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Galaxy nexus or Xperia S ?

I am buying it as a gift for my GF who had been an ardent blackberry user ,, and finally wishes to jump into the "real" smartphone market ..
she already has an Ipad so an Iphone4s is a no no ... and the choices pretty much come down to Sony Xperia S vs Galaxy nexus ...
Which is better and why ?

galaxy nexus, since this us a galaxy nexus forums
but i think girls usually prefer the looks of sony
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Xperia S is probably better for girls with its Facebook interaction and social stuff. The nexus would be better if your girlfriend like flashing roms and root and has big hands.
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Why is an iPhone a no-no because she has an iPad? They compliment each other great.

Just let her decide.. Don't think it'll matter that much since she's coming from BB.

Iphones are made for girls....well imho anyways

The answer is Galaxy Nexus. It's always Galaxy Nexus.
Unless she really wants an Xperia S... for some reason. And I have to agree that an iPhone 4S isn't a bad idea if she's used to iOS. There are pros to both views.

naha…
Girls like Android even if I do not know why… *shrugs*
My sister got pulled from iOS to Android by an HTC Wildfire (which really isn't a great experience).
She now uses an HTC Legend instead of an iPhone4 and will get some HTC One flavour with the ending of her old contract. (I would recommend the V) which does espc. affect women with all the Sense stuff…
A friends GF got an HTC Sensation XE/XT or whatever and her first move was to get to him and have it rooted because she missed some features he had on his phone (with CM7.x)

If you go the Sony route get her the Xperia P not the S. The aluminum on it super svelte.
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DooMMeeR said:
naha…
Girls like Android even if I do not know why… *shrugs*
My sister got pulled from iOS to Android by an HTC Wildfire (which really isn't a great experience).
She now uses an HTC Legend instead of an iPhone4 and will get some HTC One flavour with the ending of her old contract. (I would recommend the V) which does espc. affect women with all the Sense stuff…
A friends GF got an HTC Sensation XE/XT or whatever and her first move was to get to him and have it rooted because she missed some features he had on his phone (with CM7.x)
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Most girls then....hehe

Don't get galaxy nexus. Get Sony or the iphone.

Dude just get here a galaxy s2 bro
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I'm a girl who jumped from Blackberry to Xperia to Samsung. My son also has an Xperia Play. I love my Gnex, but I'd honestly recommend one of the new Xperias as an introduction to Android.
The build quality on Sony phones feels a lot more solid than Samsung phones. Samsungs just feel kinda cheap and plasticky, IMO. I have a Gnex now simply because I wanted pure stock ICS and updates direct from Google. If that were not important to me, I'd have waited a bit and gotten an Xperia S instead, simply because it's pretty much equivalent as far as hardware goes, and it's also prettier (IMO).
So my vote is to get her the Sony....maybe she'll want a Nexus eventually, like I did, and maybe by then the current Nexus will be something other than a Samsung.
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GIFT? Get her a G1 and take your cash to a strip club. Problem solved. Or let her pick one. Tbh, all the android I brought my missus are "not white" or "too big"
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I bought an Xperia S a couple of weeks ago, originally for my wife.
She hated it so I ended up using it.
If you're going to get one, at least wait for the ICS upgrade to see if it fixes the battery issues with Sony's GB rom (or even better, hang on for a good custom rom).
As it stood, I didn't get on with the Xperia S at all, so it sadly ended up on eBay.
I've just replaced it with a gnex, and couldn't I be happier.
The reasons my wife hated it?
The hardware buttons are a bit fiddly. She was forever pressing the back button again and again, trying to get it to register. I found this problem too.
The battery life (as mentioned above, this should be fixed by a software update, eventually)
Performance: the stock .67 sony rom is laden with rubbish. The launcher is laggy and the gb menus are awfully choppy. Again, hopefully the ICS update will cure this.
The screen was excellent though, and the camera was very good, for a phone. A potentially great phone, ruined by the software.

I am a BlackBerry user (please don't hate ). I use a BB on my main line and the Nexus One on my second line. I plan on getting the Galaxy Nexus. The reason why I chose the GNex is because it uses a regular sim and you can remove the battery. The Xperia S uses a micro sim and I change phones often on my second line. I have many micro sim adaptors and they don't work properly. Also correct me if I'm wrong, but the battery of the Xperia S is non removable. That's a dealbreaker for me. I can deal with the internal memory and eventually when all manufacturer's switches over to the micro sim or nano sim. But I like the choice to be able to buy an extended battery or extra battery if I need one. I have small hands and I played around with the GNex. It's not as big as I thought it would be. Also by looking at the specs of both devices, the Xperia S is not that much smaller.
Another thing to keep in mind is your GF is a BB user which means I'm sure she loves the led notification light. The GNex has it and I'm pretty sure the Xperia S has one has well. Sony has been known to have an led notification light. Thought I point that out to you just in case you change your mind and get her an iPhone or the SGSII and she's wondering where the led notification light is, because there isn't one.

killyouridols said:
are "not white" or "too big"
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Talking about the phones or your ex girlfriends?

martonikaj said:
Talking about the phones or your ex girlfriends?
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On some occasions, both
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The Gingerbread Man said:
Xperia S is probably better for girls with its Facebook interaction and social stuff. The nexus would be better if your girlfriend like flashing roms and root and has big hands.
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LMFAO, best post, ever!
Even the girlfriend laughed when I read her that!

I stand corrected, I was unaware that the Xperia S has a non-removable battery.That would be a deal-breaker for me, as well.
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What phone did you have directly before your Xperia S

I saw someone else (AXIS of Reality) ask over on the GS2 forums and would also like to see how many users came from what devices.
Please only select the main phone you used and the phone you used directly before the Xperia S
Should be interesting to gather the results
Edit: Please only select a manufacture if you had an ANDROID phone, for WP7 etc. tick the respective boxes for those OS's

An X10 but I have to say it was one hell rollercoaster ride. It began with the lows of 1.6 which became pure agony and frustration. Then 2.1 came too late and we felt indifferent about it.
In the end gingerbread arrived but after well over a year on dated software, there was just a bad taste that never really went away.
We hoped never to see a repeat, and indeed Sony Ericsson promised to do better in future but hey, 2 years later and we are back to dated software.
It really is hard work liking the company. Don't have many problems with the phones themselves, just the philosophy of the company behind them that stinks to high heaven.
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HTC Desire. I went from the phone with the best screen available at release, to the phone with the best screen available at release.
I love my Desire, but I tried to use it last week and it felt so slow.

I moved from an Xperia arc, I don't normally upgrade that soon but I won the Xperia S from Sony so that's why I upgraded.
@zodiac100 my brother got a cheap X10 off ebay couple months back, with 2.3 it works its just a lot slower than what I'm used too.

X10
Loved it until the end. Updates were slow, but XDA made me really not care, I still found it to be a great phone without the latest of the latest.
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I had a Samsung Galaxy S. It was a phone with decent harware but horrible software in the beginning. Needed to tweak and flash it constantly. But compared to the x10 and desire it was the better choice.

I had the xperia neo, my first taste of android which I hacked to death I sold it to my brother and he loves it, its his first taste of android to or a smart phone for that matter
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I had a Nokia N8. Its the best camera phone i've ever had! The only regret i have is that the Sony Xperia S can't match the quality! Apart from that, the Xperia S is a superb mobile phone!

Sony Ericsson K770i.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus here...once you go 720p you never go back

Hi, I moved from Omnia lite ....Never heard it ....right anyways it was a windows phone and switching from windows to android is a bit difficult but will get used to it

I was using an Xperia Arc before, but back to using the Arc now while my Xperia S has been at the service centre now for the last 3 weeks.

HTC Desire. It's a great phone, the community is really nice, the screen and the sound quality is great (worse than 720p on XPS though). Still maintaining AOKP for it and not going anywhere.

I've beemn on my x10 mini for 2 years, running cm7mini for about a year and updated it with cm9 ics rom 2 weeks before i got this phone.
Thé differences is endless, 2 years of missing buttons, worn out physical buttons and just plain slowness...
This phone is the one i dreamed of. I just Hope Sony doesn't keep us waiting too long for the ice Cream sandwich update :/
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I had and i have the best phone ever: HTC HD2!

Iphone 4S and what a huge mistake I made. I hate that everyone has apple thats why i sold it, but the fact of the matter is that the 4s is a much better phone. I bought xperia s for the look and for the screen. had no ideea the battery was so lousy. i dont like the camera either. kinda sad actualy, not because of iphone (i hate apple), because it,s really a good phone. why ruin it with the stupid camera and battery

I had LG optimus 2x before the XS.
i regret that the screen is too large on the XS.
I maybe buy a xperia P for that.

Coming from the iPhone 4 32gb and...regret it!!

iPhone 4s 32GB
and i dont regret it.

I have gone from an HTC Desire S to the XS.
The Sony is so much better

[Q] Z or SP for S?

Hello guys,
after the long wait for Jelly bean on my Xperia S ive had enough of that phone. It lags a lot in the Homescreen, its slow very often, the walkman random pauses, its sluggish and the support is as good as dead. So now im Thinking of buying a new phone in mid Juli. So my question is: What phone do you think i should get? Ive got my eye on the Z and the SP. I know SP is only a midrange phone, but I completely love the design of it. The Z is more expensive, but probably the better phone. I like Sony a lot, because of the general design and the UI. I wont even start about the support because,... well you know.. And im begging you, no Samsung suggestions )

Radixtrator said:
Hello guys,
after the long wait for Jelly bean on my Xperia S ive had enough of that phone. It lags a lot in the Homescreen, its slow very often, the walkman random pauses, its sluggish and the support is as good as dead. So now im Thinking of buying a new phone in mid Juli. So my question is: What phone do you think i should get? Ive got my eye on the Z and the SP. I know SP is only a midrange phone, but I completely love the design of it. The Z is more expensive, but probably the better phone. I like Sony a lot, because of the general design and the UI. I wont even start about the support because,... well you know.. And im begging you, no Samsung suggestions )
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might as well go all out and buy the Z. Its flagship status pretty much guarantees it will be first in line for updates (at least for this year, cant say anything bout next year). better specs and great design, plus water(Proof/resistant).

Yeah I thought so.. I just hope Sony fixes everything in Jelly Bean..

noo!! i refer you to uy SP i know Z is better in everything than sp but SP is simple and just like the S u can use it with 1 hand and its battery life is incredible than the Z so i refer you to go with SP

Zenx_X said:
noo!! i refer you to uy SP i know Z is better in everything than sp but SP is simple and just like the S u can use it with 1 hand and its battery life is incredible than the Z so i refer you to go with SP
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+1 me to the xperia sp is my next phone

If you are going to spend your bucks on Xperia Z range phones, I would suggest you to buy the HTC One...
Don't buy the SP, it's a mid - range non flagship phone - - - - - SO FORGET ABOUT LONG TERM SUPPORT(Look how Sony is treating their last year flagship XS, so SP will suck big time in terms of support from Sony)..

Yeah the xperia S is almost dead to Sony, thats the only thing ( except the the bugs) that i really hate about this phone..

Don't think and just go for Z. It has amazing support from Sony and should even have long term support. I think that it even has good developer support on XDA, No need to say anything about the performance. I can easily run any game or app without a single lag on my XZ. There is enough ram to anything that you want. Around 1-1.2 GB free ram is perfect for all user apps. XZ and SP are not comparable. If money doesn't matter to you, just go for a XZ. Believe me, you won't regret it.

Jackmax32 said:
If you are going to spend your bucks on Xperia Z range phones, I would suggest you to buy the HTC One...
Don't buy the SP, it's a mid - range non flagship phone - - - - - SO FORGET ABOUT LONG TERM SUPPORT(Look how Sony is treating their last year flagship XS, so SP will suck big time in terms of support from Sony)..
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If your gonna shell out the money for a Z why on earth wouldnt you get the HTC One? Its definatly better in my opinion.
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FanDroid09 said:
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If your gonna shell out the money for a Z why on earth wouldnt you get the HTC One? Its definatly better in my opinion.
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Yeah HTC One is better in my opinion (even though I'm a total Sony fan). It's chipset and display is top-notch. Battery life is also better than Z.
HTC One - over 10 hours of video playback, almost 10 hrs of web browsing and 13 hrs of 3G talk time
Xperia Z - 5 and a half hour of video playback, 6 and a half hour of web browsing, 16 hrs of 3G talk time.
(source: GSMArena's battery tests)
Despite its 4MP Ultrapixel camera...HTC is trying to provide continuous software updates to provide better camera quality and improvements.
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That was one of the bigger dilemmas i was facing HTC one or z.. I just dont really like the ui htc provides and i simply love all the things sony adds to the roms.. The walkman app for instance. It is by far the best music app
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HTC one is a better opinion I think
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Radixtrator said:
I wont even start about the support because,... well you know.. And im begging you, no Samsung suggestions )
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Wait until Sony releases thier next flagship.
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That will take a while i guess...
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bluechelsea said:
Wait until Sony releases thier next flagship.
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And when that happens the next flagship rumours will start to pop and someone will say: "Wait for next flagship". You can't wait for the best around the corner, because there will always be one"

Yeah, thats what I was thinking.. Lets just hope the JB for Xperia S really fixes everything

Leaving my own personal rants on Sony's software support out of it; i too am in the same boat currently owning an Ion.
As far as the big Android phones for 2013, this is all i've noticed so far...still have plenty of time to figure it out before my upgrade, and i'm hoping i'm happy enough with JB to just wait it out until next year.
Sony Xperia Z/ZL: by far the absolute best physical design i've seen so far in a phone. 5" screen freaked me out at first, but its barely bigger than my Ion, just much more screen. I haven't held a ZL yet, but the Z is pretty incredible if you haven't seen it in person yet. At the same time, its a big 'who knows' on its support. Going by 2012, it'll get one update late summer...then barely ever get mentioned again...Soon after 18 more phones will be available, and Sony will continue having no realistic way of supporting devices they already sold.
HTC One: Good design overall. Most are reporting its very durable, good for me as i love dropping things that are expensive. Not sure about all that layered UI stuff they're up to yet though. Only bad thing for me would be the lack of SD card support.
Samsung Galaxy S4: By far the most popular choice, creating a community of users that rivals Apple, and the support that comes with it. Too bad, though, it looks like a toy. I wouldn't be surprised if the box included a Sesame Street DVD.
for all the above reasons, i'd be very happy just waiting it out and seeing what 2014 brings. maybe sony will turn it around company wise, maybe not. But i still think the Z is too early in this mess for it not to share the EXACT same fate as last years flagship.

jtr165 said:
Leaving my own personal rants on Sony's software support out of it; i too am in the same boat currently owning an Ion.
As far as the big Android phones for 2013, this is all i've noticed so far...still have plenty of time to figure it out before my upgrade, and i'm hoping i'm happy enough with JB to just wait it out until next year.
Sony Xperia Z/ZL: by far the absolute best physical design i've seen so far in a phone. 5" screen freaked me out at first, but its barely bigger than my Ion, just much more screen. I haven't held a ZL yet, but the Z is pretty incredible if you haven't seen it in person yet. At the same time, its a big 'who knows' on its support. Going by 2012, it'll get one update late summer...then barely ever get mentioned again...Soon after 18 more phones will be available, and Sony will continue having no realistic way of supporting devices they already sold.
HTC One: Good design overall. Most are reporting its very durable, good for me as i love dropping things that are expensive. Not sure about all that layered UI stuff they're up to yet though. Only bad thing for me would be the lack of SD card support.
Samsung Galaxy S4: By far the most popular choice, creating a community of users that rivals Apple, and the support that comes with it. Too bad, though, it looks like a toy. I wouldn't be surprised if the box included a Sesame Street DVD.
for all the above reasons, i'd be very happy just waiting it out and seeing what 2014 brings. maybe sony will turn it around company wise, maybe not. But i still think the Z is too early in this mess for it not to share the EXACT same fate as last years flagship.
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Either you live long enough to buy it now,or regret not to buy it later
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Jackmax32 said:
If you are going to spend your bucks on Xperia Z range phones, I would suggest you to buy the HTC One...
Don't buy the SP, it's a mid - range non flagship phone - - - - - SO FORGET ABOUT LONG TERM SUPPORT(Look how Sony is treating their last year flagship XS, so SP will suck big time in terms of support from Sony)..
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Unfortunately, the midranger like XP are getting JB 1st before XS. Not to mention XS got ICS latter than 2011 devices.
The thing is the cost of XZ or HTC ONE is twice the price of XSP.
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Yes, of course those phones cost twice as much as the XS. But lets face it, the XS has horrible support and an extremley buggy ICS.. Why do you guys think the HTC one is so much better? It probably is a bit better, but id really like to know why. Andthe Z is now already available for 500€ which is a lot less than the HTC

[Q] Xperia Arc Replacement

Good day everyone!
For the past two years I've been using Xperia Arc, and it lived a long and exciting life, but not it came the time to move on to something faster. Unfortunately, I am very limited in the amount of money I want to spend on my new phone, but I want to continue the tradition and keep with sony products. That is why I am here asking a question, what would be the best alternative for Xperia arc, which will be both quick and relatively cheap. I've considered Xperia V, Xperia Acro S and Xperia T, but i haven't found much of a difference between them, therefore, i need your help. What is the best Arc-like smartphone currently on the market for the cheap? ( I do apologize if I've wrote the question in the different thread, but I thought that it would be best asking Arc users for their advice)

if you want it with similar specs then get xperia J, it has a JB update and its cheap, plus has an appealing sony look

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if you want it with similar specs then get xperia J, it has a JB update and its cheap, plus has an appealing sony look
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He mentioned about Xperia T or V and you are suggesting J
@ op try posting here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
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he clearly said "What is the best Arc-like smartphone currently on the market for the cheap?"
so Xperia J would be the best match for his budget

well, yeah, But I ment looking like Arc, not being slow as it is now! That's why Xperia V looks like the best of them all, cz looks like Arc (curvy) and ahve quite enough power.

My T beats the heck out of S3 almost in every benchmark.so T or V but v looks like arc more than T.
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Thats what I have been looking for! and V does look like arc, so i guess, it should be v!
Is there any other similar smartphones on the market, similar to v
sorry for misleading you guys before, my English is not Brilliant

HTC has some dual-core alternatives, the One SV or the older One S. Basically any dual-core HTC from 2012 would be lightning fast compared to the Arc.
I'd stay away from LG altogether. Anything below an Optimus G is a junk. They all have horrible build quality.
I don't want to step any toes here but the Galaxy S3 Mini is a hell lot of phone for a very reasonable price. Phone prices depend on the market but in Europe, this phone sells less than the Xperia T (despite the price cuts on the T) and is a better phone (in my opinion).
Recently a friend bought an Acer. Forgot which model it was but it had 720p display in a 4.3 inch screen or something similar. He is pretty happy and I've seen the screen, it looks pretty clear and amazing. And the viewing angles are a million times better than the Arc (well, that's not fair, all Sony phones, the Z included, have terrible viewing angles. So maybe I shouldn't compare).

For that price no.there are some samsungs but they are heck ugly
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HTC has some dual-core alternatives, the One SV or the older One S. Basically any dual-core HTC from 2012 would be lightning fast compared to the Arc.
I'd stay away from LG altogether. Anything below an Optimus G is a junk. They all have horrible build quality.
I don't want to step any toes here but the Galaxy S3 Mini is a hell lot of phone for a very reasonable price. Phone prices depend on the market but in Europe, this phone sells less than the Xperia T (despite the price cuts on the T) and is a better phone (in my opinion).
Recently a friend bought an Acer. Forgot which model it was but it had 720p display in a 4.3 inch screen or something similar. He is pretty happy and I've seen the screen, it looks pretty clear and amazing. And the viewing angles are a million times better than the Arc (well, that's not fair, all Sony phones, the Z included, have terrible viewing angles. So maybe I shouldn't compare).
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I am currently living in Dubai, UAE, and prices on smartphones are quite cheap, however, I really dislike samsung design- they look too cheap, and a friend of mine owns S3 mini, says thats it's a great phone, but i dont like it looks. The thing why I like xperias was their UI, simple and usefull, compared to HTC Sense or Samsung UI. Thanks for your help anyways, I think I will have to go and look a bit more for them, or wait couple of month with Arc for now, which is barely living now( boot is slow, back cover broke, screen scratched, Overheating etc...)

NiklarenF1 said:
I am currently living in Dubai, UAE, and prices on smartphones are quite cheap, however, I really dislike samsung design- they look too cheap, and a friend of mine owns S3 mini, says thats it's a great phone, but i dont like it looks. The thing why I like xperias was their UI, simple and usefull, compared to HTC Sense or Samsung UI. Thanks for your help anyways, I think I will have to go and look a bit more for them, or wait couple of month with Arc for now, which is barely living now( boot is slow, back cover broke, screen scratched, Overheating etc...)
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Get a TX I'll be getting one in a couple of days :highfive:

if you want a good looking smartphone then go for HTC One, I know that is not sony, but it will provide you with a whole new experience. It is made out of aluminum so rock-hard. it has probably the best camera on an android smartphone (ultrapixels), and I read everywhere that the wifi range is breath-taking, the wifi range can simply blow our xperias away.
And you can see the rest of the specs HERE (not all info here are true, eg:camera)

Xperia SP (if affordable would be the best choice)
Xperia T
Xperia ion
Xperia L (cheapest of em all btw worth it)

Just got a ZL (switched from Nexus 4) and LOVE IT!

I really hope US consumers give this phone a chance it's been awesome thus far.
1) If you want a 5 inch phone, the ZL is by far the easiest to hold in one had, almost no side bezel.
2) Even though its a tad heavier than my N4 the weight is distributed to evenly it feels lighter. I actually prefer not having a glass back and I got the red color which looks very much like metal even though its plastic.
3) battery life is much better than my n4.
4) Im happy I have something unique and different as most everyone I know has an iphone or a samsung galaxy s3 and soon to be s4 etc.
5) Screen, while not as vibrant as samsung oleds is more than clear enough, no flagships are coming soon but I think Ill be happy with this phone for awhile.
6) Im using my ZL on straight talk and bought 2 different 6 month cards on amazon and thus Im getting unlimited everything for around 35 bucks month, which is impossible to beat. (atnt 4g network)
Now if I only I could find a decent minimal bumper that wouldnt cover up too much of this beauty!

Welcome to the community
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MRSAMSUNG said:
I really hope US consumers give this phone a chance it's been awesome thus far.
1) If you want a 5 inch phone, the ZL is by far the easiest to hold in one had, almost no side bezel.
2) Even though its a tad heavier than my N4 the weight is distributed to evenly it feels lighter. I actually prefer not having a glass back and I got the red color which looks very much like metal even though its plastic.
3) battery life is much better than my n4.
4) Im happy I have something unique and different as most everyone I know has an iphone or a samsung galaxy s3 and soon to be s4 etc.
5) Screen, while not as vibrant as samsung oleds is more than clear enough, no flagships are coming soon but I think Ill be happy with this phone for awhile.
6) Im using my ZL on straight talk and bought 2 different 6 month cards on amazon and thus Im getting unlimited everything for around 35 bucks month, which is impossible to beat. (atnt 4g network)
Now if I only I could find a decent minimal bumper that wouldnt cover up too much of this beauty!
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I agree with all your points. I also upgraded from the N4 to the ZL a few weeks ago. I got a white one and I love it. Definitely much better life than the N4, I was always keeping my screen brightness low, which made the phone dark, and I could still barely get 2 hours of screen time on good days. The camera is better and I love having a dedicated button.
I do miss the ease of flashing ROMs on the N4, but I still kept it to play with the latest software. The community is not as big as the N4 or the Z, but luckily both are pretty similar and we have Nut and DoomLord doing awesome things. We also just got 4.2.2 rolling out! If you got one with an unlocked bootloader, you're set. Welcome to the forums
I also get a LOT of compliments on my phone. It's very unique.

Yeah having a phone that's not cookie cutter common is pretty sweet. I'll never understand why you'd want to have the same device as everybody else you know.
Bought my ZL yesterday and am waiting for it to arrive. Was debating whether to either get the nexus4 or the ZL and I settled on the ZL after a long and painful comparison process.
Also, welcome to the ZL forums.

Same here: sold N4 two weeks ago, and bought this awesome smart phone- Xperia ZL. :thumbup:
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I was similiar. I switched from the AT&T LG Optimus G (similiar internals + sd card) to a white ZL and love it. I like the smaller footprint/bigger screen. None of sony's apps have been bad and a few have been great (camera).

compare with my friends who using nexus 4.. ZL is much better from battery aspect.. both are almost identical hardware.. ZL do have microSD support which is useful for me.. :good: choices for ZL.

I am now deciding between zl and nexus 4. So i should get nexus 4 i guess?
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IE-coRe said:
I am now deciding between zl and nexus 4. So i should get nexus 4 i guess?
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Umm why? Every one of us in the thread who had a Nexus 4 are much happier with the ZL. You can't beat the price of the Nexus, so that is one huge advantage it will have over the ZL.
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havanahjoe said:
Umm why? Every one of us in the thread who had a Nexus 4 are much happier with the ZL. You can't beat the price of the Nexus, so that is one huge advantage it will have over the ZL.
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Oh it was a writing mistake i meanet i should get the zl. For me the price is the same on my contract, i can get zl or nexus 4 for free or ad 30 bucks for xperia z.
Going for ZL i guess.

IE-coRe said:
Oh it was a writing mistake i meanet i should get the zl. For me the price is the same on my contract, i can get zl or nexus 4 for free or ad 30 bucks for xperia z.
Going for ZL i guess.
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Oh ok haha. Wow, they're really making money with the Nexus 4! Google sells it directly for half the price of the ZL without a contract.
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havanahjoe said:
Oh ok haha. Wow, they're really making money with the Nexus 4! Google sells it directly for half the price of the ZL without a contract.
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well here in germany the 16 gb model of the nexus 4 is 350 euro in the playstore but other stores sell it more expensive, about 379 euro. The ZL is about 480 euro but i got a pretty good deal to get it with a decent contract for free. The same cotract can also get me a nexus 4.