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Xperia™ Z1 | The best of Sony is about to get better

Xperia™ Z1 – All the power and smartness of Sony in a premium smartphone

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Specification:
  • OS: Android 4.2.2 (upgradable to Android 4.3)
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974
  • CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 processor with 2.2 GHz quad-core CPUs
  • GPU: Adreno 330
  • RAM: 2GB
  • Capacity: 16GB Internal + microSD card support up to 64 GB
  • Display: 5” ~441ppi Full HD TRILUMINOS™ with OptiContrast™ panel
  • Screen Technology: Display for mobile powered by X-Reality™
  • Real Camera: 20.7 MP G Lens BIONZ™ for mobile image processor engine, Sony Exmor RS 1/2.3'' sensor with pulsed LED flash, auto focus & Image stabiliser. Camera shutter button support, support lossless Digital Zoom. (similar idea as Nokia 808) - Sample here - http://unleashthephones.com/2013/09/12/gal...ahru-singapore/
  • Front Camera: 2 MP, Exmor R, HD Video Recording (1080p). Camera shutter button support.
  • Video: 4K Video Hardware Acceleration Playback
  • Durability: Waterproof (IP58) and Dust-Resistant (IP55), with Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant glass
  • Audio: 3D Surround Sound (VPT), ClearAudio+, Clear bass, Clear Phase™, Clear stereo, Dynamic normalizer, xLoud™ Experience
  • Network: LTE support for C6903
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Miracast™, dlna, MHL, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, NFC
  • Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  • USB: microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
  • GPS: aGPS and GLONASS
  • Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
  • Battery Duration: Talk time Up to 14 hours , Standby time Up to 880 hours with Stamina Mode feature
  • Dimensions: 144.4 x 73.9 x 8.5 mm
  • Weight: 169g
  • Colors Availability: Black, White, Purple
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XDA OFFICIAL LINK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2507

Firmware Collection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191

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Xperia™ Z1 | Overview

The quality and performance of a compact digital camera
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Xperia Z1 is built with the very same components as Sony’s compact digital cameras meaning it really is the best smartphone for capturing images. Xperia Z1 combines a large 1/2.3” 20.7MP Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensor, Sony’s award-winning G Lens and intelligent BIONZ™ for mobile image processing engine.
Broadcast the moment as it happens with Social live
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Social live lets you broadcast every precious moment as it happens live via Facebook.
The most superior viewing experience
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Z1 incorporates a large high-resolution 5” Full HD TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile with X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine. The result is an incredible viewing experience, no matter what you’re watching, with the best smartphone imaginable.
Discover the feeling of true symmetry
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Created with premium materials and symmetry in all directions, the Xperia Z1 is just as much a pleasure to look at as it is to hold.
Durability - Go Under Water
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Z1 can handle whatever life throws at it. It comes with durable tempered glass and an IP55/IP58 rating, making it waterproof** and dust resistant.

Camera Setting Guide (Chinese word)
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Xperia™ Z1 | Features

When only the best is good enough

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Full HD TRILUMINOS™ Display with X-Reality for mobile

Built with the latest Sony BRAVIA® technologies optimised for mobile, Xperia Z1 comes with the most amazing viewing experience. The large, high-resolution 5” Full HD TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile with X-Reality for mobile picture engine comes with a 1920 x 1080 progressive scan, for incredibly crisp pictures free of jagged edges. Paired with a pixel density of 441 pixels per inch, you get pictures on your camera phone that are razor sharp and incredibly bright. And since this compact digital camera comes with a Full HD display, it’s optimised to give you the best viewing experience when reliving every capture.
X-Reality for mobile

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For clearer, more vivid pictures

From low-resolution videos to high-resolution movies − with Sony’s latest picture engine, X-Reality for mobile, everything you see on your display is analysed and selectively processed to give clean, clear and lifelike pictures. Three unique noise reduction features work their magic prior to upscaling, while Sony’s intelligent display technology optimises contrast, texture, outline, colour and noise.
Blazing fast performance

