So the nights are getting chilly in this neck of the woods, but I'm pleased to report that the screen of the Z Ultra works fine when wearing gloves.
No more freezing fingers for me this winter.
baileyjr said:
So the nights are getting chilly in this neck of the woods, but I'm pleased to report that the screen of the Z Ultra works fine when wearing gloves.
No more freezing fingers for me this winter.
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U have one of those gloves that were all the rage a few years ago, or you mean 'normal' gloves?
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since pencils are OK... Just curious.
Where I am living at the moment, you'd need to pay me to wear any gloves for longer than a minute!
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U have one of those gloves that were all the rage a few years ago, or you mean 'normal' gloves?
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since pencils are OK... Just curious.
Where I am living at the moment, you'd need to pay me to wear any gloves for longer than a minute!
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I'm in "not so sunny" Wales. UK. The weather has turned here now and at 10pm it was close to freezing last night while I was walking the dogs!!
Not special gloves, just normal ones.. :good:
It gets cold here in winter... Her's a picture from last year.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vmpq2tup6zstzu4/2013-01-19 12.42.51.jpg
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I'm in "not so sunny" Wales. UK. The weather has turned here now and at 10pm it was close to freezing last night while I was walking the dogs!!
Not special gloves, just normal ones.. :good:
It gets cold here in winter... Her's a picture from last year.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vmpq2tup6zstzu4/2013-01-19 12.42.51.jpg
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No special gloves, but which matter? With some fine leather gloves I could use it on my sensation, but cotton or wool I couldn't.
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bASKOU said:
No special gloves, but which matter? With some fine leather gloves I could use it on my sensation, but cotton or wool I couldn't.
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Its definitely something that's new to me... Couldn't get my note 2 to work with these gloves.
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I'm in "not so sunny" Wales. UK. The weather has turned here now and at 10pm it was close to freezing last night while I was walking the dogs!!
Not special gloves, just normal ones.. :good:
It gets cold here in winter... Her's a picture from last year.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vmpq2tup6zstzu4/2013-01-19 12.42.51.jpg
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So I'm at the gym today and I forgot my armband at home. I decide my HTC One will be fine in it's HTC flip case with no screen protector.
At the Golds there is a upper level with treadmills and a little bit of walk space behind the treadmill. The all behind the treadmill is actually glass inclosing the indoor pool. The floor also has a gap between it and the glass wall which things like phones can easily fall down. ...
So I am on the treadmill. I have the phone in case on the little ledge that can hold a water bottle, keys, etc... I have my music playing through headphones. Coming up to the end of my run I always bring it up to speed 9 for a minute. Well as I'm sprinting the headphone cord gets in the path of my right arm and yep as I pull back. So comes the phone.
Fall 1--- From the treadmill ledge to the belt going at speed 9.. as it falls and the case and headphones and phone depart from my possetion.
Fall 2--- the speed of the moving treadmill launches the phone off the treadmill to the glass wall behind me.
Fall 3 --- bounce from the glass to the ledge
Fall 4--- ( should have ended this phones life ) falls then from the ledge down tto the second floor hardwood were people are walking.
So I tell myself .. well that's the end of this phone. .. I come back up from bending over to pick up the case after the treadmill has stopped. I realize everyone in the pool is now looking up at me like what the help was that loud bang into the glass. A guy from downstairs is yelling at me saying YO it's down here !
As I take my walk if shame with the whole gym looking at me. A woman is walking towards me with my uncased phone it her palms like she was holding out a lifeless thing. She actually had the look in her eyes that she felt bad for me.
I take it from her and press the power button...
The screen came on ! No cracks not a scratch on the screen. !! I gave it a quick look over and the people downstairs were like "wow. You are lucky".
I plug my headphones in and get back on the treadmill to hide my embarrassment. I'm now looking at it in my car and there is one small scuff on the aluminum Shi y bezel that stands out. Otherwise there is nothing wrong with it.
Of course I will have to check to ensure it's charging still and the ir blaster still works.
But either I'm super lucky ... Or this phone is nearly indestructable....
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Go buy a lottery ticket
gunnyman said:
Go buy a lottery ticket
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Cool story, bro. No, really. I'm pretty sure we have all been there...
jkd12589 said:
So I'm at the gym today and I forgot my armband at home. I decide my HTC One will be fine in it's HTC flip case with no screen protector.
