Sony Z3 Compact - The best little Android in the universe

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Datura said:
I am experiencing a weird bug (I suspect). Twice I have found that if I am active in an app and someone calls me I can't get out of the app to answer it or see who is calling... The home and back buttons vanish and the app doesn't give way to the call...
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jman said:
Do you have that gesture feature enabled where you can put the phone to your ear while it's ringing and it answers? Just a work around
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I didn't have notifications set for callerUI (I think that's what it is called). So now I have a new issue. I left my phone at a mate on Saturday night and the battery ran out my Sunday midday and I had changed my GMail password in the interim. Well, when I powered up my phone I noticed widgets were missing from my home screen and I couldn't log onto play store because my account password had changed. I tried a few things and eventually deleted my google account and recreated it using new password. Now I don't have any contacts and my phone won't sync contacts. Real pain in the arse!
 
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Damn...knew I should not have seen this phone in the flesh. Walked past a Vodashop...thought, lemme just see this thing instead of oogling over pics on the net. So frickin nice...now I want one. My S3 still doing just fine, although it lags a bit here and there...so I dont need a new phone...I just want one, the Z3 compact.

Must resist...
 
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the one feature that really impresses me is the range of the WiFi reception. My Xperia V could not see the home WiFi in the bedroom, but the Z3c connects very easily.
 
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CrazyFig said:
Damn...knew I should not have seen this phone in the flesh. Walked past a Vodashop...thought, lemme just see this thing instead of oogling over pics on the net. So frickin nice...now I want one. My S3 still doing just fine, although it lags a bit here and there...so I dont need a new phone...I just want one, the Z3 compact.

Must resist...
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Do it.. Do it! *Tony Montana accent
 
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CrazyFig said:
Damn...knew I should not have seen this phone in the flesh. Walked past a Vodashop...thought, lemme just see this thing instead of oogling over pics on the net. So frickin nice...now I want one. My S3 still doing just fine, although it lags a bit here and there...so I dont need a new phone...I just want one, the Z3 compact.

Must resist...
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Just do it. You'll be a lot happier at the end of the day.
 
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Does anyone do anything to get longer battery life on the Z3 Compact?
Not that it is necessary. Lol.

My screen brightness is at about 65%. I have Location, wifi, Mobile Data on 24/7. And still get to about 70% left at the end of the day.

That is with fair usage. Mostly Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Inatagram, very little calls.
 
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Does anyone do anything to get longer battery life on the Z3 Compact?
Not that it is necessary. Lol.
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Really?? Put it in Flight Mode and see how long it lasts.

A smartphone is not about the battery, but rather the experience.

Just buy another battery if you want longer battery life.
 
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kingrob said:
Really?? Put it in Flight Mode and see how long it lasts.

A smartphone is not about the battery, but rather the experience.

Just buy another battery if you want longer battery life.
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Except you can't swap batteries with this phone... :p
 
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CrazyFig said:
Well well well, rumour has it Xperia Z4 might be unveiled in March 2015, with a release as early as April. Sure...IF its true, it wont be here for at least 3 months after that...but it might just be worth the wait?

Itching to get a Z3 but if it will be replaced in 6 months...I wont be impressed :/

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...a-z4-leak-with-a-little-help-from-007-1277841
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6 month release cycle means that the Z4 will probably be here soon, and 6 months later the Z5 will be released etc. If you're going to keep putting it off, you'll never end up getting anything :p Heck the Z1 is still pretty similar to the Z3 spec-wise, so you'll probably get 2 years out of it easily...
 
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Itching to get a Z3 but if it will be replaced in 6 months...I wont be impressed :/
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Why won't you be impressed?

I'll be more than happy with a Z3 Compact for the forseeable future. It's really all I want and need in a phone.

The Z4 will just be more of the same, unless it has a hololens that pops out of the phone's front lens. :D
 
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CrazyFig said:
Well well well, rumour has it Xperia Z4 might be unveiled in March 2015, with a release as early as April. Sure...IF its true, it wont be here for at least 3 months after that...but it might just be worth the wait?

Itching to get a Z3 but if it will be replaced in 6 months...I wont be impressed :/

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...a-z4-leak-with-a-little-help-from-007-1277841
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The phone came out 2 months ago already. Tech moves forward. If you don't like it get a 3310. The phone's specs don't get magically down graded if another one gets released.

Even if the Z4 got anounced today, it would still take months to land in ZA.
 
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kingrob said:
Really?? Put it in Flight Mode and see how long it lasts.

A smartphone is not about the battery, but rather the experience.

Just buy another battery if you want longer battery life.
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You didn't read my full post. If you did you wouldn't have replied with that silly answer.

I don't need more battery life. I'm just curious to know how other users utilize their Z3 Compact.
 
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Hmm, good point...if a new one comes very 6 months I will constantly be waiting for the next new model.

Think its time I went back to a Vodashop for my upgrade :D
 
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CrazyFig said:
Hmm, good point...if a new one comes very 6 months I will constantly be waiting for the next new model.

Think its time I went back to a Vodashop for my upgrade :D
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A work colleague of mine got a Z3 Compact today and it's so nice. Feels event better in my hand than my Z3.
 
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Hey guys, do you know where the best place is to buy a Z3 Compact? Not contract (I have a contract, phone got stolen).

Orange store is the cheapest but they don't have stock or any idea when they will get.
 
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