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[Xperia Z General] LitoNi:
Heres more.

the "SONY" logo lights up and apparently it states it has matte cover :l

up to 32GB card shown in pic 2.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
OP updated, please ket me know if anything needs to be added/modified :)
[Xperia Z General] shmoejoe:
Well okay, so I guess that is the new light bar...err...okay :/. I guess matte is going to be the new norm for them, which is okay I guess, though I don't think it works too well with the Arc back.

I actually really like a glossy inverted back with that form.

The card slot is a nice surprise though :)

If the International release will also have the matte back and the rumored metallic sides, I really don't think that will match, so maybe they will rethink it for that....maybe? :P

I still don't find it as attractive as the S, especially with the Sony lit up (why Sony, why? D:... )
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
The main specifications

Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 1.5Ghz Dual Core

4.6 in. HD (1280 × 720) TFT with Clear Black Panel and Mobile Bravia Engine

1GB of RAM

Storage of 16GB (expandable via microSD)

13.1 MP main camera

1.3 MP frontcamera

LTE / WCDMA / GSM

WIFI a / b / g / n Bluetooth 3.0

131 × 69 × 10.5mm 127g

Color: Black, White

1700mAh battery (removable)

Android 4.0 ICS

Will be released July 2012

Smartdock will be available

No HDMI port, but MHL should be implemented (HDMI through microUSB)

And here is also a short promo video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXltKHK4w1A
[Xperia Z General] Surethom:
Very nice but once again Sony Bluetooth 3.0 not 4.0 why. There is no excuse .

Now release in uk and make me happy.

Can't wait to see some test shots in low light & video.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Features:

1. PROCESSOR: Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 1.5Ghz Dual Core

2. SCREEN: 4.6" HD Reality Display

3. CAMERA: Front Cam 1.3MP, Main Cam 13-MP - capture ultra real memories in high definition, full HD

4. DIMENSION: 131 × 69 × 10.5mm 127g

5. AVAILABILITY: In June-July

6. BATTERY: 1,700mAh (removable)

7. OPERATING SYSTEM: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

8. COLORS: Black & White

9. MEMORY: supports micro SD card

10. CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth3, No HDMI port, but MHL should be implemented (HDMI through micro USB)

11. ACCESSORIES: Smartdock available

PROMO VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXltKHK4w1A

New media applications

Bringing the best of Sony technology and premium entertainment experiences, Xperia GX also introduce three new media applications:

The “WALKMAN” application integrates signature high quality audio technologies such as clear stereo, clear bass, VPT surround sound, manual equalizer and xLOUD™ with new innovative ways to play, discover and recommend music.

The “Album” application brings new intuitive ways to sort and browse high quality photos and videos in blazing speed, as well as providing instant viewing, commenting and sharing of photos on Facebook and other online albums, leveraging the great camera capabilities of Xperia GX

The “Movies” application streamlines the playback and viewing of movies in high quality audio and video with intelligent database search to discover more info about the movie for a rich and immersive experience.
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Sonymobile official GX product page:

http://www.sonymobile.co.jp/product/docomo/so-04d/index.html
[Xperia Z General] LitoNi:
I really do not find the GX as attractive as the Xperia S. The LED strip is like the main focus. I know they are trying to switch things around. I like the on screen buttons but that kinda took away the screen size and the PPI is lower than the Xperia S.

I owned an Xperia Arc S before, the design is stunning and I still find Arc S more attractive than the GX. The one thing i hated about the "arc" design is that when i put it in my pocket and bend down or what ever, it feels like the phone is going to break at some point. Just a personal thought.

if only sony could design a phone like the Xperia S with a "flat" back cover, color LED strip, Glowing Sony logo, white magic. then that would be the best phone :) hehehe
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
To add put Samsung hardware :rolleyes:

No one can beat it !!!

from xperia PLAY
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
What's wrong with tha GXs hardware? Personally I don't see any drawbacks. Okay maybe the BT could have been 4.0, but hey it's at least better then 2.1 :D
[Xperia Z General] Surethom:
I like the Matt black back stops finger prints showing up compared to glossy finish.
[Xperia Z General] LitoNi:
found some really short videos on hand about the two

GX VIDEOS

http://gigazine.net/news/20120516-xperia-gx-movie/

SX VIDEO

okay the Xperia SX doesnt seem that bad on hands.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3023645/sony-xperia-sx-hands-on-video?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[Xperia Z General] jonmorris:
I have to say that I prefer the Xperia S design over that, despite having owned an Arc for most of last year.

