Hey guys,want your help in selecting a new phone.I am happy with my xperia Sola but its been a year since i bought this device...and yeah i am bored with it,so need a change now.I am confused between Samsung S3,S4 mini and Note 2.Which one should i go for?
My specs for the new phone:
Good dev support
Official CM support
Nice features
Faster GPU-yeah i play lots of games
Nice display(no pixelation etc)
Should be able to fit in my jeans' pocket
Also want to know,how good s3/note2 exynos soc is in comparison to S4 mini's qualcomm krait?
Hello akp.ajinkya,
I think you've heard about Nexus 4 and it's price offer , I think it's an awesome phone for that price and it has lots of development activity.
Just check in the store and like you can see the specs are awesome!
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_4_16_GB?id=nexus_4_16gb&hl=us
On the other hand, I have a friend that has the Galaxy S4 and it's awesome too, smooth as butter and has lots of development too. The price is higher but the specs are a bit better to.
http://www.samsung.com/es/consumer/mobile-phone/smartphones/galaxy/GT-I9505ZWAPHE-spec
Hope it helped!
tharkun2
XPERIA Z1 FTW
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What about the Sony Xperia Z? Now that is out the Z1, Z's price should be decreased. Also, if i am not wrong, there is already 4.3 android version for this device from the xperia z google edition.
Also, since you are a heavy player, why don't you take a look on Sony xperia ZU? Big screen great performance. Otherwise a good choice with less money is keeping your sola and get a nexus 7 2013
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Hello akp.ajinkya,
I think you've heard about Nexus 4 and it's price offer , I think it's an awesome phone for that price and it has lots of development activity.
Just check in the store and like you can see the specs are awesome!
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_4_16_GB?id=nexus_4_16gb&hl=us
On the other hand, I have a friend that has the Galaxy S4 and it's awesome too, smooth as butter and has lots of development too. The price is higher but the specs are a bit better to.
http://www.samsung.com/es/consumer/mobile-phone/smartphones/galaxy/GT-I9505ZWAPHE-spec
Hope it helped!
tharkun2
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Yes bro..Who wouldn't want to get a Nexus phone ??They are the ones to receive all the updates first...Nexus 4 is also available in my country but the only downside is neither google nor its manufacturer LG provide after sales service here except for Nexus 7(2012) 'cause it is officially available via google store..Yeah my bad luck....Samsung is the only market player here,so I thought of buying new phone amongst S3,Note2 or S4 mini only.I also got hold of S4 once for two days(from my friend) and its a very good phone with some damn nice features at its side,but alas its not in my budget also doesn't fit my pocket,literally .But even then thanks for your suggestions:good:
AndroidNoob69 said:
XPERIA Z1 FTW
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DaRk-L0rD said:
What about the Sony Xperia Z? Now that is out the Z1, Z's price should be decreased. Also, if i am not wrong, there is already 4.3 android version for this device from the xperia z google edition.
Also, since you are a heavy player, why don't you take a look on Sony xperia ZU? Big screen great performance. Otherwise a good choice with less money is keeping your sola and get a nexus 7 2013
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I agree Z1 and z both have some very nice specs,but the only problem here is bootloader unlocking and as being an XDAian i like to tinker around with my phones which i also did with my Xperia Sola.I know there is a way to backup DRM keys also which i did for my xperia sola,but don't know how sony service guys recognised that bootloader has been unlocked once so had to shell out some cash to repair its earpiece,so no sony for me this time.
But even then thanks to you guys for the suggestions:good:
akp.ajinkya said:
I agree Z1 and z both have some very nice specs,but the only problem here is bootloader unlocking and as being an XDAian i like to tinker around with my phones which i also did with my Xperia Sola.I know there is a way to backup DRM keys also which i did for my xperia sola,but don't know how sony service guys recognised that bootloader has been unlocked once so had to shell out some cash to repair its earpiece,so no sony for me this time.
