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Sony Xperia Z Charging Dock Review
I’ve been using the Sony Xperia Z for a few weeks now and I’m pretty much in love with it. The Sony Xperia Z has a very beautiful design and comes pack with top of line specs making it one of the best Android phones available in the market right now. As with any expensive smartphone, I decided to get accessories with it, the first thing that came to my mind was a charging dock of course.

So I decided to not take any risks and go with the official Sony Xperia Z Charging Dock model DK26 which I’ll be reviewing today.

The dock has a nice design and is painted black to match the Xperia Z, the dock is also available in White and Purple. In the dock the phone will be in Landscape mode so it’s not like Samsung docks which are mostly Portrait. The dock also holds the Xperia Z in a comfortable viewing angle so you can use it while charging or while watching a movie with the dock on your desk. The charger also won’t require your to connect your Xperia Z with it’s MicroUSB slot, instead it charges via the conductors on the phone’s left side making, so all you have to do is just slider your phone into the dock and it’ll start charging.

Unfortunately the DK26 dock can’t charge directly from your PC so users will have to connect the USB input at the back of the dock to AC power. The dock will also not work with a case of any kind and is intended to be used with a naked Xperia Z.

Overall I’m very happy with the dock, it could’ve been a bit cheaper considering it’s just a piece of plastic but it is quality stuff. TechDeville gives the Sony Xperia Z Charging Dock DK26 3.5/5 stars and if you’re interested you can grab one from here.
July 21, 2013
Sony Xperia Z PACman Android 4.2.2 Custom ROM Installation Guide

The Sony Xperia Z is great smartphone, maybe even the best from Sony. Along with great hardware the Xperia Z has great software and ROM support with ROMs like PACman Android 4.2.2 being available for it.

The PACman Android 4.2.2 custom ROM combines the best features from Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android and AOKP making it one of the best ROMs available for the Sony Xperia Z.

Although the PACman Android 4.2.2 custom ROM is stable and ready for daily use, the developer has noted that some devices have faced a “Baseband Unknown” error which can be fixed easy by going this link.

Before start making you’ve completed the following pre-requisites:

1. Installed USB drivers for your Sony Xperia Z.

2. Enabled USB debugging mode.

3. Made sure that the bootloader of the Sony Xperia Z is unlocked.

4. The Sony Xperia Z has a custom recovery installed, we recommend CWM.

5. Your phone is at least 80% charged.

6. You’ve created a Nandroid backup through the installed recovery.

7. Your phone is rooted.

Now that we’re done with those, let’s start with the installation process itself, follow the steps below:

Step 1- Download the PACman Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean ROM and Google Apps.

Step 2- Connect your Sony Xperia Z to a computer using mass storage mode and copy over the ROM to the phone.

Step 3- Download this Fastboot package and unzip the Fastboot.zip file into the C drive of your PC. It’ll then create the fastboot folder with four folders.

Step 4- Turn off your Sony Xperia Z and boot into Fastboot mode by holding the Volume Down + Power buttons.

Step 6. Now connect your phone to your computer again in Fastboot mode.

Step 7. Open CMD.exe (command prompt) on your PC. It can be found in the Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories.

Step 8. Enter the following command to go to the fastboot folder: cd c:Fastboot

Step 9. Enter the following command: fastboot flash boot boot.img followed by fastboot -i 0x0fce flash boot boot.img

Step 10. After the installation is complete and it gives you an OK prompt unplug your phone and boot into Recovery mode by holding Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

Step 11. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

Step 13. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose ZIP from SD card

Step 14. Select the PACman Android 4.2.2 custom ROM’s zip downloaded in step 1 first. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

Step 15. Now do the same things with the Google Apps zip file.

Step 16. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

Now if you face any problems and questions feel free to ask us in the comments below.

June 3, 2013
Some Sony Xperia Z Smartphones Dying Without Warning, Sony Promises A Fix
Reports of Sony Xperia Z smartphones dropping like flies are popping up on various forums. According to XperiaBlog there doesn’t seem to be a specific issue that causes the phone to die but it does so suddenly with users unable to turn it back on. A hard reset turns the phone back on for some, but for others they seem to have a dead weight on their hands.

Thankfully it seems Sony Mobile has identified the issue according a post on their forums, they promised a fix in the next software update for the Sony Xperia Z.

Also check out:
- Sony Xperia Z, iPhone 5 And Oppo Find 5 Camera Comparison
- Sony Xperia Z Vs LG Nexus 4 E960 Detailed Comparison
Have you been facing such issues with your Xperia Z? Let us know in the comments below.

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March 24, 2013
Sony Xperia Z, iPhone 5 And Oppo Find 5 Camera Comparison
The Sony Xperia Z, iPhone 5 and Oppo Find 5 are flagship smartphones of their respective manufactures and pack in the latest and greatest hardware. In this article we’ll be focusing on their cameras and seeing how good they are. All three sport high megapixel, high speed cameras able to record HD video with great quality but just how good are they?

Comparing just the number of megapixels in both the phones, the Xperia Z has a clear advantage with a 13MP shooter compared to 8MP of both the iPhone 5 and Oppo Find 5.

In clear daylight, the Xperia Z outperforms both the iPhone 5 and Oppo Find 5 with it’s Exmor RS Sensor developed by Sony themselves. The comparison image is below.

At night or in low light conditions the Xperia Z again wins as it often had less noise compared to it’s competitors.

Color wise, the Xperia Z comes in the middle taking pictures with neutral colors compared to the iPhone 5′s warm and Oppo Find 5′s cool colors.

In Panorama mode the Xperia Z again came on top with high detail and better dynamic range in it’s imagery.

In the image below, the iPhone 5 takes a slight edge over the Xperia Z with a slightly more detailed image. The Oppo Find 5 unfortunately disappoints with a low detailed, highly brightened picture.

Also check out:
- Sony Xperia Z Vs LG Nexus 4 E960 Detailed Comparison
So overall the winner is clearly the Xperia Z making it the best photo taking smartphone on the market. Sony has been a front runners with their cameras lately introducing faster, better quality sensors helping users take better pictures. The day is not far when we’ll be able to take DSLR-like images with our razor thing smartphones.

Picture via Japanese site it168.
February 13, 2013