In the past:
processors were minimal (custom kernels and overclocking with CM helped fill in the gaps)
bloatware choked performance due to lack of space (CM eliminated bloatware)
GUI's were clunky and unintuitive (simplicity of CM, i.e. basic Android, was a necessity)
manufacturers added no value with their launchers and modifications (CM eliminated the manufacturer's oft ill conceived changes)
software updates lagged far behind Google updates.
And now:
processors work as is
space is plentiful, bloatware is not an issue
GUI's actually work
manufacturers are adding functionality
software updates are more current with Google changes.
So, I have to ask, what does CM bring to the table? When I put it on the Note 2, CM eliminated functionality without adding any improvements. I can't see where it would add anything to the Sony Xperia Ultra. I can see how it would take functionality away just like it did with the Note 2.
CM has redefined itself as an operating system. Its goal is to be the operating system for hardware manufacturers just like Android and Apple. Smart move. The CM we knew is no longer needed. Out of the box Samsung, HTC and Sony premium smart phones actually perform well, are being updated on a regular basis and have manufacturer added value. We have to think of CM as being the OEM operating system, not a replacement for Sony, Samsung and HTC Android operating systems.
CM is adding an app to the play store that will make it easy to install CM to devices. I see that as an acknowledgement to where it came from, not a step to its future. It will not be long before we buy Samsung, Sony and HTC phones with CM as the operating system.
I love Cyanogen. And is my point why I love android.
But unfortunately they trying to support many devices and they lose quality.
I remember how we was happy with G1 to see crazy benchmarking with Cyanogen., now it's lower than stock They said Sony is very friendly with the developers (source etc) but I remember Cyanogen on Xperia Z....it was bad experience I ever taste. And then it was a scandal with Samsung. They promise to stop supporting...... but as you see cyanogen is more business now than love.
And I know many developers who got same opinion as me.
But we still love them and we will love them.
While I agree with a lot of what you say... the note2 was very different. any device that has another piece of hardware that you use with it for a purpose, then CM wont work 'stand alone'. Samsung's note applications were great and thats where CM was left standing and waiting....
With the Ultra, it doesn't have any specific apps that take advantage of the 'sketch' application. There are loads that do the same, and even better on the playstore.
I can see CM being a clean neat feel. However it will need to be cleaner and smoother than the xperia UI for it to be a real advantage to flash.
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While I agree with a lot of what you say... the note2 was very different. any device that has another piece of hardware that you use with it for a purpose, then CM wont work 'stand alone'. Samsung's note applications were great and thats where CM was left standing and waiting....
With the Ultra, it doesn't have any specific apps that take advantage of the 'sketch' application. There are loads that do the same, and even better on the playstore.
I can see CM being a clean neat feel. However it will need to be cleaner and smoother than the xperia UI for it to be a real advantage to flash.
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I don't know, I prefer AOSP, so even if there's nothing else offered by CM, I'd still rather run it than Sony's ROM (not that this phone has a bad ROM; in fact, I've been surprisingly happy with it out of the box).
I'm not a fan of any manufacturer skin out there, so CM is what i flash when i want a "pure" and light ROM. It's all about looks and feel for me, and since CM is a barebone experience, i can make it my own from scratch. I have a Galaxy Note, and i've used CM on it for the past 15 months. I quickly noticed that i didn't use any of Samsung's bloatware or any other Samsung features, so why should i have to deal with it? Why should i let that crap run in the background? I'd rather just flash something that's completely "naked" from the start, and install and modify the things I WANT and need, not what Samsung want, or Sony, or HTC etc.
Granted, Sony isn't that bad when it comes to their custom skin. It's pretty light, and they haven't given Disco Stu a job as a UI designer (cough, Samsung), so i guess i'll keep my Ultra (soon to arrive) pretty stock in the beginning, and just install Nova when i've had enough of Sony's launcher. When i'm sick and tired of the whole Sony experience, i'll move on to CM.
CM of the past is gone?
i agree, because its moving to the future... cyanogenmod inc. ftw!
I do understand what the OP trying to say about the past. Because we needed so much modification to the software to make the phone run smoothly, and Android was very fragmented when it came to finding apps for your purpose. I had the HTC Desire PVT4, and my dad PVT1 with S-OFF and it was so much fun! This was when Android and the community was at it's best!
