor inside!! the phone shut down itself i try to wake it but nothing, i putted it in my t shirt till i back to home.
when i backed to home i buy rice and put it in side for 4 Hours; Vapor out from back camera, i tried to start the phone again, vibrate OK but just dark screen; immediately i switched off again and put it in again in rice (learned from some YouTube video) for a night about 12H in morning i switch it on and its working fine, i test most function working fine till now. this is my experience.
What i want to say that waterproof its just luck, Most of you will say its not Professional it's just for accidental drop, i just say its certified IP58!! but the problem its Sony don't finish their phone correctly because there is still Xperia waterproof phone work fine even in sea. for me i'll never put a phone underwater ,i'll do it again
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Confirm, Its work like charm
Edit 2:
i'm suffering from DOA (Dead on Arrival) From time to time, i'm not sure about source of problem(not firmware)???
best regards.
To be honest I haven't tried. But a friends Z worked fine in water even after service that were made it due to a cracked screen (official service).
But I know lots of people that have S5 have put the multiple times in sea water and they are working all fine. So to me samsung has done a better work after reading that a lot of people here have had water intrusion or even humidity.
I have owned a Xperia Z and now own a Z2! When had my Z, even though he could not be submerged in chlorinated water (pool) I put several times and still works very well in the hands of a friend to whom I sold it. My Z2 is always dirty when I wash in the shower or on tap, never had a problem!
I believe some units really should come with manufacturing problem!
I guess you have bad luck. My xperia z2 is working fine after taking underwater photos. I also wash it every week in the tap water and still nothing bad happened. Just check if flaps are correctly closed before submerging.
Indeed bad luck. Submerged mine many times in a pool to about 2 m.
As long as the flaps are properly closed it works.
Do a web search and you will find a guy in Sweden who had a phone in the Baltic for 6 weeks at 10 m and it worked.
I put my Z2 in my marine aquarium to take photos, I use it to read reddit in the shower sometimes, so far so good
I've done so many times with my z1 and z2 but my z1 got ****ed because i took it in salt water in Thailand it was not functioning properly. Then i washed it with clean water then it was fine but after 4 months the screen was gone. Then i bought z2
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I didn't tested with Z2 yet, but I always wash my previous phone Xperia V with running water if it's dirty, and last time I take it with me for boating, soaked with salt water, no problem at all, even the usb cover is loose (just the plastic link broken). battery is removable, causing less water-proof, but still no problem.
Z2 plastic covers are not tight, did you make sure it's secure before you take it to moistly area?
Had my phone in a pool, sauna, shower and wash it often to remove dirt, grease, oil etc, still works perfectly
I do however get condensation under the rear camera afterwards occasionally but it always clears up in a day or so and still works just fine
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This is pics of my properly covered old Z2 (2 weeks old), after 2-3 mins in hotel pull (1.5 m deep).
Front & rear side was full of water, and after 5-6 mins Z2 was completely dead.
I bought Z2 in authorized Sony distributor (Comtrade) in my country (Serbia).
P. S. Z2 was not constantly under water. I just made couple of pics.
I swim with my Z2 And I wash it with soap for a few times a week. You know, there're a lotta bacteriae on your phones...
V4LKyR said:
I swim with my Z2 And I wash it with soap for a few times a week. You know, there're a lotta bacteriae on your phones...
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thats not too good for the membrane covering the speakers
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Once I washed mine with soap! Can not ???
I have Xperia Z1.
I have been in sea water for half hour almost every second day this summer, i have lot of pictures and videos to prove.
And i didnt have a single problem with my waterproofing, i dive a little bit, up to 1 and half meter, and about 10minutes, maybe more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InN29dnyFRg
This is video from my friend, diving with his Xperia Z1 for 6minutes or more.
I had experience with Z, Z1 and now Z2 regarding water proofing and they were up to it! There might be defective devices but that doesn't mean the whole line is. Another thing is that flaps might not be closed properly or open accidently with water flushes so care should be taken with this. After pool or sea water exposure, the device should be washed with tap water and dried properly. Try applying negative pressure with your mouth on mic and speakers to remove retained droplets in them.
Here's my video under seawater......
http://youtu.be/c5JlK1Hwp3c
Water got under my camera lens and LED flash after bringing it into the shower. It completely dried up after 3 days though. However I'm guessing this was due to a manufacturing defect. Other than that, the phone's waterproof is rock solid reliable as my phone still operates perfectly.
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I have had my Z2 for around 3 months now, went to the beach, swam in the sea and had shower with the phone, and it still works like a charm.
I even put it in my short's pocket at the beach and swam for more than 30 minutes before I put it out, no issues.
the Z2 is a true beast underwater in my opinion.
My work fine after alot of water action on a pool. I use it for a while underwater too since friends want to take pictures and videos for there facebook
Just make sure you close the lil side covers and you would be good.
Btw I notice that they are attach by a lil plastic stringy thing. Would that think hold for the lifetime of the phone are would i have problems with it. Cause by the way I see it they dont look like they would last long.
