yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kryptonitiko:
Try maniac's build of CM7 in the quarx's thread....seems that he have fixed drop battery problem ;)
[HTC Sensation] 7even1982:
Hey Guys,

i made an Update from Android Revolution HD 6.7.2 to ParanoidAndroid JellyBean v2.13 and i was wondering how bad the Camera App in this ROM is. I searched for better Camera Apps/Mods but i found no one which works without Sense :(

I hope heres someone with a hint :)
[HTC Sensation] arjaycabling:
yeahhhh

me too I'm looking on this kind of MOD for camera even though Fron facing camera is not yet fix both paranoid jellybean and paranoid ICS.

someone please...
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] thePanz:
Hi, I read *most* of the threads related to S5830i flashing, but I couldn't understand if I can flash any ROM above any firmware.

my Galaxy Ace S5830i details are:

S5830iXXBL1

2.6.35.7 dpi@DELL 146 #1

GINGERBREAD.XXLB2

I'm following this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840645 : do I have to follow the guide step-by-step or I need to perform some other flashes before?

Thank you :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] saeed14i:
In my experience,

any custom ROM available for 5830i is flashable on any stock ROM without any problems

. If you are looking to flash a custom ROM over a stock ROM, it is very very simple , as a matter of fact, for any android phone:

1. Flash CWM Recovery

2. Factory Reset / Wipe Data

3. Wipe cache partition

5. Install zip from SD -> Choose Sd -> "Choose the custom ROM .zip file

6. Reboot and enjoy your new custom ROM
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] thePanz:
I tried to flash two ROMs (AndroidScream-v1 and MindCr 1.0.12) and I needed to flash them twice: after the first flash the phones kept showing a blank screen after the "boot animation" for more then 10mins, after the second flash (of the same ROM, of course) the phone worked.

Now I'm going to look for the *best* ROM to flash :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Boudz78:
If u need help finding the best from you could use razodroid its preety much cool
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thejosetree:
I've been playing around with the xperia T and I can say for sure that the screen of the xperia ion is so much better. In fact, maybe the Xperia ion has the best screen that Sony has ever made, with vibrant colors and stellar contrast for an LCD panel.

The battery life is surprisingly on par, but xperia T is noticeably faster and smoother, literally flies.

I can't say if upgrading from the Ion to Xperia T it's worthy. If the screen is your main priority, stay with the ION.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
Every person have different taste,so who have better specs win,but I do support the phone that I owned
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Auggy99:
I'd definitely go with the T because of the s4 processor. Though I'd expect for the T to last much longer than the ion. On the other hand, I've read reviews on the T and there's really not much of a difference to the S and ion. I'm just glad that the T doesn't look like the Xperia sx or else I'd be regretting getting the ion even more because the sx is the sexiest phone evar!

Sent from my Xperia GX
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] princemarcus19:
So how is that 13 mp cam on the T compared to the 12 on ion?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dachao:
Check this out

Shootout: Nokia 808 PureView vs Sony Xperia T.

Very impressive images for the T, in my opinion at least.

LINK
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blindwarrior:
this just struck me

The ion and the T have the same size screen, but isn't the T constrained by perma-on screen buttons? So wouldn't that make the viewable area of the display effectively smaller on the T?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DennisDD78:
Yes, i guess so.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gerbsterkiller:
I thought the T had a 4.6 and the Ion 4.55. Maybe that makes up the difference. I'm getting different screen specs from different sites. Also, some say TFT for the T and others say LCD. Does anyone have the real hard specs?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thejosetree:
Screen is exacting the same size
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hlorri:
I just got an Ion, and am contemplating returning it for a T. As far as I can tell these are the differences - does anyone have more?

Processor: S3 vs. S4. Real world difference?

Ion has cumbersome flap covering the µUSB and dedicated µHDMI ports. T exposes the single µUSB+MHL port, which is more convenient if you plug it in to the charger often (e.g while driving)

Ion has dedicated off-screen keys, whereas T adds buttons within the screen. These buttons are not visible when playing movies full-screen, but otherwise eats into the real estate on the screen.

T has "mini apps" that can be launched from the task manager. These don't seem to exist on the Ion (also with ICS)

12 vs 13MP camera sensor. Is the latter larger, or simply more packed? Are pictures any better?

Video recording is reported to be better with the T

Ion screen is brighter?

Ion has slightly better looks? T is a bit drab.. but then has the coolness effect from Bond. James Bond.

T will get Jelly Bean for certain. Not sure about Ion.

I'm slightly leaning toward returning the Ion and getting a T, mainly for more convenient access to the µUSB port.

