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Sony Xperia Z (Black) 4G $539 Plus $19 Delivery at Kogan 5inch 1080P Quadcore Water Resistance

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Sony Xperia Z (Black) 4G $539 Plus $19 Delivery at Kogan 5inch 1080P Quadcore Water Resistance
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jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 09:22 kogan.com (1838 clicks)
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Water and Dust Resistance. Can take videos under water and photos while swimming.

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
SIM Micro-SIM
Announced 2013, January
Status Available. Released 2013, February
Body Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz)
- IP57 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Data GPRS Up to 107 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
Camera Primary 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR, check quality
Secondary Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps

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  • sgrusty on 09/04/2013 - 09:26
    +9

    Wow monster of a phone at such a low price !
    Wonder how much the S4 will cost now with them

    • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 09:28
      +2

      Yes its a monster phone alright. Very cheap for such an excellent phone.

      • heartychat on 09/04/2013 - 10:37
        +12

        Will it blend?

        • [Deactivated] on 09/04/2013 - 10:48

          Downvoters don't approve of your cultural reference!!!

        • cannedhams on 09/04/2013 - 11:09
          +2

          Don't breathe this.

      • Cheetah2k on 09/04/2013 - 12:00
        +1

        I bought the unlocked Telstra Xperia Z from JBHifi with local warranty for $590.

        Definitely a great phone, but has its niggles as does every phone.

        The screen is awesome although lacks a bit in the viewing angles from the side.

        Highly recommended!

    • giventofly on 09/04/2013 - 10:06
      +3

      I think the S4 will still have a ludicrous price as it's kinda the main competitor for the iPhone hence it gets an equivalent price.

      It's bizarre as the specs on the Z are as good if not better. Yay for competition!

      • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2013 - 01:56

        It's bizarre as the specs on the Z are as good if not better

        I wish you were right.

  • hubertlam on 09/04/2013 - 09:39
    +9

    Grey import though….

    • CyberGenesys on 09/04/2013 - 12:18
      +6

      Nah, only comes in black :P

  • cave on 09/04/2013 - 09:51

    wow.. seeing a great phone which was released less than a month a go had significantly dropped in price (although it's grey imports).. making me nervous in deciding to buy a new phone

    • Funky Moose on 09/04/2013 - 10:07
      +13

      Don't buy a newly released phone. Wait a few months and get one that has significantly dropped in price…

      • l2p10 on 09/04/2013 - 10:26

        it has dropped from 750'ish at launch..quite hard to drop below this price anytime soon for a flagship phone. prob part of sony's marketing strategy, htc one and s4 coming out.

        • Rumbaar on 09/04/2013 - 11:44
          +1

          It was never really at $749 though, only Sony tried to sell it/tricked pre-order customers to pay that price.

        • cwongtech on 09/04/2013 - 20:07

          Sony Xers were offered $597 or so at the end of February - for Xperia Z at that time, that would've been a great price.

        • BangkokDessert on 10/04/2013 - 01:32

          Sony Xers can still get it for $597.30

  • zzyss on 09/04/2013 - 09:55

    Not getting paid until next week. How long do you think the sale will last for?

    • Mikinoz on 09/04/2013 - 09:56

      Its not delivered for 2-3 weeks, considering the drops in price already i would be either waiting 1 week for price to drop further. That way you can get an Aus stock one for similar price.

      • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 10:15
        +5

        I think that is their standard listing of 2-3 weeks. It's the same for every phone listed on the site so you'll most likely get it before then.

        • Mikinoz on 09/04/2013 - 10:59

          What makes you think you will get it before then?

        • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 12:16
          +3

          Well, I bought phones from Kogan before and they arrived within a few business days, although it said 2-3 weeks. People from OB had similar experiences.

        • Mikinoz on 09/04/2013 - 13:18

          Okay thats very encouraging, any of them new release phones

        • scud70 on 09/04/2013 - 13:38

          i got 3 windows phones and they had the same 2-3 week shipping period, got to me within a week. I wont say this will be the case for every transaction but just thought i'd share my experience.

    • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 09:59

      Not sure how long it's on sale for. Although it does say "limit of 1 per customer"

      • twadds on 09/04/2013 - 10:50

        I think this is so people don't complain that they get hit with GST as buying 2 is more than $1000.

    • bravotwo on 09/04/2013 - 10:22
      +1

      On the email says ends midnight today

      • zzyss on 09/04/2013 - 10:26

        Cheers, thanks.

      • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 10:48

        Thanks, I should put an expiry date on this then

    • dji1111111 on 09/04/2013 - 12:17
      +7

      You have to wait to get your pay to afford it and you are going to spend almost 600 bucks on a flagship phone? Wtf?

  • cpho on 09/04/2013 - 10:04
    +3

    Hahah, multi touch, up to 10 fingers. In what case would you need to 10-finger multitouch?

    • Savabuck on 09/04/2013 - 10:07
      +22

      Well…oh, you mean on the phone.

    • giventofly on 09/04/2013 - 10:15
      +4

      It's handy for games that require rapid touching. Even tho at most 2 taps, allowing for ten avoids errors.

    • thebargainhunter on 09/04/2013 - 10:42
      +4

      With a decent piano app, this practically replaced my 12 foot Steinway concert grand ;)

  • dealboy on 09/04/2013 - 10:16

    & don't forget in addition to being water proof … its also Chocolate Proof :)..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE79SD9xtRo

    I will buy when i see its Alcohol/Margarita proof .. lol .. :)

  • homersyd on 09/04/2013 - 10:22

    how does this compare to NOTEII 4G? I'm not sure if Sony is as good as Samsung when it comes to software features like smartstay etc…

    • [Deactivated] on 09/04/2013 - 10:39

      The Sony has a different screen… the Note II would look better, brighter, more colourful but the Sony has a much higher resolution & PPI (720x1280 v 1080x1920, 265ppi v 441ppi) and the CPU/GPU on the Sony is considerably better.

    • 0zbargained on 09/04/2013 - 12:06

      Screen size and resolutions are different, so it comes down to what you want to do with the phone. Games? Work? Pictures?

      XperiaZ is probably better on games because of it's CPU/GPU specs (see tantryl's link below)
      Note is probably better on work based on screen size and preinstalled softwares. Also firmware updates more readily than Sony.

      using GSMarena's camera compare tool, details in XperiaZ's pictures are blurred and colour is a tad off (greenish) compared with iPhone5 and Samsung Galaxy flagships:

      http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=3&idPhone1=5204&i…

  • bravotwo on 09/04/2013 - 10:32
    +1

    Very good price, for an excellent phone, just ordered one cant wait for it to arrive.

  • heyimsu on 09/04/2013 - 11:33
    +2

    Great price for a great phone. Best android device out at the moment. Bought just last week from JB for $624 so this is an amazing price.

  • scheps on 09/04/2013 - 11:48

    Will this work in the states for lte?

    • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 12:20

      Not sure, you need to check what frequency the carrier uses for LTE in the US. In Australia it's 1800

      • xsacha on 09/04/2013 - 14:10

        Unfortunately there's two different 1800 bands for LTE. US one is different.

        • scheps on 09/04/2013 - 15:42

          so I take it as a no? tt lte in the states was 700/2100…

  • montorola on 09/04/2013 - 11:50

    Ahh so tempting!!

    I'll pounce if it drops to $500 delivered. When is the Galaxy 4 due out guys?

    • lostn on 09/04/2013 - 12:25

      Yeah and when it reaches that price you'll change your mind and pounce when it hits $400.

    • bonking on 09/04/2013 - 12:44
      -4

      Parramatta Harvey Norman has XZ for $485 cash price.

      • rumham25 on 09/04/2013 - 12:48
        +4

        receipt?
        is it the 4g one?
        xperia z 4g for 485is great, you'd be a legend if you could get a receipt

        • antler on 09/04/2013 - 13:57
          -4

          There is no 4g version of this phone!

        • xsacha on 09/04/2013 - 14:12

          Read the specs. This one is clearly 4G.
          4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603

        • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 14:34
          +1

          All the Xperia Z comes with 4G as standard (there is no 3G only XZ phone).

        • antler on 09/04/2013 - 18:11

          Typo, mean 3g :-)

      • jasey_328 on 09/04/2013 - 14:22
        +3

        There is no Parramatta Harvey Norman…do you mean Auburn HN on Parramatta Road?

      • highdealer on 09/04/2013 - 17:33

        more like $585

    • striker5950 on 09/04/2013 - 18:30

      26th april launch date

  • Kkuba on 09/04/2013 - 12:07

    Anyone had any experience with their delivery? "Ships in 2-3 weeks" indicates that it is in stock, but it will take them a while to send it out. How often, or by how much do they "exceed customer delivery expectations" in regards to delivery time.

