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Got my Xperia Z!!! :)

Hi guys,
Just wanted to say that I got my Xperia Z today from Play Poland
It's just brilliant

Tell us more.

Kurwa No! Jest ziabiesta?
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Zaaaaaaaaajebista!!!
OK, Tell me what you want to know and I'll tell you.
I guess that most of the people are interested in screen quality
I have to tell you that I was terrified, when I first turned in on. It looked like the one that I saw i Sony Center. Totaly washed out colors. No blacks etc. Than I changed wallpaper to a picure with lots of black, and Tada!! Beautiful black and contrast!!!!! Sony just changed colors of the whole UI, so there is no black, only gray . Apps and wallpapers look great!

were there any memory card (micro sd ) inside the phone ??? 2,4,8,16,32??

huball said:
Zaaaaaaaaajebista!!!
OK, Tell me what you want to know and I'll tell you.
I guess that most of the people are interested in screen quality
I have to tell you that I was terrified, when I first turned in on. It looked like the one that I saw i Sony Center. Totaly washed out colors. No blacks etc. Than I changed wallpaper to a picure with lots of black, and Tada!! Beautiful black and contrast!!!!! Sony just changed colors of the whole UI, so there is no black, only gray . Apps and wallpapers look great!
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Yes, I have seen it myself in real life and can confirm this. The screen looks much better then people expect. Plus that everybody now has their "expectations" set to low, they will be even more impressed. I mean come on, would you really think Sony would put a TERRIBLE display in their flagship? They want to capture the market, you are not going to do that with a terrible screen.
The screen is SHARP, BIG, BEAUTIFUL. Indeed, Sony has chosen a lot of gray instead of black (bottom nav bar + status bar + background in settings). That's not a washed out screen, that's just the colour Sony chose. I can understand people are confused by this, I was as well. But when I saw the screen in real life, I saw that's it's a good screen. Yes, the viewing angles are not as good as the S-LCD3/HD AMOLED screens, but it's not THAT bad as some pictures made you think.
I think that the XZ offers so much that those "not perfect" viewing angles can go to hell

marcoplo said:
were there any memory card (micro sd ) inside the phone ??? 2,4,8,16,32??
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No, no memory card. Just charger, microusb cable, headphones ang user manual.
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+1 xda Mark. I saw the device at CES and didn't believe the guy when he said it was TN. Best looking TN I've ever seen. Looked at some photos online both on my buddys s3 and the Z, and the difference was NOT what you see in pictures.
Before anyone leaves this device because of the screen, take a look IRL first.

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huball said:
Zaaaaaaaaajebista!!!
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Mało powiedziane że zajebista. Niesamowite urządzenie, przyjemnie na nie patrzeć, o używaniu nie wspomne
BTW. Guys, I don't know if that's Polish-distribution specific but we have two screen protectors bundled with the phone. One for front and one for back

Akiainavas said:
Mało powiedziane że zajebista. Niesamowite urządzenie, przyjemnie na nie patrzeć, o używaniu nie wspomne
BTW. Guys, I don't know if that's Polish-distribution specific but we have two screen protectors bundled with the phone. One for front and one for back
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Yeah, mine came with them too. Did you apply them? Apparently the front is already equipped with a screen protector, why would they add another one?

Akiainavas said:
Mało powiedziane że zajebista. Niesamowite urządzenie, przyjemnie na nie patrzeć, o używaniu nie wspomne
BTW. Guys, I don't know if that's Polish-distribution specific but we have two screen protectors bundled with the phone. One for front and one for back
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I read that's a standard on Sony phones
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hmmm power (usb) cable has no RC protection looks ill stick to my x2 or neo cable than when phone hits our market
ps any1 needs sony earphones i have 2many of em already

huball said:
I read that's a standard on Sony phones
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I think that the pre applied ones shouldn't be removed, and are quite thick and difficult to remove. So if the screen protectors in the box have normal thickness my guess is that it is to protect the screen protector from getting scratched. A scratch protector for a scatter protector

can you check whether i can use 5 pin MHL cable or 11 pin MHL cable ! would be interesting to know !!!!!!

kuba1410 said:
Yeah, mine came with them too. Did you apply them? Apparently the front is already equipped with a screen protector, why would they add another one?
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No that its actually a shatter proof sheet supplied on all sony phones for extra protection, screen protector is apparently supposed to go on top of that
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Lag?
Any lag, stuttering, or frame drops when opening apps and moving around the UI?

marcoplo said:
can you check whether i can use 5 pin MHL cable or 11 pin MHL cable ! would be interesting to know !!!!!!
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I am not sure which one I have, I I bought mine in August 2011 I think they used 5-pin cables then (?) - it works with the XZ.
jayman1986 said:
No that its actually a shatter proof sheet supplied on all sony phones for extra protection, screen protector is apparently supposed to go on top of that
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Thanks. One other thing maybe someone else will know. There is a NFC sticker at the back, how does it go with the back protector?

kuba1410 said:
I am not sure which one I have, I I bought mine in August 2011 I think they used 5-pin cables then (?) - it works with the XZ.
Thanks. One other thing maybe someone else will know. There is a NFC sticker at the back, how does it go with the back protector?
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I think you should remove it

kuba1410 said:
Yeah, mine came with them too. Did you apply them? Apparently the front is already equipped with a screen protector, why would they add another one?
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The phone comes with anti shatter film its not a screen protector and you are advised to put a standard screen protector on top of this pre applied film.

Note II Underwater pictures and video!

Just returned from my holidays. 5 pictures at the start, and a video at the end.
Used a waterproof case I bought at eBay. (Tested first to make sure it really was waterproof )
Dont forget to see it in HD
http://youtu.be/KemeYuEJbCQ

Shadowjump said:
Just returned from my holidays. 5 pictures at the start, and a video at the end.
Used a waterproof case I bought at eBay. (Tested first to make sure it really was waterproof )
Dont forget to see it in HD
http://youtu.be/KemeYuEJbCQ
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awesome video, can u please share the name/type of the case u bought ? or paste the link from where u bought it ?

Awesome. What case did you use mate? And also kudos on the chick in the pics, she is hot lol
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woah very nice

Wow very nice quality!

Which case did you get?
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Shadowjump said:
Just returned from my holidays. 5 pictures at the start, and a video at the end.
Used a waterproof case I bought at eBay. (Tested first to make sure it really was waterproof )
Dont forget to see it in HD
http://youtu.be/KemeYuEJbCQ
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The link to the case please..
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Shadowjump said:
Just returned from my holidays. 5 pictures at the start, and a video at the end.
Used a waterproof case I bought at eBay. (Tested first to make sure it really was waterproof )
Dont forget to see it in HD
http://youtu.be/KemeYuEJbCQ
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Nice shot.
Sometimes I too take underwater shots with my phone. Last Sunday I recorded a 25mins video but Note 2 screwed it up.
Looks like Note2 disables auto-focus if you touch the screen while video recording
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Those who wants a link for the case, he made a video review of a case for note 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q00G_oMZXcM

i love the girl on the video..lol

Your waterproof case didn't seem reliable if you bend it.
I'm using the same case this guy did
DicaPac guarantees waterproof protection down to 5m which is pretty enough for a plastic bag.

I have a video taken underwater with my note 2 also.
Using this case http://list.qoo10.sg/item/WATERPROOF-CASE-IPHONE-CAMERA-GALAXY/406458159?selectedOptions=;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQxa5YBEbBI
May i ask where is this beach you were at? The water is unbelievably clear!

Nice perform If I played with my phone when my girlfriend around she would go mad I guess She barely accepts the fact I install new ROMs everyday and play games, spend a lot of time with phone basicly

lqrt said:
I have a video taken underwater with my note 2 also.
Using this case http://list.qoo10.sg/item/WATERPROOF-CASE-IPHONE-CAMERA-GALAXY/406458159?selectedOptions=;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQxa5YBEbBI
May i ask where is this beach you were at? The water is unbelievably clear!
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nice ! but from the pic... no offence..but I feel the cover looks very cheap as in it could tear easily? or is it not? in a scale of 1 to 10 while 10 being very durable and long lasting how much would scale/rate the cover?
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It cost less then SGD20. At that price i rate the durablity ten..
It doesn't feel like it would tear easily. If compared to a plastic bag i would say
it's around 8/10 while that plastic bag is a 1/10. .
I will not use it more then a month if used everyday...
Texture is something like this http://www.notempire.com/images/uploads/marcRainCoat.jpg

