Just checked Vodafone and there prices gone back up to 400 so guess this is the cheapest out there
Saulosi
14 Jul 161#3
Bought this on the Vodafone deal when it was at £259 but paid another £13 to get it unlocked quick, so this is a great hassle free price, especially now the Vodafone deal has expired. Fantastic little phone, very impressed with it
Asya86 to Saulosi
14 Jul 16#4
Seeing a lot of reviews saying it overheats and can't take intense activity. I already have these issues with the Z1 Compact, not sure I want to pay £279 for a less than great phone :disappointed:
edwin29
14 Jul 161#5
This phone had an excellent fingerprint scanner built in to the power button and the battery life is really good too.
malachi
14 Jul 161#6
i never had this problem and i had the phone since release.
Saulosi
14 Jul 161#7
Only had it for a week but had no overheating issues as yet
jayjay266
14 Jul 16#8
A lot of people also saying that they prefer the z3 compact over this one due to various heating and performance issues. It deterred me anyway.
spruceyb to jayjay266
15 Jul 16#14
I'm using a Z3C and had a chance to check out my friends Z5C last week, prefer the Z3C and my battery performance was way better than his.
illy1965
14 Jul 162#9
if you are not already with giffgaff then you will need to add another £10 on top as you need to purchase a goodybag along with the phone, this should really be put in the title as the majority of people on here are most probably not with giffgaff
toughCookie to illy1965
15 Jul 16#15
Can you not just order a free sim, then top up with £5? Meaning you're a member then....
KierzUK
14 Jul 16#10
Currently have this phone - love the size of it, camera is pretty great and PREVIOUSLY performed amazingly.
After the most recent update Sony dished out, it's caused havoc with my phone. Performance now sucks, the phone overheats and they got rid of the previous 'stamina' mode, which allowed my battery to last 2 days or so with average usage.
Pity, as previously I loved it to bits - Unless there is an update very soon, I'll be getting shot of it!
Edit: This may not be the case for ALL handsets on the latest update, but is my personal experience, so can only comment on that :-)
pogbanogba to KierzUK
15 Jul 161#13
Stamina and ultra stamina mode are back now ( got the update over a week ago ) after the 6.0.1 update :smiley:
Rid1
14 Jul 161#11
A lot of money for not much Spec...
tranceazure
15 Jul 161#12
fantastic phone if I use auto brightness at 50% and WiFi I get 8 hours screen time off a full charge.its never overheated or slowed down with what I use it for.never tried 4k seems pointless.hmmm screen at 4.6 seems small at first coming from a 5.5 g.flex 2 but soon adapt and it's very snappy.the HD screen with snapdragon 810 can handle anything a snapdragon 820 can with quad HD.as per usual get a gel case and tempered glass common sense with an expensive phone.plus keeps resale value for what 3 quid outlay.install nova launcher and hide all Sony crap you can't disable.alwo nova prime let's you double tap to sleep and Sony has double tap to wake built in so you can give it LG phones best feature.the fingerprint sensor works only if your finger is dry and clean they waste of time to be honest.
shariifi
15 Jul 16#16
Too expensive. Better spec phones out there 1/2 the price.
WDTV123 to shariifi
17 Jul 161#17
You have my attention.
Any suggestions? Screen size on the compact is ideal for me.
parasitemol to shariifi
17 Jul 16#19
Enlighten... :man:
Asya86
17 Jul 16#18
same here - don't want anything larger.
ws007
22 Jul 16#20
B y bu
borofan47
23 Jul 16#21
Giffgaff don't do £5 top ups. The minimum top up is £10.
The_Karmacist
24 Jul 16#22
just ordered using my cousin's giffgaff login details as i don't need the goody bag. not sure if they'll accept my card under his details =S
WDTV123
26 Jul 16#23
Anyone receive fhere phone yet? Curious to see what rev number are giffgaff handsets
toughCookie to WDTV123
26 Jul 16#24
Sorry, in the end I decided against getting this as it uses the Snapdragon 810 which is known to have heat issues.
The_Karmacist to WDTV123
3 Aug 16#26
I received mine and it's rev 4 however it came with the original seal broken and two white labels used to re seal box. there was an 02 sticker on the box and no charger =( I am returning for a replacement
WDTV123
26 Jul 16#25
Lol. Just ordered mines and hour ago
WDTV123
3 Aug 16#27
Yeah me to. I emailed giffgaff and told thrm. They credited my account with £20to cover the loss of the charger.
The charger u need is a uch10 which does the quallcomm quick charge.
Also mines was rev 4, got the update yesterday for. 253 build
tony863
17 Aug 16#28
What is the relevance of the rev number? I'm thinking of ordering and need to understand any issues
WDTV123
18 Aug 16#29
I would suspect hardware revisions/improvments from early feedback from owners.
Phone workslike a treat , however since the recent update, rhe ph9ne can get hot when being used and in my case back light nearly on full
Asya86
5 Sep 16#30
Is this phone likely to come down in price with the imminent release of the Sony Xperia X Compact? What do people think?
Opening post
4.6" 720p HD screen
23mp camera
2700mah Battery
Waterproof
Snapdragon 810 v2
2gb ram
32gb internal
Sd card
Fingerprint
Running Android marshmallow
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After the most recent update Sony dished out, it's caused havoc with my phone. Performance now sucks, the phone overheats and they got rid of the previous 'stamina' mode, which allowed my battery to last 2 days or so with average usage.
Pity, as previously I loved it to bits - Unless there is an update very soon, I'll be getting shot of it!
Edit: This may not be the case for ALL handsets on the latest update, but is my personal experience, so can only comment on that :-)
Any suggestions? Screen size on the compact is ideal for me.
The charger u need is a uch10 which does the quallcomm quick charge.
Also mines was rev 4, got the update yesterday for. 253 build
Phone workslike a treat , however since the recent update, rhe ph9ne can get hot when being used and in my case back light nearly on full