I have been using this phone for over 2 years ever since It was launched. I am not obsessed with firmware updates and have been using the stock firmware JB 4.1 which I updated to JB 4.3, havnt updated yet to Kitkat and Lollipop. Coming to the phone, there is no issues at all. The phone's performance is still zippy and does not hangs or lags anywhere. Camera quality is excellent, though I personally use the 4:3 aspect ratio instead of 16:9. Nothing to elaborate regarding the music quality as it is brilliant. Battery Life (after using it for 2 years, it still gives me around 1.5 days on a 3G network with Whatsapp (I dont use mobile fb, weather widget etc..). Getting a spare part is a questionable thing, though I havnt come across any issues so far, which would require a visit to the service centre. Just use the phone as it is and dont experiment with OS upgrades. If you are getting features of your requirements and the phone is working fine, then its not required to update. Regarding charging, I am pretty satisfied and it charges from 15% to 90% in just 45 mins on an original sony charger. The phone supports upto 128 GB of internal memory (though company has tagged it as 32 GB) I am using a 64 GB Samsung Card and no issues at all. Games like Asphalt and other HD games run pretty good. Though I have now uninstalled it coz I dont fill my phone with games and useless softwares. The only thing as an owner, I would recommend an improvement is : Internal memory is bit less, which could have at least been 16 GB and the phone heats up on prolonged net surfing on 3G network. Overall : Its a great phone from Sony and has a pretty good built quality. Fully worth the money.
I bought it a week back n am really satisfied with xperia zr. especially screen shot is also superb!! the best thing is.we can click pics even when video runs..yes secondary camera is vga..but i feel that it's also good to them those who dont wana disclose there face clearly :D
Sir, I have xperia A, and I think it has a lot in common with xperia ZR. The notification toggles can be customized by going to settings>display>tools. I wont be having a chance to check it on the ZR, but it would be nice if I could hear a reply on this comment.
Sir i want to know that is there any difference of speed in octa core and quad core beacuse you were saying HTC One And Samsung S4 are Almost same but , is there any difference between the speed ??
A lot of have people said that this phone is not completely waterproof. Some water droplets leak into the back cover & many complained of water damage on GSMARENA. What is the problem?
ranjith sir plz help me iam confused whether to go with xperia z or zr reply me soon. iam impressed with the zr. But SONY has marketed z as the best of SONY and it is the top selling mobile in xperia mobiles even the price is high its sells great.My question is that SONY provide updates for zr or gives priority to the z.
Hello Ranjeet sir,I have some queries regarding this phone. 1.Should I buy it right now or wait for the kitkat upgrade? 2.Can you tell me by when will be the official kitkat upgrade be available ? 3.Does this phone have Air gestures? 4.Is s3 camera better than this? Thanks.
Hi Ranjit. While comparing Xperia ZR with the Z i surprisingly noticed almost everytime that the ZR responded slightly faster than the Z. What could be the reason for this? Both phones having exactly the same processor, system chip and RAM, is the ZR a touch faster because it has to handle only 8 gigs of internal against the 16 gigs on the Z? Looking fwd to ur reply as i simply love the ZR and yes..speed and responsiveness is what i need the most ..thanks :-)
hello ranjit, i am having a serious issue with cell phone and water damage. so i have finally decided to go for a water proof phone. after lot of checkups, zoomed in to sony XZR, but i am not sure abut the water proof capability of this phone, as i checked on gsmarena and they told the cellphone is not very good at that? can u suggest so other sturdy cell phones, i can compromise on gpu,ram but require a 4-4.5' screen ,,
hey ranjit...i am plannin to buy a decent phone within budget of 27000...can u plz tell me which one is better...i'V short listed Htc desire 600, lenovo k900 and sony xperia zr.
Hi Ranjit, Saw all your video regarding ZR and S4 Mini... And i am majorly confused which one should i buy....im not much of a gamer but if i buy anyone of those then i might become one....i have an xperia active with me right now, would be using the phone majorly to be on whatsapp, facebook, emails, browsing, watching videos, sometimes gaming and lastly listening to music. Please suggest me what should i get and why....eagerly awaiting your reply ... Thanks Shantanu
sir,tx for such sweet notice reply..means a lot to me.. one more queries sir u hvn't answered.. WAT ABT THE CAMERA FLASH??DOES IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES ON WHILE CAPTURING AS IN MY XPERIA X10 I HAD TO SWITCH THE FLASH ON WHILE TAKING PICTURE.. DOES IT SUPPORT CONFERENCE WHILE ON A CALL???
