Having the bezel really does help based on experience. Having most of the front be screen can be really annoying because you have no place to rest your digits.
Bezels on the Z1, the sides as well as the top and bottom, are way too big and compared to the G2 they're downright huge and ugly.
When a camera is operated hand-held, the operator's shaky hands cause instabilities in the captured image stream. SteadyShot technology works inside the body of the camera. It uses motion sensors to detect the user's movements. SteadyShot then compensates for some of these movements, in some versions by moving the optics and in some versions by moving the image sensor in an opposite direction to the movement.
This approach is contrasted to digital image stabilization in which the physical image is allowed to "track" the scene on the CCD by software to produce a stable image. The digital technique requires the pixel count to be increased to allow the image to move on the sensor while keeping reference points within the boundaries of the capture chip.
This phone looks awesome on paper, the camera looks impressive.
The shape and look however is unbelievably HORRIBLE. The square look with the huge bezels make it larger than the LG G2 despite having a 5.0 screen compared to the G2's 5.2 inch screen.
5" screens are already on the limit between a phone and phablet, the last thing we need on phones with 5" screens is huge dead space around the screen.
This would be my phone if not for the disappointing design.
This phone looks awesome on paper, the camera looks impressive.
The shape and look however is unbelievably HORRIBLE. The square look with the huge bezels make it larger than the LG G2 despite having a 5.0 screen compared to the G2's 5.2 inch screen.
5" screens are already on the limit between a phone and phablet, the last thing we need on phones with 5" screens is huge dead space around the screen.
This would be my phone if not for the disappointing design.
...They also have the other three model C6902, C6903 (T-MOBILE LTE) and C6943 (ALL BANDS).
There's a rather lengthy thread at XDA that claims the screen in the Z1 in a TN panel. What the heck, Sony?
Sent back my Xperia Z. Wouldnt communicate properly, kept wigging out on me. Also had trouble charging, I think those little port flaps would have broken eventually regardless.
I did like the side charging pads, but they didnt include the docking station with the phone, and its kinda pricey considering it does nothing but charge.