Search eBay or Craigslist for Xperia Zs and you will find many going for $400-$500, search for ZLs and you can find them in the low $300s and even lower!
Today I bought a black C6506 off a guy in San Diego for $260. He said he paid $550, but was complaining the cell phone exchange services would only give him $150. It's not in immaculate condition, but it is unlocked and has an unlockable bootloader. I could have easily brought him down to $240, but considering I paid the same (plus tax which made it $600) I felt it was a good value.
His loss. This will be for a friend.
At $260 he got ripped off... I've gotten ~$450 offers easily... Craigslist is never a good place to sell if you want a decent return though.
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At $260 he got ripped off... I've gotten ~$450 offers easily... Craigslist is never a good place to sell if you want a decent return though.
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It is if you are selling something people know. No one knows the ZL so no one made him good offers I will make sure it goes to a good home. You will probably not sell it as high as on eBay, but you won't have to pay eBay/Paypal fees, so a lot of the times Craigslist is better.
I still like the ZL over the Z coz of its looks. Only if the ZL had a glass back it wud look premium but I have no complaints against it. This device being so rare in the market, ppl get confused as to which device is this. Makes u feel special
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I paid $535 for the ZL in Amazon last month and look at the price now, you can buy a Z for $520. While the iPhone keep in a good value for more time, Android phones suffer low value in the market after few months.
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I love the ZL for its rarity. And market value doesn't bother me at all since I always sell my phones to friends and family for half the price I bought them for.
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I have both Z and ZL. Prefer the ZL - the Z is too awkward in terms of size and flaps. And the ZL has a better display (very noticeable and corroborated by GSMArena) and a couple of neat extras (IR and Camera button).
Everything else is identical, functionally.
Both were well under £400 from Amazon - new, unlocked etc.)
I don't understand why it's not popular..
When I see people talking about Honami saying "I wish it had smaller bezels" i think of ZL.
I think ZL looks better than Honami....
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I don't understand why it's not popular..
When I see people talking about Honami saying "I wish it had smaller bezels" i think of ZL.
I think ZL looks better than Honami....
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It's not because ZL suck or what. Simply, Sony markets the Z as the flagship and doesn't sell the ZL everywhere compared to the Z.
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It's not because ZL suck or what. Simply, Sony markets the Z as the flagship and doesn't sell the ZL everywhere compared to the Z.
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It should be the other way, the ZL is more cheaper than the Z, which mean the ZL have more market penetration for the price.
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I have both Z and ZL. Prefer the ZL - the Z is too awkward in terms of size and flaps. And the ZL has a better display (very noticeable and corroborated by GSMArena) and a couple of neat extras (IR and Camera button).
Everything else is identical, functionally.
Both were well under £400 from Amazon - new, unlocked etc.)
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The Z doesn't have a camera button?? I thought it did. The Z never appealed to me because of the flaps. I really don't my phone to be waterproof. The Z got picked up by more carriers than the ZL, so that has helped make the Z more known than the ZL.
No it doesn't - as I said.
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No it doesn't - as I said.
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My statement was meant to be a surprise, not disbelief
The Z is branded by carriers and is sold subsidized. The ZL is not. In places like the US most people buy their phones subsidized (not to mention carriers do marketing) so the ZL has no chance of matching the same popularity.
Here in Brazil, we didn't received the Z version. Sony explore the market here only with ZQ (a.k.a ZL C6503).
So we have carrier subsidiary prices. I've got mine for 900 BRL, something like 450 USD, while the full price was 2000 BRL, something like 1000 USD.
I know, prices here are awful.
Sony US doesn't even have the ZL on their support site
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Sony US doesn't even have the ZL on their support site
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Does that mean that we ZL owner are screwed in the US?
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Does that mean that we ZL owner are screwed in the US?
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I don't know. It's odd because they sell it on their online store, and I've seen it at their Sony Style stores as well. Again, someone fell asleep at the wheel and forgot about it. I'm sure they will still support it.
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I don't know. It's odd because they sell it on their online store, and I've seen it at their Sony Style stores as well. Again, someone fell asleep at the wheel and forgot about it. I'm sure they will still support it.
edit: It shows up when you start a chat with support
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Cool, I thought for a moment that the $535 dollars I paid for went directly to the toilet... lol
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Cool, I thought for a moment that the $535 dollars I paid for went directly to the toilet... lol
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hahaha nah, it's still valid! I paid $20 more a few months ago
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Its awesome stuff. The techie made a show off at CES2012. Here's the official look at Sony website www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/smartwatch?cc=gb&lc=en#view=overview
www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-SmartWatch-demonstration_id25774
mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/10/2695959/sony-smart-watch-aka-sony-ericsson-liveview-2-hands-on
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Can't get it in the market.
I'll buy
This is very good stuff, like author said. I think I need to sell my Live View .
I want Now how much is it gonna be...
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I want Now how much is it gonna be...
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Not yet disclosed.
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the expected price is $149 according to those links
looks prettier than LiveView but i would prefer a metal wrist band, Sony should partner with watch designers to create a few more styles.
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the expected price is $149 according to those links
looks prettier than LiveView but i would prefer a metal wrist band, Sony should partner with watch designers to create a few more styles.
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Any launch date?
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Buy an iPod nano and buy a watch case, it'd be like that too. I guess Sony stuff is just awesomer
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Its available for sale on play.com ....but they dont ship it to india!!...
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/28425575/-/Product.html
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Its available for sale on play.com ....but they dont ship it to india!!...
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/28425575/-/Product.html
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Oh! No!
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Oh! No!
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Launched in India at around 7.7k
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Launched in India at around 7.7k
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bloody moneysuckers!!!!
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that stuff will work with my X10i?
Is this just LiveView under a new name or is this something really different?
It's different product, LiveView successor with touchscreen OLED.
can it support other phone or only support sony mobile?
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can it support other phone or only support sony mobile?
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It's compatible with all Android (if I am not mistaken 2.1 Eclair and above) smartphones with bluetooth
hi
smart watch this is good
Pretty sure this is the same Sony smart watch I have had since July. Pretty nice but there isn't many quality apps for it. Plus it drains your phones battery.
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I was looking on Best Buy, and I just noticed that the ion is now listed for $29.99. You Cannot beat that price for what the phone is.
Wonder if they'll give me $20 back on a gift card or something.
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Wonder if they'll give me $20 back on a gift card or something.
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That would be nice, if so..
I bought mine through Wal-Mart online, and it's still $49.99 on there.
What- I'm still within my thirty days. And I got it from BB. Bout to take it back if they don't match the price for me. Wtf
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Yea, I just got mine last Wednesday, so I guess I am going to have to try also. I did get mine for $40.
Yeah, I would definitely ask them...especially since they changed the price of it so fast.
This is directly from Bestbuy's website:
Best Buy will match the price if you find a lower price on an identical available product at a local retail competitor's store, a local Best Buy retail store or BestBuy.com. Simply let us know when you are making your purchase or during the return and exchange period.
I just got my credit!!! Woot! A total of $76.39 after taxes, direct from AT&T. I had to provide the Best Buy link for proof, but I got the confirmation text and the chat transcript, should anyone else need to know exactly what to say. (I work Level 2 Tech Support, so I'm well versed in these things.)
Do u work for Verizon?
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Nope. I do not work for any cellular service provider.
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Bought mine today! I got a screen guard with the twenty I was expecting to spend on the phone
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Going tomorrow to get one.
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Wow 30 lol awesome
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Got one today.
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This is awesome - barely meet the 30 days for the price match. Not only got $20 back from BestBuy. And because the sale prep. did a return and resell - I now have 30 days extended warranty. Can't believe it, cheap price for a great LTE phone.
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Now $0.01 at the Sony Store....with a new contract.
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Now $0.01 at the Sony Store....with a new contract.
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Too bad there aren't enough Sony stores around to be consider local competitor store.
I got my ION today @ BestBuy for $32.01 out the door. First my X10 was free & now just $32 for the ION. I got 2 great phones for cheap
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Wow incredible pricing! shame i have to pay full price if i want to buy it here
but i can also buy it in red
It dropped to FREE at Best Buy today. I got mine this past Friday and went back today, mentioned the price on bestbuy.com (since they didn't have a display of it) and got a price adjustment. They couldn't make it "free" but I'm plenty happy paying a penny for such an amazing phone!!
I've just ruined my xplay screen (don't ask how) so I've got black spots on the screen (water), now I'm looking for the replacement but in my country (poland) prices are unbelievably high, I've found
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...957985?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f165a5361
Replacement but I'm not sure is it original. If anyone here has any good offers with shipping to Poland, then please point me to them, if anybody also has any information how do I recognise fake then please share the news
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I've just ruined my xplay screen (don't ask how) so I've got black spots on the screen (water), now I'm looking for the replacement but in my country (poland) prices are unbelievably high, I've found
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...957985?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f165a5361
Replacement but I'm not sure is it original. If anyone here has any good offers with shipping to Poland, then please point me to them, if anybody also has any information how do I recognise fake then please share the news
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Umm. You can never spot fakes until you installed the new display on your xperia play. Or compare your display to theirs.
Odp: Original screen replacement? How can I recognise fakes?
So could you point me to the place which is supported by Sony or somebody else so I'd have some kind of proof that it's original? You know just particular site, user, seriously, anything that could help me with correct choice, worldwide shipping is a must.
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So could you point me to the place which is supported by Sony or somebody else so I'd have some kind of proof that it's original? You know just particular site, user, seriously, anything that could help me with correct choice, worldwide shipping is a must.
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EBay Its your best bet if you look for something cheap... I've got parts fit different things and never had a problem... And what do u mean by original?...as long as it fits and works that's the main thing....just do a good search
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Odp: Original screen replacement? How can I recognise fakes?
What I mean is that it won't be a cheap Chinese display so it won't perform worse than original, what do you mean by make a good search?
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What I mean is that it won't be a cheap Chinese display so it won't perform worse than original, what do you mean by make a good search?
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I bet your not an ebay buyer, if you were you would've been aware of ebay's buyer protection programs against merchant scams. Its not hard to spot fakes you just have to be aware of what the display looks like.
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I bet your not an ebay buyer, if you were you would've been aware of ebay's buyer protection programs against merchant scams. Its not hard to spot fakes you just have to be aware of what the display looks like.
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Then please tell me how it looks like and to which part of the display I should payattention. Screenshot/picture would be nice. And yeah, I'm not eBay buyer, duh, I'venever bought anything on eBay in my life. I've always used polish eBay/amazon which is www.allegro.pl it's only for Poland afaik but prices of screen replacements are too high.
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Then please tell me how it looks like and to which part of the display I should payattention. Screenshot/picture would be nice. And yeah, I'm not eBay buyer, duh, I'venever bought anything on eBay in my life. I've always used polish eBay/amazon which is www.allegro.pl it's only for Poland afaik but prices of screen replacements are too high.
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Have a look here
http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.com/sear...sort=BestMatch&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&isNewKw=true
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Then please tell me how it looks like and to which part of the display I should payattention. Screenshot/picture would be nice. And yeah, I'm not eBay buyer, duh, I'venever bought anything on eBay in my life. I've always used polish eBay/amazon which is www.allegro.pl it's only for Poland afaik but prices of screen replacements are too high.
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Take your display out and compare yours to theirs. :highfive:
Odp: Original screen replacement? How can I recognise fakes?
Duh, seriously?
So I guess that youdon'tknow these differences and you just gave me the idea, right?
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waaaaaaaaaaarghhhh i bought xperia acro s last year in december 2012, and today, 27/3/2013
i just realised that my xperia acro s made in china in the box, is this just the same as everyone else?
or mine is china made?! i bought it just like the original price. :crying:
look at the attach files, please :crying:
Yes my ion also was manufactured in China..
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UchihaDareNial said:
Yes my ion also was manufactured in China..
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is this normal, because i want the original sony xperia acro s, not china
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waaaaaaaaaaarghhhh i bought xperia acro s last year in december 2012, and today, 27/3/2013
i just realised that my xperia acro s made in china in the box, is this just the same as everyone else?
or mine is china made?! i bought it just like the original price. :crying:
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i think you shouldnt be worried,
cause my XS too is made in china. but it doesnt mean its not the original one .
dont be a racist.hahaha..
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i think you shouldnt be worried,
cause my XS too is made in china. but it doesnt mean its not the original one .
dont be a racist.hahaha..
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some people said anything that is "made in china" is not good
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some people said anything that is "made in china" is not good
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They are wrong, These days most Manufacturers like HTC, SAMSUNG, SONY, LG are producing there units in China. All these brands have their own manufacturing plants in China.
The reason is because that the manufacturing cost is very competitive/ low in countries like China, Vietnam etc.
And if you search the market then you would find that most of the devices these days are made in China. And all of them are Grade 1 product.
btw, I am not Chinese :silly:
Almost every current smartphones are assembled in China, this is far from surprising. It doesn't mean that you bought a knockoff either.
mr. auni is right. most of the devices now are made in china because of the very cheap labor cost. even iphone is made in china. even if your phone is made in china, it doesn't mean that it is not original. it is just manufactured in china because of the very cheap labor.
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They are wrong, These days most Manufacturers like HTC, SAMSUNG, SONY, LG are producing there units in China. All these brands have their own manufacturing plants in China.
The reason is because that the manufacturing cost is very competitive/ low in countries like China, Vietnam etc.
And if you search the market then you would find that most of the devices these days are made in China. And all of them are Grade 1 product.
btw, I am not Chinese :silly:
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Absolutely right. 100% true.
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Thanks, I thought phone that made in china is not original. I am wrong, sorry China, sorry chinese
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I bought my XS in Hong Kong, also made in China
but in China's Mainland, it spends RMB ￥4000 to buy a XS in the offical shop , when I bought my phone for a RMB ￥2500 or less in Hong Kong
i think it's too inexplicability that buy a phone from the place of production are more expensive than i bought abroad...
I think iphone also made in china...g
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I think iphone also made in china...g
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Yeah. Most made in China
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most everything is made in china nowadays
when i got my acro s and booted it for the first time, the language was chinese lol
but that doesnt mean my device is a china clone
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most everything is made in china nowadays
when i got my acro s and booted it for the first time, the language was chinese lol
but that doesnt mean my device is a china clone
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If the language startup was Chinese,that's mean ur phone firmware is China region...,
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If the language startup was Chinese,that's mean ur phone firmware is China region...,
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Exactly
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China always doesn't mean cheap, they progressed so fast. My country envy's China's progress and keeps *****ing all the time.
what you think, can I ask $400-440 for it?
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what you think, can I ask $400-440 for it?
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It depends on how long its been after u bought it.. 400-440 is too much i guess.. Visit amazon and ebay and check the average prices on this phone.. U will have an idea on your area.. It varies here by huge margin.. Like its rate here is around $215 maximum for a good phone..
Yea, go check ebay and amazon. I paid $150 for my xperia Ion from ebay. Pretty good condition.
I got mine from sony brand new for 230
Not realy worth much now
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I think maybe you can ask for $200, depends on the condition of the device. But yeah, don't expect much. It's sad how the life cycle of smartphones is now so short.