Well many OEMs are going to release ( or refresh) new phones this summer and fall and the smartphone world moves super fast. Apple is going to release the 5s, HTC the HTC One max and HTC One mini ( rumor), Samsung the Galaxy Note 3, a new Nexus will be out and LG will probably release their LG optimus G 2. The Xperia Z is a nice phone but id love to see a refresh and not wait until next year for the successor of the XZ. What i'd like to see is:
- Same body, same waterproof
- Better speakers and better placement
- Better placement of the volume rocker
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC
- Better display ( with better viewing angles, perhaps an ips)
- 2500 mah battery
I believe if Sony releases something like this it would turn a lot of heads. The Xperia Z is a nice phone but lacks certain things that can really put it in the fore front of the smartphone world. What do you guys think?
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Exactly! Just read about it now.
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Exactly! Just read about it now.
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My guess is another ZS around the end of Q3, with slightly bump up CPU speed (1.5 ->1.7 gHz)
Yeeaaahhh, that Honami really looks great :laugh:
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. What i'd like to see is:
- Same body, same waterproof - thicker but better, more premium body, IP58 vs IP57 on Z
- Better speakers and better placement - Dual Stereo Speakers
- Better placement of the volume rocker - Don't know about this
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC - Check
- Better display ( with better viewing angles, perhaps an ips) - Triluminos 178 degree viewing angle, 2000:1 + contrast
- 2500 mah battery - 3000mAh
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That's what Honami will be. :victory:
sony probably did recognize the badly placed speakers on the Xperia Z.
there was a picture somewhere that shows the speaker placement on the Xperia Z Ultra at the bottom, like the iPhones.
There's no word on Honami's IP rating. It doesn't have flaps on the audio jack so it may not be water or dustproof.
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There's no word on Honami's IP rating. It doesn't have flaps on the audio jack so it may not be water or dustproof.
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Honami is IP58 dust/water resistant. And yes doesn't have flap for 3.5mm jack.
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Honami is IP58 dust/water resistant. And yes doesn't have flap for 3.5mm jack.
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How would it be water resistant without the flap then? Wouldn't that cause problems since the parts of the motherboard would be directly exposed to water/dust?
Its possible
The latest Galaxy S4 active has an exposed headphone jack and is still waterproof.
?possibly same deal with the togari.
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Its possible
The latest Galaxy S4 active has an exposed headphone jack and is still waterproof.
?possibly same deal with the togari.
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Exactly. Togari and Honami both don't have flaps for the audio jack, like S4 Active.
the problem with Sony is that Honami probably wont release before christmas
Nope it will be available before christmas
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Nope it will be available before christmas
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Will it be sold in the US unlocked?
randomuseresato said:
Nope it will be available before christmas
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Oct, Nov, Dec.... all christmas!
doesnt sony present their phone officialy 1-2month pre release? 26June gonna be Togari (togari only... I assume) and then we will have at least a month break before next phone is anounced. beside sony always has been the last on the market with new technologies.
well. .. at least that could change with togari....
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Oct, Nov, Dec.... all christmas!
doesnt sony present their phone officialy 1-2month pre release? 26June gonna be Togari (togari only... I assume) and then we will have at least a month break before next phone is anounced. beside sony always has been the last on the market with new technologies.
well. .. at least that could change with togari....
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Not this year, they were the first to introduce a flagship phone.
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Will it be sold in the US unlocked?
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Yes it will be sold unlocked via SonyStyle in US and may be offered by T-Mobile as well. Sprint may join in as well, but that's not very likely.
Will be in US in September, some markets will get it before that.
Togari will go on sale next month in July for Chinese market and globally by August end
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Not this year, they were the first to introduce a flagship phone.
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It is a flagship phone to say, and they may have been first by a few months, but that meant using a lesser processor to compete with. If they could stay ahead of the others while using the latest tech, it would be a great move. Seems like that is what they are trying to do now with the honami and togari.
on a side note, seems the camera race is getting big again in phones. That's a good thing, I would like to see our phones with larger sensors.
Hmmm... Isn't the ZR sort of like a refresh already?
