haiya .. initially very interested to get this phone and change my 3 year old HTC.. now the price so expensive, very big deal breaker
Currency aside, why Sony Taiwan gets cheaper deal? The price gap so big

ehh really? but Z1 out some time d.. time to drop price la .. and then the z1 compact also can drop summore

wonder when will the market start to take note of us users who want pocket friendly android smartphone.
If price still maintain >RM2k i pokai buy this phone just got my new job
Anyone else got take part in the xperia z1 compact competition? hope can win

I thought rear panel is plastic-ish material? can kena scratch?
More and more issue dug out by users .. good in a way to know the issue so can prepare when SONY Malaysia put it up for sale but got quite a number of issues make me

issues so far (based on few post back):
1. Different panels JDI and AUO panel
2. Rear panel can be scratched

Last hope left for me is price, if not then have to consider alternatives as much as i hate screens bigger than 4.5'

wow if this is what will happen after 4 days use then i guess have to straight buy casing when get this phone to protect this baby

Sony might as well throw in a 1+1 phone and casing sale when buying this phone

There are lots of possibility .. Maybe he lying, maybe he not.
Maybe the fella got put other stuff in pocket such as key which scratched the back in his "intensive use"
The point is, those who go wanna have naked phone without any cover can't do so or risk possibility of facing such issue, thanks to the usage of plastic back instead of the premium glass

This post has been edited by phoenix24: Feb 22 2014, 11:44 PM

Yeah i have the exact same thought as you, just using thin layer of external protection to cover the phone so that it wouldnt be too bulky in the pocket. I think if use screen protector for the back also need to use anti scratch film, maybe need put 2 layers to make sure really no problem
Ultimately when it comes to z1 compact we want all the power of the bigger bro Z1, compressed into a 4.3 screen which will not make mobility hard for us especially when we want it with us all the time / in our pocket.

This post has been edited by phoenix24: Feb 23 2014, 10:50 AM

My current 3 year old HTC is fine without any form of protection in both front and back panel. Granted that I put keys in the same pocket with my phone but the outcome is not as bad as that shown on by the 4 days old "intensive use" on z1 c. That saying i'm not quite sure what is the material used for the rear but its definitely not glass (i'm going to go with mixed component with mainly plastic), but comparing to Sony's updated white paper of "high rigid" plastic and also the many complains on xda, based on preassumption i think Sony really skimped on the material that badly, which is really a shame.

Even directd already started offering, why haven't sony malaysia said anything?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=545...&type=1&theater

Ori ma .. but i really curious how and where they get stock

eh i think they put wrong on fb thats why they edit the description after i posted .. lol ...
why they making us wait so much?? waiiiiii
the more they delay how they gonna catch up with the newer stuffs coming out??
pricing got issue later

I got my current smartphone's ori set from directd. So i'm kinda disappointed with the price they offer for this phone especially considering this is just AP set.
Still wanna wait and take a look what standard pricing Sony Malaysia will offer

This post has been edited by phoenix24: Feb 24 2014, 06:27 PM

Basically what Tomei said.
But from my personal view, if i not despo then i am willing to wait up to 1-2 months before getting the phone after it is launched in the market.
This is to check out any more issues with the local batch which are faced by local pioneer users
But this phone ... ooooohhhh make me so tempted

Hahahaha great minds think alike!
Rear panel will just have to get a cover for it la .. no choice
As for flash problem i still thinking.. Software update can solve this prob? Sony got come out with statement regarding this issue that i not aware of?

^ Hoping that someone will come out with that too so that dun need casing
But the closest thing among sp that is already available for other phones is anti scratch sp. If wanna create sp for this rear panel also hope it is layered enough to withstand the basic scratches such as key in pocket, light fall etc.

oh man
means the ASF for front if wanna secure summore stick another layer on top of the current layer?
that saying it will be my first time switching to a phone using dragontrail glass (previous phones are all corning gorilla glass)
dragontail glass is ok?

you maybe right regarding the hardware but the last remaining thing that icks me from being a pioneer user is the flash bleed problem. I am still unclear of it being a hardware issue or the solution lies in software update? Did Sony release statement about this issue?
Oh and i prefer to have variety of casing option and the screen protector available straight away when i get the phone .. haha

actually i think changes can happen if Sony is willing to sacrifice profit margin to bring up higher % of customer satisfaction.
Ubahlah
Insaflah Sony

This post has been edited by phoenix24: Feb 25 2014, 09:01 PM

^ Good analysis.
If follow this plan then Sony really dunno how to manage their product launching time schedule well.
To Z1 Compact's future generation, pls pls pls pls pls maintain the slimness and compactness of your forefather, but pls fix the issue of flash bleed and panel scratching.

This post has been edited by phoenix24: Feb 26 2014, 12:37 AM

Agreed on the account that sales reflect the popularity and feedback which translate into consideration for future generations of Sony Compact smart phones.
They could've really make the winning of best CES2014 Smartphone gadget category on Engadget and some other review sites a worthy and real deserving one had they been just that much careful about their products.
That saying, if the price offered by Sony Malaysia is good i will definitely get one.
Of course, there's the flash bleed problem .. but i guess i will just have to live with it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


This post has been edited by phoenix24: Feb 26 2014, 11:42 AM