Hi guys
I have had my device for around 2 weeks. I don't personally believe in using screen guards and cases as I feel it hinders the user experience for which I've paid. Of course this means I need to be real careful! I do use a leather pouch to put my phone in while carrying it around but when I'm at home/work I use it naked...
So, having said that, as a reminder that my said choices are probably not the smartest, since yesterday I've dropped my phone three times. Once from the bathroom counter onto marble floor, once on wooden steps and it bounced down 3-4 of them, and once from a work desk onto wooden flooring. It was face down each time except the stairs when it bounced randomly before landing face down too. I died a little bit each time, but to my surprise my phone is completely ok! No scratches, no dents, no evidence of anything!
Since there is a lot of talk about the cracks appearing on their own, I just wanted to put this out there that things can be good too and this delicate device is actually pretty badass too. I will be using that pouch more though...
Some hope appearing through
Same as my friend: he was gesticulating and literally sent his z3 compact flying a few meters away. It fell face up (shouldn't really matter though, glass on both sides) and not even a scratch on it. I'm thinking there's some defective batch of glass panels.
I think there must be a bad batch, I had some "oh ****" moments too and I don't have broken glass.
Wow !
I don't own one but checked out Z3 C yesterday in Sony Store and due to anti theft tether wires dropped it 2 feet onto counter and nothing happened.
Nice photos in well lit,showroom, sharper than expected
in super auto, more detail in 20.7 no tweak, quik shots.
Get screen protectors or,Rhino Bumper, device shows completely except edges...
robertkoa said:
Wow !
I don't own one but checked out Z3 C yesterday in Sony Store and due to anti theft tether wires dropped it 2 feet onto counter and nothing happened.
Nice photos in well lit,showroom, sharper than expected
in super auto, more detail in 20.7 no tweak, quik shots.
Get screen protectors or,Rhino Bumper, device shows completely except edges...
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Do you have a link for this rhino bumper please??
Here - http://www.evolutivelabs.com/products/screen-protector-for-sony-xperia-z3-compact
Says on the bottom that you can pre order it, but they will only produce it once they collect a total of 1400 such orders
Mine fell like 4 times from about a meter, not a single single scratch on it!
ishaang said:
Here - http://www.evolutivelabs.com/products/screen-protector-for-sony-xperia-z3-compact
Says on the bottom that you can pre order it, but they will only produce it once they collect a total of 1400 such orders
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http://www.evolutivelabs.com/pages/crashguard-sony-z3-compact
Oops my bad..Thanks!
Just bought jeans and found a pocket inside the pocket...perfect for keeping this phone hahaha
Its pretty cool, I dropped my phone another 3-4 times after that and no damage at all.
Once it was in a plane while landing and the phone fell down and slid down many rows till the front of the plane...when the steward gave it back, nothing!
This phone sturdy as hell!
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Its pretty cool, I dropped my phone another 3-4 times after that and no damage at all.
Once it was in a plane while landing and the phone fell down and slid down many rows till the front of the plane...when the steward gave it back, nothing!
This phone sturdy as hell!
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When wqs the phone manufactured (eg 14w38 )
muzab a said:
When wqs the phone manufactured (eg 14w38 )
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Its 14w38. Bought in New Delhi, India...
Will everyone who's dropped their phone please post your year and week numbers? (e.g. 14W42) I'm trying to figure out which are the bad phones and which are the good ones. Thanks.
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Will everyone who's dropped their phone please post your year and week numbers? (e.g. 14W42) I'm trying to figure out which are the bad phones and which are the good ones. Thanks.
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a survey with year and week number is available here http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/sony-xperia-z3-z3-compact-glass-survey-t2900149
from the results:
https://docs.google.com/a/cmshome.n...S7iXX_mpiXN0MEINdA521bJkWaPlPRk/viewanalytics
it looks like weeks from 30 to 44, and above all 36-37-38, are the most affected
Hey All,
Currently i'm on my Z Ultra, still loving it. But one thing that almost always be a concern for me was the USB flap. It was at one time (after nearly 1.5 years of use) coming off from the flap but fortunately with some thin power glue application, i'm able to reattach the flap's rubber back and good news is it still is waterproof.
But to my amazement, it seems like no one from Z3 family has issues about their USB flap going loose or something like that after some time. So is it really that much better? I guess so but i want to hear it directly from you guys
PS: I know that Z3+ is flapless, but if the battery life does decrease, than Z3 with lower price is a much better deal in the near future of my next smarties.
FIne
Mine is perfect after 7 months of usage
Well I did have my Z3 replaced on warranty for water damage through the speaker. So I'm not going to put this thing in water again. The build quality is terrible. The glue of the back cover sucks and speakers get really wet and well.. I don't want to wash 700 bucks.
Still, back to your question, the flaps should be in good shape after about 2 years. My Z1 was really solid and the flaps aswell. Been having it for 1.5 years and the flaps were intact.
After 8 months is still perfect on my Z3 D6603.
Though i have extra care of this flap, in order to maximize its durability.
I don't recommend to put the z3 under water... i'm too scared of a fault
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Well I did have my Z3 replaced on warranty for water damage through the speaker. So I'm not going to put this thing in water again. The build quality is terrible. The glue of the back cover sucks and speakers get really wet and well.. I don't want to wash 700 bucks.
Still, back to your question, the flaps should be in good shape after about 2 years. My Z1 was really solid and the flaps aswell. Been having it for 1.5 years and the flaps were intact.
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Oh man that suck, but i guess it's a case of defect product. Mine has gone submerged countless time. But mostly get washed on kitchen sink to clean the screen from my oily finger.. It's good for you to get fix under warranty. I'd submerge inside a glass full of water under the repairman's eyes just to prove that the fixed Z3 is waterproofed or not. but that's my 2 cents
Wow AFAIK the Z1 has the same construction of USB flap with the Ultra. That's good if it stays fine after all these time. Good on you :good:
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After 8 months is still perfect on my Z3 D6603.
Though i have extra care of this flap, in order to maximize its durability.
I don't recommend to put the z3 under water... i'm too scared of a fault
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Well just like what i typed above I am putting my Z Ultra quite often under water and even with the manually fixed USB flap, the waterproofness is still there so you shouldn't be more afraid than i am
Mine is fine too. Had it since October. Plus they give you an extra flap in the box to replace it.
Had mine for a few months, only used the flap in the first week while I ordered a magtron USB cable from Amazon. Haven't looked back since.
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Well I did have my Z3 replaced on warranty for water damage through the speaker. So I'm not going to put this thing in water again. The build quality is terrible.
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After 8 months is still perfect on my Z3 D6603.
Though i have extra care of this flap, in order to maximize its durability.
I don't recommend to put the z3 under water... i'm too scared of a fault
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Really really so strange!!
For me since 6 months ago my z3 never miss my shower with hot water and soap while playing music
Yeah sometimes the speakers get very wet but after about one hour they will back 100% normal
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for me I'm using the magnetic charging cable always with my Z3.. But let me tell something dude: last year I damaged my Z2 flap accidently and I replaced So0o0o easily without opening my phone at all
So forget about this.. I was worry like you before I discover how easy to replace it
I can show you on youtube how to do that if you want
Hani88 said:
Really really so strange!!
For me since 6 months ago my z3 never miss my shower with hot water and soap while playing music
Yeah sometimes the speakers get very wet but after about one hour they will back 100% normal
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for me I'm using the magnetic charging cable always with my Z3.. But let me tell something dude: last year I damaged my Z2 flap accidently and I replaced So0o0o easily without opening my phone at all
So forget about this.. I was worry like you before I discover how easy to replace it
I can show you on youtube how to do that if you want
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Thanks but yes it's easy just pull it out. I just wanna know if it's durable enough or easily broken.
I removed mine a long time ago. It's a pain to open and close it each time I have to charge it.
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Perfect for me too/ I used to own the Xperia Z Ultra and the flaps were poor. They were loose and easy to open.
The same cannot be said about the Z3. The flaps ensure a tight fit and when properly closed it offers perfect protection of water or any other liquid/dust to enter the phone.
Better the flaps being tight than loose, right? Think of it as a woman. Better she is tight than loose.
My USB flap is unflappable. Been using it daily since October.
Elysian893 said:
My USB flap is unflappable. Been using it daily since October.
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My wife and I own Z3 Dual each. I've bought bunch of knock-off magnetic charging cables (car, home, bring along) and use USB port to flash new ROMs only. Even multi gigabyte file transfers are done over Wi-Fi only. Beside that, we do have docks, but my wife never uses it because she has no more patience to take forever to seat Z3 in the charging dock cradle so the magnetic port attaches properly (we use cases).
I would never dare to put my Z3 under water after reading so many horror stories. However, it's nice to know that it should survive even heavy rain and humidity in tropics where we travel every year.
Though, I am pissed that I did not wait 6 more months for Z3+ with no flap for USB and avoid getting ****load of accessories I did not have to use with previous phones. I bought my Z3 only a month ago.
Not much credibility here since I've only had my Z3 for about a month. But I did have the first Z before, and the flaps on that was pretty weak. The microSD card would actually push the flap out, I had to run the phone without a card. But I'm impressed by the build of the Z3, it looks like they've improved the flap quality, much better than before and you get a 'sealed' feel when you close it.
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My wife and I own Z3 Dual each. I've bought bunch of knock-off magnetic charging cables (car, home, bring along) and use USB port to flash new ROMs only. Even multi gigabyte file transfers are done over Wi-Fi only. Beside that, we do have docks, but my wife never uses it because she has no more patience to take forever to seat Z3 in the charging dock cradle so the magnetic port attaches properly (we use cases).
I would never dare to put my Z3 under water after reading so many horror stories. However, it's nice to know that it should survive even heavy rain and humidity in tropics where we travel every year.
Though, I am pissed that I did not wait 6 more months for Z3+ with no flap for USB and avoid getting ****load of accessories I did not have to use with previous phones. I bought my Z3 only a month ago.
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So similar story as mine, though I bought knock-off dock and returned it after that I bought genuine Sony dock DK48 (17 euro)...don't be pissed since Z3+ is only + for minute or two of power usage after that it is Z3- LOL