Before I start, this deal is only in the UK but other country's may have similar pricing but I cannot guarantee it.
Title is self-explanatory really. Great hardware at a great price. Hope this attracts potential devs for this awesome phone.
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in india its INR 12990 here
Picked one from CPW this evening. Got mine in white with the T-mobile simcard thrown in. Looks very good in white and was unlocked. It is a big upgrade from my LG Gt540, very impressed by the speed of the little beast, Flash 10.3 runs very smooth, apps open quickly. Very pleased to get a Qualcomm 8255 processor powered phone for this money.
pcworld - how much was that and was the bootloader unlockable? I can get a free upgrade to this phone from my Voda contract, but I expect that'll be Voda branded and have a locked down bootloader - so will probably upgrade, sell and buy sim free.
bootloader is unlockable through se website, not sure if it applies to branded phones too or not. but be sure that it will void your warranty
Phone was unlocked and unbranded cost £149 + £10 compulsory topup.
pcworks said:
Picked one from CPW this evening. Got mine in white with the T-mobile simcard thrown in. Looks very good in white and was unlocked. It is a big upgrade from my LG Gt540, very impressed by the speed of the little beast, Flash 10.3 runs very smooth, apps open quickly. Very pleased to get a Qualcomm 8255 processor powered phone for this money.
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Is it only T Mobile carrying the white version?
Super Chimp said:
Is it only T Mobile carrying the white version?
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They had generic black and white unbranded versions in the store, all were unlocked GSM stock, they are not networked linked . You pick the colour you want and then they give you a T-mobile sim pack which is preloaded with £10 credit or an orange sim. I haven't opened my sim pack as I have a T-mobile payg sim with free internet already.
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Phone was unlocked and unbranded cost £149 + £10 compulsory topup.
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Picked one up today myself, very pleased, great little phone!
Karlos G said:
Picked one up today myself, very pleased, great little phone!
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Can you check on yours is the right hand capacitive button on the screen as responsive as the left back capacitive button? My right button just seems a little less responsive.
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They had generic black and white unbranded versions in the store, all were unlocked GSM stock, they are not networked linked . You pick the colour you want and then they give you a T-mobile sim pack which is preloaded with £10 credit or an orange sim. I haven't opened my sim pack as I have a T-mobile payg sim with free internet already.
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Thanks for that for info.
Just for reference, price of imported units here in Malaysia more or less USD 260. No network lock, no contracts.
pcworks said:
Phone was unlocked and unbranded cost £149 + £10 compulsory topup.
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That deal is still on, I got the black version with an O2 top up last saturday
Hey guys!
Massively interested in this phone. My HTC U11 broke just recently. The back and front smashed and my insurance company said they couldn't fix it so sent me the cash. That's when I did some research and heard about the Pocophone F1 which looks amazing! The only thing is it isn't easy not having a phone when I need to work....
Is there any chance a release date for Europe or the UK in particular will be announced soon? Any rumours flying about? I'm really trying hard to hold out for this phone!
Available in the UK from Appliances Direct.
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Available in the UK from Appliances Direct.
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I'm talking official release but thanks.
It is the Global Version with a UK charger!
It is here also released in the Netherlands, only webshops.
U get Dutch warranty, so I think when u buy it from a UK store u get UK warranty.
Since there are no Mi stores
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It is here also released in the Netherlands, only webshops.
U get Dutch warranty, so I think when u buy it from a UK store u get UK warranty.
Since there are no Mi stores
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Thanks for the info BassBounce. That's good to know. The only issue I have with buying from one of these sites is whether they are putting a mark up on the price of the phone? I wonder if when it is officially released will it be cheaper than on these sites? Also, I can't seem to find the Armoured version of the Poco F1 anywhere to buy in the UK. I'd really like the Armoured version since I seem to be pretty unlucky when it comes to braking phones....
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It is the Global Version with a UK charger!
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That's good to know thank you. It may be a good option although I'd rather buy the Armoured edition which they don't stock.
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Available in the UK from Appliances Direct.
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Do they give you a UK warranty or do you have to send it abroad?
BrotherZero said:
Do they give you a UK warranty or do you have to send it abroad?
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Its a UK seller so yeah ur getting a warranty here, ur covered by the seller for 12 months, and even if u get the phone from like Netherlands u still covered by EU warranty, keep in mind the phone is only like 250 quid.. its not a 1000 quid phone, or trying lookin at alternatives like second hand pixel 2 xl for around 300-350
Apparently the one from Appliances Direct doesn't have a charger with it at all!
I received my IV on Wed, and love the phone, I did use the IV global version and I was able to unlock the bootloader and root, mostly I did that so I could use Repainter App to change the UI colors, and fonts, and I checked the service menu on mine and says the bootloader isn`t allowed to be unlocked, i still got the code from Sony website and tried it and said it Failed and isn`t allowed, so I`m talking to Sony chat right now, to figure out if this will ever be allowed, see below is what sony told me, I hate to retun it, but I think I`ll return and wait and see if it ever becomes allowed.
Based on the details that function is not available due to security reasons and at the moment we don't have any news about an update that may enable that option
Good afternoon, can I have a detailed instruction on root and twrp?
Well this is sad news, I was looking at getting the new NA 1iv, but I'm not buying a device when I cannot unlock the bootloader. Sony support confirmed it cannot be unlocked. And support could not explain why the Global version can, and not the NA version.
wow really i had this preordered since may im not buying it if i cant unlock the bootloader wth
well i cant cancel it maybe support can when they are open it is supposed to be here on the 22nd but i didn't get a tracking number yet
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wow really i had this preordered since may im not buying it if i cant unlock the bootloader wth
well i cant cancel it maybe support can when they are open it is supposed to be here on the 22nd but i didn't get a tracking number yet
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yeah when I went into the service menu by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* the "Bootloader unlock allowed", and mine said "NO", and still tried to unlock the bootloader and said failed and wan`t allowed, so I sent it back to the seller I bought it from, but was hoping maybe the one direct from Sony will be allowed, so I couldn`t help myself and order the purple one from Sony and still says delivery for 22-23 so will see.
RIP. As if the price and overheating issues weren't enough.
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RIP. As if the price and overheating issues weren't enough.
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I know, then sony just dropped a bomb overnight on pre-ordered people, about delivery dates, now some orders have been pushed out to Oct. 21st. I had purple on pre-ordered, since I didn`t like the black color, so I was one of those people my order was pushed back to end of Oct., so I cancelled my order.
Oh, man. They might have a cross flash block then if they even bothered with this bootloader lock.
I tried cross flashing the IV XQ-72 to South East Asia and it worked (from China).
I tried to flash US firmware and got the corruption error.
It appears the firmware released on Xperifirm shows an older version firmware and maybe the reason for the error - no rollback flashing.
2015Ducatimulti said:
I received my IV on Wed, and love the phone, I did use the IV global version and I was able to unlock the bootloader and root, mostly I did that so I could use Repainter App to change the UI colors, and fonts, and I checked the service menu on mine and says the bootloader isn`t allowed to be unlocked, i still got the code from Sony website and tried it and said it Failed and isn`t allowed, so I`m talking to Sony chat right now, to figure out if this will ever be allowed, see below is what sony told me, I hate to retun it, but I think I`ll return and wait and see if it ever becomes allowed.
Based on the details that function is not available due to security reasons and at the moment we don't have any news about an update that may enable that option
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Hey I have a North American variant, XQ-CT62/B and same situation I can't unlock, says not allowed. I build roms. I can't with this. Amazing phone though. Returning and buying the European or Asian variant for bootloader unlock. Only missing a lesser used by my carrier (T-Mobile) band on both..the big bands 71,77 are there.. XQ-CT72 is Asia and XQ-CT54 European.. found on Amazon for around 8-900$ only 256 but who cares....
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Oh, man. They might have a cross flash block then if they even bothered with this bootloader lock.
I tried cross flashing the IV XQ-72 to South East Asia and it worked (from China).
I tried to flash US firmware and got the corruption error.
It appears the firmware released on Xperifirm shows an older version firmware and maybe the reason for the error - no rollback flashing.
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I can't get anything to flash with my bootloader locked with this tool. I downloaded and auto unpacked the firmware but can't flash.. was gonna flash Asian latest on it to see if it would trick the bootloader version to allow unlock. If there is a way to flash locked, please let me know. I will build the coolest roms for us guys..I do Derpfest, Ancient OS, and Project Zephyrus for Pixel 6 series, officially.. nonetheless in a week or 2 I will begin...
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Hey I have a North American variant, XQ-CT62/B and same situation I can't unlock, says not allowed. I build roms. I can't with this. Amazing phone though. Returning and buying the European or Asian variant for bootloader unlock. Only missing a lesser used by my carrier (T-Mobile) band on both..the big bands 71,77 are there.. XQ-CT72 is Asia and XQ-CT54 European.. found on Amazon for around 8-900$ only 256 but who cares....
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yeah I bought the CT72 first and loved it, so I figured since the Asia model allowed bootloader unlock, so I figured the USA version would, just really sucks the USA version doesn`t. I hate the flat dull stock colors for the UI, so I like to root and use RePainter app and change the colors and use root to change fonts and etc. so much for Sony being developer friendly in the USA, but yeah in my area on Googfi that uses T-mobile towers, 5g here uses the N71 band and when I had the CT62 I was on the N71 band and was able to have 234 mb down load speed which was faster than my pixel 6 Pro, but right now I hope for future update that would allow it, for 1600.00 that's no go for me, GoogleFI had deal going on for existing customers, if I bought S22 Ultra I would get 400.00 off, so I ordered a S22 Ultra green 256gb, so I will have that coming Tuesday, and I still have my 6 Pro I`m using at the moment That I`m using and its rooted, then I actually have another Xperia 1 IV Purple coming Thursday 29th, I had ordered it and forgot to cancel the order and shipped, so I figured I do comparison of the Camera`s with the 6P,S22U and the IV and other features, I have had the S22U before and Samsung allows lot of customization with out root, but the size of the IV is the prefect fit. Time will tell.
