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Xperia release date confirmed as October

Check out this link
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/03/xperia_x1_uk_launch/

Niceeeeeeeeeeee

Still more talk and no product
tommyturnip said:
Check out this link
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/03/xperia_x1_uk_launch/
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I'm a bit skeptical. Like the links shows anywhere between October 2008 in Germany and March 2009 for the rest of the world.
See link: /2008/09/03/
The link address says it all.
Just being frustrated and living in Australia.
Regards,
David

Sigh... was hoping today's announcement by SE would have something about the X1, but apparently not...

Sony Ericsson announces launch dates for Xperia(TM) X1
Too bad I don't live in UK, Germany, or Sweden.

oh, that would be perfect!

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=rel...the-official-xperia-x1-launch-on-30-september

The only thing still bugging me is
Xperia X1's price is still not known, so it seems that users who are impatiently awaiting for this detail will have to wait a bit longer.
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Amazon.de lists it for 700 Euro.
I think that is plausible.

about the same prices here
without a contract of cause
same with iphone 3g and other
og the fancy phones without a contract

Probably gonna be a little higher here due to not being released in my country, yet
Well, that's what internet shopping is for

foo said:
Amazon.de lists it for 700 Euro.
I think that is plausible.
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Today Amazon lowered the price for the Xperia X1 to 639,- EUR - that's pretty much the same price as for the HTC Touch Pro.
Great!

foo said:
Today Amazon lowered the price for the Xperia X1 to 639,- EUR - that's pretty much the same price as for the HTC Touch Pro.
Great!
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That's awesome!
I hope that it really does cost that much and that SE doesnt come up with another official price.
Too bad amazon doesnt ship electronics in the EU.

that's a good bit of money that's comes out to around 910 US Dollars
think I'm goin to wait for a while and see how the unbasis reviews look when it comes out

Xperia Price & Release confirmed - Finally!!!

Hi,
Xperia's price has been confirmed!!!
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/10/03/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-andash-release-d-1
Price at Clove is: £515.83 = $715 - 750.
Best Regards.

quite cheap, mind u that Touch Pro is around USD 945 here

I heard some rumors the with contract in UK it might go as low as 299. So if T-mobile us picks this up (*prays*) it should only be around $399-499.

nap007 said:
quite cheap, mind u that Touch Pro is around USD 945 here
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Well, all prices vary based on vendor, but this is $915 USD... About as expected.

Kloc said:
I heard some rumors the with contract in UK it might go as low as 299. So if T-mobile us picks this up (*prays*) it should only be around $399-499.
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Eeerrghhh, I really doubt it... I'll be crossing my fingers for you, but I don't see any US carrier taking this subsidized.

I was just in an ATT store this morning.. and the guy told me they had a conference meeting... in that meeting this information was passed on: Xperia phone will not be one added as subsidized phone.. however they will sell it.. at a date undisclosed.. but it will be full unlocked price they say. so im assuming 800-900 is what we're looking at.

Galaxy Tab 2 Launch in the World?

Hey guys,
I 've thought that it'd be useful If we discuss here the launch dates of our new tablet around the world and the approx. prices If possible?

Great thread idea. I can't wait to see updates on release info, particularly for a wifi-only model if one becomes available. Right now, it's all conjecture, right?

I wonder when and where first.
Also which carrier is going to handle this.
Do I want wifi only?
So many questions...

Vodafone Portugal just announced that it will launch the 10.1 in March, with a price tag of 699€.
This should be the 3G version.
http://translate.google.com/transla...gura_lancamento_do_novo_tablet_d_1132024.html

960 dollars... holy crap! I hope the price drops in the US.
If my external hard driver works on the USB and transferring/editing files is cake, then I'm in.

leyvatron said:
960 dollars... holy crap! I hope the price drops in the US.
If my external hard driver works on the USB and transferring/editing files is cake, then I'm in.
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Holy... I am pretty sure it'll be a bit cheaper in the US. Has to be!

Usually in Portugal there's no contract with the operator.
So you buy it for 699€ locked to that network, but your not forced to stay for 2 years and you can choose a cheap plan.
Or you can just use it as a wifi-only.

But 699€ for a tablet i think is to much. Maybe with the presentation of the ipad2 the price will be cut off. i hope so
We have to stay tuned with Vodafone Portugal

Looks like it will be released in March in the UK with a price tag of around £549
If it is that much my first thought is" wow how much" but when you get over the shock and see whats under the HUD and what it can do then it just makes me think to hell with the price i need one

I wonder why these tablets are so expensive. Don't they understand that it is t too much for most of the customers? They are even more expensive than the apple products.and they weren't the cheapest ones either. A laptop can do more than a tablet for a lower price.

I really wish that they would just give more options like Apple did with their iPad launch.
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Polarfuchs said:
I wonder why these tablets are so expensive. Don't they understand that it is t too much for most of the customers? They are even more expensive than the apple products.and they weren't the cheapest ones either. A laptop can do more than a tablet for a lower price.
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I now heard in that podcast, that the other manufacturers just are not able to produce as cheap as apple.
http://www.jkkmobile.com/2011/02/meetmobility-podcast-65-mwc-cebit-js.html

It's now up at Vodafone UK's website: http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1
No date yet...