This is the case: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dive-Cover-...DA_Cases&var=470277302816&hash=item27d62307bd
Its all hard plastic with silicon on top of the screen. Of course, the screen doesnt work when underwater! So with a small change in a file, I changed the home button to a camera button.
Of course, I never went more than 2 meters (6.5 feet) underwater just to be sure. But for surface and up to 2 meters photos and videos, the case is perfect. 100% waterproof!
Max duration I had the camera in the sea was ~40 minutes and not a single drop went in.
I didnt try a pouch because I thought it would distort the pictures if it was not perfectly straight and clear near the lens.

lqrt said:
I have a video taken underwater with my note 2 also.
Using this case http://list.qoo10.sg/item/WATERPROOF-CASE-IPHONE-CAMERA-GALAXY/406458159?selectedOptions=;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQxa5YBEbBI
May i ask where is this beach you were at? The water is unbelievably clear!
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The beach is in Naxos Island, Greece (Mikri Vigla - Kastraki beach)

Shadowjump said:
The beach is in Naxos Island, Greece (Mikri Vigla - Kastraki beach)
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Hello,
I have just recieved the same waterproof case for my note 2. The case seems nice!
Including the phone it looks like a 7" tablet! !
Can't wait to shoot underwater!

Shadowjump said:
Just returned from my holidays. 5 pictures at the start, and a video at the end.
Used a waterproof case I bought at eBay. (Tested first to make sure it really was waterproof )
Dont forget to see it in HD
http://youtu.be/KemeYuEJbCQ
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Dude why would you play with tech if you have a gf like that to play with? She's got some great hardware.

gideonMorrison said:
Dude why would you play with tech if you have a gf like that to play with? She's got some great hardware.
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Pushing the boundaries ....
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koalauk said:
Pushing the boundaries ....
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Please do elaborate.

Touchscreen sometimes goes apeshXX

I'm mostly satisfied with my Z1, but I frequently have a weird problem.
The touchscreen on the Z1 just goes crazy; it touches everywant it wants or touches wrong place.
My friend had a simliar problem with his Z Ultra and it got better when he took the infamous anti shatter flim out, so I tried that too, but it got worse.
Sadly, Sony service centers had no idea why it was happening.
Uhh... it makes me tired soooo hard.

unfortunately its a common thing but how much it does varies. I'm on my second phone and it doesn't do it as much as the first one did.

well i experience it sometimes.. cleaning the screen works for me and swiping apps from recent

put a new film (a good quality one) ASAP. my xz1 also goes crazy without ASF
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feddexx69 said:
put a new film (a good quality one) ASAP. my xz1 also goes crazy without ASF
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I assume that you can edit a file to turn down the touch on the Z1 just like the Z-U. have a search in the Z-Ultra forum, I think the fix was posted by @hamdogg

Yeah like some other people said, clean the screen, finger oil/grease easily makes screen go mad, an example is if i play a game and the joystick on the screen just doesn't want to co-operate

Curious, it only happens occasionally when I plug in the magnetic charger. I foxed it by using the disable dock module on xposed framework.
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I had the same with 257.... the issue disappeared when I updated to 290 and never came back (now on 136)

blueether said:
I assume that you can edit a file to turn down the touch on the Z1 just like the Z-U. have a search in the Z-Ultra forum, I think the fix was posted by @hamdogg
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u mean edit touch.filter.level = 2 to other values?
tried. but problem still there.

Rumor about the hole of the earpiece! Waterproof Rumor!

Browsing other Xperia Z2 forum, a user asked about the water resistance and input headset, since it has no external insulation, as covers. One reviewer said the author of the following topic:
"Check if you don't see a screen light in the hole, there were some not sealed examples problems.. it should be dark when the phone is unlocked. Would help to make sure it is sealed."
This actually makes sense?
I tested mine and when I turn on the device screen I can see light through the hole of the headset!
Has anyone tested to see if it makes sense?

I haven't heard about this, but for the screen gap issue Sony said you could take your phone to a repair center for a water resistance test, I'm sure they would do this for you if you are worried about it.

I see the light of the screen through the jack and I plunged my phone several times in the water, no problem.

delsus said:
I haven't heard about this, but for the screen gap issue Sony said you could take your phone to a repair center for a water resistance test, I'm sure they would do this for you if you are worried about it.
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Yes, regarding the gaps I'm aware, but I was worried that another rumor concerning the entry of the headset!

