Xperia Z vs ZL: Which will you get (or have)

[AiyoX]

As the title states which would you get and why?

For me, I'm having trouble deciding.. Both are great and extremely similar. I love the waterproof Z. I would totally use it in the shower to text and such. Yet, It's not totally necessary for me to have and I'm loving the look and the compactness of the ZL. Decisions

On another note, Sony's finally doing it right, eh? :victory:

 

[lloydbf]

Z. The ZL seems like a dumbed down version even tho its specs are the same of course.

As the title states which would you get and why?

For me, I'm having trouble deciding.. Both are great and extremely similar. I love the waterproof Z. I would totally use it in the shower to text and such. Yet, It's not totally necessary for me to have and I'm loving the look and the compactness of the ZL. Decisions

On another note, Sony's finally doing it right, eh? :victory:

I think they've been pretty spot on since the takeover (mostly). Liked my S.

 

[arcwindz]

ZL of course! I love the small form factor

 

[rycexboi]

ZL all the way, I was sold when I compared my Xperia T to the ZL at CES. I don't need the water resistant since I've never been stupid to hold my phone over water and drop it, also I use headphones a lot, so the cover would annoy me. The reason that really made me sell my T for the ZL was the screen size, .5 inch screen size bigger than my T and being almost the same size phone?. That was a no brainer for me. Also the thin bezel makes the phone look that much amazing.

 

[Akiainavas]

ZL all the way, I was sold when I compared my Xperia T to the ZL at CES. I don't need the water resistant since I've never been stupid to hold my phone over water and drop it,

Rain ? Water splash from a car ? Spilled drink ? It's not just for dropping it into water

Anyway, I got the Z because i love the design. ZL is almost identical but i wanted waterproofing and glass back. Luckily this helped me to decide - otherwise I might have considered ZL because of it's slightly smaller build.

 

[doministry]

There is one reason why I want ZL - camera button.

 

[rycexboi]

Rain ? Water splash from a car ? Spilled drink ? It's not just for dropping it into water

Anyway, I got the Z because i love the design. ZL is almost identical but i wanted waterproofing and glass back. Luckily this helped me to decide - otherwise I might have considered ZL because of it's slightly smaller build.

I've been through so many phones in my life and never had water damage on any of them (knock on wood). I can live without water resistant for for a smaller phone, camera button, better notification light.

 

[XenithV]

Definitely getting the ZL. Compact 5" with shutter key is my choice. Waterproof is not that important to me. To add that those flaps covers the usb port etc are annoying.

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[pongnamu]

I am getting Z.

"Swyped" From My X10Mini Running SevenBean Stable3

 

[kancherlapraneeth]

if it's between Z or ZL - I will go for ZL. camera button and compact size

 

[slimshaddy.]

i'm confused can't decide.

i like the look of the z but still like others said because of the compactness of the zl i'm leaning towards it. hopefully i won't spill anything on the zl

anyways. z will get launched on 6th in my country and the zl maybe after a month. will compare demo units and make a decision.