But today Android is more stable, it runs more independent, It's a lot faster. BUT what I get from it is the clean look, the speed and stability.
And I get my chance to customize my phone to my taste. Not how SONY want it, or HTC want it or how Samsung want to brag about their animations and proprietary apps. If someone tries to make a phonecall from my device, they can't..because they are not familiar to the look of my device and that's a good thing because I have a taste. I don't want the guy on the bus sitting next to me or behing me to have the exact same UI and wallpaper as me!!
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CM of the past is gone?
i agree, because its moving to the future... cyanogenmod inc. ftw!
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Even this post of mine that i'm typing in the present is now in the past.
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Even this post of mine that i'm typing in the present is now in the past.
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But the one click installation is nice!!
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Sony confirms Xperia Play will not get Android 4.0, cites stability concerns
By Chris Welch 05.25.2012
A day after word spread that Sony's Xperia Play had vanished from its list of incoming Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades, the company has come forward and confirmed that the gaming-centric handset will not be making the jump to Android 4.0. "After extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners, we have concluded that a consistent and stable experience, particularly with gaming, cannot be guaranteed for this smartphone on Ice Cream Sandwich," says the post at Sony's Xperia Product Blog. "Therefore, we will not make the Android 4.0 upgrade available for Xperia Play."
According to Sony, a beta test conducted on unlocked Play units brought about similar concerns from users and developers. The news doesn't bode well for a product once heralded as the company's flagship PS Suite hardware —and the only such device to offer physical gaming controls. It's hard to see how Sony could add much in the way of new features if it's cautiously leaving owners behind on Gingerbread in hopes of preserving a consistent user experience. Despite what's presented as good intentions, we doubt Sony's explanation will provide much solace to those who are now forever bound to Android 2.3.
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That's because they're not content in making a proper kernel and optimizing ICS for it's hardware. This is bogus.
They're plan of making cheapo ICS for the 2011 line of Xperia's failed because they know it just won't be up on par with Gingerbread.
They've done a terrible job with ICS for the other 2011 devices but it was permited at least for those as they're not gaming devices.
What I would like to know now is, if they'll bring 2.3.7 at least through an update with some fixed to the ROM. It's the least they could do after eating **** for almost an year with promises and bogus
Shame on you sony.
(F U C K S O N Y)
Repost.
Every single one of your posts oozes with intelligence and sofistication. Good job \sarcasm
I have no idea how some people still don't realise that it's not really Sony's fault. The problem is that the developers won't udate the Play optimized games for ICS so the phone will lose more than half of the game catalogie if it updates. Most of the Gameloft HD games don't work on ICS on any phone. If you really want ICS just install a custom ROM and that's it.
My friend installed official ICS on his Arc S and he reverted to Gingerbread less then a week later. Aside from the recent application menagment improvement it's really not that big of a deal, as it is we have a very optimized device, no need to fix what's not broken.
And for people asking for 2.3.7, read the changelogs and see what it brings. We'll never see it because it's not required on our phones. Cheers!
Delete thread please pax. At the very least this could have been put in the right section with the other people whining and posting the same thing.
Bull****.
If this was purported to be a "flagship" PS suite hardware, they should've done better than a f'kin Adreno 205 with a last gen 1Ghz Soc.
Sorry, but bull****.
You lose, Sony.
Again.
I really think it wasn't because of hardware...Sony must have cancelled because of the game contracts.
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I really think it wasn't because of hardware...Sony must have cancelled because of the game contracts.
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That's directly related to the hardware. Do you think game developers will spend precious time tweaking/tuning the hell outta their games so that it can run on the pansy ass Adreno 205 under ICS? hell no...
Now, if it was a decent SoC, they would have definitely considered.
So, the bottom line is : Sony failed in making their "flagship" a *real* Flagship... you know, something that can last f'kin atleast 1-2 years. But no... what did they do? Slapped a 1+ year OLD SoC in it and called it a "PS flagship".
It's the MSM8255. The HTC Desire HD had it in mid-2010, yep 2010. And the Play? Launched in mid 2011 with a f'kin one year old SoC.. flagship my ass.
