The most powerful mini ever - Xperia Z1 Compact

[waterballoon]

SD card is necessary for backup, when you want to wipe your phone for clean installation of new firmware updates.

yup that too. but i think phones with no external storage the internal storage will partition the spaces so that when you do clean installation the media files wouldn't get erased.

whereas I understand for us, doing a full wipe by flashing FTF files or "Repair" in PC Companion will really wipe that 16GB storage clean clean.. erased all my Instagram photos before lol

 

[hush66]

Most likely will only sell at Sony stores at RRP and the telcos will not be carrying it. Insider news.

 

[waterballoon]

Most likely will only sell at Sony stores at RRP and the telcos will not be carrying it. Insider news.

F.M.L

*dies*

 

[fuzzybear]

Most likely will only sell at Sony stores at RRP and the telcos will not be carrying it. Insider news.

Not again our local sony does this again

 

[Crexzz]

F.M.L

*dies*

why die?


i see many people contracting for iphone, sell it as brand new and buy the phone fo their choice from dealers

 

[waterballoon]

why die?


i see many people contracting for iphone, sell it as brand new and buy the phone fo their choice from dealers

that's my plan for now. but 5S is nano-sim.. Sony water resistant phones the SIM card trays damn irritating one.. use adaptor dunno will spoil the tray or internals or not

 

[hush66]

that's my plan for now. but 5S is nano-sim.. Sony water resistant phones the SIM card trays damn irritating one.. use adaptor dunno will spoil the tray or internals or not

Just tell them that you want a micro SIM card, not nano-SIM.

Not again our local sony does this again

It is unlikely that it's Sony Mobile Singapore's decision to do this. From their point of view, they want to sell as many sets as possible and the way to do so is definitely via the telcos. But if the telcos don't want to carry the device (for various reasons), then Sony Singapore can't do anything about it.

I remember the Xperia SL was only sold at Sony stores, because it was too much like the Xperia S, which the telcos were still selling and promoting.

 

[waterballoon]

Just tell them that you want a micro SIM card, not nano-SIM.

I remembered casually asking Singtel shop at nex if I recontract to iPhone 5S can I request for a micoSIM instead of nano they said no -_- but good to know it's possible

don't get why Telcos wouldn't want to sell the Compact though.. they did sell HTC One Mini and S4 mini... maybe they know they would make the price unreasonable

 

[dreamz13]

I remembered casually asking Singtel shop at nex if I recontract to iPhone 5S can I request for a micoSIM instead of nano they said no -_- but good to know it's possible

don't get why Telcos wouldn't want to sell the Compact though.. they did sell HTC One Mini and S4 mini... maybe they know they would make the price unreasonable

yeah it will be hard to price this...it's basically a high-end phone with a smaller screen. but ppl will think it's a low-end phone cos of its screen-size so won't want to pay too much.

 

[hush66]

I remembered casually asking Singtel shop at nex if I recontract to iPhone 5S can I request for a micoSIM instead of nano they said no -_- but good to know it's possible

don't get why Telcos wouldn't want to sell the Compact though.. they did sell HTC One Mini and S4 mini... maybe they know they would make the price unreasonable

If you are recontracting, then just use your present microSIM card. Why is there a need to change SIM card when you recontract? Some months, I also recontracted via M1 and got a 5S from them, which I sold off on the same day. I wasn't asked / told that I needed to change my microSIM to nano.

 

[waterballoon]

If you are recontracting, then just use your present microSIM card. Why is there a need to change SIM card when you recontract? Some months, I also recontracted via M1 and got a 5S from them, which I sold off on the same day. I wasn't asked / told that I needed to change my microSIM to nano.

because my current plan is still the 3G 12GB plan.. unless upgrading to 4G VAS doesn't require a new SIM card.. also because I'm considering to port from Singtel to M1 ...

 

[hush66]

because my current plan is still the 3G 12GB plan.. unless upgrading to 4G VAS doesn't require a new SIM card.. also because I'm considering to port from Singtel to M1 ...

When I recontracted, I also changed my plan from 3G to 4G. No need to change SIM card. For number porting, I'm not sure if SIM card change is needed. You might want to check with M1.

 

[rssd21]

because my current plan is still the 3G 12GB plan.. unless upgrading to 4G VAS doesn't require a new SIM card.. also because I'm considering to port from Singtel to M1 ...

Last time I checked with ST, 3G and LTE network can use the same sim card.
Unless you are using ancient 2G card, upgrading from 3G to LTE no need to change sim card.

Porting from one service provider to another will definitely need new sim card, from the new provider.

 

[Grandturismo]

When is e Z1 compact coming? Any price leaks yet?

 

[Hello_Kitty]

When is e Z1 compact coming? Any price leaks yet?

first thing first: will it ever come to SG?

if yes, i will buy for my parents

 

[dominion]

first thing first: will it ever come to SG?

if yes, i will buy for my parents

Xperia Z1 Compact | Camera Phone - Sony Smartphones (Singapore)

It's on Sony Mobile Singapore's website, so it should be safe to assume that it will be available.

 

[vesso2002]

When is e Z1 compact coming? Any price leaks yet?

usd$661, €486, £403

Sony China announces Xperia Z1 Colorful Edition (aka Compact); will cost CNY 3,999 | Xperia Blog

based on z1 and other past models, china price is quite comparable to SG price

 

[knightshaz]

swee, gonna get the pink one

 

[Hello_Kitty]

Xperia Z1 Compact | Camera Phone - Sony Smartphones (Singapore)

It's on Sony Mobile Singapore's website, so it should be safe to assume that it will be available.

nice, will it be too girlish if i, a guy, get the pink color?

 

[expositox]

nice, will it be too girlish if i, a guy, get the pink color?

Yes

I'm considering yellow/silver, hmm... The golden bezel looks nice but white back looks nicer.