Hardware "MOD" - Sucessful tansfer of D800 (White) Main Internal Board in D801 Black
Just for the information of others, I just got done putting together a LG G2 "Frankenstein."
I had a perfect White D800 but also had a slightly scratched and used D801 Black. I REALLY like the black screen better than the White (for now ) and was looking forward to not worrying about even a little scratch that can happen on the white D800 but wasnt willing to spend the money on a D800 black replacement screen.
So I figured that the D800 and D801 are close enough i could just try and transfer the main board with my CM11 and interal storage on to the Tmobile version.
IT WORKED! :laugh:
I will updated over the next day if people are interested and tell how the signal goes.
I haven't gotten to putting the SIM in and testing apn and stuff but i was excited and wanted to post!
If you guys (or mod) think this should moved to the Original Dev or any other section let me know.
Pictures!
Here's a link to my drive with the photos
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3pdxnQ-ZDs7X25qWWpMNFUxR0U&usp=sharing
UPDATE
I popped the SIM in and there has been no loss in signal. I registered it on the ATT network and rebooted, worked like a charm.
I have noticed that there seems to be a little bit of pressure on the screen as it is pushed out just enough I can see light from the backlight coming out of the edge of the screen. I'm not sure if something isn't sitting right or what.
I'll do more investigation today and then update.
UPDATE #2
Screen popping out is not due to any uneven parts. The last person to work on the D801 Did not put it back in correctly. the light signal issues Its having is due to my resent flash of the KK modem. So, all good so far!
I will update if things change!
UPDATE #3
Photo's added due to request! (thanks D_Mon88!)
I found a connector that was not present in the black version but was in the white.
I moved the connector over and it has made my signal SO much better. The connector joined a cluster of antenna at the bottom to the board so that explains why.
Update #4
This will probably be my last update unless something changes or someone requests. I found the back screen was missing 3 resistors on one of the ribbon cables. Because of this I reverted back to the full white screen. I am however taking the main board from the D801(T-Mobile) and putting it in the D800. That way I will have unlocked bootloader, with the duel boot bootloader found in the original android development thread for the internat. and tmob. variants.
eqbirvin said:
Just for the information of others, I just got done putting together a LG G2 "Frankenstein."
I had a perfect White D800 but also had a slightly scratched and used D801 Black. I REALLY like the black screen better than the White (for now ) and was looking forward to not worrying about even a little scratch that can happen on the white D800 but wasnt willing to spend the money on a D800 black replacement screen.
So I figured that the D800 and D801 are close enough i could just try and transfer the main board with my CM11 and interal storage on to the Tmobile version.
IT WORKED! :laugh:
I will updated over the next day if people are interested and tell how the signal goes.
I haven't gotten to putting the SIM in and testing apn and stuff but i was excited and wanted to post!
If you guys (or mod) think this should moved to the Original Dev or any other section let me know.
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It should be moved to general forums as this ain't related to android development.
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MarioFan1998 said:
It should be moved to general forums as this ain't related to android development.
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Gotcha! Reported it and waiting for a move. Thank you.
Moved!
hey.
could you post us a picture please? would be cool to see how nice the two-tone G2 looks. i imagine it looking great!
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hey.
could you post us a picture please? would be cool to see how nice the two-tone G2 looks. i imagine it looking great!
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Yeah, I'd be happy to! Give me an hour, probably less.
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Yeah, I'd be happy to! Give me an hour, probably less.
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awesome, looking forward to it. i've backed my g2 with leather to make it look a bit special, but your storm trooper combo must look really sharp.
i like white phones, but like you i think the bezel just has to be black to give the screen a great edge to edge look.
Sweet!
D_Mon88 said:
awesome, looking forward to it. i've backed my g2 with leather to make it look a bit special, but your storm trooper combo must look really sharp.
i like white phones, but like you i think the bezel just has to be black to give the screen a great edge to edge look.
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Leather?! Thats awesome. I was just thinking about doing that to mine. Think you can post a picture of yours??
Im in the exact same boat, love white phones but the bezel has to be black. Youre exactly right, the black just makes the screen look great! In the case of my phone it makes it look really skinny too.
Photos up by the way!
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Photos up by the way!
