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On 2014-03-02 17:37:48, itsjustJOH wrote:
I expect the Z3 family on IFA. The Z3, Z3 Compact, Z3 Ultra and the Z3 Tablet.
Do you speak from a source, or just a hope?
zomg did recently comment on the next compact:
"Same kind of upgrade as Z1 -> Z2. Same size envelope with a bigger battery and slightly larger screen."
Makes me wonder if it might be coming sooner than CES 2015 as I kinda find it odd he'd have specs about a product that's almost an entire year away.
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Posted: 2014-03-02 17:44:21
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Just a hope, but I believe that's what should happen. A complete family in one big announcement. Sony does not do solo events, so I guess IFA is the best time to announce the family.
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Posted: 2014-03-02 18:48:19
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Having heard the canopus and Altair?
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Posted: 2014-03-02 19:01:34
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On 2014-03-02 16:17:33, my ninja wrote:
@Ardian... the photos on page 131
real/fake should we expect that kind of bezel in the next device?
if so... i can wait, else.
with the bezels depends mate.....
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Posted: 2014-03-02 19:17:32
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^^ thanks
so ill assume the photos were just of a device further down the calendar.. Z2 is just too big for my taste.. I wish wed get an update to the ZL sacrificing the thickness for tighter device..
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Posted: 2014-03-02 21:55:11
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What I would like to see as a release strategy is two distinctly different design languages each with a device in each of the current sizes. Same internals just a different shell.
For example an 'Arc' series and a 'Z' series where you know Arc 3 is equivalent to Z3 internally, just with a different design.
They did this in the SE glory days (W800 == K750). The design language would have to be consistent throughout the entire line of products, from Compact through Ultra to Tablet , just like we have with the Omnibalance range.
Also it would only work if the specs of the two line ups are identical. Not like they do at the minute where they have this mysterious T2 Ultra coming from nowhere with reduced specs fro the Z Ultra. They dropped the ball here as the 'T' line could have been the 'Arc' line.
...and I know what people here will say "why release two devices in each price category and sacrifice sales". I think in fact the reverse would be true. Consumers would go to Sony knowing that they are buying into a brand that when they upgrade, if they don't like the next design, there is an equivalent alternative without needing to adjust to new looking UI from a different manufacturer.
I almost chose a Nexus instead of Z because I didn't like the look of Z. I wanted a newer version of the TX. If I wasn't an avid Sony freak, I would have. But if there was a continuation of the Arc design with Z internals I'd have bought without a second thought.
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Posted: 2014-03-02 22:35:26
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CrownedAkuma Posts: > 500
@RickyD
I was thinking exactly the same! I would love for them to mantain the omnibalance design, but also put in line with it another design... i.e. GlassArc design
BTW
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2[....]2014-if-product-design-awards/
iF products design awards for Sony....
For Z1 Compact, Z Ultra, SBH52, Smartwatch 2 and Xperia C
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Posted: 2014-03-02 23:13:18
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@itsjustJOH
Haha. lot's of wishful thinking here, including yours. 3 devices at the same time will never happen in my opinion. it would be disastrous in terms of marketing. well, we are allowed to dream.
@Ricky D
interesting idea, but in my opinion a flagship with 2 different designs would lack a uniqueness and will confuse consumers that will not know to recognize and remember a device. it's like a device with no name. it's like releasing every half a year a new flagship - the flagship loose a bit its uniqueness and anticipation. "oh, that other design, yeah, ok...". anticipation for a new design also needs to be built. this is just the same as what itsjustJOH offered - 3 devices announced at the same time will ruin anticipation. not logical for a company to do it.
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Posted: 2014-03-03 00:36:07
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
Personally I don't like the Arc design. To me it feels flimsy in hand, like I could snap it at any moment, and at least in the phones we've had (talking Arc and TX from personal experience), I always felt they seemed far, far too plasticky and would start to look old quickly. They could improve it if they used metal or glass somehow, but I don't see this as a very cost-effective option for Sony.
Keep developing omnibalance please Sony.
[ This Message was edited by: Muhammad-Oli on 2014-03-03 03:55 ]
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Posted: 2014-03-03 00:39:17
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@Muhammad-Oli
+1
if making arc with glass is too complicated then yeah, they should evolve omnibalance - with even smaller bezel and all sapphire front and back. sign me up for that device!
[ This Message was edited by: amirprog on 2014-03-02 23:44 ]
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Posted: 2014-03-03 00:43:18
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