[NEWS]Sony Xperia X Device Sales Skyrockets In South Africa - Device Reviews and Information

We all know that the Xperia X, as supposed to Sony's new flagship, to be sort of a mix bag of a smartphone. As the phone contains the same specifications that you would get in a Smartphone that's twice as cheap as it already is. But it seems like advertising does pay off, no matter how bad a smartphone is.
I have actually noticed on South Africa's Vodacom (Vodafone ) website, how the Xperia X is a "Popular Smartphone," and that the phone's delivery "may be delayed" because of it. Not even other great phones, such as the Galaxy S7 or Note 5, get's the 'Popular phone' marking. As I further studied into this, I actually got some surprising answers from the Vodacom headquarters...
An other day ago, I have decided to contact the Vodacom headquarters and asked some questions about the Xperia X's sales. Their reply were...
"We had advertised the new Xperia X because of its great camera capabilities, and since South Africans love taking photos of their wonderful life, we have decided to advertise this smartphone more than the others. In fact, because of our advertising, we have gotten over 94 000 online sales last month from July to August 2016. We hope that we have answered your question.."
...And so I have asked them also about their S7 sales in the last month...
"We have also gotten reasonably good S7 sales in South Africa; around 70 000 sales online already in the last month."
So I told them thanks for everything.
It seems like advertising a Smartphone, no matter what the price or the specs, really delivers. We ALL know that there are alot of better smartphones out there apart from the Xperia X, but advertising something to look better then the other, in this case, the Xperia X over the S7, really shows what advertising can do.
So what do YOU guys think of Vodacom's smart strategy? Leave your Questions or comments about this down below!
Source: https://myvodacom.secure.vodacom.co.za/
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Nokia will reveal windows phone device 8/17

Nokia will reveal the Windows phone made by Nokia the 8/17 so in two weeks now
invitations are send to journalist to assist to the event in germany
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http://www.theunwired.net/?item=rum...s-first-microsoft-windows-phone-mid-of-august
I'm from Cologne (Köln).
Maybe the event will be at the (2008 opnened) Microsoft building at the Rhein in Cologne.
Yes, it's a giant M(icrosoft) with its own Lufthansa Check in and Marina.
If its in a smaller location it can be at 4010 (a new Concept Stor by Deutsche Telekom).
http://4010.com/home?loc=Köln
sorry but Nokia do not show any devices to this event
http://thisismynext.com/2011/08/02/nokia-microsoft-windows-phone-gamescom/
I really hope we see some WP7 devices from Nokia, soon. I always liked their phones in the pre-Smartphone area and hope that their Windows phones will be as good as their old stuff used to be.
More to the point, Nokia need to get there devices now, certainly before the next iphone, as soon as that comes out it will be game over as far as building any momentum is concerned. If it comes out before hand and its the n9 design as leaked (great design by the way) and its pushed heavily with advertising across the board then they might stand a chance.
Its all well and good being hush hush on future devices, but on a launch like this with a new phone on a new os (for them at least), they need lots of stock, lots of advertising, and they need confirmed dates that the public can await and look forward to. So far Nokia have been far to slow yet again to react, which is the reason there in this mess to begin with.
my 2cents anyway.
Unless I am WOWed, I'll stick with old HTC...good dependable phones for the most part....
I hope the first Noika models to the US are fully maxed out with front camera and all the bells you can wish for. Not the low end, low price point models they are talking about.
Mayby they show a N-GAGE like Windows Phone 7.5 for Gamers!?
IMO a phone with Joypad-like Buttons and Xbox LIVE (more great games will come after Mango release with all the new API) would be THE phone for Gamers.
Day one for me!
I will be there with my hawkeyes. Strength of the hawk
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I'm excited they've always had the best hw
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Nice, intentional.

wholesale webstore for siii accessories

It's been one of my favorite sites to visit to see the different type of accessories available for my previous iPhones, ipads, Samsung phones and tablets. And a month in and the number of different accessories they have is amazing with new battery covers and bumpers now available. Also replacement screens ... at a price..
www.tvc-mall.com
Prices are so cheap you can choose multiple accessories to try out.
I've brought 3 covers so far and they have been great. Note I also brought the 2300 mah battery but hasn't been performing as well but it could be because of 1st charge but hey its only $2.35 and performing at 90% of the original battery. I'm thinking of getting the carbon fiber back cover just to be different.
Avast says that site is a no no. Geeked out as soon as the page started to load. Pass.
It sounds sketchy, just reading the OP aha.
Thanks for the heads up!
I want OEM batteries no poo poo generic for me
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Avast says that site is a no no. Geeked out as soon as the page started to load. Pass.
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My AVG didn't have any issues with it.
But then I don't use the Internet portion of AVG.
Website "says" it's Norton protected but who really knows.
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their shipping cost is erm........
That's it. Prices of products are good but shipping costs?
Better have a look on http://www.dealextreme.com. Shipping costs = 0,0 EUR
My first testorder was one single USB Jig for about 1,26 EUR including postage and it arrived .
My second last order with about 8 parts took about 3 month with 4 partial deliveries to complete but in the end all parts found their way to my home . The first partial delivery was a wrong article. The correct one was resent and I could keep the wrong article for nothing. Contact was good.
The last order was shipped very fast and all parts at once but its still on its way. To germany it takes about 2 - 3 weeks.

