Hi, I have been using an iPhone 5 for quiet awhile (after coming from an Xperia NEO and PLAY) and am dying to go back to the freedom of android and want to get the Xperia Z2, however I have been reading that there is overheating issues not only with the 4k recording and need your advice, what has been your experience? have you had all the issues like overheating, freezing, wifi issues etc, that I have been reading about?
Also, what is the performance like on the Z2? does anyone know what the frame rate of Modern Combat 4 is? I got around 30fps on my Xperia PLAY with a custom rom
Lastly, what is the battery life like, and are all Xperia Z2 models 4G? I'm in Australia
Thanks in advance
Newer the batch model less issues
My Z2 gets hot but no overheating with anything, even 4k recording
No freezing issues, almost No wifi issues (rare random wifi drops)
Framerate is good but it does lag every so often on 4.4.4 167 FW (not sure about 5.0.2 690FW)
Battery life is awesome
4HRS -- 15HRS SOT
4hrs Total life - 9 days total life
(i always use max brightness, 4G and wifi)
Envious_Data said:
Newer the batch model less issues
My Z2 gets hot but no overheating with anything, even 4k recording
No freezing issues, almost No wifi issues (rare random wifi drops)
Framerate is good but it does lag every so often on 4.4.4 167 FW (not sure about 5.0.2 690FW)
Battery life is awesome
4HRS -- 15HRS SOT
4hrs Total life - 9 days total life
(i always use max brightness, 4G and wifi)
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Thanks for the reply, is your Z2 4G, and how can I tell the newer batch from the old? is there a way to tell in the serial?
Johndill said:
Thanks for the reply, is your Z2 4G, and how can I tell the newer batch from the old? is there a way to tell in the serial?
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There is a pull out tab under the right flap next to where the microSD slot is
It should have a number like:
14w40
YEARwWEEK
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There is a pull out tab under the right flap next to where the microSD slot is
It should have a number like:
14w40
YEARwWEEK
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thanks, are they example numbers or is that your batch date?
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thanks, are they example numbers or is that your batch date?
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For example. yes
My device is 14w25 which means 25th week of 2014
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For example. yes
My device is 14w25 which means 25th week of 2014
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thanks, I'll try and find one around or newer to yours
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thanks, I'll try and find one around or newer to yours
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Aparently 2015 ones and later 2014 ones are flawless
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Aparently 2015 ones and later 2014 ones are flawless
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has anyone found what they changed in the design?
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has anyone found what they changed in the design?
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They just improved the faults of the previous
When Z2 released there was alot of issues and people being fired so they improved on the problems and faults of the previous per batch
Envious_Data said:
They just improved the faults of the previous
When Z2 released there was alot of issues and people being fired so they improved on the problems and faults of the previous per batch
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oh dear :-S
Thanks heaps for your help!, you've given me all the information I needed all the problems I was reading were around release and were deterring me from the z2, but now it's all cleared up
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i pre-ordered a 16gb nexus 9. my only complaint is when tapping an app to open it nothing happens for up to (likely less than) 1 second, then the app pops up and all is good. this is slightly frustrating because this is a powerful tablet running lollipop (w/ ART) and my previous experiences with the nexus 5 were much smoother.
what gives?
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i pre-ordered a 16gb nexus 9. my only complaint is when tapping an app to open it nothing happens for up to (likely less than) 1 second, then the app pops up and all is good. this is slightly frustrating because this is a powerful tablet running lollipop (w/ ART) and my previous experiences with the nexus 5 were much smoother.
what gives?
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What update are you on? Are on you on Q or R?
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What update are you on? Are on you on Q or R?
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latest update, just installed the other day. the lag is different for different apps, youtube seems to be the biggest offender right now.
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latest update, just installed the other day. the lag is different for different apps, youtube seems to be the biggest offender right now.
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Youtube seems to be doing that on everything with Lollipop atm
YouTube takes 2seconds to start, not to bad ?
Its the same for me.
After updating from L to R the battery lifetime increased but apps open pretty slow in general.
I had the same problems with stuttering animations and general freezes in the UI. I decided to do a factory reset and that fixed all stutter/lag problems for me (R-Build before and after reset). Now the system is super responsive.
I was wondering does the new batches suffer of overheating / other issues problems?
What batch should i get?
Thanks
youngchaos said:
I was wondering does the new batches suffer of overheating / other issues problems?
What batch should i get?
Thanks
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What do you mean when you say batch ????
-XperiaMan- said:
What do you mean when you say batch ????
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I mean batch production like this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2757544
I've fond a 14w35 , but is branded by TIM in Italy. It's D6503.. can i install unbrand software and revert to stock?
youngchaos said:
I was wondering does the new batches suffer of overheating / other issues problems?
