Hi to everyone, just found this new item for those like manage the phone via pen... 3.5mm PLUG CAP STYLUS PEN For Sony Xperia Z Ultra XL39H
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sev7en said:
Hi to everyone, just found this new item for those like manage the phone via pen... 3.5mm PLUG CAP STYLUS PEN For Sony Xperia Z Ultra XL39H
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZY3-5x-touc...t=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item4175de1978
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what 3.5mm PLUG CAP function (sorry never mind about that) ??
Pointy Stylus
Anyone find any cool looking stylus' that are pointy like a pencil that will work with the XZU?
nazzier5463 said:
what 3.5mm PLUG CAP function (sorry never mind about that) ??
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You can plug that... thing.. into the mini jack port, and it'll hang there, but i can't see the point of this. Why would i buy and drag this thing around, when i can simply use whatever i find on a desk/table?
LordManhattan said:
You can plug that... thing.. into the mini jack port, and it'll hang there, but i can't see the point of this. Why would i buy and drag this thing around, when i can simply use whatever i find on a desk/table?
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If you work for other place without the stationary on the desk so how? I face this problem when I meeting at outside. This stylus cool. The xperia Zu size we can accepted why not the small and thin stylus.
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kkkok8051 said:
If you work for other place without the stationary on the desk so how? I face this problem when I meeting at outside. This stylus cool. The xperia Zu size we can accepted why not the small and thin stylus.
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You take a pencil or pen and put it in your pocket? Seriously, people have done this for over a hundred years, except they used paper and not a ZU.
But go on, throw your money away.
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LordManhattan said:
You take a pencil or pen and put it in your pocket? Seriously, people have done this for over a hundred years, except they used paper and not a ZU.
But go on, throw your money away.
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I hate those things!!
Not because of what it is or this particular product...
My wife has one similar for her Xperia U. She says she needs it coz the keyboard is too small (OK, I can accept the argument there)
BUT THE BLOODY THING IS PLUGGED INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK,
AND EVERY TIME SHE RECEIVES A CALL, SHE HEARS NOTHING.
KEEPS SAYING ''HELO?HELLO?''
THEN HANGS UP.....
You need to unplug every time u make or receive a call. NICE....
If u must attach something, use the lanyard hole instead.
ANNOYING
LordManhattan said:
You take a pencil or pen and put it in your pocket? Seriously, people have done this for over a hundred years, except they used paper and not a ZU.
But go on, throw your money away.
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Haha! Please don't talk about police were short pain story, now is 21 century.
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jewelkobayashi said:
I hate those things!!
Not because of what it is or this particular product...
My wife has one similar for her Xperia U. She says she needs it coz the keyboard is too small (OK, I can accept the argument there)
BUT THE BLOODY THING IS PLUGGED INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK,
AND EVERY TIME SHE RECEIVES A CALL, SHE HEARS NOTHING.
KEEPS SAYING ''HELO?HELLO?''
THEN HANGS UP.....
You need to unplug every time u make or receive a call. NICE....
If u must attach something, use the lanyard hole instead.
ANNOYING
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Haha! I didn't even think about that! Man, that has to be annoying
P.S: I never used a pen also when I had the Note 2 but maybe it could be useful for someone...
jewelkobayashi said:
I hate those things!!
Not because of what it is or this particular product...
My wife has one similar for her Xperia U. She says she needs it coz the keyboard is too small (OK, I can accept the argument there)
BUT THE BLOODY THING IS PLUGGED INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK,
AND EVERY TIME SHE RECEIVES A CALL, SHE HEARS NOTHING.
KEEPS SAYING ''HELO?HELLO?''
THEN HANGS UP.....
You need to unplug every time u make or receive a call. NICE....
If u must attach something, use the lanyard hole instead.
ANNOYING
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hahahahaha
Style68 said:
Anyone find any cool looking stylus' that are pointy like a pencil that will work with the XZU?
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I saw this in a website. really pointy one. but cant find any where
Pointy Stylus
jewelkobayashi said:
I hate those things!!
Not because of what it is or this particular product...
My wife has one similar for her Xperia U. She says she needs it coz the keyboard is too small (OK, I can accept the argument there)
BUT THE BLOODY THING IS PLUGGED INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK,
AND EVERY TIME SHE RECEIVES A CALL, SHE HEARS NOTHING.
KEEPS SAYING ''HELO?HELLO?''
THEN HANGS UP.....
You need to unplug every time u make or receive a call. NICE....
If u must attach something, use the lanyard hole instead.
ANNOYING
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I Agree... I haven't used it but I can imagine how annoying wud be...
Thanks saved me from wasting my money
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Perfect
jos_031 said:
I saw this in a website. really pointy one. but cant find any where
Pointy Stylus
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Nice find. I'll start searching too.
Any idea if the Bluetooth stylus headset that came with the Padfone will work here?
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/asus-padfone-stylus
Or how about the Samsung version meant for the Galaxy Note 10.1
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...eadset&_nkw=hm5100+headset&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Hoping to do a 2-in-1 - a bluetooth headset that doubles up as a stylus.
krumbs said:
Any idea if the Bluetooth stylus headset that came with the Padfone will work here?
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/asus-padfone-stylus
Or how about the Samsung version meant for the Galaxy Note 10.1
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...eadset&_nkw=hm5100+headset&_sacat=0&_from=R40
Hoping to do a 2-in-1 - a bluetooth headset that doubles up as a stylus.
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wow GREAT input!
I wonder if these will work as well... im ready to order one if someone has knowledge or can try it
corrado85 said:
wow GREAT input!
I wonder if these will work as well... im ready to order one if someone has knowledge or can try it
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Incidentally, there are other options, too. I have no clue how well these work, though!
