yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Dash 3G, Snap Accessories] jetcitydevices:
Screens and Repair Video Available

First, to answer one of the questions asked previously in this thread: This is not the same screen as the original Dash. The LCD itself might be but the connector is very different and the two are not compatible.

However, there are now several places online selling these. Just do a Google search for "t-mobile dash 3g lcd part only" and you'll find some people selling these. Note that they're quite a bit more expensive than the original Dash screens. That should change over time, though.

There's also a video of this repair on YouTube. You should be able to find that by doing a YouTube search for "Dash 3G Repair". This is actually a pretty simple repair (even easier than the original Dash) so if you're a little handy this shouldn't be too tough.
[Dash 3G, Snap Accessories] reinoso:
Anyone knows exact part number of screen? (Manufacturer and part number)

thanks.
[Dash 3G, Snap Accessories] charlesfox:
DASH 3G parts

My just out of warranty Dash's trackball broke, I tiried to fix it myself and succesfully opened the dash3g, no good to me now so if someone wants a parts dash with no trackball I might be interested in getting rid of it, wend back to DASH 1 until I can get a Win 7 phone from MSFT .....
[General Questions and Answers] trikchik:
I followed section 4 of these instructions to successfully flash the CyanogenMod 4.0.4 ROM on my phone. These instructions say they work for the HERO ROM as well, but then I stumbled upon these instructions:

http://www.karrderized.com/romguide/

Both instructions are similar, but the latter states in step 4 that perfect SPLs don't allow flashing and that a complicated procedure needs to be followed first before continuing. If this is true, how was I able to flash the CyanogenMod ROM on my phone? :confused: Can't I follow the same procedure to flash the HTC HERO ROM?

thanks,

trikchik
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
"The response of Windows Mobile 6.5 as presented by XPERIA X2 is not that good as we expected from the latest high-end smartphone of the company. There are noticeable and annoying lags at times, not to mention that scrolling in the new Windows "main menu" causes some visible screen re-rendering stutter as you move up and down. It seems the graphics subsytem needs tweaking or plainly put - more processing power. Perhaps that's understandable as only now did we find out that the XPERIA X2 runs on the same CPU as the X1." -GSMArena
[XPERIA X1 General] gundamboy:
and that's where the big FAIL comes in...
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
I know but ... some people are trying to hide that fact and say that the phone is perfect with that processor.. There is absolutely no logic to that, and that is pissing me off.
[XPERIA X1 General] gundamboy:
I really anticipated a lot from this phone, the specs are SO disappointing.

These are upgrades that should have been in the first release =/
[XPERIA X1 General] ryousuke:
look... its still beta software...

hopefully sony can get it optimized... but i'm with you guys i dont think it'll ever be as fluid as other OS's.

oh well at least its WIMO... so there's a high possibility that the software will be ported back to x1 :)
[XPERIA X1 General] gundamboy:
that's true, and that would be a good thing. I'm only into the X2 because of its camera, and slightly larger screen.

If it ever drops to $400 or lower, I'd consider it.
[XPERIA X1 General] PoisonWolf:
Guys,

I wonder if Sony is going to pay Qualcomm for the video drivers this time around. :D Because if they're still sticking with the same POS chip and not pay for the driver....then it makes me wonder why Sony Ericsson still even exists. It's almost like a big slap in the face to anyone who stays loyal to SE. They think their consumer base will -always- buy whatever they throw at them, even if it's ****ty products. :(

Cheers.
[XPERIA X1 General] BuddyLee:
someone in se camp is in trouble
[XPERIA X1 General] thelucius:
Guess what - it's the good old 7200A that is the CPU of X2. And from what I read in gsmarena - there are plenty of lags around the UI and the video playback speed is far from superb (comparing to some other new devices). All in all, it's the old X1 with new look and camera. I don't think that's worth even considering as X1 upgrade. It's a strange thing SE is doing with this X2.
[XPERIA X1 General] BuddyLee:
They are learning from apple. The X4 update would have xenon flash
[XPERIA X1 General] bradasmith:
x2 has x1 cpu

Loved my X1 especially that nice screen and hires.....but after using the HTC magic, I can't go back, the speed and responsiveness overcomes my love of my X1.