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yeah I bought the CT72 first and loved it, so I figured since the Asia model allowed bootloader unlock, so I figured the USA version would, just really sucks the USA version doesn`t. I hate the flat dull stock colors for the UI, so I like to root and use RePainter app and change the colors and use root to change fonts and etc. so much for Sony being developer friendly in the USA, but yeah in my area on Googfi that uses T-mobile towers, 5g here uses the N71 band and when I had the CT62 I was on the N71 band and was able to have 234 mb down load speed which was faster than my pixel 6 Pro, but right now I hope for future update that would allow it, for 1600.00 that's no go for me, GoogleFI had deal going on for existing customers, if I bought S22 Ultra I would get 400.00 off, so I ordered a S22 Ultra green 256gb, so I will have that coming Tuesday, and I still have my 6 Pro I`m using at the moment That I`m using and its rooted, then I actually have another Xperia 1 IV Purple coming Thursday 29th, I had ordered it and forgot to cancel the order and shipped, so I figured I do comparison of the Camera`s with the 6P,S22U and the IV and other features, I have had the S22U before and Samsung allows lot of customization with out root, but the size of the IV is the prefect fit. Time will tell.
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So ct72, has decent speeds? I have TMobile..also can you tell me where you bought it? I found ng or ngp mobile store on amazon that has them for like 870-900$
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So ct72, has decent speeds? I have TMobile..also can you tell me where you bought it? I found ng or ngp mobile store on amazon that has them for like 870-900$
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the CT72 network speed was sort of ok, but I was kind of disappointed with the speeds, best I got was 20mb that was it, that`s why return it, for the USA version, but I bought the CT72 from seller on ebay NEVRMSRP, it was the purple color and was 512gb storage, brand new in the sealed box for 1069.00, but I think they don`t have any new ones for sale.
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the CT72 network speed was sort of ok, but I was kind of disappointed with the speeds, best I got was 20mb that was it, that`s why return it, for the USA version, but I bought the CT72 from seller on ebay NEVRMSRP, it was the purple color and was 512gb storage, brand new in the sealed box for 1069.00, but I think they don`t have any new ones for sale.
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Oh no that's no good. I'm in ohio and typically have 5G UC on my Raven and rn on the us variant I'm pulling similar speeds. I checked bands on that international and it was only missing a lesser used one, band 41. Unless I'm mistaken..thanks for the insight though!
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Oh no that's no good. I'm in ohio and typically have 5G UC on my Raven and rn on the us variant I'm pulling similar speeds. I checked bands on that international and it was only missing a lesser used one, band 41. Unless I'm mistaken..thanks for the insight though!
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this is from gsmarena, I`m not sure how accurate it is
5G bands1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
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this is from gsmarena, I`m not sure how accurate it is
5G bands1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
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Nice, thanks this is the ebay store? And can you confirm it had Google play and setup wizard and stuff? Like US?
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Nice, thanks this is the ebay store? And can you confirm it had Google play and setup wizard and stuff? Like US?
Sony XPERIA 1 IV XQ-CT72 256GB 12GB RAM Dual SIM (FACTORY UNLOCKED) 6.5" | eBay
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Yes that's seller I bought mine from, and yes it had Google play and everything like the US version
2015Ducatimulti said:
Yes that's seller I bought mine from, and yes it had Google play and everything like the US version
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Thanks for your help man! Appreciate it!
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Thanks for your help man! Appreciate it!
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No problem!
Hurt Copain said:
Hey I have a North American variant, XQ-CT62/B and same situation I can't unlock, says not allowed. I build roms. I can't with this. Amazing phone though. Returning and buying the European or Asian variant for bootloader unlock. Only missing a lesser used by my carrier (T-Mobile) band on both..the big bands 71,77 are there.. XQ-CT72 is Asia and XQ-CT54 European.. found on Amazon for around 8-900$ only 256 but who cares....
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Hey Hurt,
Usually with the Xperia phones, or at least with the 1 series, you do not need to unlock the bootloader to flash. It is just a matter of using a flashing tool, run a executable, and it does it's thing. Only thing for unlocking the bootloader is to root.
I spent time flashing roms for phones of all kinds, and yes, unlocking the bootloader was always part of the process. And cross flashing region, even hardware different phones is allowed (which is weird because it's a no no for other company phone models, which can lead to bricking). I flashed my Xperia 1 II from US to SEA firmware. And also crossflashed my CT72 HK to SEA with no issues.
So try to cross flash the firmware to an Asian firmware if you can or still willing.
XDA for Xperia 1 III guides helped me flash.