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Hi guys I wanted to get your attention to the specs this S3 killer has
GENERAL
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C66033G
Network-
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
*HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C66024G
Network-
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
SIM-Micro-SIM
BODY
Dimensions139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight146 g (5.15 oz)*- IP57 certified - dust and water resistant- Water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY
Type-->
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch~Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection-Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass*- Timescape UI- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
2SOUND
Alert typesVibration; MP3 ringtonesLoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 32 GBInternal16 GB,
2 GB RAM
DATA
GPRSUp to 107 kbps
EDGEUp to 296 kbps,
Speed
HSDPA, 42 Mbps;
HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps;
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN----Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi HOT SPOT Bluetooth--Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
NFC--Yes
USB--Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
CAMERAPrimary13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panoramaVideoYes, [email protected], continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer, HDR
SecondaryYes, 2.2 MP, [email protected]
FEATURES
OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
CPU~~~~>Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU--->
Adreno 320
Sensors--Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
MessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser
HTML5RadioStereo FM radio with RDSGPSYes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java-Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
ColorsBlack, White, Purple*-
SNS integration- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)-
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player- Document viewer-
Photo viewer/editor- Voice memo/dial- Predictive text input
---BATTERY---
*Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music playUp to 40 h
ZL will be available on Verizon so please don't panic.
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So I don't see cdma radio support. So this means it's not coming to Verizon? I'm looking to buy a phone soon this year on Verizon but I don't want anything that is out right now so I'm waiting to see what's going to be released.
I hate how they keep everything a mystery with phones.
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I will investigate this issue and update here. :thumbup::sly::beer:
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SDXC 64Gb sandisk heavily tested on a Xperia Z by the french sony community manager so we can change specs :angel:
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look at the pricing this is no s3 killer
why fix it if it ain't broken ?
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So I don't see cdma radio support. So this means it's not coming to Verizon? I'm looking to buy a phone soon this year on Verizon but I don't want anything that is out right now so I'm waiting to see what's going to be released.
I hate how they keep everything a mystery with phones.
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No CDMA phones from Sony right now. Verizon and Sprint are quite backwards, CDMA is in all ways inferior to GSM. It's also too small a market to be interesting to invest in for Sony right now.
What is the actual RAM available?
hari46 said:
What is the actual RAM available?
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wait for people to get hands on it first
hari46 said:
What is the actual RAM available?
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1.75GB
nikufellow said:
look at the pricing this is no s3 killer
why fix it if it ain't broken ?
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Sorry? It'll be cheaper than the outright price of the S3 within a couple of months (once launch pricing settles). This is for a more powerful phone, much better screen, much better camera, waterproof etc. Go buy an S3 if you want, I don't really care.. but no need to be hatin'
M.
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You know, your post is really helpful, but for this line. Why is everyone on the Z Forums comparing it with some other phone? As if the Android/ iOS war wasnt silly enough, we now have Android/ Android wars
EDIT: Why don't you make the features into a tabular format. Maybe include the ZL to the side too? Many (like me ) are considering the ZL too.
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You know, your post is really helpful, but for this line. Why is everyone on the Z Forums comparing it with some other phone? As if the Android/ iOS war wasnt silly enough, we now have Android/ Android wars
EDIT: Why don't you make the features into a tabular format. Maybe include the ZL to the side too? Many (like me ) are considering the ZL too.
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+10!
Only for the ZL thingy I am considering ZL over Z too... Cause I hate fingerprint magnet cases and it's not like I'm gonna use my phone while on shower... I mean come on get a life! At least release yourself from the tech world on your bath time :fingers-crossed:
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Riyal said:
+10!
Only for the ZL thingy I am considering ZL over Z too... Cause I hate fingerprint magnet cases and it's not like I'm gonna use my phone while on shower... I mean come on get a life! At least release yourself from the tech world on your bath time :fingers-crossed:
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Never thought to use it in bath but in case of rain yes I will and living in Scandinavian yes yes
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Riyal said:
+10!
Only for the ZL thingy I am considering ZL over Z too... Cause I hate fingerprint magnet cases and it's not like I'm gonna use my phone while on shower... I mean come on get a life! At least release yourself from the tech world on your bath time :fingers-crossed:
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Imagine you drop your ZL in a puddle on a way home, it will be a shame, wont it, well not for me !
Hey guys, any idea what audio chipset this phone is going to wear? Will it be anywhere as good as the Galaxy S3 one?
This post is "know your phone" not "i try to sell another ****ty plastic phone by samsung"
Nevermind, i'll be proud of my Z
mattman83 said:
Sorry? It'll be cheaper than the outright price of the S3 within a couple of months (once launch pricing settles). This is for a more powerful phone, much better screen, much better camera, waterproof etc. Go buy an S3 if you want, I don't really care.. but no need to be hatin'
M.
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In a couple of months the s4 will be announced. I can only assume that will be better than this specs wise at least.