But even then thanks to you guys for the suggestions:good:
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I think bro that they recognized that the bootloader has been unlock because during the procedure of unlocking the bootloader you have to give on Sony's site your IMEI
Maybe i am wrong thought but i think it's the only way
akp.ajinkya said:
Yes bro..Who wouldn't want to get a Nexus phone ??They are the ones which receive all the updates first...Nexus 4 is also available in my country but the only downside is neither google nor its manufacturer LG provide after sales service here except for Nexus 7(2012) 'cause it is officially available via google store..Yeah my bad luck....Samsung is the only market player here,so I thought of buying new phone amongst S3,Note2 or S4 mini only.I also got hold of S4 once for two days(from my friend) and its a very good phone with some damn nice features at its side,but alas its not in my budget also doesn't fit my pocket,literally .But even then thanks for your suggestions:good:
I agree Z1 and z both have some very nice specs,but the only problem here is bootloader unlocking and as being an XDAian i like to tinker around with my phones which i also did with my Xperia Sola.I know there is a way to backup DRM keys also which i did for my xperia sola,but don't know how sony service guys recognised that bootloader has been unlocked once so had to shell out some cash to repair its earpiece,so no sony for me this time.
But even then thanks to you guys for the suggestions:good:
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Dont unlock bl! Unlocking is the last thing i want to do. I only do it on my old phones. I want xperia z1 but its outta my budget D:
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DaRk-L0rD said:
I think bro that they recognized that the bootloader has been unlock because during the procedure of unlocking the bootloader you have to give on Sony's site your IMEI
Maybe i am wrong thought but i think it's the only way
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Yes i agree with you that they may may have tracked it like this only,through their database containing IMEI of unlocked devices.But I doubt how could they be so sure that I have unlocked it 'cause i just requested an unlock code.How did they knew i have used it or not?
akp.ajinkya said:
Yes i agree with you that they may may have tracked it like this only,through their database containing IMEI of unlocked devices.But I doubt how could they be so sure that I have unlocked it 'cause i just requested an unlock code.How did they knew i have used it or not?
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Don't know mate how they can do that, sorry
AndroidNoob69 said:
Dont unlock bl! Unlocking is the last thing i want to do. I only do it on my old phones. I want xperia z1 but its outta my budget D:
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Yeah..but its the only way to install roms like CM,AOKP etc with custom kernels on any sony smartphones & tablets,as with the case of installing Jellybean on my xperia sola.
Whereas its not in the case of Samsung phones and 'cause of that i feel that samsung is more development friendly
Bought my Note 2 today.Thanx everyone
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good luck with you note 2
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Hi @all,
until the Xperia P got certified at ptcrb and now some got it unpacked I wanted to know if somebody could provide the firmware as a ftf file?!
I don't think anyone dumped it yet. Sony doesn't give review units to anyone who asks, you know.
Sent from my LT26i using XDA
What does this have to do with Xperia S?
There is no Xperia P Forum so I have to post it on Xperia S.
Like some older Post to the Xperia S were postet in the Xperia Arc forum.
That´s the reason.
This came little late, I had a prototype in hand.
Ahhh right that's cool. What's the xperia p like man? Better than the S?
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Ahhh right that's cool. What's the xperia p like man? Better than the S?
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For some reason it was lighter than I expected.
I felt screen was nicer than S (it was brighter with more vibrant colors), but I didn't have both at the same time to compare.
Battery life was OK.
This was prototype and crashing as the software wasn't the retail version but just test one.
Front Camera is VGA but 1.3 on S isn't impressive either.
Things I like:
It fits better in hand rather being bulkier like S.
Screen was nice
Uni-body is really nice
No stupid Flap is totally a plus+++
I loved the power button on the right, need to get used to it but once you do..it makes the whole sense in the world.
Bottom part under transparent strip could have been smaller, at least like S. and that part in this model was plastic for some reason. I thought the whole body is aluminum?
I think 4" size screen is perfect.
Quadrant score I got was about 2200
Those three buttons are on the transparent strip which may be cool. At least they are more visible where they are.
And this model didn't have yellow tint issue and also it was Sony Ericsson. I think more of an earlier built.
Again, uni-body with no flap was awesome and very nice. Phone looks sexy and even sexier than all the videos I had seen before have the actual Xperia P.
Didn't like the speaker...it sounded weird.
anyone here with access to EMMA? Didn't see any Lt26a but there is Lt22i and Lt22a listed.
I hope these info becomes hand .
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Didn't like the speaker...it sounded weird.
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It's from Sony and it's got weird speakers?!
Maybe because it's a prototype version.
neofactor.is3 said:
It's from Sony and it's got weird speakers?!
Maybe because it's a prototype version.
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Maybe you should have read couple post above my last post
I owned recently Sony high end laptop Z series and speaker is as bad as the early production in 90s.
Lets hope retail version is better.
i have the chinese version of the LT22i(Xperia P), it went on sale here in China on April 29th, can anyone guide me how to do it, googling didn't get me far, i would love to provide the ROM for you guys,
That would be awesome if you could provide the firmware...
