A proud owner of one for a week.. It depends on what you have been accustomed to.. For me, transiting from a loud Galaxy S Advance makes Xperia ZR sounds a little weak.. But give it a few weeks and you will be fine with it..

However, quite disappointed with the slow release of Android 4.2.2 for Malaysia, while India and Vietnam already get it..

maybe it's better to wait it out, at least we will got the less-bugged version of it, and still keep root.. while on it, how to backup my own FTF? Using Flashtool?

Papago M9 is the old version, try Papago M11 (just search Papago MY&SG on Google Play)..

not yet it seems..

According to this link, our phone will be updated to 4.3 starting next month.. Could it be that we will skip 4.2 to upgrade straight to 4.3?

It did, just not in Malaysia..

yeah.. and you should also read the next sentence which says that the time differs according to each region... for Malaysia, not yet...

well, given its internals, I must say that this phone performs admirably... Minimal lags, superb speed, but my only gripe with the phone is only its small internal storage which limits the apps I can install..

aik? it was supposed to be released by the global team, not Sony Malaysia? this is getting more frustating..

Is this real? How about OTA? Can someone confirm if we have OTA for malaysian ZR?

Come on man, its just a question.. Why so serious? Is it even a complaint? Aiseh.. Ini mcm pun boleh ke..

Another thing, the difference between OTA and PC Companion update is the ability to keep root access, which i need.. Amcm skarang, clear?

Hmm.. Not sure why, but I've known ZR's bluetooth can be quite problematic, have experience it myself.. Sometimes have to be rough a bit with the phone.. They say sonething might be loose.. In my case, even re-pairing can't solve, brute force only..

On another note, successfully updated to 4.3 and rooted and still have locked bootloader.. Loving the new themes, appearance and functionality..

Yep.. Good ol' elbow grease.. But it works.. Or they say pushing a bit to the mic place under the cam also can yield good result..

Well, it might be a little hard since u have to unlock your bootloader, which voids ur warranty..

There are Navit as well, but only available from F-Droid (another Google Play alternative).. They have the map for the whole world..

Are you sure its running 4.2.2, not 4.1.2? If you are still on 4.1.2, the safest route is to root using DoomLord's toolkit, and then upgrade through OTA to 4.3. If you are on 4.2.2, rooting will be harder as you have to unlock your bootloader, which voids your warranty.


Because ZR LTE was never released for Malaysian market..

Hmm.. that is weird in itself, since Malaysian ZR never received 4.2.2 update, straight jump from 4.1.2 to 4.3.. Anyway, good to hear that u are already rooted..

However, 4.3 is not so bad.. Battery drain, maybe worse than 4.1.2, but they say an update due around next week should bring a fix to all those problems..

Well, it shows that the update exist, but was never made available for Malaysian 4.1.2 users..

I don't think so.. Mine is very powerful, even can still score 3 bar when in a room separated by 2 more rooms from the router..

Have to say, there is an improvement with battery life after 4.4.4 upgrade, even though Google Play Services is still the main culprit for battery consumption.. Or just maybe, factory resetting the phone contribute to better battery performance as well, since that is what i do (unable to upgrade OTA to keep root, have to do it by unlocking and relocking BL).. Usually the battery won't even last half a day with heavy usage, but now, almost 24 hours and battery still at 20%.. Back to the old glory 🙌🙌🙌..