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Xperia Z/ZL |OT| Experience the best of Sony in a smartphone
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zomgbbqftw
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So the white ZL finally went on sale at Amazon.de and my black one still hasn't dispatched for some reason. Cancelled my order and got a white one instead! Should be here in a week. 
GroteSmurf
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So the white ZL finally went on sale at Amazon.de and my black one still hasn't dispatched for some reason. Cancelled my order and got a white one instead! Should be here in a week.
Pics when you get it! The white ZL is one of the prettiest phones out there, but oddly haven't seen any real-life pics from owners besides those from CES hands-on.
What's this? Xperia A hits the FCC:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/08/sony-xperia-a-passes-through-the-fcc/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/08/sony-xperia-a-passes-through-the-fcc/
Looks a little ugly compared to the god-tier looks of the Z.What's this? Xperia A hits the FCC:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/08/sony-xperia-a-passes-through-the-fcc/
-Pyromaniac-
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The rest of the pics for that sony phone here:
https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=1958581
looks meh, probably won't come to NA I bet. Don't see the point of it.
https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=1958581
looks meh, probably won't come to NA I bet. Don't see the point of it.
HollovVpo1nt
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So it's a non-waterproof variant of the Z with a removable battery? This doesn't make me regret my purchase
vivftp
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So it's a non-waterproof variant of the Z with a removable battery? This doesn't make me regret my purchase
We sure it's not waterproof? The battery cover has that gasket like my friends Xperia Go
this guy claims that the next patch will still be android 4.1.2, but will contain quite a few changes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2253386
Unknown Soldier
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All black??
Btw, get the Tablet Z too.
Then the Vaio Z.
Too bad the VAIO Z is now a discontinued product.
I have a VAIO S (15") though, which I'm using to type this post on. Dat IPS screen.
new Vaio's are nice too... might get one if they release something higher up the price range, in next 6-7 months.
The notification light not being active in Stamina mode is the sole reason I don't use that mode so this would be great if it's true.
Holy crap am i getting screwed around by rogers for a replacement for my ZL.
First they offered me a Samsung ACE for my friggin phone.
I essentially told them to F off.. in a nice way of course.
They then offered me a comparable Galaxy S3 or Iphone 5(According to price of the phone apparently which is BS)
Nope, not good enough.
I told them i want either a New ZL(which they are out of stock supposedly) or HTC one or S4. Im not going backwards to the other phones. If i have to pay a little extra fine, but my first choice is the ZL i told them.
Was escalated to a manager. Its been over a day. I come in early every morning to talk to rogers since this is my only phone(Home, etc) and unless im yelling into the bloody thing no one can hear me.
Im not even sure why this stupid company doesnt direct you to a store instead of selling you the phone directly if its such a hassle to get a replacement. I guess thats my fault. My first real hardware issue with a phone. I think it would have been easier to just buy the phone outright from the Sony store and if anything went wrong i still have my iphone 4 to fall back on.
UGH.
First they offered me a Samsung ACE for my friggin phone.
I essentially told them to F off.. in a nice way of course.
They then offered me a comparable Galaxy S3 or Iphone 5(According to price of the phone apparently which is BS)
Nope, not good enough.
I told them i want either a New ZL(which they are out of stock supposedly) or HTC one or S4. Im not going backwards to the other phones. If i have to pay a little extra fine, but my first choice is the ZL i told them.
Was escalated to a manager. Its been over a day. I come in early every morning to talk to rogers since this is my only phone(Home, etc) and unless im yelling into the bloody thing no one can hear me.
Im not even sure why this stupid company doesnt direct you to a store instead of selling you the phone directly if its such a hassle to get a replacement. I guess thats my fault. My first real hardware issue with a phone. I think it would have been easier to just buy the phone outright from the Sony store and if anything went wrong i still have my iphone 4 to fall back on.
UGH.
zomgbbqftw
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What a pointless phone. I would be surprised if it made it out of Japan.
The Faceless Master
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some maufacturer widgets only work with their own launcher.
The Faceless Master
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HollovVpo1nt
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No. Tell him One.
Sony's earnings call ended and it's clear they will sit out of the US smartphone market for at least another year. Which means the One Sony phone will not have wide carrier support if a carrier even bother to pick it up. I really don't understand this. I get that they want to strengthen the Xperia brand abroad, but it makes no sense to give Samsung and HTC free reign in the NA market.
Imagine if the Z was available on most or all carriers in February and March, when the S4 and One was nowhere to be seen. I believe it would've sold very, very well during that time.
Imagine if the Z was available on most or all carriers in February and March, when the S4 and One was nowhere to be seen. I believe it would've sold very, very well during that time.