Xperia Z Prices

This post is dedicated to giving you a price comparison of all the different places where you can get the xperia Z.
Xperia Z Unlocked:
Handtec - £497
Amazon Black xperia Z - £500
Asda Mobile - £500
The Order - £509
Unlocked-mobiles - £515
Digital Phone - £520
Expansys - £525
Clove - £530
Sony mobile - £530
Stains Distribution - £540
Mobacity - £599
Littlewoods - £769
Gsmwijzer.be -€532
Pdashop.nl - €629
4launch.nl - €629
Expansys - €634.99
Amazon.de - € 649.99
Smartphone Shop - €649
Phonehouse Germany - € 649.99
**Tip**
People outside Europe DO NOT get charged VAT. So if your thinking of getting the phone don't buy it were you live as this will have VAT from YOUR country. It would be wise to get the phone imported, as you would save yourself a lot of money as the price of the phone is £520, $821.60 or €610 WITH VAT but if you live outside Europe you can avoid some tax and get the device for £435, $687.30 or €510.47, if your interested proceed to http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z.html
Xperia Z Carrier Deals:
Phones4U
Three - £450
o2
Carphone Warehouse
Tesco Mobile
Belsimpel Netherlands

Reserved.

Clove showing £522 today with free wirelss speakers ( it would been better if that wireless charging dock they sell for £20 instead of £65 worth speaker)
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s-X-s said:
Clove showing £522 today with free wirelss speakers ( it would been better if that wireless charging dock they sell for £20 instead of £65 worth speaker)
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Do you guys think it will be that much in the states? I read somewhere that states most phone comes in at around 650$

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Clove showing £522 today with free wirelss speakers ( it would been better if that wireless charging dock they sell for £20 instead of £65 worth speaker)
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I agree!

Fasty12 said:
Do you guys think it will be that much in the states? I read somewhere that states most phone comes in at around 650$
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No it costs $800 :/!

Fu#k me it's gonna be a rip off but with specs like that I'll have to be selling my S3 and getting this
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xiFIL said:
No it costs $800 :/!
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How fast do new phone drop price? I know the DNa is going for around 550 on ebay but did it have the same price as the Z when it came out?

jonny68 said:
Fu#k me it's gonna be a rip off but with specs like that I'll have to be selling my S3 and getting this
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Yes i sold my S3 for £230, so half way there

xiFIL said:
No it costs $800 :/!
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Yep, that's what I'm about to drop for the Z. It's my big splash for 2013, so hopefully it'll live up to expectations. I think it will, though.
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expansys.si/
mobisvet.si/ <---- still not announced
no carriers have any info about it yet

I think I'll get this beauty for the... next Christmas. I hope the price will drop a bit, considering the bigger prices here in Romania. I think it will be around €670-€690 at the release.
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Unless I get lucky in the next two weeks I'll be getting mine from here: http://www.smartphoneshop.be/product/272748/sony-xperia-z.html
I did pre-order as one of the first people, and because of that I got my pre-order at €629.

I hope when other phones will come out later (with the same caliber) prizes will be lower! I want to change my Arc to this!

Ambroos said:
Unless I get lucky in the next two weeks I'll be getting mine from here: http://www.smartphoneshop.be/product/272748/sony-xperia-z.html
I did pre-order as one of the first people, and because of that I got my pre-order at €629.
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Thank you for that link, i shall update the post. You are very lucky indeed!

is this phone fully compatible with T-mobile network?

fineazbro said:
is this phone fully compatible with T-mobile network?
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No. It doesn't support AWS and it doesn't support Band IV LTE. The ZL will at least to the LTE side of things. With T-Mobile you have to be pretty careful as their network is quite different to most.
M.

mattman83 said:
No. It doesn't support AWS and it doesn't support Band IV LTE. The ZL will at least to the LTE side of things. With T-Mobile you have to be pretty careful as their network is quite different to most.
M.
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What if i just want to make calls with tmobile, i dont need a data plan i use wifi

Fasty12 said:
What if i just want to make calls with tmobile, i dont need a data plan i use wifi
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I'm not an expert on T-Mobile stuff, but I don't even know for sure that it'll do calls.
M.

Sony Mobile Korea is not releasing any news about Xperia Z.
I have emailed them but they say " We cannot tell anything about it because it is not release " everytime...
Considering to buy my phone from internet. Can you please suggest me a trustable site with international delievery? Thanks
Hope the price to drop on April because my contact with my carrier ends on April

Xperia Z has been discontinued in Japan

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).

evildave_666 said:
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.

evildave_666 said:
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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evildave_666 said:
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.

Apollo89 said:
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?

Apollo89 said:
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 :/

Vaith said:
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

Vaith said:
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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Apollo89 said:
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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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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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

G1_enthusiast said:
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.

darth5zaft said:
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.

Apollo89 said:
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.
Apollo89 said:
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