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moogoo
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icrkz - my headphone and phone are lumped into one order. i don't have a separate status for the headphones. at least as far as i can tell. there's just one item in the list that says :
Sony Xperia XZ - Forest Blue - F8331 - Free MDR-XB950BT Sony Wireless Headphones worth £150
so, i would guess they're both in one box.
badassmam - nougat is supposed to be out for the xz this month according to the leaked plan. i honestly also wouldn't trust that btekt review all too much. he seems very very biased in favor of iphones. not to say iphones aren't very well optimized for their specs because they definitely are. But in real world usage, you'll never find an iphone user claiming that their battery lasts forever, whereas you find that all the time with sony users. In his comparison, he did not show what processes were running on the XZ vs. the iphone. Nor did he show when they were taken off the charger. Both these factors and more could make those few percent difference. Not saying his results were faked, but I think the test conditions could have been more transparent. I was an early adopter of the Z1 and i loved it. still use it to this day until my XZ arrives on Monday and I have a chance to trim my SIM to fit. haha. I'll write up a review though I'm sure it will be biased FOR sony hahaha.. 
moogoo
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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doministry
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On 2016-10-06 16:21:48, moogoo wrote:
@doministry - several reviewers i saw said there is definitely no FM radio. not a big deal for me since i've never used it. you can always use applications to stream radio anyway, which is usually better than the quality you would get from an FM radio antenna.
@icrk - mine shipped as well, i think. it says dispatched, but i have not received a tracking number. have you? my screen protector should be here on friday.
Well the real radio is a different thing. It doesn't require f.. data transfer and coverage,
and the stations I care about are not live streamed.
It always makes me nuts when they REMOVE stuff.
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lcrkz0023
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Dang..yea mine is separated. But glad my phone shipped 1st instead of the alternative.
Here's where you go if you want to pick it up at facility right when they open.
https://delivery.dhl.com/jsp/index.xhtml?ctrycode=US
The click service point.
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moogoo
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true. it doesn't require data. and sucks that your stations don't stream. guess there are dongles you could get.
the FM chip is probably still there, it's just not enabled. there should be a way to enable it?
https://play.google.com/store[....]?id=com.nextradioapp.nextradio
found this as a potential solution but whether it works or not is a different story.
@icrkz - i will probably for them to deliver it. i'll be home anyway.
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2016-10-06 16:50 ] moogoo
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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pt020
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On 2016-10-06 17:36:19, doministry wrote:
It always makes me nuts when they REMOVE stuff.
If you really need FM radio and phone connection you can buy this kind of bluetooth headset with FM Radio.
http://www.sonymobile.com/glo[....]tereo-bluetooth-headset-sbh54/ |
XperiaJunkie
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New software update for the XZ has just popped up on my phone, there's no change log so possibly just a security patch update.
[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2016-10-07 09:44 ] I'm so happy 'cause today
I've found my friends ...
They're in my head
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dibdin
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Just tried the forest blue one in store. It's a thing of beauty that's for sure. So classy and elegant looking.
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djin
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@mogoo,
Thank you 
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After using the phone for few days, I feel the phone is quite stable, well polished. Screen is finally up to standard. In fact pleasant to use. Fingerprint Reader is very fast. Good and loud speakers with deeper bass(compared to all the other Z series)
But standby battery is extremely disappointing. Earlier with full charge to discharge it would take 18 hours with minimal usage.
With the new update the battery estimate seems to be slightly higher, however will have to see how that equates to.
Continuous usage seems to be good, I managed to get 5 hours of onscreen time with 1.5 hours of GPS usage. There also seems to be instances where I noticed WiFi signal to drop while holding the phone normally. I will have to check more on this and maybe others with the phone could comment on these issues.
What I find a bit annoying is the tiny red light coming from over the display, not sure if this is even normal. Also I hate the fact that you can use either 2 Sims or 1 Sim and a micro SD. I haven't tested the camera much as I am not very into photography but the corner blur did seem to have been gone from the photos I took. Very good video stabilization, night shots could have been sharper though. .
Overall love the phone so far and highly recommend it. It's quite different to what you see in the images.
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dibdin
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I will be getting my XZ tommorrow. I'll be sure to give my initial thoughts at some point over the weekend, after I have received a good play with it. I just watched a video on YouTube from Xperia Fan, where the XZ was pitted against the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, and the XZ was faster at opening most apps and games. Can't wait till tommorrow now.
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moogoo
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^also.. XZ doesn't explode or smoke even after being shut off 
my tracking info says my XZ has cleared customs and should be on its way to delivery.. can't wait! Hoping it comes early, but probably unlikely. Unless DHL delivers on Sunday or would allow me to pick it up on Sunday.
moogoo
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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lcrkz0023
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djin
"Tiny red light over display"...are you able to capture that in a picture and show? I'm sure it would be hard since it's tiny...lol. thought I'd ask...
Or care to elaborate more on it.
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dibdin
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Is anyone thinking of buying the SCSF10 cover style stand? It's very expensive, but looks very nice, and compliment the XZ very nicely.
Xperia S in white ROCKS!! |
moogoo
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just got my screen protectors. took a look at them. they don't look too bad. i wish they bottom speaker cutout had been cut out like the top one was instead of a notch. but we'll see. compared it to my z1 screen and it seems skinny. gonna go check the dimensions of the xz to compare but there's quite a bit left over on both sides.. so that concerns me. didn't realize the xz was much skinnier than the z1.
so seems like xz is slightly thinner. guess i'll find out on monday when it arrives! hopefully this thing will cover the entire screen surface. just needs to last til there is a better option out there. but it doesn't seem so bad. the fingerprint coating seems to work well. how long it will last is another story.
as of last update, it has been sorted and processed in NYC. doesn't seem like i'll be getting it early after all. shame. oh well.
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2016-10-08 01:44 ] moogoo
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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DACHA
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My shipment just cleared customs in Cincinnati Ohio. Monday cannot come soon enough. |
moogoo
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Nice Dacha... Monday for me too
moogoo
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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