Will Verizon offier the Sony Xperia Z5?

[vzw_customer_support]

Let me apologize to you and the forum. My original post about having the Z4v was a typo, I have the Z3v. There is no official word on a release date for that device. http://vz.to/1GamcKD
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[amadrid09]

LOL right

[amadrid09]

I'm also hoping for the Z5. Is the Z3+ newer also or just an older Z series? Sonys mobile site is showing that it's coming soon but in their FB page is showing that the Z5 is their latest model but they don't even announce the Z5 on their mobile site; just their Z3+. I'm confused.

[audiophizile]

The z3+ is sonys LM ast phone from ~6 months ago and is not in the US. A

version of it was supposed to come to Verizon as the z4v. Don't think

that's happening anymore(happily) so hopefully we're getting the z5.

[KeyWestReactor]

A brief history of the last few years of Verizon and the "z" series cell phones....

• Verizon decided to put out the z2
• V took so long to get it ready to sell that the z3 had been released by Sony
• To not appear "retro", V pulled a smokescreen and rebranded their z2 to "z3v".
• Early this year -- since no other US carrier was interested in the z4, V acquired it as an exclusive.
• V did some "value add" (mainly the UHD screen) and was going to release it as "z4v" over the summer.
• V discontinued the z2  z3v  ahead of the planned release of the z4v
• SUPRISE!  V never said another word about the z4v to this day. Nada. Zilch.
• Meanwhile Sony has put out the z5
• No word one way or the other from V.

A fact of life:  If you like Apple or Samsung, V will treat you like a king.  For LG or HTC they'll treat you like a Prince, or maybe a Duke.  But if you yearn for a Sony phone, you'll be treated like a peon.  Just look around in these Sony groups and it's obvious.  V gives no shrift whatsoever (and repeated canned "we love you , just watch our news page" platitudes don't change that)....

[audiophizile]

Pretty spot on. It kind of falls back on the stupidity of consumers though.

If more consumers weren't blinded by "the big 2" Verizon would be forced to

put out others phones. It's good to have options the and the z2, z3 and now

z5 are great phones. The z3v was a z2 that came out AFTER the 3 and was a

Verizon exclusive that never got updates. Makes Sony look bad to uninformed

consumers when really its Verizon that is at fault. Unless you want a

Samsung, iPhone or Lg G series phone, Verizon really doesn't care about you.

[Ann154]

The z4v has been cancelled. http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/06/experience-the-freedom-to-play-with-sonys-xperia...

[audiophizile]

Yes that is what we were referring to. Now they need to announce and

release the z5 more than a month or 2 before the z6 is launched or they're

never going to gain traction/sell in this market. With sony phones it is

partly Sony's fault but is Verizon's as well. Verizon is notorious for poor

phone releases except when it comes to iPhone, Samsung and lg G series.

This offers consumers very little choice and is getting very frustrating.