Hey everyone. New here.
I am looking at buying an Xperia Z Ultra and am wondering which edition you guys prefer. I have a choice of the Sony Android version or the Google Play edition. Which one do you think is better, seeing as they are both the same price.
Thanks in advance
tylerdur1988 said:
Hey everyone. New here.
I am looking at buying an Xperia Z Ultra and am wondering which edition you guys prefer. I have a choice of the Sony Android version or the Google Play edition. Which one do you think is better, seeing as they are both the same price.
Thanks in advance
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if you need an LTE device, your choice will be between C6833 and C6806. The advantage of C6806 is the updates from Google, but both are fantastic phones... :good:
dandyqb said:
if you need an LTE device, your choice will be between C6833 and C6806. The advantage of C6806 is the updates from Google, but both are fantastic phones... :good:
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Note that Sony also sell the c6806 not just google.
What area/carrier? may make a difference to choice
I think you should choose the Sony version as you can convert it into GPe later on if you want. I personally prefer the Sony one as it's really beautiful and functional.
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I have the C6806 GPE. Currently 335.00 at Expansys. Great phone, and I'm happy I went with the GPE. I can't find any of the bugs others had mentioned in the newest OTA.
I prefer the Ultra over my Nexus 5 and Oneplus One
I just bought the C6833 in White for £216 brand new, I'm not really a fan of vanilla android experience as it's too barebones for me, I just love the Sony software and feels like it gives more of a unique look than vanilla does. With the wonderful people on these forums, you can always convert it to GPe though (and back), give your self the best of both worlds imo.
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hey guys..
i've been using my x10 for a while.. and now i feel i need to change..
and google nexus one seems pretty good even tough its pretty old now..
guys.. pls post in your opinions.. in support or againt the N1..
thanks ppl..
abraham89 said:
hey guys..
i've been using my x10 for a while.. and now i feel i need to change..
and google nexus one seems pretty good even tough its pretty old now..
guys.. pls post in your opinions.. in support or againt the N1..
thanks ppl..
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Why N1, Nexus S is available and better,
or Sony Ericsson Xperia ARC ( release date: April )
Nexus one is an awsome device.. I own one
But it has the same touch screen capability as X10 ---- > Dual touch
Considering the timely updates you get with nexus one... I think it is best bet.
I would recommend Nexus S
Well i bought a nexus one from google when they were available and it wasnt to long before i got rid of it for the X10 and havent regretted it yet.
Thats my thoughts.
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sharathx10 said:
nexus one is an awsome device.. I own one
but it has the same touch screen capability as x10 ---- > dual touch
considering the timely updates you get with nexus one... I think it is best bet.
I would recommend nexus s
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how would you judge the two phones when it comes to the x10's 8megpix ??
xperia x10 with the all modifications.. same as Nexus S..
I wouldn't recommend nexus one because you are just exchanging for a pure Google experience product. Megapixel doesn't determine picture quality. Its all about the lens, sensor, and image processing software. Pix quality of course x10 is better than nexus one.
Go for nexus S or wait longer for dual core devices. X10 doesn't have Froyo and Nexus S's hardware doesn't perform as good as the hummingbird CPU in Nexus S.
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How long have you have your X10? I wouldn't change it before "squeezing" all its potential.
My advise: keep it at least one more half of a year, and then start looking for your next phone. Now, if you can't wait and if you wish to keep in SE's line, Arc is your option, but for me, is not a great phone, I only remark the Bravia Displa, Gingerbread and the HDMI plug-in, anything else is not a big deal.
Or Nexus S.
hey guys... thanks a lottt...
ive been using the x1 only fr about a few months..
tried out most of the roms out there
guys.. but dont you think the nexus one is worth it ?? its htc after all
plus... the AMOLED.. n when it comes to updates ????
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Correct me if i am wrong, but i remember nexus one have an exact same proc with x10, which mean it's not actually an upgrade if you change your x10 into a nexus one. The only better thing is RAM. --in terms of hardware.
If I where you, I'd try and remember why you bought the X10 in the first place. I mean, the Nexus One was already available when you bought your X10, so obviously it has some qualities that made you choose it in the first place. I am guessing it was the look of the device, and the camera, right? Those are the X10's biggest distinguishing features, so I would like for another Android device that comes close to those.
As far as camera is concerned, there probably is no better Android available yet. Maybe the Samsung Galaxy S is the next best thing in this regard?
As far as looks is concerned, nothing really comes close yet, in my opinion. Although I really like the way the HTC Desire Z looks for some reason (and I don't normally like HTC designs, too boring).
But why are we even talking about these old phones? Next month it's time for the Mobile World Congress 2011, during with numerous new Android phones will be introduced and some will even be released by then, with brand new hardware like dual core processors and new versions of Android that will make our current phones look really outdated. Right now seems like a bad time to switch to another phone: I would wait for just a little while longer.
abraham89 said:
hey guys..
i've been using my x10 for a while.. and now i feel i need to change..
and google nexus one seems pretty good even tough its pretty old now..
guys.. pls post in your opinions.. in support or againt the N1..
thanks ppl..
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no need to get N1, its the same gen as X10
if u want the best current gen phone then get HTC Desire HD / HTC Desire Z
the dual core phones will take a bit of time (3+ months) to come to market...
The Nexus One is ugly.
Stay with the X10 until dual core phones come out.
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Honestly, it doesnt even seem like a question to me. Especially with the new roms that are wiping the floor with the other current gen phones. Just sayin.
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Tehouster said:
xperia x10 with the all modifications.. same as Nexus S..
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i completly agree with you.
with the mods you can compare X10 with Galaxy S or Nexus S or Desire HD
andd2010 said:
i completly agree with you.
with the mods you can compare X10 with Galaxy S or Nexus S or Desire HD
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Living truth
Tehouster said:
Living truth
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but dont you think the AMOLED and the UPDATES are a major advantage ???
abraham89 said:
but dont you think the AMOLED and the UPDATES are a major advantage ???
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don't really care about that, performance is #1 part for me.
Tehouster said:
don't really care about that, performance is #1 part for me.
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so you think performance wise X10 is better ?? but both have the snapdragon 1GHz ryt ??
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but dont you think the AMOLED and the UPDATES are a major advantage ???
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If one is a color purist like me, then the AMOLED screens are a DISADVANTAGE, actually. And it's going to stay that way until a new-gen AMOLED arrives which doesn't mess with the saturations.
My Ray just got defected, fixig it doesnt worth it so should i buy another ray (better looks, maybe better developers and community) or should i go sola (better hardware, official jb, floating touch)?
ChongWiz said:
My Ray just got defected, fixig it doesnt worth it so should i buy another ray (better looks, maybe better developers and community) or should i go sola (better hardware, official jb, floating touch)?
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You'll have to know, Sola is a bettter phone indeed but bear in mind, if u use custom rom, floating touch will kiss u goodbye
ChongWiz said:
My Ray just got defected, fixig it doesnt worth it so should i buy another ray (better looks, maybe better developers and community) or should i go sola (better hardware, official jb, floating touch)?
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Better to go with xperia p at minimal. 1gb of ram will improve the phone capabilities considerably.
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Why not choosing a galaxy nexus? Its getting cheaper now and so many devs there. And you wont get dissapointed with long term support of update from Google.
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yonzz said:
Why not choosing a galaxy nexus? Its getting cheaper now and so many devs there. And you wont get dissapointed with long term support of update from Google.
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Or if you like me, Razr Maxx is not such a bad deal either
About Nexus Phone, i understand that there are peoples who likes pure Android experience. But it is truly for enthusiasts who are willing to add any feature by himself. For casual user though, if you already have satisfying experience with some maker's interface/functionality (Small Apps or Smart Action), the Nexus is lacking though.. But that's just my opinion..
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Or if you like me, Razr Maxx is not such a bad deal either
About Nexus Phone, i understand that there are peoples who likes pure Android experience. But it is truly for enthusiasts who are willing to add any feature by himself. For casual user though, if you already have satisfying experience with some maker's interface/functionality (Small Apps or Smart Action), the Nexus is lacking though.. But that's just my opinion..
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Yeah agree, but I need a phone under 250 Euros. And by the way I'm an extreme fan of pure Android/ pure AOSP roms, but I love Sony phones and every stuff. I've got sony PlayStations, TV, media player, Radio, Hifi etc. . I would choose Galaxy nexus if it would be cheaper than 250 EUR. Any recommendations under 250.-EUR?
I've also been looking for a replacement for my Ray and I've found some interesting chinese devices ( not copies ) that look extremely good and with great prices...only bad thing is that their development section is almost inexistent...
Yo dawgs, thanks for everything, the help, good luck to all the awesome developers for Ray, glad 2 see the community growing, people helpin people, Sadly I can't take part of it anymore. bought a red Sola.
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My Ray just got defected...
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And your signature showing you've been running it at 2 GHz...................................................
Sola was a good choice in my opinion, just don't do the same mistake that you did with the ray.
the only phone that is actually an upgrade its the xperia SX... same look, better perfomance, better screen, same size..
MM but our single core is almost the same perfomance of st Ericsson dual core chips.
I will go for Xperia S this Christmas I think, but ill keep my Xperia Ray ofc
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devstaff said:
I will go for Xperia S this Christmas I think, but ill keep my Xperia Ray ofc
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Sadly I can't keep it, it's a pain that I could never try Android 4.2, and lots of roms for Ray which I should give a try. I'm happy and I bought my Sola, waiting for amazon 2 ship it, but sadly realized that Sola has almost no development. Only rethemed roms by noobs, a miui port, and the FXP cm9 which is buggy as hell and lots of things not working. But I think Sola is great enough to use without custom roms. Sony promised JB so I ain't got no worries.
I have a wild thinking, could this be possible? Z ultra and z1 are not that much different, I'm sure we can get all benefit of z1, any development done there can be use in z ultra right? Correct me if I'm wrong
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ijat91 said:
I have a wild thinking, could this be possible? Z ultra and z1 are not that much different, I'm sure we can get all benefit of z1, any development done there can be use in z ultra right? Correct me if I'm wrong
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It's technically the same device, just with a larger screen and worse camera.
Well, the development for this phone kind of slow, i remember when i use samsung s2, so much development and i keep changing rom, if not that much people use this phone, i hope any development in Z1 will benefit us
ijat91 said:
I have a wild thinking, could this be possible? Z ultra and z1 are not that much different, I'm sure we can get all benefit of z1, any development done there can be use in z ultra right? Correct me if I'm wrong
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Yup, you're right. They use the same internals, so it should be possible to cross-develop between these two devices, much like what's being done with the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note (same internals, only the Note has a bigger screen).
ijat91 said:
Well, the development for this phone kind of slow, i remember when i use samsung s2, so much development and i keep changing rom, if not that much people use this phone, i hope any development in Z1 will benefit us
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Yea I kind of agree....but listen we just started and already running Cyanogen, which is extremely stable for beta
Soon we will get more rom's/themes
Oh yea remember Z1 is better cuz the camera (and smaller screen providing little bit more FPS )
Stay tuned.
Im gettingv z ultra model c6833 and was just wondering if there is a way to covert it to gpe lije you can do to a htc one. I have not really owned sony products before
Also what is the codename for the c6833 model, togari?
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I think there is a GPe port somewhere. But it is so close to GPe you might not want to bother
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I think there is a GPe port somewhere. But it is so close to GPe you might not want to bother
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Well I'm a CyanogenMod Addict, do you know if the Togari is the codename for the C6833
dkotoric said:
Well I'm a CyanogenMod Addict, do you know if the Togari is the codename for the C6833
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Have a read in the two dev sections CM 11 is there as is the GPe port
You can flash the GPe ROM which is pretty much flawless, but we can't "covert" them quite yet though, so you won't be able to receive OTA updates and live the good life. You'll have to give Bigxie or some other dev a couple of "minutes" on the update so it doesn't brick our devices.
TL;DR: Flash GPe, live your life, wait for an updated build here when a GPe OTA gets released.
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You can flash the GPe ROM which is pretty much flawless, but we can't "covert" them quite yet though, so you won't be able to receive OTA updates and live the good life. You'll have to give Bigxie or some other dev a couple of "minutes" on the update so it doesn't brick our devices.
TL;DR: Flash GPe, live your life, wait for an updated build here when a GPe OTA gets released.
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I see thats good for me, actually I just care for CM11 more then stock, do I flash the Togari official CM11 on the C6833, confusing with one forum for all the diff model numbers
dkotoric said:
I see thats good for me, actually I just care for CM11 more then stock, do I flash the Togari official CM11 on the C6833, confusing with one forum for all the diff model numbers
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Yep, all the models are more or less the same. My c6802 more often than not thinks it's a c6833. IF you flash a ROM (modified Stock) from a c6802/6806 on a c6833 you will lose some or all of the LTE bands, but they will come back when on the correct ROM
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Yep, all the models are more or less the same. My c6802 more often than not thinks it's a c6833. IF you flash a ROM (modified Stock) from a c6802/6806 on a c6833 you will lose some or all of the LTE bands, but they will come back when on the correct ROM
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I see but what is the correct ROM for c6833. Is it togari
Also does the C6833 support T-Mobile USA lte bands?
