yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z General] Surethom:
Also LT30a appearing on picasa. Just announce already for the UK please.

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/25/sony-lt30a-mint-sample-pics-pop-up-in-picasa-new-lt30k-model-bound-for-korea/
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
For europe!!!
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
What is for Europe?
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
It was an reply to Surethom
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
some more pics of Xperia GX !!! it seems we will only see pics :(

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/26/xperia-gx-and-xperia-sx-hands-on-photos/

its so sexy !!!
[Xperia Z General] nielneal:
guyz some new newz(rumour) about the next xperia phone...

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/27/new-sony-xperia-to-feature-in-skyfall-next-james-bond-movie/

it sayz maybe the next phone would be either hayabusa or mint...
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Its the mint. Its in the next bond movie and comes to AT&T this fall. Looks sweet. Has the styling of the Arc.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
October 2012

James Bond

Xperia Quad Core on the cards!!!

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] dohanotoha:
Any picture leaked of that phone?
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
Have you seen it?
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
I doubt it.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
It will be very stupid on Sony's part if they announce another mediocre phone in Bond movie that too in October !!!

from xperia PLAY (enjoying N.O.V.A.3)
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
They are definitely capable of stupidity. Remember the whole Tipo and Miro fiasco last month?
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Yes I was able to see pics of it this past weekend in the product lineup folder.
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
Other people that have seen the pics did not like it. What is your opinion?

Is it really that fat? :D
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Hard to tell how fat it is from just the pics but to me it looked sweet. Hoping to get my hands on one sometime this summer or early September to see what its really like.
[Xperia Z General] mrsanches:
What can you tell us about the device?

Do you know if there'll be LTE? I saw somewhere that it will be 3G only device.

And since you saw the design, is it more like GX or Xperia S?
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
or ARC
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
I will have to check again as far as the hardware specs on it, give me a week or so to see if I can get that info.

As for the looks its definitely more like the GX and not the S. It has the curved back like the GX/arc. I'll work on getting more details and let you know.
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
Lenovo LePhone K860 surfaces with quad-core Exynos processor, 5-inch screen, and Android 4.0.

Samsung has made the Exynos processors available to everyone.
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
I'd buy that!
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Here's something from a poster on NeoGAF, can anyone confirm?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39320497&postcount=16772
[Xperia Z General] mrsatan:
That sounds promising but I always feel that if Sony says it will be there on a certain date it usually is a few months later. I really don't think we will see another high end phone in Europe or the US till late this year or early next year.
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
We had the same rumor last year. Sony waiting to release XS and Ion so they can launch with ICS. But both of the phones hit the market with GB.
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
Anyone know when the NXT phones will be released in the USA through SonyStyle stores?
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Which ones specifically you interested in?
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
The Xperia S and P
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
sony was too hot to handle ICS. it melts into GB:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Xperia S will be released July 13 and the P should be released July 1 if I remember right. I'll have to double check on the P to make sure.
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
Great! Thanks! :)
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
You seem to be a man in-the-know about what's going on at Sony. I don't suppose you've heard anything about either phones with OLED displays or xenon flashes, have you? :)
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Hmm that I don't off hand. I'll see if I can get a look at spec sheets and see what I can dig up. No promises on that though.
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Just double checked and yeh the P should be out July 1 as long as they get their shipments.
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Thanks :)

*sigh* Everytime I look at my Xperia x10a I get tempted to replace it with a modern phone, but I'm trying to hold out as long as possible until my "dream phone" finally hits the market... or at least something close to it. If Sony were to put a white magic OLED display and a xenon flash into an upcoming phone, that would go a long way towards being my dream phone...
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
The Mint is only dual core.
[Xperia Z General] GTBlackIce:
well, if it makes u feel any better u ain't the only one looking at your x10 and feel that way. Feels exactly the same, but the only thing I can do is tell myself to be patient & just wait for what's coming up (hopefully not too long) :-)