I believe sony is right, the game dev's just aren't prepared to move all their xperia play games over to ICS, and from what we've seen, we don't really need their official ICS anyway, the community is doing fine without them. Supervenom's ICS AOKP Play! mod works just fine.
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Every single one of your posts oozes with intelligence and sofistication. Good job \sarcasm
I have no idea how some people still don't realise that it's not really Sony's fault. The problem is that the developers won't udate the Play optimized games for ICS so the phone will lose more than half of the game catalogie if it updates. Most of the Gameloft HD games don't work on ICS on any phone. If you really want ICS just install a custom ROM and that's it.
My friend installed official ICS on his Arc S and he reverted to Gingerbread less then a week later. Aside from the recent application menagment improvement it's really not that big of a deal, as it is we have a very optimized device, no need to fix what's not broken.
And for people asking for 2.3.7, read the changelogs and see what it brings. We'll never see it because it's not required on our phones. Cheers!
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No one likes a big company lover .
Those games will get updates and they will run on ICS.
Fact is the ICS Sony cooked up sucks because it delivers way more horrible performance than Ginger.
Fact is even our ginger kernel is a froyo one with hacks to make it work for ginger.
Fact is our last update still needs improvements. By bringing 2.3.7 doesn't actually mean that the Google base has to bring improvements even though the code is cleaner and I have seen it working better than the older 2.3.4 even though changelog does not specify anything in that regard. They can just fix flaws and bring performance updates.
PS: Stop being the big head on a forum, the general public won't like you.
For me gb is great,and I love sony,more stable with hard games,
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1) This is NOT Development Oriented, it doesn't belong in this subforum.
2) THERE IS A STICKY IN GENERAL FOR THIS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673905
....why don't Asus follow suit and compete with them? Surely they have their customers' best interests at heart?
I'm probably way off the mark here, being an amoeba in the Android pond. Not trying to stir emotions, just interested if anyone has a view on this.
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....why don't Asus follow suit and compete with them? Surely they have their customers' best interests at heart?
I'm probably way off the mark here, being an amoeba in the Android pond. Not trying to stir emotions, just interested if anyone has a view on this.
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In most people's opinions who are big into Android, custom roms on every device work better. It's for a variety of reasons. One really big reason is because as developers and custom android enthusiasts we can take risks. As a developer, we can customize a really nice rom, build to suit the needs of most of our users. It's always a give and take. You can bump up clock speeds, tweak frequencies, etc. Our users want performance, so we take some from the battery life category and give to the performance category. Or maybe we are building a slim rom with amazing battery life that doesn't have nearly as much eye candy and has auto sync settings modified, etc.
Asus doesn't have that ability. They have to build one piece of software that does everything pretty good and not much perfect. They can't release an update, and three days later release another update, and then another. Most people who buy an Android device aren't custom rom enthusiasts and don't give a darn what version of Android they are running as long as it's working like they want it too.
So Asus has to do months of testing, and tweaking, and testing more before they release something. And then that one something has to try to satisfy their entire population of users. So a manufacturer can't take the same risks that developers take all the time, because they have way more on the line and are catering to a buyer group that is largely going to run bone stock and doesn't know what a rom or kernel is, and may get really mad if they have better performance and a faster loading browser but their screen goes black for a second when they rotate orientation. Or if the lock/unlock button doesn't work, they will write nasty reviews about how their update just to make a browser that worked before work a little better, took away features that they had before.
With us, one screwup, even a big one, can cause us to need to update the rom version and add a few lines to the change log. With a company like asus, it can cost them millions in warranty claims and RMA's. Personally, I'm with you. Asus should slap a wookie rom on the prime and HTC should throw a bamf rom on their phones from the start, and we would have MUCH better phones, and updates ready the day they're legally allowed to go public. But their's a lot more at stake when you have to worry about bottom lines, warranties, R&D, quality control, etc.