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In a couple of months the s4 will be announced. I can only assume that will be better than this specs wise at least.
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It'll be announced in a couple of months, add another month before it hits the stores. The Xperia Z will be available in a month. By the time the S4 hits the market the price for the Xperia Z will have dropped and it'll most likely just be a better deal overall.
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In a couple of months the s4 will be announced. I can only assume that will be better than this specs wise at least.
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Yes, the quad A15 will be more powerful and I'm fully aware of that. However the reasons I won't buy a samsung today will still be the same when the s4 arrives (stupid plastic build, screwed up/non-existent source, terrible dev support). Some things are just more important outright power - and the S4pro is still very powerful.
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It'll be announced in a couple of months, add another month before it hits the stores. The Xperia Z will be available in a month. By the time the S4 hits the market the price for the Xperia Z will have dropped and it'll most likely just be a better deal overall.
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In australia the S3 is only just cheaper than the price for an Xperia Z - the 4G SGSIII is actually more! The S4 will absolutely be more expensive on launch than the Xperia Z.
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Never thought to use it in bath but in case of rain yes I will and living in Scandinavian yes yes
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Don't you use any umbrellas there? Just joking haha :fingers-crossed:
xiFIL said:
Imagine you drop your ZL in a puddle on a way home, it will be a shame, wont it, well not for me !
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Well uhm there's no puddle of water here anywhere near our streets here considering our country is considered a tropical island country... Only instances I might drop the phone on water is if I'm using it in from of our kitchen sink
Hi
I have been waiting to buy xperia Z but some of my friends asked me to wait for xperia z with snapdragon 800 as its soon upcoming which is worth buy.. like samsung s4 1.9ghz got upgrade to 2.2ghz of snapdragon 800..
So have u guys heard the news of it? else heard some problems with stamina battery?
wondering should i wait for xperia z or buy it prompt!:cyclops:
You should wait as other handsets are also coming like Sony honami
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You should wait as other handsets are also coming like Sony honami
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Any idea when they releasing?
There probably won't be a XZ with SD800. They'll go for Honami and no one knows when it;ll be released, rumors are around September. I knew most of the stuff that Honami will have, but i still bought XZ. For me it's an almost perfect phone and it's the most beautiful one i've seen. The only downside are the viewing angles, but yea, who looks at the phone from the sides? Sony have released great updates, which fixed most of the software issues, like lag, camera quality, screen calibration, heat issues. And we have great roms, now even with leaked apps from Honami, including X-Reality, and they aren't that different.
The most important thing to ask yourself is Am I happy with XZ? My answer was Hell yea! so I bought it
Maybe, you mean, you r wating for one sony, which is known as Xperia il. It features SD800 and a G camera sensor.
But in my opinion, whatever S4pro or SD800, the performance is enough for daily using. And one thing you should notice that higher frequency of cpu makes the phone more hot when it is running under the high performance.
whatever time you buy a phone there will always be another that will come out later that will be better lol
personally I love the xz, better build quality than s4 and not constantly overheating like HTC one.
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whatever time you buy a phone there will always be another that will come out later that will be better lol
personally I love the xz, better build quality than s4 and not constantly overheating like HTC one.
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Maybe, you mean, you r wating for one sony, which is known as Xperia il. It features SD800 and a G camera sensor.
But in my opinion, whatever S4pro or SD800, the performance is enough for daily using. And one thing you should notice that higher frequency of cpu makes the phone more hot when it is running under the high performance.
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well.. i was saving $$ to buy iphone but then went out shoppin with dad.. he got hold of xperia z and thats what got my attention beautiful design.. build quality..and even camera is totally good. loved it so much.. then i checked out with friends about it and they told me since XZ got released in jan.. and so if i could be lucky that sony releasing some new fone every 6months and so nw somthin is happening in paris on july 5th..
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There probably won't be a XZ with SD800. They'll go for Honami and no one knows when it;ll be released, rumors are around September. I knew most of the stuff that Honami will have, but i still bought XZ. For me it's an almost perfect phone and it's the most beautiful one i've seen. The only downside are the viewing angles, but yea, who looks at the phone from the sides? Sony have released great updates, which fixed most of the software issues, like lag, camera quality, screen calibration, heat issues. And we have great roms, now even with leaked apps from Honami, including X-Reality, and they aren't that different.
The most important thing to ask yourself is Am I happy with XZ? My answer was Hell yea! so I bought it
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i was wondering abt the cracks developing some of the blogs.. some of them confused and some says that cracks is caused due to gps or due to speaker high volume..