Let's keep our fingers crossed..... until then our x10 survives with all those wonderful custom roms available still. :-D
[Xperia Z General] quaver84:
Me too. I found a good 18 month contract in the UK and got an Xperia S for free. It'll take me through till next year at least. You won't be disappointed!! I'm more at peace now... :D

Its all good
[Xperia Z General] Tejstar:
Sony Xperia SL (LT26ii) spotted – Xperia S refresh in the works?

http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/29/sony-xperia-sl-lt26ii-spotted-xperia-s-refresh-in-the-works/
[Xperia Z General] Why So Serious?:
I hope that OLEDs don't trickle down to Sony mobiles... I've come from SAMOLED to the XS's TFT and would never go back.

My main gripe with LCDs was washed out colours - I'd had plenty of use of an Arc S and wasn't impressed, but I took my SAMOLED to a store and bluetoothed some sample images to the XS and was amazed that mine actually looked washed out compared to it... and that's not to say the XS has unrealistic colour reproduction... it looked really really great. Made up my mind and I bought it a couple days later.

The XS screen is the best I've seen to date. Better than the One X and better than the S3. I'd be gutted if they switched to OLED now.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
check this out :)

Sony Xperia SL (LT26ii) spotted – Xperia S refresh in the works?
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Seriously, read the topic???? Two posts above you?
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
what does the "L" in device name means?
[Xperia Z General] Maximus999:
Probably a larger screen, maybe 4.6" with the same footprint, there is a lot of wasted space as the X-S has quite a large bezel.

If Sony released the X-SL with S4, 4.6" and JB pre-loaded in October it would do gangbusters.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
M really sorry !!! :)

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] pitamus:
Not gonna happen would clash with the mints release
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Nope, all false
[Xperia Z General] mrsanches:
It could be a Xperia S, same size, larger screen, S4 snapdragon and 4G input.

I'll buy it if it is

placing down the camera could be a plus too. Honestly I never understood why camera are so near the edges. My figers are always in front of photo when I want to take pictures, then I need to repositionate my hand to get my figers out of there.

A dockable version and moving the power button to the side would be cool too. But not necessary
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
It's not
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
So what is it then? Could you please enlighten us? :)
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Not jet ;), sorry
[Xperia Z General] NaRiNe:
if the xperia gx comes with a S4 processor doesn't it already have LTE :confused:
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Xperia X SL: kinda same design like XS, S3 @ 1,7 GHz, micrsoSD slot and bigger battery, ICS. This just my guess.

Sony won't change CPU architecture just for a refresh device. Beside that GX and Mint already have S4 and 4,6" display. The one with LTE and the other without. There would be no point to release a third Xperia with same internals and size. There are still people out there preferring smaller devices.
[Xperia Z General] Awesome_Aleks:
If it's an improved version of the Xperia S, I'd personally be expecting S3 1.7Ghz and maybe a larger amount of internal memory (although 64GB sounds like a huge amount unless it ends up being Sony's top grade model for Q4), and that's about it.

Remember that Arc>Arc S was no difference in design, just extra colours and OC processor.

EDIT: Of course for an L I wouldn't necessarily be thinking a larger device. If it's like One X & One XL than maybe it's a version of the Xperia S with LTE. neo L was (roughly) a larger neo V though so who knows..

Hoping announcement is soon.
[Xperia Z General] asadkhanduhh:
which phone is superior?

xperia s or xperia p?
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
64GB flash memory is way too expensive for a Xperia S refresh. It is the most expensive part of a phone.

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Nokia 3210
[Xperia Z General] asadkhanduhh:
LOL

i understand my question may be annoying but i was serious

i just bought an xperia s and hope i bought the better of the two handsets
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
If you are happy with your purchase, then it's the "better" device (at least for you). Everyone has different preferences, so better depends on personal needs.
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
http://wap.sonymobile.com/UAprof/LT26iiR611.xml
[Xperia Z General] TenkaTsai:
1.7GHz 8260.
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Source ;)? I know what the actually specs are, but can't tell anything jet untill I'm allowed to
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
You are such a tease! :p
[Xperia Z General] khayjason:
What's Xperia SL LT26ii? I was planning to get the Xperia S LT26i tomorrow but LT26ii suddenly popped out from UAprof and Indonesian Postel site...