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...eadset&_nkw=bluetooth+stylus+headset&_sacat=0
jos_031 said:
I saw this in a website. really pointy one. but cant find any where
Pointy Stylus
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Style68 said:
Nice find. I'll start searching too.
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too bad...I can't find it, doesn't seem to be selling online
avetny said:
hahahahaha
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jos_031 said:
I saw this in a website. really pointy one. but cant find any where
Pointy Stylus
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Contacted the Manufacturer. This is what he said.
"Dear Jose,
Sorry, we are not any consumers to sell.
AS 801 series is for OEM/ODM of Touchscreen company. Thanks
Burge"
Oh well. The search continues.
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Zenelia said:
hii
You can check out these Stylus pens for ZU , they are pointy like pencil and even good to use too...
Thanks
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Thanks for this but none are very pointy. The Styli Pen is just a real pen on one side.
Style68 said:
Contacted the Manufacturer. This is what he said.
"Dear Jose,
Sorry, we are not any consumers to sell.
AS 801 series is for OEM/ODM of Touchscreen company. Thanks
Burge"
Oh well. The search continues.
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Thanks for this but none are very pointy. The Styli Pen is just a real pen on one side.
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i saw their video for the 2mm stylus on their fb page and asked them where can i buy them
basically since they are only for b2b, it will not be sold by them in elsewhere.
but they did mention there's japanese/taiwanese firms releasing these stylus in oct. too bad they didn't reveal which companies.
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Design is my point of view and taste and not necessarily everyone's feeling.
There are still lots of folks here that may really want to buy Xperia S and either they can’t make up their minds or there are thing that it’s not solid for them to make the move. I was one of those people couple days ago but I usually do what it should be done so it gets out of my mind.
I have been owning some SE phone but Android wise, I started with X10 like many others here. Later I bought Xperia arc and still have it and now moving to Sony Xperia S.
I am not going to be technical about stuff right now but some design corners which had me wandered for sometimes.
I should say before and after purchasing Xperia S, I watched many videos available online and nothing (none) of them is anywhere close to what you get, so you can expect more
In video, box looks like Pizza box and wired but if you are a Sony’s product user then you are very familiar with quality and inside you won’t see any attractive pieces but simple and functional stuff which is great to see what Sony has done even to boxing as far as size, shape and coloring. Simple!
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First when you take the phone out of the box, its bigger that what you imagined but in matter of 2 minutes, you will tell yourself that “this is how big the ideal phone should be” and arc looks like a baby to Xperia S but Xperia S looks and feels so powerful. Screen is gorgeous and big with lots of nice colors; I got the white one so that black screen stands itself out.
Housing is part of nature. If you happen to get the white color then expect some blending with nature and changing color. You put it in in your jean’s back pocket, it could get bluish in some part or I tried to kind of stick it into my arc’s case then all the black stuff rubbed against Xperia S and made it black but you could always wipe it off with no problem. Even if it sounds weird and something you don’t like, I really enjoyed how it could blend with whatever you do as a simple material.
Power button is extremely nice in size and shape with good functionality.
Notification light at left upper corner and it is wonderful to have it back there.
In white color, white tiny band around screen looks very nice.
Of course I am not big of flaps for HDMI and USB but it keeps your phone to look nice and simple and they are not hard to pop and slide right in.
In most of videos that I saw, they nagged about those three touch sensitive button at the bottom (whatever you call them) and that made me so worried if I may not like them. There were saying it’s hard to activate and it doesn’t work all the time but I think it is actually very useful. In Xperia ARC I didn’t like that Home button could take phone out of sleep but in Xperia S there is no such problem since only button to do that is power button on top which is well designed to do its job.
Those touch sensitive buttons are fairly nice, on each of them there is a visible dot (you see them in some angles) and with press of little finger on them you could activate them, nothing to worry about as they function as nice as they should.
And last but not lease, transparent strip at the bottom which is part of iconic looks of Xperia S is a well-designed part of the phone with lots of idea in mind. I could never imagine the day someone could bring some lighting architecture into a gadget. I think the execution is very nice with three lights lidding up the “back” “home” “menu” logos inside the transparent strip. Well-done.
Phone runs at decent speed and UI has improved drastically from what we had seen in arc and it is obvious that Sony is trying its best to gives us the best user experience which we should give them credit for not making us commercial guinea pigs by throwing new stuff without experimenting them first.
I think this phone is recommended for people that really like to have a phone with unique design, maybe its not the best high-end processing phone in the market but it is the best in its own class and functionality.
Comments and photo requests are welcome.
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Congrats on your phone buddy
it looks amazing , i love the white
the pictures were bad a**
im impressed with the review
thanks for the sharing
thumbs up on your thoughts
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the S, I also pre-ordered the white version so this was helpful.
I can't wait to get my hands on this beauty.
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Congrats on the purchase
Finally, a decent size comparison with the Arc!
And... that does it for me. I couldn't decide between S and P, but now it's pretty obvious the S is too large. I just hope the P will be available stores soon
Would you mind taking a pic of the phones one on top of the other, screen-on-screen? Kind of like the one you took, but taken at a horizontal level... so we could get a better idea of the difference in thickness. Maybe place them near the edge of a table, so you can lower the camera to their level?
S and P are both 10.5mm thick, so the comparison will be valid for both. Cheers!
Nimche said:
Even if it sounds weird and something you don’t like, I really enjoyed how it could blend with whatever you do as a simple material.
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Thanks for posting the great pics. Can you clarify what you stated above? It almost sounds like you enjoy to see your phone get dirty. Not in the sense that it will display adult material, but rather in the literal sense, microscopic flecks of lint, dirt, or perhaps mud adhering to the surface of your device, discoloring it. That can't be what you enjoy, can it?
