[Xperia Z General] kwl147:
So true

I completely agree with what you said. I'm just disappointed that many people will buy into this marketing rubbish and pop for the S4. I've always been put off samsung because of the crap software even though its specs shine. The touchwiz interface is just god awful and soaks up power. The S2 always lagged in my opinion despite what my friends and reviews said. I am surprised though to learn just how unpopular Samsung actually with developers, the people who make a platform big and a success. Not being a developer myself this only further convinces me that I was right is never plumping for Samsung. Still I'm stuck with an iPhone but this Xperia Z really is the first proper android phone to get me excited and believe in android. Before this phone and the nexus 4 I considered the blackberry 10 as the next phone for me.

I don't get the point of having an 'eight core' phone. Instead of two quad core processors why not just have a very power efficient quad core with a lot of fine tuning to the software to help extend the battery. Sony have tried to do this with their stamina mode and I for one commend them on their efforts. It shows they're actually thinking. Samsung have just decided to throw better hardware at the problem. One the reasons why I like iOS is because you never needed the best hardware to have the best experience. The software made the most of the hardware. I hope the stamina mode pulls through for Sony and does as they say it show because if it does, this will sell very well for them. I just don't understand Samsung.

If developers are keen on Sony and the battery pulls through for the Z I'd happily take a punt on it.

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I'd love for the Xperia Z to do well. Its a proper flagship model from Sony and in my view the true 007 Bond phone even if it was a marketing ploy for the Xperia T.

I'm a big fan of the design and its just an added bonus that its waterproof and dust proof. The glass is hard and from some videos uploaded on Youtube looks like it take a fair wallop. This is a promising sign and is ground breaking in the sense that perhaps use consumers don't have to be consigned to fragile smartphones. *Sigh* back in the days of a nokia phone that laughed in the face of a case and took a battering like proper lad and still soldiered on.

A full HD screen seems a bit of an overkill and battery killer to me but its definitely eye candy for sure! I guess though its the next evolution upwards for the market for smartphones and by getting in there relatively early with only the HTC butterfly and maybe one other phone being there first, Sony has a great chance to establish itself as the best screen on a mobile phone. The marketing for it is definitely getting the message out there. They haven't really skipped anywhere on this device and thats rare these days. Normally there is something to point at as a weakness of each product but this feels complete and thats a good thing. People like an all in one item and this has the looks in its dashing black, the toughness of its shell and the raw power to entertain. The only thing is perhaps its a bit big but the market clearly indicates that people prefer extra screen estate over something smaller.

Its been a long time since we've had something of real quality from Sony and its been a really really long time since I've so excited to see what comes out of Sony. I do now hope they can turn it round and make a success of this product. There is however a strong hint of a lot riding on this for Sony because if this doesn't bring them a chunk of the market just what will? Some might as far to say too little too late. I for one hope this becomes a huge hit.