Hi, I just want to ask a little bit more about the bolded part.

i was hoping that there is some sort of international warranty coverage for Xperia. I'm studying in Germany right now, but planning to pick up an Xperia when I come back for holidays later this year. I'll be mostly using it in Germany.

It will be kinda sad if this is true, as the mobile price in Germany is higher thanks to VAT and import tax.

I see. Thanks a lot for your explanation.

Cos I see some electronic items have international warranty, so I thought (hoped) the mobile phones would too.

Could it be that your earphones has a different impedance etc that is not suitable with Xperia Z3? I'm not an expert audiophile, but apparently I read that the jack and earphones each has an impedance range, and if not compatible the earphone will struggle to produce higher volume.

Maybe you could try with a few dfferent sets of earphones and see if the problem still remains. Did you try with the stock earphones provided with the Z3?

Wah, Xperia Z3 really selling so well?

Hope this can turn around the profits for Sony.

Equalizer is under Sony Pictures, or heavily promoted by Sony. Even The Xperia lounge app promoting the Equalizer trailer, so it's no surprise they do product placement there.

They probably filmed the movie much earlier, like a year ago.

Anyway, the VAIO laptops are still being sold in some countries (to clear stock, I guess).

Hm, I guess it depends on context. The 3 volume groups work good for me.

For example, on my phone (just an Xperia S, not Z). The music/media volume is always silent, but the ringing/notification is not. So when I load games, it doesn't blast anything. And I can still hear notifications and ringing which is set to lower volume. The alarm volume is much higher (so I can wake up and hear it ).

Android somehow has this smart volume management, which is quite impressive for me. When I plug in my earphones, automatically the music/games volume is turned up and I can hear/listen to music/games immediately. Once i unplugged my earphones, the music/games volume is back down to silent.

When in the middle of a game, pressing the volume buttons will change only the game/music volume. So later if you exit the game, your ringing/notifications volume won't suddenly be blasting or too soft.

Typically pressing the volume buttons in any non-game/music app or on homesecreen will change the ringing/notification volume but not the rest. This is great, because if I increase the ringing later if I load any music or games it won't suddenly start blasting them in the office.

So imo, the different volume settings works well and not a bug.

This post has been edited by jonoave: Oct 9 2014, 01:10 AM

Ah ok. Well by default my media/games volume is always silent unless I plug in my earphones, so it's not a problem for me. I just want to point that due to our different usages, I don't consider this as a "bug" that needs fixing, rather a good feature.

Well you can also change that by accessing the Settings -> sound -> volume but that will be a bit hassle.

There's probably an app for it if you look.

Depends on what your "usage experience was not as good" is.

Was it the UI? the camera? Apps selection? Or something else.

Some owners of Z3 in this thread could clarify for you.

Would you mind stating which apps that are buggy for you? It could be just your selection of apps
A study shows that apps actually crash much more often in iOS, just that iOS hides the crash by returning to homescreen immmediately.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455622,00.asp

I've not used Xperia Z3, but my Nexus 7 2013 running Kitkat 4.4 is smooth, no lag, very fast with 2 gb ram and 1.5 quad-core Tegra. Since Sony's UI sticks close to the vanilla Android, I don't expect much lag. I also read that most users of Z3 here state that it's smooth and fluid.

Personally, I think Android is easier to navigate. With the back button, home, and recent apps/settings I know what to do. With a single home button on the iPhone, if I'm in the middle of an app and want to go back to a previous page/settings, what do I do?

Well in all honesty, my Xperia S does lag quite a bit compared to when I first got it.

I strongly suspect that's because of RAM, since it only has 1 gb RAM and stuck on Jelly bean 4.1.2 (last update by Sony, don't intent to root it). Looking at memory usage, Swiftkey and the notification bar app takes up quite a bit of RAM. If I'm running certain games, it will hog up the RAM and cause other apps in the background to close. And I get the the "Unfortunately, Maps has quit" notifications quite often.

Running the same game, with Swiftkey etc on my Nexus 7 2013 is no problem. Even then I see the RAM usage approaching almost 700-800 MB, so without Svelte optimisation and only 1 GB RAM it's little wonder lag happens.

That's why i'm looking forward to upgrade to an XperiaZ3 (or maybe Z2, depending on the price difference).

I've not used zite before, so I can't comment. But in Android, there are usually a few apps that offer similar functionalities, and might be more stable for your device. That's one of the downsides of getting an app to work on hundreds of different devices with different specs.

As for app discovery, I can't say about iOS since I've not used it. But I've discovered lots of apps through google play.
For google, it tries to deliver based on what you like. So you have to put in a bit of effort. Start rating apps, and it will show similar apps that you might like. If you have G+, it will also recommend apps that your friends are using
I've found lots of interesting apps these ways.

I also surf AndroidPolice and AndroidCentral, so I also pick up interesting apps and apps on sale from there.

The number of launchers etc, doesn't bother me. I don't use them and stick to the Sony UI or vanilla android UI. I tried Nova Launcher once because I see it being highly recommended. Ddin't like it so I didn't keep it. That's the beauty of chocie, it's there for people who might like it.

This post has been edited by jonoave: Oct 11 2014, 02:43 AM

I thought the loss only came from the mid-range segment of their mobile division. The flagships are doing well.

That's why Sony CEO said they will do a careful review of their mid-range offering.

Personally, I think they had too many mid range, e.g. M, L, T, E etc. Sony is a bit like Apple, if they start to offer mid-range but with 'premium prices", they will lose to others like Samsung and China manufacturers who can undercut them. I think Sony should skip the low-end market altogether, keep main focus on their flagship Z series, and maybe 2 mid-range variety.

I'm a bit more worried about their audio division. These days people like to listen to music on their mobile phones. Even Apple has discontinued their ipod classic and not updated their ipod line. I still like a dedicated music player, and if Sony decided to add a dedicated amp/DAC to their mobile phone, then they might phase out the Walkman too.

Sony is still convering the warrany if i'm not mistaken, though they might pass it off to a 3rd party to address them since they don't make them anymore.

The VAIO division is not completely shut down, it's now owned by another Japanese investment firm and I think I read rumours that it will be restarting up soon around next year after restructuring. So the new laptops might be called a different name or maybe still VAIO, just not Sony Vaio anymore.

This post has been edited by jonoave: Oct 20 2014, 05:30 PM

Taht's good to hear, because as you know the ipod has become popular that lots of people now think ipod is the best portable media player.

Anyway, back to mobile phones like I said it was only their mid range that was suffering loss. They still make profit from the flagship series, so I doubt they will shutter their mobile division soon. They're already reviewing the mid range, and I really hope they think properly to cut down on so many unnecessary models.

PS4 remote play App is now available?

Does it work now? Thought Sony said the service will start in November.

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/10/28/ps4-r...eria-z3-series/

Looks awesome!

Yeah, you should see the ad for Remote Play by Sony.

Bunch of friends come over a guy's house and took over his TV, so he went into a corner and turned on Remote Play.



Oh their new ad emphasises this too, just released a few hours ago.