What's the difference between LT26i and LT26ii? I don't want to buy the Xperia S now then after few weeks the better version of Xperia S comes out... :crying:
[Xperia Z General] Felimenta97:
How many "insiders " we have only on Xperia S section? Rubenos, X900, u13x...
[Xperia Z General] unknown13x:
I think I've told DL about the XS2 a while ago, though there wasn't much details about it then. I'll see what I can find out more. Been busy these past weeks after integrating with Sony.

Also, for those who were asking if the XPERIA wording on international Hayabusa would light up, the answer is definitely yes.
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Trying to find out.
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
Thank you BOTH! :good: :D
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
@khayjason: Don't wait, just buy.

@u13x: Introduction on IFA right?
[Xperia Z General] mrsatan:
That's pretty cool. I hope we get an Xperia GX version by early next year. I doubt we will see it this year.

Also the XperiaS2, I am betting that it is a lower spec version of the phone. Though I may be wrong. Hopefully you get some news on it soon. My Xperia S is going back to Amazon soon since it has a fault, so maybe I will wait for the Xperia S 2.

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How about you just comment on whether if it is like a normal sequel and worse then the first? :laugh:
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
It has the same internal code like Xperia S (LT26), so Xperia SL will just get a marginal spec update. Not a big deal.
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Pretty good zymo
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
I would hope we would see a phone that has all the features of the NXT series like the illumination bar of the U, aluminum unibody and white magic display of the P and expandable storage.

So... am I close? :)
[Xperia Z General] batman_112:
My experience tells me that whatever it is Sony is cooking right now will probably be a 2nd tier product behind the HTC One X and The Galaxy SIII.
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
@vivftp: Nope, sorry.
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Awwwe. Ah well, I'll just sit over here and continue to wait :)

Can't wait for Sony to eventually take a stab at an ultra high end phone. The mint should be nice, but I get the impression that people will consider it lower than other flagship phones at the time of release.
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Hmm, ok I get that the people who know about this phone can't say anything specific, but can we at least know if the changes from the Xperia S are aesthetic only, spec only, or both? :)
[Xperia Z General] erraz:
Can we expect an international gx this year?
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
the problem is that we don't get it first hand... generally months after everywhere else has the phone. the only possible good thing is that we'll see less bug by the time we get our hands on it, but it's going to be expensive like a latest phone
[Xperia Z General] khayjason:
Thanks :D

Whyyy? >__< Please atleast tell me the difference! >_<
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Spec only, believe me if i tell you just buy if u want the s
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
No point waiting just buy anything available, I took Xperia S (after enough waiting) :)

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] quaver84:
Me too. I'm v happy with the S. I can sit back, relax and see how the next year plays out now
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Thanks a bunch :)

So, what are the next major events in the industry where we might see SMC? IFA is September, right? Anything between now and then? I keep hearing about July 12th but don't know what that's all about.

EDIT.

Just a side question that probably shouldn't go here, but I figured why not. Now Japanese cell phones have built in TV tuners and antennas and I find that to be pretty damned nifty. My question is does anyone know the reason we don't see this more internationally? Is it the type of TV tech being used in Japan that allows this to happen? Do they just feel there's no market for this elsewhere in the world? Is it a battery/bulk thing?

I don't know about you guys but if I could whip out my phone an watch TV over the air, I'd be so damned happy!
[Xperia Z General] khayjason:
okay thanks :D
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
yes ifa is in september. And to answer your question regarding why no mobile tv on phones: Carriers don't want it! You pay a lot of money for data consumption, most of that data traffic is caused by media content like videos. So mobile TV isn't good for business. That is also one reason why some OEMs are limiting internal storage.
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
*sigh* damned carriers.