Sir, I heve recently buy a xperia zr........my phone gets lil bit heated while gaming ......nd sometimes when i connected to pc for transferring data..........it is an issue wid the device or it is general.........plz help me to get out of this problem or issue......
Helo ranjith...ur review was useful...but u have not explained anything abt the walkman player n its features like sound enhancements,clearaudio+,headphone audio quality n videocodec supports
hello geekyranjit. i have a query. i am using xperia ion.i am facing many problems with ion since i purchsed it.major issue is of battery. it drains out very quikcly.and other problems are tracks used to get stop and then play automatically after few second. i have formatted my phone 9 times in 11 months and twice the motherboard is changed and also camera lens changed three times(gets dust easliy).but now i want to purchase a new mobile. so kindly tell me how is xperia zr. i want all the specs zr has in my phone. also want to know does zr has mhl. i want to connect it to tv. as ion has hdmi. and does any phine can fight wit xperia zr. i have heard about moto x. please reply me as soon as possible. i want to buy it today, and just found your video today . thanks :)
why SONY puts VGA front camera only in most of their mid range phone ? Only Xperia TX, T, Z, and ZL have higher than VGA front camera Really want to buy ZR or SP.. but the VGA front cam really held me back from buying them
I have used this phone for over an year now and after having faced mulitiple irritating problems such as phone speaker not functioning, poor battery life, over heating at the back I must say that your review Ranjit, is way off the mark. Sony is unable to repair the phone. Please avoid buying it.
This is basically the same as the SP but waterproof and not as premium due to the lack of aluminum! I was tied between this and SP but got SP as it was more readily available and more premium! Don't let the 1.7ghz snapdragon S4 pro chip fool you as it actually beats the ZRs quad core S4 in many benchmarks others it equals it, so real world performance is probably identical if not faster on SP!
(1) ZR has one whole extra gig of RAM compared to SP. Hence, better multitasking. (2) ZR has got better camera. (3) ZR's camcorder can shoot more detailed videos with high bit-rate compared to SP's. (4) ZR is Dust and Waterproof. The only thing SP got going for it is the beautiful LED notification bar.
Don't mean crap! The camera isn't better in ZR at all I 've got both and in quadrant the SP got 8060 to ZRs 7786 ok yes it has the ram advantages but apart from that it ain't no better!
Jon Federman When you run benchmarks which use four cores than ZR is twice faster than SP :). Plus four corse gives more "flexibility" to CPU and in general multitasking is much better etc. etc. So, one core 1.7 vs one core 1.5 Ghz sure SP is faster, but ZR will win in case of many apps at the same time AND 2Gb ram makes everything much smoother.
RANJIT SIR NAKU OKA INFO KAVALE I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE ORIGNAL SONY PHONES ARE MADE CAUSE I DONT WANT TO GET FOOLED BY BUYING A CHINA FOR THAT BUDGET :D BUYING ZR THIS WEEK :D PLZ HELP :D
hello there, my name is Syah.. i have watch lots of your xperia video. i recognize that you have lots type of xperia phone.. so, i think.. would you give me one of it. cause i can't afford to buy it. im just asking.. thank you. =)
I miss this Phone in 2021 now.
I have been using this phone for over 2 years ever since It was launched. I am not obsessed with firmware updates and have been using the stock firmware JB 4.1 which I updated to JB 4.3, havnt updated yet to Kitkat and Lollipop.
Coming to the phone, there is no issues at all. The phone's performance is still zippy and does not hangs or lags anywhere. Camera quality is excellent, though I personally use the 4:3 aspect ratio instead of 16:9. Nothing to elaborate regarding the music quality as it is brilliant. Battery Life (after using it for 2 years, it still gives me around 1.5 days on a 3G network with Whatsapp (I dont use mobile fb, weather widget etc..).