I even flashed the X1 with the EnergyROM with 6.5 etc in an attempt to want to keep it, but just find it lagging, espically if you are doing something, then phone rings and your try to answer.....ARGH, it takes 3 seconds to finally answer.......

Sadly my X1 goes for sale next week, my Magic, flashed with the Hero ROM is snappy, and does just about everything I want it to (I miss Tom Tom )

Maybe the X5 will do it for Sony....
[XPERIA X1 General] Hannigan174:
I love my X1 and X2 is not much different, but I am hopeful new software will work fine on my X1.

I have read a lot of posts on how people feel about X1 and I think I am the only person who likes the panel interface :p . Anyway if the new panels are nice and slick and I can use them on my X1 I will be happy they made an X2, but for the camera and bigger screen alone I cannot pay for a new phone.

I haven't seen anything convincing to make me upgrade, and I am not sure about all the love that Android and iPhone products get, but for now I am sticking with WinMo. I got a lot of software I know and like. I suppose a slicker, full-featured OS would convince me, but iPhone is not full-feature, and I don't know about current Android software availability.

If there were an Android device with 850/1900Mhz HSDPA and a qwerty keyboard maybe I'd give it a shot, but until then X1 is king in my book.
[XPERIA X1 General] Rudegar:
http://www.glbenchmark.com/compare.jsp?benchmark=glpro&showhide=true&D1=SonyEricsson X1i XPERIA&D2=SonyEricsson X2 XPERIA Vulcan

not too impressive :S

p.s. to get to the page copy paste the link as the forum breaks the url
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
?

Fracking loled. Sadly, it is true.

Back to OP.

How can some people defend this mockery by SE is beyond me.

"It is still an early version", "The soft will be optimized", etc.

Use your brains folks. More power hungry hardware and software CANNOT run better on the same old parts. It is simple logic that even a 3 year old can understand...

I get that your expectations were for more and that you are disappointed. I felt the same way after TP2 came out. This is no reason to deny the obvious truth and be blind fanboys though.

This is just a laughable attempt of SE to earn lots of cash while providing the smallest number of upgrades. In other words, they want to spend less and gain huge ammounts. I am sorry, but people are not that stupid and those kind of tricks won't work.

This is actually worse than the TP2 and iPhail upgrades lol.

I think that the X1 with better processor and everything else the same would have been a far better "upgrade" than this joke. Keep your useless 8mpx camera and accelerometer and give us the 800mhz - 1ghz cpu. You fail SE. You fail more than Apple and that is something I thought no one could achieve......
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
What a bull****.

It's absolutely more new stuff than Apple or TP2. Why do you make

these whining false statements.

I mean we would all welcome more and more, but why this whining.

None of you touched this even once.

So you also USE YOUR BRAIN.

Or this is too emotional for you....
[XPERIA X1 General] frive:
Seems like orelsi wants to be the forum's conscience and bring us poor, misguided fanboys back to hard reality...
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Well he has many many valid points.

But other's have conscience as well.
[XPERIA X1 General] gundamboy:
orelsi and doministry both have really good points, but constantly arguing over it won't change anything.

the truth is:

Its a sexy new phone, of course there are some features that appeal and some that don't, but that doesn't change that its NEW or that its a SUCCESSOR.

Similar to the iphone 3GS, minor upgrades, but still popular around the world.

So we can just conclude it with a "Hey, that phone looks like my Xperia X1! I think..."
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
Better look at your own posts. Those two sentences apply to them perfectly.

Don't project your own desires on me.

I don't see you making any constructive comments anyway.

I can live with that :D.
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Sure I do look.
[XPERIA X1 General] infazz:
hey.. but there is no offisial information anywhere from SE that x2 hase the same processor....

maybe they hame some nice surprise for us? :)
[XPERIA X1 General] Mopral:
From GSMarena...
[XPERIA X1 General] infazz:
yea... but!

SE didn't announced the CPU, anyway... look around for specification... there is no info about cpu

maybe the phone will be shipped with other cpu

i think we must wait for cpu official anounce
[XPERIA X1 General] jorao:
Or maybe the only reason they didnt announce any CPU is coz they still wanna ship with the same ****ty CPU...they are just holding out so people dont complain even before the official release.

