Theme and battery life - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A

Hi,
I'm really new for Android. I just read some other thread that color theme is affect to battery life (maybe GPU will work more than black and white screen). The question here i wanna ask: Is it true? how can i get theme (if it's correct theory). sorry for my bad English.
Please note: I'm using Xperia mini pro (sk17i).

I think that is mainly for OLED Screen (and its variants) phones

i think not

How to install?
how to install this theme? my sk17 (mini pro) rooted. i am not unlocked bootloader. can i install this theme?

reduce brightness on display. disp is using batt much more then wifi and rest of phone hardware

turn off data conection .....

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[A] battery drainers answer to longer standby time

well, I think I have an answer for u20i x10 mini pro that if we put gingerbread version the battery drains really fast...
last 20 hours, I worked with flashtool 0.2.9.1
I installed xrecovery version (freeXperia X8)with it then I optimized it.
reboot it, the install new fresh ROM. then see the differences.
maybe theres two possible answer:
1. the recovery is better than xrecovery that put by D4rKn3sSyS(I don't know yet).
or
2. the phone yet optimized.
success for all
changelogs :
- phone is really fast, no lags, no process running
- 15 hours battery remains 50%(way better)
- standy time not drains battery
- my battery isn't original, 2nd quality(I think the original is way more longer)
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SE Xperia X10 mini pro
Gintonic SE v 1.3
regards :
zaltran
my battery lasts 43 hrs.
but i use the phone only for calls , music , camera and 1 or 2 games.
and i also use it on 2g network , undervolt and screen brightness ~30%.
and yes i use custom rom .... gingerdx...
undervolted??mine's undervolted yet..
does it 0%battery loss when phone's idle??
and please find me the tuts you use for undervolted your x10 mp

[Q] Should buy WT19i ? ( LWW )

