Sony pulls the plug on Xperia Beta program

15 July, 2016
The company has also confirmed that all Xperia Z2/Z3 units will start receiving a new commercial firmware release in the coming weeks.

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  • 15 Jul 2016

AnonD-317621, 15 Jul 2016I just do not see Sony smartphones very compelling - terrib... moreShame user and competition on Sony Feeds. Hehe

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    • 15 Jul 2016

    AnonD-463876, 15 Jul 2016Yeah the Xperia X Pricy won't be enough to keep them afloat... moreHeh sony will rise up again every time they fall... In your dreams sony will terminate their mobile division.. SONY IS THE BEST :)

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      • 15 Jul 2016

      Shazzy B, 15 Jul 2016I'm contemplating on whether Sony will actually fade out of... moreYeah the Xperia X Pricy won't be enough to keep them afloat, I see an early exit for Sony in the very near future.

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        • AnonD-463876
        • Q}4
        • 15 Jul 2016

        And so begins the downfall of Sony's failed Xperia line.

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          • ibj
          • 15 Jul 2016

          Troll will repeat a case many times in every Sony thread, our comment have been covered by these repeated bashing comments.

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            • goron
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            • 15 Jul 2016

            the case is sony have a bad reputation for customer service in here. every new phone send to them, they asking money and charge the customers and blaming the customers for the broken devices. all my friends give up on sony and never put their name on the list if they want to buy new smartphone, that is how bad our past experience with sony in here. and they always charge 100 dollars more expensive than other brand too with the same hardware.

              Well. Looks like only trolls unhappy. I am a user not troll. The firmware is bring up to stable version (not beta anymore) only trolls from the competitors unhappy, so please become a Sony user, so you can happy and don't trolling anymore....

                I'm contemplating on whether Sony will actually fade out of the phone market after this, because they are digging deeper and deeper into their grave every minute. Bad phones this year, bad support this year, and bad pricing. I don't think Sony will be able to make a comeback with the Xperia X Performance being similarly priced to the HTC 10, which is a far superior phone.

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                  • AnonD-428442
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                  • 15 Jul 2016

                  Well, better close down the charade. It's not like people are getting updates anyway. The M and C series are still waiting for updates. Heck at least patch them to the latest security patch Sony.

                  We are at the point where Chinese phones are giving the same support as the brands. So why people want to pay premium for brands like Sony?

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                    • 15 Jul 2016

                    jm, 15 Jul 2016Where it says so? I can´t find the official statement... moreGSMARENA always puts the source on the end of the posts, pay attention.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 15 Jul 2016

                      Makes sense to close down beta program when all your phones aren't getting updates on time anyway.

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                        • 15 Jul 2016

                        AnonD-317621, 15 Jul 2016Why endure looking at the screen at the lowest possible bri... moreI agree with you on the impractically low screen brightness. Like, what's the point of that big and pretty screen if the user has to squint their eyes to see what is on it?

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                          • 15 Jul 2016

                          AnonD-469228, 15 Jul 201610-11 hrs not bad. I am lucky if i can get 7-8 hrs. Why endure looking at the screen at the lowest possible brightness? OMG, who does this for the sake of having 4 days of power?!!!

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                            • 15 Jul 2016

                            AnonD-539246, 15 Jul 2016You are just talking pure BS base on gsmarena's test result... moreYeah, other sites do tell us it's 7 hours for the XZ5P, however they site Samsung ones as 9 hours. Again, why am I compelled to get an Xperia if I know something is performing better. I think Sony's Bluetooth earpieces are awesome, and I got like 4 of them that I cycle.

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                              • 15 Jul 2016

                              Anonymous, 15 Jul 2016Whats normal usage to you? sending text but no internet, no... moreSo that means the Z3's battery is ok then, what's your beef?

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                                • 15 Jul 2016

                                AnonD-317621, 15 Jul 2016Z5 Premium has only 66H endurance compared to the S7 Edge's... moreYou are just talking pure BS base on gsmarena's test result but you dont own one, my Z5Premium can stand a whole day with screen on time with 6 to 7 hours, adaptive brightness is enabled. Wifi is on all the way, so your comment is nonsense.

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                                  • AnonD-370043
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                                  • 15 Jul 2016

                                  Sony is the best ..

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                                    • 15 Jul 2016

                                    I use my Z3 for Youtube, videos, Hangouts, SMS, Newsstand, listening to music over BT headphones, read-write emails etc. Using both WiFi and 4G. At the end of a first day after full charge my Z3 has about 70-68% of battery left and on the second day about 40-35%. So I'm used to charging my phone every 2-3 days. My wife and child have both Z3C and they charge their phones every 3-4 days (also using Youtube, Hangouts, Facebook messenger, emails, Pokemon GO, etc). Older child using LG G4 however, charges his phone every day or even twice a day :)
                                    So I don't get where people talking about Sony's sub-par battery life, get their information from.

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                                      • Ej9
                                      • 15 Jul 2016

                                      ammmmm it had passed the middle of 2016... we are in the 7th month... smh

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                                        • 15 Jul 2016

                                        Anonymous, 15 Jul 2016Nice try, troll. My z3 compact lasts me 4 or 5 days unde... moreWhats normal usage to you? sending text but no internet, no wifi, no games, no videos? then yes my S6 edge can also last 4-5 days.