Sony Xperia Z1 UPDATE

Sony Xperia Z1 UPDATE

Sony Xperia Z1 Smartphone (12.7 cm (5 inch) Full HD TRILUMINOS display, touchscreen, 2.2 GHz quad-core processor (Qualcomm), 2GB of RAM, 16GB storage, 20.7 megapixel camera , Android 4.2) Black (Wireless Phone)

Customer Review

I now have some time played with the idea zuzulegen a new phone. That is precisely the Z1, I would not have thought. I have heard a lot in any case of Sony's premium smartphone. Envisioned I actually had the HTC One, because I attach great importance to the processing (materials, etc.). Unfortunately, this was exactly the reason why I am never struggled through to buy it. Too often I read about miserable processing (gap dimensions, elevations, etc.). The more I am pleased to be able to test the Z1, although I was skeptical anyway.

Arrived there is in simple little cardboard (I always expect a large cardboard box the more expensive the product ;-)). Unpacked, and only times put under the microscope. But the all-clear, the workmanship is very good indeed. No gaps, all flat and clean worked wonderfully. Used the Z1 with MicroSim inlaid top right. Nice and useful detail: You will now create the Sim to a small inserter, which makes loading and unloading easier. A microSD is inserted on the top left (without inserter). The back of the Z1 is also made of glass (?), Back and front are very fingerprint prone should use any protectors. I personally do not use them, I want to "work" directly with the material. A protective cover should be compulsory but in any case, because glass can jump quickly when it falls unhappy again. I had unfortunately i with my Razr.
Except for the headphone jack all connections are concealed. This is of course the dust and water resistance due to the Sony so extols. Dust? Ok, I hated it when it has managed to dust behind the display, the times are fortunately over. Waterproof? At first, WTF ?! But, go clear dive will be well not to pour with the Z1, but how many times I was already in the rain as it started and then I have often thought about "Please, please, let the cell phone does not get wet!", Or at a party , drunk, even not paying attention to the toilet and you're kneeling on the floor and fished his cell phone out of the bowl ...
Since I got to test the Z1, I've actually done it, and it repeatedly kept under the shower to heavy rain to simulate. I've pulled through long fought against it but then. And? It is still going! For dry I have a precaution placed on rice (rice attracts moisture).

Commissioning is completed in a few seconds. The menu is structured Androidtypisch. Again, you have several screens which can all be personalized (Except for the background, which applies to all screens). The number of screens can be increased up to 7 pieces, or it just reaches a. The zoom gesture on a screen to get into this "menu" where you can determine the number and the main screen, widgets, apps, the background and the design can choose. Apps you can alternatively choose out directly from the main menu.
Taking down the screen to get to the quick settings menu, here you can BT, Wifi, brightness and more Switching on and off or adjust. Additional features can be assigned or take out. Useful also here, there is also an LTE button. The displays (as in the normal reception beams) whether LTE is available and of course how much (LTE should of course be part of the new mobile contract).

Sony own services are of course also on board, especially Playstation Mobile. Here you can link his PSN account with the Z1 and access according to his account. Games that one has been downloaded to the PS3 but will not play on the Z1 (with minis not tried because no available). But otherwise you can of course games on Mobile App Download (costs between Free and 8). Even apps can be downloaded here, the menu within the Playstation store is simple and clear. However, opening up to me not quite the benefits, finally, there is already the play goals from Google which allows for a far more extensive choice. For Sony, it is certainly not bad because of the link as Sony services, a real competition with Goggle, it does not represent, however.
Two other Sony apps are the Xperia and Xperia lounge-Privilege. Both are nothing more than advertising apps in lounge you get the opportunity to participate in sweepstakes (Win a trip to the Avicii concert in Kuala Lumpur, Win a trip to the World Cup in Brazil, etc.). With Privilege you just want the one Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited testing and of course continue to use.

