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Upcoming Sony Xperia Z. DAC?

post #1 of 77
1/17/13 at 8:53am
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Hey guys. I'm sure there's a couple of people interested in the upcoming Sony Xperia Z/ZL next month. Does anyone have any idea what sort of DAC its going to wear and how it could compare to the Note 2 one?
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post #2 of 77
1/17/13 at 11:40pm
Considering it's Sony and their bold new stance I wouldn't be to worried, lol. But I am curious as to it's inards. Anyone been snooping such?
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post #3 of 77
1/18/13 at 8:00am

Chipset: Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064

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post #4 of 77
1/18/13 at 1:31pm
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What does this chipset tell us? smily_headphones1.gif
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post #5 of 77
1/19/13 at 12:20am
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Originally Posted by DoomForce View Post

What does this chipset tell us? smily_headphones1.gif

 

Well identical SoC as the nexus 4, and from the other threads it was no where as good as the samsung gs3 soo... lol

 

damn it I was actually hoping it would be good because i've decided to get this phone next month .. oh well lets just hope it will have usb audio 

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post #6 of 77
1/22/13 at 9:32pm

Now That's simply dreadful.frown.gif

 

I'n I was so hoping this would be a good candidate for modern pmp. Oh well

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post #7 of 77
1/23/13 at 3:57am

Even if the DAC for the Xperia WAS good, i wouldn't get it as a PMP. Most likely it would run out of battery insanely fast, as it is a phone. I prefer to keep my phone and DAP seperate, so that i can make calls without my phone dying.
 

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post #8 of 77
1/23/13 at 12:54pm
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I wouldn't worry too much about the battery. Unless if you're watching hours of video on your phone every day, it shouldn't by any means run out of juice. I think that even a phone with a relatively low battery like the Galaxy Nexus can run an hour of FLAC/mp3 320 playback without even burning 10% of the charge. So unless you want to go on for days with the same charge, any new phone should be OK as a pmp.

 

Please report if you get more news about the chip on this upcoming phone. I am sure it will make quite a difference to a lot of people here that will be on phone replacement search.

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post #9 of 77
1/24/13 at 10:08am

Interested in this as well. 

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post #10 of 77
1/25/13 at 6:28pm

Not expecting much though, Xperia phones have never regarded as good PMPs

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post #11 of 77
1/26/13 at 4:22am
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Not expecting much though, Xperia phones have never regarded as good PMPs

 

Oh really? Did you listen to one or just sayin?
 

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post #12 of 77
1/26/13 at 7:28am
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Not expecting much though, Xperia phones have never regarded as good PMPs
They are decent. Better than most of the phones on the market. As a phone, they're good enough.
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post #13 of 77
1/26/13 at 2:58pm
Can it do USB audio out?

I would get the Xperia Z in a heartbeat over Galaxy S3 if it can..

The Z has some pretty good specs (minus the DAC)
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post #14 of 77
1/28/13 at 8:37am

Subscribed

 

Me too want to know

 

X10 user here

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post #15 of 77
3/4/13 at 1:54pm

I tried the Xperia Z sound with my Momentum and it sounded great to me. Punchy, tight bass and clear mids and treble. It was a very brief listen but it sure does the job good enough for a phone if you intend to plug your cans straight into it. 

 

I must mention also, it's a pretty darn nicely built phone. I'm almost willing to say it puts iPhone 5 to shame. 

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