Xperia Z: What are your first impressions?

The Sony Xperia Z launched in the UK and other European countries today and has been available in other markets for a few days now. As the handset is now filtering into people’s hands we wanted to ask those who have the phone, what are your first impressions?

Is it much bigger than you expected? How do you find the performance compared to your previous phone? Are you upgrading from a previous Xperia – if so, how does the new flagship compare? Are the documented display issues warranted or blown out of proportion? What niggles do you have and what do you love? We’d love to hear your initial feedback below.