Sony XZ1 64GB €259.99/Sony XZ Premium €299.99

Wheety · 09-11-2018 10:06am #1

On Littlewoods.

The discount is huge if they were really selling for that. Anyone know if this is a real bargain? Sorry if not. Just saw it on Pricescanner.

Sony Xperia XZ1 64Gb

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

micks_address · 09-11-2018 10:25am

Wheety wrote: »

On Littlewoods.

The discount is huge if they were really selling for that. Anyone know if this is a real bargain? Sorry if not. Just saw it on Pricescanner.

Sony Xperia XZ1 64Gb

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Its a decent price in fairness. The phone is one year old so had last years 'flagship' specs.. probably plenty for most users

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-xperia-xz1-review

looks like the premium is better

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-xperia-xz-premium-review

machalla · 09-11-2018 11:05am

Its marked as unavailable on littlewoods site. Misprice or just very limited stock?

Thanks anyway Wheety

Wheety · 09-11-2018 11:06am

machalla wrote: »

Its marked as unavailable on littlewoods site. Misprice or just very limited stock?

Thanks anyway Wheety

Probably a misprice? Apologies. I didn't try and purchase as I have a fairly new phone.

Invincible · 09-11-2018 11:13am

Wheety wrote: »

On Littlewoods.

The discount is huge if they were really selling for that. Anyone know if this is a real bargain? Sorry if not. Just saw it on Pricescanner.

Sony Xperia XZ1 64Gb

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Amazon prices better, know where has better return policy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0753MMK5B?tag=22

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X9R8FL8?tag=22

billbond4 · 09-11-2018 5:35pm

Great price for the XZ1 Premium

redsteveireland · 09-11-2018 10:07pm

machalla wrote: »

Its marked as unavailable on littlewoods site. Misprice or just very limited stock?

Thanks anyway Wheety

Both available now

lolie · 11-11-2018 9:54pm

Invincible wrote: »

Amazon prices better, know where has better return policy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0753MMK5B?tag=22

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X9R8FL8?tag=22

Seen this the other day.
Only this evening my brother mentions about looking to upgrade his Sony Z5 but the premium is gone up in price now.
Pity.

flangemeistro · 12-11-2018 9:40am

Would anyone who has experience of the XZ premium and the original Google Pixel XL recommend upgrading from the XL to the premium?
Thanks

billbond4 · 12-11-2018 10:44am

BTW Android pie, rolled out last week for the XZ1 Premium

Lord Derpington · 12-11-2018 10:51am

flangemeistro wrote: »

Would anyone who has experience of the XZ premium and the original Google Pixel XL recommend upgrading from the XL to the premium?
Thanks

I have the XZ1 not the premium, but I've had it for a year. It's by far the worst phone I've ever owned.

There have been countless issues with the device from day 1.

I've had the physical panel at the bottom of the phone separate and bend as the sticky tape that is used to secure it came loose.
Sony's software is the buggiest Android software I've ever used sometimes calls can't be answered meaning I had to install a 3rd party dialing software from the play store.
The battery lasts approx 1/2 a day while sitting in my pocket, if I'm using it on a day off I'll have to charge it 3 times during the day.
The signal (and this may be a network issue) is abysmal, I have to flick on and off flight mode to go between emergency calls only to 3 bars of coverage..

I should add that this is standard Sony software, no ROM's, no unlocked bootloaders etc. it's as it came out of the box with regular updates.

I've had phones from LG, HTC, Samsung, OnePlus, Motorola and Apple, this phone is by far the worst I've ever had.
Honestly, if they were free I wouldn't take another one and I wouldn't recommend you get one either.
Stick with the Pixel XL, you're better off by all accounts.

lolie · 12-11-2018 12:33pm

lolie wrote: »

Seen this the other day.
Only this evening my brother mentions about looking to upgrade his Sony Z5 but the premium is gone up in price now.
Pity.

It's back in stock now and back down to £229 again.

RunRoryRun · 13-11-2018 12:21pm

ordered one - should be a big step up from my galaxy s5!

omeara1113 · 13-11-2018 12:27pm

Ordered one from amazon hope customs don't get it

machalla · 13-11-2018 12:29pm

omeara1113 wrote: »

Ordered one from amazon hope customs don't get it

Amazon US? Maybe.

Amazon UK (or one of the European amazon sites). No, its already within the customs boundary.

Frank_1969 · 13-11-2018 2:36pm

Lord Derpington wrote: »

I have the XZ1 not the premium, but I've had it for a year. It's by far the worst phone I've ever owned.

There have been countless issues with the device from day 1.
I've had the physical panel at the bottom of the phone separate and bend as the sticky tape that is used to secure it came loose.

Sony's software is the buggiest Android software I've ever used sometimes calls can't be answered meaning I had to install a 3rd party dialing software from the play store.

The battery lasts approx 1/2 a day while sitting in my pocket, if I'm using it on a day off I'll have to charge it 3 times during the day.

The signal (and this may be a network issue) is abysmal, I have to flick on and off flight mode to go between emergency calls only to 3 bars of coverage..

I should add that this is standard Sony software, no ROM's, no unlocked bootloaders etc. it's as it came out of the box with regular updates.

I've had phones from LG, HTC, Samsung, OnePlus, Motorola and Apple, this phone is by far the worst I've ever had.
Honestly, if they were free I wouldn't take another one and I wouldn't recommend you get one either.
Stick with the Pixel XL, you're better off by all accounts.

Thanks for this review.I suppose this is why they are discounted by so much!!!

billbond4 · 13-11-2018 3:35pm

I had the XZ1 Compact and didnt have any of those issues.
The battery lasting 1/2 sounds like a faulty app, you should do a factory reset to fix that.
I never found the Sony software more buggy than any other android phones/tablets software.
You should have sent the phone away to be repaired if the panel removed from the phone.

Lord Derpington · 14-11-2018 8:00pm

billbond4 wrote: »

I had the XZ1 Compact and didnt have any of those issues.
The battery lasting 1/2 sounds like a faulty app, you should do a factory reset to fix that.
I never found the Sony software more buggy than any other android phones/tablets software.
You should have sent the phone away to be repaired if the panel removed from the phone.

Maybe they got it right with the compact, I can't speak for the differences only the experience I've had.

15-11-2018 12:51am

XZ1 Compact arrived this morning.

Battery life not awful, but less than my 2880x1440 6" LG v30 (3300mah vs 2700). Not great considering small screen and low resolution, but I do enjoy having a genuinely pocketable phone!

Agent_47 · 15-11-2018 9:52am

Still waiting on my XZ Premium to be dispatched.........ordered 10th

RunRoryRun · 15-11-2018 12:25pm

Agent_47 wrote: »

Still waiting on my XZ Premium to be dispatched.........ordered 10th

Ordered on 12th (Monday) and it arrived yesterday (14th) - excellent so far.

The_Conductor · 15-11-2018 12:54pm

I'd say its priced right- its a SD835- with reasonable specs and a decent enough camera.
It was overpriced to begin with- however, as its now aged a bit- its better than a budget phone- but not a premium model anymore.
Personally- I'd go for a MG6 or wait for the MG7- rather than get this.

Chardee MacDennis · 15-11-2018 12:58pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

I'd say its priced right- its a SD835- with reasonable specs and a decent enough camera.
It was overpriced to begin with- however, as its now aged a bit- its better than a budget phone- but not a premium model anymore.
Personally- I'd go for a MG6 or wait for the MG7- rather than get this.

Based on specs/performance numbers there is no competition between the G6 and the XZ1.

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9000&idPhone2=8804#europe,*,*

The_Conductor · 15-11-2018 2:40pm

Chardee MacDennis wrote: »

Based on specs/performance numbers there is no competition between the G6 and the XZ1.

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9000&idPhone2=8804#europe,*,*

However- the G6 is half the price- I got it for 149.99 on amazon.es
I went with it- rather than the Sony- because of the software implementation (ironically enough- its significantly better on the Motorola- though I do use third party sw for the camera).

I don't need top of the range- I need something that I can batter the living crap out of- and its not going to break- or if it does (eventually)- I can a replacement handily- without it breaking the bank. I always use Otterboxes or Spiegens- but my hardware does have a finite lifespan. Even my titanium HP Elitebook- has a lump taken out of it- and before that I was on a run of Panasonic Toughbooks.

You could go all-out on hardware (I have used JCB phones- and some other interesting hardened devices)- or you can go cheap and cheerful- in the knowledge that when you do break it- you can get a replacement without having to rob a bank.

Thats the way I'm looking at it.

If the software implementation on the Sony wasn't as half baked- it might be a easier sell..........

billbond4 · 15-11-2018 5:39pm

Your battery life should get better when you get the Pie update

Agent_47 · 17-11-2018 1:11am

RunRoryRun wrote: »

Ordered on 12th (Monday) and it arrived yesterday (14th) - excellent so far.

Still waiting on the poxy phone to be shipped. Have contacted customer service and warned them I will complain to the UK Consumer Protection Agency if they try and pull the order. Snapped it at 225£ but they don't want to ship it at that price. If they pull the order then bye bye Amazon, account will be closed.

Esse85 · 17-11-2018 1:13am

Premium was 229 earlier this evening, went in to buy it and price was then at 319

Agent_47 · 17-11-2018 9:07am

Emailed Amazon and the item has been dispatched in the wee hours, they apologised in a follow up email, probably hoped I'd cancel as I got it at 224£. Now I can get the cover!

recyclops · 17-11-2018 9:35am

The size of the compact is the selling point. Phones have got ridiculous in size imo so having a phone that is half the size of your leg is a big plus

17-11-2018 1:56pm

Agent_47 wrote: »

Emailed Amazon and the item has been dispatched in the wee hours, they apologised in a follow up email, probably hoped I'd cancel as I got it at 224£. Now I can get the cover!

A multinational with sales heading toward $200billion isn't docking you around in the hope you'll cancel an order, it's more than a bit paranoid to believe it is.

Esse85 · 17-11-2018 5:55pm

Xz premium back to £229 on Amazon

Sony XZ1 64GB €259.99/Sony XZ Premium €299.99

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