The ZR (sold as the A domestically) has so dominated Docomo's summer sales so far (and outselling the S4 2 to 1) that the Z has entirely disappeared from the current offerings on their website:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/smart_phone/index.html
At the moment you can still order one but after the stock they have is gone I wouldn't expect any more (same thing happened to Galaxy Nexus on Docomo - very early discontinuation).
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The ZR (sold as the A domestically) has so dominated Docomo's summer sales so far (and outselling the S4 2 to 1) that the Z has entirely disappeared from the current offerings on their website:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/smart_phone/index.html
At the moment you can still order one but after the stock they have is gone I wouldn't expect any more (same thing happened to Galaxy Nexus on Docomo - very early discontinuation).
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Thanks. I am spending my holidays in Tokyo and Kyoto and that explain why they keep to tell me in that this version is sold out. (hodobashis and bic cameras)
My galaxy SII just broke up, seems to be the mother board.
Anyway, Japan is the worst place in the world to buy a phone without contract at a cheap price.
Sichroteph said:
Thanks. I am spending my holidays in Tokyo and Kyoto and that explain why they keep to tell me in that this version is sold out. (hodobashis and bic cameras)
My galaxy SII just broke up, seems to be the mother board.
Anyway, Japan is the worst place in the world to buy a phone without contract at a cheap price.
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There is no concept of a contractless phone in Japan. Period.
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The ZR (sold as the A domestically) has so dominated Docomo's summer sales so far (and outselling the S4 2 to 1) that the Z has entirely disappeared from the current offerings on their website:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/smart_phone/index.html
At the moment you can still order one but after the stock they have is gone I wouldn't expect any more (same thing happened to Galaxy Nexus on Docomo - very early discontinuation).
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lol the Z outselling S4? Man, I dont believe that for one second. It's comical to say the least.
G1_enthusiast said:
lol the Z outselling S4? Man, I dont believe that for one second. It's comical to say the least.
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We're talking Japan here, it's very likely. Sony is still probably the biggest player on the whole electronics market there.
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There is no concept of a contractless phone in Japan. Period.
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That's terrible!
Contract phones is an awful concept. Imagine you would have to sign an internet contract when buying a PC. Or having to sign a contract with an electricity supplier when buying a washing machine. That would be insane, right?
Here in Belgium, simlocks are illegal and selling phones together with a contract too. Unfortunately, in 2009, the Court of Justice of the E.U. ruled that the ban of contract phones was contrary to E.U. law, so now they're selling them too over here (without a simlock nevertheless), but most people still buy a contractless phone anyway.
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That's terrible!
Contract phones is an awful concept. Imagine you would have to sign an internet contract when buying a PC. Or having to sign a contract with an electricity supplier when buying a washing machine. That would be insane, right?
Here in Belgium, simlocks are illegal and selling phones together with a contract too. Unfortunately, in 2009, the Court of Justice of the E.U. ruled that the ban of contract phones was contrary to E.U. law, so now they're selling them too over here (without a simlock nevertheless), but most people still buy a contractless phone anyway.
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Whats the pricing for a XZ there in a shop?
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Whats the pricing for a XZ there in a shop?
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At release € 649, now € 549.
But our subscriptions aren't very expensive. I'm with the best (and also most expensive) mobile operator of the country and I currently use a prepaid plan which includes 2 GB of data (incl. 4G), 10000 SMS messages and 10 MB data roaming (cumulative to 100 MB) per month for every reload of minimum € 20. Calling is € 0.25 / min, so you can call 80 min with € 20. This plan is mainly for people who use a lot of data. There are other plans for people who call more.
Do you have a contract phone perhaps? How much do you pay?
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At release € 649, now € 549
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It can't be truth because I bought my Xperia Z in Poland for 1575PLN it's= $475 or €360. It was new Xperia Z bought through internet from other guy. So your prices aren't up to date :/
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It can't be truth because I bought my Xperia Z in Poland for 1575PLN it's= $475 or €360. It was new Xperia Z bought through internet from other guy. So your prices aren't up to date :/
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Well I guess that's the difference between Poland and Belgium... If you don't believe me, you can check for yourself, these are the big electronics/phone stores in Belgium:
Vanden Borre: € 549.00
Krëfel: € 549.00
The Phone House: € 649.99
Proximus (mobile operator): € 649.99
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It can't be truth because I bought my Xperia Z in Poland for 1575PLN it's= $475 or €360. It was new Xperia Z bought through internet from other guy. So your prices aren't up to date :/
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He's talking about Belgium not Poland.