The Sprachqualtität is extremely good and can not complain about. And otherwise use the Z1 leaves little to critique everything runs as smooth as silk, no stuttering or any delays. The same with Chrome, surfing is super out of hand, of course, thanks to the brilliant 5 "displays. What I can say with respect to the display after I saw an LG G2, which is the color at the G2 are strong. When Z1 would it never occurred to me without comparison, as washed out or faded, I would still not call. The colors are just, well, unspectacular, normal.
Listening to music is high in order, which is the speaker located on the underside are not runs the risk mask the speaker when placing it on the office table, for example.

The battery is really ok, the first day he held about just under 22 hours. In the time I've finished the initial setup (accounts linked to about 15 apps updated), several albums on the Amazon app downloaded, downloaded apps on the Play Goals and installed. Approximately 2 hours Angry Birds played, surfed the same time. All this without turning on the Stamina-Mod. Most of the background activities when you activate this suppressed long as you have turned off the display (So wifi, mobile data and many applications). If you want to but that certain applications are to remain still active you can do this even in Stamina-Mod set. So it is nothing more than an intelligent power-saving feature. Meanwhile, I leave the mode to permanent. But at the same time you can also specify the from a certain battery level another battery saver function starts, in you can specify exactly which activities are to be set when reaching the set battery state.
Another useful point (for me) is that you can adjust the when my Wifi to turn on automatically. So I have Wifi not always on and off manually when I'm at home, for example, or you do not.
Meanwhile, the battery life has leveled off at me in 2 days, as I said, in permanent Stamina-Mod. Here I surf a lot, listen to music for hours and enjoy playing once a round. For me, absolutely sufficient. Little gripe here, charging the battery takes a comparatively long time (between 5-6 hours when not in use).

The camera I use frankly quite rare when undeniable that production also took very good pictures. That you have to admit. There are a couple of useful, funny and also functions with which you can deal for a while. Whether the Z1 makes a digicam unemployed? Hm, into middle Preisegment (I'm talking about here so to 150-200 maximum) I would say yes. You can leave the digital camera, but does not. Who but highly demanding should remain at a separate camera.

For me, the Z1 is really a premium smartphone, but the processing is for me a dream. If you have questions about specific functions she writes in a comment, I look then whether I can help you. If myself yet what a, or on the Rezi is obviously being updated.

01:11 .: For two days the latest system update is available. An appreciable difference of the performance, I could not tell, but no (and that's probably the most important) deterioration. Everything works fine, no apps now are incompatible of which I use.
The Sony Xperia Privilege own app has also been updated and now donated every buyer 10 Free Playstation mobile games. Now there are no herrausragenden title, but Kurzweil is provided :-)

Update 03:07:14 .: I was asked about problems with the touch screen and asked about my experiences. In fact, I can also report problems with the touchscreen.
For me, but it made only in a game noticeable (Magic Mania). During normal "handling" I have no problems with it, which is why I have come to believe that it apparently "only" problem is if you repeatedly longer have to drive across the screen. Even in the game's problems appear only after about a quarter of an hour. The screen seems to have problems with it in the long term to recognize the continuous contact.
Due to this, I have deducted a star, even if do not noticeable problems during everyday operation with me

Update 21:12:14: Now that my wife took advantage of the Z1 in the last few months we have wistfully separated us (my wife) of the Z1. The Z1 revealed in the last 3 months a number of weaknesses which are already pretty bad. These include the now-familiar camera bug, this manifests itself in which the camera is suddenly not available if you want to take a picture, sometimes my wife had quite make out to use again to the camera, the Z1. And the most annoying thing of all was the writing. Here the keyboard sponn sometimes rum so that a composing messages was impossible. The Z1 has completely fabricated or took very different characters as the one has touched without intervention interminable fantasy words.
For this reason, it has now decided to buy the Samsung Galaxy S5, even if they ds Z1 but liked only because of the processing. But if even my wife says at some point it is sufficient, then it is enough really ... Too bad, so the purchase of Z1 can only advise in this way. but I personally would recommend the Z2, with whom I had until now no such experiences must!

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