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[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
That doesn't really show anything, i mean hes hitting it on a bit of marble, something my galaxy s2 would survive easy, waiting for the drop tests to ease my paranoia.

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It is :o! I just want the device to be in top notch condition - severe OCD :|!
[Xperia Z General] dmadhur:
most probably black, but who knows it can be purple, i'll decide after gettings my hands-on this beauty
[Xperia Z General] windozeanti:
Maybe purple. Because it is unique. :victory:
[Xperia Z General] Brac20:
It's a toss up between black and purple for me. My One X has been my one and only white phone, nothing wrong with the colour but I think it's time to go darker.

Black is currently my number 1 choice but purple might sneak in and take it closer to the time.
[Xperia Z General] samven582:
Same here
[Xperia Z General] Crucio_:
Going for the white one myself. Looking to pre-order from clove.co.uk you get a free bluetooth speaker with your pre-order :D
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
Black or White I can't decide yet.
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
I think I will need to see them both in the flesh before making a final decision.
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
I think the same, last year with the xperia s the white was better but because of the material the dirt was hard to clean and looked horrible when you tried to clean it.
[Xperia Z General] irishrally:
I might sell the Nexus 4 and get one of these when it comes out. Probably in black. I like white phones better when it's white on the front too.
[Xperia Z General] filthyfnj24:
Black for sure but I'm waiting for some reviews, the price to drop a bit and most importantly..some good development.
[Xperia Z General] xuskey:
Already pre-ordered the black one! Can't wait to get... The black one looks very elegant and altough i mostly like white phones better this black one fascinates me! I hope it will come out as soon as possible so I can switch already! :D
[Xperia Z General] AK4TAY7BEN:
+1 I was thinking about getting the nexus 4 only because of dev community and cheap price but this seems like a better all around phone. Just hope carriers keep their greedy hands off this phone and it will be perfect. ZL looks promising too
[Xperia Z General] Persithis:
I'd say a black.
[Xperia Z General] zaynal:
Definitely black for me~
[Xperia Z General] Bin4ry:
AW: [POLL] XPERIA Z: Who's getting it? Which color looks better?

Trying to go for black like always. I dont like other electronics than black ones ;)

But also i think ZL is cooler because of smaller bezel and IR. ;)

Regards
[Xperia Z General] limestar:
I have black but prefer white
[Xperia Z General] androidindian:
would there be any difference development wise mate for z or zl? i mean if you go for the zl, it would work the same for z too right?
[Xperia Z General] lokenok:
I wana get it but ive got the nexus 4 and since im young i cant get it :L
[Xperia Z General] decentgi:
one for me

im buying for sure just wish they had specific dates as to when they will release it, this waiting is really killing me
[Xperia Z General] krabappel2548:
Here in Belgium expected date is feb 28, 27th would be awesome since that's my birthday :D
[Xperia Z General] svenk919:
I'm strangely tempted by the purple one. It looks the best imo, but it's purple.
[Xperia Z General] soulzero:
Doesnt sony support SOPA? Remember reading this somewhere, for this reason i would never buy sony.. Just wait for the S4, will be better anyway.
[Xperia Z General] Adinaky:
Well, don't be so sure...

Anyway, I think I'll get the black one... for the next Christmas, it's not that cheap.
[Xperia Z General] androidindian:
sony has been contributing actively to the aosp project since last one year.. their dev relation team is active on xda too..

and i heard that 2013 devices they will also be upbringing aosp officially as well..

no wonder xda gave them the oem of the year award
[Xperia Z General] KP_:
I think he was referring to the Stop Online Piracy Act - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
[Xperia Z General] krabappel2548:
Anyway, what does this have to do with the smartphones? Modding roms and AOSP etc aren't piracy :)

And if you had a big company which is active in music and movie production you would probably also support SOPA ;)
[Xperia Z General] gtrab:
Better design and looks? I don't think so...

Better materials and build quality? I don't think so...

Better support for developers? I don't think so...

Better camera? I don't think so...

Better battery life? I don't think so...