Slightly off topic, but do we think there will be an Xperia P forum here? and will it get much Dev love?
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Slightly off topic, but do we think there will be an Xperia P forum here? and will it get much Dev love?
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That is what has stopped me to pre-order them. I believe processor chipset is different and not sure if the Dev, would start working on it.
As far as the forum for Xperia P, there should be one very soon..maybe they are not aware of release in China.
Whats weird is that if phone has gone for sale in China why I don't see in on eBay...usually everything from China goes on there fast.
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That is what has stopped me to pre-order them. I believe processor chipset is different and not sure if the Dev, would start working on it.
As far as the forum for Xperia P, there should be one very soon..maybe they are not aware of release in China.
Whats weird is that if phone has gone for sale in China why I don't see in on eBay...usually everything from China goes on there fast.
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It just went on sale on the 29th. The firmware sucks as google service is banned from the handset. We are stuck with Baidu and no twitter or YouTube or google play
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anyone here with access to EMMA? Didn't see any Lt26a but there is Lt22i and Lt22a listed.
I hope these info becomes hand .
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i know a few ppl with EMMA access but doesnt it require the device in hand to download the blob_fs?
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i know a few ppl with EMMA access but doesnt it require the device in hand to download the blob_fs?
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First off, I am total n00b when it comes to these stuff. in EMMA there is a section where says Download services and has a long list of devices. I don't see any Lt26a...I don't need to have any devices connected for looking at the list.
These might be totally wrong, but there are some interesting number for later headsets. Only God know what is true with Sony.
Nimche said:
That is what has stopped me to pre-order them. I believe processor chipset is different and not sure if the Dev, would start working on it.
As far as the forum for Xperia P, there should be one very soon..maybe they are not aware of release in China.
Whats weird is that if phone has gone for sale in China why I don't see in on eBay...usually everything from China goes on there fast.
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If I had the money to buy one, I would definitely want to start developing for Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia Ion or Xperia Sola when they will be released by Sony
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If I had the money to buy one, I would definitely want to start developing for Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia Ion or Xperia Sola when they will be released by Sony
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hehe... same here...
if they release Xperia P soon here in India my Team UtterChoas co-developer Napstar is VERY MUCH interested in developing for that device
though i am personally waiting for flagship for 2H 2012, hayabusa/mint whatever
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It depends on which access level you have.
Some can only download FW with connected devices and higher levels can download without a device connected to EMMA.
Crash at video record
Hello! The question to the owner sony xperia p - whether exists at record of video a crash? (sorry for my english - google translate) =)
P\S
Look for video on youtube - "Xperia P 1080p indoor.mp4"
There a strange sound on video
Hi,
As subject says.
I am having right now white xperia mini pro But i am planning to buy Xperia U. Should I buy???
would u suggest to buy? if not may u would lik to tell my why
I will be really thankful if u help me, i m really confused
The only real differences are the Software and the design.
My mom got an Xperia U and it's really awesome, the only downsides are the camera (bad in darkness) and no MicroSD card slot.
The Xperia U has a very beautiful design and a camera shutter button. The One V is thin and simple but the chin is very ugly and so unneccesary.
On the software you'll have to tell yourself, I personally like the Sony UI and Sony has some great apps, but also a lot of bloatware, I've only had Xperia Phones so I haven't had a TouchWiz or Sense phone, but from what I've seen I think that Sense is really ugly EXCEPT for Sense 4 (I think the One V has Sense 4) which is actually really beautiful and ICS optimized, also the Xperia U won't get ICS for a few months but if that doesn't concern you then I recommend the Xperia U.
Here are video reviews of the UIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqU055WWofY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D31VMIJuMBs
I won't recommend xperia U.Personally I don't have it.My friend recently bought it and he regrets it.The main draw backs are no support of Devs(atleast for now).No ICS out of the box.Although sony promised an update we don't know when(correct me if I'm wrong)
So a better choice would be (according to me) Galaxy Nexus.It has got the best dev support.You get "instant" updates.And stock experience is what I like.So add a few bucks get Gnex.Only down side is bit a lag in 3d games but better than Xperia U.And other alternative is keep your xperia mini and get the Nexus 7 tablet if u aren't committed to a phone .