Here in the Netherlands the XZ was €630
at release, don't know how much they are at the moment. I'd say somewhere in the 500.
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At release € 649, now € 549.
But our subscriptions aren't very expensive. I'm with the best (and also most expensive) mobile operator of the country and I currently use a prepaid plan which includes 2 GB of data (incl. 4G), 10000 SMS messages and 10 MB data roaming (cumulative to 100 MB) per month for every reload of minimum € 20. Calling is € 0.25 / min, so you can call 80 min with € 20. This plan is mainly for people who use a lot of data. There are other plans for people who call more.
Do you have a contract phone perhaps? How much do you pay?
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Lucky me. Here in Malaysia, most phone sold are unlocked as 80% of the population use prepaid. Also here Sony are the cheapest around. XZ come out at around €520 and XZL at €400 (same price as N4) now I can get XZ for €380 and XV at €219(HK unit). And even with contract, none of the carrier here bother locking the phone, controlling any software or loading any crapware.
And my Prepaid give me 2Gig of data (they capped ur speed afterwards. 4G coverage is still limited but at least 80% of area got 42mbps), 3 Facebook credit, sometime they give u free KFC chicken, 100 minutes call to any local number, unlimited free call to the same Operator, 100mb of kakautalk and wechat and 30Sms for RM48 (€11.48). Afterwards per minutes is RM0.18 (€0.04).
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lol the Z outselling S4? Man, I dont believe that for one second. It's comical to say the least.
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640,000 Xperia A vs. 320,000 S4 in the first month of sales (the S4 went on sale 1 week later though).
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640,000 Xperia A vs. 320,000 S4 in the first month of sales (the S4 went on sale 1 week later though).
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japan market not the world market...I know for sure S4 were out of stock at every store for 3-4 carriers in the U.S
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japan market not the world market...I know for sure S4 were out of stock at every store for 3-4 carriers in the U.S
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Docomo supposedly had 1 million of each handset ready in advance according to an insider. No availability problems anywhere I've seen. I can confirm that at the shop there was much more activity around the XAs on display.
FWIW, the XA is positioned a lot higher for Japan - the developing-market ZR version is only 8GB but the version sold in Japan has 32GB internal. The waterproofing is a lot more important feature in the japan market, and the physical size hits the sweet spot for japanese hands it seems. (The S4 is just about the widest handset I could possibly use, the XA feels a lot better to me, but ultimately chose to go with S4 for unlocked bootloader)
I suspect the Z is withdrawn because a new model is about to take it's place - could even be an uprated Z as already leaked
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I suspect the Z is withdrawn because a new model is about to take it's place - could even be an uprated Z as already leaked
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The Xperia A is pretty much it until at least the end of August at the very earliest. Japan carriers do strict quarterly unveils of their whole product line and its been only a month since the summer lines were announced. Never anything in between.
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Lucky me. Here in Malaysia, most phone sold are unlocked as 80% of the population use prepaid. Also here Sony are the cheapest around. XZ come out at around €520 and XZL at €400 (same price as N4) now I can get XZ for €380 and XV at €219(HK unit). And even with contract, none of the carrier here bother locking the phone, controlling any software or loading any crapware.
And my Prepaid give me 2Gig of data (they capped ur speed afterwards. 4G coverage is still limited but at least 80% of area got 42mbps), 3 Facebook credit, sometime they give u free KFC chicken, 100 minutes call to any local number, unlimited free call to the same Operator, 100mb of kakautalk and wechat and 30Sms for RM48 (€11.48). Afterwards per minutes is RM0.18 (€0.04).
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But those prices for Xperia Z and Xperia ZL are probably for models C6602 and C6502 (without LTE)?
We have Xperia Z model C6603 in Belgium, which has LTE, so it's more expensive.
LOL! Free KFC chicken with your prepaid credit :laugh:
We also have some bonus system here. After each reload we receive a code that can be used to play a silly game on this website to earn some coins that can be redeemed for gifts.
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Here in Belgium, simlocks are illegal and selling phones together with a contract too. Unfortunately, in 2009, the Court of Justice of the E.U. ruled that the ban of contract phones was contrary to E.U. law, so now they're selling them too over here (without a simlock nevertheless), but most people still buy a contractless phone anyway.
