Z2 or Z3?

[dsmero]

Hello All,

Looking for a little guidance based on my situation. I had a Z2 for about 6 months and have nothing but good things to say about the phone. I dropped the Z2 and suffered screen damage resulting in sending it to SquareTrade for repair. After a month of receiving a broken phone 3 times, I was able to get a check for $500 from SquareTrade which is what they valued the phone at. 1st time I received the phone back, the touch screen sensitivity was horrible. I would have to apply more force for the touch to register and sometimes have to touch 2-3 times for it to work. 2nd and 3rd time the phone did not survive brief submerges, they compromised the water resistance of the phone. Not sure if I was just unlucky with my 1st time using SquareTrade or they are that horrible.

Now I'm faced with the decision of either buying a Z2 and should break even or pay the extra $150 for the Z3. What would you do? I'm in the US, should I wait for Sony's US event 10/9 or buy unlocked? They typically lock the bootloader on T-Mobile which is what I do not want.

Thanks!

 

[Knakharses]

The extra $150 would get me an extra gig of RAM, a slightly updated design, a brighter screen and maybe better battery life. I don't know how it was on the Z2, but I can easily see my Z3 survive for 2 days without charging.

Personally, I'd have to spend extra for a case or screen protector for the Z3. The ones I have now cost a total of 30-40 bucks maybe, so basically I'd get the Z3 for about $190, unlocked (not counting the $500 I already spent on the Z2). Unless I missed something, that seems like a pretty good deal to me. I think I'd go for it.

Hope that helped

 

[corallus]

Both z2 and 3 have 3gb ram.
I had a z2 and was very "on the fence" about the z3.
The upgrade from z1 to z2 for me wasn't that great and I kinda felt it wasn't a true upgrade.
With the z3 I'm really happy and everything that I use has been tweaked to perfection. The differences between the two may be small in writing, but in reality everything is now seamless.
It feels less delicate than z2 and I cannot recommend it enough.
Upgrade from z1 - definitely
Upgrade from z2 - you won't be sorry.

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---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 PM ----------

Oh and the scr10 case from z2 fits the z3, just heat up the case corners a little and push them inward when warm, perfect fit.

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[lin013190]

Both z2 and 3 have 3gb ram.
I had a z2 and was very "on the fence" about the z3.
The upgrade from z1 to z2 for me wasn't that great and I kinda felt it wasn't a true upgrade.
With the z3 I'm really happy and everything that I use has been tweaked to perfection. The differences between the two may be small in writing, but in reality everything is now seamless.
It feels less delicate than z2 and I cannot recommend it enough.
Upgrade from z1 - definitely
Upgrade from z2 - you won't be sorry.

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---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 PM ----------

Oh and the scr10 case from z2 fits the z3, just heat up the case corners a little and push them inward when warm, perfect fit.

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what z3 case do you use?

 

[corallus]

Scr10

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