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Hi All,
So I've jumped onto the Xperia Z1 have having the HTC One which I loved and then the Nexus 5 which I thought was alright. Main reasons for jumping ship off the HTC One was the whole stock android, fast updates, no bloat etc etc. Well that stuff was nice, however I did miss out on the HTC One software features. I felt the N5 had a pretty poor camera, bad battery life and a terrible loudspeaker (especially just coming off the HTC One). While I like the N5, those three things irritated me to the point where I thought I'd just get a new phone. So read around a little and a brand new (sexy) purple Z1 for me it is.
First off, the phone is gorgeous. Beautiful design, feels great in the hand. The difference in feel between the Z1 and N5 is night and day. The Z1 feels like a really solid, premium device. Instantly when I picked up the Z1, I thought 'wow'. I felt like that when I first held the HTC One as well. Both One and Z1 are the best feeling phones IMO. I'm impressed with how thin the Z1 is while having a 3000mah battery inside. Pretty great technological feat. I like the power button, feels cool and love the dedicated camera button. Love how it activates the camera by pressing the button.
The screen is very very good as well. I don't think I'd edge it out ahead of the HTC One, but it's a very close second best. I can see how people say when you tilt the screen, it becomes washed out, which is true, but honestly that doesn't bother me, as when I'm using the phone, I'm looking at it head on, and at that angle, there's no issue. It's a great screen from what I can tell.
The camera is one thing I haven't had a chance to really give it a good run through just yet. The software seems nice, seems like a lot of things it can do (which is a nice change from the anaemic options the N5 had). I've only taken a handful of snaps which have turned out really good, but I'll hold judgement for now until I really give it a workout.
The Xperia software is alright. I like that it's well designed, fast, and has a personality/character than a lot of other UI's. The UI is pretty consistent and pretty well featured. I haven't gone into all the Xperia stuff to check out. One thing which is a bit disappointing is that you can't uninstall some apps (like I want to get rid of Facebook/Twitter because I don't use them). And I don't want to root/flash this phone at all either.
At the end of the day, if I don't like the Xperia UI, I can always turn it off and use a custom launcher or the GEL if I want. Plenty of options out there.
So first impressions are very good. Very attractive kit, snappy and camera/battery seems very promising.
Hi All,
So I've jumped onto the Xperia Z1 have having the HTC One which I loved and then the Nexus 5 which I thought was alright. Main reasons for jumping ship off the HTC One was the whole stock android, fast updates, no bloat etc etc. Well that stuff was nice, however I did miss out on the HTC One software features. I felt the N5 had a pretty poor camera, bad battery life and a terrible loudspeaker (especially just coming off the HTC One). While I like the N5, those three things irritated me to the point where I thought I'd just get a new phone. So read around a little and a brand new (sexy) purple Z1 for me it is.
First off, the phone is gorgeous. Beautiful design, feels great in the hand. The difference in feel between the Z1 and N5 is night and day. The Z1 feels like a really solid, premium device. Instantly when I picked up the Z1, I thought 'wow'. I felt like that when I first held the HTC One as well. Both One and Z1 are the best feeling phones IMO. I'm impressed with how thin the Z1 is while having a 3000mah battery inside. Pretty great technological feat. I like the power button, feels cool and love the dedicated camera button. Love how it activates the camera by pressing the button.
The screen is very very good as well. I don't think I'd edge it out ahead of the HTC One, but it's a very close second best. I can see how people say when you tilt the screen, it becomes washed out, which is true, but honestly that doesn't bother me, as when I'm using the phone, I'm looking at it head on, and at that angle, there's no issue. It's a great screen from what I can tell.
The camera is one thing I haven't had a chance to really give it a good run through just yet. The software seems nice, seems like a lot of things it can do (which is a nice change from the anaemic options the N5 had). I've only taken a handful of snaps which have turned out really good, but I'll hold judgement for now until I really give it a workout.
The Xperia software is alright. I like that it's well designed, fast, and has a personality/character than a lot of other UI's. The UI is pretty consistent and pretty well featured. I haven't gone into all the Xperia stuff to check out. One thing which is a bit disappointing is that you can't uninstall some apps (like I want to get rid of Facebook/Twitter because I don't use them). And I don't want to root/flash this phone at all either.
At the end of the day, if I don't like the Xperia UI, I can always turn it off and use a custom launcher or the GEL if I want. Plenty of options out there.
So first impressions are very good. Very attractive kit, snappy and camera/battery seems very promising.