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Is Manual Hardware upgrade possible in O2 Atom..
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1) Upgrade Wifi (b/g supported hardware)
2) Speakers
3) Internal Memory component??
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Yes for speakers and internal memory. I've heard it can be done. But why would you want to upgrade your wifi.
ironeagle said:
Is Manual Hardware upgrade possible in O2 Atom..
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1) Upgrade Wifi (b/g supported hardware)
2) Speakers
3) Internal Memory component??
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bro i think its better to buy a new phone rather than this.. i know that the price is expensive for hardware change.
generalriden said:
bro i think its better to buy a new phone rather than this.. i know that the price is expensive for hardware change.
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Hi bro I got the experience to upgrade the hardware like ram from 64m to 128m to my xda min it is not worth to do this ,You need to pay around $50 us .(I do this in China, if I upgrade it at Hong Kong I need to pay double price.) Buy a new phone is more valuable .We know the hardware is the main issue of the performance but for me I will interest about the software ROM . people who cook the ROM is their interest for me I very enjoy and appreciate their hard working !
hi all , i was considering to buy a mini ( to replace my broken w8 )but the retailer said mini is FILLED WITH PROLBEMS but i insisted on buying the phone (still not sure waiting for my dad's decison)...then i went a little deeper in to this ''problem'' and i found the overheat issue and it's darn common among mini users which may deter me from buying this phone ...i mean the specs are good and all but this issue seems so darn serious and there are a freaking ton of thread regarding this issue ...so from the opinions of the mini users how serious is this problem and how can i solve it?
hi tohno, i heard about what happen on your w8 on x8 forums ..
in fact i just moved on from x8 to and mini is a great phone.
don't worry the overheating issue.
i think that problem just is solved if buy a new mini
it's still heating but not like before ..
oh...nice to hear words from someone of my situation (and same country too imma from selayang ) ..so according to your experience the problem never occured? and is there a way to solve it incase it happnens? oh and how do you compare x8 to mini? how much better is it? how more does it cost? how much easier is it to root? sorry for the amount of question ...just want to make sure my choice won't be a regretful one
i don't know how to handle it incase it happen because it never happen to me
the problem does occured once when the first mini with .268 fw ..after update or if you buy a new phone that already have been update to .62 fw ..the problem is solve but difficult to root.
it's way too much better from x8 ..many hd games can play on this phone no lag have BE ..hd cam ..lol ..
i've just bought it about 3 months ago, in around rm699
EDIT : If you buy an AP set it would be arround like RM528 like that and if you buy from SE it would cost around RM745 something around that
woooots! so if theres no overheat problem that imma buy it ...so the FW .62 is all i need ? and why does the AP and ori price differs so much ?? that's RM200 more! is there a real difference actually ? is ap more prone to overheat issues?
wait...x8 is RM499 while MINI is RM520 ...and mini's specs are way way better than x8 and why is the price so similar? is the overheat issue a factor in it's price drop ?
i've bought a ori set from a local vendor ..i'dont know what the diffrence from the SE ..but if an AP set, they only use the original board but local accessories ..and the screen is much yellowish ..from what i can tell that my friend bought an AP set wt19i ..but some phone are okey ..
about the overheating issue on AP set ..i don't know ..
x8 at RM499 is an ORI set ..AP set would be around RM399
how about u buy mini pro? but quite expensive..
yup ..mini pro ..+RM100 more ...
but mini pro has slide-keyboard equiped, very friendly gadget.
it make u easier to typing/messaging instead of touch
nah ...mini itself is good enough ...my dad will never fork up that extra RM100 nor will i ask ...i only fear that this phone will be problematic ...
depends on someone interest ..for me i don't like slide keyboard ..all i want is touchhh ..touchh touchhh
yeaa...i think i might get my mini next week ...wish me luck =)
ouhh ..forgot to tell ..the heating does happen to me when after a long call ..about 30 minutes later ..the heat effect start to happen ..
only mini user had experienced this issue !
but sometime on my mini pro also happen when playing games for a long time..
lol so the problem is unavoidabole?
each device has their own advantages and disadvantages respectively.
Just posting this if there's some custom rom development for this specific phone.
Thanks
edit: I would like to thank user aleksandar.1 for the pm.
here it goes:
aleksandar.1 said:
Hi,
djtreo, i have a request to you...