At the Golds there is a upper level with treadmills and a little bit of walk space behind the treadmill. The all behind the treadmill is actually glass inclosing the indoor pool. The floor also has a gap between it and the glass wall which things like phones can easily fall down. ...
So I am on the treadmill. I have the phone in case on the little ledge that can hold a water bottle, keys, etc... I have my music playing through headphones. Coming up to the end of my run I always bring it up to speed 9 for a minute. Well as I'm sprinting the headphone cord gets in the path of my right arm and yep as I pull back. So comes the phone.
Fall 1--- From the treadmill ledge to the belt going at speed 9.. as it falls and the case and headphones and phone depart from my possetion.
Fall 2--- the speed of the moving treadmill launches the phone off the treadmill to the glass wall behind me.
Fall 3 --- bounce from the glass to the ledge
Fall 4--- ( should have ended this phones life ) falls then from the ledge down tto the second floor hardwood were people are walking.
So I tell myself .. well that's the end of this phone. .. I come back up from bending over to pick up the case after the treadmill has stopped. I realize everyone in the pool is now looking up at me like what the help was that loud bang into the glass. A guy from downstairs is yelling at me saying YO it's down here !
As I take my walk if shame with the whole gym looking at me. A woman is walking towards me with my uncased phone it her palms like she was holding out a lifeless thing. She actually had the look in her eyes that she felt bad for me.
I take it from her and press the power button...
The screen came on ! No cracks not a scratch on the screen. !! I gave it a quick look over and the people downstairs were like "wow. You are lucky".
I plug my headphones in and get back on the treadmill to hide my embarrassment. I'm now looking at it in my car and there is one small scuff on the aluminum Shi y bezel that stands out. Otherwise there is nothing wrong with it.
Of course I will have to check to ensure it's charging still and the ir blaster still works.
But either I'm super lucky ... Or this phone is nearly indestructable....
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Just wondering, was it a black or silver phone?
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Just wondering, was it a black or silver phone?
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
Just wondering, was it a black or silver phone?
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It is the silver 64 gig. I will post pic soon of the small scuff on the bezel. I checked it and everything seems to be flawless
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HTC quality right there
Yea this phone is quite indestructible for a premium built device. I also dropped mine on my treadmill at home although I wasn't at that high of a speed, and yesterday I dropped it on the floor at Best Buy while looking at headphones. All this without a case on. Not one scratch or mark anywhere on the phone. I do have a screen protector on it.
I thought the treadmill drop would have done it in for sure.
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I dropped mine about 6 times with no case and it's in perfect condition
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I dropped mine about 6 times with no case and it's in perfect condition
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Wow, man. So you haven't had a heart attack yet? I would be dead by now.
This is why I think those so called "drop test" are nonsense. So many factors come into play and a little luck sometimes. Good stuff!
This is the damage. Lol. I'm so happy still.
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LOL
:laugh: as gunny said. go by a lottery ticket
jkd12589 said:
This is the damage. Lol. I'm so happy still.
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Wow that's it? Could probably carefully sand that down with some high grit sandpaper and it wouldn't look as bad. You got really lucky!
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Wow, man. So you haven't had a heart attack yet? I would be dead by now.
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Well I have a case on it and they are little drops from around 4 feet
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Well I have a case on it and they are little drops from around 4 feet
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Originally Posted by drakeymcmb
I dropped mine about 6 times with no case and it's in perfect condition
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Dat build quality.
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Fallen from my table this morning, straight on the marble, approx 1 meter.
Everything works ok, no screen cracks.
Just a very minor scuff on a top right corner. Just polished a little bit with some tootpaste, now is barely visible.
Will go the hobby store tomorrow to buy some black finish paint, and should back like new
if the screen is ok then of course everything will work fine
if it landed on anyhwere other than the screen(for this phone, also the glass back side), the most youll get is a scratch,,, same for any phone
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Fallen from my table this morning, straight on the marble, approx 1 meter.
Everything works ok, no screen cracks.
Just a very minor scuff on a top right corner. Just polished a little bit with some tootpaste, now is barely visible.
