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  • 26 Apr 2013

AnonD-116724, 26 Apr 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6htMjFsgKA Have you seen t... moreas u might know gorilla glass is a scratch resistant and not break resistant ,so these drop tests depends on which part of the phone has touched the ground first ,in your video when both phones fell from the car,the iphone fell and rolled on its sides,while s3 fell on the screen surface which is the most dangerous fall,we might need to see the iphone 4s drop on the screen surface so we can give final judgment.

the gorilla glass is very thin but yet it is the most resistant to scratches ,and in the same time it is shatter proof (like the car glass)so it does not need an obligatory screen protector on the top of it.

the icons appear as if it was printed on the screen when using the gorilla glass and that is why viewing angles are great,also u still have the choice to use screen protector or not.

sony forces the users to leave the screen protector in its place,it is difficult to remove and had sony logo printed on it,the screen protector is easily scratchable and in few months u start to wish if u can just remove it.

sony could use a normal glass and no need to scratch resistant one because u have to keep the obligatory scratchable screen protector??!?!?!?!?!?!?

by the way i am using xperia phone with the scratched screen protector so i know exactly what i am talking about.

i am not a fan boy for any company,my next phone might be htc one or the s4.

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    • AnonD-119021
    • sby
    • 26 Apr 2013

    Apache, 26 Apr 2013I think its because of Iphone hav only one button,and so,to... morexperia z has 3 buttons: power/standby, volume up, and volume down. The iphone also has more than one button the power/lock, home, volume up, volume down and it also has mute switch.

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      • Anonymous
      • PSc
      • 26 Apr 2013

      The most amazing Sony yet. :)LOL

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        • AnonD-116724
        • IVJ
        • 26 Apr 2013

        advice, 26 Apr 2013i don't own gs 3 but my friends usually give their phones t... morehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6htMjFsgKA
        Have you seen the video above?
        And all the videos in my previous comments?
        GS3 have Higher Quality Glass?
        Please don't give me the joke of the day~
        It can't even win iPhone 4s glass...==

        For the shatter-proof sheet~
        I need to bring back my old comment...
        Below is my explanation to a fella last month~
        Please read it carefully...

        No doubt that the "Shatter-proof sheet" also helps to give a little durability to SONY Xperia Z's Dragontrail Glass~
        But please bare in mind that Dragontrail Glass itself is more durable than Gorilla Glass without the Shatter-proof sheet...
        Can you please go and check the usage of Shatter-proof sheet~
        Let me explain to you...
        Shatter-proof sheet doesn't mean "keeping the glass and making it don't break"~
        You are getting it wrong...
        Do you know that what is the term for "glass broken into small tiny pieces"?
        It's called SHATTERING~
        Shatter-proof sheet's main function is not strengthen the glass...
        It's keeping the broken pieces intact to the phone after the incident happened~
        This tech is first used on car window to keep driver safety when thieves smash the window...

        SONY care for users safety~
        The durable glass pieces might bounce out and hurt people if it happened to break...
        The layer of shatter-proof sheet will keep glass pieces intact to the phone~
        Safety first...=]
        This seemed that Sammy glass is not durable enough~
        Because it wont have the strength to bounce out...

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          • AnonD-136694
          • kiP
          • 26 Apr 2013

          AnonD-136694, 26 Apr 2013I didn't mean 'I', I meant if IT can survive a fall in the ... moreI'm an outdoor person with a rough lifestyle so I think this one would suit me better. The S4 has a faster processor on the spec sheet but it's nothing that can be detected with the naked eyes.

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            • fwM
            • 26 Apr 2013

            AnonD-116724, 26 Apr 2013Okok~ I agree with you even the fastest processor in this ... morei don't own gs 3 but my friends usually give their phones to me for rooting ,downloading apps ,changing kernels and roms.

            in the units i've used (jelly bean 4.1.1-4.1.2)i didn't meet any lag when opening the keypad or the virtual keyboard may be these issue were in early firmwares.

            regarding the comparison of the built quality ,samsung is known for using plastic,which is cheaper than metal or the glass,a lot of people wish that s3 or s4 is built of metal.

            sony and htc designs are better than samsung.
            wave phones may be the exclusion.

            but for me the visible phone parts are the body and the screen,samsung uses lower quality material than sony in building phone body but uses higher quality glass for protecting the screen that does not need obligatory scratchable scatter proof screen protector to protect the glass like the one sony uses?!!!??

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              • AnonD-116724
              • IVJ
              • 26 Apr 2013

              AnonD-106688, 26 Apr 2013hello jing xiang lim..may i know if malaysia received the x... moreHi~
              Malaysia's SONY Xperia Z supports 4G LTE (C6603)...
              I think Celcom already launched 4G LTE coverage in WM~
              Because Maxis already have 4G LTE coverage here in KL area...
              Digi will be late a bit~
              Still waiting because I'm a Digi user...=]

              http://www.soyacincau.com/tag/lte-malaysia/

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                • AnonD-136694
                • kiP
                • 26 Apr 2013

                advice, 26 Apr 2013you forget some useful and needed features that the s4 has ... moreI didn't mean 'I', I meant if IT can survive a fall in the pool. Differences between Viewing angles etc are not very clear to the naked eyes.

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                  • AnonD-106688
                  • KZ8
                  • 26 Apr 2013

                  hello jing xiang lim..may i know if malaysia received the xperia z c6603 with 4g lte?..b'coz soon celcom will release it 1st 4g network in malaysia.

