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katamari201
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On 2013-06-24 14:29:46, MartenR wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks Samsung's design is better than Sony's?
No you are not the only one. Samsung's design's are definitely better than last year's Xperia line with Tthe S and T, and the ugly Ion, which looked like fat black rounded bricks. The Xperia Z and up has a pretty unique design, but only from the sides with the plastic bumper and belly button power nub. The phone itself is extremely square and the front and back are boring. The glass doesn't look or feel premium either, like iPhone glass does. It's more plastic. The square and thin design also makes it harder to handle and not fit well in the ahnd with all the sharp angles.
The build of the Galaxy S1 and S2 phones were kind of cheap and chintzy, but the S3 upped it dramatically by making it feel a lot more sturdy and very ergonomical and the S4 polishes it out heavily, making the body feel very rigid and the backpiece feel almost unibody with the rest of the polycarbonate. The vertical sides give lots of purchases and squeezability to ensure a tight and comfortable hold and you can tell how rigid it is. It also feels a lot lighter and more comapct than the S3 too, and most other phones in the 5in category. They've made the faux brushed metal texture under the gloss far less tacky and more sophisticated, and the best looking one is the all black back with the white dimples. The S4 just looks good and well polished to me, moreso than the HTC One and its mishmash look and thin plastic sides, or the harsh looking Xperia Z.
I do not like the plasticky glass of the Xperia Z and hope Honami will be metal unibody based, smmoth metal, with more curves, but chances are it will be the same square and thin shape. I would like something as rigid as the Xperia T, but less harsh and more stylish. You can achieve water/dust proofing without glass as many other devices have. I would forgo it if Sony cannot achieve it with the metal design, or it compromises other aspects of the phone. |
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Disagree on all accounts there. Highly subjective of course, but the XZ feels a whole lot better than the plastic on any Samsung device from the last year. And glass can't "feel plastic". Its a physical impossibility. They do use a shatterproof sheet to protect from iPhone style catastrophies.
Also the SGS4 has poorer ergonomics than the SGS3, because its "squarer". The edges are flat rather than curved, similarly to the XZ. Don't really know what you're talking about.
Finally, plastic disguised as faux metal is cheap and tacky regardless of the pattern being used. The pattern is classier compared to the SGS3, but compared to pretty much every phone on the market, it looks cheap and rather shoddy.
Maybe its a cultural thing, but I think it looks rather disgusting.
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razec
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Why still discuss an off-topic issue that has been buried 4-5 pages away? this is not a thread to debate which phones have better look and feel, I agree that it's a subjective matter, but hell majority of us in this thread are Sony users/fans and are not interested to read anything about Samsung. With all due respect Samsung shippers here who have nothing else to do but bash Sony and stir commotions leading to off-topic debates are advised to better vent all their frustrations/opinions at GSMArena/PA comment sections so we can keep this thread clean and neat.
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sighduck
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Oh boy, more college interns hired by Samsung to do "reputation management" and "competitor image damage". |
DACHA
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Sony Mobile @ #MAE13 – LIVE press event liveblog 25/6
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2[....]live-press-event-liveblog-256/ |
NoTnERb
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so what time is the event? It's almost 10 in shanghai right now 25th of June. |
vikeviki
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Dacha Macha 000000000wwwwwwwwwwww,,where were you:),any updates you found ? |
milukugiuniu
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On 2013-06-25 03:55:15, NoTnERb wrote:
so what time is the event? It's almost 10 in shanghai right now 25th of June.
4pm local time |
DACHA
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On 2013-06-25 03:55:15, NoTnERb wrote:
so what time is the event? It's almost 10 in shanghai right now 25th of June.
16:00 (4pm)
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huiyi
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Shanghai conference today 16:00. European time is morning 10:00! Grab beer hot dogs sitting in front of a computer to enjoy it! ! |
vikeviki
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@Huiyi any chance to expect Honami glimpse atleast,I am interested to see Sony new watch,let it competes direct with Apple and also worried about it ,Samsung may copy it and may call Samsung live watch |
unknownC151A
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On 2013-06-25 01:44:36, katamari201 wrote:
On 2013-06-24 14:29:46, MartenR wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks Samsung's design is better than Sony's?
No you are not the only one. Samsung's design's are definitely better than last year's Xperia line with Tthe S and T, and the ugly Ion, which looked like fat black rounded bricks. The Xperia Z and up has a pretty unique design, but only from the sides with the plastic bumper and belly button power nub. The phone itself is extremely square and the front and back are boring. The glass doesn't look or feel premium either, like iPhone glass does. It's more plastic. The square and thin design also makes it harder to handle and not fit well in the ahnd with all the sharp angles.
The build of the Galaxy S1 and S2 phones were kind of cheap and chintzy, but the S3 upped it dramatically by making it feel a lot more sturdy and very ergonomical and the S4 polishes it out heavily, making the body feel very rigid and the backpiece feel almost unibody with the rest of the polycarbonate. The vertical sides give lots of purchases and squeezability to ensure a tight and comfortable hold and you can tell how rigid it is. It also feels a lot lighter and more comapct than the S3 too, and most other phones in the 5in category. They've made the faux brushed metal texture under the gloss far less tacky and more sophisticated, and the best looking one is the all black back with the white dimples. The S4 just looks good and well polished to me, moreso than the HTC One and its mishmash look and thin plastic sides, or the harsh looking Xperia Z.
I do not like the plasticky glass of the Xperia Z and hope Honami will be metal unibody based, smmoth metal, with more curves, but chances are it will be the same square and thin shape. I would like something as rigid as the Xperia T, but less harsh and more stylish. You can achieve water/dust proofing without glass as many other devices have. I would forgo it if Sony cannot achieve it with the metal design, or it compromises other aspects of the phone.
You don't like the plasticky glass of Xperia Z but like the cheap plastic of Galaxy S? Frankly, Samsung's pebble design is ugly and not pleasing to the eye. The build quality feels cheap and as an ion user, I feel insulted. You claimed you love metal, Xperia Ion is made of metal, you donkey. Stop trolling around with your made of plastic, sponsored by Samsung, mouth. |
DACHA
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On 2013-06-25 03:59:50, vikeviki wrote:
Dacha Macha 000000000wwwwwwwwwwww,,where were you:),any updates you found ?
I got one. Some may not like it but it is what it is. Honami will be a very large device and is bigger than Xperia Z.
It will have a very large bezel for a 5" device. |
moogoo
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that is a bit disappointing to hear.. was hoping for a bezel size similar to the ZL.. but i suppose if they want to fit everything it's supposed to have inside.. maybe they needed that extra space? i'll take it if all the rumors are still true.
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Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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auchengyu
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On 2013-06-24 23:14:00, nodarsixar wrote:
When is honami event?
We do wish its a Honami event but we are now 99% sure its only the event for Togari, CN3 and Smartwatch.
These 3 together are "big" enough though. As they all focus on Togari. Honami hopefully in Aug or Sept announcement
According to "latter" we should be able to buy it around October..
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