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[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Questions & Answers] Fif23:
So I am looking for a decent compact phone and I see the XZ1 and XZ2 are about 250 euro and 400 Euro respectively.

The CPU difference is marginal, so we're down to build quality, the most important thing for me. Not just what its made of but how it feels in the hand.

Could you share your build quality impressions ? thanks !
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Questions & Answers] UncleDick:
I deliberately avoided the XZ1 Compact because the fingerprint reader was disabled for US customers and I'm a Verizon customer. The XZ2 Compact reader works in the US, and it works on Verizon. FABULOUS camera. Feels GREAT in the hand. A bit thicker than the XZ1, but I LOVE IT.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Questions & Answers] juandiazmora:
Before the XZ2 compact I had the X compact, very similar physically to the XZ1 compact, the X compact was much more comfortable in hand mainly because the lower weight and rounded sides, both has really good built quality, the screen quality is a little better on XZ2 compact. About the speed it isn't comparable, but both moves really well so I assume the XZ1 compact too. The camera is in theory better on XZ2 compact despite it shares the same sensor that XZ1 compact because of software improvements, but if it worth the 150 euros of difference is on you.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Questions & Answers] landsome:
They are both good phones. The only differences that matter to me are as follows:

* Camera: the XZ2c is clearly better under all conditions (but the XZ1c is not abysmal)

* Size: the XZ1c wins, as the XZ2c is a bit too tall for no-hassle one-handed use

* Weight: I am surprised that I should find this relevant at all, but the XZ1c is a joy due to being (and feeling) light(er)

* In-hand (and pocket) feel / ergonomics: the XZ2c and its curved body is so much more forgiving - a pleasure to hold; the firm edges and sharp corners on the XZ1c are uncomfortable to me

* 3.5mm jack: I use it less and less, but I have been through situations where the XZ2c not having one was a problem.

There are small software perks to the XZ2c (the night light), but in all other respects (screen, speed, software, finishing, the quality of the plastics) I find the two barely distinguishable. (Though I am one of those who appreciates the design of the XZ1c more - but just to look at, not to hold.) I use the newer phone most of the time, but occasionally revert to the XZ1c - and I can see myself using just the latter. It's a tough choice.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Fif23:
Hi there !

Could anyone tell me how is the in hand feel of the XZ1C compared to other phones ?

Are the buttons mushy and cheap or tight and accurate ?

Any other impressions :)
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Zulda:
I had 3 Compact models from Sony yet and each was pretty solid. No creaks, button works perfectly.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] decker39:
I've had mine for 12 months now, and can honestly say it is rock solid, no button creaks or mushy feel to them..

Fantastic little device
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] i.j:
Same here, quite content with this model. Buttons are working perfect since 1 year (fingerprint too) and the only bad point is the material (plastic) of the back, makes my phone slips easily in the hand.

More than ten times has fallen from my hands and still looks like the first day i bought. (a big bonus for the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 screen)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] pinkfloyd67:
I downloaded from this fantastic forum the WM7 skin/theme, How do I install this ?? I have purchased yesterday WA3 and have as well installed HHC V10 Final.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ryncppr:
You will probably get a lot of more response if you posted in the WM7 skin/theme forum instead of making a new thread. The thread is only going to be moved or closed by a moderator anyways!!!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Carty:
What is HHC V10 btw?

Regards,

Carty..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] KDKobes:
Come on guys are you serious??

Take your theme and put it in the \Windows\ folder of your device. You will need to do this with a registry editor.

And HHC V10 would be the latest version of HTC Home Customizer
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Pfollvosten:
Hi everyone,

I got my p20 at release so I have the unlocked bootloader

After a few months of getting along with EMUI, the newest version (EMUI9) is just pissing me off with bugs and terrible performance.

I tried installing TWRP but it doesent work (cant touch any of the UI in twrp.)

In the Forum i read it has to do with EMUI9, so my question is:

Is there any way to get TWRP to work and install roms or do i have to wait for an TWRP update?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] panjaksli:
Just downgrade to emui 8, you have to do it through PC app. Just search for updates and there should be line to downgrade.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] KUANJILAODEHUA:
how to get unlocked bootloader code now ?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Pfollvosten:
not possible
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jackching:
Where are you guys finding custom roms? I remember seeing a russian site or something but cant seem to find that link anymore. I know it had havoc os and stuff.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] madoxx77:
You can use GSI roms (treble roms)
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jackching:
Is there a good starting guide for treble roms? I got the bootloader unlocked and thats it. It's kirin 970 if that makes any difference. SHould i downgrade to emui 8?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ryandos:
I know this reply is a bit late but anyway,

Openkirin released a build of Resurrection Remix 7.0.1 for EMUI 9 devices this week, and it looks like the P20 is on the supported list. GApps and stock Huawei camera are preinstalled. It might be your best bet for compatibility.

I was going to try it out myself but I haven't unlocked my bootloader yet (but have the code) and to be honest EMUI 9 is good enough for me as a daily driver, I can't find a good enough reason to flash.

EDIT 21/04/19: Unlocked my bootloader and installed RR 7 and touchscreen doesn't seem to be working on my phone. Same thing with Omnirom. Going back to stock for now. Devs on the Telegram support said to wait for the next build.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Chill it BanG:
Yeah, but following this forum I have noticed that many users encounter problems like not working fingerprint scanner or hotspot on treble based ROMs.

Or maybe you can point on on some Android Oreo ROM working properly on P20? (Want Oreo because of Xposed, not sure if it is already ported to Pie)

Apearently software-wise Huawei is still as bad as it was 5 years ago (still remember and hate my Huawei G6), because when bought this phone (P20) hoped that at least it supports treble... sadly - just partially :@

Thanks for information, cannot wait when I will be able to get away from EMUI :laugh: :good:
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ryandos:
Me too haha.

You could try it yourself if you really wanted to, it seems to be a hit or miss whether people have this bug or not. A dev told me a few other P10s have the problem while his own P10 works fine. I haven't seen many P20 users though.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqar273:
Is anybody working on Pie ROM for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Exynos?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w41ru5:
why don't you go ahead and do some reading in the exynos forum area and get educated
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r33fd:
No need to be rude man.

OP:

The answer is we don't even have a bugfree version of Android 7.

And you are asking about Android 9 so...
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Çingiz Salmanov:
That is literally mission impossible
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] kheltek:
How's the audio quality on the S10 with headphones (bt and wired)? I've rooted and used viper in the past because the built in eq usually caused a volume decrease,regardless of the phone I had.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] nickporwal:
I have wired earphones. Quality is top notch. Also volume is high enough. I use klipsch r6m and Sony extra bass xb75
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] QuadraKev:
Would love for someone to take some measurements of frequency response, distortion, output impedance, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] hauhauhau7:
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s10-review-1903p3.php

https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s10_plus-review-1901p3.php
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Mudig:
Coming from a LG V30 which has a hi-fi built in DAC for its headphone jack...this thing sounds tinny to me. Even with dolby atmos enabled. Funny thing is, I had a $15 usb c dongle just for curiosity and the sound quality is actually better using that. I think unless if they have a built in high quality DAC, then it's unnecessary for phone companies at this point to keep the headphone jack since a cheap dongle actually provides better sound quality than a basic headphone jack does. The sound quality I got from the dongle was a lot closer to my old LG's quality, it's punchier than the S10's jack.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] rubi76:
How about companies keep both usb c and headphone jack to make everyone happy [emoji16]

Sent from my Mate 20 Pro
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] chetly968:
Strange, for the most part the headphone jack quality is miles better than almost any dongle I've used in my situation. And I've used literally ALL if them. From Razer, Google, htc, Huawei, xiaomi etc. The only thing that Trump's the headphone jack for me is the Shure usb-c dongle/cable for my se846s. Distortion free and balanced in that situation. Though I do miss plugging them into the headphone jack of an old LG V20 or HTC 10, nothing mobile-wise ever beat that. Ahhh the memories, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] jstodda:
Nothing in the world is better than a phone running viper. There just is no substitute in any way. That is literally the only thing I have wanted root for and have missed. I still run an old note as a second phone because it has viper and all my Spotify playlist backed up. if somebody came up with a way to utilize viper without rooting I would have the perfect phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] QuadraKev:
I've been using this phone (S10 Snapdragon 855) and doing some tests and looking at other peoples' research for a while now, and I've realized a few things.

1. The S10 (SD855) has a high quality audio codec onboard, but it doesn't work with the headphone jack! To sum it up, the high-res direct_pcm output only works with 3 devices: None of which are the headphone jack.

Device 1:
- tag name: Aux Device Out
- type: AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_AUX_DIGITAL
Device 2:
- tag name: Usb Device Out
- type: AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_USB_DEVICE
Device 3:
- tag name: USB Headset Out
- type: AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_USB_HEADSET

2. Using a 60 Hz test file and 30 Ohms resistor, I was reading 0.5438V without load and 0.5095V with 30 Ohms load, giving an output impedance of 2.02 Ohms.

3. SD855 version of the S10+ seems to measure better than the Exynos version, and I wouldn't be surprised if this held true for the S10. This information is available in Anandtech's review/comparison of the S10+ SD855 and S10+ Exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Ace42:
Andrei (Anand writer) is also a member of xda. You could reach out to him and see whether his units can access the pcm, or whether there's a hw/sw limitation in place.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] AnonimusDinonicus:
Prevalent on S10e as well

I can confirm that the audio quality from the headphone jack on the S10e seems to be lacking quite a bit as well. I haven't been able to try decent USB-C headphones on it yet, but I was able to compare it to my old S9 using the same headphones with the same equalizer settings and MP3's (I know - lossy, but I'm just testing audio output here). It is very noticeably less punchy, tinnier and overall cooler than the S9's bassy, warm and full sound.

This is a huge disappointment. I really hope this can be fixed with a software update soon, or even a root. It doesn't sound awful per say as is, but in comparison to previous phones I've had, even dating back to the iPhone 4s, this is pretty unacceptable. The worst part is that no one is saying a thing about it. I must have watched about 20 S10 and S10e reviews at this point and there's even a guy who calls himself an audiophile who fails to notice it. Samsung won't do a thing if no one says a word, no?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] xlr8me:
I compared lg g6 with quad dac sabre to the s10e sd855.

On stock without Dolby atmos and few tweaks in settings selected on s10e, the lg is the winner but it comes at cost with less battery life.

When you select Dolby atmos and few tweaks (see below) the sound of sd855 is much more balanced/neutral/warmer than the lg g6 and I prefer it overwhelmingly.

Prior there is a void in the lower/upper midrange on stock.

The tweaks

Choose the adapt sound and choose under 30 years old it helps provide some boost to the gain.

You can also select uhq up scaler and select the first one for more air and if your select bandwidth it's a bit more fuller but less air. I like the air first one (bit upscaling)

The Sound

The lg g6 quad dac has too much filtering whereas the snapdragon with tweaks sounds more balanced/ neutral ymmv.

The Sabres bass is also more muddy than the sd855. The mids and top are more isolated / airy in the sabre dac but the difference il can be made very close.

Happy listening and the enjoy the sound. Love the s10e and sd855.

:)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] zackhunter:
S10 series with Exynos has dedicated AKM DAC and dedicated headphone amp. You would call it high end DAC. Same as on Note 9, S9, Note 8, S8.

S10 series with Snapdragon uses the Snapdragons SOC build in DAC and headphone amp.

The lack of sound quality or the sound compared to USB-C audio adapters which is differ has nothing to do with audio quality in general with the audio component of the phone. The frequency curve is flat (neutral). And the sound is high resoluted. I used my Beyerdynamic T90 and Sennheiser HD 700 to get an idea of it. The sound components that Samsung uses are very good, only the LG G or V series uses such components but with a better implementation. But S10 series suffers in some interferences. This is why the lab measurements are not as good as they could be like on Samsung S9. But you will not hear impairments with cheap or casual headphones combined with lossy sound sources like spotify or mp4, mp3, ogg.

If your sound sucks the you could use better headphones, an EQ or a dedicated headphone amp. Samsung uses lots of software and oversampling with higher bitrate and frequencies. So you will not get full neutral or bit by bit sound out of the headphone jack.

I use the Exynos version with AKM chips. And for my taste the audio quality for a smartphone is outstanding.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] xlr8me:
Where did you read that exynos uses akm dac?

If you read the anandtech article on sd855 v exynos in s10 it states:

---------- Post added at 03:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:37 PM ----------

Also, I'll add my best sounding settings using sd855 using Qualcomm.

Select adapt sound under 30 and the following:

Some may prefer auto under Dolby atmos, experiment what you prefer.

Happy listening.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] MonkeYsua:
Bluetooth audio worst than s8+ especially on the bass dynamic, the difference is quite obvious .... Overalls disappointed on the audio quality

And the original AKG earphone too, it's sound very flat and plain compared to S8+ AKG earphone
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] jor1ge:
I observed, having access to many different units, that sound quality among same model has quality deviation.

I ve tested 6-7 s10, s10 plus and sound quality in the whole spectrum, earpiece,headset, Bluetooth, had slight differences from unit to unit.

Some have slight distortion, others are crystal clear, others have more depth etc.

The same applies to other headset companies like apple Huawei etc.

I don't know why this happens but usually it's matter of luck to obtain a perfect sounding device.

Sorry for my mediocre English

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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] alanllew:
Agree. I plugged my S10e into some Yamaha HS8 monitor speakers and it sounded surprisingly bad compared to a proper soundcard. Tinny, missing low end... I was disappointed.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] RoNoReN:
Hello everyone,

I've read pretty everything in this post and I did some research.

I found this huge database about this DAC chip, it has every little detail you'd ever need, Read more here.

Hope it helped anyone...
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] windowsuserinbox:
Hello Friends,

Happy New Year 2022

I have the Galaxy S10 PLUS, the Exynos version.

I am listening to Apple Music with the Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones using the Codec LDAC

I am thinking of offering myself one of those Digital Audio Players such as the KANN ALPHA from Astell&Kern.

Will I make a mistake? Since my understanding is that the Galaxy S10 is good enough to listen to High Resolution music?

Thanks for the assistance,
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] costafabiof:
I have an s8 that I have always used with android 8, magisk and rmm state.

When version 9 came out I tried the same procedure and it worked very well, I installed twrp, etc, after updating all Google app and reboot it presents the message "only official realease binaries are allowed to be flashed" and in download mode it accuses KG Prenormal.

In summary is there a way to have root on the S8 with Android 9?

Well I read almost every post back and I could not reach a consensus.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] costafabiof:
up.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] spawnlives:
Yes you still can. I had RMM state prenormal and kg state prenotmal when ii flashed pie on my S8.

For me to be able to install twrp,root and xposed I had to get the

Kgstate = checking

Rmm state = normal ( in my case disappeared from download mode )

While I didn't use the method provided in the link below but due to work commitments over the last few weeks I haven't had time to re-try the method I used as I like to test a few times first as it may have been a fluke. I have an S9 with the same.issue to try on. The process took me about 15 - 20 minutes to do after a lot of trail and error.

Currently for my region the latest security patch is feb. which is the version I used to root the phone.

The issue with the new kgstate is still being looked at. The link below has more info and a another possible short term work around.

https://xdaforums.com/samsung-a-ser...ot-install-twrp-samsung-t3747535/post78966561
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] costafabiof:
I just got it to work. I'm just testing the procedure again to make sure and put it here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] costafabiof:
I arranged this item like this.

In Android 9, installing TWRP soon after installing Android no longer works, after installing TWRP, it appears in red "only official realease binaries are allowed to be flashed" and restarting in the download mode appears KG STATE PRENORMAL.

To fix I installed Android 9 again without the TWRP, Magisk, etc, that is, pure. I entered the system and started the updates by Google, when I came back to check in download mode KG STATE was with CHECKING which is normal.

With this I returned everything to normal, I installed TWRP, Magisk, etc. and I continued.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DSMB:
Do you mind sharing how you did it?

I had my bootloader unlocked and flashed TWRP successfully while on Android 9.0. My phone had a fit so I flashed stock firmware. Turns out my it was actually my mobile provider who had issues, not my phone. Also had to do a factory reset to get back my full 64 GB storage. Somewhere along the line my RMM_State tripped to prenormal. I think KG_State did too. I was fine to wait 7 days, which I did (over 8 days uptime). RMM_state is still prenormal. KG_State does not appear.

I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the fact that my original firmware was region XSA, and I've ended up on VAU (because I'm with Vodafone, though I bought the phone outright from the shops). So my firmware region is XSA, while my Carrier_ID (in download mode) shows up as XSA. Do these regions have to match?

I'd appreciate any advice on removing the prenormal state, even if it involves waiting. Maybe involving flashing an older bootloader? I've done a tonne of searching, and I'm finding it hard to find information that is relevant or likely to work on Pie. Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] spawnlives:
Have a look here

https://xdaforums.com/samsung-a-ser...ot-install-twrp-samsung-t3747535/post79745844
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] zafi7890:
Hey! I just want to know that if we can remap the bixby button to use it as a trigger button for games etc just like assigning keyboard buttons to do different things in PC games.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] J.Elis85:
No, you cant do that; maybe with root access

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[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Ashiq.makkar:
why isn't anyone talking abt this?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] hoangnhatminh997:
Still nightly, have update via OTA everyday
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] nazagato:
Yes, indeed poco f1 have official lineageOS. Still in nigthly (beryllium).
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] moist_line:
Hello all,

I am currently looking for a small phone with a headphone jack at around $200-250. The XZ1 is really tempting for $240 with flagship features but my only gripe is the battery capacity and how difficult it is to replace it later on. The moto X4 on the other hand, can be had for $200 which is around the same dimensions as the Sony and easier to have the battery replaced with some mid range specs. What in your opinion is a better value in 2019? How is your xz1 holding up so far?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] kcannonball:
Bro, to be honest I would have clearly gone again and again with the xz1. Here is their difference in detail : https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=8804&idPhone2=8634#diff-*,*,*

.

Battery is always important but you get twice performance from the xz1

Also, Chipset, CPU and GPU clearly greater which is the biggest effects on the performance

For the Camera you wont regret it believe me

Battery it is 300mAh less but is clearly the winner (check the link above : Battery life	XZ1= 82h endurance rating	Moto X4= 64h endurance rating)

for which I can tell you without any root or any Stamina I am seeing 6 hours of screen time and it rocks from the performance.

Moreover, Xz1 was the high end phone of that period when it came out.

The above ones were the details, and I just believe that it is a decent phone for that money, no need to go with another midrange phone since their support is also good. But this is my opinion. :)
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] deepershades:
I picked up a brand new XZ1 about two weeks ago from amazon, and I'm floored at how fluid it is, certainly compared to the XZ I was using previously. It's running Android Pie without any obvious issues, and battery life is one and a half days easily, with seven and a half hours screen on time minimum. I paid £199.00 on Amazon, the design is stunning, and it's arguably one of the last great xperias. The only points I would flag are that the camera is competent but not exceptional, and android support will end towards September 2019, although the value for money is tremendous and criticism in the main focuses upon the bezels, which is slightly ridiculous as you can clearly see what you're buying before you commit. It's shockingly good at it's current price......