Getting a spare part is a questionable thing, though I havnt come across any issues so far, which would require a visit to the service centre. Just use the phone as it is and dont experiment with OS upgrades. If you are getting features of your requirements and the phone is working fine, then its not required to update.
Regarding charging, I am pretty satisfied and it charges from 15% to 90% in just 45 mins on an original sony charger.
The phone supports upto 128 GB of internal memory (though company has tagged it as 32 GB) I am using a 64 GB Samsung Card and no issues at all.
Games like Asphalt and other HD games run pretty good. Though I have now uninstalled it coz I dont fill my phone with games and useless softwares.
The only thing as an owner, I would recommend an improvement is :
Internal memory is bit less, which could have at least been 16 GB and the phone heats up on prolonged net surfing on 3G network.
Overall : Its a great phone from Sony and has a pretty good built quality. Fully worth the money.
I bought it a week back n am really satisfied with xperia zr. especially screen shot is also superb!! the best thing is.we can click pics even when video runs..yes secondary camera is vga..but i feel that it's also good to them those who dont wana disclose there face clearly :D
Pls rate the Xperia ZR in every aspect.......As i before say review is great
thanxs
Sir, I have xperia A, and I think it has a lot in common with xperia ZR. The notification toggles can be customized by going to settings>display>tools. I wont be having a chance to check it on the ZR, but it would be nice if I could hear a reply on this comment.
Sir i want to know that is there any difference of speed in octa core and quad core beacuse you were saying HTC One And Samsung S4 are Almost same but , is there any difference between the speed ??
how is the result of its front facing camera??? kindly upload any review of Xperia ZR's both camera, specially front camera for video calls.
any guess about the battery performance in 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 (ZR) ??
A lot of have people said that this phone is not completely waterproof. Some water droplets leak into the back cover & many complained of water damage on GSMARENA. What is the problem?
Sir why did u sold xpera zl
is there any prblm with the set
howz its battery life
which fone r u using now
Hi Ranjit,
i think this phone doesn't has a 3.5 mm jack so cant it be connected to other headphones or headsets?
hi ranjit sir which mobile should i go with note 2 or xperia zr.i want it for gaming and browsing
hey ranjit....i really found ur video helpful...can u pls help me out which phone is better???
Sony xperia Z or xperia ZR....
I want to know Which Color is better WHITE or BLACK...???
will the WHITE back will get dirty if we used with dirty hands coz of its matte finish ?
hi is it possible to move apps from internal to external memory on this phone? i have a samsung galaxy s duos and that doesnt work
Which would you prefer. Black or White ? Premium feel vs Maintainence
Hey Ranjit, m confused between Xperia ZR & Nexus $...which one should i buy?
Hello ... I just one wanna know which is better apple 4 s or zr in terms of camera and battery life
Sir I'm planning to buy a smartphone, out of (Nexus 4, Xperia ZR, One X+, S3) which one will you suggest?
I have ZR the problem is while charging the NFC the Bluetooth and WiFi gets on automatically is there any solution to that
ranjith sir plz help me iam confused whether to go with xperia z or zr reply me soon. iam impressed with the zr. But SONY has marketed z as the best of SONY and it is the top selling mobile in xperia mobiles even the price is high its sells great.My question is that SONY provide updates for zr or gives priority to the z.
sir, i am confused between htc one mini, sony xperia zr and samsung s4mini.........which one i should buy???
dear ranjit,i want to buy the xperia zr but next year i think at disember.should i buy this phone next year
sir..please reply........i m stuck with zr or s3 .......what would you suggest..
Hello Ranjeet sir,I have some queries regarding this phone.
1.Should I buy it right now or wait for the kitkat upgrade?
2.Can you tell me by when will be the official kitkat upgrade be available ?
3.Does this phone have Air gestures?
4.Is s3 camera better than this?
Thanks.
Should i update my xperia zr with android kitkat???
As i have heard about battery drain issues with kitkat version.
Hi Ranjit. While comparing Xperia ZR with the Z i surprisingly noticed almost everytime that the ZR responded slightly faster than the Z. What could be the reason for this? Both phones having exactly the same processor, system chip and RAM, is the ZR a touch faster because it has to handle only 8 gigs of internal against the 16 gigs on the Z? Looking fwd to ur reply as i simply love the ZR and yes..speed and responsiveness is what i need the most ..thanks :-)
Hi , i am planning to buy a new cell phone.. Please help me as in which one to buy Lenovo 6900,Sony ZR,Samsung Note2,Google nexus 4???
hello ranjit, i am having a serious issue with cell phone and water damage.
so i have finally decided to go for a water proof phone. after lot of checkups, zoomed in to sony XZR, but i am not sure abut the water proof capability of this phone, as i checked on gsmarena and they told the cellphone is not very good at that? can u suggest so other sturdy cell phones, i can compromise on gpu,ram but require a 4-4.5' screen ,,
does it support usb tv output or mhl??? n plz mention this in ur future reviews
hey ranjit...i am plannin to buy a decent phone within budget of 27000...can u plz tell me which one is better...i'V short listed Htc desire 600, lenovo k900 and sony xperia zr.
hey does low internal storage will effect its future updates????
ranjit sir which is better in ur opinion xperia ZR vs xperia M2???
i am thinking to buy a new smartphone
which can i buy??? htc one x+ or xperia zr
Hi Ranjit,
Saw all your video regarding ZR and S4 Mini...
And i am majorly confused which one should i buy....im not much of a gamer but if i buy anyone of those then i might become one....i have an xperia active with me right now, would be using the phone majorly to be on whatsapp, facebook, emails, browsing, watching videos, sometimes gaming and lastly listening to music. Please suggest me what should i get and why....eagerly awaiting your reply ...
Thanks
Shantanu
sir (5. Does Xperia ZR support 2 and 5GHZ band?) m asking for WI-FI based Operations.
thanx again,
waiting
sir plz help me..which phone i should prefer.
SONY xperia ZR,, SAM S3,, XPERIA sp.
sir,tx for such sweet notice reply..means a lot to me..
one more queries sir u hvn't answered.. WAT ABT THE CAMERA FLASH??DOES IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES ON WHILE CAPTURING AS IN MY XPERIA X10 I HAD TO SWITCH THE FLASH ON WHILE TAKING PICTURE..
DOES IT SUPPORT CONFERENCE WHILE ON A CALL???
hey ranjith i want to buy a mobile between 25 to 33k which one would be better and i dont want to buy sony xperia ZL.
xperia zr is best.. i reviewed for 3 weeks..and really satisfied :)
Sir, I heve recently buy a xperia zr........my phone gets lil bit heated while gaming ......nd sometimes when i connected to pc for transferring data..........it is an issue wid the device or it is general.........plz help me to get out of this problem or issue......
hello ranjit, is there any problem with the 2g browsing
Hi sir which one is better xperia zr or galaxy s3? Plz
is the phone water proof when the back case is open.
thanxs......nd great review........how is the battery life ? And there is battery draining problem with that......pls reply........ :)
Helo ranjith...ur review was useful...but u have not explained anything abt the walkman player n its features like sound enhancements,clearaudio+,headphone audio quality n videocodec supports
is the internal memory issue a big problem??
hello sir,
i love u r video
i want to parches a new mobile,which one is best mobile in sony or samsung,in 25000
plz help me.....
v can transfer apps to SD card right ?
hello geekyranjit. i have a query. i am using xperia ion.i am facing many problems with ion since i purchsed it.major issue is of battery. it drains out very quikcly.and other problems are tracks used to get stop and then play automatically after few second. i have formatted my phone 9 times in 11 months and twice the motherboard is changed and also camera lens changed three times(gets dust easliy).but now i want to purchase a new mobile. so kindly tell me how is xperia zr. i want all the specs zr has in my phone. also want to know does zr has mhl. i want to connect it to tv. as ion has hdmi. and does any phine can fight wit xperia zr. i have heard about moto x. please reply me as soon as possible. i want to buy it today, and just found your video today . thanks :)
which phone should i take xperia zr or z ultra????
is the zr is good for downloading many app and games
please give the full review of HTC desire 816G
sir can you review this phone a 4.4.4 version'
Is the zr software old? If it is ill bye the m2
Is there a over heating problem?
dear sir
can you update review of the xperia c3
Does the keyboard have swype???
