Hi everyone!!
To anyone that owns the K900; can you, please, encourage or discourage me about getting it? What do you guys say? I love its design and size, and I like it's Intel's chip in it. I've had a Razr i and was great!
I've followed this forum months ago, but have missed most news about this device. Can you tell me if this device will get any update like 4.3 or 4.4? Any good changes in the last months with software updates? I've heard it heated a lot at first. :/
I'm most interested in using it like if it was the Xperia Z Ultra ha; media and games! Will it do fine? What about battery life?
Is it easy to root?
Anything you could tell me about how this device is doing nowadays could help me!
Thank you in advance!
- Leonardo
Compare to it price.. It is worth to buy. Almost same as note 2.
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Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Hi everyone!!
To anyone that owns the K900; can you, please, encourage or discourage me about getting it? What do you guys say? I love its design and size, and I like it's Intel's chip in it. I've had a Razr i and was great!
I've followed this forum months ago, but have missed most news about this device. Can you tell me if this device will get any update like 4.3 or 4.4? Any good changes in the last months with software updates? I've heard it heated a lot at first. :/
I'm most interested in using it like if it was the Xperia Z Ultra ha; media and games! Will it do fine? What about battery life?
Is it easy to root?
Anything you could tell me about how this device is doing nowadays could help me!
Thank you in advance!
- Leonardo
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- I'm using K900 and i would like to say: buy Samsung S4 or Note 3 or Nokia 1520, it's much better
- 4.3 will be updated this month; no confirmation for 4.4 (seem like we don't get this for k900)
- Battery life: it's ok, not so good but can last for more than one day with low using
- There's no root method at this moment;but the custom rom already included but you have to wait a little longer (maybe a week after new Rom announce)
I was a previous S3 user with "The Galaxy Project" ROM.
I love this phone. For me the battery life is great lasting over a day. Lenovo's battery power management tool works well.
You quickly become use to the size and work out how to navigate around it. The Lenovo Theme is great.
Cons.
- Occasionaly I get a slight screen flicker on the sides of the phone. Simply turning the screen on and off rids this.
- The phones speaker is very low compared to other phones I have used in the past.
Yes I would recomend one.
Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Hi everyone!!
To anyone that owns the K900; can you, please, encourage or discourage me about getting it? What do you guys say? I love its design and size, and I like it's Intel's chip in it. I've had a Razr i and was great!
I've followed this forum months ago, but have missed most news about this device. Can you tell me if this device will get any update like 4.3 or 4.4? Any good changes in the last months with software updates? I've heard it heated a lot at first. :/
I'm most interested in using it like if it was the Xperia Z Ultra ha; media and games! Will it do fine? What about battery life?
Is it easy to root?
Anything you could tell me about how this device is doing nowadays could help me!
Thank you in advance!
- Leonardo
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Well I got this phone a week ago, and so far Im loving it, I hv had iPhone and HTC Onex+ but this one is making a real difference, performance compared to batter life is great.
Do hv a small issue with screen brightness as it keeps varying by itself though Auto Brightness is turned off specially on dark colors, also screen kinda brighten up/flickers while putting in PIN code on lock screen, that could be a Setting or software issue but thats not major issue and that could be only me having it and I will check with my warranty if it gets worse.
Overall I would advice it to every friend around me to hv it over Samsung, Sony and HTC.
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Well I got this phone a week ago, and so far Im loving it, I hv had iPhone and HTC Onex+ but this one is making a real difference, performance compared to batter life is great.
Do hv a small issue with screen brightness as it keeps varying by itself though Auto Brightness is turned off specially on dark colors, also screen kinda brighten up/flickers while putting in PIN code on lock screen, that could be a Setting or software issue but thats not major issue and that could be only me having it and I will check with my warranty if it gets worse.
Overall I would advice it to every friend around me to hv it over Samsung, Sony and HTC.
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I know what you are saying...Especially the last page of the app drawer and the notification pull down screen.
I had the issue/behavior and for a second thought I have a faulty piece..but turns out, the ROM is configured in a way that the brightness flickers. It is perfectly normal and goes away with a new launcher/ROM.
Dont worry and you have made a good choice..I am super proud of the K900...
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I know what you are saying...Especially the last page of the app drawer and the notification pull down screen.
I had the issue/behavior and for a second thought I have a faulty piece..but turns out, the ROM is configured in a way that the brightness flickers. It is perfectly normal and goes away with a new launcher/ROM.
Dont worry and you have made a good choice..I am super proud of the K900...
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Thanks man for the reply, yes I thought so that its some settings stuff. For lock screen brightness issue I used KitKat locker from Play store and I had no issue, also disabling the Auto brightness helps.
For ROM I will try Vibe V7 here on xda.
And yes Im proud to hv K900 too
Does this K900 last at least 18 months?
Thank you for all your valuable answers!
The question now is: Does this K900 last at least 18 months without problems?
I have read too many comments at GSMarena that this device starts to give problems in less than 6 months...
Please, tell me if it lasts and if it's a good buy, I know it's powerful enough, and it's so pretty in design.
Thank you so much!
- Leonardo.
Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Thank you for all your valuable answers!
The question now is: Does this K900 last at least 18 months without problems?
I have read too many comments at GSMarena that this device starts to give problems in less than 6 months...
Please, tell me if it lasts and if it's a good buy, I know it's powerful enough, and it's so pretty in design.
Thank you so much!
- Leonardo.
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I used it for a year and sold it because of disappointing software, there are no updates available for it after 4.2.2, but I didn't have any issues regarding hardware, battery etc. It's a pretty device, feels good in band, screen and performance is great, but software side no Android updates and not much of development, if you aren't concerned about software side than its not a bad device else you can get a lot of better options in lenovo other than this k900.
Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Thank you for all your valuable answers!
The question now is: Does this K900 last at least 18 months without problems?
I have read too many comments at GSMarena that this device starts to give problems in less than 6 months...
Please, tell me if it lasts and if it's a good buy, I know it's powerful enough, and it's so pretty in design.
Thank you so much!
- Leonardo.
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I have two K900's - one's mine and second one is my girlfriends. I crashed lcd screen (my fault, I dropped it) and replaced it with the new one. The second phone got usb problem - I had to buy usb port from china and replace it. The cost was around 8$ so it was nothing. Now everything is working fine. We have our phones for more than 1 year and we're still content.
I suggest to install custom ROM with Android 4.3 - it's way better witout Lenovo Launcher. Clean android works faster, it has longer battery life and more free RAM space.
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Hey guys,
I was planning on getting the SGSII (I just sold my SGS for this, actually) but after lurking around here a bit I'm now a bit weary of going ahead with the purchase.
Between battery drain issues, screen issues, Wi-Fi issues, heat issues, and now approx. 3-4 different versions of the SGSII (which makes me scared of ROM incompatibility between the different models) I guess I just need to ask... is this phone actually worth getting, or will I get shafted by a new, fixed version that will come out in a couple of months?
Your opinion?
No if you cannot differentiate between a few users with problems and the majority with no problem . Dont buy you will only go looking for problems .
My phone and many others have .
One No battery problem
Two No yellow screen problem
Three No other screen issues
Four No WiFi issues
Five No heat issues
Six No problems with rom incompatibility only an idiot will install the wrong rom .
jje
JJEgan Is Right..
I have brought my mobile even after knowing problem.After getting it I have started searching for what is new not for a Problem...
Only problem for me is Screen will become hot while charging but not soooo Much hot just very little other than that Great Mobile..
It will be nice if they release NFC in this not by releasing new model like the rumors saying I9101 etc ..This is One of the Best Mobiles till Now.Many people know about the problem Few People having but still they are buying ..Many shops are out of stock...I will say GET IT
I have to mostly agree with jje, except for 1 point. ALL SGS2s have the discolouration issue, but you have to specifically set up your phone in a particular manner (that no-one actually uses) and go looking for the issue in order to even vaguely comprehend what the "problem" actually is. Seriously, when you do see it you realise that the problem lies in the people whining about it, not the phone.
Unless you're unlucky enough to just get a dud phone, get it and you won't regret it. Best phone I've ever had, and that's after nearly 2 years with a HD2 and every ROM under the sun.
Duly noted. My main concern is not software issues which can and will be sorted out either by Samsung or the Android community, my main concern is with hardware issues (screen, battery, etc) which obviously can not be fixed by the community.
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Duly noted. My main concern is not software issues which can and will be sorted out either by Samsung or the Android community, my main concern is with hardware issues (screen, battery, etc) which obviously can not be fixed by the community.
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Personally, I don't have any hardware issues.
I get a full day of battery out of my phone, and that's using it as a smartphone (browsing; notifications such as facebook, twitter and news updates; wordfeud etc.) If I turn off all data and use it as a phone and SMS device only then I get about 2.5 days.
As for the screen, I have 0 complaints about it. It's seriously the best screen I've ever seen on a mobile device. I particularly love having mostly black backgrounds. Not only does it increase battery life, it looks bloody lovely!
Please bear in mind that most people only post threads when they have problems. It makes it sound like everyone is complaining, but they're not. If we had a real count of how many users are on this site, compared to how many are having real problems then you'd see it's actually only a small percentage, and you're gonna get that with any piece of tech.
I am not a rich guy but i gambled knowing all the problems i have been reading... So far it is just a great phone... It is a phone that make you gamble
Yet to find a problem. Battery works for a day (if this is a problem for you)...
I keep upgrading whenever a new phone comes out - SGS2 is THE fastest phone I've had with the BEST battery life.
With other phones, HTC Desire, Hero, etc I've had issues that I've had to counter by installing custom ROM's & acting as a guinie pig for the dev's but with this one - I'm on the stock ROM with no updates - it's rock solid and absolutely no issues.
I wouldn't think twice in recommending this phone.
my 2 cents...
to be honest i really love the phone. it has some annoyances but i really do like it. it's blazin' fast, i love android, and even the look and feel of the phone...
now, the only thing is: i only get about half a day of juice (recharge at night and once again in the afternoon and to be honest i just have no clue how people are getting those numbers like 20h+ of moderate use (well i guess it depends on how you dfine moderate use)... i have 0 widgets (4 widgets (stock calenda, stock powermanagement, google search and the beautiful weather thing with clock))...and main thing i do is: whats app, music, some browsing, emails (set to check only once an hour) and of course make calls... but i believe that it has to do with a bug somewhere. i freezed the wifi-sharing thingy and tried everything i've read so far to conserve battery. eventhough i have the screen set to about 10-30% brightness or auto brightness, it not very spurprised, is always around 60% or more and the android os and system use quite a lot...
but all that said, i still love the phone and i'm glad i bought it!
It's definitely a VFM. And frankly I dont have any WiFi problem. Battery it's okay too. And unless you focus at that screen with a digital camera you won't even notice the Yellowish tint. I am frankly very happy with mine.
Regards.
Sent from GT-I9100
The phone has been ordered
Thanks all for your input!
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People with issues tend to post more. Those are the threads with 1000post not the positive threads that might reach 50post.
JJEgan said:
No if you cannot differentiate between a few users with problems and the majority with no problem . Dont buy you will only go looking for problems .
My phone and many others have .
One No battery problem
Two No yellow screen problem
Three No other screen issues
Four No WiFi issues
Five No heat issues
Six No problems with rom incompatibility only an idiot will install the wrong rom .
jje
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Hello!
I wanna know, what you - S3 users, think about this phone.
