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Hello all of you,
I have been lurking around to buy the Xperia Play for quite some time and when our local store had a good christmas offer yesterday I got it. Everything I bought it for that makes it unique works like a charme but THE most basic functionality is not: making a call.
As with all my electronic gadgets before really going into it I updated the Play through PC companion and got the latest firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42 and android OS 2.3.4. I don't know or remember which versions were on it out of the box. So I can't say if the following problem would have occured even before the update.
Everytime I want to make a call or accept a call, be it a contact or dialed number, the display goes dead. It's black and doesn't react to touch or button inputs. When the call is finished (the other one has to hang up as I can't, of course) it takes some time and when switching to landscape mode AND sliding out the gamepad the Play becomes alive again (showing the Xperia Play Games as it normally does by default when sliding out the gamepad).
I emailed to SE support but an answer has yet to come. Do you have an idea? I reset the Play through PC companion but nothing changes (of course I can only reset with the latest firmware).
If you need any more information or files please let me know and I will post them.
Have you by any chance put a generic screen protector on your Play? The reason I ask is because I had a similar problem with my LG Ally. What I found out is that there is a thing called a proximity sensor that blanks the screen when you are talking on the phone to save power. Some screen protectors or sticker type skins or possibly a generic protective case will block the proximity sensor just enough to keep it from sensing whether the phone is up to your face. I ended up cutting out the spot where the proximity sensor was on my generic skin and protector, and things went back to normal.
It's also possible that you have a bad proximity sensor, in which case that would require service.
You're right!
I can't believe it, that's it! I put on the screen protector that came with the phone(!) and it really covers the sensor as well. I can't believe it. How could SE put something like that into the package? I was about to return the phone tomorrow, just because of the OEM screen protector. Unbelievable, really.
Thank you very much!
evothiast said:
I can't believe it, that's it! I put on the screen protector that came with the phone(!) and it really covers the sensor as well. I can't believe it. How could SE put something like that into the package? I was about to return the phone tomorrow, just because of the OEM screen protector. Unbelievable, really.
Thank you very much!
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Actually screen protector works fine, your mistake was applying the spare one. All xperia plays come with a shatter proof screen protector factory fitted, so when you applied the spare one, you had 2 screen protectors fitted.
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Hi all,
I absolutely just got my Z1c (didn't even turn it on yet), and the first thing that called my attention is that there is a screen protector on the box... so, a few questions:
1) Does this mean that there is no screen protector already installed on the screen?
2) Is it worth installing it or not? I've read that on the regular Z1, the protector is only for shatter protection, but is actually not scratch resistant... if this is also the case for the Z1c, I guess that I will do without the protector... any other reason to install it?
PS: this baby just arrived after pre-ordering it at Sony Mobile Italia...
Thanks,
Leo.
Put it on, should it ever be scratched it is way easier to replace than the original anti-shatter-film mounted on the display panel. And don't forget to protect the back as well, it's only plastic...
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i almost forgot about that. was too excited to finally be getting a proper phone to be looking at what was in the box.
if you look up where the notification light is, and hold it against the light in a certain way you should be able to see it. they did a neat job of it. i still dont understand why it is there really. if my screen shatters im not going to be able to use the phone any more. maybe they are worried about glass going all my pocket if i break it. umm thanks sony. how thoughtful of you
Hey guys,
On all the reviews I've seen it says the screen is prone to scratches/finger prints/lint etc - is there a screen protector I can use to eliminate all these problems... can you get screen protectors that repel finger marks? (sorry, can't think of a better way to phrase that) - if so could you please link me to the one you've been using?
My other concern is that the battery doesn't seem very big - how long are you guys getting out of your Compacts on average?
Cheers
Threads related to Battery and Screen Protector already in place. Do a search before posting as to reduce duplication and easier to find (If you do a search within Z1C Forum/ Thread).
Screen - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631495
Battery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631336
Thanks I did see screen protector thread before posting, but my question's more if a screen protector can counter all the negative remarks said about the display in reviews
The built in screen protector of Sony in this device is already doing great for a protector. I say you should be more worried about the back side being scratched than the fron portion Also battery life you'll be overwhelmed by it's capacity to hold a single charge.
Riyal said:
The built in screen protector of Sony in this device is already doing great for a protector. I say you should be more worried about the back side being scratched than the fron portion Also battery life you'll be overwhelmed by it's capacity to hold a single charge.
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Not agreed with Riyal, if you are saying the Built in Screen Protector (Means the ASF Anti Shutter Film) then you are wrong, a lot of users from Z1 and Z1 Compact reported that the ASF scratch easily, attract dust and fingerprint.