What batch should i get?
Thanks
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Newer = less issues
mine is a 14w31 batch and it suffers far less heating issues then my pre 14w24 replacements i had previously
Mines 15w04 it runs hot on camera when you use the 4k video and warmer then I would like for normal video use but not had it overheat only thing it did was say it was hot and stopped the 4k video but could use it straight away after so not really had any issues with it
sent from my gorgeous Sony Z2
Say Goodbye To Your [Stock 4.4.4 KK] & [AOSP & Cm Based 5.0.2] Rom & GPE port ...
Fortunately SONY Will release android stock 5.0.2 for Sony Xperia ZUltra in The next few days
And it's a good news for every one have this smart phone
I will deodex and zipalign this rom
Please see attachment for z2 official lollipop Screenshot
And also you can see the camera test pic in attachment
With all respects
NIMADROID
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Fortunately SONY released android stock 5.0.2 for Sony Xperia ZUltra
And it's a good news for every one have this smart phone
I will deodex and zipalign this rom
With all respects
NIMADROID
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Strange as I don't see it in XperiFirm
maxld said:
Strange as I don't see it in XperiFirm
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It will be available after few days...
1ST : Z3 AND Z3 COMPACT
2ND: Z2
3RD: Z1 AND Z1C AND Z1S AND PERHAPS MY DEAR Z ULTRA
It will be coming soon
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It will be available after few days...
1ST : Z3 AND Z3 COMPACT
2ND: Z2
3RD: Z1 AND Z1C AND Z1S AND PERHAPS MY DEAR Z ULTRA
It will be coming soon
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So in short, Sony DIDNT'T RELEASE an Android 5.0.2 for our devices YET.
maxld said:
So in short, Sony DIDNT'T RELEASE an Android 5.0.2 for our devices YET.
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I work for Sony and I have this rom
But I can't share it to any one
Even I cant share any screenshot
Please ask Sony to release the 5.1 instead.
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@Nimandroid I wonder whether or not Sony's Lolipop release will suffer from the same bugs we have seen since the release of Android 5.0x and particularly from the well known memory leak problem which Google has very recently fixed with the release of 5.1 and the upcoming release of 5.1.1. Any information ??
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glad we're getting it.. even though quite slow...
TOO HOT
I have Nexus 5 and we got Lollipop in october last year and its nice, but when I saw Xperia Ultra on sale now I bought one to play with and I am happy we get Lollipop also. Thank you in advance for your effort and I hope it will be released soon.
Leechoonhwee said:
Please ask Sony to release the 5.1 instead.
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Ok I ask it.
Godaemon said:
@Nimandroid I wonder whether or not Sony's Lolipop release will suffer from the same bugs we have seen since the release of Android 5.0x and particularly from the well known memory leak problem which Google has very recently fixed with the release of 5.1 and the upcoming release of 5.1.1. Any information ??
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Sony update the Z Ultra to the 5.0.2 and maybe 5.1
Everyone know android 5 have small bugs
And Sony try to solve It
squall_20042001 said:
TOO HOT
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Oh yea
datagubben said:
I have Nexus 5 and we got Lollipop in october last year and its nice, but when I saw Xperia Ultra on sale now I bought one to play with and I am happy we get Lollipop also. Thank you in advance for your effort and I hope it will be released soon.
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Also Z ULTRA GPE have lollipop ? but it's stock nexus ui
I cant Thole it whiteout Sony amazing UI
@ Nimadroid, how is the battery life in your 5.0.2 Lollipop rom?
As most of us already mentioned, there is a memory leak as well as battery drain in all Lollipop roms.
Scrubbers port is still the best for battery although suffers from battery leak.
What other bugs/issues have been solved? Should we expect longer lasting battery life, possibly better than Kitkat?
Has performance and speed been increased as promised?
How about camera2 api? Did sony work on it? Or same with other manufacturers.
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@ Nimadroid, how is the battery life in your 5.0.2 Lollipop rom?
As most of us already mentioned, there is a memory leak as well as battery drain in all Lollipop roms.
Scrubbers port is still the best for battery although suffers from battery leak.
What other bugs/issues have been solved? Should we expect longer lasting battery life, possibly better than Kitkat?
Has performance and speed been increased as promised?
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All things is optimised
Battry is better than 4.4.4
Benchmark is very amazing... ( about 43,000 )
No Memory issue
Camera is very good ( I send a simple pic as test pic)
Baseband updated and network is beter
And more...
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All things is optimised
Battry is better than 4.4.4
Benchmark is very amazing... ( about 43,000 )
No Memory issue
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doing what? only with stock apps? android doesn't have any way to fix problematic programs running in the background having locked a core and draining the battery.
doing what? also, again, what sony or any other manufacturer never says up front is that the moment you install *anything*, then it is "nope, not our problem, we are not responsible if firefox ****s everything up, memory and battery", so to say that battery is optimised or whatever, when it is not really in your hands, is misleading. At best.
benchmarks are pointless, very easy to fake and you should be ashamed for even mentioning them. at least for ten years now it is known that companies can and do optimize their software to get great benchmark scores.
Also, 5.0.2 is out... 5.1 is out... What version are we getting, exactly?
Has the content-adaptive backlight option been restored? We had it in the first z ultra rom and it saz soon removed. It is very annoying and distracting to have the brightness fluctuate based on what the screen is showing.
have the sound problems been fixed? The sound has a delay whenever the phone has been silent for a wile and there are frequent clicks and pops.
can it FINALLY play music without clicks and pops?
I am very *very* dissappointed in sony.
tsiros said:
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doing what? only with stock apps? android doesn't have any way to fix problematic programs running in the background having locked a core and draining the battery.
doing what? also, again, what sony or any other manufacturer never says up front is that the moment you install *anything*, then it is "nope, not our problem, we are not responsible if firefox ****s everything up, memory and battery", so to say that battery is optimised or whatever, when it is not really in your hands, is misleading. At best.
benchmarks are pointless, very easy to fake and you should be ashamed for even mentioning them. at least for ten years now it is known that companies can and do optimize their software to get great benchmark scores.
Also, 5.0.2 is out... 5.1 is out... What version are we getting, exactly?
Has the content-adaptive backlight option been restored? We had it in the first z ultra rom and it saz soon removed. It is very annoying and distracting to have the brightness fluctuate based on what the screen is showing.
have the sound problems been fixed? The sound has a delay whenever the phone has been silent for a wile and there are frequent clicks and pops.
can it FINALLY play music without clicks and pops?
I am very *very* dissappointed in sony.
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IT'S MY OWN EXPERIENCE
AND YOU HAVE SOME PROBLEM THAT I NEVER SEEN IN MY ROM
Plz Be careful that lollipop have bug AND NOT SONY
Well I saw imporvements of battery, overall experience and antutu score around 42-43k also in Official CM12, so they are probably general improvements to the Android, that Nimadroid is seeing.
The clicking noises while listnening music is also something it dont have any of the roms I have tried (including stock).
Hi:
First of all sorry for my poor English. Soon I will receive a z3 Tablet. It´s probably that the tablet will come wit the 4.4.4 (kit kat) version.
The principal use of the tablet is watch films and series....Will you recommend update to lollipop/marshmallow?.
If kit kat is the best versión...Should I flash the tablet to a cleaner firmware version?
Thanks in advance
I suggest u a biggg NO.Trust me KK is far away better from all firmwares as regard on speed,lag and mainly battery life...
(bytheway..is the only OS that u can easilly get 10 hours of S.O.The weird with this,in addition to most tablets,is that streaming videos,consumes the same battery as just browsing.about 10%/hour ?)
Peace to all
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I suggest u a biggg NO.Trust me KK is far away better from all firmwares as regard on speed,lag and mainly battery life...
(bytheway..is the only OS that u can easilly get 10 hours of S.O.The weird with this,in addition to most tablets,is that streaming videos,consumes the same battery as just browsing.about 10%/hour )
Peace to all
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Thanks. I´ll wait and check the version once the tablet arrives
For me the latest Firmware runs quite well.
About 9 to 10 hours with Twitch, YouTube and Chrome.
I got my unit about two years (don't know) ago, never done anything special.
My first Android device that performs so well about many updates so such a long time..
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9-10 hours is perfect.I would like to try MM,but many users report only 6 hours S.O.T.Mmmm weird...
Peace to all
From time to time there was a problem with the android webview service, but a update from Google play solved it.
When Google optimized some strange things, it started draining the battery, but every time they fix it.
Very stable.
And of course, when you are running dozens of apps with push and autosync, your battery will die faster. But that's not firmware related.
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hmm thanks for the info!you know is very weird when u hear some say that they get 6 hours,others 10 hours..but now I can finally test MM one day!But I have to tell u KK runs veeery stable.Not a single lag even with lot of apps and never f.reset ?
Peace to all
It´s possible go back to KitKat once you upgrades to MM?
Regards
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It´s possible go back to KitKat once you upgrades to MM?
Regards
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yes dude.only with flashtool from a PC ?
Peace to all
Does Marshmallow stamina mode in the last firmware version ?
I use MM with the update of the slimm rom for z3 and it works perfectly. i got 9 hour of SOT with 2 day without charge it approx.
