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[Windows RT Development and Hacking] Fasin:
Thank you for your profound answers GoodDayToDie and SixSixSevenSeven. I'm currently working on my packaging system for Toxickills and my desktop store, but in a week or so I will see what I can do about the game files, maybe start a launcher after installation, which will let you choose what game files to use, i.e.

use own game files

download and extract game files from the shareware installer found at http://source.for.the.installer

publicly open source game files found at http://source.for.open.source.game.files

Maybe I will get it ready in time as a Christmas present :D

Greetings, Fasin
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] climber:
Hello xda developers,

Last week my Compaq Aero died (i know; wrong forum, but bear with me) and I started looking around for what's available on the market that suits my needs. My g/f owns an Ipaq (with Tom Tom navigator) and that seems pretty cool but on the other hand I have a phone as well and I hate carrying around all these gadgets. So I summed up some of my requirements:

phone

agenda (synchronised with outlook on PC)

contacts (also sync-ed)

gps navigator capable

and of course: nifty looking, cheap, etc etc.

While surfing I ran into the XDA which seems to do all that but I can't find documentation about Tom Tom navigator. What I would really like is the speech feature that the Ipaq has. I know Tom Tom can, but can the XDA do that as well?

Thanks,

Climber
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] climber:
it seems to have MP3 support so.....

hmm, after reading the specs again I see on the o2 site it has MP3 capabilities, which gives me a better feeling about speech support but any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Own experience is even better!

thanks again,

Climber

6 foot tall ape descendant
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
Hello Climber.

What have you meant with speech feature?

Have you menat, that the Tomtom tells you where to drive or something else.

The XDA does support this feature.

Regards

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Zviratko:
XDA supports most applications that iPAQ does. The ONLY limitation I've reached is in the application buttons (on iPAQ there are 4)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Guest:
Thanks to all :-)

Stefan, Zviratko,

Indeed I was referring to the function where Tom Tom tells me where to go. My g/f calls it the electronic female (always telling what to do) but she is a sexist anyway ;-)

So Stefan has answered my question and Zviratko has taken away the last doubts.......

I ordered one today and hopefully it arrives next week.

I can't wait. Thanks again,

Robert
[Xperia Z General] SEFanX10i:
This is for owners only, if you don't have a Z dont rate it.

So guys, since a lot of people have received their Xperia Z, rate your Z :D

1- Poor

2- Average

3 -Good

4- Very Good

5- Excellent

Also justify your rating. You can add a mini review too. :good:

P.S. I have not included a poll as then all the trolls would vote which will make no sense.
[Xperia Z General] biffsmash:
I'd rate mine excellent.

Its fast, slightly laggier than my Nexus 4, has better volume in headphones and better music quality too, camera is hit and miss but has the potential to be better than sgs3 camera. Speaker and ear piece could be clearer and louder, screen is not as good as Nexus 4 but is very crisp, just not as bright and a little more washed out. The Brava engine makes things a little too dark and too blue for my liking but I can live with it.

Overal an update to improve camera performance and possibly to add screen adjustments would be a welcome addition but overall I'm happier with it.than my Nexus. Now to compare it with One when that comes out as the one will.have much better speakers, a better screen and seems to have a much better design.
[Xperia Z General] Aka91:
5 for sure!

coming from a xperia s its a big improvement!

the camera is awesome and music quality in AUX or headphones --- F'in Awesome!

the supplied headphones are rocking!

that was my justification

and it does not lag at all for me!

heats a bit but thats ohkay!
[Xperia Z General] abd_alazeez2002:
5

The only problem is the screen in bright sun.

But that is not a serious issue for me.
[Xperia Z General] marcoplo:
4 because of the battery melt like a butter :o

sorry to be politicaly right (as a sony funb) 4.5
[Xperia Z General] zakwak:
I rate it 2

Plus : Very good materials und Body

Fast

Minus :

1-Screen very bad (not sharp)

2-Battery life is very bad

3-Sound quality ist a disaster

wait for S4
[Xperia Z General] stefanve:
you don't have one do you?

I rate it 4 maybe 4.5

but best phone I ever had, but ergonomics could be better among other small things
[Xperia Z General] samxool:
spot the samsung troll.

bet he doesn't even have a XZ!
[Xperia Z General] zakwak:
I have the Xperia Z but it does not mean that i have to rate it good, i just wrote my opinion about it , may you tell me how long you can let the screen on? it is like a monster, can you compare it with Note 2 ? no comparison at all !!!
[Xperia Z General] stefanve:
of course the battery is not as good as the note 2, but than again my tablet has better battery life than the note 2.

Anyway saying that the screen is not sharp is total BS unless it is a languages problem and you are trying to say something else. Same go's for sound quality BTW
[Xperia Z General] zakwak:
I feel the Screen is washed out, is not Colourful like the Amoled ones especially if you do not look direkt to it , i like the device but i hoped to get something better !

Sony did a good job but not Perfect !!
[Xperia Z General] stefanve:
aha okay that's something different than sharp :) yup coming from amoled every thing looks washed out, but Amoled has unnatural colors, so I think in some days, if you still use the z, you will come to appreciate the more natural color reproduction , your eyes have to get used to it.
[Xperia Z General] bythebeardofchabal:
5. Or perhaps 4.5 as the battery isn't the best, so rating it full marks would be a little unjust. But everything else is all I want in a phone. Zero complaints so far, only bags of joy!
[Xperia Z General] maddoguk:
So far I rate it 4.5. Not getting any lag, any of the battery drain issues some are reporting and screen colours more than adequate. Speaker position is arse but sound is okay for my use.

Just upgraded from an S2 and not missing it at all. Will be happier still when root without unlocked bootloader is achieved.
[Xperia Z General] Bigmille:
Had the phone since Friday morning, 3 out of 5 for me.

Good point:

Good camera, went to London zoo on Sunday. Took over 300 pictures with different settings and light conditions. Pictures are very good for a phone even with digital zoom.

Battery life is good on par with high end smartphones.

Example:

Left the house at 10:30,

In zoo between 11:30 to 18:00, taken over 300 pictures.

Using GPS for 30 mins navigate to restaurant on public transport while sorting photos during the journey.

Battery around 30% left in restaurant.

Sorting photos on the way home on the underground for 50mins.

Battery almost dead at home around 11pm.

Battery had 2 full cycles before visiting the zoo. Customized stamina and low battery mod was on. Brightness was on auto with max 75% using Lux.

Bad point:

Take away 1 point for the washed out screen.

No matter if it bothers users or not. The viewing angle is not good enough for a 2013 flagship device from a major company.

Take 0.5 point for build quality.

There is a small gap on the left hand side of the phone around nail width that is not present on the right hand side.

Normally this could be fine, but not for a water resistant phone (thinking send it back).

Speaker volume is too low to hear out and about.

WIFI is slow, around 10mpbs down, other devices between 22 to 30mbps down.

software -0.5 point:

There is no clear all apps in the multi task menu, which makes clear all apps very tedious.

No notification LED with stamina mode (can't wast that much battery)
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
First of all I am not a troll and certainly not a samsung one as samsung are crap end of that! For me the only real manufacturers of phones are HTC & SONY but that doesn't mean I am biased to those OEMs because If they do something stupid or make what I feel are wrong moves or no improvements then I am going to critisize it.

I haven't got an xperia z (my friend does though) but was going to get one until I saw the HTC one. I have had a chance to use the phone for a pre longed period of time

I would say maybe a 3.5 - 4

Plus sides:

Design/look

screen

Audio is good and loud enough, especially with beats solo or over head headphones.

camera is very good but does sometimes have a pinkish hue on things that are red

video audio is good

the UI and keyboard

internet speed

call quality/loudness is good

phone is generally smooth

able to take pics or record video or both, watch videos + take screen shots all when in a phone call (only other phones that can do this are HTC phones)

Minus sides:

while far better than xperia s/t after playing with it for a while it lacks the wow, that i gained when i first played with it

the edges are sharp

Some phones aswell have gaps between the screen and edge of the phone.

loud speaker is good only in quiet environments

videos can loose sharpness at times and I don't mean in low light I mean in the daytime and colours a bit off sometimes.

battery life isn't as good as I thought it was going to be (wasn't expecting anything note 2 like here, which would be stupid)

camera auto focus even in superior auto mode still has that nagging slow focusing at times

Overall it is a very good phone but not one I feel that is worth £500 or £500+.

Infact I don't think I have played with or had any phone that is worth over £400. Also if the rumours about the C670x are to be true and coming out in july, I feel that is a proper kick in the teeth for those who have actually just bought the phone for £500 or £500 plus because imo it means SONY feel that the xperia z isn't the best they could of offered to customers.

Also if this new phone does have a s600 processor, seeing as the HTC One has the same processor and is due out next week, sony could have delayed the Z a little an used a s600 processor.
[Xperia Z General] krabappel2548:
Guys wait like 2 or 3 weeks to say battery life is bad.. It was the same with XS amd XU, battery life was bad first 2 - 3 weeks.

And the screen is sharp for me and everyone I know, so I don't really get the point of washed out. Colors may be different and viewing angle is not the best, but I don't think you can say it isn't sharp when just looking directly at it.

And one thing I'll probably never understand is why people complain about viewing angles lately, a phone is to be used by looking straight at the screen as far as I know. I really don't get it why one would look from an angle of even 50 or 60 degrees towards your phone.

I'd rate it 4/5 :)

Good development support from Sony and I know some good stuff is coming with the 4.2.2 update ;)
[Xperia Z General] Bigmille:
For one thing, we like to compare our phone to other high end smartphones. So compared to other LCD phones such as iPhone, HTC One, and Nexus 4, the Z have the worst viewing angle.

For another, the screen start to wash out around 30 degrees. A 5 inch screen is big enough to be viewed by more than one person. For example, two people sitting next to each other and view photos on the phone will not see the exact same image as I found out yesterday.

The fact is the screen viewing angle is on a level of mid range phone and worse than other high end phones, which will be noticed by majority of users.
[Xperia Z General] rycexboi:
Exactly, I feel that people are spoiled with amoled colors thinking they look good but do not consider the fact that they are unnatural colors and are way oversaturated.
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
I rate my XZ a 5 - Excellent!

Coming from the Galaxy Note N7000 this phone is a bit smaller but that's not a bad thing.

I'm also coming from an AMOLED screen but you don't hear my bichin about it. The people who are complaining should try doing these things themselves I bet they talk different then.

In the end you won't use the phone your whole life, every few years or so you will switch to another phone, so it doesn't really matter if the phone isn't perfect. Your live isn't perfect never will be, the same goes for the phones, there will always be something to "cry" about.
[Xperia Z General] MafiaManV:
Hello. Could anyone write comparison between Z and S screen wise. Brightness, blacks, colors, viewing angles. Is Z better in all those aspects? I love my S screen, so, if it's on par with Z, i have all my answers :)

Thanks
[Xperia Z General] dibdin:
Same here. I am very happy with my phone. I love the look and feel of the device, even though i am still getting use to hold and operate a bigger phone compared to the S. Very happy with the display, and am pleased to see the blacks are deeper than on my S. Also nice to have that larger screen, as i do a lot of reading on my device and am a heavy web user.

I have not experienced any lag to date, and no battery complaints to speak of yet either. All in all very happy with the phone in general.

I would give the Z IMO 4.5..
[Xperia Z General] :
Excellent. Fast, nice looking, thin, large, sharp screen. And WATERPROOF!! :D
[Xperia Z General] abd_alazeez2002:
It is good to see u here krabappel

Ppl just complaining about viewings angle as if it the phone is not functional properly.

I bet ppl who complain dont have the XZ in first place, because this issue is not a deal breaker.

The only thing XZ is truly bad screen at bright sun, which is not a big problem for me.

I hope u r cooking another nice Rom.;)
[Xperia Z General] caiseal:
I give it a 4.5 out of 5. Coming from a Galaxy S2 and a Motorola Razr i. I think the design and proportion of the phone are near perfect.It is obvious a lot of thought and care went into its design. A 5" screen really is the right size for mobile. Really like the materials and finish which make it feel high-end. Personally i prefer its appearance to the HTC One. I don't mind the little grommets covering the ports at all. I personally hate to see uncovered ports in a phone. These make for a nice sleek appearance.

Love the screen size and sharpness. Colours aren't as vivid as Amoled but i personally think they are more realistic. I understand peoples complaints about the viewing angles but for me its not a big issue.

Battery life could be better but i remember thinking the same thing about my S2 when i got that. Also my Razr i had stunning battery life but it only had a single core processor and a smaller screen so it's not fair to compare. The camera is the one thing that i am slightly disappointed with. It's not a bad camera by any means, it is just that i thought it would be exceptional seeing as how it is a Sony device. The sound from the speaker is less than stellar but for me that is not much of an issue, however more importantly the sound through a set of headphones is excellent.

One other little gripe is the areas where the soft key buttons and the notification bar are. I wish they were a darker black. Overall i'm delighted with my purchase.
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
5+

until now I've never been disappointed! Even with regard to the battery!
[Xperia Z General] zcui:
I'm also disappointed by the screen but I will give it a 5 because obviously people want to see all 5s under this post. If you say anything bad, they'll probably say you have eye problem or something.

If people consider sony's system UI as natural color instead of washed out, then why do they need BE2 for pictures and videos? just don't make any sense.
[Xperia Z General] silversun92:
I would give it 3.5.

Pros:

Awesome design

Sharp screen

Water-resistant

Run very snappy

Cons:

Too big, and the ergonomic is seriously bad since all the edges are sharp which makes you feel uncomfortable after holding it awhile

Terrible speaker, even the volume through headphones is weak.

Colors are a bit washed out, it doesn't look as vibrant as my old Xperia S

Poor battery life

Fingerprint magnet
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Rate your Xperia Z - My Rating 3.5

Hi guys, I would like to Rate it 3.5

As I am coming from Galaxy Note 2, I want to compare XZ & Note2.

Pros

:

-Beautiful Design

-Waterproof

-Good Camera (Rear only)

Cons

:

-Speaker position is horrible

-Poor Battery Life

-Front Camera not so good

-Overheating Issues (can tolerate as its waterproof)

-Cannot use Default Launcher with Xperia Widgets: Lags like anything

WHAT I AM MISSING COMING FROM NOTE 2

:

-MultiWindow

-Large Screen

-Customizable Notification Bar

sent from Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] avetny:
+1.

the big PLUS is the quality build/materials is perfect.
[Xperia Z General] C1emen7s:
Actually photos and videos look great even with BE2 switched off. All of my friends I've shown it to have said how incredible it looks when I play movies on it.
[Xperia Z General] stefanve:
I have switched off BE as it makes colors over saturated and unnatural :)

So indeed no idea why its there
[Xperia Z General] maverick1103:
Snap I've turned it off on mine today, I find it makes it look more like an AMOLED screen with it on.

I rate mine 4.5.

Pro's:

Beautiful design, love it in White!

Pinsharp screen, text is so clear and colours are lovely to look at, even tho people are complaining about the viewing angle...I can't seem to work out why people would want to use their phone at extreme angles...what are you up to eh?!? :P

It's blistering fast and I didn't think these phones can get any faster, my Note 2 was quick but man this is lightning fast!

Sony's UI, best out there IMO, better than TouchWiz and sense. The Sony apps are really cool, smart connect is pretty awesome and the keyboard is pretty decent the best stock one I feel, that good that I don't need to install swiftkey!

Camera, pretty amazing I think, better than S3 and Note 2 I feel.

Sound through headphones excellent, lovely sound and rather loud also!

Cons:

Speaker position is pretty annoying, loudness isn't great, but that's me comparing it to the Note 2 which was loud!

Battery could be better, though it's early days I feel all manufactures should do better here!

Nothing else I have found.

Love the device it defo turns heads also!
[Xperia Z General] avetny:
We all got something we don't like. At least its really open source guys. The one reason "I bought this phone it just because best style and Cyanogen)
[Xperia Z General] zen1k:
Received yesterday! Great phone. I like the colors in video with Bravia 2. However, 16GB is not enough, so I am going to buy 32GB micro SD card. After instal of all apps i have 3 GB free (internal). The sound in MH-EX300AP is amazing. Nothing more to say at the moment. Still hadn't a chance to try gaming and camera possibilities. Regarding the quality of materials... this is the best sony phone I've seen so far. No any backslashes or squeaks of housing.

I regret about Sony UI. This such size of screen we very huge icons and elements of UI. I thought, that I'll have more space on screen, instead of this I received "zoomed" version of sony s UI.

Also, the screen itself could be a little bit better.

4 of 5 in my opinion
[Xperia Z General] bbuske:
5+ comming from S3LTE, like the Z Material/Feeling
[Xperia Z General] Timaustin2000:
I'd rate it somewhere about 4.5

There's so much to love! The good:

The screen is just fabulous. Not as "punchy" as an AMOLED of LCD3 panel but I find that it makes it far more pleasant to read for long periods of time. Honestly: less eyes strain - me like.

The design and build are simply gorgeous. It makes me smile every time I pick it up! It feels premium and very durable.

The audio through headphones is marvellous - nicely balanced, plenty loud enough (especially with Clear Audio+). By far the best my music has sounded from any phone.

It's very fast and (mostly) fluid. Lags happen every now and then (generally when the processor is hot or widgets are updating) but this is RARE.

Lanyard slot - every phone should have one.

I've always been a big fan of the NXT UI - it balances elegance with functionality better than either Sense or Touchwiz. The tweeks that Sony has made to it for Jellybean are all for the better.

HDR Video works like a charm and is a really lovely addition.

The Bad:

While the camera UI software is, hands down, the best on any phone, the actual image quality is inconsistent. Not bad so much as underwhelming. The post-process noise reduction leads to a noticeable drop in fine detail in well lit shots compared to my Xperia S, even when shots are printed out 4x6. THAT SAID the phone is better a picking up detail in poorly lit rooms - swings and roundabouts. White balance, colour and exposure are all pretty much on the money, too. It's just that detail loss,.... I was expecting more from Sony.

Not so much bad as occasionally frustrating but the glass and plastic make the phone pretty slippery. I'll put it on the arm of my sofa and 7 times out of 10 it'll slip off on its own accord.

I'm filming a full 4 part YouTube video review later today. Stay tuned!
[Xperia Z General] indycar:
after 1 day of (ab)use 4.8 battery still isnt at full cap but it lasted full day+ with some serious use.

camera app takes bout 1 sec to open from menu but i dont make much shots anyway. most of the bloat can be disabled or removed.

screen is GREAT view angles are good (dunno why such washed out pics on the web bout it). only prob so far is quite low volume

in calls and speaker position but thats becasue its easier to make it water proof if speaker is on the side.

waitin for root with locked BL to remove the rest of the bloat.
[Xperia Z General] rickO:
I say I'd give my Z 9/10 :) can't beat the experience tinkering the phone (calls,txt,etc) during shower!
[Xperia Z General] ianford10:
2nd that :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] screamingnaked:
As the title sells, I'm most likely going to try to sell my RAZR (XT912), and I currently have the leaked JB ota, and safestrap. I don't know too much about all of this, but would the "droidrazrutility1.82" work to set me back to 100% stock? If not, can someone lead me in the right direction?

Thanks a lot,

Jacob
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Lekan Adeyeri:
No, using the utility 1.82 will not do the job, the utility option "flash fast boot files" pretty much installs ICS, you cant go from JB to ICS, because the boot loader is locked and you cant change kernels, since your on JB kernel you simply cant go back.

Follow the instructions and download here: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/7701-how-to-recover-the-stock-slot-on-xt912-running-jb-ota/

to reset your whole system like you would using the "flash fast boot files" option.