Obviously it's a matter of preference, but I'm really struggling between white and black. The blue is nice as well, but I wish it was more metallic like the xz1 blue.
The white with silver/aluminum edges and same button really looks nice. But then, ppl r saying black helps look less chunky and the bezels don't stand out as much.
BTW, anyone know why some black models have black power button, while others have silver?
Please share opinions.
I thought all black models have a black power button, where did you find black model with silver power button?
Coming from the beautiful white Z5C, the XZ1C white model was the first color I looked at, but was disappointed to find that it isn't really white, it's more silver, which cheapens the feel IMO.
I also think the silver power button a bit jarring on the blue and red models, had they been uniform in color, it would have made my choice a lot more difficult.
Ultimately, I found the black model to be the most elegant. I really loved the black power button color scheme, and also appreciated that this time around the black is really black, not some shade of gray.
The polished chamfered frame on the top and bottom looks very nice in black, just subtle enough for a display of sophistication. In comparison, I find it a bit too shiny on the blue and red models, and it just feels bland on the silver model.
Another reason I went in favor of the black model is because of all the large sensors this phone is equipped with, having a black body helps reduce their presence and blends in nicely. It's especially apparent on the other colors, and I can't help but notice their existence.
In summary, Sony made it very easy for me to choose the black model over the other color options.
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Aah, just went back to the video I saw on YouTube, the guy switched between xz1 compact and x compact, in different shots, didn't catch the switcheroo.
I actually would have preferred black with silver/metallic button. I'm assuming that would've added to premium look.
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I actually would have preferred black with silver/metallic button. I'm assuming that would've added to premium look.
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The XZ1C's black power button does appear metallic, and subjectively I think it's much better than silver, and fits perfectly with the black body.
My wife had a black Z5C, it has a silver power button on a black frame, so I've seen and lived with my share of the silver on black combo, it's okay but doesn't strike me as more premium.
I was really drawn to the black on black scheme when I first saw the black XZ1C in person, it's very exotic in its own way, not to mention it's the only model that has a matching color power button.
Well, arguably the silver button on the white model matches too, but... it feels so run of the mill, very meh, works but boring.
There is no white color in XZ1c, it's silver and it's nice (my colleague has it).
I've taken the Horizon Blue which is more green than blue but I like it.
IMHO a black one is the ugliest this time (and I have always had black phones including Compacts)
I went with the "Twilight Pink" option since I had the Red Z3 Compact and I like the bold colour of the Z3C.
I find the name of the colour to be a bit misleading. To me, it looks more orangey than pink. Probably a bit closer to raw salmon, where it's closer to red / orange and not yet pink.
The only thing I would have liked Sony to keep would be the colour of the front glass. In all the older models, the front bezels were all black. The XZ1 Series started a new trend where the front bezel follows the colour of the body (not too sure about the XZ Premium).
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Got the black one and all I can say, it's really black and for my point of view, it's really elegant and classy.
All the buttons are black, and when the screen is off, it's looks like a black monolith : elegant.
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Hi,
Got the black one and all I can say, it's really black and for my point of view, it's really elegant and classy.
All the buttons are black, and when the screen is off, it's looks like a black monolith : elegant.
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Same here! I have black one and love its professional looking. I like the looks when the screen off, the device is one black bar. And when the screen on, the navigation bar at the bottom disappear and blends in to the black bezel. Gotta say the LCD quality of XZ1c is so high that the black is very close to AMOLED black, even in the no light environment.
I ended up choosing to go with black one. Gotta say, made the right choice; and the comments about black monolith and classy, right on point. That's what I love most about this device. 2001 space Odyssey quality monolith - I feel like I'm holding something prescious and amazing in hand.
I got the black one today. It really is stunning. It's a high quality black that i've never seen any other vendor other than Sony pull off. Pictures don't do it justice.
I got the black one and think it's beautiful, but I would've definitely grabbed a fully white model if there was one.
Loving my horizon blue...almost mint.
I have the "white silver" one. Yeah, the name is misleading, it's not white at all.
And it's not exactly silver either. It's more of a metallic gray. I was hoping it was shinier, like the paint on the Samsung GS7 silver version.
I still like how it looks though. It gives the phone an industrial look akin to HTC's M7.
I can't decide if I should go black or blue. I'm thinking black for all reasons listed. Blue is my favorite color, but the phone looks more aqua than the blue xz1. It's "lagoon" blue vs horizon blue
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What Windows Phone 7 theme do you use?
Would be interesting to see what combination is the most popular
Mines Orange on Black
I use the standard blue,
But what I would really like to use is Black on White...
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I use the standard blue,
But what I would really like to use is Black on White...
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That'd be a pretty cool theme. Would probably look like the email theme.
I have not decided on one yet but its interesting to see the votes though.
I personally swap, lean abit more to orange (which is what I voted for) but would swap to blue when I'm feeling like it lol.
I'm using "HTC" on black.
I found the green HTC theme better than other green.
I'll be using Red on Black!
Just pushing this thread back up since WP7 will be coming out in the states this week, and hopefully would push the total votes up
Pushing again, same reason as my last post
orange on black atm, cant wait untill its possible to use custom colors and do black on black
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orange on black atm, cant wait untill its possible to use custom colors and do black on black
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Hehe that I'd like to see.
Red on white, here.
The HTC Theme!
I just love it!
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agree, black&white and/or greys would be great.
on another note during day i almost always use the white design and after sunset/when its dark i switch to the dark design.
i would have never thougt i would actually take the hassle of switching back and fort but somehow the two designs are really practical in different lightning conditions. I really appreciate microsoft included both options; one of the features which tunred out to be super usefull on WP7 enabled phones
Teal on Black here
Teal is like Blue, but stylish Try it
any chance that in a future update.. i might be able to have a little bit more variety in my colors?? don't get me wrong.. the "core" colors are pretty much there...but they completely forgot about other major colors... such as yellow, grey, white, black (as a tile color not the background... in case you're completely oblivious to the obvious) etc... it doesn't seem like something that would be that hard to minclude in an update.. yet it seems very elementary that it would be forgotten at launch
I think a colour selection wheel for the tiles would be awesome.
I'm using green on black because it's the most power-saving combination for SAMOLED-screens but I'd like to try grey on black or maybe gold on black.
I thought Id like green on black, but i tried red on black (which i originally thought was too strong a color) and it works surprisingly well
Push. Incase theres more peeps who recently received their WP7 device.
Just FYI,
For the Samsung Focus and Omnia 7 or any device using Amoled screen.
Do not use:
- White background, it takes 3 times the power of normal LCD to produce white.
- Red theme, it makes characters look more pixelated and the edges of tiles grainy.
- Blue theme, blue color dies first in Amoled screens.
Do use:
- Black background, it uses the least power and much much less than a LCD.
- Green/lime would be your best bet since the fonts and tiles look much more clear and crisp because of the double pixels/saturation on green color.
So i'm debating between white and grey; in the store I tend to prefer the white due to contrast the white border makes with the display (on the surface it seems to make the display stand out) but i prefer the grey because it makes the buttons (at bottom) more visible and seems more stealthy. I'm curious if folks who purchased the grey one end up wishing for the white and conversely those who purchased the white if you end up wishing for the grey and why ?
(only other thing I could think that might be material is if the white creates more flare for the camera)
If you look at htc.com you can see that the white front color on the Gold phone is not as bright white as on the silver version (US excluded).
Can someone confirm this? It looks a bit darker like "beige" or sand color. I think it looks better, so i hope i am right
I thought this too, but assumed it is just the composition of the picture.
Being a render, perhaps they adjusted the white balance to bring out the gold?
Hello Guys,
I know everyone should just buy the phone that he likes the most and choose whatever color he likes, but I am having a real hard time deciding between the Cosmic Black and the Cosmic Grey S20+.
The problem is I cannot go and check by myself in the store, so I can only rely on internet pictures. My sister bought me a black one this week as a gift, but I kinda like the grey color too. She still can replace it, as it is still sealed.
Actually I am using an S8+ Midnight Black and my question is : Is the S20 series Cosmic Black as deep as the S8 Midnight Black ? If it's a litte bit lighter that would be awesome, like a very dark grey. I just want to know if there is any contrast between the camera module and the rest of the phone's back ? That's actually the reason I am tempted by the grey, because of that contrast, but I find it too much in the grey version.
Anyway, could anyone post some pics of his Cosmic Black S20+ witth the most realistic color possible? The ideal is a picture of an S8+ and S20+ backs next to each other (in black). I know it's too much asked
Cosmic grey pictures will be also welcomed.
Sorry for my bad english, hope you understand my hesitation.
Thanks a lot guys,
Best regards,
Taieb
So i tried to take 2 pictures. One outside with natural light and one inside with a lamp. Honestly both looks really bad and don't capture the color but i also attached 2 photos from my carriers website. I think they are actually quite good so look at them too. Alternatively just go on YouTube and search for both phones.
S20 series Cosmic Black is the same real black like on S8+ Midnight Black. I got the Cosmic Black because it's better. I would keep the Black because of the black frame.
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S20 series Cosmic Black is the same real black like on S8+ Midnight Black. I got the Cosmic Black because it's better. I would keep the Black because of the black frame.
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Thank you ? the Chrome finish lateral frame is what hold me back from getting the grey. Went for the black ?
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So i tried to take 2 pictures. One outside with natural light and one inside with a lamp. Honestly both looks really bad and don't capture the color but i also attached 2 photos from my carriers website. I think they are actually quite good so look at them too. Alternatively just go on YouTube and search for both phones.
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Thank you buddy! Cheers
Black all the way, went with black and white led case - looking great
Hi guys;
I'm gonna stick with Panda (Cloudy White),
Which color would you choose?
Thanks.
Edit: It took me about 45 minutes but I finally placed a Pre Order for a Pixel 6 Pro 128GB in Cloudy White and I get a pair of Pixel Buds A for free!
Stormy black for me. I'm gonna have a case on it anyways so colors don't really matter a whole lot. I like some of the regular P6 colors better but I gotta get that Pro.
Usually black since I'll also have a case on it...
Black is too plain. Sorta sunny isn't very masculine lol. White it is.
It's the between the sunny and black for me
Sorta Sunny or White. I would love the coral, but not to be on the Pro.
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Hi guys;
I'm gonna stick with Panda (Cloudy White),
Which color would you choose?
Thanks.
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But the Panda had that great orange power button. This one has no color. Wish we had more choices than these.
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But the Panda had that great orange power button. This one has no color. Wish we had more choices than these.
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I know, I noticed that as well, but still Panda an excellent choice, eh?
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I know, I noticed that as well, but still Panda an excellent choice, eh?
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Agreed!
I would be happy with any of those colors. Sunny will be my 1st choice but if availability is an issue early on I will compromise. I hope the supply holds out for at least a short while.
Not sure yet,...either black or white.
Coming from a OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren, which has the most stunning smartphone back I've seen so far, it's kinda tricky
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Black is too plain. Sorta sunny isn't very masculine lol. White it is.
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And I was thinking the Sorta Sunny wasn't very feminine. I really need to see it in person.
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Not sure yet,...either black or white.
Coming from a OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren, which has the most stunning smartphone back I've seen so far, it's kinda tricky
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Yeah, I had the Oneplus 6T MacLaren edition and it was beautiful! The oil slick back was sick. I'm a sucker for special edition phones. It's gonna be a tough decision for me on the Pixel 6 Pro or one of the special edition Asus ROG 5 phones. Decisions, decisions....
samteeee said:
Hi guys;
I'm gonna stick with Panda (Cloudy White),
Which color would you choose?
Thanks.
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There is no Panda. What you are refering to is an abomination between milkish lightgrey and a darker shade of grey at top. There is no white to be found, nor black.
The three color combinations this year? It's the choice between lame, mediocre and meh.
Probably going with mediocre.
The colors this year.. dull, strange, sad.
I want my true black and white panda back
Not this greyish monstrosity.
At least I expected them to give us an evenly black colored phone. As the most basic and simplest of all. Instead we now have a darkgrey with a lightgrey topping, and they even have the balls to call it "stormy black" - even though there is no black anywhere to be found.
I suggest Google moves back to the color palette and starts simple. Obviously they have lost their way.
Looks like there's no 256 or 512gb options available.
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There is no Panda. What you are refering to is an abomination between milkish lightgrey and a darker shade of grey at top. There is no white to be found, nor black.
The three color combinations this year? It's the choice between lame, mediocre and meh.
Probably going with mediocre.
The colors this year.. dull, strange, sad.
I want my true black and white panda back
Not this greyish monstrosity.
At least I expected them to give us an evenly black colored phone. As the most basic and simplest of all. Instead we now have a darkgrey with a lightgrey topping, and they even have the balls to call it "stormy black" - even though there is no black anywhere to be found.
I suggest Google moves back to the color palette and starts simple. Obviously they have lost their way.
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I hear you!
Quick question. This is the first time I have bought a new phone right at launch or even within like 6 months of launch since the Nexus 6. How soon does it take for the dev community to confirm bootloader unlock and root? P.S. I didn't mean to post this in the Colors thread - LOL.
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Quick question. This is the first time I have bought a new phone right at launch or even within like 6 months of launch since the Nexus 6. How soon does it take for the dev community to confirm bootloader unlock and root?
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It seems to be fairly quick for prior Pixel's... But this one is unknown since Google is ditching Qualcomm for its own Google Tensor chip...
I got the Stormy Black. I had my heart set on the white version, but the polished chrome frame makes me want to gag. I find that a black frame is less distracting while looking at the screen. I figure I'll just slap a dBrand skin on it, and have a "Sorta Stormy White" with a black frame. If I ever crack the back glass, I'll be replacing it with the Stormy White version though.
My absolute favorite color was the "Sorta Seafoam" from the regular 6. The matte finish frame and the colors really work well together, but I wanted all the 6 Pro goodies.
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I got the Stormy Black. I had my heart set on the white version, but the polished chrome frame makes me want to gag. I find that a black frame is less distracting while looking at the screen. I figure I'll just slap a dBrand skin on it, and have a "Sorta Stormy White" with a black frame. If I ever crack the back glass, I'll be replacing it with the Stormy White version though.
My absolute favorite color was the "Sorta Seafoam" from the regular 6. The matte finish frame and the colors really work well together, but I wanted all the 6 Pro goodies.
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Same for me. I liked the back colors of the yellow pro and ordered one. The gold metal frame bothered me to the point that I canceled it and ordered a black pro. I lost a week in delivery time but that's ok. A dbrand skin will look good on that black pro. I had one on my 4a and my 4a 5G. They give it a great look and a textured feel.