MM rooted over here. got 12 hr sot during hurricane matthew streaming movies over wifi hotspot
How is LP ? Should I upgrade to MM? Don't want to unlock bootloader or root so I'm picking between stock sony firmwares only
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MM rooted over here. got 12 hr sot during hurricane matthew streaming movies over wifi hotspot
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Hi Leo
Does MM have support for Dualshock 3 in Xperia Connect? I read that the feature was removed in recent firmwares
wanged said:
Hi Leo
Does MM have support for Dualshock 3 in Xperia Connect? I read that the feature was removed in recent firmwares
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Dont really know. never used it since all emulators suck for PSP emulation.
I use MM, fw 23.5.A.0.570, and have about 12-14 days in standby. I don't agree with kos25k that KK is the best option, it's very old fw.
My tablet is rooted and debloated, and i use L-speed to tweak the system to my liking. It works very well. The only problem is with the camera, it can't focus and take pictures. Prob something I did when I installed the fw tough. Never really use the camera on it, so it's not a big deal for me though.
For best support you'll need an app to emulate the ds4 buttons and root. It should work with ds3 too but you will have to check.
Im going to root and try out 'sixaxis controller' tool that I've used with other devices.
Also i like MM wish we would get N.
although is old OS,it is considered by the most as the best OS overal..Also is considered from most developers as the most stable OS on android platform general..it runs on 35% of android devices,even if is old..and also in our case (Z3) very most say that runs best from anything else ?
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wulfiss said:
I use MM with the update of the slimm rom for z3 and it works perfectly. i got 9 hour of SOT with 2 day without charge it approx.
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Wait, are you using a Z3 made ROM on the Z3TC? Won't it have weird resolution and interface differences that aren't optimized for tablets?
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MM rooted over here. got 12 hr sot during hurricane matthew streaming movies over wifi hotspot
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Oh hey, Jax, Florida? 12 hours is pretty impressive, what settings do you have? I have latest MM rooted with some social media apps enabled, but what else do you have?
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Wait, are you using a Z3 made ROM on the Z3TC? Won't it have weird resolution and interface differences that aren't optimized for tablets?
Oh hey, Jax, Florida? 12 hours is pretty impressive, what settings do you have? I have latest MM rooted with some social media apps enabled, but what else do you have?
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Wifi aalywys on NEVER
auto screen brightness
LTE disabled
BT off unless i need it.
No games or excessive apps.
Heavy use i put into power save mode.
Disable bloat.
yea you here too?
Hi guys,
i bought mine on 4th april, 5 days later it arrived. I was glad that the shipping was as fast as they promised (shipped within 4-9 days).
The box in wich it came felt heavy so i thought "... **** seriously such a heavy phone? Is it useful for every day use?...."
After getting the phone out of the box i was surprised. It was pretty lightweight.
Right after turning it on an set it up it tried to update the software (which phone doesn't? ) It came charged around 60% which was enough to set it up.
Till today all seams to operate normal an i think that the battery life is insane.....
I encountered no problems so far an i am pretty satisfied with it.
So if you have some questions GIVE IT ME :silly:
Streetrayzer said:
Hi guys,
i bought mine on 4th april, 5 days later it arrived. I was glad that the shipping was as fast as they promised (shipped within 4-9 days).
The box in wich it came felt heavy so i thought "... **** seriously such a heavy phone? Is it useful for every day use?...."
After getting the phone out of the box i was surprised. It was pretty lightweight.
Right after turning it on an set it up it tried to update the software (which phone doesn't? ) It came charged around 60% which was enough to set it up.
Till today all seams to operate normal an i think that the battery life is insane.....
I encountered no problems so far an i am pretty satisfied with it.
So if you have some questions GIVE IT ME :silly:
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Assuming you have the global version. Can you download DRM info and check which version widevine it has? Interested to know this before I buy it as I use Netflix and don't want to be stuck with a non compliant device that won't play full HD, thanks.
Kantana said:
Assuming you have the global version. Can you download DRM info and check which version widevine it has? Interested to know this before I buy it as I use Netflix and don't want to be stuck with a non compliant device that won't play full HD, thanks.
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I used DRM Info App and it says the following:
Widevine CDM:
Version: 14.0.0
Hope it helps...
Streetrayzer said:
I used DRM Info App and it says the following:
Widevine CDM:
Version: 14.0.0
Hope it helps...
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What is the security level reported as for widevine? L1 is needed for HD playback.
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What is the security level reported as for widevine? L1 is needed for HD playback.
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Should be all you need....
They still don't have L1 Security Level for playing HD ( can not play stream 720p or greater). Feel really funny about Xiaomi devices even flagship.
plz can u check if it has upgraded to L1 by now or if it is upgradable to L1.
plz can u check if it has upgraded to L1 by now or if it is upgradable to L1.
QUOTE=Streetrayzer;79361564]Should be all you need....[/QUOTE]