My new phone is a Sony Xperia Z3. It took me a while to start using it as it would take a nano sim whereas I had a micro sim. But that is sorted now through the collective wisdom of my friends on Facebook. So here is what I have to say about the phone.
Look and Feel: Sony Xperia Z3 is the biggest phone in size that I have used till date. And yet it is comfortable to hold. The surfaces are smooth and yet I never got a feeling that it would slip out of my hands. I have the white color phone and it looks elegant.
Camera: I don’t know when it happened but gradually for me the most important feature of a cell phone became its camera! There was a time when I used to carry a point and shoot for taking quick pictures but I now do it with my phone. Xperia Z3 has a 20.7 megapixel camera which in my opinion is quite adequate, after all I do not blow up my pictures in large sizes, say for a hoarding.
As of now I have not used it as much as I would like but I have noticed a nice thing about it. I usually click pictures of my daughter who doesn’t like to stand still for a single second! The camera somehow manages to freeze Chhavi in motion and that in my opinion is quite an incredible task! The phone has inbuilt camera apps like panorama, including yourself in a shot called ‘Face In’ etc but I have to try it out. The colors come out quite well and I can bump up the ISO up to 12800! Now that sounds quite incredible. I have yet to make a video with the phone but I will upload one soon.
Water Proof: All my life I thought cell phones and cameras do not mix well with water! But then I got to read this on the company website–
“With the waterproof Xperia Z3, you can take pictures with the best smartphone camera while swimming in fresh water for up to 30 minutes. You can even dive down to 1.5 metres with it. Just remember that all the covers for the micro USB port, the micro SIM slot and the memory card slot must be firmly closed.”
Notice the word fresh water. In spite of having the phone in my hand I have been unwilling to try this feature! After all who takes their incredibly slim looking phones into water? Not me, at least not till now. Maybe I should give it to Chhavi (after making sure all the ports are closed) she will dunk it in water without any qualms! I am still gathering courage to take it to water.
OK in the end I did put it in water! That hunk with me is my younger nephew who gave me the playstation gyan.
And here is a green apple that I clicked with it after taking it out from the water! Well, well I need to get used to this fact that my phone does not fear water. I need to remember the 30 minutes limit though.
Sync with Your Play Station: Mobile phones are a communal affair in my home. While my nephew was playing with it, he excitedly told me he could use his play station with it. I would never figure it out on my own.
Apps: As it is an android phone, the choice of apps is huge and the interfaces quite nice.
Battery Life: For the few days that I have used it battery life seems quite good to me. But I will update on this after I take it out on a trip!
This is how my first impression of the Sony XperiaZ3 stands. I will update you guys say after a month of use and see what further I have to say.
🙂 looks really cool phone…. 🙂 … and I can’t believe you actually put the phone in water….. !
I did in the Prasad, but it took a lot of courage!
In water!!!!
Be a proud owner! 🙂
Thank you Indrani 😀
Infact I’ve tried putting my phone in the water but it was the MotoG which is a much cheaper phone compared to the Z3, which I’m sure must be much worth quite a wad of money.
Love this site, do does this mean that all new post will now come on Only this site and not on Gonomads
BTW didn’t know that you’re using an Android phone. You can even checkout the WordPress app for Android. It’s really good and works quite well.
Cheers
Yes Harjeev I have now shifted to my own domain, all the new posts are going to come here. 😀 Thank you for your support.
Sold to the underwater test. Great pics as well!
Thank you Vaibhav, I am also sold to the underwater test!
Wow ! a 20.7 MP camera..water-proof…Chhavi ‘s fav….nothing more to demand 😀 …cool stuff really… 🙂
Thank you Maniparna 😀
hows the quality of pic under water ??
Have tried it only for a few days as of now but I liked what I see. More when I use it extensively.
I like Sony products but for mobile I like Samsung – Palm size mobile phone and white or grey color is favorite. Waterproof is a good option but I dont have because I use the most simplest mobile phone only to talk and sms but if it is there it is good. The budget I have for mobile phone is between 4,000-6,000. How much you paid for Sony XperiaZ3 ?
Tushar Sony gave it to me 😀
wowwww !
Good for young parents , don’t know when kids will throw phone in water. 🙂
I thought the same, though I didn’t tell this to Chhavi or she would always be throwing it in water 😀
You actually managed to drop it into water ….that is great…I never would have had the guts 🙂
For me too it took a lot of courage and some assurances, I didn’t do it easily.
Superb post & phone Sony Xperia Z3
Thank you Rupam.
And the underwater test had me!! I have to gift it to my Mom some day
I too was quite floored by the water proof bit. I hope your mom will like it.
It seems it is a wonderful phone! It is a nice review Mridula 🙂
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Thank you so much Sindhu.