I wanna buy my GF new phone, which is gonna best 1st "smart phone" for her, and with S4 comming out, S3 prices are gonna drop.
So what is overall expierence with this phone?
Battery life?
Screen brightness?
Any problems?
Version differences? What should I look for, and which should I avoid? (For example, HTC One S comes with Snapdragon4, and also with Snapdragon 3)
P.S. Probably staying on stock rom
Stiflerlv said:
Hello!
I wanna know, what you - S3 users, think about this phone.
I wanna buy my GF new phone, which is gonna best 1st "smart phone" for her, and with S4 comming out, S3 prices are gonna drop.
So what is overall expierence with this phone?
Battery life?
Screen brightness?
Any problems?
Version differences? What should I look for, and which should I avoid? (For example, HTC One S comes with Snapdragon4, and also with Snapdragon 3)
P.S. Probably staying on stock rom
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Search this question is asked multiple time from day one .
jje
JJEgan said:
Search this question is asked multiple time from day one .
jje
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U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
Stiflerlv said:
U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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search, the answers are the same
Stiflerlv said:
U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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The multiple times includes this month ..
Its crap buy an Apple post in Apple .
jje
S3 is amazing. Battery is excellent, screen brightness is more than average. Brilliant phone. I would buy it! I have had mine for 4 months and I love it
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I dont really recommend you this phone Yes is has a good screen and quad core processor etc. , but it has the Sudden Death Syndrome which got fixed with an update , but the fix makes your phone freeze depending on the use , i use my phone for whatsapp and fun run and maybe dead trigger or Vice City and i get 1-2 freezes a day ... Thanks to samsung's kernels They are ... what to say xD The best xD? lol
I have this phone for more than a month, and I can say that it's a great phone! It's performance is fast (especially when you can find some tips online how to make it faster and to use different launchers,'cause Touchwiz is really boring)
If abotu battery life, on my phone it's quite poor,when I use it all day, on the evening usually I have around 30-40% left (but you can buy some extended batteries and you will see a difference)
GREAT PHONE....
if u root and install ROM
its like butter smooth and great batttery life
it was the best phone of 2012
Best phone I have ever owned.
And it keeps getting better with the custom rom updates
Probably, an quad core would be no use for girls..
Better buy an sexy phone with average features..
I would suggest you to go for galaxy s2.. Or HTC Mozart(windows = colourful and that phone is an eye candy)
Seriously, SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME is no more bothering galaxy SIII
I love the S3, it's lightweight with a big screen, great battery life and it will run just about every app perfectly. 2D or 3D!
So i got my s8 a few days ago (yay) and noticed some of its horrendous issues within an hour of usage, so i started looking around for fixes and stumbled upon Eragon (Rom) and have been attempting to get that on to my phone with no luck. I have little to no experience messing around with phones. I followed the guide per Skeleton1911 and can't even get the Vcom driver's working properly. Pretty frustrated and confused at this point and decided to reach out for help/advice. Or any possible alternatives.
What issues are you experiencing that you hope will be solved by this ROM?
I only ask because it might be a hardware issue and therefore a sign to return the phone for a replacement from your vendor while that's still an option.
map002 said:
What issues are you experiencing that you hope will be solved by this ROM?
I only ask because it might be a hardware issue and therefore a sign to return the phone for a replacement from your vendor while that's still an option.
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4g connectivity seems to be pretty bad/unstable. Battery life is pretty meh. Most if not all of the issue with this phone is pretty much fixed by the Eragon rom hence why I'm trying so hard to get it installed.
the 4g connectivity along with the battery life a very lack luster, which are some of the fixes that come with Eragon.
OK, fair enough. I do understand battery life is improved under Eragon, and OS RAM usage is reduced.
I just read 'horrendous issues' and wondered what that meant exactly, as I've found the battery life on stock to be reasonably OK. The only 'horrendous' issues, in my experience, are the camera and the GPS, neither of which are changed or improved on Eragon. But we all have our personal measurements for such things.