(Mostly I'd like to be able to keep my Nokia 808 PureView - but it has some unforgivable bugs such as spurious reboots when connecting to certain HSDPA-enabled cells, and seems to be completely abandoned by Nokia at this point...)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Auggy99:
Ion will get Jellybean, Google announced years ago that Sony, Samsung, etc are committed to update their phones for the next 9 months. Sony, among the rest, has the best track record with updating old phones

Sent from my Xperia
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thejosetree:
Believe me, no difference on real world performance between S3 or S4 processor, S4 is faster but there's no so much difference, and Xperia T gets very hot running games, same as the ION.

Screen is so much better on the ION. Design feels much premium on the ION too.

Xperia T only wins with slightly better battery life (around 15% better, not so much).

All 2012 devices will get Jelly Bean at the end of the year.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 2015Ducatimulti:
I see Att offical announced the Xperia TL, I have the Ion, only I don`t like is the buttons on the bottom, I like the TL with the on screen buttons, like the nexus, which I have installed the mod to put the on screen buttons on my phone and they are a little small, I will probably buy this phone:D I`m a phone whore lol
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hlorri:
Unbranded Xperia TL firmware?

One more question that comes to mind is whether I can flash the Xperia TL with Xperia T firmware, and retain LTE support?

This is possible with the Ion: Physically the LT28at and LT28i is the same device, so you can flash LT28i (but not LT28h) firmware on it even if you get it from AT&T. But I don't see any unbranded/OEM versions of the T with LTE support?

Does one have to suffer AT&T branding to get LTE on the T?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
We will probably be able to flash the LT30p firmware excluding the baseband to keep LTE like how we flashed the LT28h firmware before official ICS came out.

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hlorri:
Nice. :cowboy:

Aside from that dull display thing, this thing seems like a winner. I'm sure it will do well on AT&T...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blindwarrior:
It is bugging me how this thread isn't getting more action! What do you think Spectre51?

I got an ion as my first Andriod phone, and when the ICS update came out I was really enjoying it. The phone seemed too slow though. A quick trip back to the home screen from an app appeared to relaunch the entire home screen, with blank widgets staring at me. It lacked that premium feeling. I wonder if the T's S4 takes care of the home screen reloading faster. I returned the ion and I'm back to my iPhone 4.

The T at first seemed like a no-brainer upgrade, but the more I learn about it the more bummed I am. Worse camera than other phones, annoying on-screen buttons, poor color detail compared to the ion, no mini HDMI, washed out display.. it's killed my excitement. Lol.

I'm looking forward to trying out the T but I hope the ion promotion doesn't end in case it looks like the ion is going to be the better choice.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I don't have the home screen redraw problem on my ion like you experienced but then again I don't use alot of Widgets.

Its funny how people don't like the on screen buttons when it seems for a while before people complained about hardware buttons. To each their own I guess. I will get my hands in a TL this weekend to play with and will report back my thoughts when comparing it to my Xperia S and ion.

The camera will be good. Most Sony phones have good cameras in them. Yeh they could be better with less compression but they are still decent.

I'll take some pictures this weekend comparing the screens and see how it looks.

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blindwarrior:
This is going to be the highlight of my weekend! lol.

Also, do you all really think ion will get Jelly Bean? 'Cause it sure is lookin' good.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I would be surprised if it didn't.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
I was thinking of giving it a try this weekend.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darknicro:
DO IT! That quick app feature looks sooo awesome! I'm actually kind of pissed that they didn't add it in the ion's ICS build.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
On what the AT&T Xperia T isn't out yet. Or are you reffering to doing it for the ion?

I will be getting some hands on time with an AT&T Xperia T this weekend and will post some pics comparing it to the ion.

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
The 303 lt30p fw it's available. I was kicking around the idea of flashing my ion excluding bb off course. What's the worse that could happen....32 hours waiting for my phone to die?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Ah okay flashing the Xperia T fw to the ion gotcha. Let us know how that works out for ya. I bet it won't flash at all or soft bricks your phone.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
I've got a feeling it'll be a soft brick. I'm not looking forward to the wait game to get back running, but I've got an itch to do something. Probably something stupid.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Haha better you than me.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] accts:
Why would you flash XperiaT fw? it is customized for that device, wouldn't do any good for our device in my opinion. Maybe parts, but that required research & modding.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blindwarrior:
You should make a video!

One other things that bugs me about the T/L is the volume button placement. In what possible scenario could that be good? I think it requires two hands to adjust if you're on a phone call. This phone could have been so good.. lol. Spectre51 be sure to check out how it feels getting to those volume buttons when you've got the T up to your ear.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] augie7107:
Looking forward to your hands on review of the TL. Anxious to get my hands on one when released.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] plmiller0905:
+1 :)

Sent from my fresh as fresh Sony Xperia iON....The Game Changer!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Okay got some time with it this morning. Might not get much more later. Didn't get to take photos but the screen looked great. I'd say better than the Xperia S but not quite as good as the ion.

The TL is heavy. Definitely has some weight to it but it feels solid. The button placement will take some getting used to but they are much easier to press than the ion's. I'll post more if I get some more time with it.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] osiris010:
I was pretty bummed when I heard the TL was announced for AT&T because I just bought my ion two days before. I don't like the idea that my phone will be outdated so soon, yes I realize how fast technology advances but still I wanted the top hardware in a phone. I knew I was getting the old S3 in my ion when I decided against getting the One X, but now the Xperia T has the S4 I originally wanted. Really on the fence about this one, I have about 3 weeks left in my 30 day return policy. My main complaint with the ion is the battery life, and as one user claimed the T gets about 15% better battery life. I dont care how small of an improvement it is, I absolutely depend on my phone lasting me through the day.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
We have to decide what's right for our situation. For me... yeah the battery could be better, but I'm with a charger all day.

I couldn't be happier with my ion. Great build, great firmware, amazing display and camera and now that mods are rolling its awesome. Plus if we had quick development it wouldn't have forced me to really start learning about android and how to do things myself.

I'll miss this phone when it's upgrade time.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
TL support microSD but no internal storage?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] osiris010:
As far as I can tell the TL and ion are basically the same phone. same screen size (4.55 vs 4.6 what's the difference?), same display as far as pixel density goes. I'm fairly confident the TL also has on board memory as the ion does. There's 1GB of phone memory and 11GBs of internal memory plus the memory card slot. the only thing I don't like about the TL so far is the lack of an HDMI port, Sony went in favor of whatever the new standard is (MHL or something) which antiquates my micro HDMI cable and forces me to buy yet another new accessory. however, not a deal breaker.

The TL comes with 4.04 preinstalled, so I'm assuming ICS is optimized for the TL similar to how 2.3.7 was customized for the ion (I noticed that 2.3.7 ran smoother on the ion than 4.04 does). The main difference between the phones is the TL has the S4 processor and all the perks of that (built in LTE support, better battery life) which make it more efficient, the cool arc design and on screen buttons instead of the capacative buttons on the ion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PhilNLucky:
ION

since updating my ION to ICS i find it a very good phone. I am still looking forward to get the jelly bean update but i have no regrets in getting this phone over the TL.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
More hands on coming after tomorrow morning. Picking one up.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
So Xperia TL (LT30at) is the only "T" with LTE bands ?

The T (LT30i) and the TX (LT29i) are UMTS HSPA+, no LTE ?!?

getting confused with all those models...the LT will be available on AT&T soon but that means that stupid AT&T logo will be right at the bottom of the phone just like my Ion now which ruins the esthetic...so my question is is there any Xperia T family phone with LTE bands other than the one going to AT&T?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I think there is a version coming out on Rogers that has LTE as well.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
Thanks...forgot about that one, but that's another carrier branded phone, at least Rogers doesn't disfigure their phones like AT&T does with their logo ;)

....so no luck for an unbranded unlocked LTE one in the horizon !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Actually just found out today an unlocked TL might be hitting the US market. No other details right now though.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I'll post more pics in the next couple days including comparisons shots between the TL, ion, Xperia S and P

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Snow_fox:
Any word on an official release date?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
First week of Nov

Sent from my Xperia TL
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
Thanks for the info, I might hold off on the T, there isn't that much difference with the ion, 'm pretty happy with it at the moment and the 2013 line-up sounds pretty promising from what I can gather...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yeh the 2013 phones from what I have been told are going to be awesome. AT&T won't be picking one up though until this time next year but it "should" be a feature phone for AT&T at that time.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
I'm excited for a lot of the upcoming Sony phones I just hope they arnt locked down like the ion for att
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Well if its sold by AT&T it will more than likely be locked. Just got my TL and it is locked.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Asiansniper911:
Was at a Sony store today asking about the recall of the Xperia Tablet, and the first think I saw when I walked in was the demo version of the Xperia TL, and they literally put it up that day. Though it did have the AT&T logo on it as i recall.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enrique71:
Hi there,

How does the TL you have compare to the Ion ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Screen quality is similar though I still think the ion has deeper blacks but the TL still looks amazing. The speed of the TL is great. It is so smooth and responsive though the ion was no slouch. The button placement takes some getting used to but the buttons are much better than the ions.

I really like the onscreen buttons especially over the ions capacitive buttons. Just makes the phone feel much more responsive.

The build quality is top notch. Very solid feeling device. Not like the cheap and plasticky feeling Samsung phones.

The camera takes amazing photos and video as does the ion.

The reception on the phone doesn't seem as good as the ion or my Xperia S, or P. Hoping that gets fixed with the next update. Battery life is better than the ion for sure.