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dkotoric said:
I see but what is the correct ROM for c6833. Is it togari
Also does the C6833 support T-Mobile USA lte bands?
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Yes Togari
There are a few threads about LTE bands, have a search
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Also does the C6833 support T-Mobile USA lte bands?
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Yes.
The Bitter Sweet taste of too many choices
I am myself a AOKP kinda guy, and now we of course have the choice between all the ususal suspects, CM10/11, OAKP, even Slim and of course GPe.
Just a week or so before Xmas we were alle trying that Omni-thingie without BT-support or what it was, and everybody was eagerly awaiting someone to port the GPe over to the 8633.
I had to try the GPe my self of course, even thought I soon had my eyes on the AOKP and Slim, and I don't know why this annoys me, but I'm pretty ****ing pleased with the Gpe. It's just awesome. It feels right, it acts right, it got ART support if you want, Xposed gives me everything AOKP did and I justg like this GPe so much that it annoys me.
Everything works for me. LTE, BT. WIFI, this and that. I have not had one single problem with this damn annoyingly near perfect GPe ****.
I'm addicted to flashing ROM's though, so I'm craving a hit soon, hehe. You know, these good'n'oldies give us flash-junkies our weekly shot of weeklies and nightlies and you know how it is. And that I miss with the Gpe. No new nightlie to look for, no new .... nothing to look for ever since I installed it 2-3 weeks ago.
But it's just too ****ing smooth and nice that I canot make my self flash something else, without just restoring the backup i would make right back, hehe.
GPe ZU
hi. i know im very late on this topic.
but to put it brief:
my current phone died so i need to get back to the z ultra
i got the new phone bcs the ultra wasnt without flaws
i just discovered that there is a gpe for it
so you can vouche for the gpe rom on the ultra?
bcs one of the reasons to discard the ultra was that sony's android doesnt top 5.1
how is that on the gpe? does that one go past 5.1?
and if i were to make it gpe, could you tell me the procedure?
i really like the ultra, but i had hoped it would perform better
hope to hear from you
much appreciated
hallo there anybody khow the xperia z ultra will get Android L update????
gkm8123 said:
hallo there anybody khow the xperia z ultra will get Android L update????
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There haven't been any announcements that I am aware of, we did get the 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 updates pretty quickly. With the Z3 and Z3 compact being released we will be a little further down the list if we do get it. I would guess we will see it eventually though.
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There haven't been any announcements that I am aware of, we did get the 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 updates pretty quickly. With the Z3 and Z3 compact being released we will be a little further down the list if we do get it. I would guess we will see it eventually though.
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Thank a lot
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There haven't been any announcements that I am aware of, we did get the 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 updates pretty quickly. With the Z3 and Z3 compact being released we will be a little further down the list if we do get it. I would guess we will see it eventually though.
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Thanks a lot
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Thanks a lot
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There where some posts on the tech websites quoting rumors or unnamed sources a few days ago listing which Sony phones would get L. One listed Z Ultra and one listed T3 Ultra even though they probably came from same source. Until Sony confirms it or it shows up on my phone it is all speculation.
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There where some posts on the tech websites quoting rumors or unnamed sources a few days ago listing which Sony phones would get L. One listed Z Ultra and one listed T3 Ultra even though they probably came from same source. Until Sony confirms it or it shows up on my phone it is all speculation.
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There was an official announcement about which Xperia devices would NOT get further upgrades a few weeks ago, and the Ultra wasn't on that list.
Generally, Android devices receive official updates for the first 18 months, so I'd imagine we'll be seeing L almost as quickly as the Z1 and Z2.
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As I have said before, the zu and the z1 are on the same rollout is same build no's. So I think that if the z1 gets L we will. And if not it should be an easy port from either the z2 or the GPe
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And if not it should be an easy port from either the z2 or the GPe
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I would think that if the GPe got Android L, then the Xperia version would as well. And vice versa.
We should get L as Sony is better with updates now for their flagships. The Z saw quite a few major updates and so should the Z1 family. Ours falls in the z1 family so yeah we should be getting L. Even the Z series may get it at some point in time. Who knows. That would be really good from Sony
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