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HD3 UK release

Hi does anybody know if and when the HD3 will be coming to the Uk,
it's just that I am due for an upgrade next month and I'm getting the HD2,
which will tie me up for another 18 months. I have read speculation of a November release, and if this is true I may as well hold out till then.

Anyone know when the HD5 will be released, while we're at it?

elyl said:
Anyone know when the HD5 will be released, while we're at it?
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Think your funny eh sunshine.

Q3 this year (juli), a 4,3 inch HTC device will probably be released.
Check this news about it.

I am with you on this one. I also would like to know exactly when it will be released. I am in the US and have SPRINT. So, I know that will mean an even longer wait for me and everyone else who has either SPRINT or VERIZON who are both CDMA. I also would like to know if HTC will release one with a keyboard.

nosh10 said:
Hi does anybody know if and when the HD3 will be coming to the Uk,
it's just that I am due for an upgrade next month and I'm getting the HD2,
which will tie me up for another 18 months. I have read speculation of a November release, and if this is true I may as well hold out till then.
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Dialaphone are doing the HD2 on vodafone £40 a month 300 mins ult txt and ult net on a 12 month contract. If minutes aren't an issue go for that wish I had seen it before I signed up for my 24 month lol

[INFO] Apparently HTC Sensation available NOW from Superetrader...

I bought my Desire HD (from pre-order) and my wifes Milestone 2 from them, so I know they are legit 100%...
Apparently they have them in stock for GBP 599.99...
I was going to trade up from DHD, but being that I bought it in Nov 2010, it's too soon to spend that much on the phone, I'll wait for the price to drop a bit...
But if anyone wants it, it seems you can get it immediately....
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/20398-htc-sensation.html
"FIRST UK STOCK LANDING 17TH OF APRIL"
It might be a typo or something, but 17. 4. is already passed, which should mean it's available!

It seems they took down the page, but it still shows up on the HTC product list (and you can add it to the cart):
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/mobile-phones-htc/

braby said:
It seems they took down the page, but it still shows up on the HTC product list (and you can add it to the cart):
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/mobile-phones-htc/
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I saw they have 100 of these in stock but I am wondering if they are fake or not.

Like I said, I bought 2 phones from them already (my DHD was preordered 4 weeks before shipping) and bunch of people from Modaco are their customers...
So business wise they are legit...
I do however believe that it's just a pre-order and that they made a typo regarding stock dates...

very strange
during the meeting in London in April, the sensation was supposed to be available for Vodafone first at mid may

Yeap it was a typo:
THIS PRODUCT LISTING IS PRE-ORDER ONLY
FIRST UK STOCK LANDING 17TH OF JUNE

[Q] so where are the official reviews?

so the sensation is out for a few days, but no official review yet on any site... odd

Apparently HTC hasn't sent out any handsets to reviewers yet which i find a bit odd :\

ratchetnclank said:
Apparently HTC hasn't sent out any handsets to reviewers yet which i find a bit odd :\
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Why would a device go on sale before it can be sent to reviewers....have they got something to hide or are they trying to maximize sales just in case its a bad review, either way it doesn't give me great confidence.

I remember that the first day the galaxy S II was out, the net was floded with reviews, starting from engadget, techradar and so on... on the sensation case... nada

This is what i'm worried about
I've been waiting for this device since it was leaked as the pyramid all those moons ago.
It's been released and there's barelty a squeek on the internet about it. Only here is where you can get info about it really. Slashgear did a minimum effort with news to follow...but other than that...not really much.
For a company that are producing record profits, you'd have thought that they would spend a load of money on marketing and advertising to increase sales....I went into the vodafone shop on day 2 in Colchester and they said only one person had enquired about it all day (this was 3pm).
Are they saving everything for the Evo 3D?

Have I understood something wrong or is the phone only available from Vodafone at the moment? And isn't that exclusive for them for a couple of weeks or so? Maybe htc haven't sent any to reviewers yet, because the phone is not officially available until 27th of june?

