yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
And for every one of those you get a post like this whining about people whining which are no less tiresome and serve no purpose either since you cant keep a hater from hating.

At any rate its good to remember that people are often hanging purchases on items that are fairly trivial. I passed on the M8 just because I didn't like the much discussed black bar on the bottom. I know its really neither here nor there but it makes the phone look lopsided to my eye. See realistically if the Z2 did not exist I probably already own that since it seems like a little better mousetrap when compared to the Sammy which I have had several of and want a change from. So just one tiny thing moved me from that device to this one. I don't move to the Oppo if this one releases on time but now that the Oppo may actually street sooner and its a push to my mind as to which device is going to be the better device for me all of a sudden its in the mix.

Everyone could say something similar to this with their own preferences in place of mine. Its often the little things that get us to either pull the trigger or take a pass on those that didn't get culled outright because of some deal breaker.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
Camera comparision between z2 and s5

www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S5-v...ors-and-the-murky-indoors_id55220#2-Xperia-Z2

Kapil :cool:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I went to my network providers store yesterday to check exactly how long was left on my current S2 contract, and was asked which phone I was interested in......

I told the assistant that I was "weighing up the pros and cons" between the One M8 and the Z2.

He said that they were expecting the Z2 in sometime in May. He also said that while they were both really good phones, according to the "retailer information packs" he'd read, the Z2 was (on paper) the slightly better phone........

I'm in the (some would say lucky, others would say unlucky) situation where I can't upgrade until November.......

Whichever it is, the time between now and then, will allow me to really get a grasp of any issues that I might face with the Z2. If I'm lucky, during that time, Sony will also have perfected the manufacturing processes for the Z2 and I may not face any of these issues anyway. There may be something to be said for rushing out to buy the latest technology as soon as it's released, but you can just as easily argue that NOT rushing out to purchase the phone has merit too........
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
After may, if lucky u will see lg g3 also..

I think sony is holding too back....

Kapil :cool:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I don't know......LG has never *seemed* to have the premium brand status that Sony and HTC have got.....maybe that's down to individual perception, but for me, LG has never been included in my shortlists........

Sent from my Markox powered KitKatted S2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
http://xdaforums.com/newthread.php?do=postthread&f=1796
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stanley08:
Should I pick the white one over the black? As I recon that it won't show off fingerprints and smudges as much as the black one would?

Also, anything to look out for? Any pointers? I want to pick up my own Z2 today. I'm not really familiar with Sony. I'm a Samsung guy up till now. Cheers! :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shudder123:
depends are you gonna get a case with it?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stanley08:
I really don't like cases nor screen protectors. But you know, some situations force you to use em... I'm really focusing on if the white will show of as much smudges as the black lol. I think the white looks good too. But that all Black look is just awesome. :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hampurilainen:
Looks like you've already made your mind ;)

Take the black one and don't worry about some little smudges.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I'd TOTALLY recommend using a screen protector.....I know some people don't like them, but for me, it's worth it.....everybody gets dust and grit in their pockets. That grit may include sand which WILL scratch your phone screen. One of my hobbies is photography, and I wouldn't think of using one of my lenses outdoors if it didn't have a UV filter (the camera lens equivalent of a screen protector) on the front....and the Z2 is more expensive than half my lenses....

Again....cases are personal choice, but isn't the rear of the Z2 glass as well?

Sent from my Markox powered KitKatted S2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mushtafa:
I've not read the whole thread, but will comment on the colour. I originally wanted the white, but the black looks so much better. It does show the finger marks etc, but so does the white one.

And yes, the back of the phone is glass also. I will be getting a case if I keep it

Sent with Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
Anybody who buys this phone please give me detail about camera and screen as compared to Samsung's because this are are the two things which is lacking in previous Sony's phone.

The camera sharpness and detailing and screen sharpness, colours, viewing angle as compared to amoled display
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAMOA:
guys, i am buying one soon but a bit worried about the gaps between screen/glass and the side panels. all (or most of the) units have this problem? :confused:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiac100:
For me, the biggest issue I'm having with the phone is the camera. Yes the image quality is vastly improve from the Z especially in low lighting situations but the flipping camera struggles to focus properly. It only ever seems to focus well on things central to the scene but there's a lot of blurr once you move outside that central radius. The z had the same problem to begin with so I can only hope a software update addresses this. If not, the camera will be a let down. It's got such potential because where it focuses the quality and detail preservation is fantastic but all that's spoilt by all that blur.

The s5's focusing capabilities are excellent which is why that camera may win over the z2 's if this focusing issue isn't addressed by Sony and quickly. It just spoils a lot of the pictures I take.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
Sending mine back tomorrow... Going for the s5. The locked boot loader and poor audio quality was the final straw for me.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stargate1000:
I'm sending my s5 back. MUCH WORSE AUDIO! And its a plasticky pile of turd!!! I hate the damn thing.

I swapped it with a defective z2 yesterday....bad move (was in a strop as carphone warehouse have no z2 in store yet).

I WANT MY Z2 BACK :(
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepflash:
U can unlock the bootloader, can't you?

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here is some comparison:

http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/feature-showdown-htc-one-m8-vs-samsung-galaxy-s5-vs-sony-xperia-z2

I know its in german but with google translate it should be possible for u to read it.

Also if you google a bit u will find comparison images between SGS 5, HTC One and Z2. As far as I can tell the SGS 5 is a tiny bit better then the Z2 while the HTC Ones camer is much worse.

Also I read about some firmware upgrade from sony for the Z2, don't know if ths betters the result.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gala...-great-outdoors-and-the-murky-indoors_id55220

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---------- Post added at 12:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:23 PM ----------

Until yesterday I was undecided which phone to buy.

the SGS 5, the HTC One and the Z2 were my 3 favorites.

Coming from my beloved SGS 2 the following reasons were, that made the decision for the Z2:

- HTC One too large for little screen and very bad campera quality. For the bigness of the phone, the battery is with 2600mAh small; next: it is almost impossible to repair or just even replace the battery; HTC One is also not resistant vs dust or water

- SGS 5 is plastic; Features like fingerprint sensor or pulse meter are not needed, pulse meter is every camera phone out there with the software "Instant heart rate"; Also SGS 5 has no stereo speakers; yet again it is not easy to repair; Also I dont like the design

- Z2: has stereo speakers, better camera then HTC One, large battery, is easy to repair (so u can replace the battery when it is old), it has a noise cancelling headphones in delivery package which provides very good sound results according to user opinions; Z2 has a nice design; Z2 is more resistant vs water then SGS 5
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
Can't unlock the boot loader,no,its locked in by Vodafone.

S5 might be worse Audio than the z2, but at least I can root it and improve it drastically as I did with my s3. With the z2 this isn't an option due to the lack of being able to root.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepflash:
don't buy it from vodafone then?¿
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
It's the same from any UK provider unless you buy SIM free mate.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stanley08:
Been using my Note 3 for 6 months now. No screen protector. Not a single scratch on the screen. not one dot! Never dropped the phone either. Even though Samsung's Warranty here in Africa also covers FREE screen and Motherboard replacements, not once but TWICE! And the phone only cost about $700 here on release, even cheaper now. This is why Samsung is first here in Africa.

But they need to build their phones better, so... I'm moving to Sony now. LG G3 next :p
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepflash:
I always buy Sim free phones. Why should I spend more money for often in some way restricted phones with an ugly logo on top?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
True, but I can't afford to purchase a phone outright.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepflash:
There are several resellers, who offer a rate based paying aswell
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
Ah well, the phone being returned now, so never mind.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
So im asking this question to all those people who buy xperia z2.

So how is the overall performance of the phone and what is your suggestions whether to buy or not to buy this phone?

As your suggestions will be great for those who want to buy this phone......

Please provide a true sugesstion apart from brand loyalty and other things.

Thank you
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Well....I've had a 'hands on' with both the M8 and Z2 today....and on balance first impressions...... I prefer the M8. I'm not ready to completely rule out the Z2 just yet....my decision will depend (in the main) on unofficial development, and it's still early days for both devices ATM....

Sent from my Markox powered KitKatted S2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CB620:
M8 has tons of dev sir.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fenix:
I love the build quality, looks... It works just fine, had some problems with a.2.55 software but flashed a.2.69 and now it seems flawless. Had G2 before that, Z2 seems bit faster but it is hard to tell since G2 is also fas as hell... So far I love it...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
Is z2 has buggy software?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teck_keeda:
Z2 launched in India just a few days ago. The box contain life band the old headset and the cell phone and nothing else.

But in the rest of the world they are giving away the life band, the new noise cancellation headphones and magnetic dock....

All for the same price.

I think they are cheating with the Indian customers also the camera got froce close due to high temprature every time tries to shot a snap it says temperature is too high so camera closed very annoying.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feis:
Dont joke around, in uk you get nc headphones and thats it, and i think its same in all europe, as far as i know smartband is worth more than nc headphones and i would trade any day..And if your camera overheats when not even using 4k, exchange it, its obviously defective unit.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolbluedab:
Soo, I think the site is going screwy... First there are lots of threads, then a few. I am doing the root, s-off etc... Now, but I am looking for just a stock debloated rom. I cannot find a thing the way things are. Can someone link me up?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Hello to all!

I am completely new to flashing phones, and cant get it to work on my Desire (Europe/Norway).

The case is, that i replaced the glass (not the digitizer) on my phone, and when i went to turn it on, it only stuck on the HTC logo and vibrated a few times, it never came past the HTC logo.

So, i tried reading a bit, and i tried "rooting" my phone, witch did not go well, i guess i did the whole prosess wrong.

I have tried making a goldcard, but that did not work, and i have tried installing a new rom (RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed) but that just got stuck and gave me and error that it was the wrong ROM.

Now, when i try turning on my phone, the screen is black with a white HTC logo, and white warning signs in every corner..

When i press power+volume, this is the information i get:

Bravo PVT1 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-031d

Touch panel-synw0101

Radio-5.11.05.27

Aug 10 2008 17:52:18

RUU

So, as you can see my "fastboot" menu and options are gone.. But my device gets discovered on my pc when i plug in the USB.

Can anyone please tell me what to do step by step, in the right order? (Like you are explaining to your mom what to do)

Would realy realy appreciate it.

Thanks!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Your phone is stuck in RUU mode. Try running the 2.3 RUU.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Thank you sir, for your response.

On the page you link to me, i cant seem to find the agree button, just plain text and nothing else. Is there anyway you can download it and upload it to megaupload?

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Ah you're right. I've got it downloaded on my PC, so I'm currently uploading it for you.

Edit: here it is: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407586107
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Hello again!

I have now tried the RUU you gave me.

At first, it "froze" at 26% when sending radio, and the phone vibrated a few times.

I den shut it down, and restartet the process. It then came to about 80% and gave me the error 152: Please get the correct ROM update...

When i disconected the cable from my computer, it says;

RUU

Parsing... [downloaded ZIP]

[1] RADIO_V2 - FAIL-PU

[2] SPLASH1 - OK

[3] RECOVERY - OK

[4] RADIO_CUST - OK

[5] BOOTLOADER - OK

[6] USERDATA - OK

[7] SYSTEM - OK

[8] BOOT - OK

Partition update fail!

Update fail!

Keep in mind, i have done nothing else to the phone, exept formated the SD card in FAT32.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Sorry to tell you, but it looks like you have a radio brick. This type of brick doesnt really have any solution. See here for more info on why this is the case.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
So there is basicly nothing that can be done? A new board from ebay?

With your 2.3 update, my rom is 2.29.405.14 and 2.3 is image version 3.14.405.1
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
I dont need to root this phone, i just need it to work. And is it so, that rooting it is a litle more work than to just put in the original image? I mean, i have read so mutch about S-OFF, goldcard etc, that i am unsure. Is this rooting? And what i'm trying to do (Format SD card, download a image and press next) is recovery? Maybe i ned the image that is already on my phone? ( 2.29.405.14)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bobbi lim:
I think you might have mistaken but if you need more help but try pressing power button with volume down and see what it gets into first?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
A little update!

I have been reading a lot on this page, and i came across a few posts that suggested putting the phone in the freezer.

So, i put the phone in the freezer for about an hour, i copied PB99IMG downgrade from Alpharev to my SD card, and turned my phone on.

I then had the bootloader options.

But, the phone never asked me to update the zip or anything, green text with checking ... came up a few times.

So, after that i pressed bootloader, and i installed the RUU_HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade (Gingerbread) with sucess!

The phone then restartet with white screen and green htc logo. It restarted a few times, uintil it started to vibrate.

I went in to bootloader again and pressed recovery, it completed the process and the phone started up like normal.

But when i was about to unlock the screen the phone turned off, so i installed the RUU one more time, and it kept restarting when it was done..

What did i do wrong? And what can i do now to get it too work?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Tried moving the rom from the RUU_HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade (Gingerbread) ROM in to the SD card while renaming it to PB99IMG and running it from the bootloader. When it had completed it said:

Main Version is older (i think)

Update failed!

Restart?

But it does complete with no error if i connect the phone to my computer and run the .exe?

Sigh...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
I have found the problem and the solution..

This is a phone that only works in the freezer.. Need to get one hell of a freezer now.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
This got me thinking and some time on google, looks like this is a common problem.

But, i never had this problem before my screen got damaged, and i replaced it. And the phone never feels warm when it restarts, it is actually cold.

So, maybe there is a faulty sensor in the phone causing it to think that it is overheating. Anyone know anything about this? If i can find the sensor, maybe i could just.. Remove it?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Is 2.2 the original android version on this phone? Maybe the 2.3.3 causes the overheat, so i was thinking on downgrading to 2.2

Where can i find the original 2.2 .exe?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Will the RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe work with my 0.93.0001 HBOOT?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiehk6:
2.3.3 doesn't 'cause' it to overheat...

You can try to flash any compatible RUU you want, it is highly unlikely you'll properly fix a radio brick which is a hardware issue
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1mzor:
Radio Brick? How can it have a radio brick when the phone is working? But only in the freezer tho.

I wondered because i never had this problem on the phone before i changed the screen.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiehk6:
- This bit means radio brick ;)

- You can only get it to work in a freezer

There's not much more evidence you need to show that unfortunately you have a hardware issue...
[Xperia SP General] Sheharyar13:
I have found this thread to increase app storage partition in xperia T,so can somebody modify it for our SP (Maybe allot app+internal to just app storage like around 5.7 GB :D)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51787422

I don't have the skills to modify the commands and other things so i will be very happy if someone could make a guide for our SP :cyclops:

Lot of Genius Guys Out Their ;)

Thnx For The Rply In Advance :)
[Xperia SP General] s1llhoute:
Ng, just use folder mount I think
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] amitdeb1995:
is this game supported in mmx a117 ?

i think yes. as i've heard it runs good in a117.

i've downloaded it from torrentz which was uploaded by mafiasss.

but not working.

can u guys give the link of a working version of this game for a117 ???
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] uchihaobito:
Here is a trick to run all games including modern combat 4.

Those who have downloaded the the obb file must be facing force close of game while running....so here is the trick to run it....

1.download the game (obb ) from apkarchive.

2.after downloading the obb....open it with win rar and extract all the data.

3.now install the apk.(dont run it)

4.copy the folder(com.gameloft.android....)to the data folder in your sd card.

5.now make a folder name 'files' Inside the com.gameloft. named folder.

6.copy the extracted files in this folder.

7.now run the game and it will work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jorden7491:
I have an issue today I did something to my i605 phone. I don't know what I did. Any help would be great. My phone does not wanna connect to any services it was on tmobile before I switched to net 10 it was working perfectly but today it stop working I took out the Sims and left it alone but all day it wasn't working. I don't know if it has to do with the servicemode

*#27663368378# and if it does can some one help me change it back to normal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] garwynn:
Moved to Q&A. Hope this will get you some quicker answers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cainG2x:
You try global mode yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jorden7491:
Yea I've try it. The signal status is always 0 but there's nothing wrong with the phone physically. Never drop nothing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bonkurei:
have you check your imei ? is it still intact ? or check the efs partition or folder.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jorden7491:
Yea I still have my imei number and efs folder?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXinus:
I recently bought the Unlocked Galaxy note 1 from eBay(India). It has conflicting device numbers written on back of the device and one on the "About Phone" menu. On back of the device its written as n7000 and "About Phone" menu shows it as "SHV-e160K", I need some help in identifying whether the device is fake? (From build of the device it looks genuine Samsung ),

This phone also has some other issues as below

1. It does not display the the career range although I was able to register to local Vodafone network and I am able to have incoming and outgoing calls. Also 3G works pretty well.

2. About phone menu sows Baseband version :-Unknown

3. NFC unable to detect the NFC tags

4. Samsung kies software not able to detect the device

5. Many Samsung softwares installed on the device fail to update saying software not signed by Samsung

I have replacement of the phone in transit, Once I receive the new device, are there any steps which can help me confirm genuineness of the device ?

Also is there any way to confirm if 4G works ,without having to insert 4G sim card?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaiDai:
You are the owner of a korean versison of the Samsung Galaxy Note now. Different hardware. No own forum here. Search for "e160K" and you'll find a lot of threads related to "SHV or SHE e160K".
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXinus:
What does it say unknown base-band version

Thanks, I had misspelled the number,

How can I know if this is really SHV-e160K instead of n7000, because back of the phone shows number as n7000, When I search with IMEI number on google , it shows device number as n7000 although phone info shows 1.5GHz processor(which is specific to SHV). Does this device carry IMEI number registered against n7000?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Use quadrant standard app to check the cpu info. If it's a qualcomm based cpu then it's a Korean note. If the back cover has n7000, then it could be possible that the motherboard inside might have changed.