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The world’s fastest smartphone processor

We’ve matched the latest Sony software with the all new, super powerful Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 processor. This advanced Quad-core processor is 75% faster than S4 Pro and gives you maximum power and speed with outstanding battery time – run multiple apps simultaneously, surf the web with little loading time, and stream videos without a break. The Snapdragon 800 processor is asynchronous, which means each core is powered independently. So you get the precise amount of power when you need it, without wasting power when you don’t.
Breathtaking graphics

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GPU: Adreno 330

Delivering up to 50% increased graphic performance (compare with Adreno 320), the updated Adreno 330 GPU (graphics processing unit) gives you the most advanced and visually stunning 3D games, and lets you browse the web lightning fast – all while using the lowest power consumption.


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Smart Bluetooth® Handset SBH52user posted image
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Z1 Honami + Sony SmartWatch 2 + SPA-ACX2 Casing + Attachable Lens QX100 (courtesy of stringfellow)
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Xperia™ Z1 | Actual Look

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4K Video | Hardware Acceleration Playback.

The Powerful of Snapdragon 800 CPU + Adreno 330 GPU. The 1st 4K Video Hardware Acceleration Playback for mobile.

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Video Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Video Codec: H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
Video Bit rate: 50.0 Mbits/sec
Sound Codec: AAC - 48000 Hz
Sound Bit rate: 317.4 kbits/sec
Download: http://d01.megashares.com/dl/qnK5jj4/HD.Cl...-inn-60mbps.mp4
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Video Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Video Codec: H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
Video Bit rate: 33.1 Mbits/sec
Sound Codec: AAC - 48000 Hz
Sound Bit rate: 317.4 kbits/sec
Download: http://red.cachefly.net/TimeScapes4K2560p.mp4
** Recommended playback via MX Player with H/W+ support & Color format: RGB 32-bit under Settings - Decoder.
** Stock Video app also can playback both video nicely.
4K Video | How big 4K video are...

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Current 4K Video Hardware Acceleration Supported Phone:
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A (the only S4 version support 4K video)
  • LG G2
  • Sony Xperia Z1
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (LTE version only) - support 4K Video Record
  • Acer Liquid S2 - support 4K Video Record
  • Xiaomi 3 (WCDMA version only)
  • ZTE Grand Memo
  • HTC One Max - maybe if only HTC decide use Qualcomm Snapdragon 800


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Useful stuff quote from forumer

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FROM triple02

not a problem..

follow the guide here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487940
if can mod the volume as well.. much better sound from loudspeaker and during calls.  biggrin.gif

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476498


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FROM ChuanHong

i understand the article.. yes.. mainly the article is sharing about the very basic photography knowledge. can get this from any photography class. Correct - not advance version, but even DSLR ppl also need to know this basic knowledge.

inside it's had explained a lot of features in camera phone and show the different between each feature like focus point, multi-focus, low ISO - high ISO, Metering (centered, average, spot), exposure level. He got explained touch a little bit of the relationship of triangle (ISO, shutter speed and aperture). <- User must know this as well.

**P/M: personally feel normal user must know to adjust ISO, metering in different situation. Exposure level as well.
Short personal tips:
Low ISO - less noice, low shutter speed, high ISO - more noise, faster shutter speed. ISO play quite important thing here. if dont know adjust, just put auto. Some situation u can put ISO 100 in dark environment, but increase exposure to 2. hmm.. need experience by yourself in future.

Metering - Choose vary from objects. If capture landscapre, choose average. If capture like food, 1 item as main object, choose centered metering. If capture night mode with some lighting surrounding, choose spot metering and spot the center point to lighting part, surrounding will become darker. half press to focus and get this metering, back to object and capture.


Important part is the lighting and capture structure. Better lighting, better quality. but need to know where the light enter into your camera. with different light enter angles, different feeling and result will came out. example here, dont try to think can get capture the face of people with backlight situation. this will darker ur object only.

structure here is depend on user art/photography sense. i think if without a best object background and simply capture, of course wont create the nice feeling/quality of photo.

