not screen size only matter... also physical size..

zr vs tx



<68mm width still acceptable imho...

2 model....

Xperia ZR (C5502) HSPA+
Xperia ZR (C5503) LTE

not for international market.. 

maybe this month.. 

Estimate around 1599 or 1699.

Probably is rm1599 which is advance level or xperia v. Xperia v rrp rm1599. Should will follow with that price. Even xperia sp also rm1299.

Wish to have telco offer data plan package

Xperia ZR got LTE model.. but..

maybe sony wont bring it here.. ? 

Interesting phone. Good for taking photos of little boy and me at the baby swimming pool.

And the price I think is pretty good. I got my Acro S also around that price point. But my Acro S came with a charging dock free inside the package, and it was a very affordable charging dock. I bought an additional unit for around RM25 (if I'm not mistaken) to put in my office, so that I always charge the phone using the dock and not remove the flap and charge via the USB socket. I think that really is important key point (to charge using the dock) because less wear and tear on the flap means less chance for water ingress, and the water proof functionality remains intact.

Ya, to be honest, I don't quite like the Z too. The back is nice, coz it is glass finishing, but it is a fingerprint magnet too! Its a pain in the ass for me, u will wanna show off the back of Z, so u wont get a casing, but in the other hand it wil collect a lot of fingerprint smudges. And the Z feels....weird in the hand, I think ZR is just the perfect size. 

Bro ... I wrote expected price difference lah. ZL now 14xx, ZR if 15xx, difference 1xx only.

So, which one will you guys get? For me deciding factor will be the camera/gps.

Display - negligible.
Storage - I can live with SDHCs.
Front cam - Rarely use this so no comment
IP Certification - negligible

The rest are pretty much identical ... Did I left out anything else that might be important?

I am still undecided about ZL vs. ZR. Waterproofing and all is nice, but there is something about the ZL form factor that really attracts me.

This comparison doesn't help me much either

http://versus.com/en/sony-xperia-zr-vs-sony-xperia-zl

According to that site:

5 points in favor of ZR:
1) Dustproof and water proof (we all know that already)
2) ZR is 1.90mm  (!) more narrow than the ZL. (frankly speaking, is this really that much of a difference?)
3) ZR is 0.60mm (!!!) shorter than the ZL. (again.... it's so marginal)
4) ZR has 2 microphones vs ZL's one. Probably for noise cancellation.
5) ZR is 13gm lighter than ZL.

but.... ZL has ELEVEN (11 !) pluses against the ZR???
1) ZL has continuous AF while shooting video, but ZR don't have. Anyone can confirm this?
2) ZL has double the internal storage of ZR.
3) ZL can create panorama in camera, but not ZR. Again, can anyone confirm this? Even my Acro S can do panorama in camera....
4) ZL has much higher pixel density. Can my eyes actually tell the difference between 441 ppi and 319 ppi?
5) ZL has bigger screen. (duh...)
6) ZL is 0.60mm (!!!) thinner than ZR.
7) ZL has a videa light but ZR don't have. You mean ZR's LED light don't work during video? That's odd.
8) ZL has 2.75% LESS (!!!!!!) body volume compared to ZR. (this is gettign ridiculous)
9) ZL camera has manual exposure control, but not the ZR. This is important to me, who loves photography.
10) ZL has higher resolution (Full HD) vs. ZR (HD only). Isn't this covered in point 4) ?
11) ZL has electronic image stabilizer, whereas the ZR has none. Can anyone verify this?

Again, these are points from the website which I posted the link to. Not my own. The phone I always like to go to mentioned they will have the ZR in by today. I was comparing the screen of the ZL vs. Z. There is a marked difference in screen clarity between the two. Both phones were set to using the same wallpaper, and set to maximum brightness. The ZL seems to have much better screen clarity than the Z. Hopefully the ZR will arrive today and I will get to test the ZL vs. ZR screen clarity on the spot, before making a decision whether to buy the ZL or the ZR.... or keep my Acro S.

All screen setting on all 3 phones were set to MAXIMUM. Acro S still has the better contrast and deeper black. I am not aware of the firmware improving the contrast or blackness. I thought this is very much a hardware related characteristic, no?

I tried XZ, XZL, XZR and Acro S side by side. XZL & XZR screen is exactly the same in terms of clarity and contrast, meaning both still loses to the Acro S. I cannot believe how good the Acro S screen was. But eventually I walked off with the XZL and not the XZR. I guess IP58 in itself is really insufficient to convince me. XZL has a bigger and much higher resolution screen in not much a bigger phone size. It also has double the internal memory size, and a IR transmitter which I sometimes find useful. It seems that both the XZR & XZL uses the same EXMOR RS sensors, which is supposed to perform better in low light. Not sure about the XZ.

.... but there's now another twist to the story. After I picked up the XZL and left the shop, I realized that the earpiece loudspeaker is not working! i.e. I received a call and when trying to listen to the call with the phone next to my ear, no sound. But when I switch to loudspeaker mode, the other person's voice can be heard loud and clear from the rear loudspeaker! Twice factory reset, and updated the firmware to 4.2.2 also the issue remains. Guess I got a lemon copy. It was already too late and the shop was closed for Saturday, and today Sunday, shop was not open for business. Guess I will have to go back to the shop tomorrow to either claim a 1 to 1 exchange for another new XZL, or..... I am fated to get the XZR! hahaha.....

Thats the point! Ppl keep crazy about LTE phone, but coverage dont have..     

by the time msia got 5g, i will switch to 4g phones