Sony Xperia Z preview: First look

13 February 2013
Failing to react to market tendencies has been an Achilles' heel of sorts for Sony in the past. Joining the dual-core and to quad-core parties late over the past two years has caused the once mighty smartphone maker to slide down in ranks and came dangerously close to the role of an also-run...

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  • raymund27
  • t7X
  • 14 Feb 2013

Guyz just wait for the GALAXY S4..it will have a 8 core

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    • AnonD-88295
    • PDQ
    • 14 Feb 2013

    Tiger, 13 Feb 2013I might have gone for this smartphone, but the deal breaker... moreThe removable battery is a trade off of having the Water and Dust resistant plus better design.
    I'd love Xperia Z to have removable battery but I won't trade those three for it. I'd buy a portable powerbank instead. Win-Win

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      • AnonD-106548
      • QXP
      • 14 Feb 2013

      AnonD-27765, 13 Feb 2013I was talking about Samsung SuperAMOLED. Of course, Nokia a... moreNot too sure about that. On all WP, the UI is so simple, so basically there is nothing much to be seen. But on Android, every OEMs launchers are beautifully designed. Therefore, I do not see how nice Nokia screens are.

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        • AnonD-106548
        • QXP
        • 14 Feb 2013

        AnonD-100398, 14 Feb 2013It will get very hot with so much power and screen so pixel... moreI read that it may shutdown too due to the heat. I wonder is that true. It will be a big deal if that's true.

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          • AnonD-100398
          • u7J
          • 14 Feb 2013

          It will get very hot with so much power and screen so pixelated while playing hd games this is all very taxing to battery thats why gsm arena sd that u may have to carry a power pack along with it.

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            • AnonD-72418
            • s2Y
            • 14 Feb 2013

            So Sony how about giving North America a release date for this new phone. Personally don't care if we get the Xperia Z or ZL i'm grabbing one of these phones.

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              • AnonD-249
              • 3x5
              • 13 Feb 2013

              Gonna be my next phone or the ZL. I guess I'm back to droid because of Sony.

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                • Anonymous
                • U}}
                • 13 Feb 2013

                big no for on screen button

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                  • AnonD-98439
                  • m5D
                  • 13 Feb 2013

                  adams, 13 Feb 2013How come it doesn't support AC3 in movies ?!?! My S8500 Wav... moreDownload MX player, it supports all files!

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                    • AnonD-73252
                    • FFh
                    • 13 Feb 2013

                    Denzo, 13 Feb 2013Why you delete my comments about the PadFone 2 killing all ... moreMy Optimus G has hit 22500 on Antutu. Not that that it really means that much anyways. If youre using ANY device with an S4 Pro Quad; lag does not exist. And thats all that matters.

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                      • Denzo
                      • IPt
                      • 13 Feb 2013

                      Why you delete my comments about the PadFone 2 killing all benchmarks of any Android phone? Better battery life than any other android phone?

                      20K in Antutu
                      653 Linpack

                      and thats on ICS.. wait for tests on JB 4.1

                      You cant beat power of ASUS.. never beat the asians at phones!

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                        • AnonD-112661
                        • gFD
                        • 13 Feb 2013

                        thanks for the preview..looking 4ward for this amazing superphone..my priority is durability,camera,music and battery.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0Cb
                          • 13 Feb 2013

                          AnonD-27765, 13 Feb 2013I was talking about Samsung SuperAMOLED. Of course, Nokia a... morewhat i hate most nowdays at displays is to have low black level, like a dark grey and washed colours. so i prefer amoled anytime, it is more spectacular. and i love saturated colours. at home, my tv is set on very high colors level

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                            • Denzo
                            • IPt
                            • 13 Feb 2013

                            Anonymous, 13 Feb 2013Lol. You assume they are exactly 5 Inches, Which they are o... moreI really dont see how 440.58 would be rounded to 440? It goes to the closer of the 2 numbers = higher or lower.. once you hit .5 it goes up to 441.

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                              • AnonD-27765
                              • t7X
                              • 13 Feb 2013

                              Anonymous, 13 Feb 2013oh yes? are you sure? check how "disgusting" is t... moreI was talking about Samsung SuperAMOLED. Of course, Nokia always have the best screens, even better than Samsung where they get their AMOLEDs from. The only problem with the 808 AMOLED is the low resolution. You can see the pixels even from afar.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 0Cb
                                • 13 Feb 2013

                                AnonD-27765, 13 Feb 2013AMOLED is disgusting with all those fake oversaturated colo... moreoh yes? are you sure? check how "disgusting" is the amoled of nokia 808 pureview. it have the best display in terms of brightness,contrast and superb colours, even its resolution is low. it is disgusting to have ips lcd with black like grey

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 0Cb
                                  • 13 Feb 2013

                                  sony make the same mistake over and over again on all its models of smartphones and televisions: bad lcd panels. low contrast, bad colors, no deep black

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                                    • AnonD-27765
                                    • t7X
                                    • 13 Feb 2013

                                    AMOLED is disgusting with all those fake oversaturated colors, color banding, and low brightness. AMOLED was great 5 years ago but hasn't evolved since then and was easily surpassed by IPS LCD now.

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                                      • AnonD-27765
                                      • t7X
                                      • 13 Feb 2013

                                      9 pages just for a preview. wow.

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                                        • AnonD-78871
                                        • wrs
                                        • 13 Feb 2013

                                        Anonymous, 13 Feb 2013suck for you but not for many users. when i put my iphone 5... moreYeah agree, it's all about taste and habit.
                                        My Phone TV and Notebook use IPS panel, so when i see AMOLED panel, it look weird.

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