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[Xperia Tablet Z General] Gitaroo:
talk about lackluster support on official forums, I have the same problem with LG, Samsung and even Apple which supposedly winning all the customers love because of their "amazing customers service". All companies are there for the same purpose, make money, but do they just take your money and leave you out cold? I dealt with many companies before, they are all more or less the same. You call ppl defending their purchase, and what makes your "user: experience anymore relevant than others. You are just mad and want everyone else to think the same as you do. If ppl don't see any of your issue is an issue to them then they don't, I personally dont see how thin and flexible is any problem, same with the XZ phone. Infact I find that quite cool.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] TonyBigs:
It has to be a technological breakthrough of some kind. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 still has that WOW factor for me because of the Super AMOLED+ screen.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
And again, all I'm doing is informing current or potential XTZ owners about is Sony's lousy support. This thread is not about LG, Samsung or Apple and by saying they have lousy support, makes it ok for Sony, to do the same?

Don't believe me though! Just follow the link below !

http://community.sony.com/t5/Sony-Tablet/bd-p/tablet-general
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Gitaroo:
if you are just trying to inform anyone, no need to put any personal opinions on it, list all the con you think in point form if ppl care then they care if not then they don't. Like I said, what is bad for you may not be the same for others; no need to call out others saying they are blind and trying to defend their purchase. I would love my S3 or ipad to be flexible and thin, if the S3 or note 2 were like that Samsung would have probably use it a a feature for marketing for starter. The way you post looks exactly like you come here to just to troll.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
Forgive me for stating "MY" opinion. Maybe next time I should state "Your" opinion!

The link I provided, explains all the cons! No need to be redundant !
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
I was in the sony store in nyc yesterday to check out this tablet and they had them in stock. I thought they wouldn't be out yet, but he tried to sell me one. Unfortunately pay day isn't until tomorrow!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Gitaroo:
exactly, we have pass the point where smartphones or tablet being ground breaking new invention. All smartphones and tablet are just incremental upgrades now; even when the first smartphone and tablet got release, they are full of rough edges. I got into this gadget thing really late, never even own a phone until the S3, though I get to use other devices a little.The S3 didn't even wow me at all. Infact it pissed me off even more so go back being cautious with all Samsung products.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DaddyWhale:
Thanks for the correction!

I was in the NYC store today too. I don't like being negative. But the salespeople there seems fairly clueless. Called ahead to see if they had any cradles/docks for the XTZ. Was told they had a couple. When I got to the store 20 minutes later, the first two salespeople I talked to said that XTZ accessories were not yet in stock. Only when I pressed did one of them go back to check, and then came back with a cradle for me to buy!

In any case, my XTZ arrived via Fedex this afternoon!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] weddywie:
Where did you bought it?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
Why do you insist that someone else does the homework for you. I provided a link, for all to browse, to witness firsthand, the issues to which Sony is playing dumb to. Once you read through the forum , you can make up your own mind, as to Son'y sincerity in supporting their products !

Have a spectacular day !
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Cat McGowan:
Opinions are a valuable commodity and everyone should feel free to express them; however, everyone should also understand this: opinions based on objective criticism are almost always received well, whereas opinions based on lemon-in-butt criticism are not. It's all in the delivery, eh?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Zer0K3wL:
wait tablet z is laggy ?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
Speaking of Lemon-in-but criticism, apparently some people are incapable of following a simple link!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DaddyWhale:
I bought in on sony.com
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Zeblade:
Well I got mine love it wonderful yeah.. BUT.. When you have it plugged in to the wall with wifi on do you still drain? For me this is the 1st tablet I can not use when its plugged in. Oh it shows charging and if I turn it off it charges pretty fast yet its the "cant use when plugged in" because it still drains. I think I remember someone asking this same question.

So my question to those that have one.. is yours like this also or is mine just not getting all the charge?

Thanks..
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DarrenT:
Are you using the charger that came with it or a different one?

And have you tried using it while charging with the brightness turned down?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Zeblade:
Yep. Brightness is on auto. Man I made sure everything is off gps things like that. Like I said it charges as long as no wifi and then no movies.

Does your charge with WIFI on and surfing internet? Mine wont. Its the 16gb wifi model.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Walter_White:
You could install CurrentWidget to see how much the system drains from battery while in use, if the drain exceeds whatever the charger supplies, yeah it's a design flaw. Might see if a bigger charger takes care of it, dunno what Sony supplies for a charger... 1000mAh? 1200? I can totally see how screen on + WiFi + movie processing (cpu and gpu load) could exceed that. Just screen-on and WiFi shouldn't really...
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Zeblade:
Hey thanks.. I will give it a try..
[Xperia Tablet Z General] GolfSierra87:
I have the same issue. In my opinion the charger is a little bit under powered. I tried the charger of my HTC One X and to my surprise I had no drain whatsoever. While I do like the Xperia Tablet Z I am a little bit disappointed that Sony couldn't be bothered to include a proper charger with a 500$ device.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] pandaball:
The Tablet Z's charger is 1500mah if i remember correctly. Normal chargers usually use 2100mah, so yeah it's a bit underpowered and that's shown by the rather long charging times. The dock charges quicker I think.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
Would be nice if the dock was actually available, like gold dust in the Uk!

Love the tablet hardware, but what a mish mash of poor software from Sony; wow its rubbish.

Also got an offer voucher code ID in the box, but there are no offers on the Privilege app for the tablet; am I missing something or just shoddy sony planning?

Thanks
[Xperia Tablet Z General] gordo79:
Yeah same voucher in mine and no offers up, no accessories what so ever available and Sony store Bristol has no idea when they will be in stock.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
Ok, thanks for the confirmation, just poor Sony planning then.

Pity as its a great tablet, but thinking of returning it due to all these missing pieces.

Could forgive it for less money, but at £450 its not a give-away.

Alt least John Lewis have a good returns policy of the accessories don't turn up in the next 28 days!

Edit John Lewis reading said they were not getting accessories yet, so they could see how the tablet sells first.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] TellTenPeople:
It's exactly the opposite here in Canada (eh). I ordered the tablet from Sony Canada directly with the dock as a free pre-ordered bonus and they did indeed ship me the dock without charging me anything. What they didn't ship was the tablet itself and the shipping date keeps getting pushed further into the future.

Frankly, I'd have preferred the tablet first, but that's just me. That dock is coming in mighty handy — the way it efficiently sits there displacing oxygen.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Zeblade:
Well I sent it back. Watching it drain and plugged into the wall..not a huge problem but for the price. Now hearing all these new Tegra 4 coming out I am glad I sent it back.

Oh and getting rid of the SONY widgets on the screen really made it more snappy.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
I see the Tablet Z being relevant for about a month, especially if Sony Support is needed to address any issues and with Toshiba ready to pounce !

Toshiba launches Tegra 4-based Android tablets with beautiful screens

Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/03/t...s-with-beautiful-screens/#5eWqMuqsqigYOo5l.99

2,560-by-1,600 PixelPure display!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
Has anyone noticed a massive lag when opening the most recent apps button, anywhere? Particularly noticeable when you come out of an app. Very frustrating.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Lulabby:
I am using a nexus 10 and had a play with a XTZ today in store. Had a lot of lags and resetted itself multiple times. Was on firmware .344. Not sure newer firmwares improve?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
Firmware updates, didn't improve the XTS !
[Xperia Tablet Z General] v4nt0m:
I would not ever trust a store demo, no crashes yet for me, no lag. In every way this is as smooth as the Nexus 10. It is much more stable than the Nexus 10 was at launch though, the N10 crashed something rotten before the first update. The Z has been smooth and no crashes.

There are a lot of apps in which the xperia is smoother too.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] eagle1039:
My experience so far

Okay, I got my preordered XTZ SGP311 and here are my comments:

1- The screen quality is great. Mine doesnt display the yellowish tint mentioned by other users. Brightness and colors are also very good. Black levels are really great. The resolution is perfect for movies and web browsing. Text is sharp.

2- Touch sensitivity is perfect. I dont see any reason to complain.

3- The speakers are loud and clear and with headphones, the sound quality is excellent. Again, no complaints.

4- UI: everything is smooth and fast. The stock launcher is very responsive and I didn't notice any lags. Chrome is blazing fast and smooth, browsing with it is a pleasure. I didn't feel the need to install any other browser. Tablet is stable, I didn't experience any crashes.

5- Yes the tablet can flex a little, and it is triggering responses from the touch screen. I dont think this is a problem as it doesn't harm the tablet under normal usage.

6- The battery could have been better, but it can give you a healthy 8 hours of operation, which is fine in my book. I use the craddle to recharge it, and it takes about 4 hours with my playbook usb adapter 1.8A

My previous tablet was an iPad 2, and by comparison, the XTZ is truly a nice update. Make no mistake, the XTZ is really a high end device. If you are on the fence about buying one, go for it, you won't regret it.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nielo360:
I recently bought the xperia tablet z lte recently. I own an ipad 4 , xperia s, vaio duo 11 and a galaxy s4 . My thoughts are as follows and are purely subjective,

1.excellent design, it made me want to buy it right away.(weight,look,feel)

2. I like colors that pop for gaming (galaxy s4) and natural colors for movies(vaio duo 11). The screen on the tablet z is above average at best. Colors are natural yet feel dull after using the vaio duo 11 or ipad 4(both ips but sony has done better before)

3. Bravia engine, for me this makes a huge difference images look beautiful, videos (only hd ones) look striking and dynamic. Sadly the bravia engine doesnt work in games.

4.lag. Stock ui and chrome has random lag, however this is more of a software issue and can be easily resolved.

5. Speakers, well they are terrible. Totally distorted for any apps. no matter which setting you use. Xperia s sounds ways better.

6.excellent connectivity, i love the sony brand so if you have other sony devices its great. xperia link is awsome.

Overall a good not great media tablet. I would recommend buying this for viewing movies,images and its light weight.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] eagle1039:
Samsung screens often display colors rendering with a high level of saturation. I can see why you think colors look faded on the XTZ by comparison. The XTZ colors are just more natural.

About the lag, can you give us an exemple that I can reproduce on my tab? Maybe I dont know where to look.

About the sound, did you try to deactivate xLoud? There's also other options to tweak it.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nielo360:
The lag is quiet random. The ui stays smooth but suddenly starts to lag for a minute or two but its really no big deal as it happens only once a day or so and might be resolved in 4.2

Yes iv tried with and without. With xloud while it works great on other sony products on the tab it creates to much distortion. For example if you run nova 3, mc4 or ravensword with xloud, the sound will be quiet loud as in too much treble but all other sound like the swinging of a sword, footsteps or fire of a gun would sound tiny due to the enormous amount of treble produced with xloud.

Without xloud volume is too low for most games but a bit more clear.

The sound issue is strictly on apps n movies. Sound is decent on the walkman app as it has an equalizer so it can sound decent.

You are right about samsung screen or oled their colors pop quiet alot. But the tablet z with bravia engine produces way more natural and colorful images however since bravia engine is off in apps the screen seems to be handicapped cuz it can look amazing when it wants to.

Anyway to froce it on?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
When did Sony say the Z was getting 4.2?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nielo360:
I assumed this being their flagship tablet they would update it. I hope they do.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] rdalev:
Never assume anything, when Sony's involved!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nielo360:
Lol. There is always cryogenmod.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidiser:
Hi everybody,

I would be really thankful if anyone of you could upload an apk of the latest version, v5 of it. It can be downloaded from http://amazon.com/getappstore, My download always gets interrupted and there isn't the resume download option on that server. Please upload it to mediafire or d-h.st or any other service that sports dreaming the file. PM me the link because i'm not sure if it is legal to redistribute the app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronny927:
Yo,

I downloaded the app, and I hosted the file on my MediaFire account.

Here is the link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?9r7c6h7b26b7riz

Click DAT light button it really helps :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] riiidaa:
is there a GOOD app out there that can take dictation for you and type an sms out??

how cool and much safer would that be in for eg. sake the car, you would not be tempted to write a reply whist waiting in traffic with ur hands :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] interestingfellow:
I think a plugin like trascriber or keyboard, but speech to text , would be most useful.

Does M$ voice command already support that?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] paulmc:
m$ commander Doesn't Support it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Rudegar:
i believe it would be very hard to make even on a pc which is much faster

then a pocketpc

it would be a lot easier if it were to take letter by letter

with voicecommander it just have to have a spectrum which is close enough to the stuff it compare it with
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rugby Enforcer:
Why won't the contact pictures show in Handcent SMS? It will show in the stock app but not Handcent
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankitmathur:
okay so i got my s4 I9500 arnd 2 weeks back..

now i have been through the forum nd seen many posts fr overheating issues mainly.

sorry fr posting a new thread..

the main 2 issues i am facing is overheating(main) and purple smudge in contacts(which m nt really concerned of)

The phone is overheated when i play any type of game..be it nfs most wanted..subway surfers..temple run 2..or any normal game..nd while charging also the phone gets very hot..u can touch the screen while charging nd feel the heat..

now my question is that is this a S/W issue or H/W??? what shud i do for this overheating problem...its really very annoying that u pay Rs 40300 for a phone nd it has such type of problems..spending 40300 nd getting such crap?? not worth it..

I really hate samsung for this..first they said octa core which is actually 2 quad cores..then battery life is terrible even though its 2600mAh battery..then such overheating problems...what the hell are samsung charging for??? plastic body?? m really upset with samsung..didnt expect this type of quality nd service frm them.. they are just bloody " SHOW-OFFS"..

nw i dont know what shud i do with this phone.. :((
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
As far as charging "heating" it's because it is charging extremely fast (2mAh charger) so the battery heats up and the screen as well (because of the device's thickness the battery is very close to the screen as well).

As far as gaming overheating, it's because this high end (yes, even subway surfers and temple run 2) games that uses all the A15 cores (even if the game needs only one A15 core). According to AndreiLux, the kernel is designed in a way where only all A7 cores work or all A15 cores work and no any other combination.

He also mentioned that he isn't sure whether it's an h/w or s/w limitation. I think it's a s/w limitation that will get fixed with an update because Samsung already showed (on a tablet) how the core migration works (A15 and A7 working together).

And since this configuration present, also the battery seems not as good as the one Samsung mentioned (the A15 cores consumes much more power than A7 cores).

Don't worry, Samsung knows what their doing :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwolf10:
next time before u buy a phone check the specs seriously octa core ?? it's a phone not allien ware

and also check the forum for people's issues

and don't blame samsung for this they just rushed the 4.2.2 that's why and if u don't like it there is always that overpriced iphone for u to buy out there
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankitmathur:
[MENTION=4952659]Blackwolf10[/MENTION]

1)yes its a phone so what,,if samsung is claiming octa core then we shud get octa core..y pay more when only one processor runs at a time..

3)who else shud i blame den, if nt samsung..they r d ones who made this phone..so they r to blame..

i wasnt being rude in anyway..its just that m upset that i paid this much amount nd got a phone which has so many problems..just like other people..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
1) Octa means the number of cores there are in the phone, and they are specifically write in their spec sheet that it's 4 A15 and 4 A7 in big.LITTLE architecture. If you didn't do the research, or didn't pay attention to this it's not Samsung's fault.

BTW, still (with "only" 4 cores) this phone outperforms any other phone out there, both in synthetic benchmarks and in actual heavy tasks (such browsing and 3D gaming).

Also, how did you expect from 8 cores to consume less energy if all of them works together?

2) where is it? :p

3) Blame for what? All your arguments against them are invalid, can be fixed (and will be if you remember the overheating and battery problems last year) or presents in other phones (Overheat in games happens in the S3, HTC one, HTC one X and every other high end smartphone).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] frostrambler:
I bought the galaxy s4 in the beginning of May. I did not put on a screen protector, having used iPhones from the 3G to the 5 the last 4 years, I have never had any screen scratches on any of them, so I assumed the galaxy series is the same thing.

Now just 3 weeks later, the top left of my display has a bunch of small scratches and glare spots. I know this is the oleophobic coating because if I wipe it down, the scratches all disappear,and only reappear after I put fingerprints on them and such. I haven't been near any beaches and I don't abuse my phones, and with my past 5 iphones, I have never had a scratch, so what gives?

By the way, since I am out of the 14 day return period, can I get this replaced under warranty? Should I go through AT&T or Samsung? Store or online?

I DO have Assurion, and my Citi Forward Visa would have a 50 dollar deductible to pay the 200 dollar Assurion deductible, so it would cost me only 50 for an Assurion replacement, but if I can do this through a warranty exchange, it would be better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kreoXDA:
Serious question: did you have your earlobe pierced recently? I know earrings and piercings wear off the coating when you hold the phone to your ear.

If you do not want to bother with exchanging, maybe try cleaning it well and affixing a screen protector?

Have no thoughts on the return/exchange process (but bumping your msg up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rcklss1:
I could be wrong but as far as I've always understood oleophobic coatings all they do is resist fingerprints and has nothing to do with resisting scratches.. In fact its very easy to get very light superficial scratches in the coating itself and not the glass.. Again I could be wrong...

You can always call AT&T or Samsung and ask about if it could be a warranty issue... But I'm pretty sure they're going to tell you its normal wear and tear from everyday use
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] greekunit690:
Ive had oleophobic coated screens in the past and once they started getting like that ive taken acetone or ensolv if you know what it is to it. Wiped it all around and it was perfect. It doesnt do anything to the glass but be careful about the phone itself, ensolv kind of melts plastic if you let it sit too long. My advice is to tape off the screen and try it out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] @rbiter:
Oleophobic coating helps resist scratches too believe it or not. The coating's best feature in my opinion is making the screen smooth to glide on and side benefit of that is resisting smudges. But I always use screen protectors so I don't get to experience it much. The good screen protectors with Oleophobic on them are on the pricey side.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Kurant1:
You can get the Spigen Oleophibic one for 13 bucks on Amazon. I've used this for the last 2 years on my phones and it's epic stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] @rbiter:
That is expensive for 2 protectors and spigen's are more challenging to put on than your usual 3 for $10 protectors. Thrown $13 out the window from botched applications.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Slade8525:
you can also buy new oleo coating and redo it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] @rbiter:
The fusso oleophobic liquid is $25 for a small bottle.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Mine has scratches all over how you describe.. My girlfriend thinks im crazy cause she cant see them... But i can and theyre there lol it happened to my first s4 the first night i had it i had fallen asleep on it kinda and it did it real bad, i told att they were factory scratches and demanded another one lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zelendel:
I would not be bragging about committing fraud around here. It is not looked on well.

Wayne Tech Nexus
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Well should a phone really scratch if its slept on the bed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] @rbiter:
Depends.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zelendel:
Agreed. It really depends on slot. If I work on my my device and the screen wasn't scratched I would be amazed.

Wayne Tech Nexus
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Mmk. But i slept on it, with a cotton tee shirt with Egyptian cotton sheets.. Soo.. Either att can take that faulty POS back or i can eat $35 and cancel my account.

Fraudulent. Lol:rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] planoman:
+1 on this screen protector. This is the only type I buy anymore. Get what you pay for.