Will go the hobby store tomorrow to buy some black finish paint, and should back like new
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You use the device naked? Thats brave... A very thin TPU case for me... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321190566152?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Im clumsy
KonW said:
if the screen is ok then of course everything will work fine
if it landed on anyhwere other than the screen(for this phone, also the glass back side), the most youll get is a scratch,,, same for any phone
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Au contraire mon frère. Have you seen Android Authority's Z1 drop test on YouTube? The Z1 uses the same DragonTrail glass as the Ultra, and even after three drops or so (on concrete), the glass didn't crack at all, but the screen stopped working.
z ultra now but alzo z1
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Au contraire mon frère. Have you seen Android Authority's Z1 drop test on YouTube? The Z1 uses the same DragonTrail glass as the Ultra, and even after three drops or so (on concrete), the glass didn't crack at all, but the screen stopped working.
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My z1 have dropped a lot of times and in all direction, screen protector and case mate cover, it's like out of the box! I think is very durable, my SGS2 had a broken plastic with cover applied and used like a baby. Now i've bought z ultra , look well made but is very thin! Someone had problem with dropping even cover applied?
I too, like to live dangerously. Lol. Yea, even the thinnest TPU case makes this thing a little unwieldy. I use a skinomi skin on the front and back. I had the pieces around the edges but they only attracted hair and lint from my pocket and got stuck in the dock so i removed them. The Accidental damage plan from Sony is the only protection i've really got, so until i destroy this one and have it replaced i will likely not be using a case. I also notice i'm much more clumsy with a case than without.
I've bounced mine off concrete 3 times now, the last fall broke the corner on the ridged flip case.
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I've bounced mine off concrete 3 times now, the last fall broke the corner on the ridged flip case.
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this thread makes me so said. device can make a hard fall and not do a thing to it, and I happen to crack mine in my pocket.
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this thread makes me so said. device can make a hard fall and not do a thing to it, and I happen to crack mine in my pocket.
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Mine cracked while it was sat in its cradle in my car. No bangs, no crashes, just one minute fine, the next cracked.
It's with Sony now so i'm wondering what they will come back to me with...
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Au contraire mon frère. Have you seen Android Authority's Z1 drop test on YouTube? The Z1 uses the same DragonTrail glass as the Ultra, and even after three drops or so (on concrete), the glass didn't crack at all, but the screen stopped working.
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WHY would we need to drop test a mobile phone? This is becoming a social norm to see such 'tests'. I have to ponder who needs to be informed that if they drop such an item the chances are its going to break. If we think about these 'drop tests' they are absolutely absurd!
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Ryland
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WHY would we need to drop test a mobile phone? This is becoming a social norm to see such 'tests'. I have to ponder who needs to be informed that if they drop such an item the chances are its going to break. If we think about these 'drop tests' they are absolutely absurd!
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Ryland
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Agreed. Drop tests are stupid since no drop is the same. It can probably survive a 5 meter drop just fine, but that's just pure luck and nothing else. Drop it again and it'll break.
So yeah, completely retarded.
sob sob
my first xzu drop from 1m.4 height....:crying:
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my first xzu drop from 1m.4 height....:crying:
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Could've been much worse, but yeah, that would've driven me crazy.
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Could've been much worse, but yeah, that would've driven me crazy.
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killing me softly
arlmsk said:
my first xzu drop from 1m.4 height....:crying:
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Exactly what happened to me yesterday. :crying:
lovehoshi said:
Exactly what happened to me yesterday. :crying:
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They normally bounce
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They normally bounce
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lol yeah, mine bounced. I'm actually surprised at how sturdy this phone is. I was sure that my screen had cracked but the damage was just a small dent that's barely visible in the right corner.
So pis*** off dropped the phone as it doesn't fit in the jacket pocket I'm wearing at the time. Onto god damn concrete. Was about 1m from ground. Landed face down as flip case flipped open. Checked phone over and it looks like there is a mm crack/chip in glass/chip in factory screen protector. Anyone gone through this scary ordeal any advice of how I can check phone is actually cracked? Ahhh oh dear.
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So pis*** off dropped the phone as it doesn't fit in the jacket pocket I'm wearing at the time. Onto god damn concrete. Was about 1m from ground. Landed face down as flip case flipped open. Checked phone over and it looks like there is a mm crack/chip in glass/chip in factory screen protector. Anyone gone through this scary ordeal any advice of how I can check phone is actually cracked? Ahhh oh dear.
