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Report: Sprint to offer flagship Sony phone


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Bummer.  First the 2014 Moto X, and now the Sony Z3 and Z3 Compact (Z3C) are in the late-and-maybe-never category for Sprint.  

 

I'm surprised we still see so many carrier exclusives today.  I would think a handset manufacturer would want to avoid them.  Not only do you drastically decrease the number of potential customers, but by the time you finally release the device to everyone else 3+ months later, there are already newer competitors on the market.  Timing is everything in the smartphone world.  For the most part there is a very short window of time where your device will be the leader in any particular category.

 

Of course, we all know that carriers *pay* for these exclusive agreements in order to make up for the lost sales.  But that must be a *lot* of money.  I'd be really curious to see the numbers behind these deals.

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Welp, this deflated my sails.  I was hoping to use an upgrade on my account with a Z3.  Now I don't know what to do.  Honestly, my G2 is still a great phone so I don't need to upgrade.

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So now Verizon and T-mobile are confirmed to carry it, and Sony is selling it unlocked directly on their website. Still no news for Sprint.

With the 6 month refresh cycle that Sony has, I highly doubt Sprint will carry it at this point.
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