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Xperia Arc for US.

Does anyone know if the Arc is heading to the US,which carrier,and its release date?
Thanks,guys.
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In a different thread, a member contacted Sony and it was stated that Sony USA had no (official) plan yet to release the handset in the US. The Play will be released with Verizon this summer tho.
On an unrelated note, I wish Sony would not *****-out in front of the carriers and would offer their own phones in Sony stores like they do with every other products. Maybe they will do so in the future, the ARC have only been recently released after all...

Sony Ericsson.. not Sony.. that's why you can't buy them in the Sony stores!

im_iceman said:
Sony Ericsson.. not Sony.. that's why you can't buy them in the Sony stores!
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The Xperia ARC/Play will be sold in Sony stores in Canada starting April 27. They will be Rogers branded/locked tho.
They need to start selling the vanilla unbranded handset ...

noxlord said:
The Xperia ARC/Play will be sold in Sony stores in Canada starting April 27. They will be Rogers branded/locked tho.
They need to start selling the vanilla unbranded handset ...
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I spoke to SE Canada today and they mentioned that unlocked versions of the Arc would be available from PureMobile.ca in a couple of weeks. He also mentioned that unlocked versions would be available from Amazon (but did not give a timeframe).

rajeshr said:
I spoke to SE Canada today and they mentioned that unlocked versions of the Arc would be available from PureMobile.ca in a couple of weeks. He also mentioned that unlocked versions would be available from Amazon (but did not give a timeframe).
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Oh, look at that, the Silver Arc
Amerifriends will also have access to the site, thanks for the heads up rajeshr. A lot of people will be monitoring this site, I am shure

@noxlord;they,The Sony Style stores in the US,do sell locked and unlocked versions of SE phones and their accessories.
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noxlord said:
Oh, look at that, the Silver Arc
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Cannot figure out why they havent released the arc in white, i think it'd look pretty damn good in white.

Just buy a LT15i. I got one and its working perfectly on T-Mobile USA, calls, text, data, everything.

And what data speeds do you get?
Because the Arc doesn't support T-Mobile US's 1700MHz band.

Oh, that I don't know, but my facebook app and others load in a perfectly reasonable amount of time. I'd test it but I only have a 200 mb data plan. My precious 6mb a day. xD
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I still haven't heard when they will release the Arc in the USA.. Any news?
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isn't it supposed to come to the us this summer(by the end of july)?

AwesomeAHlee said:
isn't it supposed to come to the us this summer(by the end of july)?
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According to unknown13x, who has some insider info, the Arc will not come to the USA (on AT&T probably) until August/September due to supply shortage from Japan.
You can see his post here.
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Initially the arc was bounded for AT&T, however, last I heard was that all LT15a's production was halted and shifted to LT15i due to the tsunami that hit Japan, destroying the main manufacturing facility. The only batch of LT15a made went to Rogers, so I don't know if they'll continue to get the stocks since there's more LT15i demand. All I know is it's very unlikely that it will be released anytime soon. More like Late Q3 or Q4, but by that time....there's going to be something else...
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I thought they said the US market was important to them. Why are they waiting so long? I agree, they are going to lose market share, and ask "Why?" They better get it together soon, or else they will be a non-issue like Nokia.
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Have had my Xperia Arc for a few months, just updated to 2.3.4. Makes the phone feel new again. But 512MB of RAM blows! Have to keep either clearing the phone's cache or delete applications. And the Arc s isn't any better.
I did notice it is H+, faster "faux" G.
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Install SuperCharger V6 and the RAM problem will be gone
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[Q] Import Asia GalaxY Nexus in Europe (France)

Hello,
A friend is on holidays in Japan, and he suggests buying me a Galaxy Nexus.
Could you indicate to me if it will work in France, with the European network?
Thank you.

As long as your network is GSM then it should work fine.

For your information, the model sold in Japan is LTE/CDMA version, not GSM.
And all other Asian markets that use HSPA do not have their device just yet. I live in Asia yet had to order one from the UK. Perhaps it's easier and cheaper to buy from UK retailers?

infernalman7 said:
For your information, the model sold in Japan is LTE/CDMA version, not GSM.
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That would explain why NTT Docomo's leaked poster advertisement of the Galaxy Nexus mentions 32GB capacity...

oscillik said:
That would explain why NTT Docomo's leaked poster advertisement of the Galaxy Nexus mentions 32GB capacity...
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Whoa this market discrimination is just unfair!
Apparently a friend of mine was saying how Australia might get the first hybrid GSM/LTE Galaxy Nexus as well, which will be very interesting. And the launch may be as early as this Friday!

infernalman7 said:
Whoa this market discrimination is just unfair!
Apparently a friend of mine was saying how Australia might get the first hybrid GSM/LTE Galaxy Nexus as well, which will be very interesting. And the launch may be as early as this Friday!
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I doubt very much that there is going to be a hybrid HSPA+/LTE Galaxy Nexus. That seems like complete balderdash, to be perfectly honest.

Who's going for the ZL?

The Xperia Z subforum is very active, but this one looks like a ghost town to date.
Anybody thinking of the ZL instead of the Z?
Camera button, IR blaster, smaller frame...
Mater of tastes and choices.

I'm totally getting both

I'm waiting for its US release. If it takes too long, I'll get a Canadian one off ebay provided it's AT&T LTE compatible. If that doesn't happen as well by the end of March or mid-April, I'll simply get an HTC. I already started missing the bigger screen on my HOX that I traded for a TL. So hurry up - Sony.

Ok lol! This is weird how come I can't see this forum on the index page? Same for me I'm planning to get the Xperia ZL. But if HTC One will beat it with the availability on my country then off to HTC One for me.

Me!
I don't need the water/dust proof, getting rid of those flaps would be a good thing for me

I am getting it, more compact plus camera button plus IR, it's going to be my next.

I am looking at getting the ZL as well rather the than the Z but will wait to have a look at the Samsung Galaxy S4 first.

I am getting either ZL, HTC one or S4. Want the AT&T LTE Not a big fan of samsung but their CPU always better and their OS update...

I'm looking to grab ZL and start cooking my own ROMs/kernels once for a change ( I think I'm the only programmer with a diploma that hasn't been an active developer on XDA :| ), but apparently availability is going to be crap, so I might have to get a Z instead :\
GG Sony !

schecter7 said:
I'm waiting for its US release. If it takes too long, I'll get a Canadian one off ebay provided it's AT&T LTE compatible. If that doesn't happen as well by the end of March or mid-April, I'll simply get an HTC. I already started missing the bigger screen on my HOX that I traded for a TL. So hurry up - Sony.
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Expect it mid March.

Can't wait to get it here in India; I heard it will be available here in April.
On a sidenote, why is this section not showing up when searching from the forum homepage?!

I can't find this forum on the device search, can the moderator fix this?

I definately will get it as soon as it's available in Canada.
I am hearing talk that the ZL here will launch with s600 instead of s4 Pro. Anyone want to comment?

vivftp said:
I definately will get it as soon as it's available in Canada.
I am hearing talk that the ZL here will launch with s600 instead of s4 Pro. Anyone want to comment?
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Source? Pretty sure that both the Z and the ZL will have the S4 Pro.

exchequer598 said:
Source? Pretty sure that both the Z and the ZL will have the S4 Pro.
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Rumor comes from esato forums. Also another source on neogaf suggests the Z will launch in North America with S600 as well. This could explain why we're getting so little info on these phones, and why the North American launch is coming2 months after most other markets.

exchequer598 said:
Source? Pretty sure that both the Z and the ZL will have the S4 Pro.
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That's the case for the US. The Z launch being later is for other reasons.
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xperia ZL hasn't been released in Europe either, is it North America exclusive only?

I think I'll get a ZL when it will be available in Switzerland. I hope it will be soon.

If what I've researched is true, Sprint's 4G LTE (A GSM tech) runs on the 1900 MHz band... If this is indeed true I might use some of my tax refund money to get this baby and save my upgrade for another time. I'm weighing my options. I'm also considering the Galaxy Note II, but I'll see.

Well, apparently androidcentral is reporting that the ZL, will have LTE bands working on ATT and T-mobile. If this is true, that would be so awesome! I cannot wait! :laugh:
http://www.androidcentral.com/sony-xperia-zl-headed-us-lte-and-new-color-option

Nokia X in USA?

Any chance we will see this device Stateside?

Depends on whether there's a demand for the device in the US. It'll likely be a specialised variant given the networks there.

qipengart said:
Any chance we will see this device Stateside?
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I guess so. It's a big market.

qipengart said:
Any chance we will see this device Stateside?
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Nope.In USA, Canada, Japan and Korea it will be not be released

eBay is your friend
The fact that they aren't being sold officially doesn't mean much.. I'm pretty sure that they will be on eBay pretty soon.

[Q] Which tab s 10.5 to get?

I have decided to pull the trigger on a galaxy tab s 10.5 but don't know which model to get. I want the exynos with lte that works on at&t. Is there a model that has both the exynos and lte support for AT&T, or should I purchase the tablet directly from AT&T? Root is also a concern my note edge is AT&T and has no root in sight due to locked bootloader. I want to order the model that has it all. Any input is appreciated.

I have the T-807 on VZW and there is no root method for my tab, so I'd say avoid the T-807 if root is something important to you. The 807 (for some reason) in the fastest and smoother of those I have played with tho

Can't you get unlocked versions over there in the US?

ashyx said:
Can't you get unlocked versions over there in the US?
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Yes Amazon has the international version unlocked. Not sure why the lte version only come with 16gb, but the WiFi only version you can get in 32gb.

AndroiderM said:
Yes Amazon has the international version unlocked. Not sure why the lte version only come with 16gb, but the WiFi only version you can get in 32gb.
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I have the unlocked international lte version which i imported from Hong Kong, much cheaper than Amazon. Got it from a great site called Expedite electronics.

ashyx said:
I have the unlocked international lte version which i imported from Hong Kong, much cheaper than Amazon. Got it from a great site called Expedite electronics.
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Does it work with at&t lte bands?

AndroiderM said:
Does it work with at&t lte bands?
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I wouldn't know, you'd have to research that for yourself
http://www.expeditelectronics.com/s...galaxy-tab-s-10-5-4g-16gb-sm-t805-bronze.html
It says uk, but they ship from HK, so dont see why they couldnt ship to the us.

ashyx said:
I have the unlocked international lte version which i imported from Hong Kong, much cheaper than Amazon. Got it from a great site called Expedite electronics.
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The price is definitely better but they won't ship it to the US.

AndroiderM said:
The price is definitely better but they won't ship it to the US.
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Bummer, i take it you just asked?

ashyx said:
Bummer, i take it you just asked?
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Yup they only ship to the UK strangely considering the tab comes from Hong Kong. I might just settle for the T-Mobile version. I wonder if the performance is much different between the snapdragon and exynos. I really want the 32gb one but no GSM support, hopefully lollipop update comes soon enough and I can write whatever app data I want to SD card.

OK now I feel stupid, I assumed that all of the US carriers would have the snapdragon version just like all US Samsung phones, but according to T-Mobile and AT&T sites both are the exynos versions. I will be getting the T-Mobile version so bootloader will be unlocked and root/custom recovery will be easier to obtain. Thanks for the input.

AndroiderM said:
OK now I feel stupid, I assumed that all of the US carriers would have the snapdragon version just like all US Samsung phones, but according to T-Mobile and AT&T sites both are the exynos versions. I will be getting the T-Mobile version so bootloader will be unlocked and root/custom recovery will be easier to obtain. Thanks for the input.
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The Verizon model is Snapdragon and works on AT&T.

Mmmk
dzeek said:
The Verizon model is Snapdragon and works on AT&T.
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But can you root it or us bootloader locked down?

AndroiderM said:
Mmmk
But can you root it or us bootloader locked down?
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Sorry. I don't know.