That said, I am yet to find a site that has reviewed X2 positively...everyone is disappointed, and thats disappointing, honestly. SE should seriously consider the many points raised in the many forums (fora??). Or dont they wanna outsell X1?:confused:
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
I hope you guys ************* realize that Nokia has a ****ty "basic phone" that even has a 630 MHz processor. And this phone is VERY basic. I forgot which model but even a phone that doesn't need that speed has it.

So why doesn't Xperia have it? I highly advise you to be honest and accept it. Sony knows that most of the consumer fanboys take Sony Ericcson's word for it. They don't give a **** because their goal is to get the most profits and not to make the best device. Just like any other ****head company.

Sony Ericsson could easily put in a faster processor but because of the moronic consumers -who we call humans-, we don't ask for it. If you ask for it enough you get it.

I am sorry Doministry but you are an enabler for this "rip-off" to happen.
[XPERIA X1 General] Jasand:
wow some harsh words but i feel your pain and dissapointment :(
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Hmmm... don't get this, my English is poor here,

please elaborate...?

BTW, ************* Nokia stuffs her basic phone with 630 mHz processor, I think it was one of theirs XpressMusic,

BUT her FLAGSHIPS like N97 have around 400 - maybe that's something more than a **** politics?

Maybe these processors are more difficult to handle/operate, and they make people

TEST it on cheaper device.

Looks like that for me. Don't get me wrong - I believe in specs. But more on effectivity.
[XPERIA X1 General] infazz:
http://www.mobimag.ru/ShowDevice.php?d_id=3127&r_id=2

hmm realy interesting info! :)

if it's so, then I want it! :)
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
I don't see the evidence.....

Anyway, I believe there was a vid with a SE official who confirmed that it's the old CPU.

I am eagerly expecting the X4 and that it will have THE CAPE CPU. I want to see all the SE fanboys justify that....
[XPERIA X1 General] comeradealexi:
yea but it has openGL this time doesnt it?

which would help
[XPERIA X1 General] infazz:
Qualcomm Snapdragon (QSD8250) 1024 МГц
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
That is funny.

BTW the GSM Arena screen shows over 200 MB memory, not 110 MB left.....
[XPERIA X1 General] infazz:
http://www.mobimag.ru/ShowDevice.php?d_id=3127&r_id=2

lets hope ;)
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
It means that you and all the other people trying to justify this joke and slap in the face are only helping SE in their continuous insolent behaviour.

It means that they will continue to ignore the userbase and try to miilk them for more cash with sub-par devices as long as there are people who defend their actions.

It means that as long as there are people to support (wiithout any truth or logic) SE's policy, the company will not stop dumping their stores of old parts on us ...
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Hahahaha!

Definitely my personal opinion here and keeping distance from any bashing

BEFORE I will take it in my hands does matter.....

Give me a break.

If I would rely on such claims you make, I would never touch WM 'cos the

opinion on it is so bad in many places.

But I jumped in and don't regret.

So excuse me, but I let myself use my brain to judge things,

and not follow "the only right" wave of judgements here.
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
A rip-off is something that exploits the buyer, such as exploiting the fact that people will still buy a Toshiba TG01 just because it has 1 GHz processor when in fact, it lacks everything else.

A enabler is usually a person who makes things possible for another person or thing. IMO you are enabler for Sony to save production costs and using the most economical material *cough* CPU for their most high-end phone.

The Nokia phone with aproximately 630 MHz is very basic and uses a more basic Symbian Smartphone Version, then the Nokia N97. I have read comments on the internet that they did this because they learned Symbian requires more processing power after the release of N97. I'm not sure why N97 mini has the same slow processor (I think). But I think it's because it was already in production with that processor or was fully planned a long time ago with that processor.

The same can be applied to the Xperia X2, maybe it was too late for Sony to give it a faster processor. Maybe SE really wanted to. Who knows.

Though the true reasons why Nokia gave that phone a faster processor than the N97......is uncertain for me. But for now I am considering this fact: the phone was released after the N97.
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Got it.

Well as you see, some strange questions stay unanswered.

But calling me "enabler" is freaking funny and also rude,

'cos in any other, PRE release and rumour discussions,

I did never argue about the processors, platforms etc.

I did never fight with anything regarding better platforms.

In THAT case you would call me this way.

So what you write is illogical here.

But offensive a bit.

I just now disagree with the whole "wave" here, that's it.

It's to be proven what really X2 is.

IS THAT CLEAR in discussion??
[XPERIA X1 General] caliban2:
here it says different:

http://xperiancers.com/2009/09/03/some-requested-specs-for-the-xperia-x2/

(dunno if this was already posted in this thread or another...)

check out the linked pdf (white paper), the specs mentioned in there are more or less the same as for the x1. :(
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
Alright, I am sorry for being rude to you. I've got your message.

I just hope someone can finally make a device that me and Orelsi want. It must have an FN+Cap indicator tho.
[XPERIA X1 General] emuneee:
Infazz, here is a DIRECT quote from the product manager (a Sony Ericsson employee) of the XPERIA X2, Aaron Duke in regards to the X2's specifications.

It is the SAME CPU present in the X1.
[XPERIA X1 General] Mopral:
I use touch-it v13.2 and I have it

So if it is not included in the stock rom, maybe there is a possibility to make a cab for it...
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
No problem really.

I'm afraid nobody will make it.

I mean - always compromise....

I got few "slaps" in my face already, cos few things I loved

DISAPPEARED,

among them UIQ and Pseries by SE (portrait oriented smartphones - a dream......)

So I also know what I'm talking about.
[XPERIA X1 General] maxwell19bd:
From what i can see in the white paper.... the FM Radio is gone in X2.... :(
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
You missed the point again, but I don't think, I care anymore.

On second thought, I will make one last attempt:

No one is trying to force a certain point of view on you, but when something is obvious and the FACTS are clear, you must bring forth facts in order to have any respectable opinion. Otherwise what you are saying is pointless.

Your opinion might be that killing people is ok, but that doesn't mean you should go and argue about it. Your opinion in this case would be wrong. Wrong as in having the same hardware that the previous 2 year old phone had. PROVE through logic and facts that the same old cpu will work better with the new (more powerhungry soft and parts) and will agree.

Do you HONESTLY think the same old cpu is better for this NEW phone? Please answer with yes or no.

Indeed.

Hardware indicators, like on the Touch Pro 2. I didn't think they would be useful, but believe me, after using the device - they are amazing.

I still can't believe this. Maybe a mistake? Otherwise, this is what.... a downgrade?
[XPERIA X1 General] foxcheng:
No 1ghz+, no talk, SE don't learn the trend of market!
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
Yup...hard ware indicators catch you attention better because of the LED.
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Unnecessary paralells to killing people.

There's no paralell to that. You drag the topic to a strange extent.

And sure you make the manipulation here - technique which you use sometimes.

So killing is proven, the existence of the same processor is proven, the rest is just guessing.

What I think is:

X2 is working on the same platform (probably not identical) as X1.

X2 can work worse or better than X1.

Because many things can be made with the UI/software and we all know that, even from custom ROM's.

So it is possible that this CPU will work better on a new phone.

And it's still to be proven.
[XPERIA X1 General] SomeoneSimple:
Yes, the phone might be slightly more responsive due to some ROM magic, however, the margin of where a ROM gives more performance is nihil compared to putting a decent SoC, based on the Cortex A8, in the new model.

I am really let down by the new model, IMO, the X1 is a nice device, speedy enough considering the device was meant for Q1/Q2 2008 and the looks are really great (which i cannot say of the X2).

The X2 should've been a nice upgrade, and the new model, is certainly not worth another 700 Euro when i have a fine working X1 right here.
[XPERIA X1 General] informatico:
Sure

and i think nevermind once said that he didnt understand why coreplayer runs fluid on x2 ... so this means they have very probably the same processor ... but maybe a different architecture or other optimizations of hw and drivers etc.
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
Not my problem you cannot comprehend the implications of the comparison.

DON'T TAKE IT LITERALLY.

Wishful thinking and conjecture....
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
I don't. You just miss your assumptions with hard facts.

That's what I say. It's all conjecture, some have wishful thinking, some have only critical approach - we all have right to do so,

but you work hard to make believe that you only speak the "truth" opposed to all of "us, fanboys" (funny).
[XPERIA X1 General] njao:
I Second that doministry!!!
[XPERIA X1 General] njao:
I second that also!!! we can only speculate... only time will tell us the truth!
[XPERIA X1 General] caliban2:
IF the x2 has faster graphics (and i'm not only talking about games and movies here) than the x1, then it's only because it has the driver-architecture which SE is withholding from the x1 (if the published hw-specs are correct). at this point it speaks volumes that we haven't seen word about a new firmware, new apps etc for months now, seems x1 is "dead".

let's hope i'm wrong here, but if this is the case, it's one major point against buying the x2 for me. i won't spend 700,- € for a device which has support for about 6 months and then there's nothing. :(
[XPERIA X1 General] oTToToTenTanz:
This is absolutely what I thought. I don't care about the middle strong processor but then they can make it a "cheap" phone.
[XPERIA X1 General] comeradealexi:
i second that.

x1 has had awful after sales support and services its rubbish and im sure the x2 will be the same and that deteres me greatly
[XPERIA X1 General] spikegotti:
i totally agree, its the same old man in a brand new jacket but with more buttons, why not give his brother the same kind of jacket?

its obvious that they found the solution to fluidity on the x1 hardware with drivers, to hold back those goodies from us clearly states that they dont care about us except for the money, well if they really do care then they would do something about it...if support for the x1 is over you can bet i am done with SE, screw me once, screw me no more
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
Yes, refusal to accept the facts and conjecture on your part.

It is sad, not funny. I bring only facts to the table, unlike you. I never said to be the one with the "truth". Don't project your desires on me.

Everyone is free to think anything, but when you come here, you better have facts to back up your arguments, or don't start arguing with people. No proof = being ignored.

I don't know who "us" is. I am talking about "you".
[XPERIA X1 General] doministry:
Give me a break. There's only one fact you keep repeating, the rest is your guesses.

And it's funny mate, because you are trapped in your own loop.

I wrote you exactly my viewpoint, as simple as that, and you just don't get it.

It's not enough - you have to push to the limit.

And again - stop teaching me what I can or cannot. Just back off a bit.
[XPERIA X1 General] AndiCP:
I fully agree.

I was waiting for the next big development and growth of the contents due to a spreading community...but nothing happened (no new games, no new panels,...) - and now i know why: the X2!

They want now even more money from us for the same (now old) stuff only bugfixed and refurbished?!?!

They even deny us X1 customers those developments, they easily could bring this as software update for the X1 (with little less features...and maybe lower the price to make it a more popular phone)!!

But no, they simply build a nice new cover around it and sell it again! :mad:
[XPERIA X1 General] Rudegar:
maybe I'm a rare breed but I always buy my phones without contract for the full pretty high price

so I stick with it as long as possible

this site

gave me the oppotunity to get newer roms

for my old xda2 which came with ppc2003 and now have a wm6.5 flavour

so the fact that x2 is not as I see it much of an upgrade vs. x1

don't make me too upset I was not planning on spending that kind of money

to replace a perfectly working phone I have which is x1
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
Guys it's not that 528 is perfect for the X2. It's because it saves the most money. Take my word for it. No company gives a **** about making an awesome device. Their best motive is to make the most profits, not the best product.
[XPERIA X1 General] caliban2:
you should add that no company thinks past the next business report and wants to keep a customer as long as possible. but i can live with that, as it is still my decision whom and what for i give my money to. :p

i don't care about the specs of the x2 too much anymore, because my next phone isn't due until next spring. but i'm pretty sure it won't be a sony ericsson anymore. most of the people just say "more mhz, faster cpu", but look at the first iphone-versions - slower cpu, but smooth scrolling, video playback etc... the htc touch pro 2 - same hardware, way better driver-support.

that's what is so unnerving - se's non-existant product management.

but let's see if the x2 is really faster and if we can get the drivers to our beloved x1. :)

edit: or maybe even the long-rumored r4a-firmware will be released with winmo 6.5 this fall... *rofl*
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
WOW, everything you said applies to you. EVERYTHING!!!!!

I don't need to respond to your posts anymore. You can post and answer yourself at the same time!

I rest my case.

Ha!

I do the same and get weird looks from my friends for that. I ALWAYS buy my phones without contracts. No exceptions.

Yup. No one cares about us, all they care is cash and maybe they pray for some naive customers...