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[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Is the battery the same as the X1? t.
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
The battery "BST-41" 3.6V 1500Mah
[XPERIA X2 General] circleofomega:
So which version has it at the bottom??which build infact has it at the bottom???or is it just a myth.
[XPERIA X2 General] :
No myth.

Build 6.5.3 has the Windows/Menu at the bottom!

Known for months unofficially here @ XDA, first offically showed at CES few days ago.

So officially no device has it yet on board.

Probably coming soon but no date has been specified.

(So the current OFFICIAL WM 6.5 on devices has the old

setup of main screen: menu top left etc.)

Hope it's clear now :)
[XPERIA X2 General] circleofomega:
thanx!

Got it!I thought this thread had the start menu at the bottom so i asked...got it...thanx..BTW, is there an official video of CES showing the X2 running the WinMo 6.5.3???
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
Start menu at top left, its only standard 6.5.

Video recording is choppy.

One more thing I have to add: Ringtone volume is quite low, and no tweaks available.

(Note, I changed reg settings and only playing MP3 gets tweaked up, ringtone volume remains low)

Tried audiopara which did the job for me for X1, but doesnt change a thing for the X2.
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
Video recording is choppy.

Ringtone volume is quite low (I've tweaked settings to make mp3 volume loud) and unfortunately at the moment, cant find a way to tweak the ringtone volume louder :(
[XPERIA X2 General] ring-bearer:
Hey, thanks a lot for posting those. The reading are definitely sub-par - at or below the firmware that came with my x1.

The pictures look great. But Royal' is right. The X1 has struggled with lowish light pictures and movement (related to slow shutter speed) while outdoor pictures have always been good. It doesn't sound like the X2 fixes that situation much.
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
ring-bearer, low light macro

same with led flash
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
The above photos look fine. I assume the photos at the snowy playground (in the Russian forum) were taken with your X2 as well, right? The close up of the boy looks pretty good.
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
What are the exact settings of the camera you've set?

I'll give your settings a go, and try and report my findings.
[XPERIA X2 General] ring-bearer:
I've never had problems with macro shots on x1. Problems are lowish light indoor normal distance shots especially with people who might move slightly. Best way around it is to always use sports mode indoors and flash - the pictures come out dim, but at least not totally blurred out.
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
Manual. Macro focus. Оther parameters by default.
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
I have the same problem with my Nikon D80 :) The miracle are not there. :)
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
Right, it was taken with x2.
[XPERIA X2 General] ShiroRm:
I have no problems taking photos using my x1 and its (2 seconds) timer function.

it helps preventing shaking effects.

probably, it's the same with x2
[XPERIA X2 General] ring-bearer:
Goodness, then get a Canon! You'll be amazed at what they can do :D
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
:) :) :) По моему, один хрен. (Don't now how translate it.)
[XPERIA X2 General] Nimche:
Thanks for the reivew.

Do you feel any difference in signal reception? What carrier do you use? I have At&t and I was thinking of changing to X2 from X1.

Keep looking around but don't want to go anything else except sony.
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
Reception is just as great.. no problems at all.

X1 has great tweaks and software available

X2 has limited tweaks.. which limits its potential..

So far, i've come across two things that BUG me the most.

1) Keyboard sms lag (even though I have deleted 'count' in the reg settings)

2) Ringtones (eg incoming call, SMS tone) are almost non-existent.. only word I can describe it, however, speakers can be tweaked..
[XPERIA X2 General] doministry:
You mean the same ringtones which are loud on X1 are more quiet on X2??
[XPERIA X2 General] bob2k4:
Could you try something for me with your X2 as I wish to see if the problem I have with mine is a generic fault or limited to mine.

Using any panel (I've tried with PixelCity and Tilewave) set the notifications for SMS message to Vibrate and Illumination (no limit for time) and turn off the ringtone for it and display on screen. Next allow you phone to go to sleep and recieve a text message.

When you do does your phone tell you you have one immediately? and does the illumination stay on until you read it?

With mine when I recieve one sometimes it will tell me straight away by vibrate and ONE flash of the LED's then they will stop flashing even if I don't touch the phone, and on other occations it will not tell me I have one at all until I use the power key to wake the unit back up then it will vibrate etc.