Perhaps that's the reason - the SXS is a bit different?

The faster processor is one thing though, but I have to say that since not having an external card slot I've not actually found myself filling up the storage and feeling like I need more anyway.

As Motorola told me last year, with more cloud based services a lot of people won't need so much storage for everything. I thought the company was mad (or making excuses) but there's certainly an element of truth in that assumption.

While travelling on a plane might be one exception as you lose your connectivity, I am now using services like Spotify, Zumocast, Sky Go and even playing the odd game with OnLive - so I've still got 12GB of space free.

All but Sky Go will let me download content to the phone for offline use, and I can then delete it to make room for other stuff later on.
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
But that does only work if you have a data plan with enough volume. In Germany we pay roughly 10€/month for 500MB data (HSDPA+). After 500MB you get slowed town to GPRS speed till the next month. And if you are often traveling with the train (just like me) the signal reception isn't the best. I like to put some movies on my phone and watch it on the go and for this case enough "offline" (SD Card) storage is a must have.
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
Well, the "all you can eat" flatrate data promises seem to fade away and all those "clouds" suddenly get not so attractive anymore.

On the other hand, dog slow implementation and many many gigabytes do not match well, so I guess those gigabytes either turn to digital landfill or are mainly unused.
[Xperia Z General] jonmorris:
I guess I am quite lucky for fast data here (HSPA+) but I would generally download content in advance of going out for the day, using WiFi.

If all you can eat plans do disappear, we might be back to needing to side load content but that would actually be a shame as streaming or accessing media on the go is the future.
[Xperia Z General] Maximus999:
This phone is not for Japan, it is made for international markets. Japan has the Xperia GX already.

Also, people who think this is not a final design, remember that this phone is going to feature in the next Bond movie, Skyfall, and principal photography finished ages ago. If they change the design then it won't match up with the model they have already used in Skyfall.
[Xperia Z General] pitamus:
after seeng the s4 pro screens i think im just gonna wait until a manufactuer starts shipping phones with the s4 pro quad inside
[Xperia Z General] Surethom:
It better have a MINIMUM 2200mhz battery, we need more than 24 battery life so we dont have to charge EVERY day. I prefer a slightly thicker phone 9 or 10mm so that we can have a bigger & better battery. Most manufacturers just dont seen to get this idea, thinner is not always better, 12mm yes is to thick but 7mm is to thin.
[Xperia Z General] Why So Serious?:
That thing is ugly. I'm disappointed in Sony as everything since the XS has been less attractive. It's not going to affect me directly as I've got a 2 year contract on my XS but in 2 years time I don't want to have to compromise the looks of the XS for the latest hardware/software.

Let's hope Sony picks up their design soon. I'd like to see the UI evolve a bit more as well.
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
True. But if spec sheet is put together by japanese according to their own understanding of "proper" battery capacity, then we can easy end up with yet another anorexic battery like in xperia p.

Only if we assume, that this sample features design which will go into retail. Sony could easily build some engineering "mules" with identical inner space but different outer design. We simply don't know.

On the other hand, the presentation is allegedly scheduled for IFA (end of August) and if we believe article, retail availability somewhere in September.

If so, then production should already be running.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
I hope Sony Mobiles will NOT follow n treated like Sony Tablets!!!

Huge disappointment.

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] shmoejoe:
My eyes they burn!

Okay, I'm better now....

But really, if that's the real mint, it's not nice, at all. I hope this isn't a preview of the 2013 devices, and they decide to do a rework again.

Oh well, nice that it finally showed up somewhere....just....has a face only a mother could love :P...or well a drunk creative department anyways.

Sent from my LT26i
[Xperia Z General] CAmmon:
Hoping for a white version. Still dont like the asymetrical look of it though.
[Xperia Z General] dubist:
Guys have you forgotten the Bluetooth SIG and the details ?

