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[Xperia Z1 General] gwuhua1984:
From the photo samples I've been looking at recently after a software update on the Z1. I don't think missing OIS put Z1 at a disadvantage, the photos are still grainy but a lot better than before. What's your overall opinion on Z1's camera when comparing to other phone? My main reason for getting the Z1 is for the camera, dedicated camera button, Z1 impressed me the most when I'm comparing the samples between the current flagships. The daylight photo's colors looked more natural to me, even the low light photo looked better when compared to HTC One and the Nokia cameras.

I was never into AMOLED because the color of the display feels a bit unrealistic to me sometimes, thanks to your explanation, that's probably due to the contrast being too high for my preference.

I think that's the reason why I always loved HTC's phones because the contrast is not too high for me. The only thing right now is that the 4MP ultrapixel camera is way too unacceptable to me because of how grainy it is without HDR. If comparing the camera between the 4MP ultrapixel and Z1, which one would you say is better?
[Xperia Z1 General] systoxity:
About that overall opinion, i guess its what phone you want to compare it to... I got to tell you the pictures i've seen compared to some pictures i took personally on a lumia 1020 do not support some people's claims that the z1 can rival the 1020. I also compared some pictures to pictures i took on the galaxy note 2 and the z1 is worlds ahead of that for sure. Also can you link the latest images from the newest z1 firmware? I'd like to take a look at them.

P.S. Jos: you're really nailing these explanations. Thanks for taking the time to post here.

Here are some youtube videos that also explain some sony technologies, they are pretty informative and the host is pretty cute too ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M51KPcYKZP8&feature=c4-overview&list=UUB2527zGV3A0Km_quJiUaeQ - Triluminous Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M51KPcYKZP8 - X Reality Technology
[Xperia Z1 General] gwuhua1984:
I think you could find the new pictures from GSMArena's hands on. The updated photo samples were supposedly taken after the new software update, altho not mentioned by GSMArena. I personally think the photos that were taken on the 6th from GSMArena were a lot less grainy than the samples taken during the first day of Z1's announcement from other sites like phonearena.

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z1_ifa_2013-review-977p3.php

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-Z1-photo-and-video-samples-show-off-its-20.7MP-camera_id47086#5-

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Oh yeah, here's the camera samples for comparing Z1 and 1020.

http://www.tbreak.ae/features/camera-comparison-nokia-lumia-1020-vs-sony-xperia-z1

1020's night time full zoom was better, but I didn't like how there was a yellow tint to the night time photos. Day time photos both looked pretty good. I think ultimately I may be getting the Z1, but I will probably confirm that decision once I see a more in depth camera review on the retail units from GSMArena.
[Xperia Z1 General] jos_031:
Need Help

I need help from someone.. I returned the test phone.. can anyone install apps like System Panel App, Android Status or any app that support plotting RAM and processor utilisation. install that turn on time shift mode do not click photo take screenshot of change in RAM and processor utilisation. next click a photo and take change in RAM and processor utilisation. repeat same in AR mode and normal mode. And send me those Pics. This will help in avoiding a travel to do these..
[Xperia Z1 General] systoxity:
Thank you for the update, the pictures do look improved from previous ones. This is purely speculation but from what i've seen in the past with post processing effects, the older shots look like sony is trying to smooth the grain away and then over sharpening the picture to compensate. You can see a few artifacts in the older pictures (when you view them 1:1). Another possibility is that whatever digital stabilization sony is using is going nuts on the photos.. Either way more software updates could theoretically improve picture quality further. Does anyone know if the z1 camera menu lets you shoot raw or manipulate image stabilization?

You should make this request a new thread to get more attention. By the way how did you get a review unit? I'm just curious about the process and requirements.
[Xperia Z1 General] jos_031:
i can not tell exactly how i got the review unit. the guy will lose his job for allowing me to test during nights ...And i do not want to bother him again..
[Xperia Z1 General] systoxity:
I understand, I thought you got it directly from Sony to review.
[Xperia Z1 General] gwuhua1984:
Yeah, could be possible that software updates could improve picture quality. I think HTC One had a update within the first two days improving the photo quality by a lot, but without HDR, the photos still look pixelated and oversharpened when viewing at full size.
[Xperia Z1 General] jos_031:
X-Reality updated
[Xperia Z1 General] gwuhua1984:
Been waiting for you to give more updates. Can't wait to see this thread completed. I'd love to know how X-Reality affects everything, but you gave me pretty good confidence that I won't be disappointed if I get this device (altho I'm still waiting to decide).
[Xperia Z1 General] cihanleanne:
that is relly good rewiev by you thank you very much
[Xperia Z1 General] jos_031:
Updated panel and sensor technology
[Xperia Z1 General] Jiyeon90:
Very informative post OP.

Just one question, how did you come to the conclusion that the display is e-IPS? Apart from e-IPS I have heard some people say it's ASV, S-PVA & MVA.. Don't know which one is correct o.O

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[Xperia Z1 General] NIK516:
This is a great post but people need to understand that all sensors and lenses have a unique character , in noise and sharpness. From what I've seen Sony has lost sharpness due to its image stabilization and favoring high ISO. I think this can be fixed with updates. Thanks to op for the basics this is a great thread needs a sticky for sure.
[Xperia Z1 General] jos_031:
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[Xperia Z1 General] Jiyeon90:
Alright, don't know why Sony never says what type of display they use.

One thing is for sure though, it's definitely not a TN.

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[Xperia Z1 General] jos_031:
Screen is amva panel sorry for earlier mixup.. did some measurement wrongly.. will update why later on.. busy with some research..
[Xperia Z1 General] gm007:
This could help you http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_technologies.htm
[Sony Xperia ZL] taekimon:
As above,

Does anyone have the version of stock firmware for C6503 (Generic SG)?

I currently have the RU/UK version of the phone and would like to flash the generic SG version on it.

Do I need to root the phone in order to flash it?
[Sony Xperia ZL] longryu:
I think all fimware zl use same fimware , you dont need flash c6503 sg , if you want to flash stock fimware , you can flash it with flash tool and dont need root
[Sony Xperia ZL] taekimon:
Is it? According to this .. they're different?

Mine lacks the original xperia chinese keyboard. And I was told here that I would need to root my phone if i wanted to install the apk
[Sony Xperia ZL] skyyew:
Mine is Malaysia c6502 without LTE.I also want SG c6503 firmware.I hope after flashed SG c6503 I get LTE support.
[Sony Xperia ZL] butatx:
ZL 6502 version will never get LTE even u flash 6503/6 rom because 6502 dont have supported hardware. In setting yes u have the LTE but in reality u cant have it. Thats why the price differ between 6502 and 6503.
[Sony Xperia ZL] skyyew:
thks for the info
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ffra:
Hi,

after rooting and before installing my first ROM I installed CWM

as my custom recovery and made a whole backup. Now using Cyanogenmod

for some time I decided to restore the Backup I made before, to install JB 4.3

Restoring worked fine but now, when trying to go into recovery mode

there is this red little bang with the green android guy. Also when I try using

apps that need root access they won't work even if fastboot mode says

my phone is unlocked. The root seems to be gone.

I tried installing CWM again using the N-Cry toolkit, but nothing changed.

Please, please help !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfur:
Hello there :)

Since the last days of trying nearly everything I found on the internet and this board, I decided to create my own thread. Hopefully you understand - nervs getting... forget it xD

I am running my sgs2 on paranoid android 2.54, siyah kernel. There are not too many apps active, of course battery lovers like Facebook (beta because of GCM) twitter, whatsApp ...

I got Greenify and the app is doin good work but :eek: more than 12% of battery usage in under a hour of active display? I am on my home wlan. ports 5222, 5223 and 5228 udp/tcp are open. Still the the gtalk wakelocks are insane!?

btw:: the screenies from above are from 93% state. Right now after writing this I am on 86%

What is wrong with my wakelocks? PLEASE help me

.. If I forgot any necessary information, and I am nearly sure I missed, please let me know.

greetings from austria & germany (:

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfur:
No one? :confused: I tested nearly every app I have installed but didn't found the cause of the battery drain.

Would say I have a REALLY minimalistic and well configured droid. but the battery still lasts only a half day in normal use. or little more. depends on the usage.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Without BetterBatteryStats logs/screenshots, you'll get minimal help with this. BBS is the default app many people here use to track down wakelocks/related drain. Get the app/install it, let it run for a couple of hours, pull the logs/screenshots & see what it throws up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfur:
that is the reason why I added the wakelock detector screens. thought the app is similar to bbs!? hopefully you can see the screenies in the first post because I uploaded it via the official xda app for the first time.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prashanth8888:
This has got to help.

I have got the settings that provide maximum juice,

Please refer to it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2434788

:good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfur:
I read that thread 1 week before things went mad..

as you can see in my first post I added wakelock detector screens too. and in the one above : better battery stats.

but it is still a big problem. so I try to find a reason.maybe an app which is causing drain. freeze on freeze off. found no solution for now. mhmm.

:banghead:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hammadiqbal37:
hey guys, i have galaxy s3 aokp nightly and my phone's root folder have alot of viruses because when i browse the root folder through my pc it shows local disk folders and due to this i guess my phone is being stuck and i always have restart it by pressing all the hardware keys or by removing the battery, if i format the whole root folder is it going to crash my phone or recovery?? or is it ok? because i cant customly scan the viruses through kaspersky, please help me, thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jagannn:
If you are rooted, boot into recovery and do a wipe.

If needed do a nandroid backup.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Why are you saying they are virus ???

But as above total wipe of phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hammadiqbal37:
i scanned my mobile with dr. web light and it caught more then 10 viruses and also deleted those apps which contained viruses (according to antivirus app) and before this i have wiped my phone but not the delvic cache but after a few hours it got stuck again :(, do u guyz think that i should change the rom?? and wipe cache, delvic cache and factory data all three of them????
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Wipe the lot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hammadiqbal37:
still no success?

Did it but still the same problem, if i format the root folder from pc is it going to effect the recovery or the rom? Coz i think the main folders will be back automatically
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hammadiqbal37:
I formatted the whole root folder and flashed paranoid android 3.65 and still the phone is getting Stuck, please if anyoneone can help me please do it thanks in advance, is this a hardware problem but whenever the phone stucks i restart by pressing power, home and volume up and down buttons together, so i dont think its a hardware problem
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d_a_n1979:
Howdy

New to these forums and new to rooting

Bought myself a Desire HD for my business phone but would like to root it / upgrade it to a later ROM (i.e. ICS or JellyBean if possible) but I've never done anything like this before so a dumb-ass guide would be grateful :good:

My main computer is a 2010 MacBook Pro but I do have access to a Windows 7 laptop

I've looked through the forums but haven't come across a basic guide on how to update the ROM on a Desire HD that I fully understand so if there is one that's easy enough to follow please can you show me the link/whereabouts?

The phone is used for calls, texts, emails and internet access but also need wifi to work and GPS as I use CoPilot Live sat nav on my phones too

Thanks for any/all advice :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananagranola:
Ace Think Tank for guides. Easy Ace Root Tool for root tool.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mordeith:
Ok,i finally flashed cyanogenmod 10.2(nightly) and the proper gapps file.after booting ,logging in and such i ran into a little snag.first off google play just stops installing apps(wifi is good and on) .So i figure i can restore my backup (apps )with titanium (which locks at 0%for 2 hours)..this has pretty much made me crazy all night,and i hope someone can tell me if or what i may be doing wrong...(mind you i have had no sleep so this might not make a lick of sense):p
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mordeith:
wow this was incoherent,sorry,mods you can delete if need be it
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] sleepingsword:
I have a couple of TV sticks on the way both RK3188 Quad core

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300962682097&ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:C:GB:3160

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281141550752?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Its going to replace an old PC I am using as a media centre

I plan to use XBMC and Netflix on these although I am aware there are some issues, I guess they will be ironed out in time.

I got a question about external hard disks.

If I have an external NTFS formatted 3tb hard drive full of movies.

I see that Paragon NTFS is available for android but not android 4.2 currently

I want to just plug the hdd directly into the host port and have XBMC see the stuffs, just like it does on my current PC setup.

Is it possible, Is anyone doing something similar?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] PlutoDelic:
I got two external drives connected to my newly purchased Minix Neo X7, a 320GB WD Portable Passport (1st gen) formatted with exFat, and a Cooler Master enclosure with a 400GB WD drive with NTFS, none of them show up in my android, all i get is a Safe to remove notification. Something tells me rooting will grant me extra options with a few apps available.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] sleepingsword:
From the research I have done you certainly need root to use a NTFS 'reader' and maybe a specific kernel (see http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-hfs-android/index.html)

My TV Sticks are in transit so as soon as I have them I will of course work it out then post back a reply to my own question, assuming someone else does not answer it first.

I could just avoid all this and NAS my 3tb drive but thats an expense I would rather not incur.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] PlutoDelic:
Rooted the piece last night. Paragon mounted my poorly supported Cooler Master X Craft 360 straig away. For some reason exfat is not supported though, which is wierd cause both older paragon versions did and so should android 4.2 natievly, shouldnt it?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] sleepingsword:
Yeah I heard exFat was supported too, its useful to know paragon worked.

still waiting for mine to arrive...
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] PlutoDelic:
there are a couple of other tools that'll do the job as well like Chainfire's SitckMount http://goo.gl/T5TBTy

And for troubleshooting:

USB Host Controller http://goo.gl/fUq5ZS

DiskInfo http://goo.gl/qtgnOH

so far, no luck on exFAT :(, Paragon says "• exFAT evaluation mode - for OEMs only."

edit: Paragon app works in 4.2.2, dont know why it says it doesnt.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
Please , please can anyone tell me if it is possible to remove the crap $icrosoft Bluetooth drivers and on my SPV M500 and install better ones. As they are so crap and have taken out alot of function.

Please tell me there is a way

Thanks

Brian
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Private-Cowboy:
What do you want??? I'm using that same MS stack on my S110 and I cannot say I miss anything compared to Widcomm on my old iPAQ, everything I need (ActiveSync, OBEX, SerialPort) can be done via BT. What are you missing???

Besindes you can install another stack like the Toshiba one or one from Bluesoleil and disable the MS one (cannot be uninstalled because it is in ROM).

Magican with 64MB RAM cant run Widcom but maybe the 128MB ones like the S110 can, but I'm not brave enough to test it. Despite I've no idea where to get the Widcom stack for PPC.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
one of the most important things is my car kit requires me to activate the serial port on port 5, but My IPAQ in the bluetooth i click on the carkit port and select connect, and works fine, but i do not have that fuction with my Orange M500, until i can connect the port it will not work so thats why i need other bluetooth software that has this fuction. it seems like $icrosoft is the onlt bluetooth stact that does not have this fuction, and they have cut it down

Hope you understand that
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Private-Cowboy:
Well I use my Holux 236 GPS on Port5 using SPP (SerialPortProfile) so the functionality is in the MS stack for sure.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
Sorry and by the way, where can i get the Toshiba one or one from Bluesoleil bluetooth stack drivers and how do i disable the $icrosoft ones

Thanks again

Brian
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
Yes, but it does not have the manual connect fuction like other bluetooth statcks do, and i can not connect to the carkit without it. my other device have that fuction and works well, just not my M500 :(

Brian
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Private-Cowboy:
You can get the bluesoleil one here: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=18537&highlight=bluesoleil

The Toshiba one can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=15604&highlight=toshiba

Important: Both stacks are not perfect. The bluesoleil is limited because the Magician is not a device it is registered on and because of that it has a 5MB data trasfer limit before you need to start it again (like a trial). The Toshiba one is really good but unstable at times.

You best bet is prolly the Bluesoleil one and the "trial" limitation can be removed, see here: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=24801&highlight=bluesoleil

Instructions are avail in those two threads too. Could you let me know how it goes, I'm thinking of using another stack too.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Dandie:
Using a GPS mouse should work without problems. I guess you're doing something wrong. The MS stack establishes the serial port connection automatically once an application tries to use that port. I don't know how it works, but the stack can separate between a connection through the serial profile using Active Sync and a connection using a navigation software to the GPS mouse. For me, it works with no problem. I can use ActiveSync and afterwards go into my car, switch on TomTom and it connects to my bluetooth GPS mouse automatically.

I guess it also has to do how the corresponding navigation software deals with the BT stack. Therefore you should try another software and see if it works better.

It's basically true, that you can do almost everything with the crippled MS stack aswell. Even browsing the net through ActiveSync, even though it has no PAN profile. What it really lacks is the A2DP profile. I think WM5 also features HID, for keyboards, mouses and stuff.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
i do not have any problem with any other bluetooth device, it just my CK3500 karkit requires you to do a manual connect, and the MS stack does not have that function.

And thanks to Private-Cowboy, will try this and post update

Thanks again
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] TheBrit:
Then really it's the car kit that's at fault. :?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
TheBrit, looks like you was correct, problem with the carkit :(

Thanks

Brian
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] pietrucci:
I'm afraid I not fully agree with you...

In my case (I have a MDA Compact) for my bluetooth GPS mouse to work properly within TomTom 5, I need to bond the GPS mouse with COM5. And that means that I cannot connect simultaniously to an external GSM (for TomTom Traffic via GPRS).

Why an external phone on my MDA Compact? On the MDA I have my work provider and on an external phone I have my private provider with GPRS (a bit difficult I know).

As said to two functions together doesn't work with the MS stack because of the bonding of the GPS mouse on COM5.

Except...

Except when I install an old version of Bluetooth Tools!!! With Bluetooth tools I can bond my GPS mouse to a

virtual

COM port, which TomTom 5 recognizes! And now I can also use my external GPRS phone!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
OK, I can have 2 connection through my MS stack. as i do it

i bound com 5 to my portable Slim GPS until and run tomtom 5.10 in my car, and that works fine, then on my car kit i click connect to paired device and it then connect fine,(so i have a com 5 connection to my GPS and a connection to my hands free car kit). all through my Orange SPV 500 at once

This work great,

But i wanted to use the car kit for handfree and GPS, but as my gps does not work on my car kit i am stuck with my portable Slim GPS unit for now

Brian
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] pietrucci:
Yes, it works with a handsfree carkit. But it doesn't with an external phone, maybe because the phone is a 2-way connection? Try it and you'll see it doesn't!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] brian colston:
Ok sorry about that

Brian
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikkon:
Hi all,

Is there any possibility to have your MAC address changed ?

Didn't find any soft on play store.can it be done via console? need it for Airport AP's that provide only 30 min access based on the mac registration.

Thank you.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Kosai106:
So, I bought my TF700T back in February from an American site (They had a discount that would make it much cheaper than buying it from Denmark.)

However, I forgot that it would not come with an EU compatible charger, so I was stuck with my HTC charger, which could charge the tablet itself, but not the dock. Because I finally got to a point where I've had enough, I went out and bought the original charger from Asus.

However, after having it charge for a few hours, the dock still shows 0%.

I've tried to charge it both with and without the tablet attached, nothing changed.

I looked at some threads that tells me that I should plug the dock into the USB for 5-10 min. and then back to the charger, but that didn't work either.

What can I possibly do?

The dock is blinking orange, so clearly there's a connection, and the charger works fine for the tablet, just not the dock.

Oh, and I'm rooted and unlocked on default ROM.