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i was wondering abt the cracks developing some of the blogs.. some of them confused and some says that cracks is caused due to gps or due to speaker high volume..
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Glass cracks? Never heard to be caused by GPS or speaker. I am careful with the phone, no issues so far. But of course i've read people have problems, like dead pixels and bulge on the back glass near the camera. These are of course hardware faults, so the phone will be replaced. Every phone has some of those (not the same, just faults). I've read about the glass cracks too, and have no idea why it has happened, but as far as i know Nexus 4 had similar issues, because it has a glass back too. And Honami may have it too. It's better to get the phone from a safer store, i mean for the warranty. That's why i got mine from a Sony Center, it was a higher price, but i don't have to worry if anything happens.
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Glass cracks? Never heard to be caused by GPS or speaker. I am careful with the phone, no issues so far. But of course i've read people have problems, like dead pixels and bulge on the back glass near the camera. These are of course hardware faults, so the phone will be replaced. Every phone has some of those (not the same, just faults). I've read about the glass cracks too, and have no idea why it has happened, but as far as i know Nexus 4 had similar issues, because it has a glass back too. And Honami may have it too. It's better to get the phone from a safer store, i mean for the warranty. That's why i got mine from a Sony Center, it was a higher price, but i don't have to worry if anything happens.
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thanx man for getin me confident.. i just ordered mine {Screen Protector GLAS.t SLIM Premium Tempered Glass} and it should reach india aftr 1week.. and then will buy xperia z from sony center too..
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There probably won't be a XZ with SD800. They'll go for Honami and no one knows when it;ll be released, rumors are around September. I knew most of the stuff that Honami will have, but i still bought XZ. For me it's an almost perfect phone and it's the most beautiful one i've seen. The only downside are the viewing angles, but yea, who looks at the phone from the sides? Sony have released great updates, which fixed most of the software issues, like lag, camera quality, screen calibration, heat issues. And we have great roms, now even with leaked apps from Honami, including X-Reality, and they aren't that different.
The most important thing to ask yourself is Am I happy with XZ? My answer was Hell yea! so I bought it
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Wont it be launched in July?
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hi
i have been waiting to buy xperia z but some of my friends asked me to wait for xperia z with snapdragon 800 as its soon upcoming which is worth buy.. Like samsung s4 1.9ghz got upgrade to 2.2ghz of snapdragon 800..
So have u guys heard the news of it? Else heard some problems with stamina battery?
Wondering should i wait for xperia z or buy it prompt!:cyclops:
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dont do the mistake we did dont buy from a phone from sony
every thing is crap about their phones
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Wont it be launched in July?
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That was for XZU in Paris. We'll see but i don't think it's Honami. And people on Esato said it'll be later.
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dont do the mistake we did dont buy from a phone from sony
every thing is crap about their phones
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Explain your statement or get out and don't mislead anyone.
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thanx man for getin me confident.. i just ordered mine {Screen Protector GLAS.t SLIM Premium Tempered Glass} and it should reach india aftr 1week.. and then will buy xperia z from sony center too..
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Np, glad i can help. Btw the phone has a protector applied on both front and back, but it's not scratch resistant and only shatter-proof. There is also a separate protector included in the box.
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That was for XZU in Paris. We'll see but i don't think it's Honami. And people on Esato said it'll be later.
Explain your statement or get out and don't mislead anyone.
Np, glad i can help. Btw the phone has a protector applied on both front and back, but it's not scratch resistant and only shatter-proof. There is also a separate protector included in the box.
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dont buy their phone look at xperia z i got it for a month and its allready old bad camera bad screen bad speaker low volume
boring phone go for galaxy
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dont do the mistake we did dont buy from a phone from sony
every thing is crap about their phones
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Lol.
Joke of the day sport:thumbup:
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ihaxda1 said:
dont buy their phone look at xperia z i got it for a month and its allready old bad camera bad screen bad speaker low volume
boring phone go for galaxy
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There are still kind of people like you in these forums?
Really ? BORING PHONE?
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There are still kind of people like you in these forums?
Really ? BORING PHONE?
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pepole like me? i got the phone i know what im sayin
now that the honami phone will be out xperia z is old no updates nothing
and same will be with honami and every sony phone just dont buy from sony.
There will always be a better phone coming out, you can wait forever and never have the best just take what you like, you'll see the difference in a couple of games, i love this XZ, expecially for design and materials
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dont buy their phone look at xperia z i got it for a month and its allready old bad camera bad screen bad speaker low volume
boring phone go for galaxy
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Butthurt samsung kiddy. I'd take the XZ over ANY samsung phone. Samsungs are cheap plastic bricks with oversatured displays. Everyone has them..just like iphones. Not even a next gen cpu/gpu could lure me into buying one.
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Butthurt samsung kiddy. I'd take the XZ over ANY samsung phone. Samsungs are cheap plastic bricks with oversatured displays. Everyone has them..just like iphones. Not even a next gen cpu/gpu could lure me into buying one.
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i dont have a sasmsung phone but atleast samsung users dont have to root their phone to listen to music properly
admit it sony screwd up the xperia z they suck in software
except the design everything is crap about this phone
and btw i have the xperia z
Sony Xperia Z2 (C770X). The phone is code named Avatar and is equipped with a 5.2 inch IGZO Triluminuous Display with a 506ppi pixel density. If true, this would top the current industry leader, which is the 468ppi on the 4.7 inch HTC One. The silicon inside the phone would be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 Chipset and a multitasker's wet dream, 3GB of RAM, would be on board.
The 20.7MP rear-facing camera would support 4K video capture and a 3200mAh cell would keep the lights on. and Xenon Flash. And the Sony Xperia Z2 would give you a break as it said to run on Android 4.4 Kit Kat. Expect the new model to be on display at CES 2014 where it will have some pretty big shoes to fill. AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON APRIL
I think we need to slow down a little bit
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barondebxl said:
I think we need to slow down a little bit
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Sony will update their flagship every 6 months... If you want you have to buy it now. anyway processor is not updating.. ram will benefit only for multitasking. only display is updating. with that ppi it will be 2k display.. it means performance will be halved... i think it will be just some fake news with little truth
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I think we need to slow down a little bit
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I saw an article on the iPhone 8z...
jos_031 said:
Sony Xperia Z2 (C770X). The phone is code named Avatar and is equipped with a 5.2 inch IGZO Triluminuous Display with a 500ppi pixel density. If true, this would top the current industry leader, which is the 468ppi on the 4.7 inch HTC One. The silicon inside the phone would be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 Chipset and a multitasker's wet dream, 3GB of RAM, would be on board.
The 20.7MP rear-facing camera would support 4K video capture and a 3200mAh cell would keep the lights on. And the Sony Xperia Z2 would give you a break as it said to run on Android 4.4 Kit Kat. Expect the new model to be on display at CES 2014 where it will have some pretty big shoes to fill.
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Fake rumor 100%
A site with no whereabouts published this rumor and all sites like phonearena and etc etc are spreading the rumor.
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Even if the rumour did turn out to be true the Z1 is still one hell of a phone and won't be lacking for performance for quite a while.
I thought Sony will be giving a more "Japanese-ish" device code name. Remember the Yuga - Togari - Honami?
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knightrazor said:
I thought Sony will be giving a more "Japanese-ish" device code name. Remember the Yuga - Togari - Honami?
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Avatar is japanese word i guess
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Avatar is japanese word i guess
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Avatar is a Sanskrit word, meaning "Incarnation". Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages that has its origin in India.
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Avatar is a Sanskrit word, meaning "Incarnation". Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages that has its origin in India.
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That is sanskrit meaning... but remember Avatar the air bender tv series.. it is not indian
This "rumor" seems to be no more than someone's wet spec dream. Moving on, nothing to see here.
As for the nomenclature: avatar is a hindu concept.
the rumour missed the OIS, IR blaster and 135gm weight of the Z2
Guess im going to have to get this phone... Its codenamed after me.
I cant believe these sites are posting these "leaks." Cough cough, phonearena. I can easily just submit a tip and make a educated guess on the specs.
Achieving 500 ppi would mean putting full HD resolution on roughly a 4.6inch screen, or on a 5.2inch screen you would have to bump up the resolution to something like 2560x1440 (these are rough figures... I haven't worked it out).
Apart from boasting about large numbers, the benefit of a slightly higher PPI would be negligible and certainly not noticeable to the human eye, and the extra processing power required would probably result in a noticeable performance loss (the higher resolution has almost double the number of pixels at 3.6m compared to 2.1m).
Also, IGZO tech hasn't even made it's way onto larger sized monitors on a large scale yet. The likelihood that it'll be good to go for Sony's next flagship is small.
Clearly whoever made these up is just dreaming and has no idea about the technology behind those specs.
If it really has an IGZO display I WILL get it. But we'll have to see about that. I haven't heard anything else about it so for now it feels like a pretty unbelievable rumor.
Why So Serious? said:
Achieving 500 ppi would mean putting full HD resolution on roughly a 4.6inch screen, or on a 5.2inch screen you would have to bump up the resolution to something like 2560x1440 (these are rough figures... I haven't worked it out).
Apart from boasting about large numbers, the benefit of a slightly higher PPI would be negligible and certainly not noticeable to the human eye, and the extra processing power required would probably result in a noticeable performance loss (the higher resolution has almost double the number of pixels at 3.6m compared to 2.1m).
Also, IGZO tech hasn't even made it's way onto larger sized monitors on a large scale yet. The likelihood that it'll be good to go for Sony's next flagship is small.
Clearly whoever made these up is just dreaming and has no idea about the technology behind those specs.
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Personally, I think, its possible for next year's september flagship to have such specs but not the Jan one at all! Also like you said, the specs are too much to expect in a short period of time... Definetly made up and I don't expect anything of this to materialise!
and here we go again!
the device isnt even available worldwide and rumors of next device start!
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and here we go again!
the device isnt even available worldwide and rumors of next device start!
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And the cycle begins again.
This is so fake that I'll made a slogan:
The best of Sony got better. Again and again...
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Hey guys, so I have upgraded my Xperia Z to Z1 and thought I would make a video giving you 10 reasons why you may wish to upgrade.
For most the upgrade is pointless though as the Xperia Z is still a very powerful phone and has really good specs but I thought I would point out the 10 things that are better about the Z1, so if you are in for an upgrade, you have the money definitely go for it
bro everyone want to upgrade to Z1 but considering the cost that i've already spent my 630$ and im not sure if i want to spend another 750$ for Z1 unless Sony throws any phone swap scheme. how much did you get after selling your Xperia Z?
mysticmetal said:
bro everyone want to upgrade to Z1 but considering the cost that i've already spent my 630$ and im not sure if i want to spend another 750$ for Z1 unless Sony throws any phone swap scheme. how much did you get after selling your Xperia Z?
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Is your back glass lifting the way mine was? If so you should be able to get your money back in full (I was able through EU law).
shem2409 said:
Hey guys, so I have upgraded my Xperia Z to Z1 and thought I would make a video giving you 10 reasons why you may wish to upgrade.
For most the upgrade is pointless though as the Xperia Z is still a very powerful phone and has really good specs but I thought I would point out the 10 things that are better about the Z1, so if you are in for an upgrade, you have the money definitely go for it
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why the z screen look better
no my backglass is just fine
mysticmetal said:
bro everyone want to upgrade to Z1 but considering the cost that i've already spent my 630$ and im not sure if i want to spend another 750$ for Z1 unless Sony throws any phone swap scheme. how much did you get after selling your Xperia Z?
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I haven't sold it yet. I had to send it for warranty replacement of one of the flaps covering the ports first. I should get around 400$ for it though
ihaxda1 said:
why the z screen look better
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My z1 has a little bit of a yellow hue problem, which I mentioned in the video. Unfortunately there isn't much I can do about it for now.
did u ask sony for valuation of your xperia z?
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did u ask sony for valuation of your xperia z?
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No, I just sent it to have it fixed before I try and sell it. They retail for around 400$ where I live though
I will say why NOT to upgrade:
1. Too big
2. Same sound on external speaker
3. Same shutter proof cover on the glass, WTF!
4. Battery consumption is the same.
5. Web browsing, video playback time is below competitors.
Now, im my case who bought S, T and Z there is no reason to upgrade and one of the main reasons is that ASF s**t at the end of 2013, the only upgrade i can see is to leave sony and buy from competitors...but i have an entire collection of Sony since J70 and i still.. prefer to eat their crap.
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I will say why NOT to upgrade:
1. Too big
2. Same sound on external speaker
3. Same shutter proof cover on the glass, WTF!
4. Battery consumption is the same.
5. Web browsing, video playback time is below competitors.
Now, im my case who bought S, T and Z there is no reason to upgrade and one of the main reasons is that ASF s**t at the end of 2014, the only upgrade i can see is to leave sony and buy from competitors...but i have an entire collection of Sony since J70 and i still.. prefer to eat their crap.