Example: 1. Capture the macro photo (flower with a bee). You have a good object to focus, nice flower as background, result came out better feelings.
2. Take tissue box on your table, put there and capture. Even though u got a object to capture, but hardly to create a correct feeling to people. With indoor lighting, bad background, object (ok).

Must have a well planning and creative idea to get a good photo. Outdoor are always a good background and good lighting condition for us capture better quality and nice feeling to people. After these fulfill, then depend on user photography sense and skills ady..


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several tips need to be added

a guide to photography from a chinese forum, only for those who understand chinese very well

http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6782382-1-1.html

and a simple translation from ChuanHong

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=64203536
mod to unlock phone with focus key instead of power button

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487940
mod to increase internal, external and microphone volume

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476498

if the original file is too loud causing the speaker to produce static noise or cracking, download this file instead

http://d-h.st/VZG


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How to flash Xperia Z1 14.1.G.2.257 ftf using Flash Tool Manually?

http://www.xperiaguide.com/2013/10/17/flas...-tool-manually/


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I did some research, and seems like only certain batch affected by the yellow tint issue,
Please refer to the link below for the original post,
http://www.xperiaguide.com/2013/09/29/xper...splay-solution/

Here's a summary of batched affected,
An acute observation from the XDA member WouterNLD quotes that below Xperia Z1 serial numbers are having the Yellow Hue Tint issue on Xperia Z1.

Clear white, no yellow hue (serial starts with)
BH902A***
BH902****
BH908****

Clear white, after using screen adjuster (serial starts with)
(2x) BH903****

Yellow hue (serial starts with)
(2x) BH904****
BH905****
BH909****

The link below shown my z1 screen compare to my cousin z1 screen with same display setting, mine one obviously indicating yellowish tint issue,

https://plus.google.com/photos/113363641522...=CKGGwfmyhta8UQ

Respond from sony differ through out the world (I assume they din't response officially yet),
i hope they can investigate on this method and offer a proper solution


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FROM ckchan

this is the general step to root z1 at the moment. your phone have to be on fw .534 in order to root. if your phone is already on fw .257, u'll have to manually flash it back to fw .534, root and then OTA update back to fw .257

Flashing fw 534:
1. download the flashtool and install it in your pc
2. open the flashtool/driver folder to install the driver for Z1 and flash mode.
3. download the fw 534. Z1 FTF Mega Collection
4. open flashtool, click the "thunder" button, select the 534 fw, de-select the wipe data option
5. after the program run, it'll ask u to coonect your z1. then switch off your z1, while holding vol down button, connect it to your pc via usb cable.

Rooting:
1. download vroot / kingo root and install in your pc
2. make sure USB debugging mode is ticked in your z1.
3. run vroot/kingo root, connect your phone to pc and click the root button

OTA update back to fw 257:
1. make sure you have data connection on your phone, wifi will be better
2. if you have not receive the notification for fw257 update, run the update centre app. then just click refresh and update


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QUOTE(leechunghan @ Nov 18 2013, 04:57 PM)
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Btw I'm gonna read the V4 thread to check whether I missed new onwer in the list
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My holiday is start, so I have free time to manage this thread. Will be online full day, don't worry, just report in and I will add you on list.
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Afternoon. A nice picture snapped from my Z1 last Saturday.

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Cosplay Clinic by riezforester, on Flickr


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Afternoon. A nice picture snapped from my Z1 last Saturday.
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You mean like this? http://bbs.gfan.com/android-6782382-1-1.html
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Yup this one, very informative
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TS, add this to the 1st page too

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not a problem..

follow the guide here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487940
if can mod the volume as well.. much better sound from loudspeaker and during calls.  biggrin.gif

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476498
Quoted from triple02
- https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...post&p=64403980

and this too for whoever's interested -
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/design/works/...eria_z1/01.html

i rmb someone posted about how to root and use the other keys as an alternative to the power button
can re-share the link?

thanks TS!
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