Not getting that price difference in Sweden sadly, all those three are within about 40 of each other here. :/
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Not getting that price difference in Sweden sadly, all those three are within about 40 of each other here. :/
I haven't seen anything negative for the Z3. But I have seen a ton of reviews of the Z2 and Sony phones. They seem to be all over the map. Some love love the Z2 then others hate on it. I will have to see it in person before i buy a Sony phone for this reason.I'm heavily influencing my gf to get a Z3 at the moment, might have a report for you soon....I really dig the way it looks. Those small design changes from the Z2 really made all the difference for me, it doesn't look nearly as bezel-tastic as the Z2.
BTW have you read bad early reviews about it? The ones I've found have all been very positive.
Ya the Z2 reviews were all over the place. But for the Z3 the opinions seem to be unanimously positive really.
Yeah if I was to pay more then I would go for iPhone 6 on resale value alone, but 260 difference between 64gb iPhone 6 and 32gb Alpha which is what I was deciding in is too wide to ignore. Worse case scenario, don't like alpha I will resell decent enough pricing (though S5's resale value didn't hold greatly this year)...
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Sony make the Marmite of phones
Ah, I missed the bit about 64gb sorry. Then the price dif is more like €140 here. But €260 is huge.
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Sony make the Marmite of phones
Don't be so mean to Sony
Alpha has been bought, should have it in a couple of days
Ever the epitome of strong willpower...
Ever the epitome of strong willpower...
Hey, he can stop whenever he wants to. He just never wants to.
539 + 10 postage
Ever the epitome of strong willpower...
Lol. You know me tooooooo well here....
Hey, he can stop whenever he wants to. He just never wants to.
This will be my last phone .... Or one of my last
(I'm not fooling anyone).Can't wait to get your thoughts on it!Alpha has been bought, should have it in a couple of days
This week you mean? Ha539 + 10 postage
Lol. You know me tooooooo well here....
This will be my last phone .... Or one of my last
Don't, I'm still tempted to get the iPhone 6 too lol
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Can't wait to get your thoughts on it!
Will post pics and hands on with it as soon as it comes
Reviews seem to I dictate it's as good as the S5 despite its smaller size, I'll do a full comparison between them when it arrives
The only thing I'll miss is the IR Blaster
From GSMArena:
Perhaps it was Samsung's custom-made Exynos chipset (the first mobile chipset at 20nm, while Snapdragons are at 28nm) but the Galaxy Alpha managed very respectable numbers, actually better than the One mini 2 managed.
The endurance ratings for both are virtually the same - 50 hours for the HTC, two more for the Samsung. You'll need to charge both every two days of moderate usage, every day with heavy usage.
But the Samsung Galaxy Alpha can give you three hours more of talk time, meaning you can make 30% more calls on average at the same charging schedule. The HTC One mini 2 does 10 hours - more than you can do in a sitting but less power usage during calls also means more power left over for other tasks.
I always see bad comments about Samsung Exynos chip, i had the Note 3 exynos variant and it handle like a champ in performance and battery life giving me 6hrs + on cellular data full day.
giving me 6hrs + on cellular data full day.
Just got confirmation from Carphonewarehouse that I should have mine on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Played with one today in person, god its a lovely phone. Beautiful screen (despite resolution it seems better than the S5 to me) and it feels amazing on the hand. Really premium and really thin and super light. Can't wait for my own to finally get here.
Played with one today in person, god its a lovely phone. Beautiful screen (despite resolution it seems better than the S5 to me) and it feels amazing on the hand. Really premium and really thin and super light. Can't wait for my own to finally get here.
Please don't tempt me to return my SGS5 and go for the Alpha
I'm liking the SGS5 so much I think I'm gonna stay with Samsung for a while and I'm gonna keep my eyes on their new phones, like the Alpha.
http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-alpha-1263303/review
Not sure the "for" outweighs the "against" for the price as far as I'm concerned but I got the Ip6 so....
Not sure the "for" outweighs the "against" for the price as far as I'm concerned but I got the Ip6 so....