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1. Have you held it in your hand? It is actually way more comfortable than Z
2. The speaker placement is better though
3. You can always take it off. I have spoken to a Sony Center emloyee and apparenty those are replaceable and you do not lose your warranty (but yeah you would have to confirm that one with your retailer)
4. In tests the battery life is in fact better and in normal usage I have found it to last me longer
5. Ok but for the tests they should have switched off X-Reality in some of them they didn't and that is an extra strain on CPU and GPU
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2. The speaker placement is better though
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It's the matter of taste. I like Z speaker more than in Z1. Just my opinion.
My bro got the Z1 today after having a play im glad i went with the Z ultra over the Z1 (currently using a Z) the z1 is a really nice handset but for me the original z was a big leap forward for Sony where as the Z1 is just an upgrade rather than anything new.
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My bro got the Z1 today after having a play im glad i went with the Z ultra over the Z1 (currently using a Z) the z1 is a really nice handset but for me the original z was a big leap forward for Sony where as the Z1 is just an upgrade rather than anything new.
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Z Ultra is a great tablet. It is very comfortable to use, most units have a very nice display (a lot of them come with yellow hue though some worse than on my Z1). You say it is just an upgrade but with so many areas improved and redesigned it is kinda difficult to call it that.
Just an upgrade would be if they put 1 maybe 2 things from the list but here you have so many changes that it is like a completely new handset.
Of course it is a matter of personal needs and preference whether an upgrade is right for you at this moment but without a doubt it is a great piece of equipment which shows that Sony can innovate and is moving forward ahead of its competitors.
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Z Ultra is a great tablet. It is very comfortable to use, most units have a very nice display (a lot of them come with yellow hue though some worse than on my Z1). You say it is just an upgrade but with so many areas improved and redesigned it is kinda difficult to call it that.
Just an upgrade would be if they put 1 maybe 2 things from the list but here you have so many changes that it is like a completely new handset.
Of course it is a matter of personal needs and preference whether an upgrade is right for you at this moment but without a doubt it is a great piece of equipment which shows that Sony can innovate and is moving forward ahead of its competitors.
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Yeah i agree its all dependent on personal taste my bro loves it coming from an S4 he is really happy (not that he didnt love his S4)
he just said the z1 felt like premium handset and was extremely solid.
Only reason i ordered the Ultra was i like to be different and nobody i know is brave enough to own a handset of that size so i know ill be unique.
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1. Have you held it in your hand? It is actually way more comfortable than Z
2. The speaker placement is better though
3. You can always take it off. I have spoken to a Sony Center emloyee and apparenty those are replaceable and you do not lose your warranty (but yeah you would have to confirm that one with your retailer)
4. In tests the battery life is in fact better and in normal usage I have found it to last me longer
5. Ok but for the tests they should have switched off X-Reality in some of them they didn't and that is an extra strain on CPU and GPU
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Seriously the video playback time and web browsing time is not good. Video playback is like only 5 hours plus? Samsung's s3 has got like 9 hour plus and note 3 if I'm not wrong is around 11-14hours I think. Web browsing and video playback is two of the main things we do on a smartphone isn't it?
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when XPERIA Z2 comes out Z1 will be just the same old forgotten toy like Z
One of my annoyances.. uhh... Two are
01. The flash is extremely weak! I've taken pictures at night side by side with another much lower end phone and my pics came out way darker. In daylight its fine.
02. The WiFi range isn't too far
Are these two points improved on in the Z1 or Ultra?
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I think the s4 pro is enough; don't need to upgrade to s800, it seems like the old PCs processors war...
It seems the WiFi in Z1 has also a poor signal as the Z,one of the reasons may not get this phone if the issue is not fixed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451640
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http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/12/31/a-new-years-message-from-sony-mobile/
We spent most of the summer bringing these products to market and gearing up for our last major smartphone announcement of the year. In September we launched Xperia Z1. Where Xperia Z was a revolution in design, Z1 was a revolution in technology. Through our work with Sony’s camera experts, we were able to create a camera phone that truly blurs the lines between mobile phones and compact cameras, whilst at the same time, new technologies in processors, screens, audio and media integration all came together to produce a smartphone that is simply brilliant. It is our strongest selling smartphone to date and will continue as our flagship into 2014.
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http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/12/31/sony-xperia-z1-to-remain-flagship-smartphone-in-2014/
Sounds great , but how far into 2014?
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No shock there as the phone was released just a few months ago, I really think that they will keep this as their flagship until November before they announce or release a new flagship.
Until now they've used a 6-month flagship release cycle, I want a phone I buy to be their flagship for at least a year or so.
Probably we will see Z1.5 in CES or MWC 2014
And Z2 in september
Hopefully we see something better of sony next year just as it did with Z1
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Let's all remember the Z1 will be a fantastic phone for a long time, even with new phones coming out.