Guys i am thinking of coming from Samsung Ace to SE Live with Walkman ...
From what i can see .... its development is going great ...
Can you guys please comment on screen size ... like is it comfortable to use ??
Ace has 3.5 inch n LWW has 3.2 inch..... Shouldnt be much diff. rite ??
Other than that .... its hardware config is WOWOWOWOW.......
So i will be really helpful if you guys can comment about screen size and also some other cons if present ...
Every person is different, so I can't say about screen size.
I am actually playing some games with great quality on my LWW.
The loudspeaker...kicks ass!
About screen quality...the screen resolution is the same, so DPI(pixels/dots per inch) is a bit smaller on LWW.
After some months, LWW will receive Ice Cream Sandwich update, something good.
Now, the bad sides...
Battery. Depends on your usage, but quite weak battery on it, never had more than 2 days on this phone. I usually reloaded battery every night, but I haven't tried to make 2 days without reloading on custom ROM. Why...I have no idea
Can't think more at the moment, will let you know more if I remember.
for me, stronger proc and double ram
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4111&idPhone2=3724
It is far better than ace but well yeah the battery life it's not great I will not change tough
this really depends on how you would use the phone.
but i can definitely say that LwW has a much better performance compared to Ace...
Advantages of LWW over Ace:
1. Extra Loud w/out distortion
2. 720p video recording
3. 4.0 promised ice cream sandwich upgrade
4. 1ghz cpu (200mhz higher than ace, plus Adreno 205 over Adreno 200)
5. 512mb ram (2x ram of ace)
6. Better launcher (in my opinion)
7. Dedicated Camera button
8. Dedicated Walkman Button (editable through root)
9. Higher Pixel Density
Advantages of Ace over LWW:
1. 3.5 inch screen
2. Tougher Screen (Gorilla glass over scratch resistant glass of LWW)
3. A bit higher capacity battery
4. Thinner than LWW
Thanks a lot guys .... and ya about battery ... Ace's battery aint that good either ..... 1 day max ..... or 1 and a half if less usage..... so battery aint a issue .... as long as it passes my college hours successfully............ ....
My last ques ( promise ) : Samsung Ace was able to be restored to original stock firmware ... u know so as to claim warranty again ....by flashing through odin.... everything became stock again ... recovery ..kernel ....etc..
Can same be done with this fone ... ofcourse with different software...
And does it have seperate site for Stock Firmwares like sammobile.com for Samsung ?
prateek_gemini said:
Thanks a lot guys .... and ya about battery ... Ace's battery aint that good either ..... 1 day max ..... or 1 and a half if less usage..... so battery aint a issue .... as long as it passes my college hours successfully............ ....
My last ques ( promise ) : Samsung Ace was able to be restored to original stock firmware ... u know so as to claim warranty again ....by flashing through odin.... everything became stock again ... recovery ..kernel ....etc..
Can same be done with this fone ... ofcourse with different software...
And does it have seperate site for Stock Firmwares like sammobile.com for Samsung ?
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you can flash back to generic stock using wotan server and if you install cwm before changing the kernel you can back up the stock that came with your phone.
mmmm one thing is certain that we forgot to mention the ace is easier to flash and do stuff. my wife has one and well i know it is easier than my lww or at least it is completely different to mod.
yeah.. its easier to flash...just put one file in odin n flash away..... also its roms already include custom kernel.... is that so here also ??
Nope it's not the same, with Sony phones you will need to unlock the bootloader first if you have a branded sim locked phone most certainly you will have to pay to unlock it to be able to flash custom kernels.
Once you have the boot loader unlocked and access to fastboot you need to flash the custom kernel and then from the cwm that comes with the kernel you flash the rom.
After a while you get used to it
On the other hand going back to stock is more like using Odin.
I have been reading user reviews .... many of them says they have restart problem .... Can i know if that issue is fixed with custom kernel and rom ??
prateek_gemini said:
I have been reading user reviews .... many of them says they have restart problem .... Can i know if that issue is fixed with custom kernel and rom ??
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Restarting problem is fixed on newest stock firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62.
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
SE Live With Walkman Review
Right now i am using SE Live With Walkman
Pros:
-Low Price (Because I bought with INR:14500 only)
-1 Ghz Processor
-512 MB Ram
-Adreno 205 GPU (Good for gaming)
-5 MP camera (Good in Daylight)
-Led flash
-Simile Shutter,Auto Scene recognition, 3D capture, Touch Capture
-HD recording (720p, 30 Fps)
-VGA Front Camera for video calling
-Dedicated wallkman key
-Stereo Speakers & producing very loud sounds (Xloud)
-Noise cancellation mic
-Four corner shortcuts
-Ginger Bread 2.3.4 & ICS upgradable
-Very good design & look
-GPS, WiFi hotspot, DLNA, Flash Player 11,
-Antutu score 2901
-Quadrant Score:1708
Cons:
