With regret, returning my XZ1

[InLondon]

Well it's a sad day, I've returned my XZ1.  I love Xperia phones but I just havent been able to justify this current model.  Main reasons below:

No more Double Tap to wake - I love that feature and although I got a Sony Style Cover, I really miss having the phone on my desk and being able to tap it to see what messages were displayed on the lock screen.

Front camera skew - Patch applied - I took the phone with me to a number of Christmas venues in December.  In all of the selfie photos my family and I look either skewwed or like cardboard cut-outs - Im so glad I took my Xperia Z2 with me as well, the quality is much lower but we all look normal.

No night light - This never used to be a problem with previous Xperias but since Oreo the notification bar can not have an overlay placed on it - that makes the basic bluelight filter apps a little pointless.  A number of phones seem to have a build in filter but nothing on the XZ1.

The quality of photos in normal/low light - It's not like Im taking photos in the dark - Most of the photos I have taken are blurred indoors, even my Z2 takes better and when compared to friends S7 and my sisters iPhone 5s I have been embarrased.

I have loved some feautures - as always, the camera button and the excellent fingerprint reader plus the speakers.  Unfortunatley its not been enough for me to keep the phone.  I honestly dont know what to do next as I love the Xperia design and everything Sony.

[dimipsal]

I feel you. I ve noticed all of these issues. But in my country you can't return a phone. I have to keep it for years now.. or sell it at the 3/5 of the price you bought it after a month... Choose wisely your next phone.

[saurabhr]

All of your reasons are correct and I am having those issues with that phone as well.
I am Sony Fan from a long time and still using my old Z1 Compact as secondary phone.
I have been posting and emailing issues/suggestions/feedback to sony but so far I am getting canned response and ignorance.
Sony is not acknowledging or fixing the reported issues.
The attitude of Sony towards customer is rude and full of ignorance.
I regret purchasing XZ1 over Oneplus 5T (Oneplus is lot of Cheaper than XZ1).

I want to return XZ1 but can't do that.

Sony's resale value is really bad so I don't have choice other than sticking to this.

[maximb]

Yes, Sony camera software is not good in XZ1, I listed what should be changed in this topic,
Sony, you able to make your fans happy - camera improvements list

but it has no any response from Sony like "we will send this list to some dev team or managers to check, etc."

What I can say ... if the camera will not be improved (it is software issue) during next 3 - 4 months, then Sony will not be my next choice definitelly. Sad, this Sony XZ1 is my the first phone device, I wanted to try that. Let's see if I did mistake ...

[artttur]

Same here. I'm big fan from Sony, but this time.... If they don't do anything in coming one, max. two update to improve camera, I'll sell XZ1. End from now I cane say, that it will be sad day.

[Triluminos]

Unfortunatly this is true...

And all of us are a sony fan for a long time...

Sony is alive with it's customers and still dosn't respect them...

This phone is a real good phone for daily usage but besid that, has a lot of bugs and no one attention

[Bhonder]

I have an XZ1 while my wife an S8+. XZ1 is way behind in everything except music player and active noise canceling.

Even pictures, photo app and photo editing are way better. And this is a Sony's core business... 

Next phone will hardly be a Sony if they will go on this way.