AndroidGaalaxy said:
I see the light of the screen through the jack and I plunged my phone several times in the water, no problem.
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Oh thanks !!!
Now I'm much more peaceful!
I'll expect more cases to be even quieter!

BR4DOKYBrazil said:
Yes, regarding the gaps I'm aware, but I was worried that another rumor concerning the entry of the headset!
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As I said though if you are worried about the headphone plug, they should be able to test that for water resistance as well.
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delsus said:
As I said though if you are worried about the headphone plug, they should be able to test that for water resistance as well.
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Yeap, but the tricky thing is that I bought my device in another country! In my country is not yet released!
Have no guarantee of the device!

BR4DOKYBrazil said:
Yeap, but the tricky thing is that I bought my device in another country! In my country is not yet released!
Have no guarantee of the device!
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Ahh Ok I see your problem
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I can see the light too, no water has passed so far (at least nothing that effected the phone). Not sure if a straight way to the digitizer does any good.. Like is the digitizer waterproof?

This sounds strange but put the hole to your mouth and such on it like a straw then plug it with your tongue. If the suction stays then your good and waterproof.
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I can also see light and phone is waterproof. And its not a hole, its just thin plastic leaking light through itself
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NuriJ said:
I can see the light too, no water has passed so far (at least nothing that effected the phone). Not sure if a straight way to the digitizer does any good.. Like is the digitizer waterproof?
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feis said:
I can also see light and phone is waterproof. And its not a hole, its just thin plastic leaking light through itself
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I was very relieved! The people have to be careful with things that speak the internet! This sometimes ends up becoming epic proportions and great discomfort to the users of the device!
Actually I noticed that there is a thin plastic near the light!

AndroidGaalaxy said:
I see the light of the screen through the jack and I plunged my phone several times in the water, no problem.
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feis said:
I can also see light and phone is waterproof. And its not a hole, its just thin plastic leaking light through itself
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Yours devices have gaps?

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Yours devices have gaps?
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No no, I have a gap between the speaker and the edge of the screen, and even another gap between the touchscreen and the edge, no problem.
Note that I have not tried to immerse the phone more than 30 cm deep

AndroidGaalaxy said:
No no, I have a gap between the speaker and the edge of the screen, and even another gap between the touchscreen and the edge, no problem.
Note that I have not tried to immerse the phone more than 30 cm deep
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Would you take a picture?
I do not know if you saw, but it has a huge discussion about the water resistance of the device with those gaps!
If you can take pictures would help a lot! A macro photo of good resolution!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2744197

O2 UK now have it in stock

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/sony/xperia-z3/#activeTabNum=8&noScroll=yes
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corallus said:
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/sony/xperia-z3/#activeTabNum=8&noScroll=yes
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There's some here too...
http://www.handtec.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Sony+Xperia+Z3+16GB
EDIT: I've just had my shipment notification come through from my pre-order. I should get it tomorrow.

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There's some here too...
EDIT: I've just had my shipment notification come through from my pre-order. I should get it tomorrow.
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Nice, when you get it can you post to say if it comes with Ear Phones or not?
I've noticed the Three page has gone up but all the details are about the Z2 and there are no tarrifs yet. Can't post the URL because I am a new user but browse to the Z2 page and replace Z2 with Z3. eg.
Discover/Devices/Sony/Xperia_Z3

I wanted the white Z3 but o2 don't have it listed, just black and mint silver...I had the white Z and black Z1 and I was happy to go back to white now Sony have made all of it white, but now I'm stumped what to go for. Black is a safety colour however I'm intrigued about the mint silver which is exclusive for o2...think I'll go to the shop tomorrow and see it and then do my refresh upgrade from my HTC m8, it will cost me £360 to upgrade now but can trade the m8 in for £220 so not bad really....It's well worth being on this refresh plan!

White was exclusive for phones 4 u but they folded, the white is now exclusive to carphone warehouse
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White was exclusive for phones 4 u but they folded, the white is now exclusive to carphone warehouse
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I see, that's a pain as I can only upgrade direct with o2 on their refresh plan...I'll have to decide between black and mint silver.

Just been and got mine from o2, they only had 2 blacks left so I went for the safety option.

Got mint silver myself, luckily they had more than one as the first had a really bad light bleed patch in the middle of the screen
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Just had to exchange mine as the camera wouldn't focus, close up was fine but everything else came out as a blur!
Luckily a store by me was still open, they could've exchanged it for the mint silver but I wasn't too keen on it.

got my Z3 yesterday, but there are two dead pixels gonna return it for a replacement tomorrow, wont stop me buying Sony again though. Least it doesn't bend.