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/07/06/sony-lt30-mint-details-leaked-by-bluetooth-sig/

The LT30 must have a metal backcover and this one have a plastic cover and the gx too.

i hope that the shown lt30 pics are only from a prototype mobilephone.
[Xperia Z General] mrsatan:
Man if that is a prototype that is one ugly phone, not SGSIII ugly but still ugly. It's like they are devolving, the Xperia S is most beautiful then the GX which is pretty good looking, then this atrocious monster. Whoever thinks that putting all the buttons on one side of the phone is a good idea is a fool. They better bring the GX international because that looks like a decent upgrade to my Xperia S.
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
Unlike everybody else I tend to somehow like that design even despite the similarity to the Motorola Droid/Milestone. Plain and minimalistic.

Just like many others I also tried to measure the real display size based on the photos alongside with galaxy s3. As we know, galaxy s3 has the 4.8" display. Using it as a reference Mint has either 4.53" or 4.65" depending on the photo. The reality is probably something in between. But definitely not the 4.3" as they stated in that review. This would also explain, why Mint display is different (allegedly worse) than the one in XS.
[Xperia Z General] mrsatan:
The hate on the Xperia S display in that review was ridiculous. Everyone knows that the Xperia S has one of the best displays on the market. Sure it has a few drawbacks but all displays do. The reviewer obviously has a thing for AMOLED which I think make colors look terrible and have horrid whites.
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
AUO to begin mass production of 4.3" qHD AMOLED panels this quarter, rumored for Sony smartphones
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Yeah, AUO providing OLED displays to Sony has been rumoured for a while. Considering how relatively late we are in the year now, I imagine we won't see these displays in a phone this year. Plus when you consider the resolution, it's not likely that they'll be going in top end devices. I guess the question is whether AUO is Sonys only source of OLED displays. We do know that around March 2013 Japan Display Inc will also start producing OLED displays so they're likely to be a source for Sony as well.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Some cool lines about this "MINT"

Wowwww this is sooo sexy, even Samsung Galaxy SIII is looking UGLY in front of this

Wait for Nozomi, wait for Hikari, wait for Hayabusa, wait for Mint, wait for Rolling Thunder to kick in, wait for Z, wait for hell to freeze over.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
no arc, no metal cover.

how cool is it to show off a plastic phone in action movie?
[Xperia Z General] sandy7:
will xperia GX and SX will be released in india..
[Xperia Z General] :
I remember reading one of our "trusted sources" comment that stated metal cover will be available only for U.S. market.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
arc/curve?
[Xperia Z General] :
If I got it right it supposed to be the same arc'ed phone, but with different back covers.

But again, these "trusted sources" reliability should be questioned, they're only giving few details when they claim they saw devices already. Why not just answer all the questions then? If they aren't allowed to do that, then why mention anything at all? One way or another you're being an outlaw. Looks as if these guys need attention from the fans, so time to time they just throw a bone for maintaining the hype. It's really awesome, that Mobile-Review posted a nice preview for the LT30p instead of revealing detail after detail once in a while, so we don't need to rely on these endless speculations. I also take a look at Russian version of the preview and if I got it right, the guy may post preview of the LT29i next week.

In addition, design is a matter of taste, but LT30p looks nowhere close as a flagship. True, in a flesh it will look better than in those pictures (hopefully), but still, it's not an attractive device. Also, someone made here an excellent insight about phone's design saying that it was featured in new Bond's movie; therefore, its design should be final as Bond's movie is already in post-production stage. Unless a completely different device was used.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
exactly

also, it's probably not possible to curve a straight device with just the metal back cover, or it becomes a fat phone with metal hump. I also cannot imagine phone with this appearance shows up in Bond's movie unless it only occupy 10 pixels, but that defeats the purpose of showing off the phone in the movie.
[Xperia Z General] hydenobuyuki:
I shouldn't have to say this but all these phones are designed in Lund, not Japan. :p

They don't move to Japan until October; I wouldn't any SMC phones to be designed in Japan until next June (2013) or beyond.

