Upgrading from Galaxy Note....

[keenan316]

Hi guys, just want to get your opinions on something I'm rather struggling with....

My contract is over and I'm now in the market for something new!

However, now the question! For the last 3 months I could'nt wait to upgrade to the Note 2, but now this Xperia Z has cought my attention whole heartedly!

The options:

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (white) with 1000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data.. No upfront handset costs on a 24 month contract for £31 a month...

Or

Sony Xperia Z (black) with 500 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data.. No upfront handset costs on a 24 month contract for £26 a month...

I use around 200 minutes a month so both are more than enough!

I'm gravitating towards the Xperia, but dont know if I'll get on with the soft buttons and I never use the S-pen, so no selling point there..

I am however a massive MIUI freak, so neither "Touchwiz" nor "Xperia" launchers will satisfy me in deciding this myself!

Which one would you choose?

 

[stefanve]

Hi guys, just want to get your opinions on something I'm rather struggling with....

My contract is over and I'm now in the market for something new!

However, now the question! For the last 3 months I could'nt wait to upgrade to the Note 2, but now this Xperia Z has cought my attention whole heartedly!

The options:

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (white) with 1000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data.. No upfront handset costs on a 24 month contract for £31 a month...

Or

Sony Xperia Z (black) with 500 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data.. No upfront handset costs on a 24 month contract for £26 a month...

I use around 200 minutes a month so both are more than enough!

I'm gravitating towards the Xperia, but dont know if I'll get on with the soft buttons and I never use the S-pen, so no selling point there..

I am however a massive MIUI freak, so neither "Touchwiz" nor "Xperia" launchers will satisfy me in deciding this myself!

Which one would you choose?

the XZ is faster more update tech, XPeria always has great developer support in part due to the excellent source release from Sony, since the MI2 phone runs the same SOC I can imagine it would not take to long to get MIUI on the XZ.

if you love popsicle colors or you find viewing angles very imported it's better to get the note 2 or wait for newer Samsung devices

 

[futurama]

Hi guys, just want to get your opinions on something I'm rather struggling with....

My contract is over and I'm now in the market for something new!

However, now the question! For the last 3 months I could'nt wait to upgrade to the Note 2, but now this Xperia Z has cought my attention whole heartedly!

The options:

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (white) with 1000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data.. No upfront handset costs on a 24 month contract for £31 a month...

Or

Sony Xperia Z (black) with 500 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data.. No upfront handset costs on a 24 month contract for £26 a month...

I use around 200 minutes a month so both are more than enough!

I'm gravitating towards the Xperia, but dont know if I'll get on with the soft buttons and I never use the S-pen, so no selling point there..

I am however a massive MIUI freak, so neither "Touchwiz" nor "Xperia" launchers will satisfy me in deciding this myself!

Which one would you choose?

I had the Note for a year absolutely loved it, it was actually my second 5" phone, I was one of the first adopters of the Dell Streak 5.
Upgraded to the note 2 in november 2012, I loved that even more than the note 1, but i have been won over by the xperia z's looks, camera and waterproofing. I pre ordered from clove last week, and just sold my note 2, so the net cost to me was about £120.

If you can afford to buy a hand set out right you should, put a GiffGaff card in there, I worked out my last contract over 24 months was costing me 180 quid a year more than just getting the hand set out right and using the giff gaff £12 deal that comes with unlimted data.

 

[keenan316]

I had the Note for a year absolutely loved it, it was actually my second 5" phone, I was one of the first adopters of the Dell Streak 5.
Upgraded to the note 2 in november 2012, I loved that even more than the note 1, but i have been won over by the xperia z's looks, camera and waterproofing. I pre ordered from clove last week, and just sold my note 2, so the net cost to me was about £120.

If you can afford to buy a hand set out right you should, put a GiffGaff card in there, I worked out my last contract over 24 months was costing me 180 quid a year more than just getting the hand set out right and using the giff gaff £12 deal that comes with unlimted data.

Someone at work told me about GiffGaff, really worth thinking about, but spending £400 - £500 out right in one purchase seems to leave a more noticable void in your pocket than a marginal £26 a month..

on contract from Tmobile it'll work out at £600 over 2 years on contract, but if I were to buy the handset at £500 + £10 a month for 24 month it'll work out more expensive at £740 all in, so idealy the Tmobile contract is the way to go...

 

[stiffi2011]

Nearly the same experience for me. Had the Note 1, and my contract was up. The only difference is I'm in the USA.

So, I could get the Note 2 right now, but nothing else (newer). I am waiting out the Mobile World Congress to see what pans out from all manufacturers.

I decided the Note 2 was not much of an upgrade at the on contract price ($299 from ATT). Now if there is a price drop in the next 2 weeks, I may cave in!

 

[amerikian]

I'll be selling my Note 2 and pile of accessories for about $600 on ebay (going rate) to cover most of the cost of the xperia z. I'll be out of pocket about $150 bucks. The camera and water/dust proofing are the main features that sold me on this device. When i bike to work I can throw this bad boy right on my handlebars with an 'eposed' mount and not have to worry about rain, snow, or dust while still having full access to my phone. I am thinking of holding out for the C6606 for the LTE but currently use the N7100 which doesn't have LTE so I can live without it....we'll see.

 

[Dsteppa]

......
Which one would you choose?

I'm also coming from the Note n7000.
For me the choice was quite easy, since I can sell my Note.

Look at it this way: You pay less for a newer phone? What else is there to doubt about.:angel:
I can't say which one is better since I haven't had any of the 2 in real life.

 

[keenan316]

I'm also coming from the Note n7000.
For me the choice was quite easy, since I can sell my Note.

Look at it this way: You pay less for a newer phone? What else is there to doubt about.:angel:
I can't say which one is better since I haven't had any of the 2 in real life.

So you're choosing the Xperia?

 

[maverick1103]

I also have a Note 2 (N7100) and I'm exchanging it for a Xperia Z (long story) in the last year I've had One X, S3 and Note 2.
Main reasons I'm going for XZ is camera, Sony excel in this area. Also Note 2 is slightly too big, I've got used to it but one handed use is impossible, most nights I drop it on face lol! So having a phone that I find a reasonable size I'm looking forward too!

Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

 

[djq]

your in a sony forum.......all of the answers are obviously going to be somewhat biased....they wouldnt be posting in this forum if they didnt plan on getting the phone....

i mean you can ask the same question in any forum and they are going to tell you their phone is the better choice...

i would just try each out and look at the development forum for each....this phone isnt even out in most places and all these people are telling you its the better choice LOL that dont make to much sense....dont let all these all these "pre-order fanboys" make up your mind......i mean just look at every person who told you to get the XZ not a single one of them own the phone haha......

thats the problem with asking these kinds of questions in a specific forum....of course the XZ is going to win in the XZ section....

 

[Dsteppa]

So you're choosing the Xperia?

Yup I pre ordered it

 

[SmallsXD]

your in a sony forum.......all of the answers are obviously going to be somewhat biased....they wouldnt be posting in this forum if they didnt plan on getting the phone....

i mean you can ask the same question in any forum and they are going to tell you their phone is the better choice...

Except an LG forum lol Usually hear "LG Never again"

 

[iujona]

I hate Korean phones. Build quality is lousy @

Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2

 

[jpcdeux]

If youre an miui freak get an iPhone. That's all miui is, iOS with a hint of Android. If you won't use spen get the Sony! I had an my wife has Ion and the camera is AMAZING! Sure this will only be better

Sent from my Note Deuce... Bazinga!