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OK, fair enough. I do understand battery life is improved under Eragon, and OS RAM usage is reduced.
I just read 'horrendous issues' and wondered what that meant exactly, as I've found the battery life on stock to be reasonably OK. The only 'horrendous' issues, in my experience, are the camera and the GPS, neither of which are changed or improved on Eragon. But we all have our personal measurements for such things.
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I can't confirm battery improvement with eragon rom. After a few weeks I had a massive battery drain of about 15% per hour without any heavy usage. The phone was in my pocket with wifi and bluetooth active. I didn't install any new apps and I already I flashed cache and dalvik. The only thing that helped was getting back to stock. Now battery is back to normal and I don't experience any major differences in performance, multitasking or ram usage.
A good example of just how different people's experiences can be, depending on their usage patterns and which set of apps they have installed. Thanks for sharing your experience, Steve.
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A good example of just how different people's experiences can be, depending on their usage patterns and which set of apps they have installed. Thanks for sharing your experience, Steve.
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It seems a matter of luck if you get a full working s8 or not. Maybe there are different builds, depending on where ist was made.
I am using gps from the first day without any problems, no matter if on stock or eragon rom. My s8 just gets warm when playing games but not hot. I think the perfomance is good (no matter which rom) but I would have expected a much higher antutu score from a deca-core chipset and 4gb ram. The battery performance is not better or worse (on stock rom) compared to my earlier smartphones like the oneplus one. I expected the lack of support from the elephone company just as it is, so I am not disappopinted at this point.
I think it's also worth keeping in mind that people are more likely to post when something goes wrong than when something goes as expected, so folks with a defective item are more likely to post complaints than someone who's phone just works.
That being said, I do expect quality control at a third-tier device manufacturer will not be as good as at one of the major players.
And yeah, the big battery is just there to provide adequate battery life despite the huge screen. In my usage, even with the brightness turned down, the screen accounts for 75% of my battery usage on average.
It's a great screen for a cheap phone like this, but it is a trade-off. No such thing as a free lunch.
Finally! Some people are talking sense here and not just complaining about their devices.
For me, I think it's pointless to compare this phone with flagship devices. You can't just say that "on my one plus/galaxy..." because you paid better bucks for those so they got to be damn better!
I have not got any complaints on my device because as I have read on another post here, "You sound set your expectations".
When you bought this, you have a certain use case and if the phone fulfills that, then the phone has already served its purpose.
Please don't expect our units to be top notch as the price won't allow that.
What kind of 4G issue was resolved by this ROM?
Scoundral said:
the 4g connectivity along with the battery life a very lack luster, which are some of the fixes that come with Eragon.
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Can you explain what kind of 4G issues it resolves
After doing some research I found out that the ROM will NOT fix network issues.
Re Oreo
For what it is worth, from the Elephone forum today.
ashish replied at 2018-2-17 03:58 AM
"Plz update the android as almost every compay providing android oreo update but elephone s8 still ha ...
got this on Facebook .
(we do our best to release an oreo update for the S8 as fast as possible. Did you know, that our biggest competitor, that charges 3-4x the price of our S8, just canceled their release of Android 8.0 for their newest device? Google the news Why? Because their update was rushed and released way to early, causing a lot of trouble to many users. Do you want that to happen? We don't. That's why our update will only be released when it's done and can deliver a flawless experience to ALL users of the S8. Therefore we kindly ask for your patience. Have a nice day, your ELEPHONE Team)"
It is true many of the big players have pulled or cancelled their Oreo updates in the last few weeks. Be nice if Ele would try another 7.x update with another attempt to fix the camera though.
I suspect that their dev team has its hands full trying to get everything they got wrong on 7.x right on 8. And I doubt they have the resources to have two teams working on S8 firmware development.
Just my edjumakated guess, mind you. ?