    Want this phone a bit sooner than potentially 4 weeks, tossing up whether to wait for a price drop at a retailer to a similar price… and get it maybe 2-3 sooner, or just pay a bit more and get it tonight.

    • scud70 on 09/04/2013 - 13:40

      as i posted earlier, i got 3 windows phones within a week they had been listed as 2-3 weeks. But it is Kogan so aim for at least the 2 week Mark and follow up your order with them even if they send you an email sounding annoyed that its within the 2 week period :P worked for me.

  • Savvy on 09/04/2013 - 12:25
    +1

    Isn't buying from this mob like playing Russian roulette. Good if you get a good proper running phone and have no issues. Bad if you get a warranty claim, you will need to get on all 4's to beg them to look into it. Enlighten me OZBargainers…..

    • xyron on 09/04/2013 - 23:06

      more like ruslan roulette

    • lostn on 10/04/2013 - 01:15

      Isn't buying from this mob like playing Russian roulette.

      Do you mean Ruslan roulette?

      Seriously though, I've only heard good things about Kogan's RMA process. The return shipping is covered, a courier shows up at your door to pick it up. And of course shipping it back to you is covered also.

  • lostn on 09/04/2013 - 12:25

    Does anyone know if there is a menu button, or if the task switcher can be configured to double as a menu button? I don't want a three-dot-menu bar in my apps.

  • rumham25 on 09/04/2013 - 12:46

    Whats third party support on this?

    Hope its easy to root, and gets something like ultimarom and phenomenal kernel.

    • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 14:39

      The phone is very easy to root.

  • neostarsx on 09/04/2013 - 13:31
    +1

    If only this phone was available when I drop my phone in the tiolet bowl.

    • xsacha on 09/04/2013 - 14:12

      There has always been water-resistant phones :P
      Usually they are low-end ones though if that's what you mean.

  • stumo on 09/04/2013 - 13:33

    Definitely waiting for a sub $500 pricetag now.

    • stargalaxy on 09/04/2013 - 14:22
      +2

      It is amazing just how fast the price has dropped for a relatively new phone. It does says a lot about how overpriced a phone is relative to the cost of production. I think the Iphone 5 is costing like $200 for bills of materials, even if we add research, marketing, etc, it should not be selling like $799 for the 16GB version, but what do I knows, tons of peoples are still buying it.

      I only like to buy phones for a bargain.

  • maxwellian on 09/04/2013 - 14:24
    +1

    After purchasing a Sony TX-10 Waterproof/resistant camera with touch screen interface I wouldn't like your chances of using this under water. While it is nice to chuck it in water to show off and to save your ass had it drop into water the water really. The touch screen (at least on my camera) was unusuable when wet). However the sheer specs of this phone make it attractive to me.

    Am very interested to hear of durability of the phone as the plastic on my SGS3 4G is chipping everywhere making it a very ugly phone.

    • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 14:44
      +1

      This phone has wet finger tracking which allows you to use the phone touch screen when it's wet - in shower or in a pool, the screen's touch screen might not work while fully submerged under water though. I have tried taking videos under water and it works.

  • ash2000 on 09/04/2013 - 14:46

    Opening the waterproof 'flaps' to insert headphones, or charge the device, would drive me nuts.

    Not to mention these flaps will likely break off over time, leaving the device no longer waterproof, and damn ugly!

    Bring on the s4.

    • toastfacegrillah on 09/04/2013 - 14:56
      +1

      The charging port flap on my X10 is still intact and going strong, and that's being used by my mum now. I'd say if the flaps on the XZ break you'd have moved on to a different phone (or two) by then anyway.
      Personally not a fan of Samsung's design either, so I'd still take an XZ with busted port flap over them.

    • Mikinoz on 09/04/2013 - 17:32

      The port flaps are okay, you do get used to them. The messages about not being water resistant are annoying whenever you open one though :)

      I am assuming its the same as xperia go and active

    • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2013 - 02:06
      +1

      There is a charging dock which doesn't require the ports to be opened.

  • bozter on 09/04/2013 - 15:02
    +1

    Harvey Norman has it for $597 http://www.harveynorman.com.au/sony-xperia-z-smartphone-blac…

  • siuol on 09/04/2013 - 15:30

    Not asking for neg here. Currently using a Note 2. quite interested in this.

