I have been looking for a review on the actual precision on the S III GNSS Positioning System, but could not find any on the internet. If any of you have a device and have tried out this function (or know the location where this function was reviewed), could you share it please? Thank you
Try my review of the Note, which also has GLONASS, here - http://www.androidnz.net/2011/11/galaxy-note-real-user-review-part-3-gps.html
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Worth pointing out here that the S3 has GPS and GLONASS support, just like the Note. That means you see more satellites at any one time, which means more accurate positioning, better lock strength, and better lock speed.
thanks for the interesting reply, but I wonder with the new chip, will there be any improvements in the SIII?
Won't know about that till it comes out I guess. I'll be doing a GPS review like the one above for the S3.
Thanks, especially since this thread looks very quiet...
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Try my review of the Note, which also has GLONASS, here - http://www.androidnz.net/2011/11/galaxy-note-real-user-review-part-3-gps.html
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Worth pointing out here that the S3 has GPS and GLONASS support, just like the Note. That means you see more satellites at any one time, which means more accurate positioning, better lock strength, and better lock speed.
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Hi friend, what is the update for SIII now with this GNSS system? Does it work automatically by default, or should there be some specific software to get it work? I am very curious
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Hi friend, what is the update for SIII now with this GNSS system? Does it work automatically by default, or should there be some specific software to get it work? I am very curious
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It definitely works by default, no need to add specific software or anything
I will have more definite updates about the quality of GPS on the S3 soon.
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It definitely works by default, no need to add specific software or anything
I will have more definite updates about the quality of GPS on the S3 soon.
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Thanks, I did checked your cool website but did not see any comment on it, although there was a picture )
I'm also interested in any information about GPS accuracy. Especially while driving.
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The GPS chip is the exact same as the one in the Galaxy Note, so the SGS3 GPS should work somewhat similar as the Note.
But GPS precision also depends in the used antenna not only on the chipset.
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So we know that the AT&T Models come with NFC which is supposedly built into the battery.
Has anyone tried using this battery in the european model of the phone which boasts no NFC ? I am very interested in knowing if in the future I could just buy a new battery to get NFC on my Galaxy S2 instead of having to consider purchasing an new phone which is NFC enabled...
Thanks for any responses, any information on the topic is appreciated
The NFC chip is built into the battery. But I am not sure how will it communicate with our device if you put a NFC enabled battery into any SGS2... does it need extra pins, or some wireless black magic?
I have a battery with a NFC chip from the Korean version and I have a European Galaxy S2. NFC does not work.
Apparently not enough drivers. And maybe hardware support.
Nop, no way for us to get NFC through the battery. The chip is in the phone, the battery acts more like some kind of extended antenna to cover all the back of the phone. Even if the chip was in the battery, we unfortunately wouldn't have the connectors to make it work ( there's some pictures about that somewhere on internet comparing the internals of korean SGS2 and international one).
I guess the only hope for us to one day see REAL NFC ( read and write NFC tags, not some simple stickers ) would be some homemade hardware (+ rom going with it...). I know that we heard a lot about Micro SD with NFC on board but I don't think it's going really fast, and that it will bring full NFC functionalities ( probably only paiement... )
Trying to make working NFC on the European version
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Trying to make working NFC on the European version
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Great read! Thank you for all the details!
Too bad I won't be seeing NFC on my Samsung SII anytime soon then, thanks nonetheless for the good answers!
Hello,
I dont know if my topic fits here in the category (General)
But i have a fuw questions about my new smartphone (Xiaomi Mi3 WCDMA version)
Because i have always used a Google phone (android) MIU5 is a hole diffrent OS.
So my question is there a possible way to install Google Play, and that is very stable on it?
Because i know xda-board is a very advanced board if it is something about phones, so if somebody can help me out here.???
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My Xiaomi Mi-3 Review.
New phone:
Since Xiaomi had released the Mi-3, there was an outbreak.
With the specifications and the low price Xiaomi had set an smartphone that is not only in China so populair but abroad the country to.
And you can see it with sales they made everytime the new stock was out.
In serval minutes there was a bunch of them sold out. The biggest one was more than 100.000 units in less than 90 seconds. You can see how populair the phone was. Because the new version with the latest highly clocked Snapdragon800 in it. Xiaomi set up an new variaty of people to there market.
Xiaomi is still out of stock in the most versions, and will be for a fuw moths.
