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[Q&A] [Z2][LP 5.0][SOUNDMOD][Sound Boost and Stereo all Round][UPDATE][26.04.2015]

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[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bandit_crc:
+1
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josenilsantana:
Working on 5.1.1 like a charm !!!
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdlaw47:
Does the Grand Prime SM-G530AZ have an LED indicator light installed?

If so, does anyone know how to turn it on? My phone did not come with any LED Indicator software.

Thanks,

Jeff from Tulsa
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] back2windowsphone:
No it does not have an led indicator that I know of. Some phones like the HTC Evo original had a hidden led that could be turned on if you are rooted
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syverman:
It does not have, but, you can use the led flash, the problem is that only works when the phone is face down ?

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[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jakyia17:
Why don't the galaxy grand prime have the led light notification ?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rapazzo:
Hey guys, I am just wondering if I should go with the AT&T Model or the unlocked model. I will be using this on AT&T and already know that the h815 has the same bands. I just want to know if that is a good choice or if I should wait until the 5th
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panzerapple:
The 815 who knows when the bootloader will be unlocked on ATT model. Carrier phones you have to delete all the carrier iq crap and bloat software. Ordered a 815 on eBay can not wait to get rid this one m8.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
I have a T-Mobile H811 that I am returning. Put myself on the list to get an H810 from AT&T when it's released, however after seeing this thread I decided to pay the extra $60 (AT&T phone is $620, H815 on EBay is $680) and just get the fully unlocked H815. The only difference in bands I saw was that the H810 has but the H815 does not is the LTE 2300 band. H815, otherwise, has others.

Here is a screenshot comparing the bands from the website PhoneMore.com.

[IMG="LG G4 H810 vs H815 Bands"]http://i61.tinypic.com/24dez9f.jpg[/IMG]
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
But then you don't get the 100 dollar best buy card or the lg freebies. So that's at least another 30 bucks worth. So that 660 - 130 = 530$.

Maybe I'll regret it later, but I am trying the att version.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
I'm buying the phone full-retail, so according to Best Buy, I don't get that offer as it's only given when an 'upgrade' is used. Definitely will miss out on the LG freebies unless AT&T is running some sort of promo.

I got a call from the EBay seller who said that the phone could ship anywhere from May 30th to June 15th...so I have decided that I will keep whichever phone comes first unless it's a day apart. Meaning, if the H810 (AT&T) arrives on Friday next week and the H815 is scheduled for Saturday, I'll go with the full unlocked. If the unlocked one is like a week longer, forget it, I'll keep the AT&T one.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
I'm buying it at full retail too. Where does it say only upgrades? I even read the fine print. Just says when you purchase. If I don't get the GC then I'm not buying it from them either lol.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daptonic:
I'm going with the H815 unlocked model mainly because of the unlocked bootloader and the faster non-carrier reliant software updates.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
That's what they told me. They said they could do a hardware only order (meaning order with no contract) but I would not get the GC.

Good points.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rapazzo:
Thanks for your help guys, I have purchased one of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/281696933232 it was only $10 or so more then a contact free version, Comes with a free case and screen protector, probably both low quality but hey its included, and saves a little bit more money. As for the LG G4 Promo, I am sure I can find a way to get it ;)
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kogashuko:
I found somewhere the att version was listed as having band 29. Do you lose that by going with the unlocked version?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AhsanU:
I do not believe you'll lose the LG freebies, as long as you provide an IMEI# and proof of purchase, you should be able to get them. The carrier/retail store stuff will obviously be lost, but as mentioned previously, the upsides far outweigh the downsides. I will never get a carrier branded phone again, unless I am THAT desperate.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I'm also going for the H815, screw every carriers. But are you sure the H815 has an unlocked bootloader? I don't think so
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
You can get it from Amazon now too (815), which is what I was waiting for. Not a fan of buying from Ebay. Hoping to still get the lg freebies since amazon is an auth retailer. Dropped the bestbuy ATT preorder.

http://www.amazon.com/LG-H815-5-5-I...TF8&qid=1433127690&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+g4+h815
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
AWESOME! And it's a few bucks cheaper!

I'm cancelling my EBay order and my AT&T pre-order and sticking with the 815. Definitely trust Amazon more myself.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prosive:
So I am actually potentially debating about switching from the m8.

Couple questions to throw out there:

1. Do you know if the 815 will support VoLTE / HD Voice on AT&T?

2. Do you know how the warranty process would be handled if there was an issue with the phone? This would be the *only* pro I see out of getting the AT&T model over the international model.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makster:
Just a word of caution: You are not buying from Amazon. You are buying through Amazon, from somebody else in their marketplace.

I don't know anything about that seller, so maybe it's an American one, and you'll still qualify for the LG offer, but the point is, we don't know.

I agree with you, though, I'd rather buy through Amazon than Ebay, just in case there are problems.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfcker69:
I have the H815 and bl not unlocked yet.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rick_Deckard:
I just order my LG G4 H815!! Since I have no plans to root my G4! The H815 is the best choice because it will come free from any carrier bloatware that it cant be uninstalled... Also, the H815 gets future updates way faster than the H810!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panzerapple:
I had trouble ordering my G3 on Amazon 3rd party seller I ordered the F400 they sent the d855. They wanted to charge me restock fee and shipping back. It was a nightmare.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a22matic:
I'm with you Rick. Just purchased my H815 and it will be here this week.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rick_Deckard:
I just ordered right now... My G4 is coming from Australia!! $659 UK edition :D

Hopefully I will get mine next week...
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
YEAH I thoughts so.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mejilan:
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS

LG has provided instructions to unlock the LG G4 H815 bootloader.

I imagine more models will be supported going forward.

Seems like this voids the warranty and is currently non-reversible.

My H815 arrives tomorrow and I too will be activating it through AT&T; but I may wait to see what XDA developers come up with.

Still, it's encouraging to see LG taking these steps.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
Nice! I'll give the devs a few weeks too to see if any progress is made. That being said, I done screwed up lol. Evidently I ordered the black leather version H815 from Amazon as opposed to the white ceramic version. So now I have to spend another $70 bucks for an OEM white ceramic back cover. Dangit!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
If it's the black leather from Amazon that I ordered then it supposedly comes with a white extra back and headphones
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barndogusn:
Doesn't make much sense that the black leather would come with a white plastic back, and I can give 2 reasons. First reason is that the white phones have white volume buttons, wouldn't look right with black or gold buttons. Second reason is that I'm fairly certain the black leather version on Amazon, which comes from Taiwan, has gold buttons and includes a gold plastic back. Search H815 unboxing on youtube, and you'll see a quick video that shows it. Anyone who has actually received the phone from Amazon, feel free to chime in. Mine will be here Friday.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
I signed for mine on the way to work, but left the phone at home. When I get home in the morning I'll let you all know if it came with the extra back.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
Gold buttons? F ME. Ugh. DO NOT WANT.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barndogusn:
Hasn't been confirmed yet, and not the end of the world. I'm still waiting to hear what the dude who signed for his says.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
There's no extra back. Just head phones. Us charger. The buttons are silver unless I'm color bind.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
Silver
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
I'm confirming that they are indeed silver, and no extra cover. Just the headphones. I got mine from Amazon, not EBay.

Need to source a white ceramic cover or at least a charcoal one. I don't know why people are so into this leather, it feels like **** to me. lol. I thought it would be grippy but it's smooth as hell.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alwayslearning:
I have the 815, and my back buttons are not silver they are gold. They match the exact same gold as my gold G3
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IlyaKol:
Weird lol.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
Yeah the black leather is slippery for sure. Kind of sucks
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Halfwalker:
Hrm. That ebay link has them for $589 for the grey back. The Amazon one is $616 for leather and best I could find for grey was $669.

What's the deal with activating on AT&T ? More that just moving over a sim from the old phone ? I have unlimited data on 3 phones, and do *not* want to screw that up.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erwaso:
Get whichever gives you a warranty lol

Mine is from the UK and LG USA will not touch it.

Sent from my LG-H815
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makster:
I didn't activate mine. Haven't contacted AT&T about it at all. Just popped the SIM from my old GS3 into the new H815 I got from tropical_mobile, and it was up and running. It configured itself with all the right AT&T APN settings, too. The only thing I had to change was enable "LTE Auto" in the mobile networks menu, and that was it.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brasewel:
I got the international H815 version as well. I'm guessing we don't have any sort of warranty? Doesn't really bother me though.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Metsfan4831:
Unlocked H815 running fine on Cricket with proper APNs here. Get it from handtec.co.UK Good deal and quick shipping.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phissith:
Can you please keep us posted on claiming free battery and cover via LG thru amazon? I think to claim it you have to buy carrier version and directly from Amazon not its market place. Correct me if I am wrong.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barndogusn:
You won't be able to get any of the freebies, the IMEI # for the H815 model isn't eligible for the promotion
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vto:
I picked up the H815 to use with AT&T and its working great, 4G after enabling the LTE on the mobile settings and it only cost me $450 on amazon after they price match the phone. I emailed LG to see if they would give me the promotion they are running as they state the pbone must be purchased in full no disclaimer about model #'s . ill keep you guys posted on hat they end up doing, but well worth the buy.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grneyez:
The international version comes with no AT&T bloat, unlocked for use on any GSM carrier in the world. Personally I"d go with the unlocked version.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedromartinez1983:
Where was the phone being sold for $450 that Amazon would price match , I'm also interested
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vto:
I am not sure if they still have it or not, but here is the sellers info to help you find it
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t-mobile_mda:
hi guys.

there is no internet connection on my device..network is oki but no data connection..

any idea..?

tia..
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
You will have to add AT&T's (or t-mobile) APN settings before network will pick up. Just google it for how to add
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t-mobile_mda:
hi..

i m in europe. i added my own network's apn settings.. but stilll no data connection...
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrs.ericabarnes:
How do you like your phone?

Hey,

I was wondering how you like your phone? You purchased it over a year ago now. Reason I ask is I purchased the same phone from the same company and have been having a lot of hardware issues with it and they're refusing to fix it.

Thanks
[YU Yureka Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crazy.abhi:
Unable to customize wallpapers in themes after changing some privacy settings
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bilboa1:
The s6 has a better camera in most conditions. That said the difference isnt that bad. On my screen both photos look very similar.

Anyway the usual thing, try in manual mode 8mp, slightly lower expo, multi, and adda tiny bit of clarity in google photos - seems to give best results on average
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tompab:
It's not the best example, you probably have to zoom in on face to see the difference. I might try and take a better example photo, but basically I lose all yellow in his skin tone and all I get is white and red.

I'll try your suggestions as well. Thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
You'll see from my camera thread and others that the Z3 is simply a poor performing camera indoors. There's little you can do to fix it.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tompab:
I've read your thread now, and it doesn't paint a very positive picture. I still don't understand why it's so bad though, especially since the hardware seems good. From my point of view, I would be OK if pictures are not sharp enough or not capturing as much details as they could, but the poor color replication is a deal breaker.

Do you know if there is any sign that they are working on improving the software? Maybe with the release of z4/z3+ they might release a software update applicable to z3 as well? I know I'm grasping at straws, but still. You'd think they'd try and fix it. If nothing else, it's embarrassing that all competitors are significantly better despite using sonys sensor. This should be their absolute strongest point, their ace card, and instead they are getting destroyed.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] lstic:
White balance is the key for my photos... Auto WB always produces unatractive photos. Cloudy, and sunny settings add some warmth to the photo.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
I couldn't agree with you more. I read an article where someone managed to compare the display of the Z3 vs the Z3+ and noticed that the plus has a warmer tone. Probably still to early to know is the camera software has improved any though. Sadly, I've started to use filters on the shots that look too cold to help earn them up a bit... More of a workaround than a solution.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TheEndHK:
I've got a Z1c(not Z3c) and S6 but I think I can share you some ideas here. Sony tends to like cold WB while S6 produces warm WB. Indeed, they both got pros and cons in my experiences bcoz Samsung is also easy to produce over-warm coast and sometimes not real good, it is just too warm, though in your case I admit this time warm WB got real better result.

If you want a smaller phone, you can consider the upcoming S6 mini(SM-G9198) with 4.6" 720P, s808, 2GB ram, 16GB rom, NFC, 16MP rear camera, 5MP front camera. Sony focus is just all bad(actually the image quality isn't bad though you can't compete it with Note4/S6) and Samsung is like 10 times better when you talking about the speed and focus part.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Cronis:
I will be very interested to see how that 16mp cam performs, if its anything like the S5 or S6 I may very well convert. Especially if they get the nicer build of the S6 in too, Just please no glass back.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] majaczos:
S6 build also means glass back. I have no problems with glass. I'm not too fond of the diplay, Pentile matrix means less subpixels (=less sharpness) and effective resolution similar to qHD. It's clearly visible (rubbih harpness/dottiness) and just bad for the money.

Z3+ takes warmer pictures indeed but there's even more digital noise reduction:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
Honestly, I can't even see the difference in color tone between these photos. At most, I see that the plus didn't focus properly in this shot.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Cronis:
Same here... its splitting hairs to say there is any difference in color tone. That could easily be randomness with the Z3 being warm in the next shot.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] majaczos:
Look at the concrete. It's much warmer. Another pictures (from gsmarena):

Z3:

http://cdn.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/sony-xperia-z3/camera/gsmarena_015.jpg

Z3+:

http://cdn.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/sony-xperia-z3plus/camera/gsmarena_102.jpg
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
Okay, yeah, the concrete does look warmer with the plus, but these are very obvious. Though, I question why it appears that so much time passed between shots. The sky is clear in one photo but is cloudy in the next. Overcast conditions will affect the white balance as well. Still a bit too soon for me to judge.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TheEndHK:
There is no much info yet so I can't tell about S6 Compact but we can make some safe guess here and probably quite close to the true specification.

1. Probably used the new ISOCell 16MP to save cost. We all know that S6 got two sensors which is Sony IMX240 and Samsung ISOCell. This time the ISOCell is improved and better than the one on S5, so it is a 2nd gen. It got better color during at low light while IMX240 got more details. On day time, both sensors are almost identical. Mine S6 got IMX240.

2. OIS is removed for cost.

3. Aperture down to f/2.2 or f/2.4 depending the price strategic

If Samsung willing to give it a f/2.2 then it is safe to say it is a killer for Z3c though Z3c will still own some advantages like waterproof and best battery life. Not sure about microSD card thing. Consider it got a powerful s808 so as a small flagship, very possible to own a f/2.2 aperture.

https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/st/p/mrg2.html

I use this otg to solve my storage problem on S6.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] majaczos:
Aperture eans nothing without sensor's size. Z3 can have higher aperture because IMX220 one of the biggest sensors on the (mobile) market right now.

We know nothing about the S6 mini, SM-G9198 sounds like SM-G9098's replacement:

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/samsung-sm-g9098-1608
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TheEndHK:
I think it is impossible to be the next G9098 bcoz it got only 3.7" size while G9198 is 4.6" with such powerful s808 cpu, they are in total different market segment.

Aperture is real meaningful in any size bcoz my One S(8MP 1/3.2") got f/2.0 so I know about it and Iphone 5s/6/6+ got only 8MP 1/3" f/2.2 but they are doing very well at low light too.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] majaczos:
Maybe they want to reduce bezels? Or make it bigger? SM-G9098 has very powerful CPU as well, actually it was the most powerful back in 2014..

They're ok in low light situations (partially thanks to decent image processing) but you can't trick physics.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TheEndHK:
G9098 is 3.7" size while G9198 is 4.6", the different is big enough because there is no 4.6" size flip phone becoz when you put a 4.6" screen together with a physical keyboard, the phone will be very fat and large and customer will end up prefer to get a Note4/5 instead with similar size. But I like the good old day flip phone style, actually I want to see more coming out.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tompab:
Thanks for all the help guys. Just thought I'd give an update if anyone is interested.

I still really dislike the z3c camera and was considering selling the phone and picking up a galaxy s6. I do however like the other aspects of the z3c, so I ended up buying a proper camera instead. I can use my wife's note4 for a quick snap if I don't have my camera nearby. It's a compromise, but I think it made more sense.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
The one complaint I continue to hear about the s6 is the horrendous battery life. It can even require a recharge midday. The size and battery life of the z3c make up for the mediocre camera. You just have to know which situations where the camera works and which ones where it falls short and avoid them.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] majaczos:
In most cases S6's battery is enough for one day. Battery vs. camera is about priorities. Z3's camera falls short in most situations, including the ones OP was counting for. That's Sony's problem, 'tompab' just bought separate camera but in many cases people are just ditching Sony.

As I said before, G9098 has solid bezels, making them smaller Samsung can make G9198 just barely bigger. That wouldn't be a problem in China, big devices (phablets etc.) are very popular there. But it if G9198 really is S6 mini (which I still doubt, codename has nothing to do with Galaxy series) I hope they'll use FHD display - if not downsampling the menus and icons will do (to improve sharpness, Apple does that and iP6's display is really sharp despite low resolution).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TheEndHK:
As a S6 user I could tell you most problem comes from poor software atm, the battery is fine, I think they will fix it on 5.1.1. The wifi/BT currently is bugged once you turn them on, they will just keep scanning always and hogged many battery. The google play services on S6 rom is bugged too especially location services drained many battery, I've many to all google stuffs disabled and battery is excellent now got 7~8 screen-on time(power saving on with light use, only web/whatapps) with LTE on.

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It's hard to tell, it could be a flip phone since there is not much information out there but 4.6" screen with a keyboard I don't think it is a good idea.

Well, the focus and OIS on my S6 is really like 3~5x better in reality when compared to my Z1c but Z1c image quality indeed isn't that bad, not worse than S6 too much(the only problem is Sony compressed badly, other than that, the IQ is fine) and I actually more prefer Z1c WB. The scenes mode works in Z1c is also much better than S6 in most condition(S6 doesn't offer many scenes, will check it again on 5.1.1). But really....once you get used S6, you hardly to go back because the focus speed/accurate and OIS is just too damn good much like Iphone.