Hell yea it's not the high-end phone out there but the design wise it's the best, to be honest htc one line-up don't look great and too big and look like htc sensation xl.
I think this is the best design for so far. Gotta get this baby in my hand. can you post more pics?
cezarL said:
Congrats on the purchase
Finally, a decent size comparison with the Arc!
And... that does it for me. I couldn't decide between S and P, but now it's pretty obvious the S is too large. I just hope the P will be available stores soon
Would you mind taking a pic of the phones one on top of the other, screen-on-screen? Kind of like the one you took, but taken at a horizontal level... so we could get a better idea of the difference in thickness. Maybe place them near the edge of a table, so you can lower the camera to their level?
S and P are both 10.5mm thick, so the comparison will be valid for both. Cheers!
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Xperia P is 10.5mm and Xperia S is 10.6 and here is a pic for you. Xperia P is also nice.
floepie said:
Thanks for posting the great pics. Can you clarify what you stated above? It almost sounds like you enjoy to see your phone get dirty. Not in the sense that it will display adult material, but rather in the literal sense, microscopic flecks of lint, dirt, or perhaps mud adhering to the surface of your device, discoloring it. That can't be what you enjoy, can it?
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Well, as I said it sounds really weird that I said it but in about 4 hours Xperia S got blue colors from my jean and black strips from a tight case. I have never touched material like it and it is very nice. Its easy to clean and maybe not the best choice for everyone but I really enjoyed how it really reacts against other material.
It also displays adult material in any sense.
Nimche said:
Well, as I said it sounds really weird that I said it but in about 4 hours Xperia S got blue colors from my jean and black strips from a tight case. I have never touched material like it and it is very nice. Its easy to clean and maybe not the best choice for everyone but I really enjoyed how it really reacts against other material.
It also displays adult material in any sense.
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Thanks for sharing
Great review and pics! I just got the white version myself, it's amazing I'm getting great feedback from all my friends.
ssj_jaypee said:
Great review and pics! I just got the white version myself, it's amazing I'm getting great feedback from all my friends.
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Nice, Where did you get yours? it is such a lovely phone! I agree.
Nimche said:
Nice, Where did you get yours? it is such a lovely phone! I agree.
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Negri Electronics in the states.
They shipped overnight to Canada. I'm very happy with the service!
ssj_jaypee said:
Negri Electronics in the states.
They shipped overnight to Canada. I'm very happy with the service!
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How do you like the touch sensitive button on the bottom?
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How do you like the touch sensitive button on the bottom?
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took a little bit to get used to, but I love them now.
best part is that it keeps the front part of the phone smooth and flowing since there are no physical buttons, also before with my X10 my phone would wake up from standby mode because the buttons would press in my pocket but now I don't have this problem.
ssj_jaypee said:
took a little bit to get used to, but I love them now.
best part is that it keeps the front part of the phone smooth and flowing since there are no physical buttons, also before with my X10 my phone would wake up from standby mode because the buttons would press in my pocket but now I don't have this problem.
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as you said that is the best problem. I had that issue in X10 and then arc and I was always pissed since my case was like slide the phone in. Have you found a case? Does the Negri one from HongKong?(on the box says white/ white in Chinese)? or did it come with smart tags?
Customs?
I live in Canada too (Vancouver).
Did you use Fedex?
How much customs did you have to pay?
ssj_jaypee said:
Negri Electronics in the states.
They shipped overnight to Canada. I'm very happy with the service!
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Nimche said:
as you said that is the best problem. I had that issue in X10 and then arc and I was always pissed since my case was like slide the phone in. Have you found a case? Does the Negri one from HongKong?(on the box says white/ white in Chinese)? or did it come with smart tags?
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Negri one is from UK. It's completely english but no smart tags included.
Are there cases for this phone yet?
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kenwkto said:
I live in Canada too (Vancouver).
Did you use Fedex?
How much customs did you have to pay?
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I used Fedex international priority. They shipped overnight.
Customs fees was like $37 I think. Damn USA charging everybody.
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Negri one is from UK. It's completely english but no smart tags included.
Are there cases for this phone yet?
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There are some that I listed in the accessories section of the forum but nothing that I found interesting.
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as you said that is the best problem. I had that issue in X10 and then arc and I was always pissed since my case was like slide the phone in. Have you found a case? Does the Negri one from HongKong?(on the box says white/ white in Chinese)? or did it come with smart tags?
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ssj_jaypee said:
took a little bit to get used to, but I love them now.
best part is that it keeps the front part of the phone smooth and flowing since there are no physical buttons, also before with my X10 my phone would wake up from standby mode because the buttons would press in my pocket but now I don't have this problem.
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good points guys
Great review. I love u! I got the same whitey. Got it at negri electronics I'm loving it so far. Mostly the camera. Takes awesome pics.
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I keep on hearing many reviewers calling the USB cover annoying and inconvenient. First of all its brilliant, because it's better have one than to not because long term it brings benefits. It also means that the design doesn't cut any corners interms of how a mobile phone should be. I realised this when I noticed that all good phones before iPhone all had these flaps even samsung. But when everything went touchscreen they stopped the flaps, if iPhone or samsung make flaps on thier phones its a brilliant idea, nobody will complain like they didn't when it was a standard to have a flap but when HTC does it or Sony because It's different everyone bashes the idea.