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Wish that would be worldwide! Can't stand sim locked phones.
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At release € 649, now € 549.
But our subscriptions aren't very expensive. I'm with the best (and also most expensive) mobile operator of the country and I currently use a prepaid plan which includes 2 GB of data (incl. 4G), 10000 SMS messages and 10 MB data roaming (cumulative to 100 MB) per month for every reload of minimum € 20. Calling is € 0.25 / min, so you can call 80 min with € 20. This plan is mainly for people who use a lot of data. There are other plans for people who call more.
Do you have a contract phone perhaps? How much do you pay?
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bough my XZ (no simlock) for 666CHF aka 540 euros
currently its 550 CHF aka 450 Euros.
and i currently pay 30CHF per month (25 Euros) for 2gb Data (4g ... well at least would if there would be any antennas -.- not yet...) and everything else exclusiv. and thats one of the cheaper contracts! you might get a 1gb+1000sms+100minutes for 29.- if you're under 26years... but thats it. everything else is around 40-80chf
I bought mine last May for Php23400, corresponds to 408.96 euros @ Php57.22/1 EUR
at launch it was about Php30000 or 559.26 EUR, of course there's no contract when I bought it
Cheap cheap cheap
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00N8N48FY/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/275-2031194-3265835
Pre-order the Sony Z3 or Z3 Compact Smartphone from Amazon.co.uk get a £10 Amazon voucher when your phone ships. Offer ends at 11:59pm BST on Monday, 29 September
Shame its only the white one otherwise I'd changed my preordrr in a heartbeat. Still seriously tempted - its effectively £281 with the voucher.
tilal6991 said:
Shame its only the white one otherwise I'd changed my preordrr in a heartbeat. Still seriously tempted - its effectively £281 with the voucher.
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They have Black and Orange as well
King p1n said:
They have Black and Orange as well
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Not at the same price
I just looked, its not at that price at all now, still cheaper via Clove at this time.
£428.95 + FREE UK delivery
This item is due to be released on September 29, 2014. Please note that release dates are subject to change.
Sold by total digital stores
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Given that the price appears to have changed within an hour, it was probably a pricing error or something.
Yep... Now disappeared
did anybody get it at 291£? that would border on stealing
Managed to get the deal but now it's a waiting game to see if they will honour it. Prefer black and orange but can't complain if I can get it at that price.
I got it yesterday at € 404,43 on amazon.it, but today they cancelled the order saying the price was wrong. (19% off, from € 499)
Pyres said:
I got it yesterday at € 404,43 on amazon.it, but today they cancelled the order saying the price was wrong. (19% off, from € 499)
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Too bad the lower price at €281 even better .
Wonder what these will go for in USA - I see Welectronics has them as preorder for $699. Factory Unlocked.
Do you think we will see $500-$550
robertkoa said:
Too bad the lower price at €281 even better .
Wonder what these will go for in USA - I see Welectronics has them as preorder for $699. Factory Unlocked.
Do you think we will see $500-$550
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Clove/Handtec are at the 290 british pounds. With 2 day fedex shipping, Handtec is £301.89 which translates to $494 assuming your credit card doesn't charge foriegn transaction fees (~505 with paypal including fee). What makes the 291 price the norm in America is that we don't pay 20% vat (national sales tax) on the purchase.
Early Pricing of Z3 Compact
On the UK Site for SONY which I was directed to in order to purchase Z3 Compact direct from SONY the price
was 429 Pounds which is unfortunately about $701. lol
If it was $500 I would SERIOUSLY have shipped to USA via paypal , Site said free shipping, not sure if they would ship to USA.
Shipping date was September 26.
Switching to USA Sony via same Parent Site, no ordering or preordering options yet- a little strange maybe.
Assuming a little fine tuning in the Camera Software, a Manual with some semi Auto Modes where you can easily tweek exposures AND a little better QC on the Speakerphones so they are clear like the big Z3 and
this little Z3 Compact will be a great phone- probably worth $700 but ouch thats a lot for a Phone but hopefully I can get for $600.
Never MSRP on Ebay has preorder price at $ 629.
Well, I live in NY and ordered the Z3 Compact from Handtec for $504 through paypal so that is a doable thing (the thread clove special offer is about clove and handtec having the $504-515 preorder price with a free case/phone charger).
