Ah, i did not know that. Thanks for clarifying. Although what you said does make it seem like there wont be a sony phone on sprint anytime soon. Ah well
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Xperia Z/ZL |OT| Experience the best of Sony in a smartphone
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Ah, i did not know that. Thanks for clarifying. Although what you said does make it seem like there wont be a sony phone on sprint anytime soon. Ah well
Stop teasing with the Docomo Sony phones! There's no Xperia series thread because many of these will never see light of day outside Asia (the Xperia fans/thread starters on here seem to mostly Europeans). Plus the yen is so strong that it's cost prohibitive to import from Japan :'|
same problem with xperia P pc companion says my phone has the latest software but my phone is on ICS.WTF?
It makes no sense going on Sony's site it says the latest update is 4.1 yet their own software can't find it. I think (though I may be wrong) you have to root your phone and then flash the firmware on, the best way would be to check on how to guides on xda forums.
jb is not released worldwide wait week or two it will ask for update. Sony updayes region by region
Lagspike_exe
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Download the .ftf file from XDA and flash it with Flashtool. Root isn't needed.
It's just an apk, download it and open the file on your phone.
thanks man
)nioce thanks.
also, i want to dedicate a page to gaming. anyone know any decent layout or apps/widgets for that? want it to look a bit more pleasant rather than just a bunch of apps and folders.
Xperia ZL officially announced
Also Sony ships below-forecast 8.1m Xperia’s in Q1 2013; blames success of Xperia Z for shortfall
Found this part intresting "The handset also boasts a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core 1.5GHZ CPU, 2GB RAM, LTE, NFC, Sony's Walkman album and movie apps and an OptiContrast OLED screen with Bravia tech to reduce glare "even in bright sunlight."
So first sony mobile with oled ?
Also Sony ships below-forecast 8.1m Xperia’s in Q1 2013; blames success of Xperia Z for shortfall
Found this part intresting "The handset also boasts a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core 1.5GHZ CPU, 2GB RAM, LTE, NFC, Sony's Walkman album and movie apps and an OptiContrast OLED screen with Bravia tech to reduce glare "even in bright sunlight."
So first sony mobile with oled ?
zomgbbqftw
Banned
http://developer.sonymobile.com/products/phones/specification/xperiazr/
"4.55 inches TFT
16 millions colours, 1280x720 pixels"
Definitely no OLED. Engadget probably read the press release wrong, the bluetooth hedset has an OLED display on it.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en...logs&utm_campaign=stereobluetoothheadsetsbh50
Otherwise it is a completely pointless phone. Still uses last year's hardware, same size as ZL but it only has a 4.6" 720p screen, why even bother releasing it. All it will serve to do is devalue the Z/ZL or be ridiculously overpriced.
HollovVpo1nt
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a ZR Announced[/url]
(International version of the Xperia A)
Specs:
4.6" 720p TFT screen
Snapdragon S4 pro quad core
2gb ram
Lte
Nfc
IP58
Dedicated camera button
(International version of the Xperia A)
Specs:
4.6" 720p TFT screen
Snapdragon S4 pro quad core
2gb ram
Lte
Nfc
IP58
Dedicated camera button
May be sony are trying to maximise their profits. using the same internals will also help them keep phone updates at good pace as they have to make rom for same hardware.
Nut yes it is damaging brand name. I said it earlier that there should only be 1 xperia with all the bells and whistles. Or if they want to cover all markets then make 3. 1 high end 1 mid spec and 1 low spec
Xperia ZR Announced
(International version of the Xperia A)
Specs:
4.6" 720p OLED screen
Snapdragon S4 pro quad core
2gb ram
Lte
Nfc
Same waterproof specs as the Z
Dedicated camera button
Its not oled its tft and its rated ip58 XZ was ip57
zomgbbqftw
Banned
It doesn't have LTE. So far they haven't announced a C5503 version, I'm sure they will in due time, but for now it is HSPA+ with the C5502 version they announced.
You still have the flagship. This is a worse phone. It doesn't fill any gap in the line up, all it will do is make SP seem expensive or devalue Z/ZL.
I disagree, it is not a pointless phone. It is what i wish my Xperia T was, and will be the phone to replace it later this year: i do not need a 5 inch phone, too big, it has 2GB of ram, a good processor, waterproof AND dedicated camera button. Just what my T lacks,waterproof and more RAM(processor is fine imo) and not being flagship (snapdragon 600/800 huge display) will be affordable for mid-range phones. I agree that makes SP 'worthless' though, as both are really in the same spot
zomgbbqftw
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It's actually the same physical size as the ZL. If you find the ZL too big then this will also be too big.
i haven't seen ZL myself, but from specs found at Gsmarena i see it closer to my T than Z so it will be fine.
Z 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
ZL 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
T 129.4 x 67.3 x 9.4 mm (5.09 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
pd. is this an OLED phone? ooops, not sure if want now, people talk about burn in on samsung phones plus outdoors brightness may be an issue :/
zomgbbqftw
Banned
It's not OLED Engadget misread the PR.
The ZL is awesome btw, not water resistant like Z/ZR but it has a 5" screen in the same space as this has a 4.6" screen. Also, it has a slightly larger battery (2300mAh typical vs 2400mAh typical). It also has a camera button.
i sold my note 2 and wanted to go for Z/Zl. But some issues have held me back for them now waiting for honami. in the mean time i may buy ZR if its cheaper.
nope honami is nextgen sony phone. this is just mid-high end phone. Internals of Z with 720 screen and 8gbrom. You may call it xperia Z mini
Yes, ZL is awesome,big screen 'small' size but haven't seen it available in Spain. However, being waterproof is quite an interesting feature having 2 yo kids at home that enjoy playing with my smarphone
its not flagship and using s4 pro for mid end is great. it will also allow sony to easily update various models if they are using same internals.
I agree with image porcessing part tough
Sleeplessnights
Banned
why do you need 15 phones every half a year sony? they could have just made do with only 2.
giving props to this post, it really is enhanced Xperia launcher.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
3.
Z, SP, L. If they released just those phones in early H1 it would have been a good strategy. The way they have done it is complete shit. 8.1m shipments is a poor figure IMO and it's because of the confused and muddled strategy and positioning that lead to the target miss and the poor Q4 figures.
I think SMC are on a hiding to nothing with their current strategy, I wouldn't be surprised to see them fall behind LG, ZTE and Huawei in a big way over the next year. Right now there is only 1-2m in it which is easily surmountable, but with the current strategy 42m seems beyond them.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Anything beyond the ridiculous amount of phones they have atm, I'm very tech savvy and can't be bothered to know the difference between them. All I honestly really know is that the Z is the high end. But is it still?
Yes...until 4 months from now when they release their One Sony phone. Likely to be unveiled at IFA.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Yes it is still Sony's top dog. Barely. Though Sony continue to muddy the waters with shit like the ZR.
What's even worse is that HTC got into the situation it is in for doing exactly what SMC is doing now: releasing way too many phones in quick succession. Why Sony is following that strategy after everyone saw how much of a failure it was is baffling.
What they should be doing is releasing one flagship, one mid-range, and one low end phone a year. The Z got Sony into the conversation, so to speak, of high-end phones. They should focus on timely updates for the Z and release the Honami/One Sony phone as the Xperia Z2 in Q1 2014.
What they should be doing is releasing one flagship, one mid-range, and one low end phone a year. The Z got Sony into the conversation, so to speak, of high-end phones. They should focus on timely updates for the Z and release the Honami/One Sony phone as the Xperia Z2 in Q1 2014.
It's funny that they actually attribute that, or rather having Z to be such a huge success that it made T and V look bad, to the decreased shipment figure.
According to Xperiablog a lot of European countries aren't getting ZR so I'm really curious as to what was the reason behind the phone.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Would a PS3 controller work with the Z using an OTG cable natively? Looks like it works with the Nexus devices and Samsung.
Not sure, but an official sony app for xperia devices will allow to sync your DS3 wirelessly
Unknown Soldier
Member
HTC got in their situation for completely unrelated reasons. Sony is following Samsung's highly successful strategy in releasing different phones for different markets in quick succession. Sony actually sells phones in many regions in measurable quantity so slightly different phones for certain target markets makes more sense for them than it does for HTC.
zomgbbqftw
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It's very unlikely. The focus at E3 will be PS4. PS3 and Vita will not be getting a lot of attention and PS-Mobile even less.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
New firmware (10.1.1.A.1.253) rolling out for Xperia Z
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/05/14/new-firmware-10-1-1-a-1-253-rolling-out-for-xperia-z/
Not 4.2, sorry if I excited you. I felt the same disappointment too.
Changes nav bar to black though, so hnng?
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/05/14/new-firmware-10-1-1-a-1-253-rolling-out-for-xperia-z/
Not 4.2, sorry if I excited you. I felt the same disappointment too.
Changes nav bar to black though, so hnng?
Anyone have an idea of how to stop the Tunein Radio app launching everytime I place the phone into the official Dock?? (Short of uninstalling it). It is really annoyning. There are no instructions in the 'Smartconnect' app to tell it to launch so I don't know what is causing it.
FTF of the singapore update is about if you're after it, in the process of it downloading it now
it says:
-Enhanced User Experience
-Improve battery life
-Software Performance Improvements
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