I think the problem here is the carriers. Sony would probably have to bend over backwards for them, like Samsung did back in the S2 days when they had to make different varients of their phone for each carrier and call it differently. I guess Sony doesn't want to do that.
Then maybe Sony should suck it up and bend to the carriers. If your aim is to be the 3rd largest smartphone OEM, as Sony recently announced that is their aim, it makes no business sense to willingly be MIA in one of the largest and most prominent smartphone markets.
If the Z had been out on all or most carriers in Feb and Mar, the gain in mind share alone would've been huge. If HTC, as badly as they are performing, can build such great mind share for the One, then there is no excuse why Sony can't do the same.
True, I think it's more of an issue of pride. Also the recent earnings call it was mentioned that they were still building supply chain in the past year and there were reports of shortages of XZ already so I guess it might have also been a case of Sony deciding not to show up in the US so they'd be able to supply elsewhere.
Though I think if the rumors of the Xperia i1 are true than they are really making a huge mistake of not launching in the US since they are launching new subrand and it seems the phone is going to be absolutely above the competition in terms of the hardware at least.
hmm thats annnoying. while sonys launcher is pretty capable, what i really liked was their widgets.
Sleeplessnights
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I've really tried not to use Chrome but nothing beats it feature wise. Now I don't know if to go with normal or beta versions.
Is it possible to upgrade the FW to 4.2 (when it's finally out...) after unlocking the bootloader and rooting your phone? The other day I connected it to my laptop and a new update was available (with the same exact number as the current version I had) so I said yes, but an error popped up saying my FW wasn't the factory one anymore and thus, unable to upgrade.
Melchiah
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I just updated my Xperia P to Jelly Bean, and there's a major problem regarding writing and editing text with it. The added magnifying glass makes it a painfully slow process, as it doesn't allow writing as long as it's visible, and when I paint a part of the text, it doesn't allow me to erase the chosen text. Is there any way to switch the magnifying glass off, and change it to how it was?
Otherwise I'm really satisfied with the update. The phone feels like new now. It's much faster, and the battery saving additions seem to work as well. What I'm not satisfied with, is that there was no notification of the update being available two weeks ago. I only learned about it, when I googled it.
Otherwise I'm really satisfied with the update. The phone feels like new now. It's much faster, and the battery saving additions seem to work as well. What I'm not satisfied with, is that there was no notification of the update being available two weeks ago. I only learned about it, when I googled it.
I have P and its showing no new updates. so did you flash tool your phone or udpated via pc companion ?
Melchiah
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Via PC Companion.
Behold, use this enhanced sony launcher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103403
have been using it, has most of the same options as nova/apex and you keep the same widgets and dock as stock launcher.
will it work with any xperia and its apk file to install correct ?
i use it on the Z myself...not sure about other xperia but i think it will work in most cases. guess you should just try it out
i use it on the Z myself...not sure about other xperia but i think it will work in most cases. guess you should just try it out
working smoothly on xperia p .it feels more smooth than default launcher.but only very few widgets are available don't know why ?
and still no jb update for my phone
HollovVpo1nt
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Most of the widgets have to be downloaded separately. There are apk files in the OP of the XDA thread.
that's what you get for not reading. Lesson learned next time i will read at least the op.
thank you got all widgets working now
What is infinite scrolling and locking home screen ?
HollovVpo1nt
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Infinite scrolling: On the stock Xperia launcher, when you're at the first homescreen tab or last homescreen tab, when you try to swype further it will block because you can't go further. Infinite scrolling allows you jump to the first screen when you swype the last screen etc. etc.
Lock home screen: Background won't scroll along and will be fixed. Best way to find this stuff out is to try it out. It's what makes Android fun.
Melchiah
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The Jelly Bean update is available for Xperia P.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/software/phones/xperia-p/
I believe lock homescreen is that you cant move around icons, resize stuff etc. untill you again unlock it IIRC.
I really want to get this phone. Everything about it just oozes quality lol. Problem is i am on the sprint network here in the states, which is CDMA. Basically, if i want to use a sony phone, i'm looking at waiting till sometime in 2014 right? If anyone has any idea it would be of great help. Because if there will be no sony phone on sprints network at the end of this year, i will just end up buying a GS4 or HTC one.
It's like sony does not want my money =(
It's like sony does not want my money =(
Sony would love to be on Sprint and Verizon but those carriers have an ironclad control on the phones available for their networks. Sprint sold their soul to Apple for a chance to carry the iPhone and now have a lot of those devices they have sell, leaving little room in their portfolio for OEMs like Sony and Nokia that don't have a big brand in USA. Blame Sprint and complain to customer service if you care that much about a broad choice of phones (or consider switching to a GSM based carrier)
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