Then their is also sales and marketing that effect things. Lets say a company like Asus has a tablet like the prime. And they have the new tfp 800 set to go on sale with Jelly Bean and because of technology and cost limitations, it has slightly better battery life and a better screen than the prime, and other than that it's almost the same tablet. But, they've been advertising the tfp 800 as the first 10 inch quad core Official Jelly Bean tablet. The developers may have already finished the beta testing on the prime, but if they release jelly bean on the prime, 6 weeks before the big TFP 800, then they will make a bunch of their prime customers happy and realize there's not much difference. But if they weight two months to drop jelly bean, they will have a lot of prime owners that have heard all the great jelly bean hype and don't want to wait that will go out and buy the TFP 800 plus all these new potential customers that want jelly bean on a 10 inch tablet when it launches and so they are required to buy the new tfp800 from asus, where if they would have released a jelly bean update and fixed all the issues on the prime before the 800 launched, a lot of their potential customers would just buy a secondhand prime that had the jellybean update, or decided it wasn't a big deal since the prime had it a few months ago and not make that impulse buy, etc.
Well then I guess we won't be seeing this anytime soon.
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Dammitz texstar, your pic was the first thing I saw when I opened this thread, my blood pressure went through the roof. Until I saw the context...
*cries*
Its a quite normal that custom ROMs work 'better' than stock roms
Problem in this case is: the stock rom is malfunctioning... users are forced to void warranty to fix it theirselves ....
why is asus not on the case?
I sure hope they are!!!
jellybean surprise around the corner, thats my guess ...
Tempie007 said:
Its a quite normal that custom ROMs work 'better' than stock roms
Problem in this case is: the stock rom is malfunctioning... users are forced to void warranty to fix it theirselves ....
why is asus not on the case?
I sure hope they are!!!
jellybean surprise around the corner, thats my guess ...
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In my personal experience, most custom ROMs have bugs and other peculiarities that most average users wouldn't want to deal with on a day to day basis. I am not saying that there aren't some great ROMs out there, but I agree with CharliesTheMan in that no ROM is without its trade-offs and often those trade-offs.
I see you have ambitions to become a much bigger player in the Android smartphone market, competing with the likes of HTC and Samsung.
Well, you have started doing the right things, for example, you have a great lineup of phones, and you offer the ability to unlock the bootloader (abiet forfeiting our warranty, but that's no different to what HTC do). However the key area in which you are failing is the key area where ALL Sony products fail. SOFTWARE.
If you truly want to get some mainstream love, you need to be investing in software, not just on mobile, on all your products. However on Android, you need to be talking about Jellybean, and you need to be aiming to get it out on your flagship devices before Samsung does. It's really that simple. If you demonstrate prompt and reliable software updates to the latest OS, then consumers will come.
You also have to understand, that now Jellybean has been out for several months, and there are devices already running it (abiet Nexus devices), it's always going to be a hard sell to try and sell a ICS based device, and you are going to get slaughtered by the press for this (much more than other companies doing the same, simply because you are Sony and you aren't American).
A small chance Sony reads this?
Try Sony forums.
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sorry... but till Gingerbread, the Sony (Erricson) software ist one of the best optimiced firmwares around... not that Big Bloatet batterydrain like HTC Sense **** and not so ugly and buggy like Touchwitz... And ICS is just startet and i belive in further FW Releaces, ICS will be great like Gingerbread Firmware.
i meen Samsung kicks out new releases very fast, but with uch more bugs like Sony. And when we talking about optimation - Sony kicks in the Ass of Samsung and HTC..
for real: no other firmware (im talking bout Gingerbread, not for the new ICS) is so fast, battery optimiced and beautiful like the Sony Stock Firmware...
i dont care about the newest of the newese from the newest (and if, here the XDA Devs has every newest ****t better than the Manufactures), i am carring about good working, good looking Software... thats the reason why im Changed fom HTC to Sony (Ericsson) and thats the reason why im stay with Sony (okay, there a couple of reasons more like Greenness)
let Sony a bit time to made a good Firmware out of ICS/JB - thats better than a to early, not good working Firmware
A perfect phone would have Sony's design, HTC's Sense (4.0+) and Samsung's hardware.
romiltherock said:
A perfect phone would have Sony's design, HTC's Sense (4.0+) and Samsung's hardware.
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Are you kidding. Sense is a joke compared to Sony software or even default android.
romiltherock said:
A perfect phone would have Sony's design, HTC's Sense (4.0+) and Samsung's hardware.