The first review is online now:
http://www.slashgear.com/htc-sensation-review-23153699/

Ooops, made a new thread when i found that review.
My bad. Sorry.

I see your point about it not being officially launched.
However, why do you say June 28th is the official date? It's widely rumored to launch on T-mobile US on June 8th. Is T-mobile also getting some advance?
Axefield said:
Have I understood something wrong or is the phone only available from Vodafone at the moment? And isn't that exclusive for them for a couple of weeks or so? Maybe htc haven't sent any to reviewers yet, because the phone is not officially available until 27th of june?
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Pretty generic quickie review there. That recorded video is still awful looking, and falls in line with the other video captures floating around youtube. They seem to be giving it a pass, along with the "stereo sound". Their idea of a battery test is also as unconvincing as ever. Instead of running benchmarks in their videos, they should actually show the browser performance between the two, because that is really the only thing that will stand out the most. Ugh, I expect as much from slashgear.

I picked that date from some website and don't remember which one it was. But it will be released earlier than June 28th. I know that because my operator here in Finland is expecting it to be available around weeks 23-24. They are usually at least a week behind of the other operators here, so the T-Mobile launch for June 8th might be quite accurate.
Elchemist said:
I see your point about it not being officially launched.
However, why do you say June 28th is the official date? It's widely rumored to launch on T-mobile US on June 8th. Is T-mobile also getting some advance?
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Yea, it's going to be on T-Mobile June 8th. Once there you'll see plenty of reviews.

Argh!! I was hoping for official reviews so I could get this on launch day... (June 8th) guess I will have to wait another week or so.
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Yea, it's going to be on T-Mobile June 8th. Once there you'll see plenty of reviews.
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Elchemist said:
Argh!! I was hoping for official reviews so I could get this on launch day... (June 8th) guess I will have to wait another week or so.
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You still have some time and it's quite likely that GSMArena will review it by then (I said likely, not definite).
There are still 2 weeks before the 8th after all

Elchemist said:
Argh!! I was hoping for official reviews so I could get this on launch day... (June 8th) guess I will have to wait another week or so.
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Sites like CNet might have something (short) the day before US launch. But that may be about it.

don't think this has been posted yet...
http://recombu.com/news/htc-sensation-first-impressions_M14327.html
more of a quick first impression with a full review coming but I guess it qualifies as 'official'

XZ3 is up for pre order on amazon

Just pre ordered mine
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Xperia-...CB1275522461_AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&keywords=xz3

Ditto

Is the release date of the 24th accurate? Thought it was coming in October

It was Sept 24 when I ordered it. Now showing Oct 17

Ridiculous Amazon business practices at work:
Your AccountAmazon.comMessage From Customer ServiceHello,
Thank you for contacting amazon.
I understand your concern regarding the regarding the release date for the Sony Xperia XZ3, I am happy to help you in this regard.
Upon checking the with the internal team I see that due to inventory issues with the manufactures itself the sellers have changed the release date on the website which is October 17, 2018.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you thus far,We certainly don't want our customers to experience this.
I have sent an inquiry to the seller and requested them to update the release dates through notifications so that there wont be any confusion with the release dates.
I may cancel and get the 6GB RAM model from Taiwan

augie7107 said:
Ridiculous Amazon business practices at work:
Your AccountAmazon.comMessage From Customer ServiceHello,
Thank you for contacting amazon.
I understand your concern regarding the regarding the release date for the Sony Xperia XZ3, I am happy to help you in this regard.
Upon checking the with the internal team I see that due to inventory issues with the manufactures itself the sellers have changed the release date on the website which is October 17, 2018.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you thus far,We certainly don't want our customers to experience this.
I have sent an inquiry to the seller and requested them to update the release dates through notifications so that there wont be any confusion with the release dates.
I may cancel and get the 6GB RAM model from Taiwan
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Same. Has it been sold anywhere yet?

