I don't think this is a good idea.

[Suda]

Re: I on't think this is a good idea.

I also don't really care much about LTE either, 3G gets the job done personally.
And the Xperia Z does apparently bad viewing angles.

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Sony released a firmware in the middle of May that adjusted white balance, color saturation, and corrected viewing angles. It's not that far off from the One in it's current state. The only thing that would give me pause over buying the Nexus Xperia Z is that it will be similarly priced with the S4/One models despite having the same processor as an N4. That is unless it's a special edition Xperia Z with the S600, or Sony decides to lower the price of the original Xperia Z by July. I'm hoping it's an S600, I'd almost feel obligated to buy it if it was. The Z just looks leaps and bounds more quality than the One/S4, but it'd hurt me knowing it's inside wasn't for the same price tag.

Regarding the topic though, I don't see the appeal in buying this phone over the Sense version. You could say the opposite for it's Samsung counterpart which tends to have some slight janky animations, which stock obviously wouldn't have but I just don't see a particular need for this phone. But I guess the option is there for those interested, they're the only ones who'd buy these Google Edition phones anyway. Regular folks would scoff at the price.

 

[Rule9]

Re: I on't think this is a good idea.

Sony released a firmware in the middle of May that adjusted white balance, color saturation, and corrected viewing angles. It's not that far off from the One in it's current state. The only thing that would give me pause over buying the Nexus Xperia Z is that it will be similarly priced with the S4/One models despite having the same processor as an N4. That is unless it's a special edition Xperia Z with the S600, or Sony decides to lower the price of the original Xperia Z by July. I'm hoping it's an S600, I'd almost feel obligated to buy it if it was. The Z just looks leaps and bounds more quality than the One/S4, but it'd hurt me knowing it's inside wasn't for the same price tag.

Regarding the topic though, I don't see the appeal in buying this phone over the Sense version. You could say the opposite for it's Samsung counterpart which tends to have some slight janky animations, which stock obviously wouldn't have but I just don't see a particular need for this phone. But I guess the option is there for those interested, they're the only ones who'd buy these Google Edition phones anyway. Regular folks would scoff at the price.

I'd actually be even less inclined to buy a GE xperia than another because Sony officially supports boot loader unlocking for their regular phones so you can flash ROMs and even supply instructions on their website.

 

[return_0]

Re: I on't think this is a good idea.

It just appeases the development community and provides them top notch hardware with stock Android where Nexus hardware is good, but never as good as Samsung or HTC flagships.

Which has the better hardware: Nexus 4, One X+, or Galaxy S3?

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[Jnorton2724]

Which has the better hardware: Nexus 4, One X+, or Galaxy S3?

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I think the real question is what's the best value currently for a smartphone and I don't think anyone can say anything but the Nexus 4. These higher end phones with stock Android give more options for people that want more then the Nexus 4 offers and more tools for developers to test with.

The Nexus 4 is a great phone for 349.99 unlocked compared to 579.99 or 649.99. Even without some features a lot of people will be and are happy with the Nexus 4.

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[return_0]

I think the real question is what's the best value currently for a smartphone and I don't think anyone can say anything but the Nexus 4. These higher end phones with stock Android give more options for people that want more then the Nexus 4 offers and more tools for developers to test with.

The Nexus 4 is a great phone for 349.99 unlocked compared to 579.99 or 649.99. Even without some features a lot of people will be and are happy with the Nexus 4.

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I don't think you understood my point. I was trying to debunk the myth that Nexus phones don't have top-notch hardware.

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[Suda]

Re: I on't think this is a good idea.

I'd actually be even less inclined to buy a GE xperia than another because Sony officially supports boot loader unlocking for their regular phones so you can flash ROMs and even supply instructions on their website.

Yeah Sony's pretty good with opening their devices up to devs. I'm just not willing to take the chance of my Xperia Z becoming an Xperia S type debacle, I get it's new people in charge and all but still. The good news on that end though is that I got some word that 4.2.2. should start rolling out to the Z in roughly 2-3 weeks, so that is encouraging.

 

[Rule9]

I don't think you understood my point. I was trying to debunk the myth that Nexus phones don't have top-notch hardware.

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It's a myth that's self-serving to the people who keep posting it. They intentionally compare 2012 nexus phones to 2013 OEM phones rather than the S3 and One-X like they should be.

 

[Jnorton2724]

I don't think you understood my point. I was trying to debunk the myth that Nexus phones don't have top-notch hardware.

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I wasn't aware of this myth. I thought people could read spec sheets and compare phones from 2012 to other 2012 phones.

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[21stNow]

Re: I on't think this is a good idea.

I would like LTE if it was just as cheap as HSDPA 42 and had more coverage.

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I don't understand this. All data plans are the same price, regardless of speed.

 

[anon5664829]

Re: I on't think this is a good idea.

I don't understand this. All data plans are the same price, regardless of speed.

Umm not in my country. Not everyone posting here lives in the US
Also our carrier does not differentiate between HSDPA42 and 3G but they do between that and LTE

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[gollum18]

I still fail to see how providing unlimited data hampers a carrier in any way. It's not like they don't have the money to operate it nor the technology to do so with. If anything they are doing great the consumer a disservice by refusing to offer it.

Not offering unlimited lte may be justified, but 3g costs very little to operate in terms to it.

Sprint GS3 Running TN's Msg and Chubbs

 

[anon5664829]

I still fail to see how providing unlimited data hampers a carrier in any way. It's not like they don't have the money to operate it nor the technology to do so with. If anything they are doing great the consumer a disservice by refusing to offer it.

Not offering unlimited lte may be justified, but 3g costs very little to operate in terms to it.

Sprint GS3 Running TN's Msg and Chubbs

Exactly I want unlimited

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[Raptor007]

Unlimited Data doesn't hamper the Carriers, but they will always take the path that generates the MOST profit for them and claim its for our best interest.

 

[Tenebrous]

I don't think you understood my point. I was trying to debunk the myth that Nexus phones don't have top-notch hardware.

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It is not a myth - for example, what does the Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z have that Nexus 4 doesn't? Most notably, micro-sd capability. This allows for movies, for example, to be one one's phone rather than having to stream them. This obviously is faster and has the benefit of not eating data limitations on some carriers. Then there's better resolution, better pixel density, ... and I have not even compared cameras. While how much better can be debated, but there is no question that this myth is indeed fact.

 

[anon5664829]

It is not a myth - for example, what does the Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z have that Nexus 4 doesn't? Most notably, micro-sd capability. This allows for movies, for example, to be one one's phone rather than having to stream them. This obviously is faster and has the benefit of not eating data limitations on some carriers. Then there's better resolution, better pixel density, ... and I have not even compared cameras. While how much better can be debated, but there is no question that this myth is indeed fact.

HTC one doesn't have micro SD. And the Nexus 4 is a 2012 flagship. The ones you mentioned came out July 2013

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[Raptor007]

But the HTC One comes with 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, sadly Google is only offering a 32GB Google Edition, but it won't take the Devs long to make it work on all H1 Devices.

 

[Tenebrous]

HTC one doesn't have micro SD. And the Nexus 4 is a 2012 flagship. The ones you mentioned came out July 2013

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I specifically avoided including the One for that reason - it lacks Micro SD support - thus cited only Galaxy S4 & Xperia Z. Micro SD capable phones are not new technology arriving only in 2013, so I am unsure as to why you are pointing to release dates. Indeed, for whatever reason, Google seems reluctant to offer Micro SD in the official Nexus line.

 

[anon5664829]

I specifically avoided including the One for that reason - it lacks Micro SD support - thus cited only Galaxy S4 & Xperia Z. Micro SD capable phones are not new technology arriving only in 2013, so I am unsure as to why you are pointing to release dates. Indeed, for whatever reason, Google seems reluctant to offer Micro SD in the official Nexus line.

That's a good thing. Micro SD cards are not needed.

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[sting7k]

The Ultra pixels,Zoes and blink feed make up the HTC One
Without those features its just boring, why release this? What does this have over the regular One?

It has Jellybean 4.2 and gets updates directly from Google.

 

[Frost Forged]

Actually the updates are coming from HTC and Samsung according to The Verge.