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I simply so love their design that I bought 2010,2011 and now 2012 Xperia Phone
JB coming to SGS2 in Sept-Nov, take note Sony
JB incomming...
zed011 said:
JB coming to SGS2 in Sept-Nov, take note Sony
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About same time for XPS. Sony is working hard on software quality and update speed.
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JB coming to SGS2 in Sept-Nov, take note Sony
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Samsung had promised "early 2012" ics for galaxy note.
How well that work out then?
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About same time for XPS. Sony is working hard on software quality and update speed.
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But Galaxy S2 is a previous generation phone that is going to receive JB. Will Arc S receive JB? Time will tell but for now all I hear is silence.
Don't get me wrong, I am a Xperia user but this silence is making me impatient with Sony. Looks and hardware can only get you so far without software support
I dont think that Sony makes our screens or hardware,so you shouldnt say that this is Sony fault.
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I dont think that Sony makes our screens or hardware,so you shouldnt say that this is Sony fault.
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Huh????
Sony design, build quality and camera is what keeps me using Sony handsets.
Obviously they don't make all the components that go in them. ( imagine the size of the factory they would need)
Apple source components from other companies as do all other handset manufacturers.
You are stepping out of the point of this thread though.
The point being made is that Sony are slow on the update scene.
And as we see from the replies, as usual we get an instant debate.
Yes...having the latest version of android is important to some. And yes it CAN be a deal breaker in the choice of handset to opt for but...
Anyone choosing a handset purely for a new OS isn't doing their homework or that impressed by hardware.
Same as someone choosing a quad core handset running gb isn't that interested in os.
I personally would like prompt updates to my OS but NOT if it is detrimental to the performance of my handset be it via bugs or tweaks that decrease functions in certain areas.
Ok so htc are quick to update but do you want an HTC?
Seriously?
They are ok but not as refined or pretty as the Sony handsets.
And their Desire Hd ( 1 of last years flagships) won't be getting ICS.
So that tells me that HTC are just as capable of OS issues as Sony.
Nexus are rebranded phones made by other companies.
They are only updated quickly because google push for it.
Doesn't mean they are better than Sony, Samsung, HTC ( which used to make the nexus handsets), or huwai. I will leave Motorola out of this list because they fail in hardware, OS and UI and updating areas. ( care to argue? Buy 1 and see for yourself)
Closing statement...
Why rush out a buggy Jelly Bean and get bad press when you can push out a polished Jelly Bean and get less bad press?
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Kiefels said:
Huh????
Sony design, build quality and camera is what keeps me using Sony handsets.
Obviously they don't make all the components that go in them. ( imagine the size of the factory they would need)
Apple source components from other companies as do all other handset manufacturers.
You are stepping out of the point of this thread though.
The point being made is that Sony are slow on the update scene.
And as we see from the replies, as usual we get an instant debate.
Yes...having the latest version of android is important to some. And yes it CAN be a deal breaker in the choice of handset to opt for but...
Anyone choosing a handset purely for a new OS isn't doing their homework or that impressed by hardware.
Same as someone choosing a quad core handset running gb isn't that interested in os.
I personally would like prompt updates to my OS but NOT if it is detrimental to the performance of my handset be it via bugs or tweaks that decrease functions in certain areas.
Ok so htc are quick to update but do you want an HTC?
Seriously?
They are ok but not as refined or pretty as the Sony handsets.
And their Desire Hd ( 1 of last years flagships) won't be getting ICS.
So that tells me that HTC are just as capable of OS issues as Sony.
Nexus are rebranded phones made by other companies.
They are only updated quickly because google push for it.
Doesn't mean they are better than Sony, Samsung, HTC ( which used to make the nexus handsets), or huwai. I will leave Motorola out of this list because they fail in hardware, OS and UI and updating areas. ( care to argue? Buy 1 and see for yourself)
Closing statement...
Why rush out a buggy Jelly Bean and get bad press when you can push out a polished Jelly Bean and get less bad press?
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really?
Sony's ics release on the xps was full of issues and so was there most recent release for the xperia p (gingerbread) that left the phone basically unusable as a phone!
people on here talk of 'lets wait and get a fully optimized release' and that it will be worth the wait but im inclined to not agree. Just my opinion of course but all the most recent phones i have had from sony (currently own xps) have had fantastic hardware and awefull software...to the point where actually i cant put up with it any longer and end up getting rid of it for something else. Im sure i wont be the only one in this regard also.
