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rkanwar

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Hi guys. First of all I'd like to apologise if I've posted in the wrong section. This section seemed more relevant to me.

I currently have a xperia s. My upgrade is due next week. I want to ask what is the best phone now? I wanna go to the Z2 but I'm double minded. What you guys think?

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Z1 compact is good. Not as big as other Z series phones yet has all of their qualities.
 

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Go for Z2 without a hesitation.. U won't regret it.. Z2 has amazing Camera, Display and most imp'ly Audio is highly improved from older Xperia's.. Battery life will be good enough with KK.. :good:
 

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if you want a big screen above 5 inch then go forma z2 , if you want less than 5 inch z1 compact more than good one

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Go for Z2 without a hesitation.. U won't regret it.. Z2 has amazing Camera, Display and most imp'ly Audio is highly improved from older Xperia's.. Battery life will be good enough with KK.. :good:

Try to search about zl2.
It has same camera with snapdragon 801.as i know it is 64bit processer.with 3gb ram.

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Try to search about zl2.
It has same camera with snapdragon 801.as i know it is 64bit processer.with 3gb ram.

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Since ZL2 is only for Japan, and btw Z2 too has 3GB RAM.. ;)
And, dude all the processors from Qualcomm since Snapdragon S3 are 64-bit capable.. But none of these devices got those drivers to support 64-bit capability.. Since Qualcomm itself are providing those drivers, they are using the marketing strategy to bring new processors with the name 64-bit processor.. U can pull the actual h/w info from the CPU itself.. (cat /proc/cpuinfo).. Try and see for yourself... You will see 46 or 64.. People are blinded by this.. :silly:
 

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Since ZL2 is only for Japan, and btw Z2 too has 3GB RAM.. ;)
And, dude all the processors from Qualcomm since Snapdragon S3 are 64-bit capable.. But none of these devices got those drivers to support 64-bit capability.. Since Qualcomm itself are providing those drivers, they are using the marketing strategy to bring new processors with the name 64-bit processor.. U can pull the actual h/w info from the CPU itself.. (cat /proc/cpuinfo).. Try and see for yourself... You will see 46 or 64.. People are blinded by this.. :silly:

Seriously..... They are not 64 bit.

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Nop. 32 bits. And the ZL2 is for Japanese market only, for now...

May be they started with japan.

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If you don't have infinite stacks of money laying around, I seriously recommend you look at the Sony Xperia Z1.
The Z2 doesn't offer all that much more practicality than the Z1, and as I bought the Z1 just before the Z2 was released I don't regret my choice at all. It's super fast, has a great camera (essentially the same as the Z2 now that it has KitKat) and if I could choose a device again now, I'd still go for the Z1 over the Z2 for its pricetag.

Compared with the Xperia S, I even made a (surprisingly unpopular) video of it with annotations, where you can see the two devices side-by-side. If you want, you could check it out here:
http://youtu.be/IN1URlNHVWE
I'd appreciate any extra view on that video anyway :angel:
 

rkanwar

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Hi Herman thank you for your opinion. See why I'm thinking z2 is because 1) its free on my upgrade and 2) its a slight improvement over the z1 but I was thinking if not z2 which other phone could I choose

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Hi Herman thank you for your opinion. See why I'm thinking z2 is because 1) its free on my upgrade and 2) its a slight improvement over the z1 but I was thinking if not z2 which other phone could I choose

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If it's (as good as) free and you couldn't pick a cheaper contract with the Z1, then obviously the Z2 is the better choice :p
My point was that off-contract it's so much cheaper than it's much of an improvement, so like I said if cash isn't an issue then it's still a great device over the Z1 (and definitely so over the Xperia S, you won't regret it)!
 
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    Seriously..... They are not 64 bit.

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    May be they started with japan.

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    Could be, indeed. Like with Z1 Compact. But, for now, only there...

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    Hi Herman thank you for your opinion. See why I'm thinking z2 is because 1) its free on my upgrade and 2) its a slight improvement over the z1 but I was thinking if not z2 which other phone could I choose

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    If it's (as good as) free and you couldn't pick a cheaper contract with the Z1, then obviously the Z2 is the better choice :p
    My point was that off-contract it's so much cheaper than it's much of an improvement, so like I said if cash isn't an issue then it's still a great device over the Z1 (and definitely so over the Xperia S, you won't regret it)!