Its slightly faster. The Snapdragon 600 is fine, its still slower than the atom soc.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Rumor Roundup: Sony's 1080p 5-inch flagships for Q1 2013 - Yuga & Odin
- Thread starter Akira
- Start date
- Status
Its slightly faster. The Snapdragon 600 is fine, its still slower than the atom soc.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Lapped is hardly what a sane person would call it. Slight improvement is a better term I think. The worst one is definitely sunspider, but Chrome sucks so hard at it and Sony don't include the far superior stock Android browser from 4.1 onwards.
Voice of Reason
Banned
So this isn't coming out in the States? 
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Battery life impressions from places are BOGGING ME DOWN YO. It used to be 70/30 for the ZL vs the S4 but now it's more like 50/50.
MeBecomingI
Member
I can't wait for the review for the ZL... that'll be a good one. I just hope that Sony can pump out an incredible screen for the next phone. They seem to be taking a lighter approach to it than say, HTC, and that is disappointing.
Also, that Engadget review also mentioned the black level being more of a dark grey... I've seen the pictures and video of it being some really deep black (and people that have used it here) but they again mention dark grey. What is it?
Also, that Engadget review also mentioned the black level being more of a dark grey... I've seen the pictures and video of it being some really deep black (and people that have used it here) but they again mention dark grey. What is it?
The OS buttons background is light grey instead of dark black.
Yep. A stupid decision if you ask me.
I thought they could be transparent...? maybe I was wrong
where did you get that info?So this isn't coming out in the States?
Voice of Reason
Banned
It is? I just googled it. Do we know carriers?
What is an acceptable time for these battery life tests? I don't have a smartphone so I can't compare.
The v3 review says
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/review/2249282/sony-xperia-z-review
How good or bad is that compared to other phones. 6:30 hours looping from Netflix sounds good.
If I can recharge it every 2 days then that's fine by me.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
honestly the main battery stat to look for is the on-screen time. Nothing is worse than when you browse the web and do a bunch of shit on your phone when you have a free hour or so and thne you find out your battery dropped 30-50%. For this phone I think most reviews are at 3-3.5 hours.
There isn't a smartphone on the market today not named the razr maxx and MAYBE the razr hd that will let you charge every 2 days with moderate use. Most smartphones require nightly charges, some mid day for safety.
2 phones to look out for with potentially good battery life are the galaxy s4 with the rumoured minimum of 2600mah, and the next motorola flagship due out sometime in the summer. Though the 2600 might get you comfortably through a day. 3000+ will get you 2 days. Which is likely motorola's next flagship.
I don't know myself. There hasn't been any concrete information regarding NA. It's frustrating.
Ken Masters
Banned
the iPhone 5S is this year and will just be a minor upgrade like most S models, 6 is next year, supposedly big screen
The Faceless Master
Member
what about those rumors of more than one size of iPhone this year?
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
Probably iPhone 4S hardware is a smaller iPhone 5 shell, much like the iPad Mini. Still overpriced though. Why oh why do people buy this tuff.
Sold 140k in the first week in Japan, sold out in France.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/20/xperia-z-sold-out-in-a-day-in-france/
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/20/xperia-z-sells-140k-units-in-first-week-in-japan/
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/20/xperia-z-sold-out-in-a-day-in-france/
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/20/xperia-z-sells-140k-units-in-first-week-in-japan/
The Faceless Master
Member
they're good enough for some people.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
I wouldn't count 'some people' as millions of people who buy into the hype of an Apple product. You might wonder why I'm bothered by it so much. Apple overshadows every piece of innovation with their overpriced recycling and I'm not too fond of that.
A 4s is a good phone. Certainly better than any android phone you can get with a < 4inch screen.
I recommended it to my missus because she wanted a small phone. It's not up against much in that category.
The Xperia Z is barely any cheaper off contract than the 5 at current prices, at least in the UK.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
Why should it be? You actually proved my point.
I never said it should be, just that it isn't. I've never really attached a value to smartphones in terms of cost against hardware (aside from the Nexus 4 perhaps, which is insanely cheap) - a smartphone is a smartphone in that respect to me.
well last year they sold 34+ million so i would think few went over a million since they didnt have 40 phones out
but maybe this one goes over 10? hard to say. they have 2 versions too.
overall they are aiming for another 50% increase in sales for 2013.... so over 50 million.
There's no upfront cost with the Xperia Z in most shops with the exception of Three. I've never seen one shop (online or offline) that provides an iPhone 5 for the same price as the Xperia Z. At least without a substantial upfront cost.
*shrugs*
Edit: I take that back. I was just shit at looking.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Definitely.
TheLoyalist
Neo Member
Galaxy S4 specs leaked
I've not seen any reviews with the battery life that low. Most I've seen say 5 hours screen time on average.
Also there's this but I don't know how it will work with stamina mode.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/qualcomm-launches-snapdragon-batteryguru-an-app-to-extend-your-battery-performance/
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
With rumours, nothing is set in stone.
At least I know it is coming to the US on all carriers. I'll probably just get this. FFS Sony...
Himynameischris
Member
Any chances Sony provides US release info at the MWC?
I have preorder (and already paid) the Xperia Z. But honestly I'm quite tempted to contact clove and ask if it would be possible to change... I mean not sure about do it or not but I'm honestly tempted by the HTC One.
Biggest disappointment seems to be the XZ camera, and the fact that HTC One is gonna be released with superior hardware.
What do you think?
Biggest disappointment seems to be the XZ camera, and the fact that HTC One is gonna be released with superior hardware.
What do you think?
Lagspike_exe
Member
HTC has Sense. Z doesn't.
Yes...ok...so I mean for you is a bad point for One, right? :-D
Lagspike_exe
Member
Right. I prefer Sony's UI. I would personaly get the Z. You have to figure out what's the most important thing for you in a phone.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
MWC is for bit part players now. The majors (Google, Samsung, Apple, HTC, Sony, Nokia) all host their own events now for smartphone releases. Also, Sony want to reduce the time from announce to release and since the mid-rangers are all for Q2, they want to wait for April to announce them. They might get a press conference, but more likely they will just get a press release.
Suppose that makes sense, I guess I was expecting a mid and low end modules to be released in March rather than later. Because basically right now all Sony Mobile will have to survive is XZ.
So to sum up the reviews until now... we can say?
PRO:
- Design
- Water resistan
- Light UI
- Good materials
CONS:
- Poor screen/extremly low contrast ratio (?)
- Bad corner view
- Poor camera (biggest disappointment?)
Something to add? Something to correct? What about the battery? I cannot have a clear idea about that...
PRO:
- Design
- Water resistan
- Light UI
- Good materials
CONS:
- Poor screen/extremly low contrast ratio (?)
- Bad corner view
- Poor camera (biggest disappointment?)
Something to add? Something to correct? What about the battery? I cannot have a clear idea about that...
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
Regarding the screen, the only con about that are the sub-par viewing angles. The screen itself, sharpness, contrast, color reproduction is absolutely the best in the industry.
Camera isn't poor, it's decent. Camera software however is amazing.
One thing to add to cons is the battery life under use.
I'm always wondering how important the corner view is to people. To me it matters if the screen looks good when I look at it. And it's not like I'm going to hold my phone in weird positions so I need a good corner view.
AranhaHunter
Banned
No phablet, no date for xperia tablet z, and no talks about which carriers will get the Z/ZL in the US :/
Also, Kaz shows up for this and not the PS4 reveal hmmmmm not sure what to make of it.
EDIT: Not sure if posted
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/25/sony-mobile-planning-firefox-os-xperia-device/
Sony rumored to use Firefox OS on an xperia device. Not sure what to make of it, I'd personally prefer a vita OS phone, will wait and see what this brings.
Also, Kaz shows up for this and not the PS4 reveal hmmmmm not sure what to make of it.
EDIT: Not sure if posted
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/02/25/sony-mobile-planning-firefox-os-xperia-device/
Sony rumored to use Firefox OS on an xperia device. Not sure what to make of it, I'd personally prefer a vita OS phone, will wait and see what this brings.
:/ I thought they would be here by March. Got to grab something else now then.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
It's MWC. Most mobile companies aren't doing anything significant there now. If they move it to London or New York then I think it might do better as an event, but MWC is soon going to be relegated to newcomers and second tier companies.
As for FF OS, I have heard that exact same line about WP and WebOS in the past from Sony, expect it t amount to nothing.
Tied out an Xperia Z in a three store yesterday. The screen is great front on. I still don't know why they went with greyed buttons and notification bar though.
It does fade off angle. But not as badly as the sky is falling idiots on XDA make out.
Oh and you can pull down notifications on the lock screen so GSM arena weren't being very thorough.
Will be buying when I'm home from Berlin.
It does fade off angle. But not as badly as the sky is falling idiots on XDA make out.
Oh and you can pull down notifications on the lock screen so GSM arena weren't being very thorough.
Will be buying when I'm home from Berlin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pp7nDmb5K4
Xperia Z TV commercial. Such a good commercial, one of the best smartphone commercials.
If only Sony had used this commercial as a Super Bowl commercial and launched the Z in the US on all major carriers by end of February, they would have sold millions for sure. Alas, next time Sony...
Xperia Z TV commercial. Such a good commercial, one of the best smartphone commercials.
If only Sony had used this commercial as a Super Bowl commercial and launched the Z in the US on all major carriers by end of February, they would have sold millions for sure. Alas, next time Sony...
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked