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Hey all, I bought this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400216689784?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It's a small, collapsing smartphone stand that works well with our rezound.
In verticle and horizontal mode it works great with the standard battery.
with the extended battery it really only works great in horizontal mode, I found the verticle to be a little unstable.
Regardless, I bought it to use it in horizontal mode on my desk and on airplanes when watching movies.
Cheap, nice, collapsable.
4.5 stars.
thanks.
Maybe even better....
This is my "stand". Collapses to FLAT and fits in my pocket or briefcase.
http://www.icarpus.com
hgoldner said:
This is my "stand". Collapses to FLAT and fits in my pocket or briefcase.
http://www.icarpus.com
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Just ordered me two of these. I miss the TBolt kick stand more than I thought I would.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
That looks alot like my new windshield car mount, but mine won't break down for transportation. I leave it mounted 24/7 anyway. Thanks.
Now do these stands hold up when you are using the phone, or are they only good for viewing the phone and such. I am big on selecting things or just tapping on the phone when it is on my desk. I upgraded from an EVO to the Rezound, and I def miss the stand
bgiles72 said:
Now do these stands hold up when you are using the phone, or are they only good for viewing the phone and such. I am big on selecting things or just tapping on the phone when it is on my desk. I upgraded from an EVO to the Rezound, and I def miss the stand
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There is some slipping when hitting the power button mostly but pretty stable for light screen touching. The fold up storage factor is key for me. Functional and definitely not cumbersome.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
very cool man
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There is some slipping when hitting the power button mostly but pretty stable for light screen touching. The fold up storage factor is key for me. Functional and definitely not cumbersome.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
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Thanks, I've had some bad luck in the past but I might get this, usually I am only doing light touches because I am at a desk.
Yet another option
I've been trying to decide between that and the "Breffo Spiderpodium Stand" that I found on amazon (amazon.com/Breffo-Spiderpodium-Stand-iPhone-Cellphone/dp/B003Y419K4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top). It looks much more versatile but might be annoying to bend to the proper shape I need. I think I'll try it out, though, and see what I think.
It's been a while since I first purchased mine and I still love them. I say them because I got double pack. One for the office and one for my night stand. I use my office one the most. It takes up no room in my bag, takes two seconds to put on the phone and its pretty stable. I'll post pictures soon.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
Found this in the N7000 thread.
Just half the price of original dock and has extra battery charger option. Ordered one. Will post more pics once i get it .
( Surprised that more people have not developed a desktop dock with audio out. )
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270960384141
Thinking about pulling the trigger on this.
Anyone knows if notes with cases fit?
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Anyone knows if notes with cases fit?
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Mine should be getting shipped very soon and as soon as I receive it I can let you know. I've got a plethora of cases to try it out on. However judging from the pictures, I'd say it is a no go.
its too bad that all the Note docks are portrait.
On my Atrix, i loved the fact that HDMI out and USB out were on the side, so it can dock perfectly in landscape mode.
e30andrew said:
its too bad that all the Note docks are portrait.
On my Atrix, i loved the fact that HDMI out and USB out were on the side, so it can dock perfectly in landscape mode.
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I know it does not show a picture but it looks like this would work in portrait. The back of the stand has a pyramid for and tilts the phone back at any angle. The dock also exceeds the mid point up the sides. It should stay balanced if put on either side. Looks like a nice option.
Shovelhead84 said:
I know it does not show a picture but it looks like this would work in portrait. The back of the stand has a pyramid for and tilts the phone back at any angle. The dock also exceeds the mid point up the sides. It should stay balanced if put on either side. Looks like a nice option.
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This is correct. This stand will work in portrait.
Yes this stand works just great in landscape as well as portrait. It also works for data transfer between your phone and pc. I got a few rubber bumpers to stick on for landscape mode to keep it from moving around. Works great!
NOTE- Your phone will not fit with a case on.
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/style-cover-scr24/#copper
I've been looking at these, launching in November.
I'm really in 2 minds about them though.
I don't generally buy cases & hate all the flapping about to answer calls etc.
What are you guys thoughts on the smart cover?
I don't usually like these type of flip covers. However, the official flip covers for the Samsung S5 were great. Really good build quality, and a nice feel to them.
It's hard to be able to make a judgement when the case isn't released yet, so I'll be waiting to see some more photos and reviews before shelling out on one of these, as they're hardly a budget offering.
Looking at a couple of videos on YouTube, it looks like these cases will attach with a kind of adhesive? I'm yet to be convinced.
Not a fan.. The flap is always there which is the problem with these in my opinion.
I decided to buy one of these cases.
Let me tell you right now... I hate cases. I've never had a case for a single one of my devices.
However, I was a little annoyed at how scratched the rear of my Xperia Z became.
Been using this case for a few days now & it's great.
It doesn't attach to the case in the normal way, it 'sticks' to a large strip on the inside rear of the case.
I've removed & replaced the phone numerous times & it's had no effect on the stickiness of the strip at all.
There's no side protection to the case so it's not going to give much on the side of impact protection if dropped.
The style window is awesome though.
You can set multiple lock screen widgets to it to flick through when closed. Closing with screen on switches to style window widget for a few seconds & opening unlocks the screen.
Text notifications are shown on the window & incoming calls can be answered by swiping the window without opening. If a call is placed on the phone the case can be closed with caller id & swipe to hang up on the style window.
The case can be folded behind easily & there's access for all buttons & flaps & can also be placed on magnetic charging dock while closed (included with the case is a dock adapter for case width).
Swiping the camera icon on the window or holding the camera hard button down allows to take pictures while showing camera preview on the style window without opening the case.
Playing music is also shown on the style window with track buttons.
The slimness adds next to nothing on phone thickness.
I'm quite impressed with it tbh.
Is that the only official case available to buy? Or is the wireless charging cover for sale now too?
I just bought one of these cases and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Couldn't find one for sale in Canada so I bought from the UK. I had one like this for my LG G2, but it snapped on the back. The quick window is a necessity for me.
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Looking at a couple of videos on YouTube, it looks like these cases will attach with a kind of adhesive? I'm yet to be convinced.
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Can you link to any YouTube videos? I looked but can't find any, maybe I'm not searching for the right thing?
It does attach with a large sticky pad.
The phone comes off easily leaving no residue on the back of the phone.
I've removed the phone numerous times & it's had no adverse effect of the stickiness of the pad.
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largelager said:
I just bought one of these cases and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Couldn't find one for sale in Canada so I bought from the UK. I had one like this for my LG G2, but it snapped on the back. The quick window is a necessity for me.
Can you link to any YouTube videos? I looked but can't find any, maybe I'm not searching for the right thing?
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IFA 2014 : Cover con finestra SCR24 per Xperia Z3: http://youtu.be/SVPoEMsY41k
Skip to the end to see the phone being removed from the case
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DeadlyDazza said:
I decided to buy one of these cases.
Let me tell you right now... I hate cases. I've never had a case for a single one of my devices.
However, I was a little annoyed at how scratched the rear of my Xperia Z became.
Been using this case for a few days now & it's great.
It doesn't attach to the case in the normal way, it 'sticks' to a large strip on the inside rear of the case.
I've removed & replaced the phone numerous times & it's had no effect on the stickiness of the strip at all.
There's no side protection to the case so it's not going to give much on the side of impact protection if dropped.
The style window is awesome though.
You can set multiple lock screen widgets to it to flick through when closed. Closing with screen on switches to style window widget for a few seconds & opening unlocks the screen.
Text notifications are shown on the window & incoming calls can be answered by swiping the window without opening. If a call is placed on the phone the case can be closed with caller id & swipe to hang up on the style window.
The case can be folded behind easily & there's access for all buttons & flaps & can also be placed on magnetic charging dock while closed (included with the case is a dock adapter for case width).
Swiping the camera icon on the window or holding the camera hard button down allows to take pictures while showing camera preview on the style window without opening the case.
Playing music is also shown on the style window with track buttons.
The slimness adds next to nothing on phone thickness.
I'm quite impressed with it tbh.
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Hi, i have one if these but cant read text messages in the window as you are supposed to be able to do. I can see a notification but have to open the cover to read it.
U did the NFC thing and downloaded and set the theme, the box is ticked in the read notifucation in the security settings.
Did you have to do anything extra to read texts in the window?
Thanks.
I don't see the contents of messages either, just message alert.
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DeadlyDazza said:
I don't see the contents of messages either, just message alert.
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Ok thanks for that but we are supposed to be able to open and read the text messages in the window.
Oh, ok. I'm happy with the way it is for privacy reasons but if you do find a solution post it up.
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Oh, ok. I'm happy with the way it is for privacy reasons but if you do find a solution post it up.
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Will do.
So I bought this Case from Sony directly in Copper.
It shines a bit so it looks a little gay.
For the rest I can confirm what the others said. It is small so your phone won't get that much thicker.
The smartwindow function is pretty cool.
I wish there would be a magnet to keep it closed and have it more straight on the phone because sometimes you have to press the case a little more on the screen to get the touch responsiveness.
I am very happy with it.
I bought the DK48 Dockingstation too and will add details on how it fits with the case when I got it.
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Oh, ok. I'm happy with the way it is for privacy reasons but if you do find a solution post it up.
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Hi, got a response from Sony, to view messages in the window you have to set hangouts as the default messaging app then use the hangouts widget in the window to view messages.
david.giessing said:
So I bought this Case from Sony directly in Copper.
It shines a bit so it looks a little gay.
For the rest I can confirm what the others said. It is small so your phone won't get that much thicker.
The smartwindow function is pretty cool.
I wish there would be a magnet to keep it closed and have it more straight on the phone because sometimes you have to press the case a little more on the screen to get the touch responsiveness.
I am very happy with it.
I bought the DK48 Dockingstation too and will add details on how it fits with the case when I got it.
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I too got mine today (quite mad for Sony to have kept us waiting this long - and given the two day delivery, Amazon has clearly got these from elsewhere in the EU so they're probably STILL not on sale in the UK officially yet).
I got mine in copper, to match the phone. Let me just say this - DON'T GET COPPER! It is indeed quite shiny and actually looks quite tacky, but having waited so long I decided to unpack it and set it up, so I guess I'm stuck with it.
If you have the copper phone, I'd say go for black. It will contrast nicely and look a whole lot more professional. This case looks like something you'd get from a market.
As has been said elsewhere, including YouTube video reviews, the cover doesn't sit flat unless it's flat on a desk - and even then it raises up a bit because there's no magnet or sufficient weight in the front cover to hold it down.
I downloaded the app and basically it's just like a lock screen with the usual lock screen widgets. No major problem there, and from the home panel you can also launch the camera in a mini view - but it also takes 4:3 pictures and doesn't let you change modes. I assume it uses the superior auto mode, but it doesn't say if it detects the scene or anything. Frankly, just use the normal camera button if I were you.
It also comes with a new dock insert, which is good. You keep the cover closed when it's docked, unlike the Roxfit flip cover (that also acts as a stand, which this does not because it's glued on the back of the phone) and when it's docked, the cover falls forward a bit - which isn't exactly helping stop it gradually getting looser and looser. And I used a Daydream 'screen saver' on the phone before, to show a clock and weather. It still loads, but as you might have expected - it doesn't resize and is now useless. There's no Xperia Daydream mode so the best thing I've found so far is Timely and using that to show the time/date.
As for the way it's stuck on the back.. I removed my rear film protector as I didn't want that peeling off with the cover - but even now it doesn't feel like a rock solid adhesion. If I dropped this phone, would it realistically hold in the case? I expect not and most likely it will fly off if you did drop it.
Worse still, if I want to take it out of the case then how many times will I be able to re-stick the case to the phone before the glue has all gone? There's no way to change this, so are you supposed to just bin it and buy another one? To me it seems like an insane way to connect to the phone. Why not the usual grips around the edge? To keep it thin? That could come at a huge cost.
Anyway, despite all the negativity I've just pointed out, it's quite nice to have the window showing key info at a glance (and to finally turn the screen on/off by opening the cover) - but you do still need to open the cover to do anything beyond seeing a notification or info on a widget (e.g. BBC News headlines). Given how few are likely to sell, don't expect loads of developers to be queuing up to modify apps to show through the small window either. What you get now is probably what you'll ever get.
That said, if anyone does find any other good apps/widgets that work well with this cover then please do post here. I can't help but feel this case will drop in price fairly quickly.
Edit: Another thing; when a call comes in, you can answer from the window - but with the cover on the proximity sensor obviously can't work. Thus you can't get the screen back on (it had gone off on mine, presumably after the usual timeout) without opening the phone, or using the power button.
I got this case the other day and so far I have mixed feelings. I like how thin the case is but I don't like that there is plastic in the window. I had an LG G2 quick view case on my last phone and the window was empty. This made using the screen with the cover closed a lot easier. Also the window plastic gets very dirty.
Lastly, my biggest complaint is that when you have the front flap open and flipped around to the back it covers the camera. So with this case you can only take full screen pictures with the case hanging open. This may seem minor but I feel like it is these little oversights that make a big difference. I really expected more from a Sony made case.
For the widgets, Zooper Widget shows up in the list so you can use that to make a lot of interesting widgets. Also Media Utilities. I have also found that Plex, Yahoo Weather, podcast addict and hoopla widgets work in the window.
"The first time you use Style Cover Window SCR24, you establish a connection to your Xperia™ Z3 and get the opportunity to download dedicated smart window widgets and apps. This makes it possible for you to decide exactly what happens when you open and close the cover. Customize and enjoy smart window functions the way you want them".
Get the opportunity? Hm...
Where to get it?
I did not discover any widgets and apps on Google Play . Only themes...
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I downloaded the app and basically it's just like a lock screen with the usual lock screen widgets
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What app do you mean? From where did you downloaded? Please provide a link
Guys just wondering, does your screen turn off when you close the case? I can't find the magnetic sensor on my Z3 dual. Do you still need to pair this case via NFC?
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I have the QC case and I really like the functionality of the thing but the problem is that with the case in place, the tiny notification LED is pretty much impossible to see unless you're right in front of it! Most of the time, the case hole for the LED is simply not aligned with the LED itself so it's nearly impossible to see the damn thing when it's flashing!
Is there some app that will display a flash or a notification in the circular hole in the QC case so we don't have to rely on seeing the microscopic LED for notifications?
I was thinking of NOLED app or something like it, but i'm not sure how it will work if you actually already have a notification LED!
There is already a built-in option to use flash as notification under settings /general /accessibility
Yeah, I know that but I didn't want to set off a beacon for nearby aircraft, just a gentle dot in the circle window or something!
I m comfortable with the size of the notification led, also using with original quick circle case/cover
I don't mind the size, but once you add the QC case to it, it's nearly impossible to see the LED unless you're directly in front of the phone. Move 20 degrees off centre and the LED can't be seen anymore. Try it and see! As for seeing the notification when phone's on a table in front of you, forget it!
I would say to make the hole bigger, but I don't know how the case works, and I have one. I use the LG G watch R for notifications, I like being able to read them on my watch when I am in a meeting. I don't get as many dirty looks as if I look at my phone.
Hi guys. Purchased earlier. Seems a great handset for what would have been my first Android
coming from Apple. However, the colours of the screen compared to iPhone seem too much for me, pictures look completely different, way too much contrast & saturation regardless of settings, dimmer too. The only time a picture looks half natural is if you open one right up from gallery so it’s against the black background, why does the picture then go lighter and less saturated?!
Raise to wake barely ever works either. All else seemed fine but the above are offputting so far.
Any feedback or advice much appreciated!
Try going to Settings > Display > Colour & Eye Comfort ? Colour mode & Temperature. Mate 20 Pros are usually set to Vivid colours by default. Try changing it to Normal and see if that works for you. (It's how I have mine.)
Not hand a problem with raise to wake myself. Might be worth double-checking the settings under Smart assistance > Motion control > Pick up
Thanks Gondrah, have tried eye comfort and all other settings along with pick up but no joy unfortunately. What screen protector is working for you, if any?
I'm not using one. I had one of the tempered glass ones which apply with the glue you seal using a UV light but it peeled off when the phone got a bit damp and hot. Haven't bothered trying to find an alternative yet.
Just looked at my phone and thought "wow, that's over saturated" - had accidentally turned on Vivid while checking :laugh:
I found Normal to be okay but it s still quite saturated. What screen have you got? An LG or BOE?
You’re a brave man, OCD will see me wrapping it in cling film if I can find anything decent soon!
Glad I’m not the only one to see the saturation, seems most Androids are a lot richer than iPhones though, yes think cold or normal best but find it odd how images look much better once opened fully in gallery. Have the BOE screen, not sure if that’s good or not.