Great design and hardware etc will only go so far before the thing pisses you off so much that you cant put up with it any longer!
this thread is stupid
I see alot of people commenting that the htc one is bad and that the S4 is better well wtf you doing in the One section GTFO to S4's section...nobody here wants to know nothing about that plastic sh*tty ass phone!!!
Here's my two cents, I owned the s4 for a week and thought the ui was so weird, cool phone in some areas but I guess it was too much for me I like the one's ui better it's not so overwhelming
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mexican32310 said:
I see alot of people commenting that the htc one is bad and that the S4 is better well wtf you doing in the One section GTFO to S4's section...nobody here wants to know nothing about that plastic sh*tty ass phone!!!
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Your giving off that same bias one-sided opinion. Both devices have their own pros and cons and satisfy different needs of users. The S4 is for those who want higher performance, removeable batteries, SUPER AMOLED Display, extra storage space as apps these days seem to be taking up more and more space, featured camera, etc, while in my perspective the One is for those who want a high performance device, with a screen that has great visibility in daylight, good sounding speakers, with a really slick design. Obviously the OS's come into play too, each one offers their own feel and look.
I'm very happy with my S4. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I really value the ability to have my 64GB SD card so i can install more than just a few of my favourite apps, i have 3 batteries so as soon as one dies i can pop in one of the backups and i'm back to a full charge instantly and ready to go. I like the development of this device, and i like to have the strongest hardware with absolutely ZERO lag.
Its great that you like your One, to each person their own, but don't be immature about it and let peoples comments get to you. I gave my reasons for my choice, and you know why you purchased your device over the S4, so it doesn't really matter what anyone else has to say about it.
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Your giving off that same bias one-sided opinion. Both devices have their own pros and cons and satisfy different needs of users. The S4 is for those who want higher performance
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Please explain this "higher performance". The S4 doesn't offer any performance improvements, as a matter of fact it has a severe hindrance compared to the One due to all of the features Samsung packed in the phone. Lag lag lag.. you can read about it in just about every tech review out there
The One performs better. Period.
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Please explain this "higher performance". The S4 doesn't offer any performance improvements, as a matter of fact it has a severe hindrance compared to the One due to all of the features Samsung packed in the phone. Lag lag lag.. you can read about it in just about every tech review out there
The One performs better. Period.
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On Stock I would agree with that completely, but as i mentioned theres great development for the S4, and the device can OC higher. I personally choose AOKP as my preferred ROM and theres by no means any way a One could run smoother than my S4 on my current ROM. I compare it to my friends Nexus 4 which is considered to be the smoothest device out there and is said to be 100% lag free, but my S4 is just as smooth if not smoother and opens and closes apps faster. I don't care about sacraficing Sammy's features, and i use Nandroids to switch to TW when the rare occasion comes that i want to use touchwiz. Without all the Sammy junk this device is a pure tank. I havent had the slightest microstutter in the few weeks ive ran this ROM, and that's what is most important to me. I'm not saying the One is slow, but the only way this device could get any faster would be a faster processor to open and close apps just those milliseconds faster which are already practically instantaneous.
Yes but you're insinuating that somehow the S4 performs "better". I don't see where you can make that statement, when you're comparing a non-stock ROM to stock. Have you compared the HTC One on AOSP to the S4?
I doubt there would be a "higher performance" with the S4. Bottom line is there is zero advantage in performance when comparing the same set up on both.
This is a flame bait thread. I'm putting forward a motion to have this closed.
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Hello,
I was very disappointed on sony since their official lollipop release, check it here https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-Ultra/sony-z-ultra-5-0-update-bugs/m-p/970604#U970604
And, begging for small devs to find why the device, when using a custom rom, has a very small, low, volume recording while recording with the camera app, snapchat, and, even shazam cannot recognize the sound because it's very low.
And, there's a second issue, we need to port the camera app from Kit Kat to CM12, because the camera app that they has released lags a lot...
I bet that for developpers, or even regular people that knows what to do could easily do something... This is just to edit some letters or words in a file or some files for the sound, and the camera port, it's just to create something but I don't know how...
Do you think that would work ?