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the camera and the GPS, neither of which are changed or improved on Eragon. But we all have our personal measurements for such things.
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so it's normal thing that GPS do't work and camera makes meh photos?
Also, is there an option that phone screen will turn on for a while when I'm receiving a notification? I know there is something like that in android but I couldn't find it. Sorry It's my first android phone and I just feel lost
I did not say the GPS did not work. If your GPS does not work at all, you should return your phone to the shop where you bought it. It's defective.
What I did say is that the GPS isn't great, as is par for the course on Mediatek based phones. If you need great GPS, this is not the phone for you.
Spend more money and buy something better, maybe with a Qualcomm chipset. Or buy a used last-gen flagship phone with good GPS performance.
As for the camera, it's crappy. All the reviews I've seen have pointed out the focus hunting. It's sub par and mostly a problem with the software.
That being said, yes, sub par cameras on cheap Chinese third tier OEM phones do tend to be sub par in one way or another. This one's just notably bad at the moment. Maybe always, if they don't eventually release another firmware for it.
And if this is your first Android phone, I can understand the confusion. Especally if you're coming from fruit phones, where everything just works on pretty much all of them.
This is a terrible first phone for most people. This is a pretty bad device for a novice, it's more of a hobbyist phone. But XDA is a place for that kind of crowd, so my comments were framed accordingly.
I really like it, but I knew what I was buying. I don't use the camera and only make occasional use of the GPS. And I make heavy use of the screen for watching videos and I am not a fan of 18:9. The S8 is a big win for me there.
You probably would have been better served, in this price range, by a Motorola phone, to be honest. If you're still within your exchange window, I would recommend swapping it for something more mainstream.
Best of luck!
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... is there an option that phone screen will turn on for a while when I'm receiving a notification? I know there is something like that in android but I couldn't find it. Sorry It's my first android phone and I just feel lost
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.nullgrad.glimpse
Install this and the screen will wake for notifications. You can also disable individual apps, like I did with Spotify, to prevent the screen from waking when listening to music on my Mac.
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Install this and the screen will wake for notifications. You can also disable individual apps, like I did with Spotify, to prevent the screen from waking when listening to music on my Mac.
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Thank you
map002 said:
And if this is your first Android phone, I can understand the confusion. Especally if you're coming from fruit phones, where everything just works on pretty much all of them.
Best of luck!
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I'm not even from apple family. I'm one of old guard of Windows phone, and everyday I'm more and more surprised that android won this competition.
I have no chance for fully refund, since I already own it few months, but I see I need to contact a seller. But I think they'll reject it because I dropped it once, and I have beautiful spider web at back -.- (It's not very sturdy). I think I need to revive my lumia for gps usage.
New to elephone s8 but not new to Chinese smart phones. I was hoping this ROM fixed some issues but hasn't thus far. Phone constantly drops signal to point where i can't receive or make calls. Still trying to figure out if that is due to phone not support on my network or not. Which is odd cause at times phone is fine, flying speed full coverage others its the complete opposite. One other bug I was hoping it fixed was screen being unresponsive. Like i try to swipe up to unlock or use fingerprint but it just vibrates to acknowledge I touched it and does nothing. I am looking for work around before i get fed up and sell it or something. I really love the feel of phone physically and how software works when its working.
Hi I'm considering getting a used Xperia X, would you recommend the phone after it's been out a couple years, or would you suggest finding something else? Thanks!
If you don't care about the battery life much, get it. It chugs along just fine for everyday use. I've been using it since almost 2 years now and I haven't run across any major issue. Just don't get one with an unlocked bootloader.
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If you don't care about the battery life much, get it. It chugs along just fine for everyday use. I've been using it since almost 2 years now and I haven't run across any major issue. Just don't get one with an unlocked bootloader.
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Cool thanks sounds great! Is the battery life bad from new or because it'll have been used for 2 years? If the second, I'm happy to slap in a replacement battery and back panel if it gets really bad.
