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[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Funkym0nkey:
That SAR declaration paper with October 2013 date has nothing to do with the manufacturing date of the phone. That is just the date of that declaration.

My phone is made in February and it still has those issues. Bit I have got to the bottom of couple of them.

The flash bleed issue. If you are one of those who got the phone with free Sony flip cover and using it, that is your cause of flash bleed.

The cover sites a mm or so away from the phone due to the adhesive tape. That causes the flash to bounce off the edge of cutout of the case and enter the lens causing that white bleede.

This also happens with the slightly thicker cases or cases with camera and led flash cutout which is to close to the led.

Remove the case and ten take the picture. Mine does not show any bleede without case but shows with the case on.

Focus issues are very real. Specially in limited and low light. But not exclusive to low light. On manual at. 20mp the results are ago over the place. Superior auto is better but that is bad limitation to have. And with the video recording as well focus can go for toys every now and then . Specially in dynamic environment.

Hopefully Sony is working on the camera issues to be rolled out with. Kitkat update.

From my Xperia Z1 Compact, in your face!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Sponge.BoB:
Thanks for sharing!

Regarding the flash bleed issue - It happened to me with no cover at all.. and from the Sony forums it does indeed seem like a problem that can be fixed only if the back panel is replaced or modified..

I also wrote in the official Sony forum (can't post link..):

"

I took a good old galaxy S2 and took the same pictures with both devices.

The sky on the S2 is much more clear, the one on the Z1C was grainy and noisy.

Zooming in it was obvious that the S2 had more details.

Btw I did a "blind test" - didn't tell my husband what photo was from which device, and he chose the S2 objectively..

"

Maybe that quality and focus issues can be fixed with a firmware update, but if it is the case, I would expect Sony to already respond and say their working on an update to fix this problem..

Reading about Z1 users who are still waiting for their bugs to be fixed isn't very reassuring that it won't take long before they solve this.. which is very unfortunate :crying:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shysparrow:
Perfect :good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arup ZR:
Absolutely scorcher of a phone and the cam is perfect for shooting like a point and shoot, especially its superior I mode which needs minimal intervention and gets it just right all the time. I only wish I could tweak more in manual mode. The feel of the phone, the over all classy screen and looks is just perfect.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] matthies00:
i have a question for Z1C users, who goes to a lound parties/concerts. How does Z1C records loud music? i mena really loud... Is ift fine, or all we can get is only distortion?

thx
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rolo143:
Hi. I just want to know how can I save more battery on this rom, cm cause when I had the TouchWiz stock one, battery lasted about 7-8 hours, with heavy use. And now with CM10.2 it only lasts about 5-6 hours, same use. How can I set the governor or which are the best performance settings for this rom? Right now I'm using interactive governor. Also, is it normal to take about 1 minute for the phone to boot? I have foldermount installed, but I don't know if it's the cause of this. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TNCS:
I use the Slimrom myself, so not sure about CM, but 1min I think is a bit too long for the S4 mini. You may also want to try a customer kernel: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2568479 by F4k, its pretty good and stable. As for the governor, it situation dependent, some may perform better than the other depends on your installation and kernel. Generally ondemend, interactive and smartassV2 are pretty balanced between power saving and performance. There's few app you can use to set governor, its a basic function and they all work: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=kernel tuning&c=apps&hl=en

I don't use foldermount, but those type of APP do use quite a bit of process, especially now a SD card is involved. You can use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&hl=en or similar program to monitor and see which process/program consume the most power.

Standard tweak are simple, disable unwanted radio, use the 'black/dark' version of the menu, don't use over-complex launcher, etc. I'm not sure if CM has the KSM feature (Kernel SamePage Merging) in the settings menu, if you do and happen to use it, disable it. It waste about 30% of the power.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamus28:
No need for anything fancy. Ondemand governor is the usual "standard" and gives me great battery. Smartass has always been awful on devices ive tried it. make sure you don't have programs like Facebook running in the background. Most likely its an app causing your drain.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebula37:
Can I use lg flash tools to get back to. 4.2.2. So I can use roms again?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yamahar6riding:
Yes use the LG Flashtool there is a tutorial in the AT&T LG G2 Development forums. It's pretty easy to do.

Here is my tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzCBjUqFZU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebula37:
Ok, thanks. I wasn't sure if the new update was compatible going back to 4.2.2 stock via lg flash tools.
[LG Optimus G Pro] imranh101:
I purchased one of these a week ago and came in today, it's the official AT&T / LG flip cover with wireless charging and NFC.

Came in today, in a plastic bag inside a padded envelope. Works great, feels great, definitely the real thing.

Don't mean to sound like an ad, it's not my listing, but I've seen people getting replacement back covers without Wireless charging for $30+shipping, so this at $20 is a steal!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360868957051

One question, if I hold the phone or sit the phone on the table, back side down, the front flip cover part doesn't stay all the way shut. The right side is about 1/4th inch up off the screen. The auto screen on/off still works but it'd be nice if the cover stayed "tight" on the screen. Though I understand there is no magnet or anything on the far side so it may not be possible, is it... possible?
[LG Optimus G Pro] Rred:
" the front flip cover part doesn't stay all the way shut. "

That's probably why it was a RETURN aka REFURBISHED and why there was only one of it. Discounted.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hawkwind212:
I just bought 2 from the same seller (extra one by accident, hope this seller a4c will let me return it for refund. He didn't even responded to any of my email telling him to just send one). I want to know what do you think of this flip case overall, since you've been using it for a while by now. Does it protect the phone from accidental drops well? I'm thinking I'll have to bind the cover with a large rubber band or something to keep it from opening up when it drops. Right now I'm using am Abecus flip case. It works okay, but holding it in my hand is kind of awkward and tiring. I'm hoping to do better with this lg flip case.
[LG Optimus G Pro] basic086:
Yeah I'm also searching for a nice smart case for the G Pro and would love your feedback :)
[LG Optimus G Pro] hawkwind212:
I just got mine today, and I must say,I'm kind of disappointed. This flip cover case offers no real protection to the phone what so ever. The cover itself may protect the screen from scratches in the pocket or bag, but I already have a screen protector for that. It's really just a lg e980 back cover with a screen cover flap attach to it. There is no protection to the four corners of the device if the phone falls. The battery most likely to come out if the fall is a hard one. The flap itself doesn't attach to anything, there isn't a magnet or a button to keep the flap close. The overall appearance of the phone with this case, is just like the original phone with a black plastic screen cover, but it does give a smart look. Earlier the op mentioned that the cover won't stay tight. On mine it works fine, may be it's not staying tight due to that the synthetic leather needs be worn before it will fit right, but it's really not an issue. The plus side of this case is that when you close the flap, it does make the device sleeps, and open the cover wakes the device. This feature alone is worth the price of the case. Using the cover to wake and puts it to sleep beats the gestures and the button any day. I'm not sure about other features I have heard about, such as the NFC and the wireless charging because I haven't tested them. I may return this case because it doesn't protect my Phone, but my other cheap wallet case is already showing signs of wearing, and this case does look sharp. So I don't know. I may have to shop for another case soon. I will post in a few days after using this case for a while.
[LG Optimus G Pro] dante501:
Well they just suppose look fancy but where never intended to really protect the phone.
[LG Optimus G Pro] hawkwind212:
What's fancy about a piece card board like screen cover attach to the back cover? I figure since they call it a case, it suppose to protect the phone. My cheap wallet case offers some protection when I drop it. They really should call it 'screen cover' because there is really not a case anywhere. But like I said, the best part of this 'case' is the screen sleep/wake function. I may grow to like this special back cover after all.
[Nexus 10 General] xdp:
As we know, Google has not released a new Nexus 10, well over a year after the original's release. The original's specs are still great, new tablets are not really surpassing it much if at all, so I don't think it's in dire need of an update, but it's still unusual to see that much time go by without an update for a product a company is still interested in.

Then in the code, we have two solid hints that Google no longer cares about the 10" form factor. The first obvious one is the Settings menu in KitKat, with two-pane UI removed. The second hint now comes with the official launch of the Google Now Launcher. We see that GNL only does 6 columns on Nexus 10, same as Nexus 7. Google could've easily bumped this to 8 like with the stock launcher, but didn't bother.

Then there are Nexus 8 rumors. To me 8" is still too small and is noticeably smaller than a 10" tablet. You need only look at the iPad Mini and full size iPad to validate this opinion. However, Google might use that device as further justification to not bother with a 10" device, since 8" is "close enough" and a single tablet could garner more sales.

This seems like a poor decision to me though. As I said, Apple thinks there is good reason to have both 8" and 10" devices in play, and the market agrees with them. 10" tablets are THE next "PC" for average users. They do most things people could want, on a comfortably sized screen, especially when paired with a keyboard. The fact that iPad Airs are flying off shelves and increasingly used in enterprise proves this. If we are really "post-PC" and the iPad's dominance is going unchecked, why would Google give up on this size/form factor? Why not continually update the N10 and pair it with awesome keyboards and office apps to make it a real powerhouse? Samsung gets it and is doing exactly this - it seems Google is happy to let them handle it, despite its huge importance. What if Samsung takes it in a different direction that Google is unhappy with? They've been known to do this before.

Do you agree with this, or do think Google is still committed to the full size market, but just taking their time with an update? Keep in mind the software hints we have seen that indicate they are giving up.
[Nexus 10 General] BarryH_GEG:
The N10.1-14 and Tab|Pro 10.1 run circles around the N10 specs wise.

GPU

The Mali-T628 delivers high performance graphics, achieved by doubling the number of GPU cores, within each core and improving the compiler and pipeline efficiency. It delivers up to 10x the graphics performance of the Mali-400-MP GPU, as well as an increase in GPU Compute performance when compared with the Mali-T604 GPU.

The Mali-T604 GPU delivers up to 5x performance improvement over the Mali-400-MP graphics processor and is scalable up to four cores.

http://mobile.arm.com/products/multimedia/mali-graphics-hardware/mali-t628.php​

CPU

Exynos 5420 provides four A15 cores plus the ability to transition to four A7 cores under low/moderate load vs. two A15 cores on Exynos 5250. The former's using a 28nm HKMG die while the latters using the much older 32nm process which is far less energy and heat efficient.

You can look at benchmarks and see that the N10's CPU and GPU are "acceptable" but certainly not contemporary compared to newer Exynos/Mali and S-80X/Adreno SoC's.

Size

Battery Life

The Samsung tablets get better battery life using a smaller and lighter battery. Primarily because of the RGBW display and more energy efficient SoC(s). With the extra white pixel there are still 274 red, green, and blue sub-pixels per inch which wouldn't be indistinguishable compared to the 299 PPI on the N10. The iPad Air has 264 PPI for reference.

TW obviously negates some of the performance benefit because of all the resources it consumes but if you added the same amount of crap to the N10 it's performance would be significantly below the Samsung tablets. Same thing in reverse if you slapped CM or an AOKP ROM on the Samsung tablets. The Xperia Tablet Z 2 is using a S-801 SoC and comes with 3GB of RAM which will actually surpass the performance of the Samsung tablets and even further outperform the N10.

So the N10's had its day in the sun but needs either to be replaced to remain contemporary or marked down considerably in price based on its performance position in the market place.
[Nexus 10 General] glaudrem:
That's totally true. And we aren't even talking about Snapdragon 800 beast in the market. I like it a lot but it has become quite obsolete (as usuall in Tech market). I think new media contents wont be able to be played fluidly.
[Nexus 10 General] Gaugerer:
The screen ppi is about the best on any tablet and it's running the latest version of Android and apps run without lag so really no need to upgrade.
[Nexus 10 General] Warren_Orange:
Well its 16 months old now the N10 so what else do you expect. Still a good tablet in my book.
[Nexus 10 General] BarryH_GEG:
I didn't say it wasn't a "good" tablet; especially for $250 for the 32GB version on eBay. But after 16 months the following statement isn't true. The most unique feature of the N10 was it being the only 2,560x1,600 Android tablet. The 10" Samsung tablets and Asus TF701 both have similar displays now in addition to improving upon every other h/w spec.
[Nexus 10 General] enik_fox:
I think they will put out another. They're development devices so as long as we have ultra high resolution 10+inch tablets there should be a 10 incher from google
[Nexus 10 General] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Google provides updates to a device for 18 months, right? So what happens when the N10 hits 18 months, if they have no new N10 out by then?
[Nexus 10 General] BarryH_GEG:
10" Android tablets, especially high-end versions, have never sold well. At $400+ people (not necessarily XDA'rs) looking for larger format tablets buy iPads. People looking for cheap tablets buy Android (forked and official) which are typically $250 or below and 7-8". The Motorola Zoom was released three years ago in February, 2011. The fact we're still dealing with this speaks volumes about the attention developers pay to 10" tablets with their larger display area and landscape orientation.

Samsung and their zillion dollar marketing budget are making a huge push in the high-end larger format tablet space. And with balls of steel their pricing the 8.4 and 10.1 Pro/Note's at iPad prices and beyond. We'll see if that gets people interested in large Android tablets. If you look at the latest KitKat adoption rate it's below 2%. If you assume most Nexi that were able upgraded that means that of all the Android h/w out there less than 2% are Nexi. If you further assume the N4/5 and N7/N7-13 (both of which emphasize price as much as purity) are the lion's share that doesn't leave many other devices sold. Google may just be taking a pass on a new 10" tablet or letting Samsung prime the pump with their Pro/Note push before they jump back in. The world will survive without a new N10 since they didn't fall all over themselves to buy the first one.
[Nexus 10 General] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Does not answer my question you've quoted. I'm asking about OTA updates for the current N10 if it hits 18 months and no new N10 is released. Sorry for not mentioning I'm asking regarding OTA updates.
[Nexus 10 General] TerryMathews:
I dont think that's any sort of guarantee. Considering how they had to disable features in 4.4.2, I wonder if 4.5 will even make it onto the N10 officially.
[Nexus 10 General] xdp:
If anything that is MORE reason why Google should focus on this space. Just like they did with the Nexus 7 where they came out with a device that did the 7" form factor right, and it got attention. iPads are THE next "PC". In the future (even now) your average user will have a smartphone or maybe a tablet to use at home, and might not need a Windows/Mac PC at all. If Google doesn't get Android to a dominant position in this space like they've done with phones they will come to regret it. It ties into enterprise adoption, productivity (Google Docs and as an extension Chromebooks), you name it.

None of this refutes my points regarding Google giving up on this space despite all the reasons they should actually increase their efforts in it. And despite the spec bumps you quoted, the N10 is still a super capable and modern tablet. It could stand to be a bit faster (or maybe Android/Chrome just better optimized for Exynos), and better in-use battery life is always welcome, but that's about it. Just sitting there my N10 will only lose 1-2% over the course of a whole day idle.
[Nexus 10 General] schimm:
I could never get used to the ten inch Android form factor. Too awkward to hold IMO either landscape or portrait. And the dimensions at that size just look odd when viewing the screen for anything but videos. Bought a N10 and returned it days later. That said the Samsung Note 8 is ergonomically excellent and great for viewing in portrait mode. Just needs higher resolution and it would have it all. But I like mine all the same. Still I need a large format tablet which is why I own the iPad Air. Tremendously light and has an excellent screen. They chopped the bezel size which makes it feel small but they didn't shrink the screen. This really is a killer pad just from a hardware technical perspective. On the other hand, don't like the iOS but what can you do. Android really needs to change the ten inch form factor.

Sent by my Note 3 via Tapatalk.
[Nexus 10 General] charesa39:
I agree with you in that I highly doubt there will ever be a 2nd gen Nexus 10. This is actually what pushed me to finally order my new N10 last week. I've always wanted one, but couldn't justify paying $500 for a 32GB when it first came out. I had an HP TouchPad at the time running CM that was able to hold me over for a while. Then, after buying my N5, the speed (or lack thereof) of the TouchPad was really starting to make itself evident. I lucked out and scored a 32GB N7 (2013) from Staples for $170 back in January, and it's a great tablet, but I was really missing the 10" screen. So last week, when I saw a deal (shout out to Slickdeals!) for a brand new 32GB N10 for $300, I had to jump on it. Yeah, it's over a year old, and it doesn't have the fastest specs compared to today's standards, but I didn't buy it run benchmarks on it. I don't even really play intense games either. My main uses are web-browsing, productivity apps and media consumption (mainly Blu-ray MKVs). And, obviously, since it's a Nexus, I can tinker to my heart's content.

One can easily say the Note 10.1 (2014) and Tab Pro 10.1 have better specs, but they both come running TouchWiz (which is a HUGE negative for me). Plus, I doubt development for either of these will ever come close to what the N10 has. My disdain for TouchWiz makes this decision even easier when looking at the prices of these tablets. With the 32GB Note 10.1 (2014) going for $550, and the 16GB Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (no 32GB option available) going for $450 (prices according to Amazon), I see a brand new 32GB N10 for $300 as nothing less than a no-brainer.

To wrap it up, even though Google may not be coming out with a new Nexus 10, I still feel comfortable buying one since the price is great, and I can see development continuing for this tablet for a good while. And worst-case scenario, if Google does come out with a new N10, I'll just sell my current one for an upgrade. If they don't, then I'll be glad I picked one up before it became unavailable.
[Nexus 10 General] xdp:
Yep, iOS is a huge bore, but you're right that the iPad hardware can't be beat. I don't mind the Nexus 10 form factor, but I do think the 4:3 iPad is a little more manageable and Android should try out that aspect ratio, I don't know why they've always only done 16:9.

Agree with all your points, the N10's specs have aged pretty well especially considering the speed at which Android moves. I bought mine at launch and it runs KitKat swiftly enough. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't get any updates post KitKat but I'll just throw CM on it then. I agree Samsung's software is still a turn-off, if it wasn't for that (and the prices) the new Samsung tablets would be more of a consideration.

Either way, though, Google does use Nexus to push their own experience (especially with the Nexus 5), and for this reason and considering the importance of the full-size tablet market, I don't see how they can logically abandon it.