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#919887 22-Oct-2013 19:35

Oh great. Now you're putting the pressure on! ;-)

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#920010 22-Oct-2013 21:45

Many thanks Mauricio and Telecom!

I am really looking forward to putting the Note3/Gear though it paces personally and for work.

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#924725 31-Oct-2013 12:53

Ok folks... Sony Xperia Z1! GO!

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#924736 31-Oct-2013 13:13

freitasm: Ok folks... Sony Xperia Z1! GO!

I'm keen to try out the Z1, primarily to compare the user experience to the Sense 5.5 user experience on the HTC One and see how much of a difference there is between a 20.7 megapixel camera vs 4 'ultrapixel' camera in the One. Purple is also my favourite colour so a purple one would make for great photo opportunities and would be pretty awesome.

I also think the aspect of dustproof / waterproof phone is quite interesting and it will be worth seeing if there are any design trade-offs involved in including this.

I'm also a bit obsessive about battery life and will be keen to see how well the advertised Stamina Mode works and whether I am still able to receive important notifications etc. I use my phone as both a work and personal phone so need to receive work emails throughout the day.

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#924762 31-Oct-2013 14:01

freitasm: Ok folks... Sony Xperia Z1! GO!

I would love to trial this phone - been looking at it as a serious purchase. The 2 things that make it stand out for me are the battery life and the fact that it is waterproof and dustproof. We do a bit of watersports with the kids and it is a pain to not be able to take photos without using a waterproof case or getting a special camera.

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#924766 31-Oct-2013 14:08

Waterproof... so that should be slobberproof, meaning (almost) toddlerproof, let me put it to the test!! lol

On a more serious note very interested in seeing how this phone fares as on overall specs it pretty much exceeds its competition in every aspect, very interested to see how the camera is compared to the 1020 beast and the current topshelf Androids

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#924774 31-Oct-2013 14:17

Would love to test out the underwater photography features?

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#924780 31-Oct-2013 14:20

Oh the Z1 looks so good! I'd love to give the camera a good workout, my current phone is woefully slow at snapping pics of the kids and image quality is pretty poor. And the fact that it is waterproof is really a great feature I think that no other manufacturer is offering currently.

Mauricio, will they be including the Sony Smartwatch? Be interesting to see that compared with the Samsung gear.

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#924784 31-Oct-2013 14:31

I've heard great things about the Z1's camera and would love to mount this on my Quadcopter (I swear this is just the best test you can possibly do) - I also feel the need to add Dinosaurs to everything. Also wouldn't mind a purple phone :) would be great to compare the experience compared to TouchWiz on the S4.

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#924802 31-Oct-2013 14:49

Testing the family-proofness of the Z1, with 2 active boys, dog, cat, home brewing kit, and outdoor sports aplenty. Will give techno phobe wife a go as well and get her opinion of the device too. Should be a nice contrast to my techgeekiness and hopefully make for good reading.

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#924847 31-Oct-2013 15:41

Go where. Go to me,, Please my poor S2 is dying.

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#924850 31-Oct-2013 15:51

I would love to have an opportunity to evaluate some new devices :)

I run a Mobile App Testing company and spend a good chuck of my time using a wide range of devices, Android, iOS, WinPh, BB (yes I know - still some blackberry! :) - fading fast though).

I would be looking at wide range of every day use cases, business and personal, and ease of use.

Thanks!

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#924852 31-Oct-2013 15:54

My wife has been talking about switching to Telecom for a while now AND wants a Z1 so count me in as keen to do some all-weather running and cycling testing (amongst other types) on one of these beauties :-)

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#924854 31-Oct-2013 16:00

I'd love to try out a windows phone or maybe a tablet, my fiancée is interested in them. Alternately an Android phone for her to evaluate. Happy to have a play with any tech really, plus as a bonus I live about 3 minutes drive from you so I can play for a while then drop it back :)

I'm a reasonably good writer so I could write a blog or an article to document the process/experience.

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#924931 31-Oct-2013 17:44

to be honest I'm just a phone addict and would like to play with them all

Looked at a z1 in harvey norman the other day and thought it looked pretty sweat.

My phone history is pretty long and includes a wide range of phones.

I consider myself to be open minded and well, every device has it's place, but not feature phone suites my needs.

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