Design:
The design of the Xiaomi Mi-3 is one of the most beuutifull phones ever made. The roundings the buttons the ultra-thin magnesium alluminum alloy gives the phone a very nice look. The roughness of the phone with his big 5 inch screens feels so nice in your hands. You dont have trouble with using one hand (only if you have big hands)
Hardware:
Xiaomi haves two versions of the Mi-3. The tegra4 TD-SCDMA only can be used in China, and the Snapdragon WCDMA an European/American/others parts of the world. Both CPU’s are diffrent clocked. the Tegra4 is clocked to max with 1.8Ghz, and the Snapdragon800 is clocked 2.3Ghz. The driffrence in the speed of the phone is actualy the same. Both versions are smooth tasking. There is no lag or something bothering you. With his 2GB on both version you are for now a happy guy. You can play the latest games on your phone as you want. With the new amazing LG Full-HD resolution IPS screen it makes the so beuatifull. The colors of the phone pop out. The angles on the screen are nice, somebody next to you will not having trouble to not see the screen.
Software:
Mi-3 is running on two diffrent android version. The tegra4 runs at an 4.2.3 android. And Snapdragon800 runs on an 4.3 newer version of the android. When you recieve your phone you can choose if you want to use it in chinese or English. If you choose english you still will see some chinese signs at the screen. This is one thing that the developers dont have chainged. But i cant hurt. You will not recieve Google App store on it, you must download it by your self. Xiaomi is very smart if you wanna use Google services, you must have an Xiaomi account, and trough the account you can download google installer. And from there you can use any google app you want.
Yes, it is possible!
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Hello,
I dont know if my topic fits here in the category (General)
But i have a fuw questions about my new smartphone (Xiaomi Mi3 WCDMA version)
Because i have always used a Google phone (android) MIU5 is a hole diffrent OS.
So my question is there a possible way to install Google Play, and that is very stable on it?
Because i know xda-board is a very advanced board if it is something about phones, so if somebody can help me out here.???
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I don't know if this is the right category for you question, but I'm not a moderator so I don't need to know that actually.
What I know on the other hand is that you can easily install Google Apps (GApps) on your Xiaomi Mi3. You won't need any experience with flashing gapps from internal storage or SD-card, it is easy as pie!
Once you have your phone open the MIUI Store and search for "Google". The developer Eric Xiang has put together an excellent Google Installer app. The name is in Chinese, but just search for it in English and you will find it. The installer will take care of everything else.
If that doesn't work, you should try rooting your device and flashing Gapps manually.
thank you in advance.
The GAPP store is in english right? Not chinese.
Hope i will can fix it. Uhm are there customroms made for the XIAOMI or not? So i can try that to if it doesent work for me...
How do you like the phone so far?
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check out my review
The playstore runs absolutly perfect!
check out my video review of the mi3 wcdma (snapdragon 800) version:
and let me know if you like it!
top115 said:
The playstore runs absolutly perfect!
check out my video review of the mi3 wcdma (snapdragon 800) version:
and let me know if you like it!
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and yet another one by a friend of mine:
I have the phone for about 3/4 days right now.
And the MIUIV5 launcher, if you using it for the first time. Its a little bit strange.
But after using it for a while, you learn fast and see how powerfull the launcher is.
The 1ste you always do is install gapps on your phone.
I Had to make some questions an supported boards, to get it work. But now i am pleased with the usage of the phone and the powerfull hardware whats in it.
Love the phone for now, will definitly stay at the MIUI community.
One thing: i hope they can fix an Android Stock 4.4 Kitkat OS with multi-lang....
I dont know why Cynogenmod doesent come for Xiaomi Mi-3, or other custom roms for it.
XDA-developers are the moest anticipated people for smartphones, i hope they will be release an Xiaomi mi-3 miuiV5 or later v6 CUSTOM ROM OR SOMETHING.
i tough there will be alot of them because it is Androind but nothing
A nice review. I have a great apetytna this smartphone. Are you able to compare its screen with LG G2 or HTC One? I wonder if it is comparable to, or better or worse.
Motonick said:
A nice review. I have a great apetytna this smartphone. Are you able to compare its screen with LG G2 or HTC One? I wonder if it is comparable to, or better or worse.
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review: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49086774&postcount=1
The phone by it selfs is great, but there are some issues that i must solve before you can use the phone.
My issues are:
1. 3G not working well <- not solved
2. Ram is filling quikly <- not solved
3. Google account had some problems (was my fault because did not install google contacts.apk) <- solved
If these things are solved, than you have an bad-ass phone..
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review: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49086774&postcount=1
The phone by it selfs is great, but there are some issues that i must solve before you can use the phone.
My issues are:
1. 3G not working well <- not solved
2. Ram is filling quikly <- not solved
3. Google account had some problems (was my fault because did not install google contacts.apk) <- solved
If these things are solved, than you have an bad-ass phone..