Also, the only Japanese maker that really seems to think that super thin is the best design is NEC. :p

The designed-in-sweden Xperia GX, however, has the WORST battery capacity of its product line-up. Every Japanese domestic maker has bigger batteries than the GX. According to Engadget editors, it's Samsung and LG that produce devices for their Korean domestic market with really poor battery performance.

I think the SMC team can easily be chastised for sacrificing battery life/performance but I don't think that is the norm (it's not 2010 any more :p).

I would hope that the SMC team increases battery capacity and optimize more for battery performance (especially if they move to non-removable batteries which should potentially allow them to form the battery into weird shapes to get more out of their space)

In other news, Japan does not have the GX yet... (as of today) it's been delayed until August. :eek:
[Xperia Z General] zsatan:
thxyou

thxyou
[Xperia Z General] Stedus:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/07/27/a-few-more-leaked-photos-of-the-xperia-j-st26i/

I don't even know whether i should buy Xperia device this year or next year?? =.=

Arc curve design :D

PS: something wrong??? i thought the Liquid logo will disappear by next year right?? but this device will be announced in IFA on the up coming week?....
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
It is just a question of who is calling the shots ;)

Since all the newest SMC phones are presented in Japan first, I would suspect it is relatively safe to assume that product decisions also are made there.

I guess we are very unlucky here in Europe, but each an every "true" japanese phone reached our shores was of the "impossibly anorexic" kind. No idea what they were thinking, but there is no way they will conquer the market with phones like this. For example:

Sharp Aqua SH-80 (I think, don't remember for sure) - 4.2" 3D display, dual cameras - paltry 1250mAh. No wonder it did not sell.

Panasonic Eluga aka P-04D dualcore, 4.3" powerhungry qHD amoled, embarassing 1150mAh, so it will last only until the middle of the day. Also does not sell which is a shame as by itself it is very nicely built phone, truly stands out from the cheap looking plastic samsungs & co. Would directly buy it even despite of amoled and custom skin had it something like 2000mAh (I don't mind increased thickness).

And as far as I can tell, other domestic phones are not much "beefier" on the average. Like SH-06D with big 4.5" screen and only 1500mAh etc. Ok, latest monsters with Tegra3 or LTE reached 1700-1900mAh (GX SO-04D included), but given an insane enegy consumption of this chip and huge screens it is still barely acceptable. Just ask the owners of the european HTC OneX.

LT29 and LT30 will also carry battery with something like 1700-1800mAh which I personally think are inadequate given the 4.6" display size. But I will probably still buy it as there are no other reasonable alternatives.

Samsung did the right thing when splashed for 2100mAh. Sadly I just can't live with that touchwiz and don't want to fiddle with custom roms.

Any reasons?
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Now we have seen the ugly MINT.

What and where are Xperia SL, Z, GX???

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
We've seen some possibly half assed photos of a pre-production unit from a person who doesn't seem to like Sony all that much.

Wait until the official announcement to decide whether you find it ugly or not.
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Xperia SL is just a tweaked Xperia S running at 1.7 Ghz, which will come in 2 additional colors. That's it. Xperia GX should haven been available this month in Japan, but it was pushed back to August. LT29i hit the FCC already, so official announcement will most probably happen at IFA in Berlin and it will be available in selected markets sometime in Q4.

Regarding Xperia Z: This could be the official name of either Hayabusa or Mint. It could also be the name of that "mystery" device u13x was talking about sometime ago.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
u13x also prefer ion over mint and hayabusa when he gave the hint.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Sony We Need a Perfect Phone !!!

I always wonder why cant SONY just release a PERFECT phone like this with almost same specs as Galaxy SIII and add Walkman, Cybershot featues, premium looks...is this impossible !!!
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Because, there is no perfect phone! Everyone has it's own idea of what's "perfect".
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
this will not be a perfect phone two year from now
[Xperia Z General] rampraven:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/07/27/apple-took-inspiration-from-sony-when-designing-the-iphone/

What a lovely statement
[Xperia Z General] cikomiko:
not as lovely as your avatar...
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
the front of that looks like a mega size screen version of game boy color, but thinner and without card slot
[Xperia Z General] NoTnERb:
Really hope the mystery device is an Xperia Nexus
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
An Xperia Nexus would be just amazing!!! But somehow I have the bad feeling that Sammy will strike again.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
thought Google plan to release more than 3 nexus devices for 2013? perhaps made by different manufactures
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Two years is BIG time man, these days phones are becoming obselete within months..