Also while I don't plan to get one like this, what's bad about getting a phone with an unlocked bootloader?
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Cool thanks sounds great! Is the battery life bad from new or because it'll have been used for 2 years? If the second, I'm happy to slap in a replacement battery and back panel if it gets really bad.
Also while I don't plan to get one like this, what's bad about getting a phone with an unlocked bootloader?
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SONY POLICY TO CONTROL DEVICES advances every year
when X came out it fall under catagory where TA.img can be EXTRACTED and DRMFIX was easy ( simple patching in RAMDISK folder within KERNEL)
so simplifying for u
1. X has battery only 2600Mah , very low! and throughout 2017 when x was on Nougat! i used to get only 4 hours SOC while you socialize via FB/whatsapp on 4G (dual sim variant) , but since April2018 the Oreo version gives 6hours of battery, they fixed some things. I carry powerbank with me just in case.
2. where X is concern MM was Faster, Nougat was good and swift on touch (bad on battery) and Oreo is very good on battery but as device gets hot, it start Lagging specially whenver you areo n 4g and lots of data is being downloaded , all social apps hangs! but after a while it gets better and X comes out of lagging phase
3. there is no harm in buying device with UB but this means DRM keys are lost! its good to have them but you wont be using them ever anways! , just make sure you flash the stockrom again and wipe everything, making sure there are no privacy risks.
useful summary can be found here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77320416&postcount=3
A repository of KERNELS for last 2 years + method + detail SAGA GUIDE
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/how-to/root-xperia-x-f5122-android-n-34-2-2-47-t3594502
Thanks for the explanation, I'll keep it all in mind! Another question I thought: how's the notification LED on this phone? Does it have more than one color? I haven't found much about it, but I consider it really important to using a phone.
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Thanks for the explanation, I'll keep it all in mind! Another question I thought: how's the notification LED on this phone? Does it have more than one color? I haven't found much about it, but I consider it really important to using a phone.
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come to think of it, its white only! i never saw different colors LED notifications! perhaps i never paid attention to that ... hmm strange of me..
i will update you in couple of days! but I have usually seen WHITE LED/s ONLY! (Blinking few times in nights, beside my bed) , that i remember! but i don't remember seeding green/pink/red notification blinks!
As usual on Xperia devices, the notification LED is RGB, some apps let you change the color directly in their notification settings, but if you want full control I suggest using LightFlow, where you can set any color you want, the flashing pattern and even the brightness of the notification LED...
Clapeng said:
Thanks for the explanation, I'll keep it all in mind! Another question I thought: how's the notification LED on this phone? Does it have more than one color? I haven't found much about it, but I consider it really important to using a phone.
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It does. Just the app needs to support changing colours. For example, you can set a colour in WhatsApp, and it'll blink that way; For snapchat, it blinks yellow. And the led is embedded in the earpiece.
I'm going to buy a mate20 pro. What do people who have bought think of this phone? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Yogurt_55 said:
I'm going to buy a mate20 pro. What do people who have bought think of this phone? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
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Wait at the moment until the green screen issue is solved
darkoroje said:
Wait at the moment until the green screen issue is solved
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In my case, that deserves a "what green screen" issue? I know it exists, but not on mine.
I also agree that you need to wait until they have solved the green screen issue.
The phone itself is absolutely incredible but the screen problems render it a no go at the moment. Once that is solved, it'll be a top 2018 phone, the best in my book.
The Mate 20 Pro is a absolutely fantastic device , one that I take great joy in using.
The Pro's for me are....
1)Battery Life (absolutely outstanding)
2)The Camera is impressive
3)Build & Design
4) Display is Great (other than those with display issues) I'm currently not effected.
5)Face ID and UD Fingerprint Scanner work well ( at least in my usage)
6)it's very fast and that 7nm chip performs very well indeed.
Cons for me are....