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I dropped mine out of my pocket twice now, once in a loading-bay the while climbing in to my truck, so both around 1-1.5 m. Still goes fine - the first time was before I got a flip case.
As long as the chip is only in the screen protector you should be ok
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So pis*** off dropped the phone as it doesn't fit in the jacket pocket I'm wearing at the time. Onto god damn concrete. Was about 1m from ground. Landed face down as flip case flipped open. Checked phone over and it looks like there is a mm crack/chip in glass/chip in factory screen protector. Anyone gone through this scary ordeal any advice of how I can check phone is actually cracked? Ahhh oh dear.
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Hey, sorry to ressurect this old thread but i wondered if the OP has/had any issues from his z ultra after discovering the small chip to the screen...I Have just saw one advertised for sale with a description of all working perfect, exept having a tiny chip on the screen which is "barely noticeable" if didnt know it was there and that it in no way hinders performance.
By looking at the pics it looks to be on the ASF layer only and i am wondering if the op had any issues with the chip causing any further damage/issues and would a tiny chip likely become a full on crack on screen?
Again sorry to bump an old topic and any resoponse would be grand
I had no problems but sold the phone couple weeks later. Got a oneplus one now. So should be alright just stick a tempered screen protector on it.
Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah i did consider chucking a screen protector on top and from the pics the tiny chip is barely there. My main concern is that it is located near the bottom of the screen, slightly above the bezel and that area is where most of my texting/typing tapping would be done and would hope my clumsy thumbs would not help the chip develop into a cracked screen.
Cheers again
This is much too big to carry in a pocket. I have either a tote or messenger bag that I carry the mobile phone ? in , as well as my Bluetooth headphones . Plus , I wrap the phone in a microfiber cloth ,to keep clean, wipe off prints, and protect my Mobile Phone ? . Usually never leavesy bag until my destination , or when I arrive back home ? . I'm not totally obessessed . I break it out when I am completely bored.
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I cracked my screen while in my pocket. I actually dis assembled my phone today and was surprised by the build. The phones frame is actually poly carbonite plastic with aluminum trim added to the sides. The top and bottom trim is also poly carbonite I'm guessing for the anttenna signal. I'm gonna make a post of my phone disassembly. But the main reason for screen cracking is cause the phone is so big and so thin. The screen glass looks to only be 1- 1.5mm thick so when it flex the glass cracks. I feel they should have made the phone thicker simular to the z1 with the 20.7mp camera with a thicker battery. I would have replaced this phone with the lumia phablet if it didn't have windows on it. Windows phone is a definite no go. Anyway I strongly recommend a case that adds rigidity to the phone like the aluminum bumper case. Anyway photos attached.
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I cracked my screen while in my pocket. I actually dis assembled my phone today and was surprised by the build. The phones frame is actually poly carbonite plastic with aluminum trim added to the sides. The top and bottom trim is also poly carbonite I'm guessing for the anttenna signal. I'm gonna make a post of my phone disassembly. But the main reason for screen cracking is cause the phone is so big and so thin. The screen glass looks to only be 1- 1.5mm thick so when it flex the glass cracks. I feel they should have made the phone thicker simular to the z1 with the 20.7mp camera with a thicker battery. I would have replaced this phone with the lumia phablet if it didn't have windows on it. Windows phone is a definite no go. Anyway I strongly recommend a case that adds rigidity to the phone like the aluminum bumper case. Anyway photos attached.
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Where are photos?
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Where are photos?
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Tried to upload from my slow note gen 1 and did not work. Had to move to computer and resize photos. Attached now.
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Tried to upload from my slow note gen 1 and did not work. Had to move to computer and resize photos. Attached now.
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Great pics and everything well detailed. Brave enough to do this , I cant even think of doing something like this:good:
How u managed to take out back cover?
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Great pics and everything well detailed. Brave enough to do this , I cant even think of doing something like this:good:
How u managed to take out back cover?
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Back cover is the easy part. Just use a heat gun and a plastic trim tool or plastic razor. The hard part is figuring the order of disassembly. I would have sent it back to Sony but they couldn't give me a price on how much it would cost. I also felt that added to the total cost of the phone I paid especially since I paid full pop.. And I also thought about how mad I would be if it cracked again after sending it in for repair. So im going to order a new screen assembly and see if I can fix it myself. I do work on cars for a living so a phone "should" be easy...lol. If I cant then I'll either buy another z ultra or similar phone. Not the note 3 though cause I hate touch wiz and its not big enough. I have my eye on the HP 7" tablet that suppose to have calling features as well. I may end up getting the new asus padphone.