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wow, very cool! it looks great. bit of a shame about the verizon branding, i'd cover that up with a sticker personally. see what you think of the leather. i didn't cut it as nicely as it could be but i'm pretty happy with it actually, and it feels great in the hand. i'll post a few pictures this evening
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wow, very cool! it looks great. bit of a shame about the verizon branding, i'd cover that up with a sticker personally. see what you think of the leather. i didn't cut it as nicely as it could be but i'm pretty happy with it actually, and it feels great in the hand. i'll post a few pictures this evening
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yeah, neither the at&t or tmobile one isnt that bad to me. I might cover it with soft touch plastic with the color white
I look forward to the pictures!!!
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yeah, neither the at&t or tmobile one isnt that bad to me. I might cover it with soft touch plastic with the color white
I look forward to the pictures!!!
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Hello! Sorry its taken so long, I've been really busy, but pictures are finally here.
Its far from perfect...I used a patch of leather that had a bit of print on it, and the edges aren't that great because I initially had a homemade smart cover attached that started to annoy me and got snipped off crudely with massive scissors, but it feels great and I'm happy enough with it. Let me know what you think.
If anyone really likes it I have some spare materials, I can make a better one and send internationally for about £15 all inclusive
sorry for the awful iphone photos...what can i say, my bro has questionable taste...
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Hello! Sorry its taken so long, I've been really busy, but pictures are finally here.
Its far from perfect...I used a patch of leather that had a bit of print on it, and the edges aren't that great because I initially had a homemade smart cover attached that started to annoy me and got snipped off crudely with massive scissors, but it feels great and I'm happy enough with it. Let me know what you think.
If anyone really likes it I have some spare materials, I can make a better one and send internationally for about £15 all inclusive
sorry for the awful iphone photos...what can i say, my bro has questionable taste...
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Haha its fine! That looks awesome! Good job on the leather backing. :good:
I am searching for suitable soft touch spray for the back tonight and hopefully have something by the morning.
And sorry about your bro's sad taste in phone haha
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Hello! Sorry its taken so long, I've been really busy, but pictures are finally here.
Its far from perfect...I used a patch of leather that had a bit of print on it, and the edges aren't that great because I initially had a homemade smart cover attached that started to annoy me and got snipped off crudely with massive scissors, but it feels great and I'm happy enough with it. Let me know what you think.
If anyone really likes it I have some spare materials, I can make a better one and send internationally for about £15 all inclusive
sorry for the awful iphone photos...what can i say, my bro has questionable taste...
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Pm me about the leather back please
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Haha its fine! That looks awesome! Good job on the leather backing. :good:
I am searching for suitable soft touch spray for the back tonight and hopefully have something by the morning.
And sorry about your bro's sad taste in phone haha
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thanks, its ok, i'm happy with it. soft touch spray sounds like it'd be really nice too. i dont know what you can get where you are or what kind of cool sprays might be out there, but check out a material called plastidip. i have a bunch here ( unfortunately in a nasty beige colour ) and it puts a smooth rubberlike coating on things and peels off perfectly cleanly if you decide you don't want it. they use it on cars a lot, and you can get it mixed with any pigment you want, even add pearl, metal, matte, gloss and glow in the dark finishes if you want.
let us know how it goes along with pictures when its done please
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thanks, its ok, i'm happy with it. soft touch spray sounds like it'd be really nice too. i dont know what you can get where you are or what kind of cool sprays might be out there, but check out a material called plastidip. i have a bunch here ( unfortunately in a nasty beige colour ) and it puts a smooth rubberlike coating on things and peels off perfectly cleanly if you decide you don't want it. they use it on cars a lot, and you can get it mixed with any pigment you want, even add pearl, metal, matte, gloss and glow in the dark finishes if you want.
let us know how it goes along with pictures when its done please
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Sweet! Ill look into it today!
I will definitely post pictures as soon as i get it done! I might end up changing the name of the post to encompass the fact that we're now also showing other hardware modifications. Think that's a good idea?
Yeah I suppose you should
Its so easy to go off topic...its up to you, but I guess it'd be good if other people ate interested too.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
I always thought it'd be cool yo have a ceramic phone or one with an enamel coating. Maybe you can find some kind of soft touch glaze or something. Good luck!
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Why didn't you just buy a white back off LG's amazon for $20?
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Why didn't you just buy a white back off LG's amazon for $20?
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I got the TMobile D802 for free. and i didnt have it before, just the white D800. But I could have just bought one for the back of the black. However, The black D802 had many other parts missing like buttons and the back two housings. I wish I had all the pieces for the D802!
Yay so I should be able to transfer my d800 main board to this :
http://m.ebay.com/itm/151166191340?nav=SEARCH
Correct? You just change the board and nothing else ?
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this might be somehow non sense thread but I noticed the new white backcover htc sent me was sharper wasnt as smooth as the previous black cover. the difference was at the bottom of the cover, close the capacitive keys. im not sure whether it is a diffrence between white and black cover or between lines of productions...i bought the phone since the very beginning and maybe the new phones that are being produced now have this other sharper cover...
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this might be somehow non sense thread but I noticed the new white backcover htc sent me was sharper wasnt as smooth as the previous black cover. the difference was at the bottom of the cover, close the capacitive keys. im not sure whether it is a diffrence between white and black cover or between lines of productions...i bought the phone since the very beginning and maybe the new phones that are being produced now have this other sharper cover...
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Picture of both would be nice to see this difference you speak of.
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Picture of both would be nice to see this difference you speak of.
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I tried but is really difficult to capture that detail. U can notice it only if you have it in ur hand. But yes the new white back cover they shipped me is sharper while the old black one is more curved. If somebody ever happens to go to the store and try to see the difference fine. The phone looks sexy with the "new design"
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Remember white iPhone? There was almost 1 year delay, because white plastic is more fragile... Maybe we have the same case here, so they decided to modify design... Or simply different manufacturer means different die (matrix)...
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I tried but is really difficult to capture that detail. U can notice it only if you have it in ur hand. But yes the new white back cover they shipped me is sharper while the old black one is more curved. If somebody ever happens to go to the store and try to see the difference fine. The phone looks sexy with the "new design"
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we will have no idea what you mean until you provide atleast some pictures!!! even if its hard to tell...I have no idea what you mean by "sharper"
I mean at the bottom of the cover the black or white area that has "with htc sense" written they have made it tighter as if they were trying to fix that issue with the backcover getting loose and making that noise when you used to press the phone on left bottom side. Lets say if before the with htc sense area looked like the front of a toyota, now looks like the front of a corvette lol they have lowered itmade it thinner just that area. And no pic ican post two pics but is useless. I opened this thread and made it clear it is something u can notice if u have both covers so if there is some other member and has both covers he can confirm this
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I just have the white. But I'm assuming you mean cover fits on tighter. Since you mentioned that there were issues with the black one coming off. I can attest its a really good/tight fit. The guy at the store couldn't get it on and I had to help him. Then I had to get used to it myself because it seems like it could be really easy to damage it.
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Im at work, have both in my hands, dont feel any difference.
How do they fit on the phone? The same?
I suppose its possible that if the original black ones were loose they both may have been redesigned.
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Im at work, have both in my hands, dont feel any difference.
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Check them in the light and rotate the cover to see the change. When u type for example notice the white cover is somehow longer at then end. close to the capacitive keys it is "outter" while the black one is kinda "inner" anyways might just be mine that way thats why was wondering if somebody else noticed it
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How do they fit on the phone? The same?
I suppose its possible that if the original black ones were loose they both may have been redesigned.
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They fit the aame on the phone except the ending of each cover the white one is lil longer since they have made it less thick on the with htc sense area which has pushed it towards the end of the cover
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i've put quite a good molestation on both devices and am not seeing or feeling anything. Could be that you got a phone back that is out of spec a tad, but still made it through quality control??
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i've put quite a good molestation on both devices and am not seeing or feeling anything. Could be that you got a phone back that is out of spec a tad, but still made it through quality control??
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yes that out of spec a tad is what makes it fit better. I hope they always make such "mistakes"
thats how franklin discoverd electricity
I first experimented with a few different colors on my old nexus s 4g, and settled on Krylon Fusion Buttercream for my new EVO.
It works for me.
Looks nice!
"We're coming from a pure power source."
I hope the paint doesn't have any conductive properties (many do).
white? lol
In my opinion I dislike it. But the paint job looks well done. I am not daring enough to do that.
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Looks good, but I'd be interested to find a matching matte black like the bottom. I have a couple friends who are auto painters, so I might have it done when I get mine. We'll see. The shiny black might grow on me.
Looks great aside from the color. Try flat black
What the glossy plastic wasn't ugly enough? LOL
Hey as long as you like it that's all that matters!
To each his own. I don't know why people want to mess with the top part so bad. I think it looks fantastic just the way it is.
But that doesn't look that bad. Could've gone with a dark purple though.
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I think it looks nice in its own way how did u do it op? Nvu gonna try a diff color?
It went from ugly to fagly!!!!
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To each his own. I don't know why people want to mess with the top part so bad. I think it looks fantastic just the way it is.
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Thank you! I think I'm the only one that things the contrasting colors AND contrasting surfaces (matte/glossy) on the back is hot. Didn't anyone learn anything in Art class? Contrast people.
I teach HS and already, day 2 of having it, people are saying "Oh wow what is that? That is live!" Instead of "That looks like every other phone."
While the paintjob is well done, I don't agree with the choice of color. Did you at least sand the cover before you painted?
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Thank you! I think I'm the only one that things the contrasting colors AND contrasting surfaces (matte/glossy) on the back is hot. Didn't anyone learn anything in Art class? Contrast people.
I teach HS and already, day 2 of having it, people are saying "Oh wow what is that? That is live!" Instead of "That looks like every other phone."
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I agree. I think they pulled off the contrast very well, particular because of the red band. But your right. The phone looks sleek and different, but in a good way.
What I also like is that it was a bold design move. Not many are willing to break the conceptual mold that a phone is suppose to look like.
Do a test, go out in public, whip out the phone with its huge screen and contrasting back with a red band. People notice. What is that? Damn straight.
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Do a test, go out in public, whip out the phone with its huge screen and contrasting back with a red band. People notice. What is that? Damn straight.
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Thanked you cz this made me lol..lol
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While the paintjob is well done, I don't agree with the choice of color. Did you at least sand the cover before you painted?
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I did sand it first as I was following a post from another thread, and intended to just leave it sanded. I didn't like the result. Mine didn't look as good as the posted sanded phone, so I painted it.
I didn't mind the glossy black color at all, just hated the constant fingerprints. My old glossy black backed nexus didnd't seem to leave fingerprints as bad this EVO.
Believe me when I say that I had no intention of going the "buttercream" route at all. I had 4 colors of Krylon Fusion in the house and tried them all on my old Nexus S. Flat black, satin white, buttercream, and a light green.
For some reason the buttercream in person looked best to me, and best of all, no more fingerprints. I don't mind the derogatory comments posted by some as my wife gave me crap too before seeing the finished phone. The photo was taken from my work blackberry so it isn't the best and looks much better live.
I just thought I would post it as so many talk about changing the back, yet nobody has/does....... well I did for better or worse.
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but yea it does look like crap. white red and black?
yea I dont like the factory shiney top part either. I will probably just sand blast it at work to give it a matte finish
What kills me about this photo is the phone is sitting on top of a case.SMH
Just busting your balls OP.. Although I wouldn't a painted it that color, it wasn't my choice. Good job
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My brother works as a manager of a Tmo store and since he knows i'm a geek about all things phones, he let me play with the one he will be putting outside.
1)The metal case looks amazing. possibly the best looking phone since the iphone 4 was introduced. This is how you style a phone.
2)Speedwise, no different than our DNA's.
3)sense 5. I only looked at the blinkfeed and while cool, i don't think i'd use it, it was an all or nothing experience. I really only noticed the transitions to be different. Guess i should have come prepared to look.
4)camera. Yep, this was nice. Took pictures of a dark part of his office forcing the flash off and was able to blow it up without much graining. Compared it to the same shot i took with my phone and beat it handly. Speedwise again no different, but the menu was different.
5)sizewise, it seemed smallish. My son has a nexus 4 with 4.7" screen and this just seemed small. I put on cnn.com on desktop mode and maybe it's the softkeys, but I couldn't read the text the way i could on the DNA on desktop mode. You had to zoom in to read.
Overall impression was the metal body was the nicest thing anice but after you put on a case, it's gone and then what's left is a smaller version of my DNA. I will not be upgrading.
If you want metal on the DNA here you go http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=80959
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If you want metal on the DNA here you go http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=80959
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Nice, but what do i do with my Otterbox defender
mwl1119 said:
If you want metal on the DNA here you go http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=80959
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i actually ordered that case about a week ago and have used it. it looks cool but feels very cheap and i lose about 2-3 signal bars with it on since the aluminum interferes. not worth it at all.
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If you want metal on the DNA here you go http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=80959
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No disrespect, but that case looks awful and cheesy.
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Because there are not enough threads already regarding black I decided to start one . Mods you can close if you want I just want people to see this and if it is hidden in a thread no one will.
If you are having trouble deciding between black and silver let me see if I can help you out. As of this moment I love both and it is a very hard choice.
Silver has a smoother feeling in the hand. Whereas the black has a completely different feel. Also the black seems to hide the metal look to the phone, it does not stand out or have the shimmer on the bezel. The black looks like just another phone and the silver stands out as something different.
The black color seems to hide the speaker grills and makes the transition from the screen to the rest of the phone consistent. I did not see any scratches on either unit but the black seems to conceal defects (like gap issues) a lot better but if it chips the silver would be hard to hide(maybe marker)
This is the first time I would be happy with either color. I've always been a fan of black phones, I never took a second look at white phones. But this is not a choice you can make by pictures or videos. You need to get the phones in your hand. The term stealth black is perfect for the phone, it does a great job looking stealthy.
To sum it up silver will turn more heads and stands out more but black looks slick and beautiful.
Here are pictures of my two phone
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Yeah,had this debate with the Wife a week ago when I picked up my H1. I was pretty set on Black but she kept saying as you said about it standing out more in Silver,and looking like every other phone in Black..Ultimately,I took her suggestion and got the Silver. Many compliments later and from my own time spent with it...I think it was the right choice.Would love to see this in Blue though.
Red. Red is where it's at.
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Red. Red is where it's at.
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They will wait until none of us have any upgrades left and far away from 14 days and release multiple colors lol
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so we needed another thread about the black one lol
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so we needed another thread about the black one lol
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So we needed another comment like this?? :silly:
OP please post in one of the existing threads already started.
Thank you
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I have read pretty much every post in this forum over the past few days, and have finally pulled the trigger on an Xperia Z ultra in black. MY HTC One was promptly sold on eBay to help fund the purchase. Really looking forward to getting it (especially as I have borrowed a friends iPhone 4s to use while I wait - such a tiny screen). Ordered it from Hong Kong from an eBay seller, really hoping I don't get hit with a massive import tax charge (I'm in the UK). I guess only time will tell. Will post my thoughts once it arrives. Hopefully my only concern re the purchase will be dispelled (will it fit in my trouser pocket).
Wellcome to the club, you won't regret it, just out of interest what the name of the company you ordered it from, wondering if it's the same as the one I used.
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Hello, bought it from here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380693324719?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
So hoping I wont get stung with massive import charges as Im already struggling to justify the purchase of the phone to the wife. Although my recently bought iPad mini might soften the blow if I give it to her.
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Wellcome to the club, you won't regret it, just out of interest what the name of the company you ordered it from, wondering if it's the same as the one I used.
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Hello, bought it from here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380693324719?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
So hoping I wont get stung with massive import charges as Im already struggling to justify the purchase of the phone to the wife. Although my recently bought iPad mini might soften the blow if I give it to her.
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Looks sound to me, got good feedback, give the Mrs the Ipad definately, heres a link for screen protectors if you want, theres loads of screen to scratch. The only cases apart from TPU gel ones are in Hong Kong or China etc.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAMRICK-Tra...UTF8&qid=1376464090&sr=1-258&keywords=SAMRICK
You've probably got it sorted but theses are good with protection layers each side.
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I have read pretty much every post in this forum over the past few days, and have finally pulled the trigger on an Xperia Z ultra in black. MY HTC One was promptly sold on eBay to help fund the purchase. Really looking forward to getting it (especially as I have borrowed a friends iPhone 4s to use while I wait - such a tiny screen). Ordered it from Hong Kong from an eBay seller, really hoping I don't get hit with a massive import tax charge (I'm in the UK). I guess only time will tell. Will post my thoughts once it arrives. Hopefully my only concern re the purchase will be dispelled (will it fit in my trouser pocket).
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I am close to doing the same and funnily enough I also have a HTC One but just waiting to see how much the LTE version costs and then will see if I can really justify it.
Cheers for all the help with the links guys, much appreciated. I really liked my HTC One, but I used the official hard case, and it scraped the phone. I am very anal about my tech, and loose interest if it gets marked at all.
Going to have a look at the screen protectors now, dont want the screen getting damaged.
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I am close to doing the same and funnily enough I also have a HTC One but just waiting to see how much the LTE version costs and then will see if I can really justify it.
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Hello, bought it from here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380693324719?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
So hoping I wont get stung with massive import charges as Im already struggling to justify the purchase of the phone to the wife. Although my recently bought iPad mini might soften the blow if I give it to her.
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Let me know how you get on with the charges mate, Id be very interested to find out.
I actually emailed the same company yesterday to see if they could mark the value down for customs purposes I've not had a reply though.
An update. The seller above agree to mark the price at 1/3rd of the value and mark as a gift to cut down on import charges. I still haven't bought it yet. Im trying to hold out for the C6833 LTE model.
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I have read pretty much every post in this forum over the past few days, and have finally pulled the trigger on an Xperia Z ultra in black. MY HTC One was promptly sold on eBay to help fund the purchase. Really looking forward to getting it (especially as I have borrowed a friends iPhone 4s to use while I wait - such a tiny screen). Ordered it from Hong Kong from an eBay seller, really hoping I don't get hit with a massive import tax charge (I'm in the UK). I guess only time will tell. Will post my thoughts once it arrives. Hopefully my only concern re the purchase will be dispelled (will it fit in my trouser pocket).
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Oh... you are going to love it!!! I wish i could see your face when you unbox it and see the size for the first time haha.
I love mine and could not be happier with it! Be sure to post your impressions when you get the beast
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Oh... you are going to love it!!! I wish i could see your face when you unbox it and see the size for the first time haha.
I love mine and could not be happier with it! Be sure to post your impressions when you get the beast
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My Xperia Z Ultra arrived this morning, two day shipping from Hong Kong to the UK, and no import charges, very happy teddy.
When the package arrived the box wasn't overly large, so was thinking the phone isn't that large, I opened the box, and boy its large, impressively so.
I work in computer forensics so am fairly techy, as are the guys I work with, but I initially I got a barrage of Dom Jolly Jokes. For those that don't know, he is a UK comedian: http://cdn2.business2community.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dom-joly-phone.jpg
Anyway, back to the phone, and I have only had it for about two hours, so they are fairly initial impression. The phone is simply stunning, yes its large, yes Im going to probably going to struggle to get it to fit into some of my trouser pockets, yes I might look like an idiot taking a call until I buy a SBH52, but you know what, I don't care. The quality of the phone is simply stunning, screen has to be seen to be believed. Now I have had pretty much every flagship Android phone, even dabbled with an iPhone 5 for a bit, have a Retina iPad and a, typing this on a Mac Thunderbolt monitor, so I have seen many high quality screens; the Xperia Z Ultra screen, in my opinion surpasses them all. The level of detail has to be seen to be believed,and when holding it watching the Smurfs 2 trailer that came with the phone, the phone actually shudders when the volume is turned up, simply awesome, its like a built in sub woofer.
I updated the software to the latest version as soon as I switched it on, and the phone has been super quick, no lags, nothing at all.
The phone has a nice weight to it, not too heavy, but heavy enough to know that you are holding a quality piece of tech. I have had no issue with sim card installation (there is a little guide on the plastic on the back of the phone), and the cover pressed closed firmly. So far I have had no issues with screen tearing, or black screen as others have reported (I bought the black one).
I feel like I am starting to ramble a little, so I will stop here. Suffice to say that if you are on the fence, and are worried about the size like me, don't be, buy it, every other phone is now looking a little small.
I will try to answer any questions if anyone has any. Oh, and these are just my thoughts and opinions, I am not saying that they are right, and if you have a differing opinion, you are not wrong, these are simply my thoughts.
JamDonot said:
My Xperia Z Ultra arrived this morning, two day shipping from Hong Kong to the UK, and no import charges, very happy teddy.
When the package arrived the box wasn't overly large, so was thinking the phone isn't that large, I opened the box, and boy its large, impressively so.
I work in computer forensics so am fairly techy, as are the guys I work with, but I initially I got a barrage of Dom Jolly Jokes. For those that don't know, he is a UK comedian: http://cdn2.business2community.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dom-joly-phone.jpg
Anyway, back to the phone, and I have only had it for about two hours, so they are fairly initial impression. The phone is simply stunning, yes its large, yes Im going to probably going to struggle to get it to fit into some of my trouser pockets, yes I might look like an idiot taking a call until I buy a SBH52, but you know what, I don't care. The quality of the phone is simply stunning, screen has to be seen to be believed. Now I have had pretty much every flagship Android phone, even dabbled with an iPhone 5 for a bit, have a Retina iPad and a, typing this on a Mac Thunderbolt monitor, so I have seen many high quality screens; the Xperia Z Ultra screen, in my opinion surpasses them all. The level of detail has to be seen to be believed,and when holding it watching the Smurfs 2 trailer that came with the phone, the phone actually shudders when the volume is turned up, simply awesome, its like a built in sub woofer.
I updated the software to the latest version as soon as I switched it on, and the phone has been super quick, no lags, nothing at all.
The phone has a nice weight to it, not too heavy, but heavy enough to know that you are holding a quality piece of tech. I have had no issue with sim card installation (there is a little guide on the plastic on the back of the phone), and the cover pressed closed firmly. So far I have had no issues with screen tearing, or black screen as others have reported (I bought the black one).
I feel like I am starting to ramble a little, so I will stop here. Suffice to say that if you are on the fence, and are worried about the size like me, don't be, buy it, every other phone is now looking a little small.
I will try to answer any questions if anyone has any. Oh, and these are just my thoughts and opinions, I am not saying that they are right, and if you have a differing opinion, you are not wrong, these are simply my thoughts.
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Thanks for posting your detailed first impressions. Couldn't agree with you more. I love my Ultra!
Like I said in my first impressions too, its the best screen I've seen on any mobile device. Period. Can't believe pocket now said it was 'mediocre'.... If this screen is mediocre then call me blind.
But yeah, it's funny... After I unboxed mine.. I thought the phone looked bigger than the box it arrived in haha. Optical illusion
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What colour would you recommend getting? I'm torn between black and white.
Black - looks sleek and smooth and discrete. Concerned about fingerprints though
White - draws more attention probably, cant see finger prints but am worried about the white framing of the display at the front distracting from the screen.
Thoughts? Help me choose!
liqn7 said:
What colour would you recommend getting? I'm torn between black and white.
Black - looks sleek and smooth and discrete. Concerned about fingerprints though
White - draws more attention probably, cant see finger prints but am worried about the white framing of the display at the front distracting from the screen.
Thoughts? Help me choose!
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I went for black, I normally go for white in phones, but I personally think that as its such a big device the all blacks makes it all the sleeker. I have to e honest though, I nearly got it in white, but also felt that the white would appear larger. Probably a silly notion, but hey. Phone totally rocks.
Are the fingerprints on the black as bad as they make out on the video reviews and hands ons?
liqn7 said:
What colour would you recommend getting? I'm torn between black and white.
Black - looks sleek and smooth and discrete. Concerned about fingerprints though
White - draws more attention probably, cant see finger prints but am worried about the white framing of the display at the front distracting from the screen.
Thoughts? Help me choose!
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Yeah the black one is a fingerprint magnet but mainly on the back. The front display seems to be more resistant to oil etc.
I bought the white one because I liked the silver framing and I thought it gave the device a more defined look
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Thanks for the reply
Love your videos by the way
What happens with warranty issues since its brought from abroad?
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liqn7 said:
What colour would you recommend getting? I'm torn between black and white.
Black - looks sleek and smooth and discrete. Concerned about fingerprints though
White - draws more attention probably, cant see finger prints but am worried about the white framing of the display at the front distracting from the screen.
Thoughts? Help me choose!
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I'll go with the black. I like white phones, but they have to be 100% white (including the front), or else i think it looks a little off. The black is classy and minimalistic, while the zebra version is more stylish i guess (depending on who you ask).
LordManhattan said:
I'll go with the black. I like white phones, but they have to be 100% white (including the front), or else i think it looks a little off. The black is classy and minimalistic, while the zebra version is more stylish i guess (depending on who you ask).
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+1
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liqn7 said:
Thanks for the reply
Love your videos by the way
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Thank you very much
Using the White Z Ultra reminds me of a Macbook Pro a little. Big screen with black glass and the silver trim around the edges. Very classy.
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