Torpis said:
Nice, when you get it can you post to say if it comes with Ear Phones or not?
I've noticed the Three page has gone up but all the details are about the Z2 and there are no tarrifs yet. Can't post the URL because I am a new user but browse to the Z2 page and replace Z2 with Z3. eg.
Discover/Devices/Sony/Xperia_Z3
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Hi,
Yes, it comes with the push in ear bud type of phones/hands free (I don't like those sort myself, but...). Also included is an OTG lead, charger wall plug with separate USB lead, and a screen protector (matt finish) for the front.
This is a UK, unlocked handset only phone.
No dead pixels on my one, and no issues with the focus on the camera.

nniicckkss said:
Hi,
Yes, it comes with the push in ear bud type of phones/hands free (I don't like those sort myself, but...). Also included is an OTG lead, charger wall plug with separate USB lead, and a screen protector (matt finish) for the front.
This is a UK, unlocked handset only phone.
No dead pixels on my one, and no issues with the focus on the camera.
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Thanks, went and got mine today from Three. I love that it came with a USB OTG cable, it's something I never knew I needed on the iPhone but it's awesome!
I got rid of the screen protector as they are usually rubbish - it's just a shame it didn't come with the noise cancelling earbuds.

Torpis said:
Thanks, went and got mine today from Three. I love that it came with a USB OTG cable, it's something I never knew I needed on the iPhone but it's awesome!
I got rid of the screen protector as they are usually rubbish - it's just a shame it didn't come with the noise cancelling earbuds.
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Yeah, I've not really used the OTG lead very often on previous phones - occasionally for transferring data, and I've used it to listen to music on wireless headphones. And just to try it out, I've put my wireless mouse dongle and keyboard in it and that works too. This was all on my S4, yet to test it out on the Z3 but I assume it's the same.
I have put the screen protector on my Z3, but it's a matt finish and is collecting fingerprints. I much prefer it without one on. I'm just gauging confidence in the durability of the screen with regards to scratches before I run without one on at all. My past phones have had Gorilla Glass on them and I've not used protection and they have been scratch free.

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Yeah, I've not really used the OTG lead very often on previous phones - occasionally for transferring data, and I've used it to listen to music on wireless headphones. And just to try it out, I've put my wireless mouse dongle and keyboard in it and that works too. This was all on my S4, yet to test it out on the Z3 but I assume it's the same.
I have put the screen protector on my Z3, but it's a matt finish and is collecting fingerprints. I much prefer it without one on. I'm just gauging confidence in the durability of the screen with regards to scratches before I run without one on at all. My past phones have had Gorilla Glass on them and I've not used protection and they have been scratch free.
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I truly would like to know this as well. Thru out the years, I have had phone with gorilla glass and have had no screen protectors ever and have had no scratches ever! Now, I am carful as hell with my phones but my z2 I did the same as I usually do and I did get scratches. Front and back. My only guess is, this was because of the dragontail glass which is not as strong as gorilla glass when it comes to scratches. I do hope that sony went with gorilla glass this time. Anyone know for sure?

Anyone know if the o2 xperia z3 has bootloader unlockable: Yes?
Im looking for the mint silver green one. Looks really nice though im not really a fan of o2.
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sfex3best said:
Anyone know if the o2 xperia z3 has bootloader unlockable: Yes?
Im looking for the mint silver green one. Looks really nice though im not really a fan of o2.
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Mines locked.
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Sighhh why the hell do they have to make this mint silver color available only on o2. I seen reviews of the o2 customer service and they have like 1 star.
I want this silver green colour so badly but other than o2 its not available anywhere here in uk.
Thanks for that news tho
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sfex3best said:
Sighhh why the hell do they have to make this mint silver color available only on o2. I seen reviews of the o2 customer service and they have like 1 star.
I want this silver green colour so badly but other than o2 its not available anywhere here in uk.
Thanks for that news tho
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It's exclusive to o2, it may come to other networks at some point... I personally am not a fan of that colour.
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Received my Xperia Z3 today on o2, bootloader is locked.

My Z3 is on O2, but in the service menu the bl can be unlocked. Just waiting to see if a non invasive method to root can be found. It is a bit of a pain having all this dross preinstalled.