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[Xperia Z General] Mr Itch:
I had been looking for a phone and had enough cash to buy either the HTC One or the XZ outright (so cost wasnt a factor in the buying decision) and researched both reasonably thoroughly for nearly a month.

My wife has had the ONE for quite a few weeks now and I have played with it quite a lot. I also went into quite a few shops to play with the XZ and at the end of it I went with the Xperia.

The One is the "better" phone without doubt but thats not the most important thing to me when buying a phone. I have to *want* the phone because for me phones have become a part of daily life and are more than just a tool. The ONE is faster (blisteringly fast) in all aspects. I have not seen *any* phone beat the one in navigation and app starting - the numerous S4s I have played with have all lagged when jumping around the UI (in fact I have found the XZ is actually "smoother" than the S4 when navigating but thats beside the point).

So why did I go for the XZ - well to be honest I think its the best looking phone on the market today. Also the ONE's all-metal body puts me off. It feels unbalanced and I am scared I'll drop it. I have used my wifes ONE for long periods and it just doesnt "feel" nice to use in the hand. The XZ feels great.

Also (and this was a biggie for me) the XZ has rubber/plastic edging on the corners and along the straight edges - this is invaluable as these are the areas that get the most abuse and wear especially when knocking around in the pockets.. I'm hoping that they will retain their looks throughout the life of the phone.

As for the screen, yes the ONE has a better looking display although its "tone" is off. I cant put my finger on it but it looks soft - thats not really the right word but its the only thing I can think of. I do a lot of photoshop and photo work and I can tell when colours dont look right and the ONE is ever so slightly "different". The XZ isn't particularly good in this regard either - what with Sony going with a TFT screen but then I'm not editing clients work on my phone..... I feel the screen on the XZ is good enough (worse than the ONE) but much better than the green tinted hell of the Galaxy Note n7000 which is my old phone.

So basically I desire the XZ more than the ONE even though the ONE is the better phone, I just didnt *like* it. Just go with the phone you want the most. The last phone I had that was just awesome was the SGS2, the Note didnt inspire at all but the mojo is back with the XZ.:D
[Xperia Z General] Shan89:
Post of the day! Hard to see on a Sony forum unbiased opinion, gj mate, I hate seeing ppl bsing, the fact is they lie themselves no-one else.

I still vote for "if you gonna buy a phone go to the store play with few that are possible choice and buy what is best for you" simple as that, for example I care more for the development then the screen size which is one of the main reasons why I went with HTC One.
[Xperia Z General] murrayalex:
I've currently got the Xperia Z, HTC One and Galaxy S4. iI've sold the S4 on eBay and will be posting it off shortly, it's an awful thing, like a bar of soap in the hand and when you hold it you have to position it in a specific way or else you will constantly activate the capacitive buttons either side of the home button. You have to disable developer animations otherwise it is laggy around the UI. Outdoor screen viewing is poor as well, yuk, a horribly overrated phone.

Out of the three, the S4 in my view was easily the least desirable hence why I have sold it on. It is closer between the Z and the One. The One should be a clear winner as the screen is far better, it is much more readable outdoors and the whites and blacks are much better. It is also slightly more compact, a bit less slabby than the Z but there is something about the Z that keeps drawing me back to it....I love the SMS app on the Z and actually prefer the onscreen menu controls to capacitive buttons now. There is not much between the One and Z in the camera stakes, the One is better in lower lighting and the Z is better outdoors. The One feels like a million dollars in the hand whereas the Z feels like 3/4 of a million dollars in the hand, still perfectly acceptable.

My Z is UK unbranded and is still awaiting the latest Xperia update which I believe addresses some of the screen issues, that would in my view reduce the advantage that the One has over it at the moment.

To be honest, the Z and the One afre both great phones and you can't go wrong with either.
[Xperia Z General] arvin2212:
Followed a friend yesterday as he wanted to buy a HTC one. I tested it and the first thing I noticed was it's screen. My xperia Z's screen is properly calibrated so when comparing, his screen was yellowish. The brightness isn't as bright as the xperia Z as well. The camera, it was the evening and i tested it while being in the car. The HTC one was brighter, where it look like it was in the afternoon instead of the evening. The Xperia Z was natural. The only thing I liked about the HTC one is the speakers, but I listen to my music via bluetooth so I am not missing anything.

The Xperia Z is still the king.
[Xperia Z General] murrayalex:
The screen on the HTC One is whiter than on the Xperia Z and it is also brighter at maximum levels, I have both and it is fairly obvious to most people that this is the case
[Xperia Z General] venky716:
U nailed it man "u have to want the phone", i too had the option of going for One, S4 or XZ.

The first time i saw XZ video i was in love with the phone i wanted to buy it then and their.

But theni was waiting for the S4 from dec 2012 since their Galaxy S series were industry leading and i wanted the best phone available. So i waited till the launch event, watched it live on youtube and was so disappointed with it that i went ahead and bought the XZ the next day itself.

Like he said u have to want the phone u r buying and S4 or One didn't do it for me.

I was irritated by the bugs in XZ initially but now i couldn't be happier.

The best part is people's reaction to the phone.

My friend bought the HTC One and he's happy with it, but when people play with both our phones i can see the difference in their reactions. Everyone's literally amazed by the Z.

With pie controls, HALO and other goodies it is so much more fun to use the phone, i cannot even imagine using a phone with capacitive or physical buttons.

FYI the One is also running Custom Rom.

Just wanted to get it out there :D
[Xperia Z General] stiffi2011:
I lusted after the Z and was waiting for either a carrier to pick it up in the US or the prices to come back to earth. In the meantime I purchased a 64 GB One from ATT. I throw out the memory, because that's a big factor for me. I carry a music collection 25 years in the making around on all my phones.

Anyway, I just sold the HTC One last week. I echo what people say about being "afraid" to handle it. I was constantly checking the metal for scratches, and holding it like a baby. I took it on a cruise, and it never left the ship's cabin because I was afraid to take it near water, sand, or the side of the boat.

Now, I just bought a Z. I'm waiting for shipping but I plan to REALLY use it now that summer is nigh in the States. I will take it to the beach and pool without fear, take it to baseball games and not be afraid if it rains, etc.

The One is proabably better overall. I LOVE Sense and all the custom camera features. In the end, I want a phone that I can use, and not have to treat like a piece of fine jewelry.
[Xperia Z General] joejoe23:
I wouldn't change my z cos I really love it. But if I were to change,I would go to the s4. The battery of the s4 is just incredible. I have seen it on YouTube where they took s4,one and z all on 100 percent and play videos ,games,record videos and all equally on those three phones and when the z is on 1 percent , the one was at 18 and s4 was at 61. I have personally play around with the s4 of my cousin and the battery drain quite slow and hers was unrooted. Second thing the camera features of the s4 is really awesome.

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Dpk1:
You can adjust the white balance on the XZ (.253 onwards), so I don't think whites on any smartphone can be counted as an advantage over XZ ;). Indoors the XZ is brighter than One (I didn't check it outdoors though).

P.S: Btw, I've checked out One & S4 extensively over the past few weeks. Each have their pros n cons, but still prefer XZ overall for my use.
[Xperia Z General] silversun92:
Seriously? What's your white balance setting?

No matter how I adjust the white balance, it cannot be as white as One, even iPhone 5 has yellowish screen compared to that. And I'm pretty sure that One has much brighter screen than Z since it has IPS afterall
[Xperia Z General] arvin2212:
JDC Panel.

17 / 224
[Xperia Z General] Andrewtst:
After updates to latest firmware .253 or .307, at least in my Sharp Panel Xperia Z having the most whiter than others include iPhone 5 or HTC One. I had compare both myself.

If your panel is JDC, it is much warmer and not that white even on firmware .253 or .307 with default value white balance.
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
How can you tell if your panel is jdc or sharp without root?
[Xperia Z General] joshuaadude:
I am currently debating between the ZX and the HTC One right now. I am currently using the HOX and I have used both HTC and Sony's previous phones before. I have loved each in their design and creativity, but what steered me towards HTC was because of better software, hardware, performance, and rom communities.

However, like many of you here, I was completely taken aback at how gorgeous the ZX is. I love the design on the one, but I would rather grab the sleek blackness of the ZX over the aluminium frame just due to shameless color preference alone.

Anyway, my biggest gripe about the One is the ultra-pixel performance. While the Sense software definitely makes the camera a worthy merit, I would prefer to have the large pixel density for whenever I edit my photos on my computer. Has the later updates improved the camera functionality of the ZX, or does anyone know if custom roms have fixed this as well?

And if I can squeeze out 12-13 hours of battery on a daily moderate use, I think I would be sold on the ZX.
[Xperia Z General] ssj_jaypee:
HTC One has already been rendered obsolete by the HTC Butterfly S which is superior to it in all aspects.
[Xperia Z General] joshuaadude:
Yeah, but it doesnt have LTE support, there is no known US release yet, and it looks like it has a shiny plastic body instead of the aluminum.
[Xperia Z General] xchasa:
I get 14-17hrs and 4-4.5 hrs screen on running 307 firmware.
[Xperia Z General] meister00:
Frankly speaking, HTC one has better specs than XZ: The IPS screen, speaker and the Snapdragon 600.

Actually, I don't really care about the chip, because the S4 Pro is enough for me, just a little bit annoying when I am playing 1080i ts documents, as it is a little bit laggy. The speaker and the screen really have advantages on the XZ. From the plans you provided, it seems the htc one is just 2 dollars more expensive than the XZ, probably you should go for the htc ONE if you really care about the screen, processor and the speaker. As a user of the XZ for 3 months, I am quite satisfy with this phone, at least this time we get more frequent updates. Sure, this is not the best phone in the market, but I don't regret buying this phone.

=]
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] johnadelic:
Here is the Q&A thread for he new CM 10.1 with the Aries kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] johnadelic:
Ack, I seem to be hung at the boot loader.

help....

I wiped everything except sd card and then flashed the rom and then the gapps. I was coming from bean stock on TWRP 2.4.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
Idk, try installing another cwm based ROM first
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] johnadelic:
alright, but i am going to need to one click back to stock first since it wont go any further than the SGS4G boot loader screen.

EDIT: Ok so I had to one click back to stock. I then installed Beastmode's CM10.1 which had CWM 6 on it. Flashed the Aries CM 10.1 and it booted ok.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
i will add that to directions
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Dwack:
I feel like this ROM is taking a little longer then usual to install.

Upgrading from CM7 CWM 5. Been on the "installing update..." with about 80% done for about 10 minutes now.

I've never had this happen before.

Did a factory reset before upgrading.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dgmoodey:
FYI, make sure that you upgrade from CM9 to CM10 then to CM10.1... If you start from CM7 you can have serious problems, especially of your only on CWM 5... You should be on CWM 6.

It still may work, but its highly unlikely...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
Try flashing an android version on 4.x.x

According to:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2103009

You must be on at least an ICS rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Dwack:
I actually got tired of waiting and pulled the battery. Turned the phone back on expecting to be f'd. To my surprise I was booting into CM10.1 Aries,

Not sure what went wrong but all seems OK so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dgmoodey:
Is anyone else having WiFi authentication problems? It won't work on my device...

EDIT: Everything is in order... Sorry about this post
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Dwack:
Seems to be working for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ariesgodofwar:
When you say Device Settings are not working, does that mean everything in the 4.2.2 Device category in System Settings (Sound, Display, Storage, Battery, Apps, and Advanced), or just the SGS4G Settings under Advanced?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Rebel_X:
Before I update, does Adobe Flash works or not (if I reinstalled it)?!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] pisherthefisher:
Just advanced.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mattoaida:
So we should flash from beast modes cyanogen mod 10.1 because I'm running beanstalk now??
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] th3controller:
As long as you are on ICS or JB you can flash away.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] champ1919:
Sorry, but I gotta ask, tv out & wifi calling? Jk :)

Congrats airfluip & noiphone. I'll be snagging my old phone back from my wife and flashing it this weekend.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] johnadelic:
I flashed from beanstock (TWRP) and got hung at the bootloader. I had to 1click to stock, get on CM 10.1 (CWM 6). Then flash Aries CM 10.1.

It looks like you need to flash from CWM 6.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Cooptx:
I spent exactly ten minutes pulling pictures of the internet and merging them together to get this lovely thing that I made in a weak celebration of the Aries Kernel being releasedish. Feel free to use/disregard it as you wish :3
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 1234west:
Everything Works Except Advanced Settings (Which I Don't Need) And GPS (Phone Isn't Connected) The Front Camera Does Show Sideways Though. Other Than That, Everything Is Good Over Here :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEADfishbot:
Hi,

I have i9505 from Australia.

I wanted to install custom recovery so tried CWM via Odin. This passed with no errors so I assumed it installed. I could not boot into it though. Also when the phone booted up normally (not into recovery or download) it would appear fine for 2 mins and the lock up. It does not respond to keystrokes or anything. Only option is to power it off.

So I tried TWRP. Got this installed OK and I can boot into it. I wanted to start fresh so I backed up everything with TWRP and then cleared cache, dalvik and data. The phone booted OK and went through the process of setting everything back up until it locked up again. I then rebooted into TWRP and wiped system and rebooted again. Now It gets boots to the samsung i9505 screen and wont go any further.

My questions are:

If I flashed TWRP after CWM - Does this Clear CWM from the recovery?

do I need to flash a ROM for it to be able to boot properly again?

I want to use this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

to flash this:

(Build Date: 12.04.2013 -> Region: VAU (Australia (Vodafone)) PDA: I9505XXUAMDE Changelist: 431985 Android: 4.2.2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2252855

Will it work?

Any help greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
i suggest you flash a rom. the guide you found is fine and will work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEADfishbot:
Flashed Stock ROM successfully and appears to be working fine now.

Cheers and thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] r0b458:
Whenever I try to flash CM10.1 RC2 or CM10 they flash correctly, but when I try to flash their corresponding Gapps, it fails to open them during the flashing and aborts, so I can't finish the flashing of CyanogenMod until they work. Any info on why this is happening or a solution to help me finish the process?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonmassot:
Dirty or clean flash? You're using wich recovery?

Wipe system/cache (factory reset)

install
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] r0b458:
Im using cwm and i use darkside superwipe because it wipes more thoroughly and without the darkside superwipe after a factory reset and cache wipe it gets stuck in a boot loop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonmassot:
If I'm not wrong, Darkside superwipe ils not needed with some versions of cwm..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] henslo:
Try a different gapps package? Maybe a bad download.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] r0b458:
I've tried re-downloading the Gapps packages multiple times, somebody told me to put the Gapps on the root of my SD Card, but I don't really know what that means. Maybe that would help. So could you tell me what that means and how to do that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
your root sd card is where you put the ROM/Kernels anything you was going to flash pretty much its like the C/ drive on computer ROOT means on the outside of all system files :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smokinjoe2122:
Don't know why people are still using CWM and continuously having issues - I'm going to recommend TWRP and say bye to trying to use extra cache wipes and such. If you can't flash it with TWRP, you probably have a bad download or SD error
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
+1 upgrade your recovery bro you are living in the past
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasInDude:
Hello everyone

i have always been a samsung galaxy user and this is the first time i switch to HTC

i bought the HTC one developers edition and i've been looking for ways to root it.

all the videos on youtube are for locked bootloader phoneS and since the developers edition is already unlocked then the process is different.

can somebody please explain to me how to root the device step by step ?

thank you
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aridtare:
I would use the All in One toolkit from the development section to flash a custom recovery on your phone (TWRP, CWM, CWM touch). I'm not sure about CWM, but if you use TWRP I believe it gives you the option to root while in the recovery itself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wannabeswede:
Take a look at Task650's OP in the Original Android Development section, the rules he lays out are perfect. He covers all the bases on how to keep the forum on track and free of BS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike105217:
I'm not sure what this has to do with help and troubleshooting?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wannabeswede:
My bad it was supposed to be in General, I'll move it if I can from mobile app otherwise I'll do it later when I'm at my PC
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgbotoe:
Atleast link?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
I guess he is talking about this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301893
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wannabeswede:
Sorry i haven't moved this yet, real life keeps getting in the way ;)

As to a link, thanks for posting one
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Foulwx:
Just got a SanDisk microSDXC 64GB card from Amazon for my Galaxy S4. I don't want to mess anything up, so I've got a few questions.

Are these cards formatted with exFat? How can I tell? Do I need a special kernel to have it work? Will the stock kernel work?

Should I format it from within the phone before use?

Any other problems/concerns I should have before I copy all my music and ROMS over to the card?

Thanks in advance,

Foulwx...in Atlanta tonight where there really is some foul weather.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] stylezniles:
I recently purchased a 32GB SanDisk Ultra, and followed the instructions at these two links, for moving apps to the sd card:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2142844 - mini partition tool guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2285221 - link2sd and foldermount

If you have some way to connect the card to your PC, the mini partition tool guide is really easy to follow. If you don't plan on moving apps to the card, you could just toss it in the phone and format it there. I screwed up the partitions a couple of times on my own (formatted the card 5 or 6 separate times, trying out different filesystems and partition sizes), before I found the mini partition tool guide, so I don't think there's much chance of permanently ruining the card.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
If you formatted the card into fat32, then it would be more compatible without modifying anything on the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] optimummind:
You can connect the microSD to your PC to determine what format it currently is. If you stick in the phone, it'll format to exFat. The exFat format can be recognized by the stock kernel as well as the agat kernel and the ktoonsez kernel.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] roninep:
I have the same one. Just put it in my phone and went from there. Guess it auto formats it to exfat that way.

I flashed bluKuban and had to switch to agats kernel to see it. But otherwise works well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] flu13:
Is there an advantage to exFat over FAT32?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] onehitch:
exFat can have files over 4gb.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] majid25:
I killed my sandisk 32gb ultra card ...created the fat 32 partition and then the exfat and it won't be ready by the phone at all. When I put it into the computer it shows it only has 30.6 MB...I'm unable to format it through windows or with another app. Any help would be appreciated
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jj14:
Insert it into your phone, and format it there. That "may" fix it for you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] majid25:
Its not being read by the phone it doesn't even mount..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
I'd try plugging it into the computer and running a partitioning program. It should see the card no matter what. Partition it to whatever format you want.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] majid25:
Theres one computer where it sees it and I connect it through an HP printer that had an SD slot.. Windows shows it as 30.6MB and asks me to format it but the format fails. I tried SD card formatter, HP USB disk tool..I don't know what to do
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Foulwx:
OK, I loaded all my music, pictures, and roms onto my 64SDCard from my laptop. Windows says it is exFat. Booted and seems to work fine.

Then I went into OUDhs recovery to try and make a nandroid. It can't mount the external_sd. Suggestions? Do I need a different recovery or kernel? I'm on the stock kernel.

Thanks again.

Edit: I installed TWRP 2.5.0.3 and it worked fine, I think. I haven't tried a restore yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Foulwx:
I finally gave up with exFat and, after some research here on XDA, used Mini Tool Partition Wizard Home Edition to format my SDCard to fat32. I just made a Nandroid with OUDhs recovery. Hopefully, everything will continue to work OK and I don't need any 4GB files on my card.