Hope I helped You.Think twice before buying
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I won't recommend xperia U.Personally I don't have it.My friend recently bought it and he regrets it.The main draw backs are no support of Devs(atleast for now).No ICS out of the box.Although sony promised an update we don't know when(correct me if I'm wrong)
So a better choice would be (according to me) Galaxy Nexus.It has got the best dev support.You get "instant" updates.And stock experience is what I like.So add a few bucks get Gnex.Only down side is bit a lag in 3d games but better than Xperia U.And other alternative is keep your xperia mini and get the Nexus 7 tablet if u aren't committed to a phone .
Hope I helped You.Think twice before buying
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I was gonna recommend Galaxy Nexus too but it's a little more expensive.
You're right, Xperia U has a small community, but it's still pretty new and Sony Mobile isn't that big in the US, mostly sold in Sweden and Japan. Also Gingerbread SUCKS but if you're patient you can wait for ICS, and this guy just got ICS for his Xperia Mini so he's used to GB.
Manju_kc said:
I won't recommend xperia U.Personally I don't have it.My friend recently bought it and he regrets it.The main draw backs are no support of Devs(atleast for now).No ICS out of the box.Although sony promised an update we don't know when(correct me if I'm wrong)
So a better choice would be (according to me) Galaxy Nexus.It has got the best dev support.You get "instant" updates.And stock experience is what I like.So add a few bucks get Gnex.Only down side is bit a lag in 3d games but better than Xperia U.And other alternative is keep your xperia mini and get the Nexus 7 tablet if u aren't committed to a phone .
Hope I helped You.Think twice before buying
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I think Gnex is not in India i guess, correct if i am wrong.
The phones just launched and the dev support will be there slowly i think.
Out of the Box Ics is not a importnt thing when u can get it by updating later or sooner
I already got dell streak with 5inch screen and ipad. so i guess i wont go for gnex7 tab
Oscar-Mark said:
The only real differences are the Software and the design.
My mom got an Xperia U and it's really awesome, the only downsides are the camera (bad in darkness) and no MicroSD card slot.
The Xperia U has a very beautiful design and a camera shutter button. The One V is thin and simple but the chin is very ugly and so unneccesary.
On the software you'll have to tell yourself, I personally like the Sony UI and Sony has some great apps, but also a lot of bloatware, I've only had Xperia Phones so I haven't had a TouchWiz or Sense phone, but from what I've seen I think that Sense is really ugly EXCEPT for Sense 4 (I think the One V has Sense 4) which is actually really beautiful and ICS optimized, also the Xperia U won't get ICS for a few months but if that doesn't concern you then I recommend the Xperia U.
Here are video reviews of the UIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqU055WWofY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D31VMIJuMBs
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I also personlly dnt like htc UI, i remember i bought htc explorer b4 my xperia mini pro and i replaced it in 1 day.:silly:
Sony UI is always evergreen user friendly
btw, **** for ics update. man when jelly beans will be in action , sony will give ics. wow, confusing
I recommend xperia Go! i have one and i love it
nghia_kid2000 said:
I recommend xperia Go! i have one and i love it
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But the screen of GO is more smaller than U ???
and whats internal storage size and sd there??
@Moderaters.........Please close this thread, as the problem/confusion is solved. Got me Xperia u
pm the forum mod with your thread link posting here wouldnt help
Well you could always hope for a direct Jelly Bean upgrade, but Sony are so lazy with skinning Jelly Bean so I wouldn't think so.
But Jelly beans on Xperia U .......eehhhhh
wen Ics update decreases the RAM then i think JB will kill it. i mean JB will be requireing alot space.
btw, any1 know eta for ics on U
Hey, I just found out that Sony wont provide us with a Jellybean update:
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/product...rades-jelly-bean-for-2012-xperia-smartphones/
This is really bad, because they promised 18 months of updates, and thats one of the main reasons why I did buy this phone, so no more Sony phones for me after this phone.
Sad
hate sony!:banghead:
i don't see the problem... why not use the JB custom roms?
I love PAC
seriously?
They said they would support us at least 18/24 months not up to
Guess custom ones will have to do.
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hate sony!:banghead:
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1+ on that, Im talking to sony now about exchanging my phone
They lied on us !
Bad brand...
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I found it not surprising for Sony doing that. They're late to the game now even for flagship devices.
Most of consumers not even want the update or know about it, only us screaming and crying is not enough force. And most of consumers will screaming and crying with update broke their device so rom need to be bug free to release, it cost a lot sop they dont bother.