I can remember when all TVs where made out of metal and remotes, now everything is plastic meaning hardware no longer has a quality feel to it. The only tv manufacturers that still use metal are B&O. I know that having a flap is flimsy but compromises have to be made for quality like a Rolex or something prestigious they will look nice but will always be heavy. All I'm trying to say is theirs no need to hate something that was saw as a standard and I'm more than happy to have it because other flagship phones don't which gives it a design advantage, it looks neater and it means more effort has been placed in this handset.
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In my opinion the biggest benefit of the USB cover is waterproofing. Wireless charging and Airdroid cover me for the rest of what the USB cord would be used for.
From the Engadget review, they stated that the USB cover was added to help make the phone splash resistant like the Butterfly, if that's the case then this is awesome. The only issues are that it's going to be harder and more expensive for car docks.
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From the Engadget review, they stated that the USB cover was added to help make the phone splash resistant like the Butterfly, if that's the case then this is awesome. The only issues are that it's going to be harder and more expensive for car docks.
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Motorola's Atrix HD and new Razr line are all splash resistant but they dont have covers
the reason everyone hates on the cover is because it's an extra step needed when connecting a USB, but at the same time because of the wireless charging, you're going to be using the USB port a lot less, thus it's better to have it covered so it wont collect a bunch of dust inside from having it exposed, and at the same time it's not going to be an inconvenience too often to take the cover off when you do need it.
it is a slight pain to have to remove, which is partly why i picked up a charging pad for the office and will soon be picking one up for home. i do like the idea that it is covered though since i do carry my phone in my pocket and its like a lint factory in there.
i am curious to see how an otterbox or other rugged case looks since those usually cover the ports anyway
Nice to hear that you are all adopting the idea of wireless charging, I like the idea but I have a feeling apple will make one and it will charge quicker and look better. I could only imagine the ads for the iPhone 5S bragging about wireless charging as if they invented it and they probably try to patent it.
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Nice to hear that you are all adopting the idea of wireless charging, I like the idea but I have a feeling apple will make one and it will charge quicker and look better. I could only imagine the ads for the iPhone 5S bragging about wireless charging as if they invented it and they probably try to patent it.
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Well apple clearly mentioned they dont like the idea of wireless charging coz you still need to plug a wire in the wireless charger. That said they also didnt like the idea of 7 inch tablet.
I personally like the idea of wireless charging especially with starbucks already providing wireless charging on there tables.
"Well apple clearly mentioned they dont like the idea of wireless charging coz you still need to plug a wire in the wireless charger."
If apple said this ... they should be ashamed because that is wildly poor reasoning ... there is much less effort on the users behalf and a greatly improved experience when you just have to lay your phone down to charge it... that being said I'm sure ape said that because poor reasoning skills are their signature ..
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As soon as I open the box, I'm ripping the thing off. Stupid cover!
Super Awesome USB mod.
I tied a piece of floss to the cover and then tied the floss to a micro usb reader... It is really easy to open now. I always have my micro SD card with me, just waiting for my OTG cable and my setup is complete.
.:.
There are 256 shades of black and white.
It's actually gotten easier for me to open and close. It took some effort for a few days but now I can do it without really struggling. I find it's much easier to put in the non-attached end first.
The only issue I have with it is desk docks or stands won't be as easy to use with the flap in the way. Granted wireless charging would help, but I'm still not particularly sold on it yet.
After trying to live with it for a few days, I'm going to cut my cover off.
Water doesnt scare me!
I think it's something people will get used to after a few times it will feel normal to me it looks more premium but using it probably is fiddly.
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I actually like it.
It cleans the lines up to not see the ugly port.
I don't mind removing it, yes its a tiny bit of a pain, but I think the positives outweigh the negative
mjneubrander said:
Super Awesome USB mod.
I tied a piece of floss to the cover and then tied the floss to a micro usb reader... It is really easy to open now. I always have my micro SD card with me, just waiting for my OTG cable and my setup is complete.
.:.
There are 256 shades of black and white.
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What is on the screen of your phone? Lol
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Mine just ripped off. I still keep it on because I like not having to see a big hole when looking around my phone. I'm going to super glue it back from where it ripped off.
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Holy crap some of you people are so lazy. I could see maybe the flap being a bit annoying, even if you get used to it and it's really not that bad afterwards, but some of you think even having to connect a cable is some huge effort? It's not even a consideration for me that connecting a cable is any real effort at all, and I can't really understand how it could be considered that.
paulguy said:
Holy crap some of you people are so lazy. I could see maybe the flap being a bit annoying, even if you get used to it and it's really not that bad afterwards, but some of you think even having to connect a cable is some huge effort? It's not even a consideration for me that connecting a cable is any real effort at all, and I can't really understand how it could be considered that.
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How did you relate annoying with lazy?
It is a typical annoying HTC move. People wonder why HTC is losing money every year, it is because of crap like this. Sure, it may not seem like big deal but all the little details add up. There are a ton of problems they seem to ignore and now they just added another one.
Flush buttons.
Power button on top of tall or huge phones
USB port on the side of the One X
Dumbest multitasking set up ever
Horrible carousel when scrolling through wallpapers and skins.
USB port flap.
Etc.
The reason the flap is annoying is because that flap will wear out faster that the rest of your phone unless you strictly use wireless charging. Every other high end phone you can keep it mint way easier without a flap you have to open every night or even more with the crap battery.
Here is a pic of the last phone I owned with a cover like that. Over two years of service and beat to hell and back. I'm not to worried about durability. Of it does wear out it looks like it can be pulled out with pliers. Kinda like those plastic things they put in shirts with the price tags on it.
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On a side note I hope they fix this much touted camera. It took me 15 tries to get this pic even this good. I'm not going to have time to bumble around with settings at the spur of the moment.
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Anyone enjoy tinkering and working on hardware that would enjoy having a side job opening or dismantling DNA's and maybe a few other devices?