Or maybe you are talking about the Screen underneath the ASF (by removing the ASF and lost the Sony Logo) then I don't know as I've not tried it yet.
Some users had a Screen Protector included in the Box (Depends on carrier and where you buy), then even the spare Screen Protector included in box are not good enough to prevent scratches and fingerprint.
Therefore, I would really recommend to get a decent protector for "Front" and "Back". Battery wise is good and last me more than 2 days of normal used. (My normal used consider FB, XDA, News Feeds, Browsing web, sync, email, whatsapp, Hangout, G+, Wifi, Mobile data, No GPS and other minor setting tweaks)
My feedback was from personal experience though... I already had 3 sony phones.
Xperia Pro, Xperia S and this Xperia Z1 Compact. The oldest sony device I have is Xperia Pro which I still use for 3 years now. And I can even show proof that the built in screen protector of my Xperia Pro still doesn't have even a single hairline scratch. Same goes for my Xperia S which I sold now and now on my Xperia Z1 Compact.
I'm not sure how those other users handle their phone to the point that it scratches the screen but I can say that if used properly you won't have any trouble with the built in protector. But of course... The protector is plastic it would get scratched when it's scratched by an object that's sharp and harder than plastic obviously.
thermalboyz said:
Not agreed with Riyal, if you are saying the Built in Screen Protector (Means the ASF Anti Shutter Film) then you are wrong, a lot of users from Z1 and Z1 Compact reported that the ASF scratch easily, attract dust and fingerprint.
Or maybe you are talking about the Screen underneath the ASF (by removing the ASF and lost the Sony Logo) then I don't know as I've not tried it yet.
Some users had a Screen Protector included in the Box (Depends on carrier and where you buy), then even the spare Screen Protector included in box are not good enough to prevent scratches and fingerprint.
Therefore, I would really recommend to get a decent protector for "Front" and "Back". Battery wise is good and last me more than 2 days of normal used. (My normal used consider FB, XDA, News Feeds, Browsing web, sync, email, whatsapp, Hangout, G+, Wifi, Mobile data, No GPS and other minor setting tweaks)
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thermalboyz said:
Not agreed with Riyal, if you are saying the Built in Screen Protector (Means the ASF Anti Shutter Film) then you are wrong, a lot of users from Z1 and Z1 Compact reported that the ASF scratch easily, attract dust and fingerprint.
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+1 There have been so many reports of the ASF being easily scratched that I recommend putting a protector on asap, which for me is before I've even turned the Phone on.
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And I can even show proof that the built in screen protector of my Xperia Pro still doesn't have even a single hairline scratch.
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I would need to see that proof before even considering to believe that. I'll get some pictures up tomorrow of how my current protector looks, but I can always remove it and add another, once the ASF has just one little blemish then you'll be kicking yourself because the only way then to remove that blemish would be to remove the ASF. I also take the resale value into account too.
I would upload one later on Time to test macro photography of Z1 Compact then haha!
I also have BTW a nokia N900 which has a resistive screen(made of plastic) and also no scratches and that's almost 5 years old now
Yeah I'm an avid fan of phones with HW qwerty keyboard.
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+1 There have been so many reports of the ASF being easily scratched that I recommend putting a protector on asap, which for me is before I've even turned the Phone on.
I would need to see that proof before even considering to believe that. I'll get some pictures up tomorrow of how my current protector looks, but I can always remove it and add another, once the ASF has just one little blemish then you'll be kicking yourself because the only way then to remove that blemish would be to remove the ASF. I also take the resale value into account too.
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The screen protector is awful...
Already have a deep scratch and I'm a very careful person... On the back I already have a film protector, so I can't give any feedback, but the screen protector on the front is very, very soft to protect from almost any scratch...
First, dont worry about the battery - the phone's battery life is fantastic. only bettered by 3000mAh+ phablets
Dont worry about the screen panel - it's a lovely 720p part with neutral colours which makes photos and videos look fantastic.
*Do* worry about the back - it's a horrible plastic that scratches easily.
*Do* worry about the Anti-Shatter-Film on the front. It's an abomination. It picks up dust, it scratches, and will need to come off sooner rather than later.
(compare this with any iPhone 4S+ screen after 2 years hard use - spotless, no/few scratches, oleophobic, lovely cold glass touch - it's no wonder that Sony have *finally* conceded and removed the plastic film from the Z2 (and hopefully Z2 mini))
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I should add - I feel this is the best android device currently available, and I use it every day. Despite the caveats listed I would definitely recommend it.
ziggyball said:
First, dont worry about the battery - the phone's battery life is fantastic. only bettered by 3000mAh+ phablets
Dont worry about the screen panel - it's a lovely 720p part with neutral colours which makes photos and videos look fantastic.
