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[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ForumNinja:
Hey all:)

Here Sony have gone against the past "mini" devices, the compact is a fully featured little brother of the flagship Xperia Z3. Boasting the same chipset, albeit with reduced RAM. It also features the same PS4 remote play feature. Something I'm sure we would all like to see ported to other devices. Its a promising Smartphone for those who feel the shear size of the flagship devices are getting out of hand.

Lets take a look at the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's specifications, feel free to comment:)

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Specifications:

Display - IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.6 inches (~319 ppi pixel density)

Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801

CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400

GPU - Adreno 330

RAM - 2GB

Memory - 16GB, microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera - 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash. Video: 2160p@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Secondary Camera - 2.2 MP. Video: 1080p@30fps

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Connectivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X, NFC

Water/Dust Protection - IP68

Battery - 2600 mAh

Dimensions - 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm

Weight - 129 g

Source: gsmarena
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sofly999:
Memory is 16gb, micro sd, up to 128gb.

http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/whitepapers/xperia-z3-compact-white-paper/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Rekoil:
Regarding expandable storage, it isn't really limited to 128GB, it's just that nothing larger exists. Technically according to the microSDXC spec it is limited to 2TB expandable storage.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] geronimoid:
Has anyone had any confirmation on whether there'll be a glove or pen mode?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
I don't think they say 128gb max, because there isn't any bigger, but because Sony itself supports till that size. The system itself supports bigger of course.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] adichandra:
720p with snapdragon 801. This thing will fly and battery life will be better than z1c
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] stnly:
Thanks for correcting this, it has been erroneously reported as 64GB in a lot of places
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ForumNinja:
Cheers guys:good: Updated the OP.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] cschmitt:
Looking forward to the 20.7 mp camera. Currently have an HTC one m7, worst camera ever. Also like the compact size and decent battery capacity.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Deleted member 5963088:
I wish they have 3gb ram and 32gb memory :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] boojay:
Ditto. Although would the reduced RAM offer better battery life? The 720p screen was a smart move and I completely understand that decision, but I'm wondering why they only went with 2 gb of RAM? People will say, Who needs 3 gb? But that's just a tired answer, why upgrade anything at all then? It's been shown that the extra RAM would improve performance, but I'm curious if it also affects battery.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
Hmm yeah, I don't know. I guess it does matters 'a lot', in theorie 1gb extra ram would add 33% more power consumption.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sturmtruppler:
In that case the battery would be used just from the memory. Not from screen, network etc.

2Gb are enough, the z3 needs 3 because of the full hd display because there is no separate graphics ram.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] atmos929:
have the 2GB RAM been confirmed?... gsmarena states in all previews that it will have 3GB as it's bigger counterpart... but the specs page say it's 2GB, so I was wondering (or hoping) if it was a "typo" of them when making the specs page :P.

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oh well... Sony site says 2GB. Link. It should be more than enough though...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] hunter12:
Against fist rumors it seems that the bezel/frame is not aluminum.

Sony used some plastic for the sides.

After using my beloved One S for two years now i think i will miss the feel of the surface.

Hope the glass and the frame will not be prone to scratches.

But i'm really tempted to get this phone and hope some Devs will give us some fabulous roms.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] seamonkey420:
This will be my next phone!!!!

i'm just waiting for clove.co.uk to get it in stock and hopefully bundle one of the smartbands/watches w/it again like the Z1 was.

I'm an AT&T USA customer and was previously on Tmobile USA and loved my Xperia Z1 and haven't upgraded phones since getting it last nov. The biggest feature that Sony has above everyone else? Waterproof phones.

Plus, a 'mini' phone that has the exact flagship specs = PURE WIN!!! and to top it off, PS4 remote play.. oh yea!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Invalid_GR:
The Z3C could have been the ideal phone for me if only it had a few "minor" changes. First and foremost 32 GB of internal storage then 3 GB of ram and the matte back surface of the Z3C tablet.

Hope Sony will adress these "issues" while keeping the same footprint.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
There is no such thing as a 'perfect' phone.

They could have added these things easily, but didn't chose to do so because it would consume more power.

The matte back surface is purely based on taste ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Pyres:
I actually prefer the glass-sandwhich look. I'm coming from a Nexus4, which I've realised since the beginning was too big for my taste, and this z3compact seems the perfect phone for me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Invalid_GR:
Well you are right on the perfect phone comment but having 32 GB of storage on a phone that doesn't officially support apps to SD card is essential in 2014.That can be said for the 3 GB of ram also if you want to be future proof.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] charliebigpot:
The only thing that bothers me is that it doesn't have the IR-blaster. Why? Because I use it often on my s4 mini..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
It's not that the phone doesn't support app to SD, you have to blame the OS for that. I've got no reason why they decided to remove that option, but ok, it's been gone for quite a while already.

There is no such thing as future proof when it comes to electronics. Once they bring out the Z3C, it will be outdated already, because this market moves so fast. With the Z1C they have proven that what they did was enough and that was just less then a year ago.

If you want future proof why not ask for a 64 bit processor and 4gb ram. In the end no matter what they do, the customer will never be 100% satisfied.

Please... They can't please everyone.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] charliebigpot:
Not everyone, but maybe just me? :silly:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dillalade:
Lol.

IR would be awesome.

When root available... Xposed module unleashes SD card write access.

(This is an android is hindrance not the z3c... All 4.4.4 devices.)
[General Questions and Answers] jayhenpee:
Help my problem is my touchscreen axis x and y is inverted both in homescreen and recovery mode after i mistakinly flash incompatible custom recovery that didn't work. i really did everything google search, factory reset, wipe system, flash new rom but nothing works so my suspect here is the kernel but im sure it has no problem in digitizer or any related in hardware im really frustrated about this problem since i can't use my phone anyone have ideas about this or can someone help i'd really appreciated it thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] gatos814:
friend hi

unfortunately i made EXACTLY the same foolish thing and now i have the same seriously problem!

did you find a solution for this?

thank you
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bad4ss:
According to Carat, stopping Cell Broadcast (as pictured) will save 2h 56m of useable battery life on my G3.

Cell Broadcast is something I've never seen on any of my previous android phones, I can't even find an option for it.

How do I stop this app or whatever it is from using up so much of my battery? Even uninstall it if required, I am rooted.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suljo94:
uninstall it or rename it and the issues should be gone you can find it in System/privapp/lgcb.apk/.odex(rename/ delete them both and reboot, do this with a root file explorer)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bad4ss:
Thanks that actually worked. Wiki know later whether battery has improved.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrimsonBloodfang:
Did battery life improve?
[Android General] urban15:
Hello,

I see Teclast P98 Air is now available for international buyers.

Few details:

Allwinner A80T Octa Core(A15+A7 Cortex)CPU,

Android 4.4 OS.

RAM 2GB LPDDR3+ROM 32GB eMMC,

support TF card extension .

9.7 Inch IPS IGZO Retina Screen, 2048*1536(4:3)Resolution, 264ppi .

Features: Dual Cameras(Front 2.0,back 13.0),WIFI,Bluetooth, HDMI,OTG, double speakers and microphone

Built-in 8000mAh Polymer lithium battery.

Does everyone have this tablet already?

Is there any firmware issue like on Onda V989 (with the same processor A80T)?

Is this good choice or will be better to take X98 Air or something else?
[Android General] drew17095:
I'm waiting for my p98 air its in transit

I have the x98 air and that is quite good

Will let you know which I think is better once I have played a little.
[Android General] techguy479:
Question

Where did you but it from I've been wanting to purchase one for a while. Thank you. BTW how much was it. Shipping?
[Android General] XXXMEN07:
Today, I order this teclast P98 Air and wait after 14 days to have it.

I read a lots of info about this tab, for example:

_Teclast P98 Air and Teclast X98 Air first eight-core A15 world premiere eight-core processor architecture really full blog A80T, the industry's most advanced 28nm HPM process, big.LITTLE architecture A15 × 4 + A7 × 4 eight-core design.

_Built-G6230 display the most advanced engine, contains 64 core, large-scale 3D games easily.

_Teclast P98 Air eight-core models using iPad Air with the original 9.7-inch IPS screen Air retina, 2048 × 1536 resolution.

_Teclast P98 Air is the world's first eight-core ultra-low-power memory 2GB LPDDR3 flat, 32GB eMMC flash stable high-speed flat.

_high-speed USB 3.0 interface plate

_support gesture wake exclusive eight-core tablet, gestures wake-up status in the off-screen by tapping the screen twice, will be able to unlock the screen lit, without using the power button can wake tablet, you can also customize the settings of a key To activate the camera, gallery, browser and other programs in the off-screen state, a key gesture you will be able to start these commonly used functions, easy to use

====>>Very love this function<<===

Hope everything is true for this tab and more people use this tab have some thread support this tab.

Thanks all.
[Android General] TitoXx:
I'm ready to buy mine from etotalk I'm just waiting on a true review of the tablet. Drew should have his soon.

Etotalk and banggood have the best price for this tablet so far or you can try some of the resellers on AliExpress.

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I've been reading the Teclast forum at bbs.teclast.com and there seems to be similar issues like the Onda v989.
[Android General] drew17095:
Delay

Sad news my delivery is delayed from merimobiels they have informed me that there was a faulty batch (charging problem) and that delivery will now be next week as they are getting new stock.

I know teclast sold 30000 units in the first day hope they can still get one.
[Android General] ROSALIA:
I hope for a good battery life

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Android General] drew17095:
Here at last

OK so mine has arrived today

I had merrimobile root it and anti-virus detected 2 threats straight away and removed them

Cause root to fail. Rerooted2 with the X98 root installed new Super user and all seems OK at the moment.

First thoughts

I also have the p98 air so I'm comparing them.

X98 is heavier I think you will find it has a glass screen

P98 screen is not smooth to touch and I have already polished it twice but is not as smooth as the x98.

Will do a battery test once it has drained and recharged a few times I know the x98 battery increased after a week.

It is thinner than the x98 and noticeably so.

So more to come I've only had it out the box for an hour.
[Android General] drew17095:
Wifi test

OK first test Wifi.

Router is a dlink1750ac

Test range was 10m thru a brick wall into my lounge room

Wifi is impressive both on paper and in real world.

My Asus tf201 gets 1 to1.5mbs download depending how it feels.

P98 air gets 6.75mbs all the time:laugh:

You can see by the attached pics signal is extremely strong

P98 air shows in settings that it gets 5ghz as well as 2.4ghz but it only gets 2.4ghz

But the speed is there.
[Android General] drew17095:
Speed

Some pics of the benchmark scores.

Interesting results here normal antutu shows over 60000 the one for Chinese tablets

Shows 33000 I've included the quadrant result but I don't use that so just for some of us that might.

Real world performance is very quick went back to my Asus tf201 and though how did I ever use this.

P98 air come with a screen record toggle that I've put to good use I think that shows better how fast it is. I will also add that this is done in standard mode and the speed mode is not activated be a use I think most of us will use the standard mode anyway as you can see by the recording it is fast and no I did not alter the video to make it run faster.
[Android General] drew17095:
Speed2

Sorry had trouble attaching file
[Android General] VincAlastor:
thank you very much for benchmarking and testing and to show a way to root the device!

Can someone say something about teclast's update policy?! - i mean, android L is coming in a few days, will the teclast p98 air updated to android L? or is is there a developer, who want to make a cyanogenmod port for this device?
[Android General] donlg:
Hey Guys,

i posted allready i another thread but may its the wrong thread ;) could anybody of you upload the stock build.prop of P98 Air (C6V8) for me. I edited mine and no the device wont boot anymore. Now i want to replace the Broken build.prop. I dont activate USB debugging so i Have no Chance to pull my Backup from Tablet via adb. big thanks for reply an upload!!! :)

Gesendet von meinem HTC One mit Tapatalk
[Android General] huffie:
How's the sound quality of this tab? I'm currently thinking of changing from my existing Chuwi V9 (very soft volume) to either the Teclast P98 Air or the Cubetalk 9X but still can't decide which as both Teclast and Cubetalk seemed to be of the same spec. One good thing I see about Cubetalk is that it has 10,000mAh battery as compared to P98's 8,000mAh battery?
[Android General] VincAlastor:
i will get mine next week, but here maybe you can extract the build.prop of the original firmware from teclast:

http://www.teclast.com/tools/pad/putcode.html

(the correct ID from the teclast p98 air is necessary (4 letters/numbers) example: Teclast X98 Air ID: C5KN)

and if somebody can tell me how to root the teclast p98 air, then i can extract the build.prop from mine next week
[Android General] nhidog:
remove volume nav

Got this tablet today, anyone know how to remove the onscreen volume control from navigation bar?
[Android General] Dvalin21:
Can one of guys do a video review on functions and smart functions if they are available? Thanks
[Android General] vasileios:
Hello, quick question for owners, does this P98 have GPS??

Στάλθηκε από το Nexus 10 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Android General] mellda:
Flashing rom

Do you succeed with flashing the rom? I have simillar problem. I have no backup. My tablet does not boot. There is only the recovery menu (boot menu or how is it called) available (by pressing power button + volume up). I have no idea how to get it work. Could anyone send me the rom for this tablet and the instruction please?
[Android General] vrlokwani:
p98 air - review

sound, display, processing is good, battery is ok, but wifi range is too short.
[Android General] Buba19:
Trouble downloading tablet Teclast P98 Air (C6V8)

Good day!

Really need help with the tablet Teclast P98 Air. After removing the programs and reboot your tablet. The tablet is hung on the logo. My computer does not see tablet! How to get to recovery ??? I want to flash from recovery. Please help me solve this problem!
[Android General] stradfred:
Touch Power + Volume - to restart in recovery

This a great tablet, very fast after ROOT and delette unitls programs.
[Android General] giupa87:
is there a stock rom aosp for this tablet?
[Android General] Melissakis:
Hi, I just bought this tablet and I am looking for the best Rom available. Which do you think is the best? Any link? Thanks!
[Android General] IainAF:
Teclast P98 Air - Rooting and Customizing ROM

I am disappointed in this tablet...it had so much going for it in terms of spec but there are so many annoying 'features'. Too many Chinese apps with no explanation as to what they do; an over-simplified loader/homepage; inability to change the clock (despite updating to v1.22 supposedly correcting that problem) and a poor wifi reception. The Teclast website is not Westerner-friendly in a market that they are trying to compete in. Now, to the point of my post:

Despite a thorough search, I have been unable to find a standard Android 4.4 custom ROM suitable for this tablet and I have also been unable to root it with all attempts coming up 'Unsuccessful'. Unfortunately, I am fairly technically competent when it comes to the loading of custom ROMs and following rooting and customizing instructions. However, I haven't a clue how to write a custom ROM. Has one of the experts out there got the time and inclination to come up with instructions and a ROM?

I am also contacting XDAdevelopers as the Teclast P98 Air still does not appear in their list of devices despite there being three pages of posts on this tablet.
[Android General] rgnr:
Can Onda V989 firmware be adopted by Teclast p98 Air

Since Onda v989 and Teclast P98 Air are basically the same, and thus, most prolly, have the same issues, but also v989 is more supported, I wonder, whether V989 firmware can be adopted by P98?
[Android General] IainAF:
Teclast P98 Air - Rooting and Customizing ROM

Thanks for the post, rgnr.

Given the processors are the same, it is quite poss that their custom ROM could be used but my worry is that I could easily 'brick' the tablet. Given some of the other posts on this subject, unbricking doesn't seem too simple either. I reckon I'm going to have to wait until one of the technical experts has tried this and succeeded or successfully returned it to its original ROM.
[Android General] rgnr:
You can try a custom rom this guy made here: http://www.gizchina.com/2015/01/20/teclast-p98-air-review/
[Android General] IainAF:
Teclast P98 Air - Rooting and Customizing ROM

Thanks for that. Funnily enough, I have just downloaded that ROM and the ROOT that goes with it. I am not in a great rush to try it out, but if/when I do, I will post results.

I have also emailed a company Etotalk, who supply the Teclast P98 Air with their mod, and I've queried whether I can purchase the ROM from them. Again, if I get a response, I'll post the result.
[Android General] rgnr:
Also, keep in mind, that first wave devices rarely function properly, so if yours is a first wave, then there isn't much to do.
[Android General] IainAF:
Teclast P98 Air - Custom ROM

No response from Etotalk.

However, I have now rooted and customized my P98 AIR successfully. I rooted using P98Air-root.zip (1.6MB) on a micro-SD and the Teclast local update. Then I followed the instructions for customizing using the link (GizChina.DE link) posted above which involved utilizing OndaSuite. I then panicked because, on restart, EVERYTHING was in Chinese. Went into settings and changed the language and keyboard to English. Re-registered my WiFi and my Google account; went into PlayStore and re-loaded all my apps including, most importantly, Apex Launcher. My P98 Air now looks like a standard Android tablet and appears to be pretty stable (for 48 hours, anyway).

The images attached are stock and not of my tablet.
[Android General] Melissakis:
The tablet is great, but has one, big, unbelievable flaw, it does not have a gyroscope. How is it possible for a tablet to be promoted as gaming machine and not include such a simple component? I'm on the edge to sell it, I mainly bought it for my kids to play games and now they are frustrated as they cannot play games the way they used to.

Anyway, before selling it, I will try to make it work with a gamepad. I use the custom rom provided by gizchina. Is there someone that uses a controller and can confirm that it works flawlessly? I have tried 3 different controllers (two Saiteks and one Sweex) and none of them works perfectly, all three present some problems. Thanks!

[MENTION=6304454]IainAF[/MENTION]. I missed your posts when you posted them, I just read them. I am glad that everything worked out well for you. The tablet is truly great, given its price. After installing the custom ROM, rooting and installing a good launcher (I would suggest Nova launcher), the tablet is a first grade device in every aspect. If only it had a gysoscope!..
[Android General] rgnr:
And how good is WiFi connectivity? Many say it's weak.
[Android General] Melissakis:
I use it only at my home and I never had any connectivity problems so far. Maybe in the open or in longer distances it could have a problem, but in normal conditions I don't see any signs of bad performance.

My problem is that I cannot connect any game controller, not even the xbox 360. Has anyone managed to connect a controller or it's a known issue?
[Android General] jzfrosty:
P98 Air A80T

Hi,

Can anyone give me a clear picture of how GOOD this Tablet is? Have you been using it for sometime? Does it do all, as in descriptions? Is it fast with games?

Which is the best site to buy it from? I am in Australia. Can I find it in stores?

Out of the box, does it work? What is this all about ROOTING, or ROM? Can someone expert analyse please these expressions & how can someone with no knowledge of all these have his delivered Tablet work out of the box? Does it arrive in Chinese?

I would like to buy one, but reading all these posts I am a bit lost!

Can someone simplify things?

Thank you all

Jzfrosty
[Android General] Melissakis:
I'm afraid there not a simple answer. As with all products, it has pros and cons. It's is very fast, its screen is top notch, it's a joy to use it because of its shape and the materials used and it's rather affordable. On the other hand its battery life is not that great (around of 5 hours with one charge) and its built quality is not that great, one fall from 1m. height was enough to bend one of its aluminum corners and crack one of its sides open. It's very fast in games and personally I liked it very much and did not regret buying it.

You buy it and it works out of the box, that's all. But if you want to take full advantage of its potential, you have to root it and replace the ROM with a custom one.

ROM is the sum of the things you see in a tablet when you turn it on for the first time., that means the programs that are installed, the way icons and menus look, and of course all the things happening under the hood. Custom ROMS are generally meant to improve a device's performance and that's true in out case too. This custom ROM is better than the stock one. I am not sure in which language it will get to you, mine was in English. Either way, it's very easy to switch languages, please google it.

Merimobiles is a reputable store and personally I have bought many things. The only problem is that they are quite slow at dispatching the items, but apart from that everything goes smooth with them.
[Android General] rgnr:
So, would you mind to post some feedback of the device powered by a Chris' Rom? :) Is wifi strong? BTW, could you upload the rom, because the link doesn't work for me.