More GHz maybe (1.8?), a point I don't care. Matter of personal choices.
[Xperia Z General] scottx .:
Black ... white looks damn sexy. Purple would look good with the right case.
[Xperia Z General] josephnero:
black for me
[Xperia Z General] Hawkysoft:
black for me
[Xperia Z General] krabappel2548:
Black or white, can't choose at the moment :D

I never like white phones but the Z looks cool in white too in the videos and images :)
[Xperia Z General] soulzero:
Besides the fact that sony would destroy the internet by supporting SOPA, samsung has always been the phones with the best and fastest hardware + biggest community which is important as well.. Also the phone is nearly unbrickable, its the phone to get for root users.

Also ive thrown my phone against walls and they all survived it so build quality is excellent for me.

Music quality also, sublime. Well the S1 was perfect with voodoo sound so we might see that coming back again..

Battery life, well yea i dont see sony releasing extended battery packs. S3 has an official 3000mah one.

Camera, besides that it remains a smartphone is good too.
[Xperia Z General] soumya_digi:
I'm waiting for the White one! :)
[Xperia Z General] mattman83:
Think the white looks quite bad, not a fan of the little sliver of white around the black front glass. Though, I do really like my white HTC One X (but it's a totally different style). For the XZ I like both the black and purple, the purple I think is far more interesting... though I'll probably still just play it safe and get the black :p

M.
[Xperia Z General] Deonix:
Black for the all around appereance. White would have looked great if the front was white as well. In that 2 tone it does not look that good.

And the purple.... well it's for different people to like.
[Xperia Z General] cheltenham2004:
I have per ordered the black and dock :)
[Xperia Z General] crimilde:
Well, my Arc was black, my XS is white, so I pre-ordered the purple one from amazon.de. :D
[Xperia Z General] thunderising:
Might get a ZL instead! :eek:

Nobody want a ZL?
[Xperia Z General] Riyal:
@thunderising

I do... Will be getting ZL also.
[Xperia Z General] Matarese171:
Would probably go for the black myself. :D
[Xperia Z General] soldiers33:
Want to get this in black so much but will have to wait until the price drops consideribly also want to make sure its rootable by time I get it :)
[Xperia Z General] burnin:
Pre order mine in Black! Hope to get it on start of March in Portugal
[Xperia Z General] futurama:
Definately Black, and definately the Z.... I'm suckkered in by the waterproofing.

Add to that the best camera of any phone and specs that rival my current Galaxy note 2, it ticks all boxes for me.

I've pre ordered from handtec, now i just need to sell my note 2.....
[Xperia Z General] randy_c:
I just wait for the 6.5" Z :)
[Xperia Z General] Jiyeon90:
I'd love to get the purple one but i'm afraid people will think im gay or something so I'll just go with the back one
[Xperia Z General] paul-c:
Can't make up my mind between black or purple. Leaning towards purple, it doesn't seem too loud of a color. I'm also wondering if the purple will be as much of a fingerprint magnet as the black.

Sent from my Sony Xperia ion
[Xperia Z General] androidindian:
just go with what you love mate, let people think what they have to, you can't control their thoughts, neither does anyone;s thinking about you change the way you live.. so if you love purple.. go for it, why not. life is colourful!
[Xperia Z General] thunderising:
Bro people buy YELLOW Lumia 920s.

Purple in front of them is AS AWESOME AS CAN BE
[Xperia Z General] kingkunyu:
Still waiting this beauty will be release in my country. They said it will on the market on march or early april. I love the white one. But the purple one make me think twice. Coz it's uniqe to have this phone and eyecatching.
[Xperia Z General] bengrendon:
I will be getting a White one
[Xperia Z General] paul-c:
After thinking about it, I'd probably get tired of the purple eventually and wish I went with black. It's such a classic color, that you really can't go wrong with it. As cool as the purple is, I wish Sony would have gone with the red that they used for the P and the ion. I would have jumped on that immediately, I'm just not as crazy about the idea of a purple phone being my daily driver. Then again, the purple seems to attract less fingerprints, so I might just get that in the end. The only thing I know for sure is that I'm not getting white.

Sent from my Sony Xperia P
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Why don't you wait for the world to end while your at it?
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
Sv: [POLL] XPERIA Z: Who's getting it? Which color looks better?

Maybe he shut have pant's built this place to wear 6,44 inc:D
[Xperia Z General] anirudh412:
:confused:
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
Sv: [POLL] XPERIA Z: Who's getting it? Which color looks better?

No offence to any at all

But my daughter had a galaxy note and it's huge and 6.44 is bigger and when she talked in it she had to be careful walking against the wind:D

But no less the spec is fantastic snapdragon 800 wow and I believe that the snapdragon 600 will come to Xperia z later on the year
[Xperia Z General] Lagggi:
Black...

The best choice for me...
[Xperia Z General] Stephan van der Molen:
Mine is coming!

I've preorderd a beauty of a white Xperia Z :D that is expected to be delivered in a week or 2 :fingers-crossed:. The first time I'm going for a brand new flagship phone, and I will probably be among the first here in the Netherlands to get it! :victory: I can't wait!

I'm really impressed with dimensions, looks, waterproof/dustproof design, (camera)performance, stamina settings... And ofcourse the fact that Sony doesn't hate rom-customisers... so basically EVERYTHING! :good:

Just a little shame that the battery isn't swappable, i would definately prefer that, but that's the price to pay for the compact and waterproof design.
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
Sv: [POLL] XPERIA Z: Who's getting it? Which color looks better?

+1
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Where did you preorder yours from :D?
[Xperia Z General] cs098:
actually having the swappable battery shouldn't compromise either, look at the xperia v.

Its definitely a semi deal breaker for me, if the battery life is good, then I will get the white one. :)

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he's from the Netherlands, since a chunk of sony mobile is still mostly from Ericsson, the Netherlands always get special treatment.

I wish they sold the xperia v to Canada, I really want it :(
[Xperia Z General] Stephan van der Molen:
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I thought it would be a dealbreaker for me also, but if you do want a high end phone with a changable battery, you're stuck with either the SGS-III or the LG Optimus 4x HD... the S-III I find really hideous, nor do I like the blue-ish taint and over saturated colours of the screen, and the fact that the screen seems to break pretty quickly.

The O4x is a beauty, but being the current owner of the O2x, I really dread those 2 letters on the front bezel, and I also don't like the locked bootloader it still has...

So that really limits the choice.

And I really fell for the Xperia Z, so I ordered mine at a local webshop called belsimpel.nl. They confirmed the shipping to be in around 2 weeks, making them the first here to have it.

By the way, Ericsson was Danish... not Dutch...:p
[Xperia Z General] BrownchildProd:
Of course white. :p
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
I'm still thinking about it - want to replace my Note II with Xperia but ideally i'd like to go for Xperia ZL - i just love its design, it's incredible how small can it be with 5" display. Unfortunatelly it won't be available in the UK :( Z or ZL - black of course.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Get it shipped if you want it, preferably i like the xperia Z, its so elegant, light, and ahhhh i really want it, though £540 is seriously over the top, the S3 when it came out was £500 and the note 2 £520, but the xperia Z deserves the price tag with specs like this, then again alot of us can't afford that kind of money to just spend on a phone!
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
Is that the main reason as to why the Z is so expensive? I thought it may have been down to more premium materials used with this device, which reflects in price? Maybe it's a combination of the two.
[Xperia Z General] ctpan23:
I want White color .
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
Most likely because it's made from hardened glass - i mean everything, the front, the back, even sides. It's water "proof" ( resistant ) etc. - probably that's why it costs so much.

Anyway, hope the ZL will be a little cheaper, then i can exchange my Note 2 for it and stop worrying about samsung's ever returning issues with emmc superbricks, sods, sudden deaths etc. and since TouchWiz is so effing ugly i can't stand any samsung phone with stock rom ( no offence to anybody who likes touchwiz ) - therefore no warranty, because you know, defective mmc chip is obviously defective because i put CM on it...

And the design of ZL is just amazing for me... i mean, where's the bezel ? It's all display :)
[Xperia Z General] :
I got the white versions on preorder again. I did take it off but decided to hell with Samsung and keep my iPhone 5 and get the Xperia Z to go with it. Don't like plastic, one of the reasons I sold the S3 and the Note 2.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
They use premium quality, so the dragontrail glass, its also expensive because it's waterproof and because of the 1080P screen, the camera sensor is mainly the culprit too.
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
Has it been confirmed by Sony then that the Z uses dragontrail glass?
[Xperia Z General] Ambroos:
They use two different types of tempered glass, depending on the factory your unit was produced in. They haven't commented on the suppliers of both kinds, but they have said it is comparable to Dragontrail and Gorilla glass and the likes.