See ? Nobody cares
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digitalizeur said:
Hello,
I was very disappointed on sony since their official lollipop release, check it here https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-Ultra/sony-z-ultra-5-0-update-bugs/m-p/970604#U970604
And, begging for small devs to find why the device, when using a custom rom, has a very small, low, volume recording while recording with the camera app, snapchat, and, even shazam cannot recognize the sound because it's very low.
And, there's a second issue, we need to port the camera app from Kit Kat to CM12, because the camera app that they has released lags a lot...
I bet that for developpers, or even regular people that knows what to do could easily do something... This is just to edit some letters or words in a file or some files for the sound, and the camera port, it's just to create something but I don't know how...
Do you think that would work ?
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Hi Digitalizeur
I see that nobody cares your project, that is very bad, you have good ideas
I don't have the experience to help you, sorry
But one thing I can say, you cannot Port KK Stock camera to CM12, but LP Stock Camera is possible to port, I don't know how but I know that is possible ?
the-cortana-project said:
Hi Digitalizeur
I see that nobody cares your project, that is very bad, you have good ideas
I don't have the experience to help you, sorry
But one thing I can say, you cannot Port KK Stock camera to CM12, but LP Stock Camera is possible to port, I don't know how but I know that is possible
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Should I get an iPhone 6 Plus ?
Because I hate every stock rom from sony, and, I hate every cyanogenmod based rom because they don't work for audio capture and audio reproduction.
That's a shame. (it's ain't even hard to allow a decent recording volume for the device, I don't understand why they don't work on this).
I used to hate acer for their liquid mini (E310) that lagged as hell, then I got the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, it was so laggy on stock, couldn't even draw anything in a online game, I could only use the kernel for CyanogenMod 11 that I was able to overclock to get a decent fluidity... Now I have this Z Ultra that nobody works on it
the worst part of this issue is to not be able to record a song with shazam
digitalizeur said:
Should I get an iPhone 6 Plus ?
Because I hate every stock rom from sony, and, I hate every cyanogenmod based rom because they don't work for audio capture and audio reproduction.
That's a shame. (it's ain't even hard to allow a decent recording volume for the device, I don't understand why they don't work on this).
I used to hate acer for their liquid mini (E310) that lagged as hell, then I got the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, it was so laggy on stock, couldn't even draw anything in a online game, I could only use the kernel for CyanogenMod 11 that I was able to overclock to get a decent fluidity... Now I have this Z Ultra that nobody works on it
the worst part of this issue is to not be able to record a song with shazam
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Have you tested a Nexus device? A phone with only Gapps and no Manufacturer bloatware which does Ram Fully
Good cameras, very fast, latest Update is android 5.1.1
Don't buy an iPhone, iOS is ****, Battery capacity is a shame, iOS is not configurable,...
digitalizeur said:
Should I get an iPhone 6 Plus ?
Because I hate every stock rom from sony, and, I hate every cyanogenmod based rom because they don't work for audio capture and audio reproduction.
That's a shame. (it's ain't even hard to allow a decent recording volume for the device, I don't understand why they don't work on this).
I used to hate acer for their liquid mini (E310) that lagged as hell, then I got the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, it was so laggy on stock, couldn't even draw anything in a online game, I could only use the kernel for CyanogenMod 11 that I was able to overclock to get a decent fluidity... Now I have this Z Ultra that nobody works on it
the worst part of this issue is to not be able to record a song with shazam
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IPhone would be a fine choice. I quite like iOS.
I get the feeling that you'll find something to hate about any phone that you have.
I've never used Shazam so im afraid that i struggle to empathise.
Good luck.
A new hope ... May be
I'm still with my xperia.... With that stock rom, advertissements, slow keyboard typing, laggy, slow ui, no customisation, sound sucks...
I need links to reinstall custom rom pure android environement
digitalizeur said:
I'm still with my xperia.... With that stock rom, advertissements, slow keyboard typing, laggy, slow ui, no customisation, sound sucks...
I need links to reinstall custom rom pure android environement
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Well, didn't bought iPhone? [emoji14]
Sent by D6603 running Project Desire and DesireROM
PDesire said:
Well, didn't bought iPhone? [emoji14]
Sent by D6603 running Project Desire and DesireROM
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Still not yet... But still planning... No money : /