Bit of an odd one this, just seen in store and the Payg upgrade is £319.99, unusual for straight price to be cheaper.
Anyhow, not bad for a great little phone (apart from the flap issue, I don't think the Z5 compact is that big sn improvement)
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msdctkldst
27 Dec 154#9
I've had this phone over a year without any case or screen protector and I don't have a single scratch. Some people are just careless.
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ether707
26 Dec 152#1
I have this phone and wish I bought one with a bigger screen. It is really, really small and the 720p resolution can be annoying at times.The camera is actually quite bad unless you get the perfect lighting.
However it is a silky smooth experience. Never has crashed/frozen once. But then again I'm too afraid to upgrade the software as I heard it can make the phone slower..
The number 1 problem with this phone is that it is a scratch magnet. The first day I got it, it ended up with loads of annoying micro scratches on the screen. I have met some other people with this phone and the first thing they say is about the scratch problem. A screen protector is a must.
dariuskolycius to ether707
27 Dec 15#10
you always can trt before you buy lol
schnide to ether707
27 Dec 15#12
I'm posting using this phone now and disagree with pretty much everything you've said!
Mobile phones are expensive and valuable bits of kit. They need to be looked after. Screen size and resolution is wonderful for a compact phone, my charging flap is fine, I've only got a few scratches without any screen protector, battery life is the best of any phone I've had, camera is great too (although not as good there as an iPhone - but then it's not £600, so why should it?).
Heat added!
crhap84
26 Dec 151#2
had this phone , pics come out with a bit of a blur to them and sent it back for repair 3 times in the 3 months I had it , if your looking for a new phone the s6 for £260 on o2 refresh is a much better idea
adi5704
26 Dec 151#3
Well it's been £239.99 on O2 for ages. Both on Refresh and PAYG.
gobhoblin
27 Dec 151#4
good phone but gone from 2 day battery to 1day 5 hours in 6 months. updates are killing this phone
roadie to gobhoblin
27 Dec 15#5
I agree. Its partly the reason I bought this. But mines been draining since the first bloody updates. Ahhhh
londonstinks
27 Dec 15#6
Amazing phone with a few niggles. The charging flap is a problem and will come loose after a few months as the little nipple that locks it into place is made of a **** plastic that wears away, not a major issue as i easily replaced mine for 4 quid.
I had to send mine back though as the headphone jack became faulty, just received it back from repair and I'm afraid to use the headphone jack so use bluetooth phones now.
Besides those two problems, it really is an amazing phone. Use manual mode on camera and you get amazing results, battery life is phenomenal, took mine off charge yesterday at 3am in the morning and I still have 25% left, that's with spotify streaming, gps running with bluetooth etc
As said above, it is amazingly fast. Get a cover and a tempered glass screen protector ready to put on as soon as you purchase the phone!
War
27 Dec 15#7
I also had this phone, great phone alot of power but agree with the camera issue my old M7 took better pics than it. The phone is also too delicate imo ending up smashing the screen twice during 12 months. I ended up selling and went for an Xiaomi don't miss the Sony one bit.
RiverDragon8
27 Dec 15#8
This phone supports Qualcomm quick charge 2.0, anyone know a good decent cheap charger.
msdctkldst
27 Dec 154#9
I've had this phone over a year without any case or screen protector and I don't have a single scratch. Some people are just careless.
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Anyhow, not bad for a great little phone (apart from the flap issue, I don't think the Z5 compact is that big sn improvement)
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All comments (30)
However it is a silky smooth experience. Never has crashed/frozen once. But then again I'm too afraid to upgrade the software as I heard it can make the phone slower..
The number 1 problem with this phone is that it is a scratch magnet. The first day I got it, it ended up with loads of annoying micro scratches on the screen. I have met some other people with this phone and the first thing they say is about the scratch problem. A screen protector is a must.
Mobile phones are expensive and valuable bits of kit. They need to be looked after. Screen size and resolution is wonderful for a compact phone, my charging flap is fine, I've only got a few scratches without any screen protector, battery life is the best of any phone I've had, camera is great too (although not as good there as an iPhone - but then it's not £600, so why should it?).
Heat added!
I had to send mine back though as the headphone jack became faulty, just received it back from repair and I'm afraid to use the headphone jack so use bluetooth phones now.
Besides those two problems, it really is an amazing phone. Use manual mode on camera and you get amazing results, battery life is phenomenal, took mine off charge yesterday at 3am in the morning and I still have 25% left, that's with spotify streaming, gps running with bluetooth etc
As said above, it is amazingly fast. Get a cover and a tempered glass screen protector ready to put on as soon as you purchase the phone!