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
unfortunately, developing a new phone (not a variant) takes more than just months
[Xperia Z General] NoTnERb:
I'm still hoping that the 5 Nexus devices is still true. Now, hopefully Sony will be one of those. fingers crossed.
[Xperia Z General] Stedus:
Check this out guys :D

This is the International version of Hayabusa not GX ok :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0TwCWBXlox0

I think i prefer the GX over the Mint :D

The UI look refreshing :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7Ub0G04WxAw

I see a voice control button when he's in the Multitasking, is it Google Now?? or something like Siri that Sony are currently developing?? O.o
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
Oh sh... (bangs head on desk. Repeatedly.)

Why can't Sony produce just a single phone without any stupid engineering decisions? Like that SD card which is not removable without shootdown/reboot/etc? Was it that difficult? I am even not asking for a SD card removable without opening that flimsy cover.... :mad:
[Xperia Z General] zangetsu2188:
In your first video link, I was shocked. The battery of hayabusa is BA750? That's the same with Xperia arc. The BA750 of arc has 1500mAh.
[Xperia Z General] TenkaTsai:
That's voice record button.
[Xperia Z General] Stedus:
yeah, i thought Hayabusa would get better battery due to its size but .... :<

TenkaTsai: you just killed my hope T_T, I wished it was a Voice Assistant :(
[Xperia Z General] georgesmh:
1500 mAh only??? one more reason to get the acro S.. also sony haven't provided any UI or software changes that are worth mentioning really.
[Xperia Z General] huntedsoul:
OMG!!! what's that BA750 battery doing in there?? OMG
[Xperia Z General] hei133:
According to the ePrice.com.cn original article, this is engineering prototype, hence SE logo and cpu locked at 918Mhz. Also, battery is not final one, is just temporary used for prototype, official version will be 1700mAh battery. Some announcement will be made in August and there might even be a pink version later...

Logo does not flash like led when there's incoming call, feel of camera button is good.
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
Sony LT29i ‘Hayabusa’ sample pictures
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
They can't be serious, 1700mAh for such device is a joke. Even anorexic moto razr has 1780mAh and is still inadequate.

I hope they at least make it configurable, after couple of weeks of excitement it will start to irritate.... Coiuld be such a cool notification light...
[Xperia Z General] MMoodyB:
Exactly. 1750mAh isn't enough for my HTC Sensation, never mind the GX with its slightly larger screen.

I was planning on getting the GX when it finally hits the UK, but definitely not with a battery under 1900mAh. I'd much rather the phone was a few mm thicker to allow for a larger battery. The sooner the hardware devs realise this the better. Who cares how slim the phone it is if nobody wants it due to the poor battery life?

Unless Google pull a rabbit out the hat with their new phone before Xmas, or Sony pull a surprise and stick a 1900mAh battery in the final GX, it looks like it's the Galaxy S3 + CM10/AOKP + Xperia theme for me next.
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
You can be sure of Google releasing a new Nexus phone before Xmas.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
no one other than google employee will be selling those until 2013?
[Xperia Z General] huntedsoul:
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Sony Xperia T = LT30 Mint

Sony Xperia T = LT30 Mint?? CLICK HERE
[Xperia Z General] LitoNi:
^ Xperia Z is true! I wait for you ~:victory:
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
they released XS for slow, maybe they can release XI for "in your face"

if mint = T, then most of the previous info were joke.

maybe hayabusa = XA
[Xperia Z General] Stedus:
I think the Mint is not good enough for the name "Z"

Maybe we might see the true Xperia "Z" next year and a Note like Xperia "F" like their Vaio series? :D
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
Sony or Samsung may license BlackBerry 10 OS

LONDON: Chief Executive of Research in Motion (RIM), Thorsten Heins has said that manufacturers such as Sony or Samsung could license the new BlackBerry operating system.
[Xperia Z General] cokey77:
Xperia sl http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/sony-xperia-sl-new-snaps-show-off-samey-xperia-s-sequel-50008802/