I personal think Sony should have 'for experimental testing only' rom release without any warranty when they can not release the official one, I'm sure it take much less effort and can satisfy the community at good-enough level.
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I found it not surprising for Sony doing that. They're late to the game now even for flagship devices.
Most of consumers not even want the update or know about it, only us screaming and crying is not enough force. And most of consumers will screaming and crying with update broke their device so rom need to be bug free to release, it cost a lot sop they dont bother.
I personal think Sony should have 'for experimental testing only' rom release without any warranty when they can not release the official one, I'm sure it take much less effort and can satisfy the community at good-enough level.
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not expect Xperia 2011 to 4.1 but still disappointed with sony
Yes it sucks... no official JB for all 2011 devices
will xs get JB?
It's a flagship one.
Sony Mobile has this morning confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for its new Xperia devices (Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V) will start to receive the update from the middle of Q1 2013. Sony Xperia devices that launched earlier this year including the Xperia S, Xperia acro S, Xperia ion, Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia J will be upgraded to Android 4.1 in “due course”. Looks like Xperia miro, Xperia tipo, Xperia tipo dual, Xperia sola and Xperia U users are excluded.
We suspect that the JB launch for the other 2012 Xperia models could take as long as early Q2 2013, given that no concrete information has been given. It’s hard not to commend Sony Mobile for updating many of its mid-range handsets along with their higher-end models. However, Xperia sola and Xperia U owners will rightfully be arguing why they won’t be seeing the update. It’s certainly not a question of hardware specification.
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Dont hold your breath.
dreezz said:
i don't see the problem... why not use the JB custom roms?
I love PAC
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Well, the problem is that unlocked bootloader is an obligatory requirement for using JB custom ROMs. The point of expecting official JB from SONY is because devs. could get official drivers too, so they could cook ROMs for locked and unlocked bootloaders... Or at least that's what I think. There are some people who just can't or don't want to unlock the bootloader, one of them is me.
The reason why I bought a Ray is because I'm (somehow) a SONY fan. In fact, I was going to buy Neo but in the SONY store in my city they didn't have it in stock anymore, so I liked Ray and I got it. Their handsets are beautiful and reliable on their performance. A friend of mine has a Galaxy Ace and that phone is terrible, he has problems with his modem in his house, the phone doesn't connect to it (my Ray does without problems). Plus, no ICS ROMS for it. My business partner has a Samsung Galaxy SII and that piece of s**t is busted, it shows that is charging battery when the phone isn't even plugged! And it doesn't last more than 5 hours...
SONY (and SE) phones have never gave me that kind of problems. But yeah, it's really lame not getting JB, I guess SONY devs weren't smart enough to make project butter to work fine in 2011 line, or it's because all the damn bloatware they want to push affected the performance at the point the phone was a total slowpoke.Or, it's a lame strategy, getting ride of your current device to get a 2012, or even a 2013 one. Whatever is the reason, this is a bad new and a low move from SONY.
Personally, I was going to get Xperia V, but with the rumored prototypes (Odin and Yuga) I'd rather to wait, my Ray still has so much to give and when I get a new phone I want to feel I'm getting a real big upgrade.
Or I dunno, maybe the next Nexus isn't from Samsung anymore... I'd give it a chance
Doesn't matter.... its like we are sticking with a 1ghz phone for a long time since there a cheap dual core phones out there... so I guess its okay and who cares about jb on a 3.3 inch phone
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i don't see the problem... why not use the JB custom roms?
I love PAC
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The problem is that custom rom cookers don't have the latest libs for the HDMI and camera, for example, so they can't get them to work properly or at all. And while Sony has released all the libs for the Xperia S to the custom community, they won't do that for the Xperia 2011 line. So, no official nor unofficial solution for getting a 100% usable JB, though the handsets are fully capable of running it even better than ICS.
It's no possible for devs export it from XS?
I think XS will have jellybean or not?
sony must see thread [WIP][ROM][JB 4.1.2][Pa+Aokp+Cm] P.A.C All in 1 ROM !!!!!! Jellybean alpha, its 992 replies and 142.577 views, it's shows how love customers like they device
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It's no possible for devs export it from XS?
I think XS will have jellybean or not?
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Nop: the Xperia S has a different hardware.
I have doubt in getting satisfaction with recent releases sony device, compared to my x10i.
Also, the reason behind this change over is due to heating and restarting issue for past few days.
Even, After back to stock rom and relocking the bootloader perfect baseband flashes. Nothing helps me to ride out of this issue.