I must admit Sirius looks really neat:
www.nextpowerup.com/news/6350/sony-prepping-two-high-end-smartphones-for-1h-2014.html
I don't mind, in fact I prefer it. The only thing I want is for Sony to remain diligent with their software updates and refinements.
It took forever for the Z1 to get 4.3 now I can only hope 4.4 comes soon and the next software update after that.
Sony also really needs to work on more features for their software, I would really like to see more multi tasking features like touch wiz.
del1701 said:
Sounds great , but how far into 2014?
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I assume till august or september
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I must admit Sirius looks really neat:
www.nextpowerup.com/news/6350/sony-prepping-two-high-end-smartphones-for-1h-2014.html
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The mockup looks good, but I doubt that is an attainable result. Something similar might be achievable though. They talk about an XZU successor... I doubt that's it, more likely an XTZ successor.
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I must admit Sirius looks really neat:
www.nextpowerup.com/news/6350/sony-prepping-two-high-end-smartphones-for-1h-2014.html
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they're changing the pogo pins again??!
and wtf with that side placed 3.5mm jack -____-
and 2 covered slots? one has to be a USB port and one has to be sim slot... so either this concept wont have expandable storage or 1 of those covered slots holds both usb/sd or sd/sim
the rest is an OK though, especially love those stereo speakers
The Z1 is the first smartphone I have purchased for full retail price, so I was hoping that my $675 purchase would last me quite a long time anyways. I just hope that my bootloader will be able to be unlocked at some point. In the meantime, let's hope Sony will keep up with the updates.
My first Sony device, was inclined to buy the nexus for updates but chose Sony because of its sheer beauty.
Old Sony loyalists assured me that Sony phones enjoy great development but I have yet to see something. No complaints with the stock rom, it's perfect. But would love to have some AOSP options.
Cheers!
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Wait a little, development just began after the 4.3 update as most people wouldn't unlock their bootloaders due to loss of camera functionality.
I really do hope that Sony will keep Z1 as their current flagship at least until the end of Q1 of 2014 most especially now that my phone's not yet replaced or haven't had another one (it's dead on Christmas day until now). But with the rumors about the Z1 mini having a superior screen panel than the Z1 it's making me think a little if I should wait for the Z1 mini. But most probably get another Z1 (a better one with no yellow screen issue and no sudden death issue I hope) since I wanted to have a larger screen as I have come from Xperia acro S which has 4.3 screen like the Z1 mini.
zegun said:
they're changing the pogo pins again??!
and wtf with that side placed 3.5mm jack -____-
and 2 covered slots? one has to be a USB port and one has to be sim slot... so either this concept wont have expandable storage or 1 of those covered slots holds both usb/sd or sd/sim
the rest is an OK though, especially love those stereo speakers
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Honestly it would be about time they introduced a proper USB-capable pogo-pin layout. Side-mounted 3.5mm jack would never work in practice though, so I highly doubt that.
Guys, there will be a Z2 in early 2014, you should have no illusions about that, Sony has refreshed its flagships every half year for the longest time. The Z1 won't be the best anymore, but it's still a ridiculously good device. The only reason I would even consider upgrading would be if there was an IGZO display on the Z2, then, and only then would there be even the slimmest chance that I ditch the Z1 this year. Even then it's highly unlikely to be honest, the Z1 is a brilliant piece of technology.
Even if a Z2 does come out i would keep my Z1 till the Z3 or whatever its called comes
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shamps said:
My first Sony device, was inclined to buy the nexus for updates but chose Sony because of its sheer beauty.
Old Sony loyalists assured me that Sony phones enjoy great development but I have yet to see something. No complaints with the stock rom, it's perfect. But would love to have some AOSP options.
Cheers!
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Me too. I just hope more developers will know of this great device.
zegun said:
they're changing the pogo pins again??!
and wtf with that side placed 3.5mm jack -____-
and 2 covered slots? one has to be a USB port and one has to be sim slot... so either this concept wont have expandable storage or 1 of those covered slots holds both usb/sd or sd/sim
the rest is an OK though, especially love those stereo speakers
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1. its a mock up, not an official sony design
2. the pogo pins are actually taken from the macbook pro
3. yeah! wth is with the side jacks, doesnt look practical
4. covered slots design looks good but not sure they can make that water proof...
Nope Z1 will be replaced with Z3 .. Z2 will be for people who missed the Z1 ... i dont think there would be much difference between Z1/Z2