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[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
Yes innovation seems to be staggering year by year, if you want a true upgrade to a flagship device these days you'll have to skip a version everytime(S3 to S5 for example)

smartphones already reached their maximum size also(anything bigger than the Z ultra is just Madness)

The good thing about this is that maybe Manufacturers will start focusing on improving battery technology, that would be the next big step for smartphones
[Xperia Z1 General] One Twelve:
Yeah S3 -> S4 got people thinking, hey its a 1GB RAM step up but no, not too interested.

Note2 -> Note 3 even fewer. I know people who went for the Note 2 the moment the Note 3 appeared. Why not ? it was selling for a song.

There is not going to be any improvement in battery tech. G2 got better life because they did something to the screen.

You know what i'd like to see ? an improvement in software. That's what lags the most. The hardware is always very capable and way out in front.
[Xperia Z1 General] TheKingOfPain:
I sincerely hope they won't follow this silly run for the upper resolution. 2k display, seriously? What for? They're only draining the s**** out of our batteries.

3GB of RAM? 2 are enough, and KitKat seems to be lighter on memory usage. If they really want to step up, I believe that a larger camera sensor (in terms of sensor size, not silly Mpx) and a better camera software should do the trick, plus moving on from ugly TN's and going for LTPS combined with a larger battery (3700 mAh) would be fine.
[Xperia Z1 General] Rho'd Berth:
What I wish for the z2:

- smaller bezels. Maybe this is the most important one

- bigger camera sensor, 3D camera (2 sensors/lenses)

- micro HDMI out cable to easily connect phone to TV

- bigger shutter-button, including focus option when clicking the button half

- a 3D screen just to preview your 3D pictures/movies would be a nice addition but no must.

For the rest I'm totally happy with what we already have.
[Xperia Z1 General] drsoran2:
yeah, give me a glasses free 3D screen anytime! It's a shame that only about 4 phones were ever released with 3D at the height of the new 3D wave between 2009 and 2012. And since then: nothing!

I really hope that at some point in the future, with a more technologically advanced glasses free 3D (made possible by higher screen resolutions) it'll make a comeback and is going to stay. It really is great (I have a Fuji 3D compact camera with glasses free screen) and I'd love to have it in a modern phone, preferablily from Sony. Imagine a glasses free 3D phone which is waterproof!

I don't say that every phone should have it, but at least 1-2 devices per manufacturer each year.
[Xperia Z1 General] Why So Serious?:
I highly doubt that the next Sony Flagship will be announced at MWC. In fact I'd bet money on it.

The Snapdragon 805 won't be ready in time for a Feb/March release, source, which would mean that any MWC announced phone will have an S800 at best. What is the point in Sony releasing another S800 Flagship when firstly, they already have one, and secondly, the S805 will be out a couple of months later?

Why would anyone buy one when everybody knows that if they wait a couple months they'll get the next generation of devices? It's not going to happen and I'm sure Sony are aware of that.

If Sony are serious about improving their position within the Smartphone industry then their next Flagship needs to be right up there with the very best. S800 and 1080p screens were 2013's business. 2014 is about the S805 and 1440p screens. I would rather Sony focused all their attention on getting that right, than rushing out a 6 monthly refresh to the Z1 and taking resources away from their next flagship.

Lets face it anyway, since the S805 isn't coming until May, the only marketable improvements Sony could make to the Z1 would be an IPS screen, smaller bezels and less bulk perhaps? I know their are numerous complaints about the Z1, and they should be resolved, but Sony can't market the fact that their next phone has fixed the camera algorithm, or doesn't have a yellow screen fault... what would that say to potential customers about the quality of their hardware?

Since so many on this forum claim to be Sony fans, I'm surprised so many of you can't look at the bigger picture, and what it means for Sony. Having a new flagship every 6 months was ridiculous and resulted in rushed phones with silly omissions. If they settle into a 12 month cycle with cutting edge specs (like every other company) they'll do better for it. At the end of the day, any manufacturer could put the same top spec hardware into their phones, but Sony has the best Android design and waterproofing on their side. They could be king of Android if they focused their attention on the right things.
[Xperia Z1 General] amirprog:
The Z2 that is rumored to be announced at MWC by a few sources and also it says that the Z2 is confirmed to be the only 2014 flagship from sony - if true i guess that now they can focus more on one device.

anyway i'll share my updated hardware improvements expectations/wishlist for the Z2:

DISPLAY:

1. the latest gorilla glass/dragontrail for front and back glass with shatterproof, scratch resistant and with oleophobic coating.

2. no shatter film on/optional film in the box.

3. engraved "sony" logo on the front glass itself/no logo at all on the front. no logo on the optional film.

4. 5.2 inch 2K highest quality IPS LCD/W-OLED to improve the screen quality, especially the viewing angles to AT LEAST match the htc one/iphone 5s viewing angles.

DESIGN:

1. all aluminum/other metal back and sides. less fragile then glass.

2. exposed waterproof mini usb port – like the core has.

3. thinner bezel if possible.

PROCCESSOR:

1. S805

2. 4GB RAM

SOUND

1. louder speaker/2 speakers for a fuller and louder sound if possible.

STORAGE:

1. minimum of 32gb internal storage.

CAMERA:

1. bigger sensor.

2. better image processing to reduce noise.

3. OIS.

4. 4K ready.

5. dual LED.

BATTERY:

1. 3500mAh

OTHER:

1. IR blaster.

2. gloves mode.
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
That's a dream phone, and it won't ever happen. If that is being rumored for MWC then its not going to happen.
[Xperia Z1 General] Kirkymole:
A...I didn't by the Z1 as I got it free with my package upgrade

B...I can upgrade one of my contracts in July and the other in august so I'll get whatever is out

C...I just dislike Sony at the moment, had my Z1 since launch and it's already failed me many a time.

D...It's more money if you want one that's sim free, like my Mrs who will no doubt talk me into buying her one.
[Xperia Z1 General] :
z1 is perfect but....

What I miss in my xperia z1

1-viewing angles

2-oleophobic glass

3-thin bezels

Everything else is awesome
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
I think im the only one who likes the fat bezels of the Z1

I think they fit pretty nicely with the overall looks of the phone
[Xperia Z1 General] Minibull:
No...you're not...trust me XD

Having some bezel gives me a bit of leeway with my fat fingers rolling onto the screen, means I don't keep pressing things by accident.
[Xperia Z1 General] AhsanU:
The bezels are honestly the thing I want Sony to improve on. I owned the Galaxy Note 3 and the Z1 briefly at the same time and there's no excuse for a 5 inch phone to possess the same physical size as a 5.7 inch phone. I can understand weight due to materials but actual length and width is just ridiculous. I think it's in unsafe to say that just because Sony released the Z1 6 months after the original Z, that they'll release another flagship 6 months after the Z1. The Z1 had major improvements over the Z, but I don't believe Sony will make such drastic changes to the Z1, thus warranting a new flagship. It would make sense for Sony to release the upcoming Z2 with state of the art everything so that they can claim that they've built "the best smartphone of 2014", and they certainly couldn't do that with a snapdragon 800 alongside 2013 hardware specs.
[Xperia Z1 General] progosu:
The only thing I really miss is an OIS, the rest is perfectly fine, I don't even feel the need to root my device or install custom roms.
[Xperia Z1 General] amirprog:
In my opinion, sony need to announce a new flagship only when it will have s805. i see no point in announcing a new s800 flagship. qualcomm says that s805 devices can be available from May. also, if one flagship every year will give them more time to perfect their flagships then they should go with one year flagship.
[Xperia Z1 General] DooMLoRD:
Interested in Z2 :)

Especially if it uses S805
[Xperia Z1 General] DooMLoRD:
Most OEMs get the reference boards almost 6 months in advance!

And thanks to the recent Nexus devices using Qualcomm chipset, the android source code will be easier to adapt to for the OEM...
[Xperia Z1 General] One Twelve:
OIS won't help if the subject is moving. OIS is not the same on all phones. On android is 2-axis unlike 3-axis on Nokia.

Have not been that impressed with OIS on any of these phones. The lumia 920 had the best.

If you want far better stabilty with any phone check out

slingshot.
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
The Z1 is not as big as the note 3, is it? It doesn't feel that way
[Xperia Z1 General] AhsanU:
It really is. I think they're different by a micrometer or two but yes, they are virtually the same dimensions. The Note 3 is definitely lighter and has a better grip too. When I hold the Z1 and my pinkie is on the bottom (speaker grill) gripping it up, it actually slightly hurts my pinkie because of the way it's constructed.
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
if the z2 is coming this fast .. then its time to remove the bumper case and enjoy the naked feel and also scratch this silly shutter film :D

Actually all i wish from sony is to make the Z2 without this stupid shutter film .. i wanna remove it but also wanna keep the Sony logo !!

and just add a Xenon flash and a brighter led-notification light !

and ME too IS loving the Bezels ! i love how i can hold the phone in landscape from the bezels ... also it help for better relaxing hold during takin shots and long vidz
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
What i want for the Z2(in case i do get it) is for the anti shatter film to be scratch resistant too
[Xperia Z1 General] anubius:
Why do you need Sony logo? You are basically advertising them for free. That's what is nice about the Nexus phones: they are not that obvious with logos. I like when the company name is hidden. We buy phones to enjoy not to show off.
[Xperia Z1 General] krabappel2548:
Well, some people buy phones to show off :D especially with expensive devices like Z1, HTC One, S4, IPhone etc :p
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
Nah, the Z1 is definitely smaller.Not by a lot , but a lot more than a few micrometers.
[Xperia Z1 General] dakunclear:
That is what we get for having our phones waterproof though and camera the size that we have
[Xperia Z1 General] anubius:
So did anyone wanted smaller bazels? Here is the leak that should make you excited:

http://m.gsmarena.com/xperia_z1_suc...596.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Kelly:
hi fixed my phone now but is only 16gb memory instead of 32gb , it was a 32gb memory on this when brought. how do I resolve the issue .
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] juhveli:
Hi.

As prime's development is slowed down, I have been thinking about the alternative of using a tf300 rom.

How I understand it is I need to use the tf300 bootloader, but what kernel to choose (for tf300 CM based roms) or what kind of problems would I run into with the tf300 kernel?

Thanks for reading,

juhveli
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tux-friend:
Two Kitkat based ROMs for the Prime (TF201)

Hello juhveli,

I would be interested as well what main differences exist between the TF201 and TF300 regarding the hardware components and which issues must be considered if you want to run a software on the Prime which is originally based on the tf300.

Concerning the curret prime's development I really can recommend to have a look at CROMBI-KK (available for the Prime as well if you upgrade the bootloader!)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2773812

Another option could be to use SlimKat (partly it's based on the ROM above)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2657847

I wish you happy and safe flashing!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabilbek:
Just need to know if this is a fake or not.

checked IMEI on
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabilbek:
Bump
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~DemonLord~:
What do you want to know about this? What is fake, your IMEI? That is now shown here. Be more specific. The information shown seems legit if your wondering about build numbers and android version etc.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Please read the rules and stop bumping .

AS post above says your original post is confusing .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabilbek:
I need to know if this is a genuine phone or some chinese replica :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Probably genuine but not enough information to be 100%
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabilbek:
How can i be 100% sure ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Ask Samsung .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo0fy:
Not sure if I can post here a video link but here you go

[YOUTUBE]/watch?v=ebPKGhpeCyM[/YOUTUBE]

2nd I found this:
[HTC One X] 3498BoyZ:
Wow nice will try it out cause my sense 5 takes too much battery

Gesendet von meinem HTC One X mit Tapatalk
[HTC One X] 8rockz:
Can you give us the link of the kernel... Thanks..

I'm a noob here on hox
[HTC One X] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
Hey blockbusta you have a typo :eek: ...it's not Alex-v 2.3 it's 2.6 pa2/3 :D

And 8rockz look in original development thread...it should be on first page...if not then second...called Alex-v :D

Gesendet von meinem HTC One X mit Tapatalk
[HTC One X] maxilick:
I'm certain most would know what the OP meant.
[HTC One X] :
yes thanks that's what i meant.

it is not neccesary to this the kernel i mentioned in the 1st post, you can use any kernel you want, that has governor and frequency control (which basically includes every custom kernel available for sense 5 besides stock)
[HTC One X] electronizer:
Woah, thats one long HOX if judging from screenshot lol, jk :D
[HTC One X] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
i forgot to add that i was also able to reach a really GREAT stat....about 6h and 25 minutes or so with interactive 1,3ghz max, gpu@520mhz and gpu scaling disabled with Alex-V 2.6 pa2...phone was away from charger about 11-12 hours...also played a bit a game so it's f#cking insane and awesome...the phone is not that bad...but some are having a slightly different chipset in build quality so it won't be that good like maybe mine or your bat life..
[HTC One X] cphkelvin:
My phone seems doesn't like 2.7 pa3

When unlock the phone from sleep , the screen has some scratches, and even it it's too slow. I will try 2.6pa3, hope it will be solve all the problem
[HTC One X] Zyner:
You mean physical scratches?

-Zyner
[HTC One X] mrkizy:
He he
[HTC One X] cphkelvin:
Lol. It should be related to driver related problem. The screen turns on 1 second slow and there are some very tiny white black white black screen shown for 0.05 second like.
[HTC One X] ASVP_MSFT:
very useful information for me since im a noob
[HTC One X] boby butt:
working on mine too
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elrdzbl:
Hi,

Im new with roms. I want a fast and stable rom with tweaks like:

Circle Battery

Call Recorder

Reboot Option

Battery Saver

Any advice for a SN-N900.

Thanks!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxdx:
Use Stock ROM, Root with Recovery and flash Dr. Ketan MultiMod Tool v3 and live in peace.. I find it the best one than his own Custom ROM or any other custom ROM.

And first 3 things mentioned by you can also be achieved using Wanam Exposed too.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elrdzbl:
Been having trouble setting that rom up. Any advice?
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yellasrichand:
I want to be able to use a wired ethernet connection with the Galaxy Camera over USB using a OTG cable. I know it doesn't support it out of the box. I have looked all over the internet but did not find a solution. I am willing to pay if someone can create a reliable solution for this.

I need to be able to use a USB OTG cable (such as this) and a USB to ethernet adapter (such as this) in order to connect the Galaxy Camera to the internet.
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandsm:
Did you manage to achieve this ?

I am plannig to do something similar. I am trying to capture audio & video feed over ethernet , the performance over wifi is not so good.
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yellasrichand:
I am still looking for a solution. I am also looking into other options like the new S4 Zoom. Someone managed to make it work with the S4, so I thought it would be an easy port for them to do it for S4 Zoom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuT_TeR:
Why is Google music not able to display embedded Album art?

Power Amp is the only player I found that shows correct album art.

It's annoying with kit Kat's full screen album art it looks creepy playing high way to hell with Taylor swift in back ground :eek:

Any fix ??
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Jake of All Trades:
I'm only able to turn bluetooth on while I have wi-fi powered on. Otherwise it will just say "powering on" for a while before giving up and turning off. If wi-fi is on, it powers up instantly like it should, and works great. If you turn off wi-fi, bluetooth stays "on" but doesn't actually connect. This was happening when I was on MikTouch and is still happening on CM9. Anyone else have this problem?

Now this is a noob question, but would flashing a radio likely do anything? I don't know if that is just the cell radio chipset, or if it includes the wi-fi and bluetooth radios. I never really cared about bluetooth before, but now I have a Pebble and would like to use it without the power-hogging wi-fi on all day. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Jake of All Trades:
Updates:

I wiped everything and did a fresh install of CM9.1 and again with Miktouch 0.7, and the bluetooth behaves the same way on both. On a whim I tried GimmeABreak too--the bluetooth toggle won't even switch there.

Sooo, hardware right?

But here's the twist: I didn't mention this before because I thought I was misremembering, but I pulled my old beat-up MT4GS out and tried on there. Same deal! Same exact deal. Bluetooth works flawlessly if wi-fi is turned on, but won't do a thing if it's off. How can this have happened to me twice, and yet I haven't seen anyone else mention it here??
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] incubusor:
Cingular 8125

I have 3 issues...

1. The backlight seems to shut itself off every once in a while. I'll try to wake the phone from sleep mode only to notice there is no light, so I have to move the phone near a light source to see the dimmed screen and work my way to the backlight setting and increase it back to normal.

This happened once while I was driving :(

Is there a cure for this problem?

Also, I noticed spb pocket plus's backlight slider on my today screen does not work, nor do the shortcut commands it has for backlight up/down/loop etc.

2. When I was testing a new ringtone, I called my phone from another phone. I noticed it does not receive the call on the first ring. It receives it on the 2nd ring. I can hang up during or right after the first ring and not have it come up on my phone. Is this normal?

3. Alarm bug. This %$#@ lead me to hard-reset my phone 3 times already. When my phone is in sleep mode and an alarm triggers, sometimes the phone won't wake, but keeps playing the alarm. I wake the phone manually only to notice there is no alarm notification, but a flashing orange light and constant alarm sound and vibration. A soft-reset seemed to make the problem worse. Finally, I found a program called memMaid which lets me delete notifications and duplicate notifications etc. Is this the best method to cure this problem?

Thanks in advance.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] akash84:
With the backlight, do you have it on charge at the time of it messing up?

i've had this issue but only when the phone was on charge.

if i unplugged the phone, backlight came back and then i simply plugged it back in

other than that, no cure that i've found. what software version are you using?

for the alarm, not seen that, i have noticed that recently i've had the alarm apparently going off (but it hasnt!) and then almost 2 hours later, i have a msg saying "alarm" with the dismiss button and the time of when it was supposed to go off. very odd. luckily i have a nokia 6230i that i use as my alarm clock.

and for the calls... i have the same problem but only when i copy over my SMS back onto the device. after hard reset its fine, but as soon as my msgs go back, i think the phone mem gets slower. (i have 1600 sms now on the phone with about 300 contacts with pictures)

I have the same issue with sms where the phone will light up, 5 seconds after it recieves the sms... so i'm guessing thats the same as the phone side, it lights up on my end, 3-5 secs later it rings (which is eqiv to one ring on their side so it hangs up after 2 more rings).

very strange issues though, i hope softwre updates fix it because it is annoying me now!

also have an issue with my camera where if you dont X out of it, then dont expect it to load again unless you reset the phone. it just shows the "egg timer" and thats it. useless camera software but great pda/phone. again luckily i have a camera always with me anyway.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] rxr:
Only thing i have experience with this is for 1).

I still get that backlight problem.

It started happening when i installed PocketZenPhone beta.

After every soft reset, if i let the phone go into standby or the let the backlight time out, the backlight setting will go all the way to the lowest.

I don't know how to fix this bug, only thing i've done to sort with it is have a Today Screen launcher set up so that i have an icon that leads directly to the backlight setting, so whenever it dims on me, i'm 2 thumb pushes away.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] akash84:
Actually, this is the first time i saw this, when i installed zen on mine too!

It was then i realised that if you unplugged the power supply then replug it in, it fixed it

in the end, i got fed up of zen's stability or the lack off so i removed it, hard reset etc

it still happens but very rarely, and when it does, its just because i've turned it off and on while it was on the power supply
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] m3m3:
i have the same freaking problem with backlight. not sure what the deal is but very very annoying. is there a fix to this problem??