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Xperia Z Officially Announced |
coolkid8689
Joined: Oct 15, 2012
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From: India
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King, post camera shots, if possible... Especially night shots, HDR on/off...  |
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Lightspeed_x
Joined: Mar 03, 2008
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From: Dominican Republic
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Thanks for the pics, king-james, I like the size comparison with the X Arc, since I own one
Now waiting for screen comparison 
Xperia Z2 4.4.2 Kitkat |
stedus
Joined: Aug 15, 2012
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King, Im waiting for your comparison )
and can you try .....bending the XZ like the other video  +...............
...........a drop test if it possible for you ?  |
kurtdean
Joined: Nov 11, 2012
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From: WONDERLAND
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On 2013-02-23 15:17:21, king-james wrote:
I have shot fast some pics for you. You can see viewing angles aren't so bad like all say...
Like 2012 devices... And notice my room is very bright! Will make at night some more...
http://imageshack.us/g/838/dsc0369ap.jpg/
Later screencomparison between Z, Note II and Arc S.
[ This Message was edited by: king-james on 2013-02-23 14:20 ]
Here u go doubters... Xperia Z screen is not bad as u might think! |
sunnychad
Joined: May 28, 2003
Posts: 261
From: London, UK
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Hi Guys,
A return to the Esato and Sony after selling my P990i and moving through BB and iPhone. So yes I have pre-ordered my Xperia Z and I have been told by Vodafone I will get the headphones so can't wait.
I have had a play with the phone in a Phones 4 U store and a 3 store, screen is fine but I do find the loud speaker a little on the quiet side. Screen looks great etc etc.
What I really want to know will UK customers get the same bundled goodies as our German cousins? Smart Tags, charging dock and screen protector?
Any light on this would be appreciated.
Can't wait to get my new phone!!! |
tapas123
Joined: Sep 16, 2012
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From: India
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hmm similar like stamina mode but from qualcomm...
http://blog.gsmarena.com/qual[....]tend-your-battery-performance/
hmm so now question is....can you run both on Z?? if so then battery life can really extend practically
but its only for North America and some European countries....
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king-james
Joined: Nov 04, 2007
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From: M.I.A.M.I
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Here a small screen comparison between Z and Note II.
Both screens set to 100% brightness. The screen of the Z is definately brighter...
Album: http://imageshack.us/g/1/10030348/
Slideshow: http://img41.imageshack.us/sl[....]=img41/8586/1361645871ysf.smil
Don't get a shock when you look at the pictures with the extreme viewing angles. In real it doesnt look so bad. If you was happy with Xperia S, ION, T,... then you will be happy with Z too.
When I look direct to the Z and Note II, then Z win for me. The only thing what Note II has better, is the real black! Dark Black. When I look to Z it looks like grey, unfortunately. This is the only contra point. But videos on the Z looking amazing!
My first experiences with Z:
As I said before, phone quality is really nice. Feels great in hands. You can hold it very good. Better than S3 and much better than Note II of course! The Z has won already design award for this year IMO.
The screen is big and colourful, but it lacks on black. Black looks like dark grey.
But watching videos on the Z makes a lot fun! Colours are amazing!! Thx to BraviaEngineII.
The loudspeaker is okay, it's loud enough I think. To be honest, I thought before it's worse.
My Arc has double volume, same for Note II.
The Cam dissapointed me at the moment. I shot pictures in the dark but the results are a desaster...
I try tomorrow again.
When I got the Z it was 60% battery full at afternoon. I have played a lot withit...
After 3,5h screen on, phone need to recharge.
I played around 6h with the Z but with breaks and brightness was always higher than middle.
Let's see next days what I can reach.
The callquality so far is good.
[ This Message was edited by: king-james on 2013-02-23 19:55 ] like.no.other |
XperiaCute
Joined: Jan 03, 2013
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Guys who already owned or try Xperia Z, Do you encounter any heat problem when using 3G ?
I notice couple of websites talking about heat problem .. |
Bonovox
Joined: Apr 13, 2008
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Think most smartphones with Quad or Dual core inside is gonna heat up a little bit. That heat has to go somewhere. I would be worried if it got so hot you could cook your bacon & eggs on it though
Phone?? What phone?? |
Indiandawg
Joined: Sep 18, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Mumbai
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Some interesting XZ Videos 
SONY XPERIA Z Filming 1080p into Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPsIR4rIU8I
Sony Xperia Z WASSERDICHT TEST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkse-B3L3oY
Sony Xperia Z: Gaming & Spiele | SwagTab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVlXJNRYzHk
SONY XPERIA Z 3D遊戲效能測試| hk-android.info
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeTMo0swsbA
T200 -> T68i -> T610 -> K700i -> P910i -> W800i -> P990i -> M600i -> P1-> Nokia E71 -> X1i -> X10 -> Arc S -> Sony Z1 -> Sony Z Ultra -> Sony Z3+ -> iPhone 6 -> iPhone 7 Plus -> iPhone X -> iPhone XS Max |
sunnychad
Joined: May 28, 2003
Posts: 261
From: London, UK
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I have found out to my annoyance that
UK get nothing unless you pre-order and get some seriously cool headphones
France get the dock
Germany get the dock and smart tags
ASDA deal is quite confusing. Not sure if it is for all or just ASDA and a few select retailers.
All very confusing can someone help shed some light on this.
By the way the viewing angle photos look much worse than the 5 units I have played around with, but speaker volume is not as loud as I am used to.
Would love to know what phone call performance is on the move. IE driving around and going through areas of poor reception etc. My iPhone 4S isn't very good so I hope this phone is better. |
thejosetree
Joined: Sep 07, 2012
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Xperia TX with ClearBlack panel has better display than Xperia Z:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmi2Qh6J-Y |
king-james
Joined: Nov 04, 2007
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Sorry must correct my post from above.
After using Z in the dark the screen looks horrible. 
It looks all so greyish, milky, looses colours fast, when I tilt over a bit.
My Arc seems to have better viewing angles. I can't imagine that my old ION was so bad...
Still, watching videos and so is great, but it's not perfect FullHD WOW Effect...
Can't understand how SONY can put such panel in it's best device...
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worf1000
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On 2013-02-23 23:40:03, king-james wrote:
Sorry must correct my post from above.
After using Z in the dark the screen looks horrible.
It looks all so greyish, milky, looses colours fast, when I tilt over a bit.
My Arc seems to have better viewing angles. I can't imagine that my old ION was so bad...
Still, watching videos and so is great, but it's not perfect FullHD WOW Effect...
Can't understand how SONY can put such panel in it's best device...
[ This Message was edited by: king-james on 2013-02-23 23:06 ]
I have no such problem what you have, very strange indeed.
I think you phone has a faulty screen, some Xz has very good display and some has very bad, how can that be?
Mebay you should contact Sony for this matter. |
tai020381
Joined: Dec 07, 2004
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1. Hey James, have you tried setting the screen brightness to 50 percent and compare the black and brightness? The black might look a lot better now because on Japanese video I saw real black screen. Think Sony just wanted to us their brightness by a higher percentage .
2. Try using the camera in night mode, set phone to a sturdy area and shoot. Even dslr pictures get super noisy under high iso when taken at night.
3. Can you post photos taken with stabilizer turned on and off of the same place? I think it will be the same as other Sony phones, the one taken with stabilizer off will be sharper and lesser noise.
Thanks!
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