-Only one day Battery Life for me (Above avg use)
-Takes more than 2 Hrs for full charging
-Low internal memory 420 MB
-No custom equalizer (Other 10 presets available. For Custom equlizer need to use third party software like poweramp etc)
-No video calling through GSM network
-Media player only supports mp4, 3gp, wmv (Need To Install Third Party Software From Android Market To Support other Formats Like MKV)
Final:
Best phone in this price, and It will not disappoints you.
Restart issues has been fixed in "4.0.2.A.0.62" firmware version
Thanks alot guys for taking your time and giving me replies ....
Thanks
joshfire2007 said:
Right now i am using SE Live With Walkman
Pros:
-Low Price (Because I bought with INR:14500 only)
-1 Ghz Processor
-512 MB Ram
-Adreno 205 GPU (Good for gaming)
-5 MP camera (Good in Daylight)
-Led flash
-Simile Shutter,Auto Scene recognition, 3D capture, Touch Capture
-HD recording (720p, 30 Fps)
-VGA Front Camera for video calling
-Dedicated wallkman key
-Stereo Speakers & producing very loud sounds (Xloud)
-Noise cancellation mic
-Four corner shortcuts
-Ginger Bread 2.3.4 & ICS upgradable
-Very good design & look
-GPS, WiFi hotspot, DLNA, Flash Player 11,
-Antutu score 2901
-Quadrant Score:1708
Cons:
-Only one day Battery Life for me (Above avg use)
-Takes more than 2 Hrs for full charging
-Low internal memory 420 MB
-No custom equalizer (Other 10 presets available. For Custom equlizer need to use third party software like poweramp etc)
-No video calling through GSM network
-Media player only supports mp4, 3gp, wmv (Need To Install Third Party Software From Android Market To Support other Formats Like MKV)
Final:
Best phone in this price, and It will not disappoints you.
Restart issues has been fixed in "4.0.2.A.0.62" firmware version
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Some corrections.
ICS is not out yet.
Live with Walkman doesn't have secondary Mic for noise cancellation.
According to me, there are no smartphones that take 2 hours for full charge.
Video calling on GSM network was never possible and on 3g android doesn't have it built in.
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
Can someone tell if we can play HD Games like gta 3 on Live with walkman without lag ?
and other HD games too ... ????
Reply to Someguyfromhell
Someguyfromhell said:
Some corrections.
ICS is not out yet.
Live with Walkman doesn't have secondary Mic for noise cancellation.
According to me, there are no smartphones that take 2 hours for full charge.
Video calling on GSM network was never possible and on 3g android doesn't have it built in.
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
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@Someguyfromhell,
-->ICS is not available yet but we can able to upgrade to Android 4 according to SE blog
-->The built-in secondary microphone is used for active noise-cancellation (you can verify this in gsmarena check in telephony section)
link here
gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_live_with_walkman_review-review-669p4.php
-->But it took me complete 2hrs to charge the phone fully i.e 100% (i will let the phone discharge completely until it turns off automatically and after that i will charge the phone is that the problem for me to to charge complete 2hrs)
-->Video calling that's the reason i mentioned in con's sections
if i am wrong please correct me because no one is genius in world there is something that you can learn from others
prateek_gemini said:
Can someone tell if we can play HD Games like gta 3 on Live with walkman without lag ?
and other HD games too ... ????
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I have GTA III on my LWW, even though my LWW is overclocked to 1.3 Ghz, I do experience only small lag and that is only sometimes.
Game itself runs good, mostly without lag, sometimes only a bit of lag.
Other HD games...like what? I might have played a lot of games, some of these might be HD, but I can't remember names.
Some people reported that upgrading to .62 messed up their camera... that is they are not able to focus and not able to take clearer pics .... did that happen to any of you guys ???
prateek_gemini said:
Some people reported that upgrading to .62 messed up their camera... that is they are not able to focus and not able to take clearer pics .... did that happen to any of you guys ???
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Never heard that, never had problem myself.
joshfire2007 said:
@Someguyfromhell,
-->ICS is not available yet but we can able to upgrade to Android 4 according to SE blog
-->The built-in secondary microphone is used for active noise-cancellation (you can verify this in gsmarena check in telephony section)
link here
gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_live_with_walkman_review-review-669p4.php
-->But it took me complete 2hrs to charge the phone fully i.e 100% (i will let the phone discharge completely until it turns off automatically and after that i will charge the phone is that the problem for me to to charge complete 2hrs)
-->Video calling that's the reason i mentioned in con's sections
if i am wrong please correct me because no one is genius in world there is something that you can learn from others
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I cannot find this secondary microphone on this phone, neither can I see any information from official white paper.
And yes, ICS will come some time also.