You started the thread for Alcatel 995 and the first post is yours, can u edit it and add two links to it, please?
the links are :
1. Link to all roms and stuff for the 995 http://goo.gl/SDOQR
2. Rom comparison matrix http://goo.gl/532ZP
Hope this is not to much to ask from u,
Thanks in advance,
Aleksandar
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Thanks again aleks!
Haven't come across any yet.
+1
This is really a great device. Amazing price-quality ratio. I just bought one as a second phone and I'm very happy with it.
Performance is comparable to Samsung Galaxy S+ but with a nice 4.3 screen.
And Alcatel has promised an ICS update so fingers crossed.
@ whigga: yeah, it's really a great device with such cheap price. it's a steal!
hopefully devs can look into this phone. it's something like LG Optimus X2 of some sort.
Available here now for $280
I really like the 4.3" over my 4.1" phones,
Strange they made no 850MHz 3G units for countries that have the stronger frequency like Australia, USA, Thailand, China etc... for those that dont know 850MHz can penetrate into buildings to allow better indoor reception.
Just like to bump this thread. Any update of development?
Heey guys!
I just bought this phone 2 days ago, after my Galaxy Gio died 1,5 week ago.
I'm very happy to hear there are more satisfied users of the OT-995 who want a custom rom and XDA thread
Let's hope a good developer will also get this beautifull device!
By the way: does someone know a good way to root the Alcatel OT-995?
@ markvann: that remains the question. I still got an unrooted OT-995. tried those rooting procs, nothing works atm.
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@ markvann: that remains the question. I still got an unrooted OT-995. tried those rooting procs, nthing works atm.
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same here still looking for a working way...
does anybody kno when te update to ics will be avaible?
really looking forward to that!
I would ask the people who bought this device if in fact ram is 512 mb ? and not like xperia neo v which is 380 mb
ps.+1 for development of this device
thank you
petalotis said:
I would ask the people who bought this device if in fact ram is 512 mb ? and not like xperia neo v which is 380 mb
ps.+1 for development of this device
thank you
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Hello Petalotis!
I just looked, and it seems there is not 512mb ram. It's exactly the same as it is with Xperia Neo V I guess, because my telephone says there's something like 370 mb ram. Normally I'm a heavy device user (except for my last one, the Galaxy Gio), but I have to say this smartphone can handle all the apps I want. I'm really happy with it, and on Quadrant Standard benchmark it even scores better than Galaxy Nexus (and on Antutu they have around the same amount of points). So I hope you don't get fooled by the 'not-so-high' amount of ram, and that you can participate in searching for OT-995 root methodes and ROMs!
Sent from my ALCATEL One Touch 995 using XDA
I want to buy a new Android phone and this one catch my attention, i have a ZTE Blade and want to upgrade .
The launch of this phone in my country (Portugal) will be in 7 of May with the name of "Optimus Madrid" and the price maybe would be €229,90, i was searching here if anyone begun to developing custom roms to him, will be an asset.
+1 for development of this device
also I would ask the people who bought this device if they try to connect mouse or keyboard in mini usb gate ?
already seen a guide to do this in galaxy s (in this forum). Hub must accept external power because there isnt enough power in mini usb
is it possible that this works ? can you try to connect keyboard and mouse in hub or a usb flash
i would appreciate that
thank you very much
I also have the alcatel ot-995.
I''ve tried things like superonclick and z4root.
Is there any possible way to root my phone or do I just have to wait for a new rooting way.
Hello! I just bought is phone people , has as nice price!!!
And I hope someone considering spend some time to make the root possible!!
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Just like to bump on this thread again.
To Devs: Hopefully someone out there who has the heart to develop a ROM for this nice phone would be love by all who bought this amazing price-to-performance phone.
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Hello ppl!
Please, some wone knows can make video calls using a 3g network wiht this device (OT 995)? In my case, i have a portuguese network (optimus)
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vladmir said:
Hello ppl!
Please, some wone knows can make video calls using a 3g network wiht this device (OT 995)? In my case, i have a portuguese network (optimus)
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This phone is perfectly capable of making 3g video calls. At least it works in Holland, where I live. Do realize that this functionality also depends on your network provider if they allow it.
whigga said:
This phone is perfectly capable of making 3g video calls. At least it works in Holland, where I live. Do realize that this functionality also depends on your network provider if they allow it.[/QUOT]
I have a plan that includes for free the video calss!!!! i tink is a bad police from the network providers!!!
I have the phone and i'm please... only cost me 179€!!! I realy hope someone find away do a root and make possible news firmwares!
the software install in the phone are quiat poor, don´t match the hardware!!!
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the software install in the phone are quiat poor, don´t match the hardware!!!
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Yeah, you're right! Software implementation is defenitely not as good as the hardware should allow it to be. Processor and ram are more than capable, but still there is lag where similar speced phones have none. Hopefully the promised ICS upgrade will fix this or otherwise hoping for some good 'ol custom rom development.
OT995 Potentials
I'm a freak of speed for low cost and the alcatel OT995 will definetly be
my next one!
Hopefully does developers see the potentials of this low budget device,
and make a masterpiece ready to challenge with high-end non-price-quality
phones!
I keep fingers crossed, once a project gets started, I buy one !
Hi all!
First of all I wish to thanks in advance for any of you who may stop by, and provide some tips, experience
regarding the next matter, advice request:
My context is that I am completely noob regarding choosing android phone.
I want to get my first one, but a low budget, and I thought about Sony Xperia Tipo, cause it uses Android ICS,
and its hardware specs are some better than comparing to others of similar budget as LG Optimus L3, Samsung Galaxy Mini
( phonearena.com/phones/compare/LG-Optimus-L3,Samsung-GALAXY-mini,Sony-Xperia-tipo/phones/6941,5147,7151 )
I already discarded going for Vodafone Smart II, cause after reading its thread in XDA (around 30 pages), despite it was posible
to be rooted at first, in 1 month the new versions have been capped by cel companies (the recovery, the fastboot etc), at least for Spain, Portugal versions, therefore the customization is getting quite impossible, or very random depending the version, the cel company, ...
I think the main problem it is that this Xperia Tipo has been released quite very recently,
and after been searching through forum about info for rooting the Xperia Tipo, I can't find any info about it :S.
So my 2 questions are:
- it is expected that Xperia Tipo will be rooted in a near future ( and therefore customizable with
ROMs ...) ?
- Taking in count any answer to this question, would you suggest to go for it,
or by other hand go for Samsung Galaxy Mini (despite it has worse HW, Android GingerBread,
BUT it has quite plenty support for rooting and flashing with custom ROMs) ?
Again thanks in advance for any advice, and excuse the long post! )
Cheers!
ive used this phone after recomending it for someone else. Its a great cheap ICS phone dont expect it to be really fast or to play excellant games but it is really good for the price under £100!!!. would i recomend it to someone else after using it YES!!!! just remember to clear the apps your not using from the RAM by pressing the Home key and holding it and swiping it to close it so it doesnt get laggy.
as for root im not a dev but im safley sure it will be rooted in the future as its got a SD card slot so its easier to install CWM recovery etc.
BUT it is new out and dont expect it to happen any time soon i have the Xperia U and thats been out ages now and i still dont have root it just takes time for the devs to get the phones and then to start work on them.
hope it helped
djpigz said:
ive used this phone after recomending it for someone else. Its a great cheap ICS phone dont expect it to be really fast or to play excellant games but it is really good for the price under £100!!!. would i recomend it to someone else after using it YES!!!! just remember to clear the apps your not using from the RAM by pressing the Home key and holding it and swiping it to close it so it doesnt get laggy.
as for root im not a dev but im safley sure it will be rooted in the future as its got a SD card slot so its easier to install CWM recovery etc.
BUT it is new out and dont expect it to happen any time soon i have the Xperia U and thats been out ages now and i still dont have root it just takes time for the devs to get the phones and then to start work on them.
hope it helped
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Thanks for the tip!
Being cheap phone is ok, in fact that is what I seek for, a low budget phone as a start point, looking for customization.
Well, I could get that Xperia Tipo for £48, while the Samsung Galaxy Mini would cost £32. HW (CPU, inbuilt mem, display res) difference and phone release date diff, explain the price difference, hehe.