    Why everyone think this phone is so good?

    I just watched a review video and the reviewers talks about the display isn't that good when viewing in different angles other than directly facing it. Also some sony-flavoured UI ain't that good too.

    Surely this is probably the best phone by Sony but definitely not the best android phone in the market…

    • Mikeologos on 09/04/2013 - 16:02
      +1

      From what I am hearing, 2 manufacturers are doing the displays. One by Sharp and one by some company that I have no idea what the name is (lol). It may be luck fo the draw.

      Please take my answer with a pinch of salt as I an just repeating what I have heard and this has no factual evidence. You can do some further research XD

    • zelda707 on 09/04/2013 - 16:25
      +3

      I really the Xperia Z. The glass body is a massive improvement over the plastic Samsungs. Personally i don't really care about viewing angles since i only use the phone when its right in front of me. I also like the Sony UI, a lot of people will disagree with me but i prefer it over touchwiz and sense.

      • toastfacegrillah on 09/04/2013 - 21:13
        +1

        Also love the Sony UI, hate TouchWiz and replaced it with a different launcher the day I got my S2.
        In saying that, I do wish the Sony UI had a bit more customisation (like the ported ones floating around) I could just install Apex as I do now but then I'd lose some of the Sony stuff I like.

    • jfkingdom1 on 09/04/2013 - 16:27
      +1

      Most of the reviewers got the pre-production model. The production models are alot better, plus the default background on the XZ is grey that's why it looks abit washed when viewed at extreme angle. Change it to something like a black background and you'll noticed a big difference. Also people are reporting that when they removed the re-applied screen filter they are getting alot better viewing angles. But I would leave them on as it works great outdoors in direct sunlight.

      • zelda707 on 09/04/2013 - 16:33
        +1

        i agree with the background. I have a Sola and i recently installed the standard XZ wallpaper and launcher and the bottom part is now grey which doesn't look very good.

  • GaelicAU on 09/04/2013 - 16:59

    Does JB-HiFi have a 30-day price guarantee like TGG's or OW? I paid more than this Kogan pricedrop and wondering if I can get refunded the difference?

    • highdealer on 09/04/2013 - 18:25
      +1

      No retailer in australia is going to price match kogan. Kogan is grey import and doesnt have the $60 GST.
      If you pay more than the $597 of Harvey Norman you might be able to be refunded the different.

  • GaelicAU on 09/04/2013 - 17:01

    Has anyone been game enough to take this into a pool and take underwater photos? I can picture some great fun images with the family, just not game to be the guinea pig with my new purchase.

    • Mikinoz on 09/04/2013 - 17:34

      Done with previous models, looks very nice suprisingly. Wonder how the 13 mp camera works out though

      Taking a phone call whilst surfing or during watersports is cool, but more of a gimmik

        • Mikinoz on 09/04/2013 - 19:07
          +4

          Ozbargain in the shower lol

  • BhanuL on 09/04/2013 - 20:56

    Shame no ant+, otherwise i'd be on this so fast:( Save me buying a garmin 510!

  • Kkuba on 09/04/2013 - 23:29

    Sorry to be off topic but is it possible to pull out the sd card from an older android phone that had all my important apps (games etc) that had been 'moved to sd', put it into a new android phone like this one and restore things like game saves or 'shazams' or whatever else? I have searched online but have not found a definitive answer, I get the feeling that this is because it is not possible…

    • lostn on 10/04/2013 - 01:17

      Some things you can transfer through the PC, others may need rooting. Apps and games you can just redownload. Anything you've purchased can be installed on any other device you own. Apps you acquired less than legally, well, you can get them onto your new phone the same way you got them onto your old phone.

      • Kkuba on 10/04/2013 - 09:09

        I know I can just redownload the apps, but I am hoping that for example my 'Flowfree' progress can be recovered, or Angry birds, so I don't have to start these games from the start. Or if I can have my captured songs list in 'Shazam' recovered? I hope this makes sense. All of these are free apps from the Google Play store, so it's not an issue of obtaining the app, just about recovering my progress.

        • rumham25 on 10/04/2013 - 09:51

          you need to backup apps+data
          maybe you want some few misc data as well like messages, network settings etc

          im rooted and use rom toolbox pro, its a very good automated backup and restore solution

          if unrooted, look up ways to backup without root
          maybe mybackup pro or similar free app

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