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Ebato
Joined: Mar 11, 2013
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On 2014-07-29 02:13:39, -XYZ wrote:
On 2014-07-28 22:06:46, Ebato wrote:
With ~2% market share, yes sure they should release a WP hs, why not, they have nothing to loose.
Except $$$ dropped on Research and Development.
What $$$? They can reuse their flagship hardware. WP is FAAAR less demanding than lagdroid. 8.1 can be run on last year flagship hardware easily. Minimum investment, great exposure, because let's face it when HTC releases their 8.1 set and LG will do the same late 2014, they are up for another race Sony can't afford. Yes most WP sets from top-tier manufacturers have been afterthoughts so far (except nokia for obvious reasons). It's about to change with 8.1 onwards. |
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supercoolman
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On 2014-07-29 06:32:44, Ebato wrote:
On 2014-07-29 02:13:39, -XYZ wrote:
On 2014-07-28 22:06:46, Ebato wrote:
With ~2% market share, yes sure they should release a WP hs, why not, they have nothing to loose.
Except $$$ dropped on Research and Development.
What $$$? They can reuse their flagship hardware. WP is FAAAR less demanding than lagdroid. 8.1 can be run on last year flagship hardware easily. Minimum investment, great exposure, because let's face it when HTC releases their 8.1 set and LG will do the same late 2014, they are up for another race Sony can't afford. Yes most WP sets from top-tier manufacturers have been afterthoughts so far (except nokia for obvious reasons). It's about to change with 8.1 onwards.
WP should start supporting OS upgrade for at least two generations first or it's almost DOA for all |
Ranjith
Joined: Dec 07, 2004
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I would love to see SONY come upo with few WP flagships.Better to do it now than before every OEM starts making them.SONY needs to gain the upper hand soon.
I  ESATO I W1i  T20,T65, P800(2x),K800,Z300,  800, 850 (2x),P1i(with WALKMAN) |
HxH
Joined: Dec 26, 2008
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Those two that turn their head into WP because of Android has no sales for them, it isn't help much WP market is clearly dominated by variety of Lumia device the mobile division of M$ anyway.
They just want to clear up stockpile of inventory parts in other way round, which Sony well managed into 6-month flagship policy in such fast pace shifting trend.
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stook
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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Z3 compact
Dimensions compared with Z1 compact - everything is a bit smaller - thinner, shorter, less width
Weight - ca 10g lighter
Display size - using a ruler  I would say 11.6mm eg 4.56 inches
Same style stereo speaker holes as Z3
Sides are plastic not metal as Z3. (at least on prototype)
SW: One new thing both Z3s have is a ULTRA Stamina mode:
Disables all communications except phone (and sms) and leaves only selected apps (sms, camera, album, fm radio (but not mp3 player), calendar, alarm, contacts)
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Wintermute
Joined: Jan 11, 2014
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On 2014-07-29 06:32:44, Ebato wrote:
On 2014-07-29 02:13:39, -XYZ wrote:
On 2014-07-28 22:06:46, Ebato wrote:
With ~2% market share, yes sure they should release a WP hs, why not, they have nothing to loose.
Except $$$ dropped on Research and Development.
What $$$? They can reuse their flagship hardware. WP is FAAAR less demanding than lagdroid. 8.1 can be run on last year flagship hardware easily. Minimum investment, great exposure, because let's face it when HTC releases their 8.1 set and LG will do the same late 2014, they are up for another race Sony can't afford. Yes most WP sets from top-tier manufacturers have been afterthoughts so far (except nokia for obvious reasons). It's about to change with 8.1 onwards.
Windows Phone is a failed OS. Even with Microsoft's billions of dollars in advertising, they can't gain a foothold. Even paying developers to create apps for the platform hasn't gotten anyone interested. It's over. Microsoft had a chance in 2009, MAYBE even as late as 2010, but they failed to create a compelling product and in the mean time Google and Apple had conquered the mobile world and divided it between themselves. There was, and is, no space remaining for the orphan that is Windows Phone. Especially now that many users are entrenched in one side or the other's ecosystem, and while Microsoft's app selection STILL remains incredibly weak compared to Android and iOS, and the OS itself offers nothing that the other two don't do better, it's over for Windows Phone. Of course Microsoft can afford to keep it on life support indefinitely, with steady cash transfusions, but it will never walk again. |
MartenR
Joined: Apr 01, 2013
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@stook do you have the phones? |
stook
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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@MartenR
no - just chance to have a quick look nothing more |
DexterMoser
Joined: Jul 03, 2013
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From: Bay Harbor Islands, Miami
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On 2014-07-29 09:13:10, stook wrote:
Z3 compact
Dimensions compared with Z1 compact - everything is a bit smaller - thinner, shorter, less width
Weight - ca 10g lighter
Same style stereo speaker holes as Z3
That's impressive!
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motvikt
Joined: Jun 03, 2009
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On 2014-07-29 09:13:10, stook wrote:
Z3 compact
Dimensions compared with Z1 compact - everything is a bit smaller - thinner, shorter, less width
Weight - ca 10g lighter
Display size - using a ruler I would say 11.6mm eg 4.56 inches
Same style stereo speaker holes as Z3
Sides are plastic not metal as Z3. (at least on prototype)
SW: One new thing both Z3s have is a ULTRA Stamina mode:
Disables all communications except phone (and sms) and leaves only selected apps (sms, camera, album, fm radio (but not mp3 player), calendar, alarm, contacts)
Hallelujah! I was afraid Sony would make it bigger as usual |
XperiaJunkie
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Any idea weather the screen in the Z3C will be a 720 or 1080 display. The smallest 1080p display that JDI list is 4.7" just a little bit larger than what stook said.
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napahlm
Joined: Jun 18, 2003
Posts: 91
From: Sweden
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Nice! They did a great job on the Z3C if that claim turns out to be accurate. I do however hope for metal. But very high quality plastic might do the trick, and keep the price a bit lower. Or the margins for sony higher, depends on how you look at it. 
But i have a full year left on my contract. So no new sony for me... |
stook
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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@XperiaJunkie
display is 720p
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JohnnyNr.5
Joined: Jun 19, 2012
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@stook thanks for the info! Is the back of the device made of glas or plastic? Do you know how much RAM the Z3C has? |
stook
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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@JohnnyNr.5
cpu-z showed something like 1730 so probably it has 2GB of ram
I think the back is plastic but I am not 100% sure
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Posted: 2014-07-29 06:32
ESATO
T20,T65, 
800, 