Don't buy from cellphone_parts on eBay

Doesn't list the item as OEM... but claims it was via message.
Not OEM. Poor fitment. Cracked already and had imperfections.
Doesn't line up with the flash, pushes up against the speaker and camera. No bueno.
This is the follow up from a previous post that was floating around.
http://myworld.ebay.com/cellphone_parts
chrischoi said:
Doesn't list the item as OEM... but claims it was via message.
Not OEM. Poor fitment. Cracked already and had imperfections.
Doesn't line up with the flash, pushes up against the speaker and camera. No bueno.
This is the follow up from a previous post that was floating around.
http://myworld.ebay.com/cellphone_parts
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Cool story bro, I have been buying parts from ebay for almost 10 years & never had an issue.
Anyone that says one thing PM and another on the add is suspect and should not have been given business. Period.
Maybe the shopper should do more research 1st next time.
There is a company in China that goes by the name "OEM".
So the eBay sellers often use that MFG to sell products, pretending to be true "OEM" products.
Very confusing and eBay should put a halt to this practice.
Really needs to be a craigslist type of system where users can "flag" this or other types of auctions.
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Cool story bro, I have been buying parts from ebay for almost 10 years & never had an issue.
Anyone that says one thing PM and another on the add is suspect and should not have been given business. Period.
Maybe the shopper should do more research 1st next time.
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I hit my 10 year anniversary couple months back and it was never an issue for myself until recently. Way too many things from China. I've learned to just not buy anything from China anymore. The thing is... the Chinese manufacturers will have a warehouse in the US and ship it all from there. Then they claim to be state side. Bummer.
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[Offtopic] Iphone5 Vs. Nexus

Hey Guys, a friend of mine told me about an auction on ebay. I kinda really don´t understand the world anymore the iphone5 was sold for 1510€ in germany.
(1510 € = 1.945,182 US-Dollar)
It´s really hard to understand for me that people are gonna buy a phone for nearly 2000$. Atm i´m very happy with my GNex. It´s amazing fast, smooth and costs about 300€ in germany. someone could have 5 Gnex´s instead of one Iphone
It´s hardly understandable for me, why people buy a phone at such high costs with a hardware that´s nothing special today.
it has got a very strange resolution (1.136 x 640). i mean, dafaq, no one is using it, they just chose this xy bla resolution to get as close as possible to the form of the old one. the gnex has got the 720p hd standard, mx player for example can easily play hd videos, even mkv. u´re also forced to use itunes... in the direct comparison to the auction, this version of the iphone5 had 64gb space, but does this excuse the high price? and would the galaxy s3 not be a better alternative?
sorry guys, meanwhile i really hate apple they still get people to buy their phones, which aren´t bad, but so damn expansive and got a lot of limitations in the software.
really can´t understand that, just because it´s apple?!
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thank you for your informative (not really) post about iphone5. Please file this in the iphone cabinet with the 30 other threads talking about that phone and not the nexus.
In the before the lock!
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OP, people buy the iPhone for the brand not what's inside. The reputation of iPhone's are easy to use devices, while most people still see Android as an ugly, slow updates, pain in the ass to use OS. Android's image is changing but people still think the iPhone is the go to phone, period, end of story and will pay whatever they have to to get one.

			
				
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Some people are just plain ****ing stupid. Welcome to Planet Earth.
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nobody cares.
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NEWS: HTC phones officially the best at stopping bullets

Hi HTC Owners...I've read this news online and wanted to share it with you guys...
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One California man is thanking his lucky stars that he decided to buy an HTC Evo 3D. Yesterday morning the phone stopped a bullet that would otherwise have hit him in the chest.
It’s a scene right out of an old Western flick, except that the pocket-sized Bible has been replaced by a 4.3-inch Android smartphone. A look at the back of the Evo reveals that its most volatile components (the battery) played an important role in stopping the slug.
Obviously the victim will be in the market for a new phone now. If HTC’s marketing department has an ounce of common sense, they’ll leap at the chance to work this into their Iron Man campaign and get a brand new phone into this guy’s hands as quickly as possible.
This isn’t the first time an HTC phone has stopped a bullet, either. You may recall an eerily similar incident that occurred back in 2011, where an Atlanta nightclub valet’s life was saved by an Evo 4G. Yes, that’s another Sprint variant.
Is it possible that the Sprint/HTC collaboration is yielding some breed of superphones? Clearly one other thing Droid does is stand up to small caliber rounds.
Unapologetically plastic? That’s a slogan that works for some. Others might prefer the sound of something a bit more dramatic, and if HTC can’t find a way to capitalize on a second live-saving, bullet-stopping phone then the company deserves to be absorbed by a competitor and fade into oblivion.
SOURCE: geek.com
That's like the best kind of marketing...
yeah, HTC dould use it efficiently...
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That's like the best kind of marketing...
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haha, yeah...It's true, HTC could replace the mobile and use it for marketing... It is definitely the best build in the android mobile market...
They should really use that for marketing, would catch the attention of people with cracked phones!
New business opportunities for HTC. Manufacturing of body armour.
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