I was tempted to get Vodafone Smart II (for £48, I think), but atfer reading this whole thread forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722811 , I found that it is a lottery, if I could get it rooted or not :S
My main doubt is if going for Samsung Galaxy Mini cause its great support in matters of rooting and customization, or expect that Xperia Tipo will get some nice support here in XDA, in the future ...
A third choice could be LG Optimus L3 which has worse display res, same price as Xperia Tipo, and it has some support here at forum for rooting and ROMs.
Regarding your Xperia U, I think there is quite nice support in this site, forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1728 , so you mention you still having probs to root it ?
I have just returned my Tipo today due to very poor reception. If you just want a phone to make calls and send texts then it should be more than adequate but if you are going to use it for browsing or games I would find something with a stronger processor as it can be very laggy after using it a while - even in menus. However the touchscreen is responsive and the display should be OK for making calls and texting but I found it very washed out when viewing pics etc. On my particular handset I could hear electrical interference through the headphones but this could be related to my reception fault I guess. If you can I advise you try it out before making a decision - if ur in the UK o2 shops usually have all there the phones on display switched on. If music is important to you the sound quality is very budget. Also the camera has no flash or autofocus. Tbh if it wasn't for the Sony xperia branding on the front I would have though this was a cheap chinese no-name handset as Sony really have cut costs on this one.
I can't comment on the Samsung but I have read bad things about the lg. Have you considered the Motosmart from Motorola. It has a similar spec to the tipo but at least the camera has a flash and its root able (running gingerbread)
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
I bought this phone a week ago. It's very nice for the price!. It isn't laggy, It has plenty of ram. Obviously it isn't so fast as would be needed for a device to play games,and doesn't have a big screen (or an hires one) if you have to surf the web a lot, but handles with no problems at all divx streaming from my pc, using mx-player. It's clearly better than vodafone smart_II and my device hasn't reception problems at all. The battery (this is a good point in my opinion) it's 1500mah just better than the usual 1200mah used in low-end devices
The camera can make decent photos but hasn't flash or aufocus at all & no front camera just like all the cheap phones.
BTW i think it's one of the best ICS devices avaiable here in Italy for about 150€.
I tried samsung galaxy mini too and this experia is a lot better in my opninion.
I have been using the mobile for more than a month... It's perfect .. Go for it... It is the best in the range... I do use it a lot and it has held up against everything... Custom ROM will be available veeeeeeeeeeeery soon... It is already rooted...
Sent from my ST21i using xda app-developers app
[help] firmware flash
my boot loader is unlocked and my device is stuck at boot with single vibration .
i need to install firmware but its get aborted everytime with an error
ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CODE="0019";ERR_DYNAMIC=" SIN header verification failed";
please help
Hi all.
This morning I accidentaly drove over my old Xperia X8, which I was running a custom kernel (Alfs V09c) and Gingerdx v30 Rom.
As my X8 is now dead (completelly dead) I'm looking to change and upgrade to something that's not too expensive.
I can buy an unlocked Xperia U for 50GB pounds - how much better than my X8 will it be?
I can't afford to spend more than 60GB pounds, so it will be a used/second hand phone.
I'd be most greatful for advice.
Impster
Xu is far better than x8
Bt we still dun have jelly bean
There will b no official jelly bean from sony
If u r okay wid that and only 6gb memory then buy one
Thanks for that. Xperia U looks like a nice phone.
What other used phones are worth considering in this price bracket?
drsanket_xperia_u said:
Xu is far better than x8
Bt we still dun have jelly bean
There will b no official jelly bean from sony
If u r okay wid that and only 6gb memory then buy one
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S advance a bit costly
Xperia go. A bit costly
Both will have official jelly bean
My wife has an xperia U, and it's really compact fast and responsive. The main limitation it's internal memory, so you wont' be loading the device with movie files and other stuff. Don't forget you can have 50GB free online storage from box.com, and you can always use a usb otg cable with a 32GB key to transfer files or even play directly from it.
if i had to suggest you then buy xperia sola..
it has internal 8GB and Expandable upto 32GB too
the only thing it lags is it will also won't have official JellyBean..
its price is on normal Range like Xperia U..
Have been offered an X10 Mini for the cost of a Big Mac meal!
Looks like it will do until I get offered upgrade from O2 in a few months' time!
Go for galaxy grand.
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