Xperia zr or htc desire 816 which is better pls reply
sir btw whr is faizal communication??
yes which is better OVERALL, zr or zL ?
recommend me betwn s3 and zr
Which one should i buy? Black or white?
the only thing going for the S3 is the huge developer support it has,,,ZR is better in every other respect...just my opinion
can v use a app to transfer?
Hello everyone, can anyone confirm whether the ringtone on ZR can be personalized with song collection?
but is that possible on the xperia c?
Moto x compared to xperia zr ?
Whch one wud be best ! Can you show some review on xperia zr voice commands plz , like "ok google now" in moto x !
Which is good sony Xperia ZR or Xperia ZL?
but gosh, the speaker volume is kind of crappy, how will you hear your phone ring? hm, leaning towards the ZL more
Is it better than galaxy s4 mini???
excellent review Ranjit sir
Does it support 4G connection?????
does it support 64gb sd card????
is this the best phone on its price range???
why SONY puts VGA front camera only in most of their mid range phone ?
Only Xperia TX, T, Z, and ZL have higher than VGA front camera
Really want to buy ZR or SP.. but the VGA front cam really held me back from buying them
I have used this phone for over an year now and after having faced mulitiple irritating problems such as phone speaker not functioning, poor battery life, over heating at the back I must say that your review Ranjit, is way off the mark. Sony is unable to repair the phone. Please avoid buying it.
Nice Review Ranjit.Thanks a lot
This is basically the same as the SP but waterproof and not as premium due to the lack of aluminum! I was tied between this and SP but got SP as it was more readily available and more premium! Don't let the 1.7ghz snapdragon S4 pro chip fool you as it actually beats the ZRs quad core S4 in many benchmarks others it equals it, so real world performance is probably identical if not faster on SP!
(1) ZR has one whole extra gig of RAM compared to SP. Hence, better multitasking.
(2) ZR has got better camera.
(3) ZR's camcorder can shoot more detailed videos with high bit-rate compared to SP's.
(4) ZR is Dust and Waterproof.
The only thing SP got going for it is the beautiful LED notification bar.
Maverick Mali and removable battery.
Don't mean crap! The camera isn't better in ZR at all I 've got both and in quadrant the SP got 8060 to ZRs 7786 ok yes it has the ram advantages but apart from that it ain't no better!
Jon Federman When you run benchmarks which use four cores than ZR is twice faster than SP :). Plus four corse gives more "flexibility" to CPU and in general multitasking is much better etc. etc. So, one core 1.7 vs one core 1.5 Ghz sure SP is faster, but ZR will win in case of many apps at the same time AND 2Gb ram makes everything much smoother.
Watching this with my z :)
lumia 720 or zr
can it use usb on the go???
Yes.
Does sony ZR screen scratch proof?
Yes
Sir still waiting..Plzz reply.. m in need to know all my question
thanx
I think the white looks better.
Show water proof test ...
Dude, you speak way tooooo fast, slow down. Take a chill pill man!!!
Why would someone want good viewing angles unless you like people snooping in your messages.
galaxy s3 or xperia zr , i don't care about gaming but i care about the camera
Zr ofc!!
Nope, but only after you root the phone, and then you install an app that is called FolderMount, you can move app's data to your sd card
sony mobail its very good
You're doing a good job done on investment.I appreciate it very much
Thank You...and a great review
Grand 2 vs Xperia ZR?
Xperia ZR
RANJIT SIR NAKU OKA INFO KAVALE I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE ORIGNAL SONY PHONES ARE MADE CAUSE I DONT WANT TO GET FOOLED BY BUYING A CHINA FOR THAT BUDGET :D BUYING ZR THIS WEEK :D PLZ HELP :D
Sir my phone camera just broke because after I took pictures in the swimming pool.
hello there, my name is Syah.. i have watch lots of your xperia video. i recognize that you have lots type of xperia phone.. so, i think.. would you give me one of it. cause i can't afford to buy it. im just asking.. thank you. =)
great review.....
thanx for info