Although I like my Z, I would rather have the ZL without the waterproofing but they don't sell it here.
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Sony XPERIA Z, woah!
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Although I like my Z, I would rather have the ZL without the waterproofing but they don't sell it here.
The ZL is such a more practical phone compared to the Z. I was out and about in DC for the Cherry Blossoms but I stupidly forgot my SD card for my high end camera. I whipped put my ZL and begrudgingly took photos with it. Surprisingly it takes decent photos in bright daylight and the hardware camera shutter button is a godsend. I could barely see the lcd but the hardware button guaranteed I took a good photo especially in burst mode.
The ZL is nothing to sneeze at.
The ZL is nothing to sneeze at.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/sony-xperia-z-sales-top-46-million-in-40-days-report-354794
Impressed or not? While not quite the GS3 like launch, it seems that they are doing quite well, according to one analyst. The phone is available in more than twice as many markets as the GS3 was on launch, and I'm still curious to see how they tackle our market! As in how or if they'll try to compete w/ the HTC One and GS4 in the US.
Impressed or not? While not quite the GS3 like launch, it seems that they are doing quite well, according to one analyst. The phone is available in more than twice as many markets as the GS3 was on launch, and I'm still curious to see how they tackle our market! As in how or if they'll try to compete w/ the HTC One and GS4 in the US.
Yes very smart of them to release it well ahead of the S4 and HTC One. They also heavily marketed the phone, at least here in Sydney.
Will be interesting to see how it goes when the two phones above are released.
It's only been out for a about month so I would imagine most people would have kept theirs?
It does seem to be selling well, but I haven't seen many out in the wild.
I've also seen A LOT on eBay, people are selling them Used left/right/centre.
To me that either means upgraders are selling them for profit, or unhappy buyers are selling them quick.
Now that you mention "selling for profit" saw the bb z10 and the market have settle, cant imagine how the people that bought at 700+ feel right now lol
Its not only about the xperia z, the old ones i can honestly say never saw one in the flesh.
Yeah.
I think Sony just missed the boat, to be honest. Like they are selling well with the Z but if it had been released 6 months earlier, it would have made a much bigger impact.
But at least they are along the right lines, and thinking a bit smarter than before.
Funny, i remember the k700, w800, s700 and the higher quality camera phones they had
very awesome work with those and i used to prefer SE over Nokia back in the day.I hope they have something prepared along with the PS4 release, it will help a lot with phone sells if they figure a nice way to integrate both.
You haven't actually seen one in person though? Do you usually view your phone side on constantly?
While the viewing aren't great, they aren't as bad as you may think if you haven't viewed them in person.
I gave one of these a run at a Telstra store after work yesterday while I was in there picking up some 4G mobile broadband modems- the screen on it is amazing. The body feels fantastic too. Sony's hardware division still knows how to produce a stellar product. I didn't get much of a chance to play with the software, but it performed a lot better than the Nexus 7 (thankfully).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/01/sony-xperia-z-tmo-fcc/
OMG! Finally! A lot late, as long as it gets CM support it'll still intrigue me. Bet it'll cost quite a bit tho =/
OMG! Finally! A lot late, as long as it gets CM support it'll still intrigue me. Bet it'll cost quite a bit tho =/
I wouldn't even bother now. There is already news on a beefier Z line with better screen technology, snapdragon 800 processor and better quality 1/1.6 sensor camera.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony...-body-larger-sensor-than-the-Nokia-N8_id42519
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony...-body-larger-sensor-than-the-Nokia-N8_id42519
Regardless of smartphone, I'd probably root and flash CM, so that kind of evens the playing field across OEMs for me. And the difference between last gen internals is not really too far behind the HTC One and GS4. Since the devices are then pretty close for the function I need, I would choose the XZ b/c to me it's the sleekest looking phone on the market. Unless the screen is horrendous!
And I actually don't really like the One, somehow for me it just felt awkward in hand.
It's an OK phone, my current beater. This one is unlocked, so I just put an all-you-can-eat data sim in it for £5 a month. Fast downloads, the 3.6Gb Bard's Tale took around 50 minutes via cellular. But it's not a great phone, in my opinion, for a flagship.
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I wanted something that was better than my crappy lagfest of an Arc S, and one that wouldn't slow down so much over time. Will probably keep it for a few months then get something else, perhaps an iPhone 5S.
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I wanted something that was better than my crappy lagfest of an Arc S, and one that wouldn't slow down so much over time. Will probably keep it for a few months then get something else, perhaps an iPhone 5S.
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yeah, it's not terrible. a little weird because the front is black.
I can't believe they're so cheap. I can barely find a S3 for $350 these days on CL.
They are about €400 ( $500 ) here second hand....
How's the screen ? Is it really as washed out at angles?
Well, I sourced mine locally - a groupon deal (they hadn't even set it up) I wouldn't have paid any more than that, even though it's unlocked.
I did tell myself I would never get another Sony after the Arc S and this is substantially better, but I prefer Apple or maybe HTC.
EDIT: I meant to say Gumtree, not Groupon
I did tell myself I would never get another Sony after the Arc S and this is substantially better, but I prefer Apple or maybe HTC.
EDIT: I meant to say Gumtree, not Groupon
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Yeah, just like the reviews unfortunately. Viewing angles and brightness are subpar.
You try the latest update .253? Improves the screen dramatically and adds a white balance calibration setting too.
Clearly the person responsible for the initial screen calibration settings for this phone when it first shipped needs to be kicked in the arse.
They also finally changed the navigation ant taskbar to black instead of the crappy grey that made it appear washed out. Finally black looks black!