The TL is a great phone, though if you have an ion I'm not sure it's worth upgrading if you don't need to.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enrique71:
Great, thanks. Any idea what price point it'll be selling for ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Um if I remember right I think it was $99 but I could be wrong. I'll see if I can find out for sure.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yep I was right $99 and available Nov 2: http://pocketnow.com/2012/10/25/sony-xperia-tl-pricing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fatum2002:
Guys, is there any game on the market which lags on Ion and runs smoothly on T? I'm choosing between these two phones and I like Ion, and only doubt i have is about specs - 220 vs 225. I'm not worried about synthetic tests, but real performance difference matters.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
can't believe Sony would be the cheapest smart phone. Usually new release run about $199
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
That's AT&T not thinking its going to sell as good and lowering the price point. They aren't going to be pushing this phone that much which is stupid. AT&T has made some stupid decisions, not picking up the Xperia S, not picking up the Odin next spring.....they really are idiots.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
There not gonna have the odin? Son of a hitch that's the only phone I've been looking forward too :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mine420:
Saving your money and getting the international versions is better than getting the att versions any ways unlockable bootloaders and what not higher resale value and unlocked sim card too
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enrique71:
Anyone know what the Sony TL "no commitment" price will be ? I don't have an upgrade available ..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pupochek:
Hm, looks like Ion for 0$ on upgrade (at BestBuy) is a better option then TL for 99$ (unless everything goes desperate quickly and we'll see a deeper discount on TL)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/sony-xperia-tl-review-android/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mine420:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Mobile...1094353677?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3f1e7b8f0d

looks like 449$ but if your going to get one with out a bull**** contract then you should just wait if a international version of the tl comes out. So at least your bootloader can be unlocked no since in wasting money on a att phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
I got to looking at specs for the TX and it has all the base bands even the 1700 for T Mobile. It's quite hard to find one as I don't think it's actually out yet. It still looks to be much the same as T or TL but like I said it looks to be set for more than just att. I don't really see a reason to move from the Ion to the TL as they are so similar.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] osiris010:
Just as a follow up, I ended up returning my ion for the TL and I am very happy. I was happy with the ion, it is a great phone, but the one thing that was lacking on the ion for me was the battery life. the TL and the ion are very comparable in terms of battery life but the TL's battery is certainly lasts longer. I was having issues with my ion not making it through the day with the amount of texting and data I use, but the TL makes it through the day and into the evening on an average day. The S4 processor is noticable I think, I didn't enjoy the amount of lag the ion gave me after the 4.04 update and I contemplated reverting back to 2.3.7.

Things I want to outline:

They added the Screenshot option to the long hold power button menu like the ion had in 2.3.7 (i like this better than power + vol down)

Small-apps are ridiculously convenient and just look really cool too. there's a small browser for small app in the play store

NFC is cool, still haven't found a use for it yet though - but the TL comes with one Xperia SmartTag.

SIII users keep bragging about how they can text and watch movies at the same time, well I can too lol, I can stream youtube while texting or be in an app while doing a google search. I think I saw that someone ported the T's smart apps to the ion too.

Small Apps are awesome and I hope Sony takes it even farther. When I went into the AT&T store (I already made up my mind, but still) the small apps sold me.

Bottom line is the ion and TL are great phones and they are basically the same thing; for me, I needed the extra battery juice so I went with the TL, but you really can't go wrong with either of them.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
I just wish Sony had removed the AT&T logo at the bottom and gone for a bigger screen. 4.55" is fine if you watch movies since the buttons go away but it takes up screen space otherwise. That was really the only reason I haven't made the jump from the Ion to the TL. The AT&T store where I am doesn't have the TL on display so I can't check it out. Not surprising though, AT&T doesn't push Sony products.

My Ion is the only Android phone I have owned that doesn't skip when playing music so I am already liking Sony over any other brand.

Does anyone know if the TL supports apt-X?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] osiris010:
yeah that bothered me at first too that the buttons take up part of the screen, but after a while you get used to it. its really not that bad, its not a whole lot of the screen. my only issue with it is that the buttons show up in screenshots but i guess it is whatever, its not really an issue lol just me being picky.

i like capacitive buttons like the ones on the ion. the ion's buttons were slightly annoying until you got used to them and even then they still didnt always respond the way you wanted to, but i still favor them. that being said, its much easier/nicer and once you get used to the on screen buttons (especially the multitasking menu) i think it works for the TL and works well.

It is a shame that Sony isn't too popular in America as it is in Europe; because you're right, AT&T doesn't really push Sony products
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
With the new 68fw, the capacitive buttons are much more responsive. You do not need to flick to click anymore, a normal press gets it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
I'll keep my Ion and buy the TL just to see if I enjoy it. If I do then I'll sell my Ion. I'm sure I'll get over the on screen buttons quickly, haha.

I didn't notice any difference.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
Like night and day on mine.

Sent from my LT28 w MIUI