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Have you found the solution,to 3G probelm?
Seems otherwise to be a really good phone.
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Have you found the solution,to 3G probelm?
Seems otherwise to be a really good phone.
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I'm using the latest MIUI version: 4.1.24 in Polish and I have no problems from the department in both the 3 and 2G. Everything in my MI 3 WCDMA works perfectly.
I have the CDMA version with miuiV5. It works great. No problems encountered. I just wish I knew how to make a custom ROM. I have a developer rom and the V5 rom. Tried both and they both work fantastic.
Maybe you know how to turn off the meter data. After exceeding the set limit further changes cause complications itelefon off my data transmission. I do not need to set this limit, I enclosed it with curiosity, and I have no problem.
I just wish I knew how to make a custom ROM
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Yes, me too.
It's very sad that there isn't a real development community for this great phones.
In my opinion the mi3 offers the best hardware on the whole market to a fantastic price. I can't understand why there are no developers for roms like AOKP or CM or AOSP.
When it will come to indonesia?
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Quick question - Is this a 4G capable phone?
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When it will come to indonesia?
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Yes it is
chrno1004 said:
Quick question - Is this a 4G capable phone?
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It is not. Perhaps it's successor - the rumoured MI3S - might have this feature.
Btw. I have a 64GB Mi3 and so far I am very happy with this phone; even without LTE-support.
I am very happy with my phone. It is a 64GB Grey Mi3. The 3G on AT&T is fine but slow.
The Data speeds are not that fast but it gets the job done. I get some time out errors from time to time.
I like to be able to get the Temp that displays on the lock screen and home screen(default) to display current location instead of in China. Can't seem to get the default Maps app to work in the US even with it locking in on GPS it displays China. Google Maps works fine but a little show and sometimes has defaulted back to a Chinese location first until a signal lock happens and then it will find my current location.
Starbucks app doesn't work on my phone.
When I click on an autocorrected word that has a red underline on it the app will crash and send me back to home. Bug has been reported.
When saving pictures from the internet it doesn't default to a standard folder. It uses the cloud folder and even with sync to cloud off I have to move it to the main local folder to get the pictures available to send or attach to email.
Speedtest.net doesn't connect to show download speeds. It will show a slow upload speed.
Visual VoiceMail doesn't seem to work on AT&T's network. If I give them my old HTC One IEMI number the visual voicemail works but the DATA does not. I can live with it for now.
Anyone got the Visual Voicemail to work with connecting Data on AT&T? If so what phone did they put in the system to make it work? the HTC One does not work. Confirmed this twice.
If they release an LTE version that would work with AT&T here that would be killer!!! I really do like the phone. The size, the weight, the shape. I would love to see this one in White or Silver 64GB.
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Yes, me too.
It's very sad that there isn't a real development community for this great phones.
In my opinion the mi3 offers the best hardware on the whole market to a fantastic price. I can't understand why there are no developers for roms like AOKP or CM or AOSP.
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There will be very soon, devices squad on snapdragon 800 SoC : xperia z1, zr (?), LG G2, Note 3 and more ... mean we can start poke their code to used as "base" to start write device tree on cm / aosp/ aokp. I have also very limited skill to write android code ... let us learn together. Mine on stock MIUIv5 and I satisfy with the phone performance. Miui serve what we need for basic computed including archiving/extracting files. It's handy i did not need to carry my laptop anymore when travelling
Hi
Does anyone know if the Z2 comes with a built in pedometer like the galaxy s4/5? I've looked around, and I don't think it does, but I haven't found anything concrete.
Thanks
I've not seen a preinstalled app for it, so I would say no
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Thanks for the info
The Z2 comes with a sensor coprocessor that is capable of measuring steps in a power efficient way. Kit Kat exposes that capability as a STEP_COUNTER sensor.
I'm pretty sure Z1's (and other recent Z devices) have a similar coprocessor, but Jelly Bean did not expose the STEP_COUNTER sensor. Z1's upgraded to Kit Kat can (I think) be used as a power efficient pedometer.
I imagine both Sony and Samsung use similar hardware to count steps, but Sony markets it as a tech feature ("sensor coprocessor"), while Samsung uses the much more accessible and consumer friendly term "pedometer"
So, in simpler terms, the Z1, Z2, S4 and S5 all have the necessary hardware to count steps. The S4, S5 and Z2 support it out of the box but the Z1 requires the update to Kit Kat. And I'm not sure if the Z2 has a bundled app, but at least one is available on the play store.
IS there any 3rd party app`?