I note that it is only a 3000mAh battery not 3050?
Here is a video from YouTube and explains how to disassemble a Sony Xperia Z...
What the hell, aren't we supposed to have a 3050 mah battery ??
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I'm not too worried as it will only be another 3 min of screen on time:silly:
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I'm not too worried as it will only be another 3 min of screen on time:silly:
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3 minutes for more p0rn
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I note that it is only a 3000mAh battery not 3050?
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I didn't even notice that. I wonder if there's a bigger battery I can put in.
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3 minutes is all we need! We're going off topic as usual
I used a glass screen protector at the back of my phone and I "feel" it's sturdier than without it. Have dropped it multiple times too and it's still ok. *knock on wood*
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On mobile....
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LOL :laugh:
so funny.. soooo funny!
it's been some sad days for me. as you might have noticed around this forum I loved my ultra. but some days ago it cracked, of no obvious reason. had it in my pocket and when I took it out there was one single crack over the screen. and the display refused to register any kind of touch.
so what is my warning? I removed the anti shatter film, and I think I shouldn't have done that. so my message to everyone considering this, just don't. there's probably a very good reason it's there and why it's glued.
now I got myself a m8 and it's probably the best device out there. the day the successor to the ultra turns up I will go big again.
Hope to see you around, mate! I'll probably stay with the Ultra until there's a new and interesting "phablet" on the market. Doesn't look like the Ultra 2 is happening, and I'm not going to buy a Samsung, so I guess I'm stuck, lol.
I would never changed phone if it didn't break. but I guess this is a culprit with such a big device, that it can bend and crack that way. next time I'm with a big one I'm buying a hard case!
Yup, mine just came from a screen replacement last week now it's alive and kickin. Hehe.
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Yup, mine just came from a screen replacement last week now it's alive and kickin. Hehe.
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How did your one crack?
I forgot to take it out from my pocket and sat on it, but I noticed it instantly I was just to late to react.
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I forgot to take it out from my pocket and sat on it, but I noticed it instantly I was just to late to react.
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Are you getting a hard case?
By the way, how much did it cost you to get it replaced? And did you have the factory anti shatter film removed before it cracked?
Many questions, sorry for that ☺
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Are you getting a hard case?
By the way, how much did it cost you to get it replaced? And did you have the factory anti shatter film removed before it cracked?
Many questions, sorry for that ☺
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If I can find a good hard case, I will.
280sgd so around 220usd.
No, I did not remove the ASF.
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Ok thanks man for your response
I had one with the asf removed and used it for 6 months with no problems with screen then I sold it which was a big mistake.But now I got another one and loving it this one has the asf still intact.
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If I can find a good hard case, I will.
280sgd so around 220usd.
No, I did not remove the ASF.
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Dang that sucks dude. I still have the ASF on mine and holy crap it's scratched to hell and back. I've sat on it and keep it in my pocket all the time without a case on but sometimes I take it out. I'm lucky when it comes to the cracking screen part, but I'm bad luck when it comes to waterproof. I got water in it somehow last night in the shower. Water is now under the dang screen but doing the rice bag helped a lot and got most of it out as of this morning. Funny thing is even though water is in the phone and I can hear it splashing around, the phone was still working!!! This thing is a freaking BEAST!!! Screen started to flicker so I turned it off and dropped that puppy in a bag of rice where it's at right now. Turned it on this morning and it's still working and no more screen flicker. I'm going to keep it in rice for the rest of the day.
Lmfao @ "though water is in the phone and I can hear it splashing around, the phone was still working!!!" That was hilarious! I'm glad it's still kicking for you, that paragraph cracked me up!
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it's been some sad days for me. as you might have noticed around this forum I loved my ultra. but some days ago it cracked, of no obvious reason. had it in my pocket and when I took it out there was one single crack over the screen. and the display refused to register any kind of touch.
so what is my warning? I removed the anti shatter film, and I think I shouldn't have done that. so my message to everyone considering this, just don't. there's probably a very good reason it's there and why it's glued.
now I got myself a m8 and it's probably the best device out there. the day the successor to the ultra turns up I will go big again.