*Do* worry about the back - it's a horrible plastic that scratches easily.
*Do* worry about the Anti-Shatter-Film on the front. It's an abomination. It picks up dust, it scratches, and will need to come off sooner rather than later.
(compare this with any iPhone 4S+ screen after 2 years hard use - spotless, no/few scratches, oleophobic, lovely cold glass touch - it's no wonder that Sony have *finally* conceded and removed the plastic film from the Z2 (and hopefully Z2 mini))
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I should add - I feel this is the best android device currently available, and I use it every day. Despite the caveats listed I would definitely recommend it.
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Cheers
I've ordered a screen protector, would you recommend removing the ASF before fitting it in that case?
Hi guys,
I have just damaged the screen on my HTC One V, the phone was find and dandy for its day, and I would still be running around with it, if I wasn't concerned that at any point it would implode with a total screen failure. I am currently thinking of getting this phone, and was wondering since you all own it, whether your happy with it, or if you think you should have gotten a different phone?
I;m pretty rough with phones so my main concern is will it stand up to me being a ruffian?
regards to you all
mcgi5sr2 said:
Hi guys,
I have just damaged the screen on my HTC One V, the phone was find and dandy for its day, and I would still be running around with it, if I wasn't concerned that at any point it would implode with a total screen failure. I am currently thinking of getting this phone, and was wondering since you all own it, whether your happy with it, or if you think you should have gotten a different phone?
I;m pretty rough with phones so my main concern is will it stand up to me being a ruffian?
regards to you all
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i`m happy with my z1 compact .. battery friendly, awesome camera, best performance all times in a compact size, scored 34500 in antutu
but,
The ASF on the front screen scratches easely also the back cover, you need to put on the first day a case and some protection for the front size
If you want to know anything more accurate pls post..
Sorry for my english
adryanodej said:
i`m happy with my z1 compact .. battery friendly, awesome camera, best performance all times in a compact size, scored 34500 in antutu
but,
The ASF on the front screen scratches easely also the back cover, you need to put on the first day a case and some protection for the front size
If you want to know anything more accurate pls post..
Sorry for my english
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Thanks man, one thing that worries me is the glass front and back, I've seen a lot of iphones with this all smashed, I guess a case is a must. Also I hear a lot of water proof horror stories, but I've read the threads here so am aware. One think I would like to know is how active the development scene is? Are there a lot of developers on board here, and is the community still buzzing? HOV community is gone :'(
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Thanks man, one thing that worries me is the glass front and back, I've seen a lot of iphones with this all smashed, I guess a case is a must. Also I hear a lot of water proof horror stories, but I've read the threads here so am aware. One think I would like to know is how active the development scene is? Are there a lot of developers on board here, and is the community still buzzing? HOV community is gone :'(
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this phone has only a few months .. not yet to much developing but it has same specifications like z1 so basicaly almost anything works on z1 compact ..( z1 has active developers)
I don`t have any issue with waterproffing.., i buyed this phone to make pics under water (like pool for exemple) and works great..
and yeah , a good case it`s recomended for this phone, but the aluminium frame it`s very resistant
pewrsonaly i recomended this device for you if you wan a 4.3 inch display.. and it`s not small for you
Sony builds very good quality, durable phones. Aside from the flash bleed I had because of the plastic back (I replaced it with the glass one), it's been a great device thus far. There are some good case options... and those people with shattered I-phones, I would suspect, didn't protect the damn thing.
Mine died of hardware failure, had to be sent for repair 1 month after I bought it.
It's a nice device, but just hope it will never break as Sony's post-sale support is nothing short of appalling. They do not operate the repairs, but rely on a 3rd party in the UK and tracking for mine shows it as pending because the repair centre did not have motherboards in stock so it had to be sourced from abroad. Been in this state for 2 weeks now, and nothing but silence from Sony. Would have appreciated a replacement, like Apple does, but no.. so this is likely the last time I ever buy a Sony.
I've had mine for 3 months and am generally very happy with it. As has been said, it does scratch easily but I did drop it on a tiled floor and a few scratches were the worst of it. It's fast, has an excellent screen, good camera (average in 'Auto' mode) and the waterproofness has been tested successfully !
Battery life was superb but isn't as good with 4.4.2 IMHO - still not bad though. Can get a full day's use and still have 30% left
mcgi5sr2 said:
Hi guys,
I have just damaged the screen on my HTC One V, the phone was find and dandy for its day, and I would still be running around with it, if I wasn't concerned that at any point it would implode with a total screen failure. I am currently thinking of getting this phone, and was wondering since you all own it, whether your happy with it, or if you think you should have gotten a different phone?