[Q] Where i found fastest and less battery use os? x10 Mini Pro

Hi all, tnx for read
I may know what's "better" as fastest and less battery use os for my x10 Mini Pro, and i want understent before i try, 'cos it requires time and some risk, changing my CM7Pro on v2.1.1.A.0.6 for use after CM7 on nAa kernel. I've read something about that, last should much faster and after downclock and undervolt it should answer me as fastest and less battery use, as i want.
Or some other rom can be better than CM7?
ofc sry for my bad english.
Ty for all reads and answer
Ra
|RA| said:
Hi all, tnx for read
I may know what's "better" as fastest and less battery use os for my x10 Mini Pro, and i want understent before i try, 'cos it requires time and some risk, changing my CM7Pro on v2.1.1.A.0.6 for use after CM7 on nAa kernel. I've read something about that, last should much faster and after downclock and undervolt it should answer me as fastest and less battery use, as i want.
Or some other rom can be better than CM7?
ofc sry for my bad english.
Ty for all reads and answer
Ra
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Mini CM 7 2.2.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415026
So far the most legendary for me.

[SOLA] Xperia Sola General Discussion Thread

This thread is for all the General Discussions exclusively for Xperia Sola. :good: :thumbup:
Kindly avoid trolling, flaming, follow the forum rules & let's keep it on topic.
Let's make this a fantastic thread !
Regards,
'cooleagle'
Xperia Sola MT27i General Specs:
(source:gsmareana.com)
General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
SIM Mini-SIM
Body
Dimensions 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
Weight 107 g
Touch-sensitive controls
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches (~265 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 4 fingers
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Floating touch display
Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
Memory
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Data
GPRS Up to 100 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
Camera
Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
Video Yes, [email protected], continuous autofocus, video light, check quality
Secondary No
Features
OS Android OS, v4.0.4 ICS.
Chipset NovaThor U8500
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Colors
Black
White,
Red
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh
Stand-by Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 475 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
New exclusive feature of Xperia sola - Glove mode:
ICS update lets you use Xperia™ sola with your gloves on
Using floating touch over entire UI
How it works
Glove mode is enabled by default in the ICS upgrade for Xperia™ sola, so when you unlock the phone while wearing a glove (or with a bare finger in the air), you will enter glove mode and Floating touch™ mode will be disabled. In this mode, both glove touch and normal touch usage will work, for example, if you take off the gloves. There is also a cursor ring shown where you press the screen with your glove, to help you understand where you are actually pressing the screen. To turn off glove mode, you simply lock the screen and then unlock it with your bare finger touching the screen and you’re back to normal mode with Floating touch™ enabled. - Sony
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I dont know if anyone else has this, but i had major touchscrren issues after updating to ics when charging. I noticed that disabeling glove mode reduces them and also increases performence a little. So if you dont use it, disable it. =)
I second that !!!
IE-coRe said:
I dont know if anyone else has this, but i had major touchscrren issues after updating to ics when charging. I noticed that disabeling glove mode reduces them and also increases performence a little. So if you dont use it, disable it. =)
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Yes using Glove Mode And Bravia Engine drains Your Battery Like Crazy...
Ive Observed Switching Em Off Helps Saving Battery Alot !!!
Someone Should Try Developing Widget Switch ON/OFF for both !!
Can we have same thread for Xperia U?
How to install this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922029
I need to change rom ,because my ICS is laggy (launcher laggu, different launchers laggy, apps laggy, keep freezing, even receiving calls is a mess because I need to w8 few secs before it loads whole interface).
How do I install CWM and which rom should I choose for the best performance and battery life? MIUi or Infinity ?
With regards
Kriss_Hietala
Kriss_Hietala said:
How to install this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922029
I need to change rom ,because my ICS is laggy (launcher laggu, different launchers laggy, apps laggy, keep freezing, even receiving calls is a mess because I need to w8 few secs before it loads whole interface).
How do I install CWM and which rom should I choose for the best performance and battery life? MIUi or Infinity ?
With regards
Kriss_Hietala
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Install ICS global (not indian) not lag for me :angel:
Install, wait for "power off button", turn on again ..... then reset it to factory
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IE-coRe said:
I dont know if anyone else has this, but i had major touchscrren issues after updating to ics when charging. I noticed that disabeling glove mode reduces them and also increases performence a little. So if you dont use it, disable it. =)
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Thanks..... it works!!!
No ICS update for my Xperia Sola till now!
I can't root my phone
What can I do?
Thanks
Ahmed Abbass said:
No ICS update for my Xperia Sola till now!
I can't root my phone
What can I do?
Thanks
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Flash ICS ftf file using Flashtool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914264.
Then root using Bin4ry's method..
Does anyone have problems with the camera? My girlfriend's Sola takes some horrible pictures. It was the same when I manually upgraded her phone to ICS.
She later asked me to go back to GB because the battery lasted longer with 2.3.7.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
hi developer...
is there any cwm that wok on sola locked bootloaderr and is there any developer making costumes for sola like MIUI rom and CM10
neectron said:
Flash ICS ftf file using Flashtool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914264.
Then root using Bin4ry's method..
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Does it has Arabic language
Thanks in advance
any news regarding cm9.1/cm10 for xperia U/Sola?
im bored, we are bored. when will be a good and stable kernel released, i will unlock my bootloader. why there isn't any kernels for ics?
RajaSetan, srprashant91, sarsarhos - it will be when will be!! STOP demanding, stop asking, there is no ETA. Want something?? Wrote it, compile it, then you have it.
Ok, this is general discussion but still DEVELOPERS forum.
One thing, we have ICS from October 1. What do you think guys?? Doing anything takes time. Enjoy running ICS and WAIT for CM, kernels and others stuff. At least... we have working CWM
Adaho0 said:
RajaSetan, srprashant91, sarsarhos - it will be when will be!! STOP demanding, stop asking, there is no ETA. Want something?? Wrote it, compile it, then you have it.
Ok, this is general discussion but still DEVELOPERS forum.
One thing, we have ICS from October 1. What do you think guys?? Doing anything takes time. Enjoy running ICS and WAIT for CM, kernels and others stuff. At least... we have working CWM
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Look mate, I don't know you so I feel a little weird telling you this, but: get of your effing high horse. As much as I hate it when people ask - hell not even ask, but demand - for ETAs, the only thing that's worse is guys like you, who instead of explaining the situation just throw in some useless commentary to the effect that unless you DIY, STFU.
People don't like it when they don't know what's going on. And who bought this phone now, I don't have a clue what's going on. XDA is a cluster****. This section even more so. The Sola development seems nonexistent. So people wonder: what's going on. Most of these peoples's english skills are bad. Like really, really bad. So they can't write good questions. Not even OK question. So they demand ETAs. So get off your high horse. Now. And since you're so knowledgeable answer my question below.
What is the current state of development for CM9/CM10 for the Sola? Who is working on it? How far along are they? Where is their source, website and thread? Is there a more active forum for this phone than XDA?
Hi randomchars, The Free Xperia group are working on CM9 for Sola. See below.
Status for ST Ericsson: http://code.google.com/p/freexperia/wiki/SupportedXperiaDevices (MT27 / Sola / Pepper: Work In Progress)
Binary download : http://code.google.com/p/freexperia/wiki/CyanogenMod9
Changelog for FXP143
CM9.1
- latest cm 9.1
- first demo release (U,Sola,Go)
rootzwiki.com is promising, they have a no-banter law which is where some of the Sola dev's are/have headed. I'm done *****ing on XDA, I let my frustration/stock issues loose on Sony Community (http://talk.sonymobile.com/community/support/xperia_2012_family/xperia_sola) and focus on dev/support here.
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Hi RajaSetan, it's much harder to install CWM recovery without an unlocked bootloader. Follow the steps and unlock your bootloader, I did the fastboot method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669906
As for ROM's, there's already an MIUI experience release (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933269), CM10 will come after CM9 is finalised and released by FXP. See above links.
Thanks visser! That's how a helpful response looks like!
Hi guys..
Well i have problems with my mt27
The 3g conection fails the internet is disconect sometimes
....
Sent from my MT27i using xda premium
having this weird problem has anyone else got too
its like when i connect my phone to pc or wall charger touchscreen is not working properly , it behaves weird like if i touch space bar it activates the
numeric button .
happens almost daily

[Q] An x10 with low battery drain requested...

HI,
I just desired to know what is your take to be your preferred everyday rom for xperia x10.
I am surely looking for one; preferably jb or ics rom who's got low battery drain.
Any tips are welcome and appreciated
And i am a casual gamer so no hardcore gaming ability is required. Moreover i already have nova launcher so nothing fancy is required as well
thanks.

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