Hopefully, i concluded that it should be a hardware issue.
So, i need to miss my x10i badly :'(
If you can please suggest me for good change over.
thankyou mates!
sanspark said:
I have doubt in getting satisfaction with recent releases sony device, compared to my x10i.
Also, the reason behind this change over is due to heating and restarting issue for past few days.
Even, After back to stock rom and relocking the bootloader perfect baseband flashes. Nothing helps me to ride out of this issue.
Hopefully, i concluded that it should be a hardware issue.
So, i need to miss my x10i badly :'(
If you can please suggest me for good change over.
thankyou mates!
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Xperia L !
just ordered the Xperia SP, waiting patiently....
Heating and rebooting issue will be battery related I had same issue got a new battery and boom works like a charm not bad for a 3 year old phone
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Heating and rebooting issue will be battery related I had same issue got a new battery and boom works like a charm not bad for a 3 year old phone
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I agree. Sane thing a happened to me and had a rebirth with Mugen power 1800
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I've currently got a xperia T (the forgotten flagship) awesome phone with awesome hardware, I haven't looked back in regret when I updated to it.
I would recommend the xperia Z as it has better Dev support and it's new
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I went over to the nexus s I got it for £75 off eBay and its awesome its easy to unlock bootloader lots of development with new official roms nearly everyday including miui and cm aokp & aosp ...
Its even getting the new official miui 5
Worth a punt at 75 quid
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Still using my XPERIA X10i with 64GB Class10 SanDisk(3months use), overclocked CPU with root access and 1800mAh Mugen power battery.(1 - 5days battery life)
It's now become a music/media phone with Neutron Music/XiiaLive/Video players and a mobile file server.
Syllable G18 Bluetooth headphones keep the phone sounding sweet.
Thinking how good my XPERIA X10i still is, I thought, gee, the XPERIA L must be heaps better....
Hmm... that may lose some of the sparkle when one looks a bit closer..
XPERIA L appears to only support Class 6 MicroSD cards and maybe nothing over 32GB.
USB-OTG doesn't seem to be supported from what I read.
Sony is indicating the XPERIA SP needs to be referred to service support if touch screen issues are noted, so indicates HW issuse and not something a SW patch can fix.
Have an XPERIA S and that's in a world of pain after JB upgrade, where XDA Developers will probably be left to pick up the pieces if Sony doesn't address the many voices of dismay.
Third JB update mooted for early July, so it may not all end in tears.
Sony is not at it's best at the moment with firmware updates, but I'm sure they'll want to prove us doubters wrong. :fingers-crossed:
Given the above, I may enjoy my XPERIA X10i for a while longer before it is retired.
Still have 20GB of my SDcard left to fill.... :laugh:
cesko69 said:
I agree. Sane thing a happened to me and had a rebirth with Mugen power 1800
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Wow.. that's just awesome! ...i have searched in local store, but i cant get. Do you have any suggestion to buy this online in india-chennai?
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Still using my XPERIA X10i with 64GB Class10 SanDisk(3months use), overclocked CPU with root access and 1800mAh Mugen power battery.(1 - 5days battery life)
It's now become a music/media phone with Neutron Music/XiiaLive/Video players and a mobile file server.
Syllable G18 Bluetooth headphones keep the phone sounding sweet.
Thinking how good my XPERIA X10i still is, I thought, gee, the XPERIA L must be heaps better....
Hmm... that may lose some of the sparkle when one looks a bit closer..
XPERIA L appears to only support Class 6 MicroSD cards and maybe nothing over 32GB.
USB-OTG doesn't seem to be supported from what I read.
Sony is indicating the XPERIA SP needs to be referred to service support if touch screen issues are noted, so indicates HW issuse and not something a SW patch can fix.
Have an XPERIA S and that's in a world of pain after JB upgrade, where XDA Developers will probably be left to pick up the pieces if Sony doesn't address the many voices of dismay.
Third JB update mooted for early July, so it may not all end in tears.
Sony is not at it's best at the moment with firmware updates, but I'm sure they'll want to prove us doubters wrong. :fingers-crossed:
Given the above, I may enjoy my XPERIA X10i for a while longer before it is retired.
Still have 20GB of my SDcard left to fill.... :laugh:
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Superb mate.. you so lucky! this makes me to tryout with more patient.. X10i is really sticky
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The xperia v seems like a good successor, I like it's water proof functionality
Prodigy said:
The xperia v seems like a good successor, I like it's water proof functionality
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You may be onto something there.
