No more transparent bar in future phones :( - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Is it true that after this years Xperia P, Xperia SL and Xperia U there will not be any further NXT series phones utilizing the transparent bar element?

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viiv said:
Is it true that after this years Xperia P, Xperia SL and Xperia U there will not be any further NXT series phones utilizing the transparent bar element?
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Where did you read that? I would be very surprised if it's true - anyone who studied business knows this - you need USPs (unique selling points) to your products in a crowded market, and Sony's latest designs have been getting a lot of positive attention, not to mention great sales. I'd say it's working very well, and looks different. Why would they cut it out?

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Better performance, maybe?
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It is a very old info. Unless Sony decides to revive it at 2014, we won't have any. It's a great design, really, but they will stick to other designs.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"

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Matter of opinions, i think it's silly, and i find that design ugly tbh, best design ever is the arc design currently used in T V J.
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Felimenta97 said:
It is a very old info. Unless Sony decides to revive it at 2014, we won't have any. It's a great design, really, but they will stick to other designs.
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Tell me exactly how old is this info? Do you have a link to when this info first came out?

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viiv said:
Tell me exactly how old is this info? Do you have a link to when this info first came out?
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I don't recall, exactly. But it was said by someone who has insiders on Sony. Read it on Esato or here, can't remember. It was said around after the U and a P launch.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"

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It is, admittedly, a pretty pointless feature or selling point, requiring more hardware bits and pieces, along with making the phone taller than it really would've been. I like it a lot myself, but when I excitedly told coworkers in my workplace it's one of the aesthetic reasons I like my Xperia S, all I've ever gotten were eye rolls and smirks. And I suppose if you look at the smart phone world overall, adding a light bar is not unlike people that stick lights, stickers, and other loud colorful mods on their imported cars. The effect is even worse with the Xperia P, with its multicolored light bar. It can be seen as not very tasteful, mature, or serious.

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Elsydeon said:
It is, admittedly, a pretty pointless feature or selling point, requiring more hardware bits and pieces, along with making the phone taller than it really would've been. I like it a lot myself, but when I excitedly told coworkers in my workplace it's one of the aesthetic reasons I like my Xperia S, all I've ever gotten were eye rolls and smirks. And I suppose if you look at the smart phone world overall, adding a light bar is not unlike people that stick lights, stickers, and other loud colorful mods on their imported cars. The effect is even worse with the Xperia P, with its multicolored light bar. It can be seen as not very tasteful, mature, or serious.
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Well I guess your coworkers are hardware snob and Samsung fans?
What is tasteful, mature, and serious? A black brick?
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richteralan said:
Well I guess your coworkers are hardware snob and Samsung fans?
What is tasteful, mature, and serious? A black brick?
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Pretty much all of them have iPhones, very few people have Android phones and they're all Samsungs. And yes all of the men want their phones plain, black, and simple, with a plain black case to go with it. I'm the exception that always tries to buy something a little more unique that I won't see every 50 feet. I do however opt for the black versions of phones myself so that I don't stick out too much. Most of the other guys are much older than me and corporate culture can be powerful thing.

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Elsydeon said:
Pretty much all of them have iPhones, very few people have Android phones and they're all Samsungs. And yes all of the men want their phones plain, black, and simple, with a plain black case to go with it. I'm the exception that always tries to buy something a little more unique that I won't see every 50 feet. I do however opt for the black versions of phones myself so that I don't stick out too much. Most of the other guys are much older than me and corporate culture can be powerful thing.
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I would never work for such a conformist organization, who do you work for, the police?

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Elsydeon said:
The effect is even worse with the Xperia P, with its multicolored light bar.
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P doesn't have multicolored light bar.

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=(..Its their selling point for me at least..

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Ditto, it's their selling point for me too.
The transparent bar is really what sets the NXT series apart from, well, every other smartphone out there. Most smartphones are basically just a slab with a screen, the transparent bar makes it unique and really makes it recognizable.

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Kinda silly to get worked up to any degree over something so trivial.

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The LED bar was the main reason I bought my U (well that and the price). *****ez love multicoloured LEDs.

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Elsydeon said:
It is, admittedly, a pretty pointless feature or selling point, requiring more hardware bits and pieces, along with making the phone taller than it really would've been. I like it a lot myself, but when I excitedly told coworkers in my workplace it's one of the aesthetic reasons I like my Xperia S, all I've ever gotten were eye rolls and smirks. And I suppose if you look at the smart phone world overall, adding a light bar is not unlike people that stick lights, stickers, and other loud colorful mods on their imported cars. The effect is even worse with the Xperia P, with its multicolored light bar. It can be seen as not very tasteful, mature, or serious.
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I completely agree! Though, anyone who rolls their eyes at your phone probably aren't in a position to criticize - as you mention with modded cars, there will be something that they care about and add frills and whistles and lights when it suits them - clothes, a Macbook, jewellery etc.
Style rarely has function. But I think that it added a lot to their 2012 phones, it's a shame. I for one didn't want the usual, BLACK, rectagular phone...:victory:
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theronkinator said:
*****ez love multicoloured LEDs.
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LOL right on bro! :good:

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Everytime I look at my Xperia S sitting on the table in the dark, I think of how damn good looking the phone is. The transparent bar is a really cool feature that sets it apart from other phones. Not to mention it is useful when it comes to displaying notifications. It saddens me the NXT line is probably going to be the only phone lineup with the feature. They could have made the phone shorter though by having the transparent bar be the bottom of the phone since the bottom cap really doesnt hold anything in it anyways.

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mrsatan said:
Everytime I look at my Xperia S sitting on the table in the dark, I think of how damn good looking the phone is. The transparent bar is a really cool feature that sets it apart from other phones. Not to mention it is useful when it comes to displaying notifications. It saddens me the NXT line is probably going to be the only phone lineup with the feature. They could have made the phone shorter though by having the transparent bar be the bottom of the phone since the bottom cap really doesnt hold anything in it anyways.
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It would have to have at least a really small bottom cap, as looks like the transparent strip looks a bit fragile, if it falls.
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Elsydeon said:
Pretty much all of them have iPhones, very few people have Android phones and they're all Samsungs. And yes all of the men want their phones plain, black, and simple, with a plain black case to go with it. I'm the exception that always tries to buy something a little more unique that I won't see every 50 feet. I do however opt for the black versions of phones myself so that I don't stick out too much. Most of the other guys are much older than me and corporate culture can be powerful thing.
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So you take the special case at the particularly company you work in and apply that to everyone else?
Nice to know that
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SharpnShiny said:
I completely agree! Though, anyone who rolls their eyes at your phone probably aren't in a position to criticize - as you mention with modded cars, there will be something that they care about and add frills and whistles and lights when it suits them - clothes, a Macbook, jewellery etc.
Style rarely has function. But I think that it added a lot to their 2012 phones, it's a shame. I for one didn't want the usual, BLACK, rectagular phone...:victory:
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LOL right on bro! :good:
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Style does have function. But such function is not quantifiable. Since people nowadays like to put numbers on EVERYTHING, it is not surprising that really good style/taste/etc.. is not popular anymore.
What's popular? Hardware bragging rights. Plenty of numbers there.