In any case, it's been proven before that it'll be just as durable as Dragontrail, and one of the two factories probably uses Dragontrail. No need to worry, it'll be fine :)
[Xperia Z General] brfsa:
definitely getting this beast! it's just so beautiful, the perfection of is just ...
[Xperia Z General] Adinaky:
I know what you mean! Certainly my next phone. Performance combined with a beautiful design and durability. What else could you want?
[Xperia Z General] dcoloane:
Black looks good, but playing for a couple hours, the phone will have many fingerprints on both sides, so for my personal choice, I would choose white (I guess purple have the same fingerprint issues)
[Xperia Z General] paul-c:
From what I've seen, the purple doesn't pick up the fingerprints as much as the black. One of the main reasons I'm considering it.

Sent from my Sony Xperia P
[Xperia Z General] sav_uk:
Expensive!
[Xperia Z General] spiritfire:
I prefer a black one for replacing my razr.
[Xperia Z General] krabappel2548:
I just ordered me a white one from Handtec :)

€600 with shipping fees :p
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
No way!! Hantec don't have it in white do they?! I asked them and they said they didn't have it?! Can you send me a link bro?
[Xperia Z General] krabappel2548:
Seems they have it now :p

expected date is also feb28 and price is the same as the black one :)

Xperia Z white handtec
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
That's amazing!! Thank you so much for that link!
[Xperia Z General] mlclm-:
Black is best!
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
I went for the white
[Xperia Z General] Catalin P:
Black

Yeah, so tomorrow I will preorder my Xperia Z from SFR, they are saying that it will come on 28 February.

The color it`s black.
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
Ok, i made up my mind. Gonna preorder black version tonight. And let's the wait begin... expected shipping date: 18.02.2012 so only 14 days to go...
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Where did you buy it from?
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
Heres hoping mine comes on the 28th Feb, pre ordered from carphone with the free £299 headsets
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
Directly from Sony Store in Poland.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Was it expensive and you could have bought it from handtec and get it imported :o!?
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
Must be a mistake. I think it should be 28 instead of 18.
[Xperia Z General] Athir13en:
It's a Sony, so, Purple!!
[Xperia Z General] Toss3:
Definitely Black. ;)
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
It was 520£ so with just 20£ difference vs, Handtec I decided to get it locally :)

Who knows. That's what they say on their website - got a confirmation by email that they expect first delivery on 18th and will send all pre-orders on 19th, although "the date might change". Lets hope it will be 18 and not 28 after all :)

Update: Asked my Sony retailer about the date - they said that preorders made via direct Sony distribution ( Sony Centre, Sony Mobile etc. ) are supposed to ship 10 days ahead of the official release, but they cannot guarantee that.
[Xperia Z General] ronni.rasmussen:
The only thing keeping me from getting this phone is the release date.

Just release my bloody phone g-damnit :)

Oh and mine will be black when it's available here in Thailand, or any other color i don't really care, just give it to me!
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Ahh you may as well, its better getting it directly from Sony too as you don't need to go through third partys for your warranty, just off to any sony center, and you are not limited in were you can get it fixed, (any sony center in the world :D)
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Black all the way.

Just pre-ordered it today. They say I will have it on the 23rd :)
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Who said? Were did you order it from and how much :D?!
[Xperia Z General] angel.mariano:
factory unlocked directly from sony's website

hi... im sorry im new to xda, i have a question....i want to get the phone so bad, but i dont feel secure buying it from a third party company , im lookimg to buy it (factory unlocked ) , can i buy it directly from Sony's website once it becomes available?? i live in Miami , Florida, United States .. Thanks in advance
[Xperia Z General] mattman83:
Sony US hasn't made any official statement yet, but it looks like you'll at least be able to buy the 3G model direct from Sony. No official word on pricing yet either but it's around the $750-800 mark elsewhere.

