I stepped up from a Nexus 5 and am very pleased. Personally, Nexus' device always have weird quirks with things like wireless and Bluetooth specifically. Not show stoppers, just annoyances. The X Ultra GPe doesn't have any of the quirks my stock Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 had. And it replaces both
The screen, IMO, is amazing. The speaker is much better than reviewers led on. I enjoy having the Sony video and audio settings included in the GPe. The audio enhancements make a huge difference. All of Sony's "Smart" apps that were made for the Xperia line, seem to work just fine on the GPe. Battery life seems to be around 16-hours. However, I have been using it less than two days, and don't like to judge this early. I do believe I can get a "full day" with my usage.
The device is easier to hold than the Nexus 7, which was my primary device. I found the Nexus 5 too small and battery too lacking to use around the house as often as I wanted to. The Nexus 5 did fine when out and about. The Z Ultra GPe is a perfect marriage of the N5 and N7 in my opinion. The magnetic dock is close in convenience to the Qi charging of the Nexus devices. I also ordered a SwitchEasy folio case, which allows me to easy remove the device. I plan to use it naked at home and in the dock, and throw it in the case when I leave the house. Pulling the device out of my pocket to answer a call was awkward. I ordered the Sony SBH52 handset/headset which I will use mainly for voice calls.
Any specific questions... let me know. I will try to post about my experience regularly.
So you know a bit of my recent mobile background... Previous I owned every iPhone. Last year, I went from an iPhone 5 to Nexus 4 to LG Optimus G Pro to a Lumia 925 and finally the Nexus 5 before switching to the Z Ultra GPe. I had a Nexus 7 LTE as well as various other Android/Windows tablets.
I currently carry the Z Ultra GPe (stock 4.4.2 with the Google Now Launcher, Dalvik runtime) and a Dell XPS 11 around with me daily.
The screen, IMO, is amazing. The speaker is much better than reviewers led on. I enjoy having the Sony video and audio settings included in the GPe. The audio enhancements make a huge difference. All of Sony's "Smart" apps that were made for the Xperia line, seem to work just fine on the GPe. Battery life seems to be around 16-hours. However, I have been using it less than two days, and don't like to judge this early. I do believe I can get a "full day" with my usage.
The device is easier to hold than the Nexus 7, which was my primary device. I found the Nexus 5 too small and battery too lacking to use around the house as often as I wanted to. The Nexus 5 did fine when out and about. The Z Ultra GPe is a perfect marriage of the N5 and N7 in my opinion. The magnetic dock is close in convenience to the Qi charging of the Nexus devices. I also ordered a SwitchEasy folio case, which allows me to easy remove the device. I plan to use it naked at home and in the dock, and throw it in the case when I leave the house. Pulling the device out of my pocket to answer a call was awkward. I ordered the Sony SBH52 handset/headset which I will use mainly for voice calls.
Any specific questions... let me know. I will try to post about my experience regularly.
So you know a bit of my recent mobile background... Previous I owned every iPhone. Last year, I went from an iPhone 5 to Nexus 4 to LG Optimus G Pro to a Lumia 925 and finally the Nexus 5 before switching to the Z Ultra GPe. I had a Nexus 7 LTE as well as various other Android/Windows tablets.
I currently carry the Z Ultra GPe (stock 4.4.2 with the Google Now Launcher, Dalvik runtime) and a Dell XPS 11 around with me daily.
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