Similar story, but worse.
Z3 leaked within 3 months while rinsing. Screen bleached out, but returned to normal after drying, and all seemed fine. 3 months after that, strangely warm/hot phone, even while in standby. A restart seemed to solve that. Then a few days later, I pulled my phone from my pocket, and the screen was shattered, rendering the whole phone useless.
As a bus driver, my uniform includes side pockets, where my phone resides on my left. Absolutely safe from sitting on, or impacts of any kind. Friday, after work, I pull my phone out and the screen is shattered for no apparent reason. It also shows a slight bend, suggesting I might have pressed it against something with my leg, but I didn't remember any such incident. And it's only the face, which is always inboard, so nothing could have hit it, or it would have broken the back glass.
I've owned only Sony flagship phones for 3 plus years each. A C905, an XperiaS, and an XperiaZ1. All brilliant. All durable. All showing only scratches from years of regular use.
The Z1 was especially good. Great camera, durable, and waterproof. It's been sat on. Dropped from up to 6 feet. Dropped while walking, then kicked. And used underwater for years. It eventually leaked after all, effecting lens quality and battery life.
The Z3 was a natural progression, but has proven unacceptibly fragile.
This forum, shows many shattered screens, and other quality issues with this phone.
It's sad to see Sony continue to pursue every possible niche of the phone market, and create too many models each year. It is cheapening the brand, and wasting resources that could instead create a SMALLER but BETTER product line.