It just seems so damned stupid that they wouldn't at least put it in tablets where mobile data plans aren't a factor for the most part.
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
Not only carriers. There is also no such thing as an "international" TV standard. Everything is totally fragmented, a lot of different standards and even many incompatible "dialects".

Add the pains with regulations, certification, import duties and taxes.

In other words - it is a royal pain in the a** and is not really worth it. Some companies tried and gave up. Customers will gladly take it as free add-on, but won't choose that particular phone because of it.
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Nothing so far in between now and IFA.
[Xperia Z General] georgesmh:
xperia acro s and go didn't get announced during an event, or am i wrong?
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/21/latest-sony-xperia-phones-announced-for-south-east-asia/
[Xperia Z General] georgesmh:
@Rubenos

yes i know but i mean that it got announced before that event way back, i guess it was on their site.
[Xperia Z General] diwata:
if i remember correctly, the two were first announced also in an event that was also livestreamed a month or so ago. in russia? not sure of the location. it was talked about here too.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
thought you got S a while ago?
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
YES.

sent from seXperia S
[Xperia Z General] mrsanches:
Just wondering if that upgrade would be S4 and LTE

I saw that for the average user (I use only Flipboard/Pulse/Flud, twitter, facebook, instagram, some casual games and browse the internet sometimes) S4 or S3, it doesn't change that much.

My question is, does LTE? Will it be THAT much faster?
[Xperia Z General] dachao:
If you are talking about LTE only than it will make a huge difference. I have a company phone with LTE and my XS as a personal phone with no LTE. The average download speed on the LTE phone is about 10x faster than the non LTE phone.

Because of the faster network speed web pages load instantly and apps download within seconds. In some cases it is faster than using a WIFI network.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
LTE without throttling is faster than my cable internet at home.
[Xperia Z General] TheEndHK:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/29/sony-xperia-sl-lt26ii-spotted-xperia-s-refresh-in-the-works/

ne1 have an idea of what the hell is the Xperia SL LT26ii? S4 cpu or LTE of Xperia S?
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
I'm just confused at what sony is doing. are they trying to differentiate or confuse people who try to draw lines.
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Read the topic first, please. Rubenos hinted several times, that it won't get a major hw upgrade. No S4, No LTE.

Look at the internal code, it says LT26. So Xperia SL is just a REFRESH not a completely new developed phone like GX (LT29). It will use almost the same design and hardware, with minor differences like for example higher clocked cpu, or microsd slot or bigger battery.

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Sony is giving you more options to choose from. If you like the design and size of XS but think that the phone is "too" old (announced 6 month ago, so you would pay a lot of money for an old phone which would cause cognitive dissonance), then you get now a new XS (Xperia SL) with upgraded hw, which makes you feel you get more for your money and makes you happy. Basic consumer psychology. Sony is happy to offer you a new device with minimal to none development costs and the consumer is happy to get his dream design phone with upgraded specs.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
are you 100% sure we are going to get this SL as soon as it comes out or wait for another 6 month until it become old phone, the same scenario just like XS?
[Xperia Z General] georgesmh:
haha good point!!!
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Sorry, but I don't get your point. There are people out there who need a new device and are not willing to wait several month to buy one.
[Xperia Z General] LUCA LUCA:
is the sony sx and gx only supposed to be released next year?
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
Nobody knows for sure. But GX/Hayabusa is supposed to be released 3 month after Japanese release, which would be around September/October.
[Xperia Z General] Rubenos:
Let me tell you this, the phone is not for everybody
[Xperia Z General] draugaz:
No phone is for everybody. The question is - where is the catch what one can't see on GX photos and specs?

Very different from GX?

Traditional japanese battery life?

Any color as long it is pink with glitter?
[Xperia Z General] borgsta:
Japan has had that in their phones for at least 8 years now. They have got to the point where they can't really get rid of it. It is a complete gimmick though. Very hard to get reception in a lot of places.

Has the GX/SX been released in Japan yet?
[Xperia Z General] zymo:
It think Rubenos meant that the phone won't be available worldwide.
[Xperia Z General] supercoolman:
that's my understanding too.
[Xperia Z General] TheEndHK:
From the technical point of view, no one don't want an upgrade. Unlike Arc, Xperia S more likes a rush out and not a well-designed device. There are many rooms to do upgrade like larger battery, microsd slot, switchable battery, S4, LTE. You can read the comments off the xperiablog link but just don't take it too serious. We all know it won't be the happen in reality.

If you want to talk about marketing with me, I partly agreed to you. You can't simply use the Arc/Arc S case because their product life is much longer, hence, SE made an upgrade of Arc to make you feel you get more for your money, or in other words, extend the product life cycle.

It is unusual to do this because GX will replace the XS completely. What make me really think here in marketing vision is they are going to delay the international GX and roll out an upgraded XS during in this short period. I can imagine only a small upgrade like you mentioned S3@1.7G or microsd slot.
[Xperia Z General] hydenobuyuki:
This isn't just about the carriers but how TV is typically delivered.

In Japan, TV is predominately delivered through digital (and previous analogue) terrestrial broadcasting. This means big antennas on big towers delivering TV. (although we only have 7-10 channels or so).

Someone mentioned that it's been around for some 8 years or so as well.

Someone also mentioned that reception is horrible.

1-seg is not only for mobile phones and tablets but for portable TV as well.

It has been around for a long time and reception is a lot better than it used to be. A mobile phone 7 years ago only had an analogue tuner and now there should only be digital ones. Typically, the digital channel is actually broadcasted on three seperate channels which are then interpolated together by the TV, mobile phone, etc. This means when you are sitting on the bullet train in the open and not inside a tunnel, you can often watch 1-seg.

It's far from perfect and undoubtedly needs a LOT of infrastructure to back it up. If your country's TV infrastructure is not based on terrestrial broadcasting, then it would strike me as too costly. Then you really would need to push everything through data connections.

That brings you back to carriers and I don't think they'd be on board with it.

Japan is not the only countries with this type of mobile TV (although Japan also now has NotTV); Countries like South Korean have also had this type of thing for some time.

So, basically it is a solution that better fits some countries and not others and has very little to do with the devices themselves rather the infrastructure. Others have already written that all these systems are incompatible. That likely makes it less desirable for mobile phone makers however the market demands likely have a bigger influence on whether a company adopts it in their products than the avoidance of dealing with technology that differs so much between markets.

--

Also since this is a GX (and upcoming phones) thread, my posts should have something about the GX :p

Pre-orders for the GX should be launching anytime now.

The SX won't be until next month though.

If people hadn't already seen, the GX and SX are available to try out and play with in depth in Docomo Smartphone Lounges and select Sony Stores across Japan. I'll try to share an unboxing when it officially launches.
[Xperia Z General] vivftp:
Wow, amazing info there guys. Thanks for the education :) Yeah, I suppose I just want absolutely everything in the palm of my hand, but of course it isn't always realistic.

I do wonder if Sony will integrate an IR transmitter into their phones just like in their tablets though. I don't know how much hardware they'd have to stick in there, but they've already got the software created so they'd just have to port it over. I'm a person who loves using my Tablet S's built in universal remote function if I'm just too lazy to hunt for the actual remote, or if I'm at a friends house and want to impress them. Just like TV tuners, I've heard that phones in Japan have IR transmitters, but I honestly don't know what they're used for. Data transfer of some sort? Or universal remote function as I mentioned above? Either way, I guess if they can put IR transmitters into existing phones, I suppose it's possible they can do it with other phones to turn them into universal remotes.
[Xperia Z General] borgsta:
I left Japan about 5 years ago now. Last phone was purchased probably 7 years ago so good to see things have improved (as expected in japan :good:)