WalkMate is the one i use
did you notice any heavy battery drain by using this?
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IS there any 3rd party app`?
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i use lifelog app from sony but i don't know if it will work without the smartband since i haven't tried it without the band
I tried Walkmate but it doesnt seem to be very accurate. If I just Swing the phone a bit it counts and still continues counting for several steps after I stopped swinging.
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The S Pen is one of the main the reasons for the Note Range, and I think that CM is big enough now to not only build these generic ROMs but should take some time to develop specifics, I really LOVE CM but due to the fact that the S Pen functionality is so poorly integrated (it really is) I cant use CM, and I think that CM has enough people involved in developing to take the S Pen functionality and get it into CM for the Note Range, I know it won't be easy but really, I'm sure it can be done, and would love to see it, similarly the fact that the heartrate monitor etc. is just ignored by CM is another example of where generic ROMs miss out... I know its easy to sit here and chirp but I'm so peeved myself, Having tried so many CM based ROMs for the Note 4 and just not being able to use the things (not easily anyhow) specific to the Note 4.
EDIT: Sorry think this is in the wrong section... hopefully Mod will move it appropriately.
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The S Pen is one of the main the reasons for the Note Range, and I think that CM is big enough now to not only build these generic ROMs but should take some time to develop specifics, I really LOVE CM but due to the fact that the S Pen functionality is so poorly integrated (it really is) I cant use CM, and I think that CM has enough people involved in developing to take the S Pen functionality and get it into CM for the Note Range, I know it won't be easy but really, I'm sure it can be done, and would love to see it, similarly the fact that the heartrate monitor etc. is just ignored by CM is another example of where generic ROMs miss out... I know its easy to sit here and chirp but I'm so peeved myself, Having tried so many CM based ROMs for the Note 4 and just not being able to use the things (not easily anyhow) specific to the Note 4.
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i always wish there would be a stock android + samsung features (multi window, camera, apps, spen)
would be much cooler than touchwiz and there is many useless stuff in tw but much missing in stock android
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3000448
Careful, you might be ridiculed for saying a 'possible negative' comment about CM... Haha. Although I personally don't think it is. Seems like a bit of a touchy subject.
It would be awesome though I agree.
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@Jostian, I think this app goes a long way towards answering your call to action.
Unfortunately I have an Exynos device so at present I can't test CM 12.
I wouldn't mind just having CM available on my variant of the Note 4 at all. Or more than 1 ROM full stop.
kopkiwi said:
I wouldn't mind just having CM available on my variant of the Note 4 at all. Or more than 1 ROM full stop.
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Its nice to have and works great but you have to give up a lot of features including any Samsung accessories you may use and fast charging. Also while battery life is more then enough to get you through the day it's not as great as stock TW battery life.
Still the same for me I have CM also on all my android devices, but not on my note4, because I love the spend features, and I will miss this on CM, if anyone has a 3partyApp that has the same functions like the samsung spen app, please let me know.
Hi there. Just would like to know your opinion...The Note 9 has the same camera as the S9+ with one key difference, the AI that automatically adjusts the camera to the correct scene mode(eg. taking a picture of food, automatically switches to food mode). My question is, will the S9+ perhaps get an update to have the same AI feature or will we need someone to port the camera from the Note 9?
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Hi there. Just would like to know your opinion...The Note 9 has the same camera as the S9+ with one key difference, the AI that automatically adjusts the camera to the correct scene mode(eg. taking a picture of food, automatically switches to food mode). My question is, will the S9+ perhaps get an update to have the same AI feature or will we need someone to port the camera from the Note 9?
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Imo in coming update we might get most features from n9.
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Imo in coming update we might get most features from n9.
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Don't think so. AI Camera is the only difference between S9+ and N9 except SPen. So...
I hope an update will do the trick....otherwise I hope for the clever people to port the camera app
There is a discussion about this https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...iscussion-note9-ai-photography-to-s9-t3827193
But my personal opinion is that we won't get it. Note must be something more than S9+ so... The reason also that we did get android 8.1 was because they keeping it for Note.
Installed N9's Camera with AppCloner but it's not working.
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Installed N9's Camera with AppCloner but it's not working.
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I noted that you are using some gesture controls app, can you tell me which it is and if you are satisfied with it?
arnes_king said:
I noted that you are using some gesture controls app, can you tell me which it is and if you are satisfied with it?
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Navigation gestures app from XDA is best in the market so far
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.nobar
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I noted that you are using some gesture controls app, can you tell me which it is and if you are satisfied with it?
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For my taste the most stable version is 1.3.1-18_07_11_0926_15
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