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thats exactly what happened to mine i miss my z ultra but hopefully i will get the updated z ultra if they make one. Mine did it without removing the anti shatterproof.
I Found Several Good Hard Cases!
I've had my baby since 10/01/13 and I absolutely love my BEAST! I'll post pix when I get home but you guys ought to think about grabbing the camera attachment hard case. It's great and there's no give on the device, at all. I always keep it in a case and I've kept the ASF along with front and back glass screen protectors.
The cases I've found were all Sony OEM except for the RoxFit too. If you look around you can find them. Sony has even contacted a case maker so to speak.
My baby BEAST is running strong (don't jinx me please) bit I'm still waiting for the XZU II (2) I'd it every comes out. I ain't NEVER going back to Samsung after being spoiled with Sony's great build quality.
Damn Straight.
Just finally rooted it back in May, I was waiting for KitKat 4.4.4. Now I'll wait for Android L. I can't go back to anything the size of a toy anymore that's definite. But hey that's just me.
And hey guys, grabbing a screen and doing it yourself wouldn't been a hell of a lot cheaper by the way. They're always on eBay plus they cine with pry tools and all. Just sayin'.
The very same happened to me! ..It cost me around $250 to replace the screen..
I keep my XZ in a book-style hard-cover case, and haven't removed the ASF. there are light scratches on it which I can't see in normal use. I do polish the screen a fair amount to remove grease and spots, and that does seem to help reduce scratches.
I was actually considering buying a second XZU because of all the heavy discounting, especially since there seems no sign of a Z2 Ultra or Z Ultra2 model.
Jammol said:
Dang that sucks dude. I still have the ASF on mine and holy crap it's scratched to hell and back. I've sat on it and keep it in my pocket all the time without a case on but sometimes I take it out. I'm lucky when it comes to the cracking screen part, but I'm bad luck when it comes to waterproof. I got water in it somehow last night in the shower. Water is now under the dang screen but doing the rice bag helped a lot and got most of it out as of this morning. Funny thing is even though water is in the phone and I can hear it splashing around, the phone was still working!!! This thing is a freaking BEAST!!! Screen started to flicker so I turned it off and dropped that puppy in a bag of rice where it's at right now. Turned it on this morning and it's still working and no more screen flicker. I'm going to keep it in rice for the rest of the day.
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Seriously, what are you doing watching porn on that big screen on the shower with the other hand where? lmfao
Prabash said:
The very same happened to me! ..It cost me around $250 to replace the screen..
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Did you try and get it repaired under the warranty? Mine cracked while in my pocket. Doing absolutely nothing at all. I heard others with the same issue, and most, if not all of them got it fixed under warranty. I called mine in and sent it off to Sony. Just waiting on a call back from them on whether or not they will repair under warranty. Most of what I read is that even though Sony says they will contact you they don't. You ship it off and then a few weeks later it is shipped back repaired. Crossing my fingers.
rjan22 said:
Seriously, what are you doing watching porn on that big screen on the shower with the other hand where? lmfao
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Lol. I couldn't help it.
I got water in it again last week by accident. Was getting ready for work and brushing my teeth with it on the counter by the sink and I splashed water all over it by accident when I was washing my face. Wasn't much but I could see the moisture building up under it so I rice it all day.
Still kicking.However when I power it on I can see a very faint "light" spot under the screen where it isn't well lit. It's only about 5 mm wide but oh well. Doesn't affect the screen when the phone is fully on and running though.
This is the strongest phone I've ever had since my Samsung Infuse «----that phone got the **** beaten out of it!!!!
pemell said:
it's been some sad days for me. as you might have noticed around this forum I loved my ultra. but some days ago it cracked, of no obvious reason. had it in my pocket and when I took it out there was one single crack over the screen. and the display refused to register any kind of touch.
so what is my warning? I removed the anti shatter film, and I think I shouldn't have done that. so my message to everyone considering this, just don't. there's probably a very good reason it's there and why it's glued.
now I got myself a m8 and it's probably the best device out there. the day the successor to the ultra turns up I will go big again.
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that sucks. if you do decide to hop back into a z ultra, try running it with dual tempered glass screen protectors. it adds 0.8mm to the overall thickness but adds rigidity, and at 13$ on ebay for each protector, it makes it easy to replace without any huge blows to your pocketbook. :good: