Also known as the MT28, I know this phone was announced for only the Japanese market, and just recently in September. I am interested in any rumors for a potential international release. I would love to have this phone. I cannot underscore that enough. It is svelte & slim, has amazing resolution, and decent performance specs.
Has anyone outside Japan gotten a hold of this phone? Were you able to put it on another native language??
Thanks!
So do i, i cant wait to have this phone but this if it will be released internationally
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So do i, i cant wait to have this phone but this if it will be released internationally
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Someone, somewhere suggested looking at http://www.kyoex.com/, but they do not have the SX listed... yet.
I have it!
I live in Japan and got it last week.
It is an awesome phone, perfect for me and English is in the menu, English keyboard too.
I can get them if anyone's interested?
If a developer that might make some custom ROMS etc in the future wants one all the better! 'Cause I dont reckon I can do it.
Price & SX vs. iPhone 5
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I live in Japan and got it last week.
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What was the street price? At Kyoex it's $775 + shipping.
A comparison to the new iPhone 5 -- http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4910&idPhone2=4775. The street price for an unlocked iPhone 5 is ~$1000
More spec's on Qualcomm's developer network: https://developer.qualcomm.com/device/sony-xperia-sx-so-05d
Its between 37000-50000 yen depending where you look.
From Docomo they are 50000, but there are loads of people that "turn over" the handsets to get cash by getting it free on a contract and selling it. They are between 37000-46000.
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Its between 37000-50000 yen depending where you look.
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i live in china and ordered today at my local dealer. price is 3250 RMB (is like 42.000 Yen or 400 euro). i should get it next week. Will then see what version it is since it is advertised as MT28i (and as i understood the "i" stands for international, doesn't it?)
What spec is it?
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What spec is it?
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http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4910&idPhone2=4775
hi guys, i'm also really interested in this phone
I'm from Europe but i have a friend who will go to Japan soon and he could bring it back for me
I'm wondering, will everything work correctly in Europe and where will we have some devs, custom roms etc? Will XDA support this phone?
isn't it a bit pricey for those specs and screen size?
love the tall screen btw, but it reminds me of a very popular device currently on the market
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hi guys, i'm also really interested in this phone
I'm from Europe but i have a friend who will go to Japan soon and he could bring it back for me
I'm wondering, will everything work correctly in Europe and where will we have some devs, custom roms etc? Will XDA support this phone?
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In terms of bands in the UK at least Im not sure if 4G will work. It says 2100Mhz LTE (the UK is 1800Mhz LTE), however the chipset looks the same as for example the One XL and Xperia GX (Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon).
i'm only interested in 3g, i hope that could work OK, i will check with my carrier
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isn't it a bit pricey for those specs and screen size?
love the tall screen btw, but it reminds me of a very popular device currently on the market
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actually it's a perfect phone because of it's screen size and the specs (pricy yes...a little bit)
right now i have an X10 and it's a bit too big for me, so this one could be just the right size
the only phone i could think of getting instead is the xperia sola but it's camera really disappointed me...
I actually went from an x10 to this and its perfect for me.
Its marked as a Docomo "world wing" phone so it should work anywhere in the world. Only thing is whether lte will work.
You prob won't be able to use the nfc stuff, tv and radio over there tho.
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And I doubt xda will support it but I could translate and link the Japanese stuff if people get it.
Root has been done and there is a slow stream of customisations. No full Roms yet tho.
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yeah, i believe it would be perfect for me also...
can you give me the link to the Japanese site? i want to see how google translate works for it
In my experience Google translate sucks with Japanese. Its grammar is too different I think.
I'm out at the moment but if you Google Xperia freaks jp it'll probably pop up.
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Xperia-freaks.org
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ChipJapan said:
Its marked as a Docomo "world wing" phone so it should work anywhere in the world. Only thing is whether lte will work.
You prob won't be able to use the nfc stuff, tv and radio over there tho.
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does your phone boot up like this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsUYR73r4xM
i got mine in china and it boots up like my Ray. first "SONY" then just "XPERIA". i don't have all the Docomo-Branding. My UI also just looks like my Ray and totally different from the one in the video. Build is 7.0.D.1.117. But it has the "NTTdocomo" on top of the front side.
english manual is here:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/support/trouble/manual/download/so05d/index.html
Japanese forum:
http://xperia-freaks.org/bbs/forum/xperiasx-development
Yes it boots up like that. Maybe the company debranded it or got hold of an early international model?
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I wonder if it has anything to do with unlocking the network? Although mine was advertised as SIM free.
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what is the production date of your sx?
mine is june 2012. but it says "prototype" on the label.
i also got it without a box, but the shop owner told me that he had it gotten from Japan for me. very strange.
Wow. You've got yourself a prototype model for better or worse! Probably means the bootloader is unlocked and less docomo bloatware tho. Wonder how it will accept updates?
Yours was made in June, mine in august.
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I sold my HTC One X, and have found the Xperia S and I'm ready to buy one from a USA Importer like Xpansys.
I read about the screen issues so what SW does the thing need to have to be in the new batch without the screen issues.
Also anyone using this phone on ATT, i take it it gets full HSDPA + data.
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All new comes ready to roll eithout yellow tint. Only first wave had that problem.
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Not really, stock in a shop could be a month or two old. And you cant tell manufacturing week/build line from the box. Ask the staff to show you the backplate and look for 12w12+ and Not AA [eg AB are reportedly clean].
Also, read the screen thread.
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Oh yeah, forgot, think it only gets EDGE bands on ATT, do a search.
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Oh yeah, forgot, think it only gets EDGE bands on ATT, do a search.
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This phone has all 3G bands for ATT.
EDGE only on T-mobile.
So in the USA would you buy from Amazon or Negri Electronics??
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So in the USA would you buy from Amazon or Negri Electronics??
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I would buy from Amazon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25665015&postcount=648
The Global Mobiles is not listed on Amazon, I guess they are out of stock on the phone.
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Not really, stock in a shop could be a month or two old. And you cant tell manufacturing week/build line from the box. Ask the staff to show you the backplate and look for 12w12+ and Not AA [eg AB are reportedly clean].
Also, read the screen thread.
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Can u post screenshots of the backplate please..
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xperiax10.awesome said:
Can u post screenshots of the backplate please..
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Bit hard to take a screenshot of something thats not on the screen
Use ur camera man to take the pic
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HI guys.. I would like to ask regarding the LG OPTIMUS G JAPAN Variant..once we will have some XDA touch with our LG OPTIMUS phones.. will the Japan Variant (DOCOMO LG OPTIMUS G L-01E, AT&T and the INternational version will be different from each other?
no one cares about my thread...so sad
I don't think anyone knows at this point
yup..i think you have a point..thanks dude...anyway, i emailed LG already.hoping for a good and satisfying reply and the possibility to unlock bootloaders.. CHEERS!!1
Japan version is waterproof afaik. I am also looking for international usability and sim lock thing...
regards.
yup waterproof and dustproof.. seller told me that you can take pictures/video underwater about 1m.LOL... but what i liked was the SD Card Support.. problem is it has a TV Antenna..but its ok... Philippines uses the same ISDB Standards with JAPAN.. but what I really like is the ROOT..still no news about possible Rooting for the Japan VErsion... and my LG OG will come still next week..hahaha
Docomo lg l-01e optimus g
Think you bought from the same ebay seller as me Chaco lol. But I do know one thing I have been searching high and low and looked thru all threads and could not find much info about the Japan version, none the less anyone working on a recovery or root for it. Some info would be great Already have this thing bought and never thought about looking to see if the bootloader was locked. Mistake I will not make twice lol.
hahaha.. gene..looks like he is the only one seller on ebay for the japan variant..dont know about your place (if we are different) but its seems it ill be ages for us here to have the international version..so i cant wait..thats why i ordered it immediately..hahaha.. nonetheless...its not really a lost game here.. compared the specs.. we have sd support for the latest sdxc cards and removable battery (2200maH!!!) and not to mention the ability to take picture and vids under 1m water..haaahaa..cheers to us...
besides you and me..looks like we are not alone as the L-01E users. why not (if possible) make this as our hang out for the L-01E users? who knows..maybe one of us can find something or help each other out..
FYI// sir thecube is planning to help us..though they said they will do it on variant orderly basis..and looks like we are the last...so we are still not at a lost here... anyway..its ony a few weeks right?
Thats right weeks or months no matter im enjoying the phone, the locked bootloader tho maybe a bad thing foe us lol. Not only are we 2 of few who has this phone lol we have it with a locked booloader. Lol. Either way between you and myself maybe thecubed will help. As i told him i will donate if he is going to do so. Just sucks that such a powerful and nice spec filled smartphone has to sit on the back burner till then. Off toppic tho the docomo bloatware on this is outragous there is way to much stuff on here from them, including rhw antanna bahahahabaha
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yup..cannot find the right reception though here in the philippines for the mobile tv app..though the philippines and japan uses the same japan single band for mobile dtv..
yup..so much bloatware.abd without root access..we cannot delete any of them...
dont know when will our phone sit in the corner for now..we will see..
so you just use the normal home launcher? dont know what to customize..hahaha...
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Yea theres tons of bloatware but i went in task manager and disabled it all which in turn hided it from the application folder so that was great. As for the tv, im in canada so it dont work period. I mainly bought this one for the water proofing and the removable batter tho so.
But i do have one good question for you. Is the camera only accessable to you on the lock scree? I cant seem to access the phone or the text messaging apps? Its faded out only the unlock and camera apps are touchable.
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hmmmm... i used the go locker... and there is only the unlock, messaging and phone (call) app... when i was on the default docomo launcher... i usually use the normal TAP unlock. to bad we didnt have the special LG unlock style..the 3d watery effect..
i bought this phone merely because no availability here for now in the philippines...and ofcourse the sd support, removable battery, water proof..and believing about japanese standards.. too bad though we dont have the special Back Glossy feel that the other variants have
so even though you have your own model there..but you preffered the docomo variant
still i liked our phone though..and if in the future there will be dev support..then everything will be perfect!!!
really? i will try disabling some other apps too...
hope other L-01E users will try read with our forum as well
sorry for the double post..cant edit via xda app...
do you have simtool kit?
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Its cool. A sim tool kit?
its a usual app on all phones so you could use your operators services...dont know why its absent on our phones
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Have you tried contacting Koyto about this?
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Just declaring my interest - I've been using my L-01E for over 1 month and loving every bit of it, except my qualm that its LTE is not usable in Hong Kong.
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Gene1985 said:
Have you tried contacting Koyto about this?
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not yet...but i will .. i was busy having my prenuot shots with my soon to be wife...hahahaha...so happy to be married soon
awtchan said:
Just declaring my interest - I've been using my L-01E for over 1 month and loving every bit of it, except my qualm that its LTE is not usable in Hong Kong.
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hmmmm..havent checked it Philippines yet...hope it will be ok
i really thought that once you have 4G and the country is also 4G capable..there will be no problems...sorry for being such a noob.. but all in all..in my opinion.. L-01E is the BEST OPTIMUS G there is...so i believe L-01E is by far the best in the market (downside though is the ROOT and CUSTOM capability..for now)
L-01E
I have been using this phone for a week now. And all I can say is wow!... Its really worth my time waiting for it.... I really hope that I can find a cover like that of the AU's (the white ones)
this is insane, there is like no development going on for the L-01E at all. this frustrates me and makes me believe i bought the wrong smartphone now.
Just curious too see where everyone is the using their Z U... I was hesitant to get mine because I felt like I was going to be the only one in Texas... Lol.. but it seems like a lot of us have it.. So far I'm enjoying mine every bit and have no regrets..
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in New York and luv the phone! Luv the reactions from people too! Geez the stock headphones are better than my expensive ones!!!
South Florida and everyone loves my phone!!!
everything big in Texas
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everything big in Texas
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That sure is true.... I just got mine this week and today I went to the gym and multiple ppl asked me "what is that big ol thing?" I said it's the best phone in the market... Lol...
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In Bahrain here..
I was using an old crappy Nokia as my phone and a 1st gen galaxy 7" tab. Replaced both with the Ultra.
Holy hell this is an amazing phone. Tablet. Phone. Wonder machine.
The screen is better than my Dell XPS 14!
...I now carry a pencil around all the time.
In vietnam here...
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In vietnam here...
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Yup. Hanoi, Vietnam
In the UK here. Everyone laughs at it for about a minute......then after holding and using the device they want one!!
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In the UK here. Everyone laughs at it for about a minute......then after holding and using the device they want one!!
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Worksop here! Where'd you get yours from and what was the price? What network you on?
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Worksop here! Where'd you get yours from and what was the price? What network you on?
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I got mine from Negri Electronics for $649.. I'm on AT&T..
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I was asking jkr284, but thanks anyway
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Worksop here! Where'd you get yours from and what was the price? What network you on?
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Im Worksop too! I got mine in white unlocked from ecell on Ebay for £500 (its the 3g version though) takes 4 full working days for delivery but very very pleased with the device. Don't need 4g as im getting at 10-20 meg download speeds here in Gateford Worksop, im on Three on the one plan (true unlimited internet)
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Im Worksop too! I got mine in white unlocked from ecell on Ebay for £500 (its the 3g version though) takes 4 full working days for delivery but very very pleased with the device. Don't need 4g as im getting at 10-20 meg download speeds here in Gateford Worksop, im on Three on the one plan (true unlimited internet)
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In gonna wait fora week or two, see what Three do, then make my decision
Using mine in Maryland. Love it! Lots of fun comments on it, and it's fun to put it under water and surprise people.
I used mine for about a week but realized it was too big to use as my daily driver. Using a Moto X now.
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I am using it in New York. It feels very exclusive to have the Ultra among all iPhones and Galaxies out there.
Hi folks! Don't have mine yet.... but please don't shoot me. I'll get the C6806 as soon as it comes out
Suggestion: Edit your profiles to show your location and network. This way, every time you post something, your location is displayed along with your avatar. No need to scroll back and find the post where you mentioned your location and carrier.
Just saying.
E90 Commie said:
I am using it in New York. It feels very exclusive to have the Ultra among all iPhones and Galaxies out there.
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hahah that's true !
E90 Commie said:
I am using it in New York. It feels very exclusive to have the Ultra among all iPhones and Galaxies out there.
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Haha.. I agree...
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Hey guys, I've been watching this device since announcement.
Unfortunately not all the UK carriers are interested in it, please correct me if I'm wrong
The best deals so far on carphone
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/LG_G2/MONTHLY?colourCode=WHITE
Please update me if any better deals are available
Cheers
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one more thing the storage capacity is 16G, NOT the 32 gigs which is pity
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/LG_G2/MONTHLY?colourCode=WHITE
however, it comes with free small LG photo printer. I really dont know how needed it is
drreality said:
Hey guys, I've been watching this device since announcement.
Unfortunately not all the UK carriers are interested in it, please correct me if I'm wrong
The best deals so far on carphone
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/LG_G2/MONTHLY?colourCode=WHITE
Please update me if any better deals are available
Cheers
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I pre ordered mine with CPW on the Vodafone plan. Three,02 and vodafone will be stocking them. I also know Phones4U will be selling them soon.
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one more thing the storage capacity is 16G, NOT the 32 gigs which is pity
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/LG_G2/MONTHLY?colourCode=WHITE
however, it comes with free small LG photo printer. I really dont know how needed it is
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Just a gimmick really especially with the price of paper for the machine but its free ! A 32GB will be available but they are only selling the 16GB first for some reason.
I agree.
The problem is that after math you'll end up with 9 usable gigs only which too small relatively to the image sizes you would take, not mentioning the size of the current games and navigation softwares. We'll end up transferring the media to the computer
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drreality said:
I agree.
The problem is that after math you'll end up with 9 usable gigs only which too small relatively to the image sizes you would take, not mentioning the size of the current games and navigation softwares. We'll end up transferring the media to the computer
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Unfortunately your right, i have the HTC One with 16gb and ive been careful with what i install. But cant wait till i get this phone, i rang CPW yesterday to ask about the release date but they still don't have one even though the website says 1st October, on the plus side i think the phones from CPW come unlocked?
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Unfortunately your right, i have the HTC One with 16gb and ive been careful with what i install. But cant wait till i get this phone, i rang CPW yesterday to ask about the release date but they still don't have one even though the website says 1st October, on the plus side i think the phones from CPW come unlocked?
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Yes, their phones are unlocked to my experience , same as phones 4u
Good luck with your order mate
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Hi there!
Any news from Newegg? Today is 14 already. Im waiting for it, getting crazy now
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Hi there!
Any news from Newegg? Today is 14 already. Im waiting for it, getting crazy now
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Hi all,
Just finished chatting with newegg and they themselves have no idea when it is shipping. Please update this thread if anyone has any latest shipping news.
Thanks,
Anthony
This means they still dont have it in stock for now. Why do they set the date at 10/14?
That sucks
I pre-order just 2 days ago from newegg and I am guessing I won't see it ship any soon. But according to websites that broke the news about newegg pre-order, it is supposed to be shipped today.
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This means they still dont have it in stock for now. Why do they set the date at 10/14?
That sucks
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To get pre-orders
Updated to 10/28 now..
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Updated to 10/28 now..
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Wtf, I'm pissed. Maybe I'll just cancel and get the N3. That is crap.
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I cancelled mine as I'm totally pissed, first I pre ordered mine from Negri electronics and they just keep pushing the date even further. Now just ordered the c68062and be happy with hspa+ the difference in speed is not that much besides less than a year we will be seeing a new model.
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Sony website in the US is already selling the c6806 for $679!
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I cancelled mine as I'm totally pissed, first I pre ordered mine from Negri electronics and they just keep pushing the date even further. Now just ordered the c68062and be happy with hspa+ the difference in speed is not that much besides less than a year we will be seeing a new model.
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Sony website in the US is already selling the c6806 for $679!
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Is the Sony website shipping them though? EDIT, I don't even see it on their website now at all..
I am on the lookout for a C6806 as well since i'm an AT&T customer. I have an HSPA+ phone now (Galaxy Mega 6.3) but it seems like the signal is not all that good. I really don't care about the LTE speeds too much i'm more worried about signal strength. Not sure if the LTE give me better signal in the area's i'm at. I was holding out for the 6806 version, but maybe it'll get pushed back even further, not sure if I should just get the C6802
It's in stock and shippin at Sony Store: http://store.sony.com/xperia-z-ultr...d-Phones?vva_ColorCode=000000&_t=pfm=category
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It's in stock and shippin at Sony Store: http://store.sony.com/xperia-z-ultr...d-Phones?vva_ColorCode=000000&_t=pfm=category
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Hmmm, I guess we'll see if those really ship out or not...
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Hmmm, I guess we'll see if those really ship out or not...
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I wonder the same thing.....
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if you add to cart and look in cart, it says ships in 1-2 days
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I wonder the same thing.....
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I placed my order and it said "Estimated ship date 10/16/13", so we'll see if that's true or not. I will let you guys know.
Z Ultra on Sony's Site
I see it on Sony's site too. Both the c6806 and the c6802. Interestingly they have two phones labeled as c6802bk on the list page, but when you click on one of them, the detail page shows c6806bk. It's the one that's also titled "LTE".
Here's a link to the detail page:
http://store.sony.com/xperia-z-ultra-lte-zid27-XZUC6806//cat-27-catid-All-Unlocked-Phones?vva_ColorCode=000000
Also, $679 instead of $729 on newegg.
I cancelled my newegg pre-order and ordered it from Sony website. Paid the express shipping and should get it in the next few days.
They have them in stock sitting in the wherehouse. Order away.
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I got mine today, bought at the local sony store here in orlando. I got the white one and was so happy but it doesn't come with a headphone.
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I got mine today, bought at the local sony store here in orlando. I got the white one and was so happy but it doesn't come with a headphone.
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Oh, that's unfortunate. I had heard of various international models coming with a dock or bluetooth unit bundled with it. I was hoping we'd get that over here, but if they're skipping the headphones, I guess there's no chance of that. Oh well, I'll still be getting mine regardless, I can get the dock separately and I don't even need the bluetooth thing. And it's much cheaper than I was expecting to have to pay, so that's nice.