No but I'll link here when it is
*EDIT*
Just ordered the 6GB version here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-Xperi...hash=item1eebcfbea2:m:mhIZk-A6DfigWObP2-9xVCg

Got mine yesterday... It's super nice. Yay for faster European release date

glovesave said:
Got mine yesterday... It's super nice. Yay for faster European release date
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Impressions?

glovesave said:
Got mine yesterday... It's super nice. Yay for faster European release date
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Did you order yours from Clove? I just ordered mine a few hours ago. Hoping to get it next week or so.

iArvee said:
Did you order yours from Clove? I just ordered mine a few hours ago. Hoping to get it next week or so.
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No bought in Denmark.
The screen is out of this world...

augie7107 said:
No but I'll link here when it is
*EDIT*
Just ordered the 6GB version here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-Xperi...hash=item1eebcfbea2:m:mhIZk-A6DfigWObP2-9xVCg
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Do you know if these will work okay on U.S. carriers?
I'm on Straight Talk, using AT&T towers, and I'm unsure if all the XZ3 models support the same bands.

Geese1 said:
Do you know if these will work okay on U.S. carriers?
I'm on Straight Talk, using AT&T towers, and I'm unsure if all the XZ3 models support the same bands.
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It will work.
https://www.phonemore.com/sony-xperia-xz3-h9493/specs/4257

augie7107 said:
It will work.
https://www.phonemore.com/sony-xperia-xz3-h9493/specs/4257
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Thanks for the link!
Same model number in the link you posted, but there it's showing 4 gigs of RAM, so I'm assuming the only difference in the ones on eBay is the amount of RAM? Everything else is the same?

Yes, that's correct. I'm on AT&T and have bought several Taiwan version Xperia phones and they all work on AT&T. I bought the XZ2 from Taiwan for the same reason, increased RAM. The ebay seller has also added pictures if the box and you can see the bands listed.

augie7107 said:
Yes, that's correct. I'm on AT&T and have bought several Taiwan version Xperia phones and they all work on AT&T. I bought the XZ2 from Taiwan for the same reason, increased RAM. The ebay seller has also added pictures if the box and you can see the bands listed.
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Awesome, man; thanks!
Seriously considering this phone, but if I'm going to be paying this much for one I want the best version I can get. My current OnePlus 3T has 6 gigs of RAM, so I didn't want to pay almost double to get less!
Just want to wait to see what they announce at the new Google Event next week in order to make my final decision. Oh, and I also really want the Bordeaux color if I do go for the Sony, which this seller currently shows as out of stock.

The Bordeaux color is at clove, and cheaper too. Hard choice. A XZ3 for ~750 usd is hard to beat

Funk2641 said:
The Bordeaux color is at clove, and cheaper too. Hard choice. A XZ3 for ~750 usd is hard to beat
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That is a pretty good price. Still, I can't wrap my head around the fact of paying more for my new phone than the one I'm currently using while the new phone has less RAM.
May wait until closer to the holidays anyway as my current phone isn't having any problems. Might be able to snag some sort of Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal which would make the price even more palatable!

Funk2641 said:
The Bordeaux color is at clove, and cheaper too. Hard choice. A XZ3 for ~750 usd is hard to beat
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Not to mention the free Sony XB31. I ordered that on Friday. hoping to get it next week.

iArvee said:
Not to mention the free Sony XB31. I ordered that on Friday. hoping to get it next week.
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I just bought a XB31 speaker last week for my office desk (since I work from home). It's a great little speaker, and I'm really happy with it.

U.S. Release Date?

Haven't heard anything of a release date for the us. Any word?
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sedp23 said:
Haven't heard anything of a release date for the us. Any word?
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On their website, they have a give away for the Zenfone 6 to come to North America in 47 days.

