My colleague's set also have this issue. She tried browsing with wifi at home for 20 minutes, and it started to feel warm she had a Nillkin hardcase on, but I don't think that will affect it, right? How about you, any casing?

Used to love Dolphin Browser, if only for the Exit button and easy tab management. But now replaced with Chrome because of synced bookmarks. Dolphin also gave me problems with text areas in filling forms... like the Reply box in LYN.

BTW, ZL C6502 doesn't have LTE, right?

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Jun 12 2013, 02:09 PM

My ZL has 10.1.1.A.1.253. Is this supposedly the latest firmware with the good display and camera update? Having this side by side with my S3, I still prefer my S3's screen. Still deciding which one to let go.

Z
+ waterproof
+ flagship, more recognized

ZL
+ smaller, better grip at the back, easier to hold
+ same proc, RAM, and screen size as Z
+ cheaper
+ no fiddly flaps
+ physical camera button with half-shutter

I prefer ZL.

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Jun 14 2013, 10:33 PM

True also... who would view his phone from the side? Got privacy some more.

But actually, I view my phones from the sides. I put them on the meter panel of my car and use Waze so they're like 45% slanting.

The first time I saw the LED while charging, I thought it's so cool! And I thought it would pulsate when I have a notification! But alas, it didn't... it just blinked. Still cool, though

Does it affect ZL?

Reading previous pages, owner viking kong managed to get a replacement set for his Z with dot in camera. Need to insist on replacement rather than having them repair.

AP companies might not even cover this, just like how they don't cover S3's infamous motherboard problem (that's what I heard). Such is the risk of AP sets

Good for Sony! Which SC did you go to? Thanks

1) How does Sony's online registration work?

2) Where exactly is the IR port on the ZL?

Not really worried about genuine set, was thinking about similar thing to Samsung's eWarranty whereby we only bring the handset for warranty claims. Does this work? Why register online?

WiFi File Explorer works good. But for big files, it's better to use USB OTG cable... which also costs 99 cents.

I used to be like you... but nowadays I find stock ROM pretty decent, so I only require root. Once I use MiHome or Nova Launcher, I'm happy already.

Thanks for the tips. Normal indoor use what? Party?

Like HTC! What a pain in the ass. Why do phone companies with the best designs want to do this
Samsung still the most hack-friendly.

Once the ZL update is available OTA, do give a holler here. Can't wait for transparent navi bar

Is the ZL update available at service centers? Where's the nearest Sony SC in the IKEA area?

Ah yes... found it in my warranty card too. Thanks I'll go there update later and see what happens.

I don't want to install anything on my 10 year old PC running XP with 1GB RAM. At work, not supposed to install anything on my work PC too. So my choices are either OTA or SC. Any other options?

Ahh suddenly become Samsung vs Sony. Let me chip in my 2 cents

I've used Ericsson 768, SE T630, SE X10i, SE Xperia TX, SE Xperia ZL. I've always liked Sony's design, and I believe they produce the sexiest phones in the world. But somehow I feel as though Sony software does not take advantage of the hardware. Like the X10i, the hardware was top notch at that time, but the buggy and laggy software really let it down. Even now, with ZL in my hands, it doesn't feel like this year's tech. Fully factory reset, the homescreen feels laggy, and the animation where the app launches feels like it's skipping frames.

In contrast, Samsung phones are plasticky, and the design is... just passable. But they are the most lenient in warranty checks, and remain popular with the 2nd-hand market. Hacker-friendly and easy to return to stock, with plenty of dev support. Some say the S3 hangs, lags, heats up, etc, but from my few months of use, I haven't had any of those. Even stock is good enough, which is surprising to me (never mind the bloatware, we can just disable those, which is just as good as removing them). Stock launcher is smooth (although not functionally enough for me, I prefer MiHome or Nova), even smoother when compared to a fresh reset ZL or Butterfly.

Of course, I'm still very much interested in Sony phones, otherwise I wouldn't be holding a ZL now.

Went to visit Sony SC at Curve yesterday. Was told to go to Sony SC Berjaya for mobiles. Sony Curve will just send the phone to Sony Berjaya.

Went to visit Sony Berjaya to flash 4.2.2 for my ZL. Went for McD, came back, ta-da... 4.2.2. Much better than 4.1.2, and feels like WHAT THE PHONE SHOULD HAVE FELT LIKE WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED, not like some laggy phone from yesteryear. Anyway - better late than never. BTW, no warranty card or receipt check, they just looked at the Thorus sticker.

While I was there, someone was claiming warranty for a Z with cracked screen (not sure screen or back). Don't know how successful he was, the lady said they needed to look at it first.

Why not HTC One? Front-facing speakers, even better.