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Sony Xperia Z Smartphone $499 @ PCCG (Pickup or $12 Shipping with StarTrack)

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Sony Xperia Z Smartphone $499 @ PCCG (Pickup or $12 Shipping with StarTrack)
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HeXa on 26/07/2013 - 18:00 pccasegear.com (1910 clicks)

Limited Stock! (not sure how limited - so neg to death once it goes out of stock :) no info provided about where this stock is from.. assume where MSY got them

First there was mobile. Then there was smart. Now Xperia Z marks the start of a new era. More than a smartphone, it’s the ultimate superphone. With so many features packed into the new Sony Xperia Z, it’s hard to know where to start. Water and dust resistant, with toughened glass, it also boasts a stunning 5” full 1080p high definition display – perfect for viewing the beautiful pictures you take with the 13.1 megapixel camera. And the quad-core processor lets you run multiple apps, surf the web and listen to music, at the same time.

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  • CyberGenesys on 26/07/2013 - 18:02

    Plus postage ~$15

    • HeXa on 26/07/2013 - 18:05

      good point

      should be $12 with startrack for most places

    • Tyrx on 26/07/2013 - 22:04
      +1

      PCCG also charge a 2% credit card processing fee which comes to an extra $10.46, and if you want your package to have insurance you have to pay yet another $9.98 fee.

      • soob on 27/07/2013 - 14:30

        To be fair MSY also charge a CC fee.

  • jack4109 on 26/07/2013 - 18:24
    +2

    Good phone Good price!

  • [Deactivated] on 26/07/2013 - 18:26
    +1

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/111260
    personally i think this deal is better.

    • XCelR8 on 26/07/2013 - 18:28
      +1

      I do agree with the extra $30 for Aussie stock for warranty etc. Would be perfect if something did happen to go wrong.

  • zliu205 on 26/07/2013 - 18:28

    OZ stock?

    • HeXa on 26/07/2013 - 18:32

      I would assume so. PCCG is a pretty big online retailer and would be able to compete with MSY to get local stock at a decent price

      that said, I don't know for sure. Never got grey imports of PC gear from the many orders I have with them.

    • crapbag on 27/07/2013 - 10:32

      I'd like to know too! I've tried calling and emailing them but no answer.

    • Tycn on 27/07/2013 - 10:38

      PCCG sells plenty of grey stock. For instance they're not an authorised distributor for most of the headphones in their store.

      Since nothing on the page mentions otherwise I would assume that this is grey stock.

  • scrimshaw on 26/07/2013 - 19:04

    I just bought a $300 LG optimus 4x HD… why do I feel like I need to upgrade now?

    • LolwutMikka on 26/07/2013 - 19:17

      Because this is OzBargain

      • savit on 26/07/2013 - 19:32
        +3

        Because it is Marketing.

        • duneknight on 27/07/2013 - 15:26

          i dont understand why people keep changing smartphones like underwear.

        • CyberGenesys on 28/07/2013 - 00:27
          +1

          I change smart phones more than underwear…

    • gunnny on 26/07/2013 - 19:34

      buy this one next year for $150? You wont feel so bad.

    • BhanuL on 26/07/2013 - 20:28

      Are you crazy? That phone is fine.

      This is called wanton materialism.

    • tokziktigah on 27/07/2013 - 13:26

      Where did you manage to pick up the phone for $300? I've been contemplating that phone for a cheap buy. Is it a good phone?

      • scrimshaw on 27/07/2013 - 21:36

        You can buy it from either Kogan or NoWorries. Grey import from either Hong Kong or Taiwan (I got shipped an European model)

        It's a pretty decent phone for 300. My main gripe with it is that the stock Jelly Bean rom is a bit laggy, the camera doesn't do very well in low light (driver issue) and Usb Otg doesn't seem to work under JB.

        It also runs Tegra3 (40nm) so you can also expect the phone to heat up a bit when playing games.

  • quirki on 26/07/2013 - 19:42

    Tax invoice?

    • HeXa on 26/07/2013 - 19:49

      PCCG is an Aussie company - so tax invoice has ABN

      They stick a paper one in with the order

  • gunnny on 26/07/2013 - 20:07
    +1

    I have set $150 as my budget for a smart phone. They are pretty good for my uses at this point.

    • BhanuL on 26/07/2013 - 20:29

      Fair few decent models for that price.

  • lostn on 27/07/2013 - 00:31

    Do these PC stores sell other phones too? Like Galaxy S4.

    • Phesto on 27/07/2013 - 00:35
      +4

      Why don't you have a look…

  • O15 on 27/07/2013 - 12:36
    -2

    Shame the phone has such a rubbish battery life and is unnecessarily big, or it'd be as close to perfect as a smartphone can get.

    • soob on 27/07/2013 - 14:39

      It's not really any bigger than the S4 and HTC One that it directly competes with. But yes battery life is rubbish and Sony recognise this and so provide battery saving settings inbuilt should you wish to use them. That said, pretty much all phones in this class will need to be charged daily for most users.

      There ain't no such thing as a perfect smartphone.

      • lostn on 27/07/2013 - 15:13

        I saw a round up of all the top smartphones, and this one's battery life actually was rated good, and above S4, One, and iPhone 5 which were all on par with one another.

        • O15 on 27/07/2013 - 16:14

          Not saying you're lying, but would you mind linking this round-up?

          If the Xperia Z can rival the HTC One in battery life, then I would be very interested in buying it.

          However, from the tests GSMArena have done, they found the Z to get about 4.5 hours less in video playback and almost 3.5 hours less in web browsing.

          They did this test without Stamina enabled on the Z, so they may have gimped the Z's results. However, from what I understand of Stamina, I would not think it'd help much in either of those tests.

        • lostn on 27/07/2013 - 19:35

          It was from a print magazine, so no link.

          They have some kind of 24 hour test, which does the same thing on all phones, and then check the battery life remaining after that. The trio of One, S4, and iP5 had 60% remaining, while the Z had a respectable amount more than that. They also tested real world usages through other apps (to drain the battery) and it was ahead there also.

          Battery life was actually one of its best features.

          They rated the One as the best phone overall however.

    • O15 on 27/07/2013 - 16:09
      -2

      Hmm, negative votes for pointing out some flaws of this device? I guess there are a few butthurt Xperia Z owners in our midst. To be expected, I suppose.

      One could argue that "too big" is opinion rather than fact (I personally don't know why I'd want a mini-tablet in my pocket…), however, it cannot be denied that the Xperia Z has quite poor battery performance, when surfing the web and watching video (or I guess, anything which requires the screen to be on).

    • grox on 27/07/2013 - 22:32

      I've had one since they were released (actually, before the Australian release). So I think I can comment on size and battery life, at least in my experience. Coming from a S2, the phone is quite a lot larger - but as I do a lot of email and reading, the screen size and resolution is actually something I've come to like rather than loathe. In terms of battery life, I am a moderate rather than super heavy user but I still easily make $600 or more worth of calls each month (Telstra) and almost get through my data cap. I have stamina mode on but leave gmail as an exception. Despite this I don't run out of battery in an average working day, although when I am doing 14+ hours I might get down to 30% or so. (By the way, I can't tell you how much I like LTE!)

  • Freeslave_44 on 27/07/2013 - 18:11

    mine's battery lasts up to 2 days and i surf the net quite a lot. videos drain it substantially though. but for day to day use, stamina mode makes a ton of difference. duration is drastically better than my old s2.

  • jaxon on 27/07/2013 - 22:16

    sold out

  • soob on 28/07/2013 - 10:13

    Anyone work out if they were Aus manufacturer warranty or grey? Just curious.

    • crapbag on 29/07/2013 - 22:05

      Yeh, I emailed their support team. it was Aus stock, unbranded. Was waiting on that info to purchase, but I missed out.

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