B&H has it on their website. If you enter your email address they notify you when it's in stock. I'm getting impatient though. I think ASUS really needs release their phones a lot sooner after they unveil them. If something more appealing comes out between now and then I may get that instead.
He'll, if the S10+ drops in price enough between now and then I may just get that (used)

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B&H has it on their website. If you enter your email address they notify you when it's in stock. I'm getting impatient though. I think ASUS really needs release their phones a lot sooner after they unveil them. If something more appealing comes out between now and then I may get that instead.
He'll, if the S10+ drops in price enough between now and then I may just get that (used)
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Thanks I bought my 5z from them I'll go check it out right now
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B&H only carry 6gb version. Looking for 8gb.
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Just noticed that BH Photo site bumped their pre-order start date from June 15th to July 1st...
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...s855_6g64g_bk_zenfone_6_zs630xl_dual_sim.html

With the sweepstakes ending later this month, there could possibly be a new model with the USA/North American release. I hope so, at least.
Why would Asus have it available to the USA via importer websites but not officially? Maybe so far its taking a while to get through FCC certifications...

I would buy the international version, but I want to be sure all of the bands in the USA are available on the phone. I use AT&T and want to be sure I get full coverage. From what I've read, Gearbest mainly sells the international/Europe version and this one is spotty with the USA bands available. Hence, I wait for the USA release. But I'm with all ya'll . . . If they don't hurry up another phone may grab my attention and they lose that sale.

BHPhoto now have July 15 for the start of pre-orders... Still no price or ship date.

canadien666 said:
BHPhoto now have July 15 for the start of pre-orders... Still no price or ship date.
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Where do you see this? I see nothing.
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Aaaannnddd, they took it down. They had it up earlier today. I give up on this thing...

This is getting ridiculous .

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This is getting ridiculous .
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Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone following the saga of trying to buy one of these in the UK.
Preorders went up late may with a mid June shipping date suggested by customer support. Then preorders were closed, but no phones arrived. Delivery date is now suggested as end July with the phones hidden on the Asus UK store.
I still really want my zenfone,, but this is as botched a launch as I've ever seen.

Still waiting in the US
I called Asus and they said "middle of July" but I take that with a grain of salt.
The botched launch plus reports of bad call quality/volume (has to do with the flip cam I think) are making me look for another phone.
I like big battery phones, there are others to chose from (though not with an 855).

stanpy said:
I called Asus and they said "middle of July" but I take that with a grain of salt.
The botched launch plus reports of bad call quality/volume (has to do with the flip cam I think) are making me look for another phone.
I like big battery phones, there are others to chose from (though not with an 855).
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Bad call quality ? First ive heard of this. Isolated instances or mass reports ?

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Bad call quality ? First ive heard of this. Isolated instances or mass reports ?
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I haven't heard of it either and I've read almost every review of the phone
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sedp23 said:
I haven't heard of it either and I've read almost every review of the phone
Since I can't post outside links you'll just have to find the thread (s) on the asus zentalk forums for the zenphone 6 (6z). Very annoying not to be able to post this link. But I cut an pasted the first parts of it..
Call quality on Asus Zenfone 6z (Zenfone 6)
mihirpmehta
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When I receive call from my Asus Zenfone 6z I am constantly hearing noise and distorted voice anyone facing the same issue ?
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debashiss04
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I am having sane issue. Want to return. Completely dissatisfied with this product
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I am having same issue.
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sedp23 said:
I haven't heard of it either and I've read almost every review of the phone
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dude , go read the call quality reviews . not one person had one good thing to say

Any update here? Any AT&T users from the states in here? Trying to figure out if I can buy a global version instead of waiting.

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Any update here? Any AT&T users from the states in here? Trying to figure out if I can buy a global version instead of waiting.
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B&H posted a July 15th preorder date for the U.S. version then immediately took it down over the weekend that's the latest I've seen. We will have to see what happens in a few weeks I'm tired of waiting too
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