I can purchase an XPERIA LT25i for approx USD350.00 which is less than what I'd paid for an XPERIA LT26i
The XPERIA V has all the 'modern' features and an S4 Snapdragon chipset with an Adreno 225
The XPERIA V also has a good chance of getting Android 4.3 as the Adreno 225 supports OpenGL ES 3.0
Pity I already have an XPERIA S. [mumbling something about JB 4.1.2]
I saw a post were some dude in Asia lost his XPERIA V at the beach in the ocean while videoing and it kept on videoing for some time after it was lost.
It was found and returned to the owner some days later after being dragged from the ocean. All still working and the under water video was on YouTube. Can't say better than that.
XPERIA i1 HONAMI ... THE NEXT YEAR
Hi guys,
I've owned my Live with Walkman for about 1.5 years and had a great time with it, but now it is time to move on. I am thinking of buying the Xperia Sola because I love Sony's Xperia NXT styled firmware (as opposed to the JB firmware-hate the Z1 UI), so is it worth buying the Sola-Sony is currently holding a discount so I will get it for a good price . But does it meet the following key points...
- Easily rootable?
- Install CM X on stock kernel? (X being either CM9 or CM10)
- Good android development? (many ROMs and mods?)
- Stock ICS firmware smooth AND stable? (does everything work? incl. little things like find on page in browser etc...)
- Any common problems?
Also is it proper Xperia NXT style, because when I upgraded my Live to ICS we got GB style settings menu's e.g. call settings and GB style framework and stuff-it was quite a poor effort from Sony ).
I've watched reviews on YouTube but none of them go into the detail I need, so help is much appreciated.
Thanks
ShinOrochiX said:
Hi guys,
I've owned my Live with Walkman for about 1.5 years and had a great time with it, but now it is time to move on. I am thinking of buying the Xperia Sola because I love Sony's Xperia NXT styled firmware (as opposed to the JB firmware-hate the Z1 UI), so is it worth buying the Sola-Sony is currently holding a discount so I will get it for a good price . But does it meet the following key points...
- Easily rootable?
- Install CM X on stock kernel? (X being either CM9 or CM10)
- Good android development? (many ROMs and mods?)
- Stock ICS firmware smooth AND stable? (does everything work? incl. little things like find on page in browser etc...)
- Any common problems?
Also is it proper Xperia NXT style, because when I upgraded my Live to ICS we got GB style settings menu's e.g. call settings and GB style framework and stuff-it was quite a poor effort from Sony ).
I've watched reviews on YouTube but none of them go into the detail I need, so help is much appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi,I highly recommend you to buy the Xperia L,if you buy the Xperia sola you will REGRET as it doesn't receive any more firmware update since 6.1.1.B.1.54 update.
It was very lag in ICS,in JB (unofficial) smooth but not good as ICS
And Xperia sola was a bit old,so go for Xperia L or Xperia M.
Regards,
Ben.
i recommended you to buy Xperia M, because if you buy xperia sola you wouldn't get a newest firmware. :good:
Ben Ling said:
Hi,I highly recommend you to buy the Xperia L,if you buy the Xperia sola you will REGRET as it doesn't receive any more firmware update since 6.1.1.B.1.54 update.
It was very lag in ICS,in JB (unofficial) smooth but not good as ICS
And Xperia sola was a bit old,so go for Xperia L or Xperia M.
Regards,
Ben.
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My brother has an Xperia M and it is good but I want something different. I assume Xperia L is even better but it is way out of my price range. I can get Xperia Sola for about £135 GBP which is significantly cheaper than the other two.
Has anyone owned a 2011 Xperia handset, if so, how is ICS on the Sola compared to the 2011 Xperia?
I'm not too fussed about firmware, ICS is good, I know in terms of updates the Sola most probably won't get any.
ShinOrochiX said:
My brother has an Xperia M and it is good but I want something different. I assume Xperia L is even better but it is way out of my price range. I can get Xperia Sola for about £135 GBP which is significantly cheaper than the other two.
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My friend is a happy user of xperia l
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ShinOrochiX said:
Hi guys,
I've owned my Live with Walkman for about 1.5 years and had a great time with it, but now it is time to move on. I am thinking of buying the Xperia Sola because I love Sony's Xperia NXT styled firmware (as opposed to the JB firmware-hate the Z1 UI), so is it worth buying the Sola-Sony is currently holding a discount so I will get it for a good price . But does it meet the following key points...