I'm looking for a partner in a project that has experience on the hardware side of electronics and spends some time on the forums or surfing the net.
If this is something you might be interested in let me know. I also need someone to source some bricked DNA's.
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Define tinkering , I have changed screens on my HD2 from one to the other on many occasions . So Im interested but I dont know if that is enough to help you out ?
same here, I have opened and replaced screens on iphone 4 and 4s. taken apart and brought back to life an o2 atom, opened a one x to replace the screen and did it.
I have had my DNAs apart. But mostly only opened up phones with removable batterys. Honestly the hardest part is getting the shielding off this phone without mangling it.
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It's going to be a learning process I'm not looking for a DNA take apart expert, mostly I need someone interested in participating that's patient, and doesn't get halfway through a tear down then drive to the nearest lake and dump the parts in the water because of frustration.
The kind of person that might take apart the family's microwave to see what's inside (or buy an ATM machine to see how they work lol). Someone who enjoys mechanical stuff and can stay level headed even if they hit a bump in the road, take a breather then out think that stripped screw by making it a flathead with a dremel tool so you can unscrew it and replace it.
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It's going to be a learning process I'm not looking for a DNA take apart expert, mostly I need someone interested in participating that's patient, and doesn't get halfway through a tear down then drive to the nearest lake and dump the parts in the water because of frustration.
The kind of person that might take apart the family's microwave to see what's inside (or buy an ATM machine to see how they work lol). Someone who enjoys mechanical stuff and can stay level headed even if they hit a bump in the road, take a breather then out think that stripped screw by making it a flathead with a dremel tool so you can unscrew it and replace it.
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Totally up my alley, but I just simply don't have the time these days. Wish I could help, but I just can't.
Hit me up on gtalk if ur still looking for someone. I've taken apart and replaced screens, charging ports, and cameras on a few different model phones, mainly HTC. I've even learned the art of soldering those tiny little solderjoints on some phones
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I am game
I've replaced the battery in my razr with the extended battery and replaced the digitizer in my og droid
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eriknors said:
Hit me up on gtalk if ur still looking for someone. I've taken apart and replaced screens, charging ports, and cameras on a few different model phones, mainly HTC. I've even learned the art of soldering those tiny little solderjoints on some phones
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Excellent thanks guys that's exactly what I'm looking for. I will be contacting you as I get into it and time permits.
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I have had my DNAs apart...
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Thank you! :good:
Well, Im a EE.. and I didn't fall into this profession on accident.
Took the DNA apart a few days after I got it. It really IS water proof!
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Dell Duo touch screen tablet/laptop. It was slow and I wanted to see if I could change the processor. Its soldered to the board, not a problem
My Keurig Coffe Pot. It was not filling the cup as fast as I wanted it too, a little tweak to the pressure tank fixed that.
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My workstation at the Lab. I come here to relax and build things. (Well.. I get paid too, so thats a plus)
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Sometimes I bring my work home with me.. okay, more like -always-. My wife can get irritated with me...
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A circuit board I designed to do 3d Infrared Proximity sensing. 4 sensors on the underside do the detection.
The PCB diagram of the board above. Designed with PCB artist.
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These are just a few of the things I mess around with. In all cases above, the things still worked when I was done "tweaking" them. Thats not always the case lol. Sometimes my curiosity has broken stuff, but not that often.
However, I don't only take apart electronics. When I bought my house, I didn't like my bathroom one saturday, So I removed it, the walls, the floor, the ceiling.. and built a bigger one with a skylight, jet tub, tile floor, walk in shower.. I found out later that I guess your supposed to have a permit to do stuff like that? lol.. oh well. Sold the house and nobody asked questions.. shhh!!
I have also rebuilt the engine in my 2004 Sport Trac. It sucked a valve into the #1 cylinder and shattered the piston. Pulled it, disassembled the entire motor, replaced the piston, crank, connecting rod, timing gears/chain, intake manifold.. then put it all back together in about 4 days. Alone in my dads garage (I don't have a garage.. sigh) last December. Works like a champ and only cost me 300 bucks to do!
I'm a tinkerer turned professional.. a professional tinkerer? lol. To me, all things work the same.. if you can take apart a microwave, you can disassemble yard sprinkler system, or rebuild a transmission. Everything comes apart, and everything can be put back together.. doesn't matter what it is.
So what are you workin on?
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Well, Im a EE.. and I didn't fall into this profession on accident....
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Dude, that is awesome!
I would have loved to pursue a career such as that. The most tinkering I do is car stuffs and little gadget repairs here and there. Maybe one day...
Serenity, that's pretty awesome. But electronic trannies to me are meant for professionals. I used to hate rebuilding the Allison 4L80E trannies in hmmwv's.
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Now you guys have my attention. When I was 14 I got a 1968 Chevy pickup that was supposed to be a rat rod style cheap daily driver hotrod.
Within 3 months it had turned into a frame off restoration project/show truck/daily driver/built for the hot rod power tour as well.
While working on that Dad and I got into drag racing and built a 91 Camaro drag car.
Fuel injection is what first got me into technology. I was into mechanical things but computers kind of scared me because of the unknown. And this was way before smart phones and tablets and such so tech wasn't part of popular trends.
I decided I couldnt judge computers based on not knowing them, so I decided to take one apart. I was pleasantly surprised to learn it was just like building a racing engine or designing custom suspensions. And here I am
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And here I am
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this is me, no where on earth I'd rather be
PS:-sorry for the OT
Okay saw the post and wondered... how far you guys got with taking the DNA's apart?
I'm in the process of replacing the screen with digitizer. Well this was the plan and now I have taken off the motherboard, battery, charging and the camera portion according to the video from etrader.