M.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Yes but i don't think it will be the LTE version (C6603) as that's not fully compatible with US networks, you may be able to get the 3G model of the xperia Z if they will supply it to the US (which i doubt as i think they want the ZL to be US's flagship device
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Carphone Warehouse in the UK, £529 sim free, or £509 with a PAYG sim (which is what I got, just not gonna use the PAYG sim).
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
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I usually buy my phones from Carphone, but with Handtec selling the Z for £497 simfree it's too good an offer to resist.
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Wish I had know about Handtec before I ordered :( ah well only £12 difference. and this way if anything goes wrong the carphone store is only 5 minutes away :)
[Xperia Z General] Aka91:
Read some posts here about pre orders shipping ahead of official release

i pre ordered mine from handtec and they are saying stock is expected on 28th

well what to believe?

Thanks !
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Yeah who knows. I'm not holding my breath for the 23rd, just what the bloke said on the phone when I ordered it.

Would be nice though :)
[Xperia Z General] Aka91:
L-O-L !
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
Ordered mine from Handtec as well. I would be surprised if we're to get it before the 28th, but occasionally I do believe in miracles.
[Xperia Z General] Aka91:
yo bro

in this case i will have to believe in miracles myself!
[Xperia Z General] gtrab:
I'm concerned. All retailers are getting the LTE Versión and I need the HSPA one C6602. I haven't seen it. :(
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Is it still sim free if you buy PAYG? I mean is it still unlocked?

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I am skeptical about buying from Handtec, have you dealt with them before?

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It will appear so, only way to get the C6602 is by going to your nearest sony center!
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Yeah the chap I spoke to said it was.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Are you 100% sure :D?
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
No never.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
I don't know what i should do :(
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Sorry, he said it was unlocked. I was initially gonna buy it sim free but the guy said it was cheaper to get it with the PAYG sim then just not use the sim.
[Xperia Z General] Akiainavas:
They have quite good reputation - but i found a lot of people claiming their order never arrived or their refund was "completed" but actually never arrived ( trustpilot, reviewcenter etc. ). Are they online only or can you go and grab the phone yourself ?
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
They are online only i think. I will buy it from amazon, i would rather pay a bit more money for security xD!
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
It's made me think twice now whether to keep my order with Handtec. May cancel order and get it from Carphone or Clove.
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
Yeah it's made me think twice about if the phone is unlocked. May phone Carphone sales again get a second opinion lol
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Exactly! I don't really trust handtec, i have read about and seen lots of threads about dead pixels and about how customer services are unresponsive and stuff
[Xperia Z General] spill50:
OK just spoken with a very helpful lady at Carphone Warehouse and I can confirm the Xperia Z with O2 PAYG sim @ £509 is an unlocked phone :0 yeay I can relax now.
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Same! Hmm i wonder if there would be anyway of finding out if it has a two year warranty!
[Xperia Z General] Catalin P:
Date

I don`t know about you guys, but I just get my confirmation. It ill be shipped on 25, only bad thing I feel bad is that if I preordered it one day before I could get sony smart watch for free... but now it`s no more available
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Where did you order it from bro :D?!
[Xperia Z General] stefanve:
I ordered the black one, was tempted by the purple but I'm playing it save :).

The MDR -1R will be silver, could not choose a color
[Xperia Z General] angel.mariano:
im just goin to wait then, if the sony website is not goin to sell it, im goin to buy it from handtec, i think i dont have to pay taxes if i get it from them, i read reviews from handtec's website, and 99 percent are positive ... :) thanks for ur help ( by the way i dont really care about lte, 3g and hspa is pretty fast, and im on wifi 90 percent of the time :) )
[Xperia Z General] xiFIL:
Yeah buy it from Handtec and you won't have to pay 20% tax (£80, $125) which is a real saving if you ask me :D! Also yes i am told they are really good, 94% are positive, so i mean how good can a small company get, for that price anyway. Also same, UK doesn't even have LTE yet, its the idea of knowing the device is future proof, that's what keeps one going, value for money if you ask me!
[Xperia Z General] Destroyedbeauty:
I am going to get the white model next year, when my Galaxy S3 (and last Samsung phone!) are getting old and boring.
[Xperia Z General] conkec:
white for me!!!!!!!!!! it seems people prefers the black one over the white though :confused: