Been doing research for the past few weeks and ever since hearing about the Sony Xperia line, my heart's been racing. The more and more I learn about it, the more I think this may be the one for me.
I'm very interested in the Dual SIM variant of the Z5 Premium, and I may be nitpicking here, but when I try to find info about the release date for it (particularly the E6883 model), every site just mentions the date for the Single SIM model (E6853). Judging from previous dual SIM Xperias like the Z3+ and the Z3, it seems single and dual SIMs are released on the same day, but can anyone confirm that for me?
Also, does anyone happen to know where I can pre-order one, with shipping to the US? I checked Clove, but I could only find pre-orders for the single SIM model. Thank you!
I'm in the same boat. Waiting for them to release it & see how much it would cost. Hopefully they won't release it in 16GB though!
Yeah, on one hand it'd be great if US carriers would carry it because that might make it more likely to see in Best Buy or Amazon, but on the other hand, I still want it to be Carrier-Free. I'm keeping my eye on Clove and keeping my fingers crossed though. Like I said in the first post, previous Dual SIMs were released on the same day, so I'm hopeful!
I'm waiting too. Hope the price will be the same as the single sim (like Z5 in HK)
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If you're living in Tokyo and want to play around with the phone, they have 2 of them on display at the Docomo Smartphone Lounge near Yurakucho Station.
The nice lady there said they didn't have confirmed release date yet. She thought maybe the end of November.
Do you know if there will be any differences between the japanese version and the european/american one?
As I live in Japan it will be easier for me to get it here. But always japanese handsets have problems, with additional hardware or some small difference.
I just want an unlocked device to cook my roms...
no idea. I've always got my phones overseas in the past. The ones in the docomo lounge had no docomo logo, so I'm guessing they were engineering demo models. I guess we ll have to wait for the release models and check the versions listed there to compare with the overseas ones.
I went in a Docomo shop on Sunday and the one they had seemed to be pretty standard to me. What do you think?
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?
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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.
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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.
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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
I currently have an HTC One M8 Dual Sim and would love to upgrade for the HTC 10, I haven't seen anything about a dual sim version. Any info on this?
Thanks
I bump the question as I'm definately interested in one...
Me 2. I would buy this 100% sure, if i can get it with dual sim
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Same here. I have the HTC One ME, which is a M9 varient with dual sim. Hoping a dual sim model comes out with the 820 chip. HTC seems to generally give dual sim models with the less powerful CPU. I don't know why they don't make dual sim a standard feature with their premium flagship models.
I need one as I have a data sim. Currently using Huawei mate 8.. I sold my nexus 6p cuz it wasn't a dual.. Hoping for a m10 plus version with 820sd and dual sim. If not there are always those other ****ty brands who would keep my addiction going.
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Apparently, Htc should release a dual sim version later on, although this feature might only be available in a few countries. (according to several android websites).
Let's hope for the best!
any news about this dualsim??
Yes, please! I will take two..! ??
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The only reasonably usable information I found under bludiode.eu "10-dual-sim-32gb-lte-grey"
I also would like to see a htc 10 dual sim.
I emailed HTC hong kong and this was their reply
Thank you for contacting HTC!
Regarding to your HTC 10 inquiry, we would like to provide following information for your reference please.
Please note that this is the product design of HTC 10, which is determined by related HTC developing team. At the moment we have no clear plan or news regarding to it.
It is important for us to receive feedback and information from our dearest HTC supporters, for us to grow and to provide better services in the future. We really appreciate your involvement.
Please note I have remarked your feedback and suggestion for the reference of product development accordingly.
thank you for your support towards HTC.
I wish you a good day ahead.
SO i dont know if that means they dont know or ???
Given that both Sony xperia Z5 & samsung S7 have already got dual sims out in the market im not sure why HTC havn't already released one. I would buy one.
Honestly I don't think there will ever be one.
Why there isn't one already is a mystery. I would buy it in a heartbeat
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simrun255 said:
I also would like to see a htc 10 dual sim.
I emailed HTC hong kong and this was their reply
Thank you for contacting HTC!
Regarding to your HTC 10 inquiry, we would like to provide following information for your reference please.
Please note that this is the product design of HTC 10, which is determined by related HTC developing team. At the moment we have no clear plan or news regarding to it.
It is important for us to receive feedback and information from our dearest HTC supporters, for us to grow and to provide better services in the future. We really appreciate your involvement.
Please note I have remarked your feedback and suggestion for the reference of product development accordingly.
thank you for your support towards HTC.
I wish you a good day ahead.
SO i dont know if that means they dont know or ???
Given that both Sony xperia Z5 & samsung S7 have already got dual sims out in the market im not sure why HTC havn't already released one. I would buy one.
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means they've politely said it won't be happening with htc 10.
i never could get with the idea of dual sim probably its an excuse for me to use two different device independently and more flashing
I would really like to get it if its a Dual sim. The samsung S7 apparently you can either use 2 dual sims or 1 sim and a SD card which is pointless. Where as htc m8 use all three.
Looks like Sony xperia X5/X5 Premium. unless anyone else has any other suggestions.
Apparently now HTC are planning to releaser a Desire 10 (htc 10 cheaper sibling) at the end of september. These tend to come in dual sim variants. Suppose it might be a better alternative compared to the m8 dual sim i currently have. You never know they may just release a dual sim for the 10 around that time. These guys need to get as many sales as they can for this flagship. Its like a sinking ship at the moment. I went into the phone showrooms and none of them had any display working models for the htc 10. So seems htc arent really spending on advertising or people just dont like the phone
They really need to release this model
Yesterday I saw HTC 10 Dual sim
64gb but unfortunately 3gb Ram.
I found this one today. Is it a cheaper version called Desire 10?
In the past I tried a Desire 8, I think, LCD screen resolution was awful and I did not have access to all HTC sofware features like professional email or some apps on the marketplace!!!! I thought the cheap version had only cheap hardware but it was very bad experience. I returned it and bought the HTC M8 dual sim.
http://www.htc.com/sea/smartphones/htc-desire-10-pro-dual-sim/
is it good to upgrade to this one? or is it cheaper version of HTC 10
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arses said:
Yesterday I saw HTC 10 Dual sim
64gb but unfortunately 3gb Ram.
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4GB of RAM, 64GB storage, and SD card supports up to 2TB expandable memory
I will also like to go back to htc (I had an htc one M8 CDMA/GSM earlier) but with R Jio I need a dual SIM.
Hi all
I've used this website for years off and on but always reading, never commenting (so far as I can rememeber) and I thought this would be the best place to ask a question.
I am going to purchase this phone as it's been a long while since I last bought one (still using the Z5 Premium Dual) and I need to upgrade. I bought my current Z5 from a UK website that specialised in importing HK phones (but they are no longer trading). I have to say I think it's the first Sony release where I believe that they have addressed most of the issues of anything released after mine, and seem to have got it more or less right, plus made advancements in it's features (Photo Pro, Cinema Pro, etc).
But having a dual sim phone for all these years, I really want to buy the dual sim variant, the only problem is I cannot find enough concrete information to establish which variant is the model I need to buy and then, where from?
So far I've looked at all the US retailers and it's not plain to see as some advertise it as dual sim when its single sim hybrid. I've spoken to both Sony in th UK and US and advice is limited as they only really know about their own products. (Also, the US version(s) apparently do not support 5G and I'm not sure if that means their 5G, or that it would work when here straight out of the box or would require flashing. I don't want to spend that kind of money trying to see).
The Japanese versions are different still as they have their own model numbers depending on the carriers or retailers (I think from research) so I've looked at the Hong Kong site and the only version that they seem to sell directly is the single sim hybrid version which is the same as Europe.
Can anyone here please provide any further details of which model is the dual sim plus SD card version (if there is in fact one) and a link to where they found out.
The versions I know (from xperiablog.net) are:
- XQ-AT51 (I believe think is the single sim hydrid version)
- XQ-AT52 (I think this may be a dual sim plus SD card model but not sure)
- XQ-AT72 (I think this may be a dual sim plus SD card model but not sure)
- SO-51A (NTT docomo – Japanese carrier)
- SOG01 (au by KDDI – Japanese carrier)
The difference between the 52 and 72 variants may simply be the name for different regions but I'm sure that one is classed as the dual sim global version, which would be the version to go for. It would be grat to know the differences too.
If anyone can help with the any of the above, I would be extreme;y grateful.
There is also the time element as if I can't get the dual sim for any reason, I'll have to go purchase here and then I might as well take advantage of the pre-order offer of the free headphones.
Many thanks.
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Confirmed XQ-AT52 is a dual-sim version in Taiwan.
I think most people are importing to the UK from wandamobile:
https://www.wondamobile.com/
They ship from HK so you will get the HK/Taiwan dual sim model (XQ-AT52)
I have listed support 4G and 5G Carrier Aggregation and Dual Connectivity (ENDC) combinations of Global XG-AT51 model: https://cacombos.com/device?model=XQ-AT51
may the XQ-AT72 is the Dual Sim version with 256Gb storage
DanielMode said:
may the XQ-AT72 is the Dual Sim version with 256Gb storage
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That's the XQ-AT52. The 128 GB storage versions are the Japanese ones starting SO.
Maybe the XQ-AT72 is the Xperia Pro?
So I picked up 2 sony 1s from Japan ebay. A version 1 and version II. The qunlocktool 2019-07-14 can unlock the version 1, which is what that update was exactly added that model. But didn't work for II. Just a information and I start a thread hopefully get an update when it will support the II. Meanwhile I just have to keep the II a home only use phone which is fine since 90% time I'm at home. Still can use the phone for pictures and upload at home wirh wifi lol. So I guess it will not work for all the mark IIs like 5 II and 10 II. The phone was super cheap 190 USD for the 1 and 230 for the II.
Also just to mention all sony Japanese models comes with missing frequency bands. Like all the flagship xperia are missing thr LTE+ band only get 4G. For fido at least. Check website for bands before you buy. I haven't bother using the snapdragon unlock band guide yet. But what bothers me is how do they make these phones with locked band where they are all made in Thailand factory? I know it's a software thing I guess they install the software with limitation at stock. Wish it's controlled by android so you don't need to root the phone first. I have two xz3 and one xz2 premium and the 1 and 1 II all from Japan so if anyone want to know more let me know. I want to take one xz3 and mess with the band since I already bootloader unlocked it. But that procedure man it's so complicated.
So I found the latest qunlocktool in the end lol works for 1 ii. Got it unlocked ok. Told the eBay seller selling tokens the latest link. Guy is grateful. So yeah if you see this post for SOG01 you can Sim unlock it for 24 USD on eBay easy.
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So I found the latest qunlocktool in the end lol works for 1 ii. Got it unlocked ok. Told the eBay seller selling tokens the latest link. Guy is grateful. So yeah if you see this post for SOG01 you can Sim unlock it for 24 USD on eBay easy.
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Hi @wang890 can you tell me the link where i can buy tokens? I'd like to change my allow unlockboatloader no to yes on my xz1c (so 02k.
harism.ikhsan said:
where i can buy tokens? I'd like to change my allow unlockboatloader no to yes on my xz1c (so 02k.
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To unlock BL on XZ1 compact, I used https://networkunlocking.com/shop/sony-xperia-cable-unlock-0-counter-supported