The Sony "Hayabusa" Thread

Christo · 7 May 2012 at 20:23

kona786 said:
no quite the opposite - you no understand englai?

whaa?

mrk · 7 May 2012 at 20:24

Shimmy said:
Sounds pretty ideal.

Got your chequebook to hand?

You can expect epic returns on the investment

sarge78 · 7 May 2012 at 22:53

Interesting, it isn't made from aluminium like the Ion or P.

Look's like a big Xperia Ray maybe? but those pics are too crappy for any real speculation

June/July will be a bit too soon for the S4 Pro and Sony don't want to release a phone with more GPU power than the Vita just yet... do they? :cool:

Christo · 7 May 2012 at 23:03

sarge78 said:
Interesting, it isn't made from aluminium like the Ion or P. Look's like a big Xperia Ray maybe? but those pics are too crappy for any real speculation

June/July will be a bit too soon for the S4 Pro and Sony don't want to release a phone with more GPU power than the Vita just yet... do they?

Probably release the S4 Pro in the next phone pencilled in for Sept..

Rimsy · 7 May 2012 at 23:05

Robbo said:
http://www.androidcentral.com/blurry-cam-pic-claims-show-sony-lt29i-hayabusa

"Also of interest are the curved corners, in stark contrast to the sharp edges of the current crop of Xperia NXT phones."

How can they describe that as curved? Looks just as sharp as the GS2 which can hardly be described as curvey in comparison to the Nexus / GS3.
Still - be an interesting one to keep an eye on.

sarge78 · 9 May 2012 at 09:25

It's been officially announced! ...for Japan only

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-GX-officially-announced-the-new-Sony-flagship-has-13MP-stacked-sensor-and-no-front-buttons_id29951

aj_4176 · 9 May 2012 at 09:34

Damn beaten to it but never mind. Hopefully will come over here as well sans LTE.

Sony Xperia GX officially comes to the rescue of 13-megapixel Android

mrk · 9 May 2012 at 09:37

8.6mm at the thinnest part so not quite the thinnest phone to date and no the 7mm people were suspecting!

Christo · 9 May 2012 at 10:17

sarge78 said:
It's been officially announced! ...for Japan only

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-GX-officially-announced-the-new-Sony-flagship-has-13MP-stacked-sensor-and-no-front-buttons_id29951

Dammit, I hope that doesnt mean we have to wait until October for the next high end Sony release.

mrk said:
8.6mm at the thinnest part so not quite the thinnest phone to date and no the 7mm people were suspecting!

Meh!

Robbo · 9 May 2012 at 10:19

That's not bad, but nothing too exciting really.

sarge78 · 9 May 2012 at 10:29

Yep, a bit boring but safe design. Wonder if they'll even release it in the UK?

Thickness and weight are fine, maybe a bit too wide (for me) and those tiny Jap buttons again

Is there a SD card slot?

Cosimo · 9 May 2012 at 10:35

Robbo said:
That's not bad, but nothing too exciting really.

Not many releases are these days.

Christo · 9 May 2012 at 11:30

Robbo said:
That's not bad, but nothing too exciting really.

Decent camera at last and decent enough design imo but not so good battery.:/ Where is that elusive perfect Andoid phone, gah.

Aedus · 9 May 2012 at 12:18

Only 16Gb of internal, no mention of an SD slot.

Intratech · 9 May 2012 at 12:24

Yeah but what about the MicroSD card?

Shimmy · 9 May 2012 at 12:29

Wonder what Mint will bring.

Simian · 9 May 2012 at 12:42

Shimmy said:
Wonder what Mint will bring.

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw it's projected price!!

doodah · 9 May 2012 at 13:19

What was I saying about.....Sony find a way to semi-screw things up. I honestly can't understand how leaving an SD card slot seems a good idea considering how little space they take.

bastic · 9 May 2012 at 13:40

mrk said:
All the more reason I need a few £million so I can create a smartphone startup that only builds phones aimed at stock Android or custom CM builds. Nothing is locked from the factory and camera modules can be upgraded by the user.

Can you imagine it?

I can, and it makes me sad panda

I can't imagine it...
I know people that do startups...and always are looking for new ones...
but not sure that your idea would work...

mrk · 9 May 2012 at 13:44

I think it would work.

Haven't you seen how blogs and forums light up when a leaked screenshot shows what appears to be a stock Android build?

That and a modular handset would mean people can upgrade just the new bits that come out if they like the shape of the phone and want to keep that!

Kind of like a barebones for phones.

My idea is from experience of Android since day 1 and being a member of those blogs and forums that talk about them.