Xperia Z3 D6603? or wait for US version? Tmobile LTE?

[lin013190]

I'm thinking about getting this one

http://www.gsmnation.com/unlocked-sony-xperia-z3-dd6603.html

This should work on tmobile lte right? It says 1700/2100 bands, which are tmobiles lte bands i believe.

Also, how will this one be different than the one that sony is announcing in the US next week?

 

[Mwinggg]

this one is 16gb while tmobile version is 32gb if it matters to you

 

[lin013190]

this one is 16gb while tmobile version is 32gb if it matters to you

Hmm I guess that won't make a difference, especially with micro sd slot.

 

[chetly968]

The D6603 will work great on Tmobile. Its missing band 12 I believe but I have not noticed a difference in 4G capability between this and a phone with Band 12 in the Phoenix or Los Angeles area. I wish I had the 32gb but that's mitigated with the SD card. Plus I get to avoid any Tmobile branding (if any) on the phone and I get the phone N-O-W!!!!!

Also on another note, you have access to a lot more LTE bands if you travel abroad a lot....with tombile's cheap LTE rates in other parts of the world this is also something to consider!

 

[gregbradley]

Please post questions in the Q&A section

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[nuggstein]

It won't have T-Mobile's WiFi Calling capabilities.

 

[paperWastage]

from past experiences (z1s didn't have an unlockable bootloader), the z3 t-mobile version might have a locked bootloader too

just something that you should keep in mind, especially when you're on xda (where users are most likely to want to unlock their bootloaders)

 

[Dhickory]

From my experience the locked bootloader on the t-mo XZ didn't bother me as much as I originally thought it would. As long as there's some decent development (+ root without the need for unlocking obviously), custom stock Sony ROM's have been more than enough. The dev for what I think is the best stock rom on XZ isn't getting this one which is kinda a bummer. I'm going back and forth between this one and the new Nexus.

It appears that the T-mobile version won't be nearly as far behind as the XZ was.