Expansys.Co.UK in the UK have the WiFi+4G version @ £384 and the wifi only at £319
Very.Co.UK are participating in Sony's £30 cashback offer. They also do 12 months interest free credit. WiFi+4G is £429 WiFi only is £329. They used to do 10% of your first order on tablets but now specifically exclude tablets. Still works for phones...
Nigel
Currys have the 16gb both colours for £329 but use code ANDTAB20 gets you £20 off and you can still claim £30 off Sony bringing it to £279.
Haven't checked quidco or top cashback but you might be able to get a bit off again.
Bargain! That makes it cheaper than the tab S 8.4.
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Currys have the 16gb both colours for £329 but use code ANDTAB20 gets you £20 off and you can still claim £30 off Sony bringing it to £279.
Haven't checked quidco or top cashback but you might be able to get a bit off again.
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Is that just the wifi, as I cannot seem to find on the description of the device. Believe it must be.
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Bargain! That makes it cheaper than the tab S 8.4.
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That is what I am contemplating.
I have the Tab Z and Ultra and didn't want to spend on this as the Tab S seemed to have more offers.
Hopefully sony will do something on the tab for black friday.
Also note the expansys price is cheap for the lte model compared to sonys price. Wonder if its a uk model or not.
Expansys ships non UK Tab S
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Code Andtab30 for £30 off at PC world today then you can get the Sony £30 off as well
I can tell you that the TAB S LTE from expansys was NOT the UK version, but rather an Italian version, shipped with both the original EU mains adapter and also a cheapo 2A UK adapter. I just flogged my TabS LTE on fleabay in favour of the Sony Z3 which is a whole lot better tablet IMHO
Nigel
I am sure you are right about it being a better tablet, but that's reflected in the price they are going for I guess.
Want the LTE (which pcworld do not seem to have) but likely wait for the z4 in Jan 15 if they don't do anything on black Friday.
Are you getting the Sony from Expansys or waiting for a UK model?
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Is that just the wifi, as I cannot seem to find on the description of the device. Believe it must be.
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Yes it is just the wifi version. Nice find on the updated discount code for currys/PC World.
Wonder if Amazon will match it as they currently have it at £309.
I'm planning on waiting a bit longer as the Sony cashback deal ends in March 2015. Plenty of time for further price reduction.
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I'm planning on waiting a bit longer as the Sony cashback deal ends in March 2015. Plenty of time for further price reduction.
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Same for me unless sony gives me a price on bf that is 'must buy' but my experience of their sales is that the discount equates to what others are already selling it for, so ends up being useless.
We will see
Bought my lte model from very.co.uk it is a UK model.
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Want the LTE (which pcworld do not seem to have) but likely wait for the z4 in Jan 15 if they don't do anything on black Friday.
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Are you looking for the LTE version because o2 have it for £379 and they are giving away a copy of destiny for free. CEX will buy it off you for £13 but you could possibly sell it for £20/30.
So with the cashback the total would be if you sold destiny to cex £336 or sold it yourself sealed for say £30 £319.
You also have quidco which takes 5% off before vat on payg or on pay monthly theres cashback depending on what tariff you go for.
Just to note if you go payg it will probably be locked to o2.
You could also possibly try to get John Lewis to price match them at £379 as I noticed they might be price matching competitors prices for black Friday. Brings the total to £349 with cashback.
Guys check out O2 uk they are doing a offer on the 4g let version with destiny game and you can claim £30 if you have a receipt of purchase.
Bought it from singapore z3 tablet compact LTE white 16gb for 689sgd - 5% = 650sgd for tax refund still pretty cheap compare to sony indonesia.
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£375 for LTE version http://www.expansys.com/more/?sbadd...&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Product+Alerts
Sony have the LTE version for £368 at the moment if you use the supposed expired code from October for the £30 off and cradle for £1 offer.
The cradle for a £1 doesn't work but the £30 off does
Dont suppose I will get the other offer for £30 of with sony direct, but at least I get some quidco.
Oh and its unlocked too.
If you post it on hotdeals, hope you refer, all the best.
Picked up the Wifi version from Currys for £275 using the current O2 Priority code (£25 off a £250 spend) and it still qualifies for the £30 cashback - so hopefully total price will be £245.