I;m pretty rough with phones so my main concern is will it stand up to me being a ruffian?
regards to you all
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This was obviously the phone that I really wanted and I totally love it
The perfect "phone" cause I don't consider anything over 4.5" a phone too big for me
You'd better by some screen guard for both front and back, also you could replace the plastic back with a glass one
And waterproof it sure is, as long as it is fresh water and the flaps are properly closed, if used in sea or pool, better wash with clean water later on
Overall a really good phone
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The phone performs well but there are some issues, u should be aware of before buying..
Buying sony phones like almost getting lottery.. None knows whatvu will get inside..
1. Some devices are having flash bleed issue
2. There are two dusplay panels, AUO and JDI.. AUO is not as good as JDI
3. Many users are getting touch issues after some days of buying
4. Some members reported water leakage on their device..
But only point 2 and 3 is mostly annoying.. So if these two issues dont bother u, u can buy this phone.. The battery life is really awesome and performance is alsi awesome.. I am happy with this phone.. Just that touch problem making me worried..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
See my thread about the touchscreen issues, one of the links in there links to a YouTube video showing the issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770293
Particularly annoying if you use swipe to unlock or swype text as sometimes it can take a few attempts for it to work. If I'd have known about this issue, I'd have waited until it was fixed before buying. Other than that it seems like a good phone, although only had it a week.
stu83 said:
See my thread about the touchscreen issues, one of the links in there links to a YouTube video showing the issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770293
Particularly annoying if you use swipe to unlock or swype text as sometimes it can take a few attempts for it to work. If I'd have known about this issue, I'd have waited until it was fixed before buying. Other than that it seems like a good phone, although only had it a week.
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There is no fix because this is hardware issue.. If u r having this issue frequently, then go to service centre..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
coolkoushik07 said:
There is no fix because this is hardware issue.. If u r having this issue frequently, then go to service centre..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
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Are you sure? Talk online is that a firmware update could fix it. Anyway, the place where I got it from is willing to replace it so hopefully I wont have this issue with the next one. Not holding my breath though as I imagine the replacement will be from the same batch since it's from the same place.
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Are you sure? Talk online is that a firmware update could fix it. Anyway, the place where I got it from is willing to replace it so hopefully I wont have this issue with the next one. Not holding my breath though as I imagine the replacement will be from the same batch since it's from the same place.
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Who is confirming about software update? I must say he does not have enough experience in this regard.. And as I told none knows why this problem happens, this problem can happen again after replacing touch screen.. In my previous micromax, the problem started when I used to plug in and after some days it got worse and the problem started after unplugging too.. Btw I got same problem in my z1c just once when it was plugged in charger..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
coolkoushik07 said:
The phone performs well but there are some issues, u should be aware of before buying..
Buying sony phones like almost getting lottery.. None knows whatvu will get inside..
1. Some devices are having flash bleed issue
2. There are two dusplay panels, AUO and JDI.. AUO is not as good as JDI
3. Many users are getting touch issues after some days of buying
4. Some members reported water leakage on their device..
But only point 2 and 3 is mostly annoying.. So if these two issues dont bother u, u can buy this phone.. The battery life is really awesome and performance is alsi awesome.. I am happy with this phone.. Just that touch problem making me worried..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
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The motherboard on mine gave up 1 month after purchase. Almost 3 weeks since I sent it to repair, and ZERO updates from Sony.
Appalling customer service. Sony never again.
Is it possible to take the camera sensor out of a regular Moto z and add to the Moto z play ? (I mean many review complain about the z play camera quality but seeing as all z phones share the same design the camera sensor should fit and seeing how the sensor is usually attached via ribbon it should in theory be upgradable .
Also if there was a driver issue that could easily be solved with a custom ROM and ripping some files out of the regular z and some dev assistance.)
Sell Moto z play and get one plus 3t for better camera.
Some fwiw consider the Play better than the Z. Now the Force camera is clearly superior to both.
I think you should definitelytry it out and let us know how it goes. I think itll work out I see no reason for it not to!
I personally wouldn't try it. I doubt the ROM would have drivers to support the different hardware. And this is assuming you have no issues removing the camera and soldering it onto the Play.
If you want a better camera, just get the camera Mod. Or change phones.
I won't advice anyone from trying this, first item is you need to gently remove the OLED screen , second item is after you unsuccessful tried to remove the camera you'll need to re install the oled screen and you'll find out it won't seat correctly.
I replaced my screen and you can't reuse the existing glue that holds the screen in,after you scrap and remove all the glue you will have to re install new glue, make sure you don't cover any existing hardware.
You need to follow the exact amount and areas the originally where glued otherwise you'll have a mushy feeling screen and a vibrating speaker.