- Easily rootable?
- Install CM X on stock kernel? (X being either CM9 or CM10)
- Good android development? (many ROMs and mods?)
- Stock ICS firmware smooth AND stable? (does everything work? incl. little things like find on page in browser etc...)
- Any common problems?
Also is it proper Xperia NXT style, because when I upgraded my Live to ICS we got GB style settings menu's e.g. call settings and GB style framework and stuff-it was quite a poor effort from Sony ).
I've watched reviews on YouTube but none of them go into the detail I need, so help is much appreciated.
Thanks
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Bro I recommend to get 1gb ram phones like Xperia l or Xperia M
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ShinOrochiX said:
My brother has an Xperia M and it is good but I want something different. I assume Xperia L is even better but it is way out of my price range. I can get Xperia Sola for about £135 GBP which is significantly cheaper than the other two.
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Then wait till you got enough money and buy Xperia L.
Abd yes,Xperia L was a bit better than Xperia M.
But Xperia sola really not recommend,i'm the owner of Xperia sola,very lag.
Now it's dead due to water damage.
I will be getting Xperia SP when i have enough money.
So overall,i suggest you Xperia L.
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I don't have much money, I cannot afford the L even the M, I just don't see myself paying anything above £150 GBP for a phone-thats just me . When it comes to money I am very controlling, even if I had £500 I wouldn't buy the Xperia Z but would buy something cheaper and save the cash...
Anyway I know that to some people even a one second delay makes the phone 'laggy' (e.g. when opening an app) and for others its when the phone can't multitask quick enough.
But can the Sola easily carry out everyday tasks smoothly e.g. email, calendar, web browsing etc...
Furthermore does the phone have elements of GB e.g. GB style settings menu's such as the call settings (this was the case in the 2011 Xperia ICS).
ShinOrochiX said:
I don't have much money, I cannot afford the L even the M, I just don't see myself paying anything above £150 GBP for a phone-thats just me . When it comes to money I am very controlling, even if I had £500 I wouldn't buy the Xperia Z but would buy something cheaper and save the cash...
Anyway I know that to some people even a one second delay makes the phone 'laggy' (e.g. when opening an app) and for others its when the phone can't multitask quick enough.
But can the Sola easily carry out everyday tasks smoothly e.g. email, calendar, web browsing etc...
Furthermore does the phone have elements of GB e.g. GB style settings menu's such as the call settings (this was the case in the 2011 Xperia ICS).
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But i can tell you that Xperia sola was very lag on ICS if you install too many apps...And i always get lower than 30MB free RAM.
Or you can buy Xperia P...Better.
Thanks for the advice guys, I've decided not to buy the Sola-main reason being the performance. I suppose I will wait a month or two and keep an eye on the Xperia L to see if the price goes down. Thanks again! :victory:
Good idea is P, nice phone, good developers, nice pergormance.
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Getting a sola at this time is just a waste of money.
Dont....just dont
you will regret it...sony never offers support for their phones...and never release sources so developers can make custom roms...i learned my lesson...buy a samsung or htc or whatever
OK, first of all, Xperia Sola is not a bad phone at all, is one of the best investments I've ever did.
But we need to think...
All functions of stock works? Yeah, it does, the question is barely redundant but whatever.
Stable ROM, well, yes and no, depends on what ROM you use, I see you like the eXperience ROM, is great. But you will face some problems and crashes because is based in a un official stock JB and yeah, its kinda buggy.
Easy to root, well, yeah, Bin4ry's method is really easy, gotta search if you want.
OK, but let's think, you're going to buy a 2012 model phone, has no official support, but it's great. I'm using it for writing this post right now, nothing to complain about.
There's some phones you can look instead of the sola, the Xperia T is a good choice, it's like the reinforced version of the Sola, more space, more resolution, and a kick a** camera. And has support like CM11, no official, but it has.
The Xperia SP, oh god, almost same price and it has his goods and his bads but who cares? It's has official support and a confirmed KitKat update, better processor and it has a great design.
But this is an advice, choose whatever you like, all of them are good phones.
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omymic said:
you will regret it...sony never offers support for their phones...and never release sources so developers can make custom roms...i learned my lesson...buy a samsung or htc or whatever
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Wow, dude, you just don't have nothing to do, right?
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XPERIA SOLA is not good choice now , look on XPERIA M better spec at same price