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Sony XPERIA Z2

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  • #32
    ZeitgeistGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    flazio wrote: »
    Firstly Vodafone's Facebook is claiming that the Z2 is going to be exclusive to their network
    leemaree wrote: »
    02 Ireland says to me there getting this phone.

    Seems a bit odd that Vodafone would advertise it as exclusive to them if their biggest competitor was going to have it as well, maybe it's a case they'll have it exclusively for a period and then it'll been available from other companies. Been due an upgrade from eMobile since January and was hoping to get this, might phone them up and see if they/Meteor are planning to get it and if they are when.


  • #33
    ZeitgeistGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    Well spoke to the lads in Meteor/eMobile today and they seemed fairly certain they'd be getting the Xperia Z2 and that any exclusivity to Vodafone would likely be only a few weeks in length.


  • #34
    tupac_healy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,515 ✭✭✭tupac_healy


    Dropped my phone today and screen shattered..... My contract with Meteor is up next month....


    Is it worth switching JUST for this phone?


  • #35
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,803 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    tupac_healy wrote: »
    Dropped my phone today and screen shattered..... My contract with Meteor is up next month....


    Is it worth switching JUST for this phone?

    Apparently not as other providers are saying they will get this phone, just not as fast as Vodafone.
    Contract is up in 2 months, will see how video reviews (and this forum), rate the GS5, the X2 and the One Mate before deciding the next phone.


  • #36
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    I need a new phone and need to change from an old plan, if only this and the S5 were out now.


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  • #37
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,803 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Get a cheap Prepay to tie you over.


  • #38
    tupac_healy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,515 ✭✭✭tupac_healy


    flazio wrote: »
    Get a cheap Prepay to tie you over.

    Oh it still works! Ha!!

    Thinking long term is it worth the hassle of switching networks and all that


  • #39
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    delayed until May. Sure to hurt Sony a lot - with S5 and One M8 due out now ahead of it.

    Sony can't meet demand for its new 4K-shooting flagship phone, with the Xperia Z2's general sale date being pushed back into May in the UK and Europe.

    The Japanese company says it's "working tirelessly to maximise stock levels" of the new waterproof smartphone, but one online retailer is warning customers not to expect stock until 1 May. The phone had previously been expected to go on sale in mid-April.

    "Xperia Z2 will be available in the UK during April and we are expecting to deliver to all consumers who have placed a pre-order through our key partners," a Sony spokesperson said in a statement. "We are working tirelessly to maximise stock levels in April but currently we do not expect to meet the high demand across all our sales channels."


  • #40
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,791 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    Sony really know how to shoot themselves in the foot

    Bad updates, bad communication, poor software on many phones and now just bad production logistics


  • #41
    ZeitgeistGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    Might go for the M8 now instead, only found out a day or two ago it'll take a micro-SD, assumed it was the same as the previous One and non-compatible. Camera is pretty much irrelevant to me.


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  • #42
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    Android Authority has a new unboxing and first impressions article on the Z2 (with photos and videos).

    They claim the indepth review is soon to follow.

    Looking at it, I may just hold off for the Z2, instead of getting the One M8. It's looking good and there seems to be some interesting "bloat" apps (including a voicemail app).

    As someone who spends a couple of hours a day on public transport the noise-cancelling earphones are a big draw (depending on how good they are in reality).

    A root has also already been established.

    I wouldn't agree with the reviewers about the white colour though. I think it looks horrible - black for me!


  • #43
    garyegt
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭garyegt


    ill definitely be going for the z2 anyway, just waiting for it to release is the pain. my xperia s just doesnt meet my demands anymore.

    can someone explain why people get so excited about the s5 and m8? i really fail to see any appeal about either device. m8 biggest seller is the metal body, but its not as well spec'd as the z2. i really dont get it


  • #44
    ZeitgeistGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    garyegt wrote: »
    ill definitely be going for the z2 anyway, just waiting for it to release is the pain. my xperia s just doesnt meet my demands anymore.

    can someone explain why people get so excited about the s5 and m8? i really fail to see any appeal about either device. m8 biggest seller is the metal body, but its not as well spec'd as the z2. i really dont get it

    Aesthetics, I generally dislike phones without physical keys because the end up being very thick at the bottom. Size could also be another consideration. Brand loyalty, software too.


  • #45
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Uriel. wrote: »
    Android Authority has a new unboxing and first impressions article on the Z2 (with photos and videos).

    They claim the indepth review is soon to follow.

    Looking at it, I may just hold off for the Z2, instead of getting the One M8. It's looking good and there seems to be some interesting "bloat" apps (including a voicemail app).

    As someone who spends a couple of hours a day on public transport the noise-cancelling earphones are a big draw (depending on how good they are in reality).

    A root has also already been established.

    I wouldn't agree with the reviewers about the white colour though. I think it looks horrible - black for me!

    I wonder if those headphones will be with all editions or just the first batch.

    I was really liking the black phone up until now, but that hands on video really makes the white versions look very nice.


  • #46
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    WolfForager wrote: »
    I wonder if those headphones will be with all editions or just the first batch.

    I was really liking the black phone up until now, but that hands on video really makes the white versions look very nice.

    I've a feeling that in Ireland you'll pay top price and get a scaled down package - no headphones possibly and definitely no dock I'd say.


  • #47
    thehomeofDob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭thehomeofDob


    Check out this guys Flicker. He's posted the link up on XDA.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/louietran/13563446113/in/photostream/

    Photos from the Z2 look quite good, not as disappoint as I first impressions from pre-release builds had suggested. Further on in the thread he started he posted up screenshots of battery life.

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51601746&postcount=40


  • #48
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Seriously looking at Sony (this or possible Z3) as my next phone as I've found the Note 3 camera to be a relative overall disappointment despite the supposedly high specs.


  • #49
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    So have there been any updated on when Irish stores/carriers will have this?

    I'm looking to get a new phone in 2 weeks or so and if it's not out by then I may get the M8.


  • #50
    brophy
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭brophy


    spoke to tesco mobile yesterday and apparently they are waiting on a timeline from Sony anyone else any update?

    As for three they said that they are not planning on stocking it.


  • #51
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    Highly unlikely to see it until May, due to the stock shortage and the well down on the list of priority markets that we experience here.

    Vodafone apparently has an exclusive window. And then will be available with other carriers (if they decide to stock it) - as far as I am aware no other carrier has confirmed that it will stock it.


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  • #52
    batistuta9
    Registered Users Posts: 8,088 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    will the irish networks already have the code and be branding this or will that push it back further


  • #53
    brophy
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭brophy


    emobile said that they will stock it from June but no definite date.

    This a joke really (Irish Phone Market) when carphone warehouse and phones4u in the UK will both have it for sale apparently by the 14th of this month.


  • #54
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    brophy wrote: »
    emobile said that they will stock it from June but no definite date.

    This a joke really (Irish Phone Market) when carphone warehouse and phones4u in the UK will both have it for sale apparently by the 14th of this month.

    Can't really blame the irish phone market on this specific one. Sony have flagged that due to manufacturing supply chain problems initial stock will be very limited and so are only supplying their big customers(partners), as a priority. The Irish market is not big enough to warrant such priority.

    Sony (perhaps through no fault of their own) may suffer greatly though because of this. With HTC One (M8) and S5 getting what might be a 4 - 6 week head start that won't do Sony many favours, particularly as they've adopted the strategy of reducing their upgrade cycle so as to prevent losing ground to the other companies.


  • #55
    rovoagho
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭rovoagho


    The price discrepancy between Amazon UK and DE is bonkers. I've already pre-ordered from Clove, but I've added an order from Amazon DE now, it'd be €65 cheaper than Clove ex-VAT -- Clove is bundling a couple of things but I've no interest in them, they'd just end up on Adverts being bid on by swap-for-my-ad numbnuts.

    I'll keep the Clove preorder active just in case, but I can't understand why it's so much cheaper in DE. I recently had a Sony head unit ordered on UK shipped from DE so I assume all Sony stuff is shipped from there, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't cost an extra €100....


  • #56
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    rovoagho wrote: »
    The price discrepancy between Amazon UK and DE is bonkers. I've already pre-ordered from Clove, but I've added an order from Amazon DE now, it'd be €65 cheaper than Clove ex-VAT -- Clove is bundling a couple of things but I've no interest in them, they'd just end up on Adverts being bid on by swap-for-my-ad numbnuts.

    I'll keep the Clove preorder active just in case, but I can't understand why it's so much cheaper in DE. I recently had a Sony head unit ordered on UK shipped from DE so I assume all Sony stuff is shipped from there, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't cost an extra €100....

    What are the relevant prices?


  • #57
    El Inho
    Registered Users Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭El Inho


    the M2 is the standout phone they are launching!

    http://goos3d.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/xperia-m2-shines-at-launch-of-xperia-z2/


  • #58
    El Inho
    Registered Users Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭El Inho


    was at the launch, the 150€ will be with all Z2's and also you'll get yourself a copy of michael jacksons new album xscape...them bais in sony do the lot!


  • #59
    rovoagho
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭rovoagho


    Uriel. wrote: »
    What are the relevant prices?

    See page 2.


  • #60
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    El Inho wrote: »
    was at the launch, the 150€ will be with all Z2's and also you'll get yourself a copy of michael jacksons new album xscape...them bais in sony do the lot!

    You said the Z2 will be available later this month, do you have any specifics on that? (Late this month? Carriers?)


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  • #61
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    Called into the Vodafone store in Dundrum this morning. Vodafone are getting the phone first and I was told it'll be the last Friday of April, so the 25th.


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