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                    • AnonD-116724
                    • IVJ
                    • 26 Apr 2013

                    advice, 26 Apr 2013every android phone is susceptible for lagging,even the xpe... moreOkok~
                    I agree with you even the fastest processor in this world will have lags...
                    Most of them not written buy people who does not about the ram and incompatible apps in android os?
                    Even go in the dialer keypad also lag consider not serious?
                    Load virtual keyboard lag also not serious?
                    The TWO above need tons of RAM?
                    Please tell me what else is serious~
                    Thanks...

                    Tired of typing~
                    View the links below...
                    http://versusio.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-sony-xperia-z
                    http://www.androidpit.com/camera-test-htc-one-vs-xperia-z-vs-galaxy-s3
                    http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5-vs-galaxy-s4-vs-galaxy-s3-vs-htc-one-vs-lumia-920-vs-xperia-z-screen-comparison/

                    Hey~
                    Why you never compare the build quality like previous comment?

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                      • Subrat
                      • t1$
                      • 26 Apr 2013

                      Battery is good ! .. my daily usage is at a minimum of 4 hours talk, 2 hours game, 24 hrs 3G - fb wtsap and gtalk always running in the background, Mailsync too.music most of the time but vedios less as compared to other activities.. i make it 100 % every morning.. while I back from work in the night around 10 it still runs with 10-15 %.. i think it's giving good backup...

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                        • Subrat
                        • t1$
                        • 26 Apr 2013

                        adarsh, 26 Apr 2013Sony said buid # 434 released to avoid sudden battery death... moreHey,,, thnks for posting this.. i didn't yet u[grade my device to 434... :)

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                          • AnonD-121813
                          • fC}
                          • 26 Apr 2013

                          I was cribbin about battery!!!!! for some reason my phone showing 58% battery at 6pm otherwise it used to down and out by 4pm!!!!!! moral of the story: I feel personally to let the phone die everytime and then charging is worst idea! I kept doing it and was heartbroken seeing its battery die so soon. so guys charge the phone once it drops below 15% for four five cycles and maybe once in a week let it die completely is better! really. this has helped me!!!! any suggestion welcomed

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                            • Anonymous
                            • P$b
                            • 26 Apr 2013

                            AnonD-116724, 26 Apr 2013Yeah yeah yeah~ Just go and buy S4 if you have the money..... morei agree wid d above person commented

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                              • fwM
                              • 26 Apr 2013

                              AnonD-116724, 26 Apr 2013Yeah yeah yeah~ Just go and buy S4 if you have the money..... moreevery android phone is susceptible for lagging,even the xperia z,lag usually occur when run a lot of apps in the same time that eat the available ram,lag also occur when u install incompatible apps.

                              the s3 is the best phone of 2012 ,and it would not accomplish that if it was laggy as u r claiming.

                              there are more than 50 million people bought the s3 so naturally u will find a lot of result about s3 in google search,some complaints were written buy people who does not about the ram and incompatible apps in android os.

                              although the s3 is one year old now but still its 8mp camera produces better images than the xperia z 13 mp,the s3 has excellent loud speaker performance compared to the poor xz loudspeaker,the s3 has better battery life for video playback.

                              regarding the octa core of the s4 it seems that u didn't understand how it work,u r thinking that one quad for processing and the other for power management which completely wrong ,the correct thing is that the faster quad will be used when there is a need for fast processing power like gaming ,playing full hd movies..etc ,other wise the lower speed processor will work ,so u will get the best battery life.

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                                • AnonD-116724
                                • IVJ
                                • 26 Apr 2013

                                advice, 26 Apr 2013you forget some useful and needed features that the s4 has ... moreHey~
                                Please refer to my TWO previous comments...=]

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                                  • AnonD-116724
                                  • IVJ
                                  • 26 Apr 2013

                                  shivam, 26 Apr 2013tft screen very bad . snapdragon processor with andereno 32... moreSONY poor weak phone build?
                                  Sorry~
                                  I think you are drunk...
                                  Let's compare~
                                  SONY...
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F92CvRflk18
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ZRnHhloEs
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_yae-yMDLY
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7UOuRM_Xrc

                                  Sammy GS3 can't even win iPhone 4~
                                  How about SONY products?
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6htMjFsgKA

                                  Please give me some links about Sammy~
                                  Because only SONY dare to do such test and experiment...^^Y

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                                    • AnonD-116724
                                    • tZk
                                    • 26 Apr 2013

                                    shivam, 26 Apr 2013tft screen very bad . snapdragon processor with andereno 32... moreYeah yeah yeah~
                                    Just go and buy S4 if you have the money...
                                    Do you know that S3 is the most laggy phone in 2013?
                                    Please go and google it "S3 lag"~
                                    There will be tons of them crying for help...
                                    And search "SONY Xperia Z lag"~
                                    You can't see any people reporting serious lag problem...
                                    You are saying it slow?
                                    Based on the Google result~
                                    Which one is slow and laggy now?

                                    And S3 is with the Quad-core~
                                    Still laggy than Dual-core...
                                    That's why S4 need to have TWO Quad-core~
                                    But it will still same as S3...
                                    Because ONE Quad-core is for processing~
                                    Another ONE Quad-core is for power management...

                                    Most laggy phone = S3
                                    S3 = Quad-core
                                    Quad-core = S4
                                    Hence Most laggy phone = S4

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • fnb
                                      • 26 Apr 2013

                                      shivam, 26 Apr 2013tft screen very bad . snapdragon processor with andereno 32... morequite iimpressive
                                      except the battery

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                                        • Divakar Roy
                                        • PSF
                                        • 26 Apr 2013

                                        As per my mind, this phone is king of phone. And it has a BRAVIA engine version 2 display. The clarity is, nothing like this..hence feel like watching BRAVIA TV. The background sharpners are very good for picture and video playback. My Kid thew this phone in the water, I feel bad but, its working like anything.

                                        ITS A VERY WORTHY DEVICE, I LOVE IT!!!!!