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On 2013-06-24 14:29:46, MartenR wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks Samsung's design is better than Sony's?
No you are not the only one. Samsung's design's are definitely better than last year's Xperia line with Tthe S and T, and the ugly Ion, which looked like fat black rounded bricks. The Xperia Z and up has a pretty unique design, but only from the sides with the plastic bumper and belly button power nub. The phone itself is extremely square and the front and back are boring. The glass doesn't look or feel premium either, like iPhone glass does. It's more plastic. The square and thin design also makes it harder to handle and not fit well in the ahnd with all the sharp angles.
The build of the Galaxy S1 and S2 phones were kind of cheap and chintzy, but the S3 upped it dramatically by making it feel a lot more sturdy and very ergonomical and the S4 polishes it out heavily, making the body feel very rigid and the backpiece feel almost unibody with the rest of the polycarbonate. The vertical sides give lots of purchases and squeezability to ensure a tight and comfortable hold and you can tell how rigid it is. It also feels a lot lighter and more comapct than the S3 too, and most other phones in the 5in category. They've made the faux brushed metal texture under the gloss far less tacky and more sophisticated, and the best looking one is the all black back with the white dimples. The S4 just looks good and well polished to me, moreso than the HTC One and its mishmash look and thin plastic sides, or the harsh looking Xperia Z.
I do not like the plasticky glass of the Xperia Z and hope Honami will be metal unibody based, smmoth metal, with more curves, but chances are it will be the same square and thin shape. I would like something as rigid as the Xperia T, but less harsh and more stylish. You can achieve water/dust proofing without glass as many other devices have. I would forgo it if Sony cannot achieve it with the metal design, or it compromises other aspects of the phone.
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Posted: 2013-06-25 01:44:36
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Disagree on all accounts there. Highly subjective of course, but the XZ feels a whole lot better than the plastic on any Samsung device from the last year. And glass can't "feel plastic". Its a physical impossibility. They do use a shatterproof sheet to protect from iPhone style catastrophies.
Also the SGS4 has poorer ergonomics than the SGS3, because its "squarer". The edges are flat rather than curved, similarly to the XZ. Don't really know what you're talking about.
Finally, plastic disguised as faux metal is cheap and tacky regardless of the pattern being used. The pattern is classier compared to the SGS3, but compared to pretty much every phone on the market, it looks cheap and rather shoddy.
Maybe its a cultural thing, but I think it looks rather disgusting.
[ This Message was edited by: -XYZ on 2013-06-25 01:32 ]
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Posted: 2013-06-25 02:28:13
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Why still discuss an off-topic issue that has been buried 4-5 pages away? this is not a thread to debate which phones have better look and feel, I agree that it's a subjective matter, but hell majority of us in this thread are Sony users/fans and are not interested to read anything about Samsung. With all due respect Samsung shippers here who have nothing else to do but bash Sony and stir commotions leading to off-topic debates are advised to better vent all their frustrations/opinions at GSMArena/PA comment sections so we can keep this thread clean and neat.
[ This Message was edited by: razec on 2013-06-25 01:44 ]
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Posted: 2013-06-25 02:38:46
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Oh boy, more college interns hired by Samsung to do "reputation management" and "competitor image damage".
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Posted: 2013-06-25 02:38:52
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Sony Mobile @ #MAE13 – LIVE press event liveblog 25/6
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2[....]live-press-event-liveblog-256/
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Posted: 2013-06-25 03:05:02
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so what time is the event? It's almost 10 in shanghai right now 25th of June.
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Posted: 2013-06-25 03:55:15
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Dacha Macha 000000000wwwwwwwwwwww,,where were you:),any updates you found ?
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Posted: 2013-06-25 03:59:50
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On 2013-06-25 03:55:15, NoTnERb wrote:
so what time is the event? It's almost 10 in shanghai right now 25th of June.
4pm local time
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Posted: 2013-06-25 04:02:09
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On 2013-06-25 03:55:15, NoTnERb wrote:
so what time is the event? It's almost 10 in shanghai right now 25th of June.
16:00 (4pm)
[ This Message was edited by: DACHA on 2013-06-25 03:08 ]
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Posted: 2013-06-25 04:03:39
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Shanghai conference today 16:00. European time is morning 10:00! Grab beer hot dogs sitting in front of a computer to enjoy it! !
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Posted: 2013-06-25 04:06:51
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