yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] omegastarr:
Lol 4.3 camera is crap as hell. A lot of people were complaining about it but sony shut their mouths with kitkat. Currently I'm on LB with custom stock kk rom and I don't have any regrets.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nash123:
Ok thx. Time to update back to kk. Played around in manual mode with ISO-settings. Automatic mode produced the extreme graining. If I choose manually an option (even 800) it is significantly better. So it is indeed a software related problem. Good to know.

Edit: Back on 4.4.2. Automatic mode is somewhat better. Manual mode is still better though.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Alenos:
Should I change my Iphone for this?

Hi.

Should I buy this cellphone?

My only android was an xperia x8, and it was pretty bad. I remember it having a lot of problems with it. Of course it was a low quality phone and was using android 2.3 or something like that.

After having the x8 for a year i bought an Iphone 4s, which its pretty good. I have never experienced heavy problems and it was super stable. But after more than 2 years i got really angry with apple by making me update to ios 7.1 from ios 5.0.1 jalbreacked. So i lost some softwares and information and couldnt jailbreack it anymore :( . Besides I allways hated Itunes.

What I want to know is if this phone would be as good as my iphone? Would it be stable? I dont want a phone to be laggy or closing off aplications and restarting alone... (which I experienced a lot with my X8. )

Should i wait for something better? I want this phone to last me some years, and I dont like big cellphones. Could i get a better smartphone of this size?

And last, can i really submerge it on the water? Has anyone tried it on a swiming pool? or in the sea?

Sorry for my bad language and spelling.

Thanks a lot for you attention. :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Option58:
When you bought X8 it was low end. Processor was really slow and old generation one even for the time - 2010.

And back then android was young...

But now is 4 years later. Z1 Compact is a premium phone. Of course it doesn't lag it's newest processor on market. You will feel the difference (from 4S). Screen quality, camera, battery, OPEN android os, waterproof, metal frame, faster CPU/GPU. You can use touchscreen with gloves and has nearly lowest response time on market. Go for it.

No there's nothing to wait for, and certainly not at this size.

About waterproofing, yeah people have tried. But I wouldn't swim with it just because I'm too scared. And I don't know about salt water.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] omegastarr:
Z1c is much better than iphone 5s and you have 4s.. The software is flying (very rare on android but lately not so much), excellent camera quality and water proof.. What can I say.. Amazing !

edit: Don't read camera reviews before May. The 4.3 JB camera was really awful but in kitkat it does take much much better photos.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] propov:
Camera is bad sometimes in Superior Auto.

But in Manual and good settings I have no regrets.Here is some samples with other phones.In the pics file name is the phone model.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rlei1v2piyhmr53/AAAtwiEGOSZKHgLD6Ly3_3Xga
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] myanogencod:
Great OP question by maajstor!

That should be a compulsory First Post (!) in every CM forum...!

Anyway, someone asked for a hardware (+software, unknowingly) recommendation and since Sony seems to have mostly mended their ways...

I kinda care about the environment and... I was going ask if this was "made in China" but I just noticed the battery is non-removable. Bummer.

But this one looks very decent indeed and importantly it has CM builds for it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Alenos:
Thanks for yours opinions. I am going to buy it on my next trip to europe, because where I live i cant find it or its really expensive(I am from Argentina). I think i will order it whith a 64gb memory card. Could you recommend me one?

Also, i ve been looking for a case. What do you think about these:

http://www.amazon.de/Z1-GUMMIERTES-HARDSKIN-TERRAPIN-VERPACKUNG/dp/B00HUGVN3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402891244&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+xperia+z1+compact+case

http://www.amazon.de/Premium-Ledertasche-Schutzh%C3%BClle-Elegant-Compact/dp/B00IRSJN7I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1402891244&sr=8-5&keywords=sony+xperia+z1+compact+case

http://www.amazon.de/Standfunktion-Kartenf%C3%A4cher-Sony-Xperia-Compact/dp/B00HWTF1HE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1402891244&sr=8-6&keywords=sony+xperia+z1+compact+case

Thanks for your time again :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] inkmars:
I'm heading tomorrow to buy the white z1c but I'm having some second thoughts.

Did you guys get along quick with those bezels?

Are 4.3inches small for an overall daily experience? I'm coming from a GNex so it's not a big difference in screen size but when I'm looking at youtube videos it seems to have a much smaller screen than my phone for example.

Is it worth waiting for the z2c? Like, are there minor faults/unsatisfactory details about the z1c and you wish there weren't?

Is the lime version better looking irl too? [emoji55]
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] komedol:
My only regret is not related to the Z1C itself, but rather to the accessories maker of Z1C: for crying out loud, please leave the magnetic charging port open/exposed when designing a casing.

Hopefully someday a clear & tough TPU case with easy access to all ports (especially the magnetic port) for Z1C will be available.

:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arungth:
HI

I flashed Reincarnation Rom Series v.5 | Touchwiz Nature UX Edition ,and my device working fine,but i have an doubt,i installed DISH ALIGNER from play store ,(which is used for aligning dish antennas).while using this app the sensors for azimuth and elevation does not shows the values.the app was working fine when i am on stock rom with stock kernel.friends please help me to fix this issue.
[LG G Pro 2] burnface:
Has anyone had luck getting this knock code ported to any other devices yet? Or is it like HTC Blinkfeed where it just isn't all that possible?

Looks cool ha
[LG G Pro 2] buenarc:
Not sure though if it will help, but I have dialed *#9900# and it shows some menu. let me know if this is the information that you need.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Hey!

I've just bought the P6 from china and I cant get the Market to work. It exits immediately.

What am I doing wrong?

Please help.

Thanks! :good:

****EDIT****

Hi ppl.

The P6 I got is a REPLICA indeed.

looks the same, feels the same but the hardware is not the same.

The replica has A7 processor instead of A9

GPS is BAD

WiFi is weak

You can't update it android version at all

-Buy a new phone.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
install international version firmware B125. Google apps are allowed and inbuilt in that.

You can find the download link to the firmware from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2566453
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Hope it will work.

Thanks.

I will update
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Oh well.. It did not work.

did as they said in there but the phone still the same...

that what it shows..

some chinese recovery..

:crying:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
Explain one by one the steps you did in detail, so that readers here would know what you missed.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
OK.

I downloaded the B125 International from the link above.

extracted the rar to my desktop and moved to my P6 scdard the folder "dload" with the file "UPDATE.APP" init.

Than I powered off my phone.

than I hold the Volume UP and Volume DOWN at the same time and than hold the POWER button without release anything.

that after 3\5 seconds I released them.

And it just took me to that recovery in chinese.

:rolleyes:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ahk31:
ron11110, could you upload a screenshot with your firmware and kernel versions? It looks to me that you've bought some P6 replica.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
will try get a better screen shot
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ahk31:
Everyting seems fine. You are on B117CN FW. I get confused from this Chinese recovery. It should be some kind of custom recovery.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Yes.. I just cant get it to work. :(
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] lootjelo:
Flash a stock recovery through adb :) this looks like Chinese cwm...
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Umm.. How do I..? :silly:

and how will that help me to get the international version?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] bokchoi2020:
I would try to put the dload folder in the internal storage. Then try to do the 3 button hold down. Do not let go until it goes to the recovery screen.

It should automatically update to B125 without you pressing any more buttons. BTW should work since your phone is the Unicom/International P6-U06.

If that doesn't work, you can probably need custom recovery, TWRP and an unlocked bootloader. Try updating to the kitkat beta if B125 still doesn't work imho.

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If you want the stock recovery, you can go ahead and try this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2636231
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
In the screenshot, it says "System version Emotion System 1.6", which i have never read before. :confused: Its usually Emotion UI 1.6, and not "system".
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ahk31:
You are right. I didn't notice it. So may be this is replica.

ron11110, don't flash anyting yet. You may brick your phone. Please install CPU-Z (here it is enclosed) and take a look at your CPU and GPU. Compare them with mine. If there is any diffrence your phone is 100% replica. Hope it is not.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Ok this are the results.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ahk31:
Unfortunately it is replica :( . Sorry. There are so many diffrencies - CPU architecture A9 vs A7, kernel version 3.0 vs 3.4, screen resolution and so on.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Umm.. strange.. I will contact the seller as soon as possible.

Will update soon
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
UPDATE:

The seller keep saying this phone is genuine.

I dont know what else I can do. It is may be because it is from china or something.. local phone.

by this video it looks ok:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsrDN3BTYXQ

it doesnt seem like a replica...

Is there something else I can do?.. :rolleyes:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
First of all my Antutu score 14000 so much higher as yours and I have a different CPU and GPU. It seems like you don't have the K3V2 as cpu.

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
so, are you sure this is a replica? :confused:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] skyp6user:
It might be. If you bought it cheaper than the normal price its highly a fake huawei. Im not sure though. Based on my experiences, there are alot of fake samsungs, iphones, etc on an underground maarket. They are really almost the same. They have all serial nos, imei nos. The only difference is whats on the inside (ram,cpu,gpu,cores)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
well its strange.. after making the test with AnTuTu it showed me this
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
Well here is my score

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
look above. I uploaded mine.

your score is maybe because you change the firmware..

the specs are the same.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
Maybe I have a newer firmware but you are right seems to be the same hardware.

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Did you get this phone from china?

can you tell me what the steps you have done?

the update center inside my phone seems to be broked. it shows an error.. and the 3 buttons way does not work..
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
My phone is not from China and the update always worked well for me so I don't know what's wrong with your phone but I would say that your recovery is broken or something like that.

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Do you know what can I do to fix that?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
You could try to unlock your bootloader with this code http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2666116 and than flash a stock recovery over yours and than try again to update. That's only an idea, I don't know if it will work.

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
Do you think it may brick the phone?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
I really don't know, the unlock code itself should not brick your phone and the flash of the recovery after i don't know. If your phone is no fake than it should be safe. The only way to really brick your phone is I think to flash B118 or B120 when your phone is international and not chinese. Other bricks were most softbricks that you can repair. But it could be that you brick your phone but I don't think that that will happen when your phone is original.

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
by the results it seems genuine.. I will try to unlock the bootloader. hopefully it wont brick the phone.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] klincharov:
I am being curious now... can we have some photos of the phone itself ?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warea:
There are fakes that would be really hard to spot the difference. I have seen posts on Chinese forums mentioning how to spot a fake one. And in one of them they refered to something different at the front camera/earspeaker/sensor location, but i couldn't spot the difference even then.

The CPUz did give a totally different information, which if true would clearly be a fake p6. In China, Huawei does not use different specs for P6, and so it has to be a fake. So this needs to be double checked more with other apps. Maybe its easy to fake information on antutu and may not be reliable. Try other apps.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vkaohp665qvby13/oxMEUn2f8e
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] klincharov:
Pfff, seems legit. Just what is that strange sticker under the volume keys and sim/sd slots ?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] edward0181:
It does look different then mine.

Speaker on top is bigger and closer to front CAM. Right side panel also looks diff.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
some sticker (hh with numbers around.. idk)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] taaeem:
What is this thing on the side there is something round I can't see it so clear, and at my phone there is nothing.

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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
so what do you ppl think?

I went to a local store trying to compare my p6 to the store p6.. could not notice any changes. Only the specs are not the same..

fake or not?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] halman:
I think the phone is fake. The hardware you have is from Mediatek (mt6589) instead of k3v2oem1 from Huawei.

Also another one with similar problems where his phone is fake (Mediatek soc) is here
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] skyp6user:
Pictures looks legit. And its hard to tell if its fake or not by just looking on the outside. But you must make sure all functions are working. Ive seen a fake s3 and couldnt tell the difference between legit and not.

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I agree... Just now i noticed the difference in hardware.. Its the same on the online store
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
I see the cpu is different.

i think it tells a lot.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] parker5:
it really is a replica, I have the same. I bought here aliexpress.com/snapshot/6016636049.html . I set myself CWM recovery and now I and Chinese and CWM recovery. But I have created the problem has deleted the APP and now the body hanging on the logo to Android. Firmware from the original Huawei k3v2oem1 not suitable. I already 3 days overwritten with manufacturers about the firmware, but they are every day tomorrow. This manufacturer ://bbs.hilive.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=22991&page=1&extra=#pid64223 . can anyone help drain the firmware you that you laid out for me? I would be grateful.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
I did not get what you mean. But some of the information i did get was helpful.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] parker5:
I use the Google translator.

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help to find the firmware P6-U06-U06V100R001C17B117SP01 mt6589
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
we are in same shoes bro. I was having same problem from playstore, refuse to update, finally bricked phone trying to update with original rom. Lucky i install recovery before brick and now i need the rom. I have open dispute on aliexpress and seller says he is victim also because his supplier lied and runaway. he offer $120 refund but i ask for either totoal refund or refund $200 and also send me copy of the rom of product. now i wait and see. :(
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] ron11110:
And what about the GPS? it works for you? :confused:

UPDATE about gps!

Used http://fix-my-gps.blogspot.co.il/ Worked PERFECT!

Parker5:

Try this http://pan.baidu.com/s/1Efrxs - I don't realy sure if it works.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
didnt try gps. my phone is bricked now until i get software. seller just refunded my whole money and say i keep product. i feel bad for him. i want give him $100 because he is also victim but he cant get me rom copy. pls someone should help me with a backup copy of this phone rom so that i can pay him too.:rolleyes:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
Any luck in getting rom for this phone?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] parker5:
no, sellers within 5 days, saying, tomorrow...
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
now?

has he sent ROM now? I need this ROM. if he has not, go to all express feedback and give him one star and say he is cheat who has sold you fake product and refuse to send u ROM. this will make him respond. pls send me copy of ROM when u receive:cowboy:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] parker5:
Yes, sent. I have restored my phone.flashed SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1408.00

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I can't add the link.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
Thank you. You are a life saver. Downloading now. Will let you know how far.:D

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Do you think we will get any update say kitkat for our clones? :laugh:

My seller actually refunded my money in full and say I should keep the phone too. He does not want phone again:rolleyes:

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Just downloaded. Its a .bin file type. How do I install?:confused:
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] halman:
[MENTION=5747288]nourudeen[/MENTION] After googling for the sp flash tool i found the 4pda.ru site. Use an online translator because it has - as it seems - all the info regarding the SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1408.00

Good luck
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] parker5:
on 4pda written in detail how to use SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1408.00. I installed as it's written there. do not put a checkmark from Preloader , is not recommended.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
can't install

think I have problem with download. will try again.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] parker5:
the main problem is the driver is not correct. You need to install the correct driver mt6589 . 99% of the problem with the drivers.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
yes! my phone is back from the grave. thanks to all you doctors for the phonebiotics
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
I have gotten to install playstore and it is working perfectly.:D
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] jollag:
Hey!

Any chance I can get that ROM from you? Hving the same problems with store and everything.

jollag@gmail.com
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] lior_al:
I also got that clone of P6 (with MTK 6589)

I also got that clone of P6 (with MTK 6589),

what can i do to upgrade the rom?

it's came with chinise B118 rom, with no google play support....

does someone found a way to install on it another rom?

or at least using google play?

Lior
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] lior_al:
THX GREAT!!!!

IT"S WORKED.

your english is nice, from where are you?

a. if i want to install the backup i did. how can i do that?

b. do you have a good ROM that i can install on it? the fake huawei rom is annoying!!!
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] @roKiLL:
Thanks! I'm from Spain.

Tomorrow post some images about the bugs, if somebody know that bugs are and how resolve it. Uff....I get about... 5 days working with the phone, and i will try searching a compatible firmware with mt6589, but i found one, but the screen is not the same, other with the Wi-Fi with problems... I search and found to port the 4.4.2 firmware, but the kernel now is very unstable with mt6589. And the issue to config permanently the nav bar. I'm a newbie with Mediatek, but everyday I learn a new thing. I've got a G526 from Huawei and no problems, but that.... It's a race for the 1st price. A challenge. hehe

About restore the backup, tomorrow i post the procedures for restore the backup with SP Flash Tools. It's not harder. As how Backup, a lot of procedures, but not harder. I need to sleep because I get exhausted by the hard work with this phone.

I can't resolve the black text in the notification bar when receive a Mail or a lost call. Or in some areas the text is white with the background white (WTF??). Tomorrow I post some screenshots about it. It's harder to see, because Huawei don't works how OEM Android, but the problem don't stop here. They have two frameworks, but now i'm found other. Our firmware works with the default Frameworks, with the Frameworks from Huawei. And... the frameworks from Mediatek. And i don't know where is the styles.xml and where are the icons.png from this enverioment.

Bye!
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] @roKiLL:
Now I'm Again.

At this, if can see, the background icons are white and it's so difficult to see.

Those images, at the notification bar shows the message text in black, I've modded the notification bar in desktop for transparency, and it's so dificult to see again. In the programs with the notification bar filled in black it's impossible to see.

If can see, i've put a image at background because it's impossible again to see the text in black. The lion it's so colorful. haha.

Xplore app with option marked "Black theme". The app is unusable.

The same with Titanium Backup. (And this begin when i found this bug)

An installation, without the option to open. It's disabled, but the text show the same color than activated button.

And the notification bar opened, the mass storage i've activated after with adb. But, it's darker and is so difficult to see.

I can try a lot of modifications. Mod the frameworks... SystemUI.... I'm exhausted....

Now i'm going to create a firmware customizable. I'm configurating the kitchen and trying to deodex the ROM, for work with the mods without odex all the files in the recovery. Imagine... Modify one thing, go to recovery, change and odex that file. If don't odex that file, a loop error. Solved in adb in a moment, but this tired...