Any XZU user have experience the phone inside water? How's the waterproof concept work?

This post has been edited by remonx: Aug 1 2013, 10:31 AM

lol.. if I bought 1 also I won't test la bro. Scared. But if use while pangsai, no need scared water go in.

Still high
Mine max is 2% ( over 7 hours) with whatsapp whitelisted
Mostly is 0-1%

Yeah. I'll drain it tonight until kaput before I charge

Tested camera last night with minimal light. Is a disaster n can forget taking shots without flash

If its any near to the Z build, normal tap washing shud be no issues. Ive washed my XZ a lot of times with no issues. also the was an instance my son spilled over a good serving of ice cream on it and i just washed away like nobody's business. But as for XZU, with the open headphone jack port, I cannot say much. Maybe will try washing it in that area once i get my set later today..

Possibly some apps still waking up the phone in stamina mode. Cpu awake still 30mins+

Im still pondering about the so-called "WATER-PROOF" features. If anyone have a solid and concrete experiment with it do share it here.

Any sample pics uncle? how minimal was the light / brightness in the condition you took the pic?

Washing is not a problem. It is as good as Xz.
Who would want to submerge it in water unless is accidentally drop in. And there is a limit of water depth n time too after which is not waterproof anymore

Okay, i dont have much higher expectation for the water proof features actually. If it can submerged in water, lets say capture pictures at beach vacation inside the sea, then will attract me buying it.

Try SCN - Night Portrait mode. This Z Ultra is same behavior as Z, only SCN - Night Portrait mode work under low light condition.

Snapping my favor never wear shoe in low light area (under table corner), haha!



I find the result is much better than my previous Z, this is something great.

Tonight will try snap more night shoot.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Aug 1 2013, 10:46 AM

Very bad. Took in my garden with slight light from nearby street lamp. Malu to even post it
Test yourself to assess
Anyway I rarely use phone to take photos. Definitely can say unusable without flash at very low light
I have posted one shot yesterday taken under average low light n still acceptable

You are so right. If i have a XZU, i wont test and submerge it in water unless it is a tangible result proven.

This post has been edited by remonx: Aug 1 2013, 10:52 AM

I did test using night portrait n pics very slightly better but still poor. All shots taken outside at night

And water leak damage is NOT covered under warranty.

Normally if a friend ask me to do that, I will ask them to buy their own XZU and I will help them 'submerge test' instead.

I see, thanks for the info uncle!

Was wondering the quality and camera capability as I often take pics with my XZ on Superior Auto in low light conditions and most of the time satisfactory for me. Example of lowlight condition i get good results with superior auto; KLCC park at night around 9pm.

I think i wont be needing a flash on my XZU as planning to use it only as a secondary backup gadget/device, as my XZ will be my daily driver.

If only if its waterproof capability is the same as Xperia Z, since on paper, it should be better than XZ. I wash my XZ on daily basis using soap as I didn't use any case. Wouldn't bother it gets dirty or oily, hahaha. And I also submerged it inside water and take photos underwater. Just that the speaker will be muffled and have to wait for around 2 hours to let it dry up. So I have confidence in XZU's waterproof capability, couldn't wait for LTE models in SG!

What worries me though is the open headphone jack. the XZ had flaps on em. I had a scenario with my previous HTC One X where water got in the open jack, and my phone went haywire as it shows that i had a headphone jack slotted in while i didnt. it went on for a few hours. But then again, it was a non IP rated device to begin with. But unless any vids come out regarding the jack being submerged/washed with water, then we should take XZU water-resistance with a little caution.