1)EMUI still needs to be polished
2)Slow Updates (Prob due to different builds)
3)Notch (notch an issue for me, but some don't like, this can be hidden though)
Tbh there isn't much to dislike, it's an all round great device ....., Perhaps wait a little as you might get unlucky with a HULK device, but don't rule it out either.
deekbee said:
In my case, that deserves a "what green screen" issue? I know it exists, but not on mine.
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Well that is good for you. I, on the other hand, had two replacements from Three, and all of them have the green screen. Currently awaiting another replacement.
I agree that it is a great device otherwise.
darkoroje said:
Well that is good for you. I, on the other hand, had two replacements from Three, and all of them have the green screen. Currently awaiting another replacement.
I agree that it is a great device otherwise.
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Only had mine since last wednesday, bought on VF UK. So mine is possibly a newer batch - how do I check the screen manufacturer? Tried a few apps, none give screen hardware info.
Closest thing I have to a problem with it is that auto brightness is enabled, even when it is disabled (plus fill in flash doesn't work when AI is enabled, which is stupid)
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Only had mine since last wednesday, bought on VF UK. So mine is possibly a newer batch - how do I check the screen manufacturer? Tried a few apps, none give screen hardware info.
Closest thing I have to a problem with it is that auto brightness is enabled, even when it is disabled (plus fill in flash doesn't work when AI is enabled, which is stupid)
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I use an app called "Device Info HW", on first page under "Touchscreen" it will give you the make of the screen.
Duncan1982 said:
The Mate 20 Pro is a absolutely fantastic device , one that I take great joy in using.
The Pro's for me are....
1)Battery Life (absolutely outstanding)
2)The Camera is impressive
3)Build & Design
4) Display is Great (other than those with display issues) I'm currently not effected.
5)Face ID and UD Fingerprint Scanner work well ( at least in my usage)
6)it's very fast and that 7nm chip performs very well indeed.
Cons for me are....
1)EMUI still needs to be polished
2)Slow Updates (Prob due to different builds)
3)Notch (notch an issue for me, but some don't like, this can be hidden though)
Tbh there isn't much to dislike, it's an all round great device ....., Perhaps wait a little as you might get unlucky with a HULK device, but don't rule it out either.
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Thanks for your detailed reply. I also think this is a great device.
Jonathan-H said:
I also agree that you need to wait until they have solved the green screen issue.
The phone itself is absolutely incredible but the screen problems render it a no go at the moment. Once that is solved, it'll be a top 2018 phone, the best in my book.
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Thank you for your reply. I agree with your opinion.
It's literally the best phone to date, so versatile. Now If you are the unlucky person to get a defective unit that is the only major problem, only other problems is emui that just screams uncomplete but can tell with a few updates will definitely be crazy good. As far as green tint goes, I have an LG panel no green screen issues and only had one device.
Duncan1982 said:
The Mate 20 Pro is a absolutely fantastic device , one that I take great joy in using.
The Pro's for me are....
1)Battery Life (absolutely outstanding)
2)The Camera is impressive
3)Build & Design
4) Display is Great (other than those with display issues) I'm currently not effected.
5)Face ID and UD Fingerprint Scanner work well ( at least in my usage)
6)it's very fast and that 7nm chip performs very well indeed.
Cons for me are....
1)EMUI still needs to be polished
2)Slow Updates (Prob due to different builds)
3)Notch (notch an issue for me, but some don't like, this can be hidden though)
Tbh there isn't much to dislike, it's an all round great device ....., Perhaps wait a little as you might get unlucky with a HULK device, but don't rule it out either.
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Battery life is outstanding?
What do you get for screen on time?
Hazzay88 said:
Battery life is outstanding?
What do you get for screen on time?
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Been using for a week now and very comfortably get between 7-9 SOT it often beats me though .....
And given that we have a 40w charger, it's not ever a concern even if your extreme in your use :good: