Sony begins direct Xperia Z3 Compact sales in US

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

T-Mobile just shared word of its plans to get sales of the Xperia Z3 started a little later this month, and while that was good to hear on its own, it also got us wondering about the fate of the Xperia Z3 Compact. After all, last week saw Sony add a “buy” link to its US listing for the Z3 Compact, though at the time, clicking it didn’t take you anywhere useful. Today, we say that change, as Sony kicks-off US ...

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Re-desire HTC – week 41 recap: week in review

Posted on by Adam Doud

The technology world is a fast moving one, and hence, there are more than 100 stories we publish on a weekly basis here on Pocketnow. Those include reviews, videos, editorials, news, and more. With this new, weekly series, we’re making it easier for you to look back at the most interesting, exciting, and popular topics of the week, in case you missed anything.Look for the Pocketnow Week in Review every Saturday morning. It contains the most popular ten stories of the week printed on the portal, as well as top ...

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Sony adds Xperia Z3 Compact to its US page; will we hear of carrier interest?

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

If you listened to this week’s Pocketnow Weekly podcast, you heard us discussing yesterday’s Sony event which ultimately brought us the Xperia Z3v for Verizon – and which, to our disappointment, wholly ignored the oh-so-interesting Xperia Z3 Compact. Understandably, we were starting to become nervous that Sony would steer clear of ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (Video)

Posted on by Taylor Martin

The Samsung Galaxy S5, while not a showstopper or ground-breaking piece of hardware, is a great smartphone, designed to appeal to a very large demographic. However, its size is simply too large for some.What if there were a device with almost the exact same specifications in a smaller package? Would that phone be as good – or even better – than the Galaxy S5?That phone does exist but, unsurprisingly, it isn’t made by Samsung. Instead, Sony makes it, and it’s the smaller version of its newest hero device, the Xperia Z3. It’s called the Xperia Z3 Compact and it’s ...

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Xperia Z3 Compact vs One M8 (Video)

Posted on by Taylor Martin

In terms of size alone, it would stand to reason the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is a better match for HTC’s One mini 2 and the full-sized Xperia Z3 is better suited for a comparison with the One M8. The latter may still be true, but the Xperia Z3 Compact is actually strikingly similar to the One M8, at least on the inside.Both phones have front-firing audio, similar chipsets, the same RAM, similar storage options, the same battery capacity, and most of ...

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Here’s what the Xperia Z3 Compact camera can do

Posted on by Taylor Martin

Sony’s cameras are great. We here at Pocketnow swear by them. Most of us use a version of Sony’s micro 4/3 NEX series cameras for our stills and videos. Sony’s smartphone cameras, on the other hand, haven’t always been the best. But in recent months, that has changed. The shooter on the Xperia Z2 was one of the best Android smartphone cameras money could buy. And preliminary reviews of the Xperia Z3 are showing similar results.But what about the miniature version of the Z3, the Xperia Z3 Compact? Well, ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact unboxing (Video)

Posted on by Taylor Martin

In light of some oversized smartphones, many mobile OEMs have adopted so-called “mini” versions of their new flagships. However, most of these mini smartphones either don’t have very much in common with their larger counterparts or aren’t very mini in the first place.Sony, at least in this specific area, likes to go against the grain. It announced the Xperia Z1 Compact at CES and, much to our ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 camera quality takes a dive following bootloader unlock

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Smartphone enthusiasts who start messing around with the bootloader on their phones know that they’re running the risk of seriously mucking things up; that’s just one of many reasons why bootloaders tend to come locked-down to the extent that they are. But if you’re careful and follow the advice of users who have gone before you, unlocking the bootloader and getting ready for some custom ROM action can be a pretty safe process. Every once in a while, though, we learn of an unexpected consequence to taking such actions, and a new one is coming to our attention this week, ...

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The little letdowns and surprise successes of IFA 2014 | Pocketnow Weekly 112

Posted on by Michael Fisher

For the bloggers that cover them, one of the greatest things about trade shows is the opportunity to connect with counterparts from other publications … and to podcast with them. Sometimes the best salve for a salvo of comparison videos shot back-to-back over 13 hours is a few minutes in front of the mic with friends, picking up the pieces while picking out the messages, trends, and lessons from the show.Helping us do that on today’s Pocketnow Weekly podcast are two luminaries of the mobile tech world, both of whom have been on our guest “wish list” for over a ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact hands-on (Video)

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Could this really be the “mini” phone you’ve been waiting for? The handset in the four-inch space that still packs the sort of processing might and HD display as a much larger smartphone? Sony sure managed to do right by us with the Xperia Z1 Compact, and today at IFA 2014 in Berlin we set out to see if the hot new Xperia Z3 Compact will quickly have us asking, “Z1 Compact who?”We can ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact premieres as a pint-sized powerhouse

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

The Xperia Z3 may be the keystone behind Sony’s latest Android offerings, but it’s far from the only flagship the company has come to Berlin to introduce today at IFA 2014. Just moments after introducing the Z3, Sony has gone official with its little cousin, the 4.6-inch Xperia Z3 Compact.The Z3 Compact’s a smidge thicker than its larger namesake, measuring-in at 8.4mm, but that’s only because of all the goodies packed inside. Unlike other “mini” phones that skimp on specs, ...

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Sony at IFA 2014: rumor roundup

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Though it tends not to get the most media attention at IFA – Samsung has been stealing that spot for a bit now with its glamorous unveils – Sony almost always has quite a lot of things to show off at the Berlin trade show. This year is no exception, and the count for what the OEM plans to announce currently stands at seven mobile-related devices. That’s quite a lot, so we were quite eager to get ...

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Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact specs allegedly leak

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

Sony should unveil its next flagship, believed to be the Sony Xperia Z3, at the upcoming IFA 2014 in Berlin. All the rumors and reports seem to agree on this, and the company itself has started teasing, however, without a specific mention of the phone itself. The picture above is allegedly one snapped off of a real-life unit, which seems to have a sheet glued to its back with the Xperia Z3 specs. While the accuracy and veracity of the picture itself can’t ...

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Sony’s Xperia plans for IFA 2014 get detailed, see what the OEM is planning to announce

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

We already saw Sony’s alleged wearables plans for IFA 2014, but that’s not all we’re going to see liked before the big event it seems. In a massive leak today, the Sony IFA 2014 plans for the Xperia line have presumably leaked in their entirety.First off, let’s talk Xperia Z3. This one isn’t much of a surprise, as it has been ...

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Sony’s IFA teaser video helps reinforce device rumors

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

As we just looked at in our IFA 2014 Rumor Roundup, Sony’s got quite a few new devices we’re expecting to see launched next week. Those range from phones, to tablets, to wearables, to accessories, and a relatively consistent stream of leaks has been slowly feeding us information about many of them. But in contrast to companies like Samsung or ASUS, which have been delivering IFA teasers that outright identify their upcoming ...

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