IFA 2013: Sony hands-ons
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- b2k
- xY8
- 04 Sep 2013
Any word on the DAC/audio chip inside this thing? Don't care about the clearaudio+ or any of that, just the hardware!
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- AnonD-142950
- M2J
- 04 Sep 2013
Anonymous, 04 Sep 2013There is nothing sad about deciding to buy a phone base on ... moreagain another person who knows nothing about Sony devices but wants to comment. If you had a problem with the bezel size why did you get the Xperia Z again??? Haters are gonna hate regardless of how good a product is i guess.
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- AnonD-173553
- p3F
- 04 Sep 2013
i love it love it love it and i want it!!!! the best smartphone ever!!!!
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- jay34
- XjM
- 04 Sep 2013
I've been following this phone for weeks and I must say this looks very promising! I still don't understand why some readers have to post in every Z1 articles about the Bezel, I guess just trolling around...
The Zoom and watch are a real plus and I personally think it's marketing genius from Sony. If there is one thing I don't really like though is (can feed the trolls) is that the housing must be a fingerprints magnet. Other than that it's on my top list .
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- RevJo
- cN6
- 04 Sep 2013
This phone is a killer! It's definetly the best Smartphone to date but I'm waiting to see what the Note 3 offers.
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- Anonymous
- AL{
- 04 Sep 2013
Anyone knows does screen support use of any pencil as a stylus like Z Ultra does. It isn't exactly a deal breaker but having that would make it infinitely better for me. For some reason I can't find capacitive stylus with really sharp tip, and well sharpened graphite pen would be most precise stylus I can think off.
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- AnonD-134497
- bJ9
- 04 Sep 2013
AnonD-114473, 04 Sep 2013Xperia Z1 gives you the best overall image quality of all l... moreWOW! Seriously LOL? Lumia 1020 is not better than anyone? That's the most obvious camera comparison I have ever seen. It's not even better than Lumia 920 and iPhone 5 O.o
Well that is one biased review.
I am actually waiting for the comparison of cameras conducted by GSMArena.
Like separately:
- Lumia 1020 vs this beast
- Lumia 1020 vs 808 PureView vs this beast
- This beast vs S4, HTC One, LG G2, 1020, 920, 925
That would the most epic review ever.
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- the chef
- YT$
- 04 Sep 2013
Sony has so many problems in xperia z,has sony corrects their display problem yet.the display goes dim after several minutes even the backlight time is set the max.it continues dimming until you let it idle for abt 5 minutes.2nd heat issues,the gadget goes hot easily same as s4.3rd very feeble voice call and audio.4rd bad battery quality.the battery lifes shortened easily after few charges.5th slow alphabet input.6th it is not water resistant device.many issue were made that the device goes blackout after accidentally dropped into water.7th it has a poor viewing angle, sunlight legibillity and the colour saturation is dull n pale compare to xperia Tx not to mention s amoled. 8th weak flash. Anybody buying if hanomi still have this problem or be disappointed!!!
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- correction
- PEN
- 04 Sep 2013
You stated: "The Xperia Z1 is IP58-certified, which means it will survive dives of up to 1.5m under water for 30 minutes"
This is incorrect according to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code
According to the Wikipedia article, the second digit being an 8 means that it is suitable for continuous immersion, not 30 minutes.
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- Anonymous
- SaA
- 04 Sep 2013
Two things I don't like:
- only 16 GiB Storage, even with SD-Cards high-end devices should have 32 GiB, considering the ever growing games and apps
- on-screen soft-keys! three sensor-keys below the screen would be much better
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- Wamps
- vjv
- 04 Sep 2013
Its a galaxy s4 + galaxy s4 active + galaxy s4 zoom in one. And it beats all three. Go sony.
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- AnonD-182238
- 3qy
- 04 Sep 2013
AnonD-182223, 04 Sep 2013Handset itself looks tremendous, however, there seems to be... morebezel is so you can hold it in landscape mode properly... like for instance camera or watching movies.
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- Peter
- 0FV
- 04 Sep 2013
Regardless to its bezels, I will buy it. Solid is better than plastic.
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- Anonymous
- TKj
- 04 Sep 2013
AnonD-142950, 04 Sep 2013I was waiting for Sony haters to show up haha. The first th... moreThere is nothing sad about deciding to buy a phone base on the bezel. Everyone has different opinion about what they like about their phone. To be fair, i have the Xperia Z and bezel is smaller than Z1. Ugly bezel is a no no for me in modern designs.
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- phonefannn
- TKj
- 04 Sep 2013
Goodness whats the thick bezel on the Z1??? So freaking ugly! Xperia Z/ZL look so damn good and Sony is suppose to make them look nicer, not uglier..gosh, you've lost one customer =(
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- AnonD-142950
- M2J
- 04 Sep 2013
AnonD-182223, 04 Sep 2013Handset itself looks tremendous, however, there seems to be... moreI was waiting for Sony haters to show up haha. The first thing you talk about is the bezel size you obviously know nothing about Sony cellphones. If you did you would already know that a tiny bezel is not Sony's norm. With the exception of the ZL and UL(Japan only device) a small bezel is not what Sony is aiming for. If your decision on whether the device is good or not is based on the bezel size then dang that is kinda sad haha.
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- iar
- P@9
- 04 Sep 2013
was thinking to kept my S3 for at least another year, and now can't wait to replace it with this Z1, truly amazing phone...
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- den
- 0@a
- 04 Sep 2013
AnonD-114473, 04 Sep 2013Xperia Z1 gives you the best overall image quality of all l... moreAccording to this research, the htc one and lumia 925 are better then lumia 1020???
The lumia 1020 is in the last place??
iphone 5 has a better camera then 1020??
LOL
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- AnonD-182223
- 3Jn
- 04 Sep 2013
Handset itself looks tremendous, however, there seems to be a lot of bezel space top and bottom which kind of spoils the look for me. I'd actually have to hold one to truly make up my mind.
The camera sample is clearly using unfinished firmware, but taken at face value it's not a good advert for how the z1 downsamples for different resolutions. Nokiasoft clearly have the edge here where phone cameras are concerned (though after yesterdays announcement does this even count anymore???).
I was a bit underwhelmed by the Xperia Z, the screen was a washed out mess and the camera quality not up to the mark - it did look amazing though.
Love that smart watch though, this is how it should look!