Help Sony Xperia Z Dead :(

[matt190191]

Hey all I was just using my Xperia Z playing some real racing 3 and was running at around 15% battery life when it just died on me and just won't turn on at all I've charged it for about 20 Minutes now and all I can get it to do is show a blinking red LED when I press the power button. it's happened to me before but I didn't think anything of it and luckily it turned back on. but this time it's completely dead and can't do anything with it. I've read a few articles on the problem and it seems to be the same thing i'm experiencing at the moment. It's basically hard-bricked even though I wasn't rooted or running a custom ROM. Damn just as Sony were about to release a fix

Any advice?
I've tried doing power button volume up and volume down but to no avail.

Here is the article I read: Sony Xperia Z Smartphone Suffers ?Sudden Death? Issue - International Business Times

 

[Hobashira]

Apparently there is an update on the way "build 10.1.A.1.434" which deals with this issue.

It is not distributed via OTA but through PC Companion and an USB cable.

I do not know what happens if you connect your "dead" phone to a PC and start PC Companion. Perhaps you could give it a try?

 

[matt190191]

Apparently there is an update on the way "build 10.1.A.1.434" which deals with this issue.

It is not distributed via OTA but through PC Companion and an USB cable.

I do not know what happens if you connect your "dead" phone to a PC and start PC Companion. Perhaps you could give it a try?

Many thanks for the reply
I haven't tried that yet. But Debating whether I should just return it.

 

[oj88]

Apparently there is an update on the way "build 10.1.A.1.434" which deals with this issue.

It is not distributed via OTA but through PC Companion and an USB cable.

FWIW, I received the update OTA. I have a Vodafone version of the Xperia Z being used here in the Philippines. Model is C6603.