Also on a side note does anyone know how to do the following:

(1) Disable the 'message sent' notification on the X2

(2) Make the phone 'wake up' on recipt of a text as mine stays in standby and has the above problems

Thanks
[XPERIA X2 General] Giland:
Just got my X2 today so far im quite pleased except that i feels a bit slower then the X1 might just be me but......
[XPERIA X2 General] bob2k4:
Giliand do you have the same problem as I do with SMS?
[XPERIA X2 General] gcosta2:
Some info please,

is in x2 phone the accelerometer (if yes how implemented) ?

is in x2 phone the FM Radio?

is in x2 phone the video call?

Tnx for answer
[XPERIA X2 General] ring-bearer:
You may have already tried by now, but I would use the tweaks in Advanced Config to speed things up. The benchmark results that ego published above were bad - bet you could improve things with a few tweaks.
[XPERIA X2 General] doministry:
The radio is a good question!
[XPERIA X2 General] bronx:
whaaaat? :eek:
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
bronx, Yes, it is.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5339866&postcount=20
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
is in x2 phone the accelerometer

yes. "lis331dlf" data sheet

accelerometer works in slide view, panels, xtract game, windows menu, opera mobile, and many other case.

is in x2 phone the FM Radio?

No, but

http://xperiancers.com/2009/09/30/x2-qa-responses/

is in x2 phone the video call?

I can't find it.
[XPERIA X2 General] bob2k4:
Yes the phone has an accelerometer, it is implemented in slideview, and games, as well as used for a cool effect on TileView when you shake the phone. It is not implemented in web browsing which is where it should be

The phone does not have an FM radio. From what SE said a while back it has the hardware, the software/panel is just missing and is something they will add in time

The X2 does have a secondary camera, however at the moment again this is not being used for video calls. Whether this will change with a filmware update I don't know. Thats if SE even issue an update.
[XPERIA X2 General] emuneee:
So despite the fact that the X2 was delayed, there was no time to add radio software, video call functionality, or more dynamic accelerometer functionality? And it feels slower than the X1 (subjective)?

If you are considering the X2 and already have an X1, I would at least wait until after the first software update to see where SE is going to take things. If not, all you have at the moment is an crippled X1 with an 8.1MP camera. :(

The X2 had so much potential.

Can you install Power Radio to get the radio functioning?
[XPERIA X2 General] ring-bearer:
This is the price SE paid for switching manufacturers. If they had stuck with HTC, all these little things would have be ironed out (because they would be releasing the exact same phone with 8.1 MP camera and accelerometer!!!).

What are the chances of a SE WM slider phone with Snapdragon?

SE might be headed for a 2-3 year Motorola-like drought. Where to go in the meantime?
[XPERIA X2 General] Giland:
the sms works fine , but just to add one thing i just broke my X2 its not beer proof :P

Only had it for like 7 hour before it manage to break it :P
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
1) Use 'Advanced Config' tools

2) Why would you want your X2 to wake up on a message? That would mean it would be unlocked and if its in your pocket could be doing a lot of things on its own :P
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
I mean X1 and X2 are very low in speaker volume.

X1: Speaker Volume AND ringtone volume can be boosted by audiopara.cab

X2: Speaker Volume CAN be tweaked. Ringtone Volume & SMS REMAINS the same stock (very low volume)
[XPERIA X2 General] poetryrocksalot:
the color and capture may be bad but atleast you get a bigger picture right? doesn't that mean you get better quality when you zoom in with a picture viewer? (I'm not an expert sry, just a question)

If you say the speaker volume is crap, can you atleast tell me it's better quality? (TWO SPEAKERS!!!!)
[XPERIA X2 General] doministry:
Ok, so you mean both are on the same level....
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
What I found was, it wasnt the speaker volumes, actually its the equalisers for the X2 are very bad, therefore in need of an equaliser that could work for X2 and I will repost back findings.

Anyone can recommend?
[XPERIA X2 General] bob2k4:
Because I always use the lock function anyway so the screen would just wake to the lock screen, and it seams to be the only way to get the notifications to work properly. Otherwise as said I don't know I have any messages until I wake up the phone, and yes I have the correct illumination, and vibration settings set. Maybe my phone is faulty. Will email SE and see what they say.
[XPERIA X2 General] Benz-Driver:
Please can you upload a videorecording sample to rapidshare.
[XPERIA X2 General] doministry:
Oh so you mean the volume is ok but third party EQ suks?

I never use any 3rd party EQ, besides the one built in LCGJukeBox...
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
http://rapidshare.com/files/336108183/MOV_0026.3gp.html
[XPERIA X2 General] vcdkingno:
Anyone got a navigation program running yet?

Installed tomtom but it refuses to recognice the GPS(even when entering GPS settings manually) :-(

Haven`t fiddled to much around to figure out why yet(so I might choose another app if it works without to much hassle.
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Please let us know your findings, this is very important. Thanks.
[XPERIA X2 General] doministry:
As usual one cannot download the video because of the motherfckn Rapidshare..
[XPERIA X2 General] doministry:
Ok I checked the video,

it's better than X1...!
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
I had same problem.

SOLUTION: Use GPSGATE 2.6 wizard =)
[XPERIA X2 General] bob2k4:
copilot works fine on the x2.
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Just to be sure: with GPSGATE you could use TOMTOM 7.9? Thanks.
[XPERIA X2 General] Fire_Dragon:
Hi, guys. Well I have been reading these pages almost every day to know performance of X2 so thanks for feeding people like us with information. I was wondering since (hopefully) many of you now have final version of X2 in their use, why not sharing it through video/youtube?

We have seen too much of the panels (although not in the final version) so little tour to cover that if it is any different than what we have seen already. And what would be more intersting to see is browsing, youtube playback, video playback and these sort of things.

I mean you guys know better what to show so we be just greatful to you all who own X2. Hopefully I wll be joining the team too, soon.
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8xgi_vmmmY

http://www.youtube.com/results?uplo...rch_type=videos&suggested_categories=28&uni=3
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Thanks for the video. Response seems very nice with the Stylus. How is it with finger? Thanks.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
just got my X2 :) quite impressed with it so far. feels much better made than the X1.

someone has already probably mentioned it but the screen is slighty larger than the x1 screen.

x1 is 42mm by 68mm

x2 is 45mm by 72mm

the screen seems much sharper and clearer too

the 4 leds from the corners of the x1 are gone but are replaced by leds at the top and the bottom instead. they still seem to be multicolour but theyre behind a the mesh like plastic casing so not as easy to see.

its a bit annoying that the sylus has been switched from the left to the rightside. but im sure ill get used to it.
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
GPSGATE works with any GPS that can't "detect GPS receiver", normally youd have to use this on brand new unlocked phones that avent detected GPS before.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
did anyone get a cd with their X2?? with my x1 if i connect it to my pc via usb cable the memory card appears as a mass storage device and i can access the files on the card. with the x2 nothing happens. i dont particularly want to install the microsoft activesync application. is there a usb driver somewhere, or an option ive missed?
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oqxdMjZauM
[XPERIA X2 General] bob2k4:
No CD is provided with the X2
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
thanks bob2k4 i didnt think there was. was hoping for a driver to sort that out. its also quite annoying that i cant access the memory card from my pc like i can on the X1. ill just have to bite the bullet and install activesync by the looks of it.
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Pretty good response with fingers, isn't it? Very nice.

Thanks for posting.
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Hi,

Could you please provide us with Tomtom performance:

- How is position lag in Tomtom, meaning, in my Kaiser my car is always a few meters ahead of the position at Tomtom. How is in X2?

- How is screen refresh: is it smooth (like a good video playback) or Tomtom map seems to "skip a few frames" (goes in "steps")? Sorry if I can't describe better, hope you understand...

Thanks so much for your answer.
[XPERIA X2 General] mr_sheen:
hi folks, how much does the X2 cost where you live?

In here (Indonesia), its very weird. It cost only 481 euro, or $698 USD, unlocked. I found it very strange that SE doesn't slap a very high price tag on it. The (crap) Xperia Pureness thing even cost 740 euro.

weird :confused:
[XPERIA X2 General] royalbloodvi:
Well, for me no lag. I know what you mean, probably because you don't have enough satellites locked onto your GPS hence inaccurate readings.

For me, GPS has always been great X1 or X2.. don't think it has anything to do with the phone though..
[XPERIA X2 General] Fire_Dragon:
Thanks, ru.ego for listed the links.
[XPERIA X2 General] mbernstein:
Thanks for the info.
[XPERIA X2 General] truelied:
Come on, we're talking about a MOBILE PHONE. Don't expect that it would be a CAMERA. Some of point and shot camera produces TERRIBLE photos indoor.
[XPERIA X2 General] rebbu:
Hi to all,.... i got my x2 last week and i have few questions:

my X2 Device info:

software version R1AA093

customization id 1234-0918

customization version R5A

content version PA2

radio sw version 6.5.60221

please, can someone tell me if this is an official software release or not ?
[XPERIA X2 General] sx1-doc:
093 is a old firmware ,it look for me as it is not final firmware.
[XPERIA X2 General] rebbu:
Thanks....but when i try update with Seus i receive message that there is no updates available :confused:
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
mine says

software id 1231-7617

software version R1AA097

customisation id 1231-7557

rest is same as yours..
[XPERIA X2 General] Xenithflare:
Shouldn't there be an option in Settings > Connections > USB to PC that allows you to change the connection type from ActiveSync to Mass Storage, like on the X1? WM6.5 should have it, as 6.1 did...
[XPERIA X2 General] ru.ego:
X2 GENERIC_EN CDF1234-0918 R1AA097-R5A It is an official release. Avail. on SEUS http://seusdb.10001mb.com/

X2 GENERIC_EN CDF1234-0918 R1AA093-R5A Is not.

try to update via seus

-> ALL

Someone, who have the phone with an official firmware, tell me please about "multishoot" function in the camera. Is it work?
[XPERIA X2 General] Giland:
There is some sort of multishoot function but it requires you to hold in the middle button all the time.

Its like 5sec between every picture, but i guess if you keep at it you will get a decent photo :P

So its working :)
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
nah, nothing there. first place i looked! all it says is "advance network connection" nothing else. ive installed activesync and now i can access the memory card. would of preferred not having to install another program on my pc but it seems to do the job. i guess its microsofts way of forcing more of their software onto your pc...

i cant seem to get the multishoot function to work... maybe im not doing it right though. ill have to have a look in the manual and see what it says.
[XPERIA X2 General] ring-bearer:
I expect an $800 phone to do a hell of a lot. I understand the hardware limitations of a mobile phone camera, but a lot of the X1's problems are related to lazy programming and failure to optimize.
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
I got a question about charging the X2. I drained my battery initially and plugged in the charger. Indicator lights are flashing and a big battery icon on the screen are moving. Lights initially were flashing red, then blue, then green. After 6 hours, lights are still flashing green and the big battery icon is still moving.

Did anyone experience the same thing? How will I know if it is fully charged? My understanding is that everything would go off once it is fully charged.

Thanks.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
you dont need to drain the battery. its a li-poly battery... draining it is actually a good way to ruin it! li-poly batterys prefer to be charged as often as possible. its the nicad and nimh batterys that like to be drained and then charged.

mine takes about 3 or 4 hours on mains charger. takes a bit longer if i charge via USB from my pc. it should stop when its fully charged. but maybe its charged and for some reason the LEDs havent stopped flashing?
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
I'm using navicomputer, it has a program to download maps as well. Works really well and satellite locking takes 2-3 minutes.

I'm still having problems with charging the phone though. Initially, it kept charging after 6 hours, I just got a replacement battery and now it's been 3 hours and still charging.

Here's hoping it'll stop after 4 hours.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
maybe its charged and the lights are just flashing? lol. i find mine needs charging everyday. the X2 is a thirsty bugger. my x1 wouldnt last more than a day and half but the x2 is worse.
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
The big battery icon is still moving. When i turn on the device, it says 100%.

But the battery life on mine is great, 40% would last 2 whole days (24 hours per day). Got the lowest brightness, 2g only, no wifi, no bluetooth. A few calls, text, surfing, GPS, some starcraft.

I haven't tested from 100% as I'm having this charging issue.

Right now, i tried updating the service. So everything was re-installed and batt level down to 74%. Charging again, see what happens.
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
Confirmed with tech support that the green battery icon should have solid meters as the phone charges. For example, the battery meter has 4 divisions, if the phone is already 50% fully charged, the 1st 2 meters in the battery should have a solid green backgroudn and shouldn't blink anymore.

In my case, even at 100%, all 4 divisions in the meter still blink.

Is anyone else encountering this? Is there a fix? I'm hoping it's not a hardware problem. I do have warranty but I hate the hassle. I already waited ong enought for this phone.

Thanks.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
battery sucks on mine. i never use wifi or bluetooth. ive got 3G but even overnight when the phone screen is off it still uses 40 - 50 % ! ive got two genuine batterys and theyre both the same. i always use task manager and shut down all programs.

when my battery is charging the white battery icon top right has a small "plug" icon in it. it doesnt move or flash.

the larger green icon in the spb panel goes grey and has a green arrow pointing upwards. it also displays the percentage underneath.

none of the icons blink when charging... are you using a different icon set??
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
3g is eating up your battery.

I have my phone off. Try it, when you turn off your phone, a large battery meter is displayed. It has 4 increments and gets full when you're done charging. As the charging progresses, green bars get solid. Additionally, led lights from top and bottom are flashing.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
ooh yes i know what you mean now. you dont need to turn your phone off to charge it though! lol. that might be why it takes so long to charge. the red lights should only flash when your at 30% and under, they should flash green when charging over 30%. try charging your phone while its on and see how long it takes then?

my phone provider is Three in the uk, so i need 3G on to use the services. so theres not really much i can do about that. although when im at work im outside of the 3G network area so i switch it to regular GSM so that i can get signal and it still eats the battery there too....
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
Thanks dave, but can you confirm that the same battery meter when the phone is off doesn't get full?
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
i rarely turn my phone off as i rely on it for work and stuff... but if i remember next time i charge it up ill turn it off at about 95% and then let it finish charging and see what happens.

if you charge it up while its on you can see the percentage increase on the SPB panel...
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
Yeah, i was just curious if other phones are like that. I called SE today and they tried it on other retail phones with the same result.
[XPERIA X2 General] rodja:
About battery

I Have X2 for a month now and my battery getin better and better.Its all about backlight settings.If your screen is working full time you will never have 100 % on battery and if you on charger full time.

With normal working on my x2 i get about empty after one week.

Try to :

1. Put less backlight

2. Shut down backlight automaticly when you not usin it.

P.S. When i first buy X2 i was sorry for my money.I just started to like it.
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
ive already got my backlight on low. but mine runs out over night...when the screen is off.lol. so cant really be much to do with the backlight. i doubt i could go more than a day and half without charging it. i shut down all background tasks everynite. but it still eats up 30-40% of the battery by the next day. ive got two batterys and theyre both the same. the post on xperiablog said theyre working on improving battery performance with the upcoming firmware updates...
[XPERIA X2 General] andoy:
Confirmed with my dealer that all their X2 phones have the battery meter issue, so I hope the fix gets released soon. Although this is not a big issue.

That being said, batt life on mine is good. I get 2-3 days on heavy use.

Has anyone improved the soft volume yet? Audiopara didn't help much.
[XPERIA X2 General] vcdkingno:
Anyone else having trouble with missing sound/alert for sms on their x2?

Nine out of ten times there is no sound when reciving sms and when it does it often halts after 2-3 seconds. But after waking the phone out of sleep its all bells and whistles. (No programs running in the background or anything).

Had the same problem with my topaz but that problem was solved after upgrading to WM6.5 - and SE Update tool don`t find any updates (yeah i know I could use a cooked room - but I like the original)
[XPERIA X2 General] anothadave:
yep theres known problems about sms alerts not vibrating or no sound. theres a thread about it here somewhere. fingers crossed its one of the items on the list to be fixed in next months update..