It seems I have to get the LCD and digitzer away from the actual frame, but that is nowhere mentioned or shown and I don't really know where to start (prying or not ... )
Attached 2 pics... I really need help, my wife is driving my crazy complain about my old trust Droid X ... even so it was her in the first place breaking the DNA.
Thanks Jens
I happen to have a disassembled DNA on my desk. I'll take look in the morning and get back to you
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The Allison and 4L80E are two entirely different transmissions....Just sayin'
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Okay saw the post and wondered... how far you guys got with taking the DNA's apart?
I'm in the process of replacing the screen with digitizer. Well this was the plan and now I have taken off the motherboard, battery, charging and the camera portion according to the video from etrader.
It seems I have to get the LCD and digitzer away from the actual frame, but that is nowhere mentioned or shown and I don't really know where to start (prying or not ... )
Attached 2 pics... I really need help, my wife is driving my crazy complain about my old trust Droid X ... even so it was her in the first place breaking the DNA.
Thanks Jens
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Heat plus light pry tool around midframe then pull the ribbons through the midframe and clean up old glass
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This how you have a player having to charge up his gear s? Thats messed up
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In the same boat
Same here. I love this watch but this is ridiculous. And how about some updates!
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That's what I'm waiting for.the update. I can't believe they haven't sent it out yet.
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I've been using a shot novelty shot glass. also missing about 2 updates everyone else seems to be getting in other countries.
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I've been using a shot novelty shot glass. also missing about 2 updates everyone else seems to be getting in other countries.
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I have onle had my watch for a few days, but is this because it doesn't clip on or because it is annoying to clip on? I figured the waist way is to line it up on the one end then push it into place, it fits nice and snug at that point.
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I have onle had my watch for a few days, but is this because it doesn't clip on or because it is annoying to clip on? I figured the waist way is to line it up on the one end then push it into place, it fits nice and snug at that point.
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I never forced mine on. I was always gentle. The clip broke with ease
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this is how i charge. the pic is sideways, not sure why.
the charging clips seem like they were just meant to break. mines broke after a few months.
I'm confused. What problem does socks and bottles solve? Do people using them have broken tabs on their charger or "slots" on their Gear and use the socks and bottles to apply pressure so the pins connect? I know I could end up like others with a broken charger but I have two (work/home) and so far they attach and come off fine. With all the issues reported I look at the clips on both chargers regularly and nothing's changed. Once a non-defective charger's attached I can't see where applying pressure to it would do much to preserve the tabs. If there's something causing them to fail I'm guessing it's stress from repeated attachment and detachment. Granted it's a dumb design for a $300+ device but I'd like to think enough thought went it regarding longevity so if people are affected it's a minority. Time will tell.
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I'm confused. What problem does socks and bottles solve? Do people using them have broken tabs on their charger or "slots" on their Gear and use the socks and bottles to apply pressure so the pins connect? I know I could end up like others with a broken charger but I have two (work/home) and so far they attach and come off fine. With all the issues reported I look at the clips on both chargers regularly and nothing's changed. Once a non-defective charger's attached I can't see where applying pressure to it would do much to preserve the tabs. If there's something causing them to fail I'm guessing it's stress from repeated attachment and detachment. Granted it's a dumb design for a $300+ device but I'd like to think enough thought went it regarding longevity so if people are affected it's a minority. Time will tell.
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yeah adds pressure to broken chargers. eventually the tabs will break. i was always careful with mine, but in months it broke anyways.
I babied mine after reading about the broken tabs also but mine broke after 3 months also. I'm so ticked that Samsung won't own up to this big blunder. It should've been wireless charging to begin with because I've read of peoples charging contacts on the watch corroding and not working any more
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kieso said:
I babied mine after reading about the broken tabs also but mine broke after 3 months also. I'm so ticked that Samsung won't own up to this big blunder. It should've been wireless charging to begin with because I've read of peoples charging contacts on the watch corroding and not working any more
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My biggest concern isn't having to replace a $30 charger (even though I/we shouldn't). It's the pics some people posted of the receiving slots on the $300 Gear S breaking. That's a problem. You spin the wheel and take your chances.
I somehow got status in Samsung's support program and I called about this. I was told if anything happened to my Gear S or charger I'd get an advance replacement. Some relief but I'd rather not have to test it.
Hello All! I read up a lot about the Gear S before making my purchase so was well aware of the tab on the charger breaking. First time using it was difficult to get off; now I just slide it a smidgen to the right & it comes off without me pulling & tugging at it.
So now I have it down to a science.
Snap on; slide off. I hope doing it this way continues to work months from now but only time will tell.
Is this trick somewhere in the manual?
Slide right, gentle pull on the tab... how simple. Much less pressure to detach; easier on the clip. Why isn't Sammy advertising this more? I've ordered two backup chargers on ebay: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281588490165?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT -fearing the inevitable breakage..
Update: Speak of the Devil; Postman just dropped off chargers as I was posting. Both allow usb connection and charge ok. No LED like the OEM and I'll have to get back to you on standalone spare -charge after I've tested. But at $8.99 US (free Shipping - Apr 27) I have backup for my worn clip.
So I bought two.
Now let's hope the Watch clip stays viable
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Slide right, gentle pull on the tab... how simple. Much less pressure to detach; easier on the clip. Why isn't Sammy advertising this more? I've ordered two backup chargers on ebay: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281588490165?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT -fearing the inevitable breakage..
Update: Speak of the Devil; Postman just dropped off chargers as I was posting. Both allow usb connection and charge ok. No LED like the OEM and I'll have to get back to you on standalone spare -charge after I've tested. But at $8.99 US (free Shipping - Apr 27) I have backup for my worn clip.
So I bought two.
Now let's hope the Watch clip stays viable
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Lol this is crazy. Im waiting on my replacement charger right now. I ordered three.I figure that the average person will go through three or four within the year.Ill update the thread on the number of replacements used by years end.
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F.Y.I.
Update 2.0: the Cheapies appear to be CHARGER/ADAPTERs only! No LED and no mobile -charge. On the plus side; they work great to leave on the night desk, come with their own usb and seem to charge the watch via generic usb-mobile-battery pack as a work-around...
BTW Did you know that thumb-pressure on the corner of the charger opposite the tab (Speaker corner) will pop it off with almost no effort? Where is that posted? Works on the OEM version, too
Well after the ebay chargers have now stopped staying on the watch, I filed a claim with squaretrade and sent my watch back to them for a refund. I really did love the watch but I cannot justify paying that much money and then having to shove a sock inside the watch opening to charge it every night, and the fact that Samsung could care less about the issue makes me even more upset about this whole thing. I will miss being able to see who calls without picking up my phone but if Samsung does not care any more than this why the heck should we.
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I filed a claim with squaretrade and sent my watch back to them for a refund.
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ST is insurance. When you send your watch/charger back they'll repair it. If the repair cost is higher than the insured value they'll consider it "beyond economic repair" and pay you whatever the max value of the policy you bought is or what's on the receipt you provided them. "I don't like the charger design" isn't grounds for a refund.
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Update 2.0: the Cheapies appear to be CHARGER/ADAPTERs only! No LED and no mobile -charge. On the plus side; they work great to leave on the night desk, come with their own usb and seem to charge the watch via generic usb-mobile-battery pack as a work-around...
BTW Did you know that thumb-pressure on the corner of the charger opposite the tab (Speaker corner) will pop it off with almost no effort? Where is that posted? Works on the OEM version, too
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I never tried that cause I thought it would definitely break. Ill try it when it's time to charge again.
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So as we're in lockdown and allowed 1 daily exercise (in the UK) and I now have this 'massive' phone has anyone purchased an armband for the Ultra? I want to start going out for runs, to keep my fitness up a bit, so I don't turn in to big slob!
The ones I've looked on Amazon atm all seem to have poor reviews, mainly due to being too small for the phone.
Can anyone recommend??
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maverick1103 said:
So as we're in lockdown and allowed 1 daily exercise (in the UK) and I now have this 'massive' phone has anyone purchased an armband for the Ultra? I want to start going out for runs, to keep my fitness up a bit, so I don't turn in to big slob!
The ones I've looked on Amazon atm all seem to have poor reviews, mainly due to being too small for the phone.
Can anyone recommend??
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Might have to be a D.I.Y job ........?
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Might have to be a D.I.Y job ........?
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Lol!! Hope not!
I originally purchased this for my S8+, but it does have enough room for my S20 Ultra with a Ringke Fusion case on (although it's a little snug). So depending on your case size, it may vary, but can confirm it works!
https://amzn.to/33QETqi
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I originally purchased this for my S8+, but it does have enough room for my S20 Ultra with a Ringke Fusion case on (although it's a little snug). So depending on your case size, it may vary, but can confirm it works!
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Thanks for the share, I'll have a look to see if Amazon UK have it.
Wish I could find one that has a clear window to interact with the phone without taking it out. The one I have that does kind of work like this, you have to hang around your neck - but I mostly used this in the water park or beach. I'm guessing jogging with that jiggling around would drive one crazy.
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Wish I could find one that has a clear window to interact with the phone without taking it out. The one I have that does kind of work like this, you have to hang around your neck - but I mostly used this in the water park or beach. I'm guessing jogging with that jiggling around would drive one crazy.
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Hmm yeah or hurt if you suddenly stopped lol!
Hi, I found this one, ordered it, but haven't received it yet. https://www.quadlockcase.com/
It seems like a very good set up.
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Hi, I found this one, ordered it, but haven't received it yet. https://www.quadlockcase.com/
It seems like a very good set up.
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Awesome thanks! My boss has this for his iPhone and rates them highly, think I'll be getting one of these!
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Awesome thanks! My boss has this for his iPhone and rates them highly, think I'll be getting one of these!
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Came here to ask exactly the same thing
I found this one but I am not entirely convinced, a few reports of the thing falling off the armband, although most are good reviews.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072C3SCW6
I found a waistband thing as well and am wondering if this would just be better all round than trying to hang it on my arm, zero chance of it falling off and its easy to get it in and out of it as well. That waistband might not be the best one so I am checking out others at the moment.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sport2People-Running-Belt-USA-Patented/dp/B07D2LGY6S
Other than that the quad lock 'run kit' looks ok but its so expensive I would be scared to go near it in case I dont like it and am stuck with a useless £45 armband. One of the reviews states "because it hangs away from your arm it tends to dangle when you run". I would probably also find this very annoying.
I am leaning towards a waistband type at the moment, I can't see any downsides to it while there are so many potential downsides to anything that goes on your arm, ESPECIALLY with a phone this big.
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Came here to ask exactly the same thing
I found this one but I am not entirely convinced, a few reports of the thing falling off the armband, although most are good reviews.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072C3SCW6
I found a waistband thing as well and am wondering if this would just be better all round than trying to hang it on my arm, zero chance of it falling off and its easy to get it in and out of it as well
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sport2People-Running-Belt-USA-Patented/dp/B07D2LGY6S
Other than that the quad lock 'run kit' looks ok but its so expensive I would be scared to go near it in case I dont like it and am stuck with a useless £45 armband. One of the reviews states "because it hangs away from your arm it tends to dangle when you run". I would probably also find this very annoying.
I am leaning towards the waistband one from amazon at the moment, I can't see any downsides to it while there are so many potential downsides to anything that goes on your arm, ESPECIALLY with a phone this big.
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Thanks for this info, you really have done a lot of ground work!
I think I'm with you on the waistband, it looks the best value and probably comfiest to carry our big phones! Spending £45 is a lot a money IMO, not taking away the quality of it as my boss swears by Quad Lock and I think if you have the case, the car Dock its probably worth it.
Think I may try the waistband.
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Thanks for this info, you really have done a lot of ground work!
I think I'm with you on the waistband, it looks the best value and probably comfiest to carry our big phones! Spending £45 is a lot a money IMO, not taking away the quality of it as my boss swears by Quad Lock and I think if you have the case, the car Dock its probably worth it.
Think I may try the waistband.
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Yeah the quad lock thing seems quite good if you want a whole system that can work in car/bike etc as well. I was just picking holes in their 30 day money back guarantee as I was thinking about risking it if it was risk free like they claim.... "If you purchase a Quad Lock® product from us and don't like it, you have 30 days to arrange for a return and refund. No questions asked." Except then you go to "learn more" and you get "To be eligible for a return, your item/s must be unused, in the original packaging". So you can't actually see if "you like it" because it has to be unused and in original packaging still. Seems like false advertising to me, giving the impression its all risk free and no questions asked when it clearly isn't.
The only thing that might be a problem with a waistband is if it jumps up and down when you run so I think it cant be a bumbag type that hangs down, it literally needs to be like a belt and the phone goes in the belt so there is nothing to move around when you run. The one I linked is exactly that type but I am not sure an s20 ultra would fit and some of the reviews point to the quality potentially not being very good so I am searching for others that might be better quality but the same sort of design.
Looked at a few and think I am going to go with this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GORWRICH-Waterproof-Adjustable-Sweatproof-waistpacks/dp/B07XNX296N
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Yeah the quad lock thing seems quite good if you want a whole system that can work in car/bike etc as well. I was just picking holes in their 30 day money back guarantee as I was thinking about risking it if it was risk free like they claim.... "If you purchase a Quad Lock® product from us and don't like it, you have 30 days to arrange for a return and refund. No questions asked." Except then you go to "learn more" and you get "To be eligible for a return, your item/s must be unused, in the original packaging". So you can't actually see if "you like it" because it has to be unused and in original packaging still. Seems like false advertising to me, giving the impression its all risk free and no questions asked when it clearly isn't.
The only thing that might be a problem with a waistband is if it jumps up and down when you run so I think it cant be a bumbag type that hangs down, it literally needs to be like a belt and the phone goes in the belt so there is nothing to move around when you run. The one I linked is exactly that type but I am not sure an s20 ultra would fit and some of the reviews point to the quality potentially not being very good so I am searching for others that might be better quality but the same sort of design.
Looked at a few and think I am going to go with this one
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Hmm that does seem like false advertising! How on earth can it be a no quibble 30 day replacement?
I've gone and ordered the original one you sent the link for and it arrives Thursday, so I'll let you know how it is, but there's a few others that look very similar and from what I saw most reviews have the odd 1 or 2 that say the same. At least with Amazon they are pretty good with refunds, I've never had an issue with an item that's been faulty 12 months later and got a refund.
Like you say its whether the S20 Ultra fits but I think that'll be the same for most as they all seem to accommodate up to 6.5" phone's.
Running belt has arrived @ewokuk I haven't used it yet but I've tried it on with my phone and it fits with the case (plastic clear one) albeit a little bit fiddly, will do the job tho! Thanks for sharing!!
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Running belt has arrived @ewokuk I haven't used it yet but I've tried it on with my phone and it fits with the case (plastic clear one) albeit a little bit fiddly, will do the job tho! Thanks for sharing!!
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I got the Gorwrich one and that seems fine. phone fits in it but its quite a snug fit, only just fits and thats with no case (fine by me as i dont use a case). I wouldnt go with the gorwrich one if anyone uses a case as it might not quite fit. The belt seems decent quality and fits quite nicely.
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I got the Gorwrich one and that seems fine. phone fits in it but its quite a snug fit, only just fits and thats with no case (fine by me as i dont use a case). I wouldnt go with the gorwrich one if anyone uses a case as it might not quite fit. The belt seems decent quality and fits quite nicely.
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Nice! This is a snug fit tbh with this one and I was worried the zip may scratch the phone as it's pretty snug getting it into that part, so will leave my case on the phone.
At least now I can go for a run without my jacket, which with the weather how it is will be a bit more comfortable! :good:
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So as we're in lockdown and allowed 1 daily exercise (in the UK) and I now have this 'massive' phone has anyone purchased an armband for the Ultra? I want to start going out for runs, to keep my fitness up a bit, so I don't turn in to big slob!
The ones I've looked on Amazon atm all seem to have poor reviews, mainly due to being too small for the phone.
Can anyone recommend??
T.I.A
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Get a Galaxy Active 2 with LTE, put your music on the watch, pair some ear buds or headphones, forward your phone line, leave the monster at home, Profit!
major_dallas said:
Get a Galaxy Active 2 with LTE, put your music on the watch, pair some ear buds or headphones, forward your phone line, leave the monster at home, Profit!
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Not a bad shout, I've been keeping an eye out for a smartwatch so may take a look, I assume Strava and Spotify works with it?
maverick1103 said:
Not a bad shout, I've been keeping an eye out for a smartwatch so may take a look, I assume Strava and Spotify works with it?
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I'm not sure about Strava but yes to Spotify.