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Britghtness comparison

Hi everyone,
It seems to me that my QTEK 9100 's screen is a lot more bright than my M3100.
And i could'nt find anything about someone mentioning that in any forum (xda or other).
Has anyone noticed that ? Il find it annoying realy.
Thanks

You din't search the right way, screen brightness has been discussed two times already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=60102
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=62097
Use VJLumos II to increase brightness, it works on the Hermes...

Almost
I might be getting a Hermes soon. If I do, I'll finish VJLumos II.
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vijay555 :
Well thanks a lot for your VERY QUICK answer.
It seems that i need to improve my searching method.
Thanks for your works. As soon (and if) you fix the problem with having to soft reset before using the camera, you will get a donation, for sure.
Such things do make my life easier and avoid frustation from having a good device with stupide restrictions from supplier.
Hope to hear some news soon....

vijay555 said:
Almost
I might be getting a Hermes soon. If I do, I'll finish VJLumos II.
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Well... this is a great news !
ori

:shock:

So just how brighter is this superbright setting then?

It's brighter, guessing about 10%. Why not try it?
Or start the camera and you'll get the same effect.
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Ah, gotcha. N1

For the Hermes, see here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279365
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Calculator

Can anyone recommend a good calculator for the HD? I need one that can do more than just add, subtract, multily and divide. One that can graph equations, do integration, trig functions etc.
Thanks,
Johannes.
Cambridge, UK.

Nice request!
Same needs are present for me! Hope there is a program like this out there.
Thanks
Ascenca

Maybe something like this? (on the left side, the last button)
Emulator of the HP48,HP49,HP39,HP40 calculator from Hewlett Packard
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All of the calculator software I have tried does not work at all (Lygea) or has troubles with the display (MxCalc).
Any suggestions?

I like HiCalc. It has everything you could want, and is very user friendly.

I used HiCalc on my older diamond, it is not working on the HD, am I wrong??

rinobed said:
I used HiCalc on my older diamond, it is not working on the HD, am I wrong??
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This is my beloved calculator. I hope you're wrong here. But I did'nt see that on the wiki but I'll test that the moment my unit arrive.
If you've already got your unit, why not go ahead to test and update the wiki. Cheers.

HiCalc is my favorite one, but it occupies like 1/4 of the screen on my HD, so it's unuseable.

eaglesteve said:
This is my beloved calculator. I hope you're wrong here. But I did'nt see that on the wiki but I'll test that the moment my unit arrive.
If you've already got your unit, why not go ahead to test and update the wiki. Cheers.
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It has troubles with the high resolution, its completely unusable. :-(

esackbauer said:
It has troubles with the high resolution, its completely unusable. :-(
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That's a disappointment.
How much problem is this? Does it just leave a blank space at the bottom or does it not run at all?

eaglesteve said:
That's a disappointment.
How much problem is this? Does it just leave a blank space at the bottom or does it not run at all?
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Have you read post #8??
It does run, but way too tiny.

vangrieg said:
HiCalc is my favorite one, but it occupies like 1/4 of the screen on my HD, so it's unuseable.
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Did you install the vga or qvga version?

I had one version which worked on my previous VGA device. Guess this means it was a VGA one, although it wasn't the latest.

eaglesteve said:
Did you install the vga or qvga version?
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There is only ONE version for all!

esackbauer said:
There is only ONE version for all!
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You're right. In the case of HiCalc they use the same cab both type of devices.
I hope that they come up with a version for HD soon.

I would be happy with a calculator that just fits the whole screen and is not as terribly ugly as the WM one.

Panoramic Calc Pro.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447195

This one:
http://www.panoramicsoft.com/mobileapps/calcpro/Calcpro.php
is supposed to work fine on the HD. Very similar to HiCalc.
Regards!

I like this even more than HiCalc. It takes so little resources and is really fast too.

You can skin the windows one to fit in on the touch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413583

HD2 or TP2?

Im debating on whether to get the HD2 or stick to my TP2 which would you guys pick and why?

pandaxownage said:
Im debating on whether to get the HD2 or stick to my TP2 which would you guys pick and why?
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Your kidding me right?
HD2 of course!

secano said:
Your kidding me right?
HD2 of course!
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why would you pick the HD2 over the tp2 though?

Def the HD2. Better processor, no stylus needed and harder screen, not to mention HUGE SCREEN and just downright sexy.

Cal-El said:
Def the HD2. Better processor, no stylus needed and harder screen, not to mention HUGE SCREEN and just downright sexy.
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what do you mean by harder screen? is the touch sensitivity better than the tp2?

TP2 is resistive, meaning that you have to apply pressure on the screen. The HD2 is capacitive which means that it responds to heat/infrared signatures, so you don't have to press on the screen to use it.
Since it doesn't require pressure, the screen can be made of harder material (like glass). The HD2's screen is fairly thick and makes the entire phone seem stiffer with a higher-quality build.
I prefer the HD2 over the TP2. I was in your very same position. The only thing I sacrificed was a hardware keyboard, but the HD2's screen size makes typing fairly easy once you get used to it.

hawc1506 said:
TP2 is resistive, meaning that you have to apply pressure on the screen. The HD2 is capacitive which means that it responds to heat/infrared signatures, so you don't have to press on the screen to use it.
Since it doesn't require pressure, the screen can be made of harder material (like glass). The HD2's screen is fairly thick and makes the entire phone seem stiffer with a higher-quality build.
I prefer the HD2 over the TP2. I was in your very same position. The only thing I sacrificed was a hardware keyboard, but the HD2's screen size makes typing fairly easy once you get used to it.
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hawc1506, how is it turning out for you right now? is it running smoothly or are you experiencing problems?

I have both at home and I choose HD2. But only because of screen size – I often watch movies in subway.
TP2:
HW keyboard is much more faster to write, don’t have to check for misspelled words.
Dual microphone (noise background canceling)
Stereo speakers
Can record calls as mp3
Resistive screen – big plus (there is no way how to comfortably use windows without stylus)
HD2
Big screen
No noise canceling option
You have to always check for misspelled words
Cant record calls !!
Very poor speaker !
Capacitive screen – very easy to break, no stylus possible – im missing stylus all the time
Faster processor and bigger RAM/ROM - big plus

hawc1506 said:
I prefer the HD2 over the TP2. I was in your very same position. The only thing I sacrificed was a hardware keyboard, but the HD2's screen size makes typing fairly easy once you get used to it.
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+1...same here
Honestly, I still have my TP2, but the only reason I tinker with it now is to test and troubleshoot things for that section of the forums.
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HD2
Cant record calls !!
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makind, there is a tweak that enables this on the HD2, but is wma only. If that's adequate for you, I'll see if I can dig it up (I think it was a manual regedit, not a cab)

I loved my TP2, I've been using WM for over 7 years now and the HD2 is the first device I have had with a capacitive screen. I loved using a stylus. After getting the HD2 I tried a the capacitive stylus from Pogo. I eventually stopped using it and I've gotten really used to just using my finger especially with Swype. I'm loving it, HD2 all the way.Its faster, more memory, the screen is gorgeous and the camera is amazing!! Flash too which the TP2 doesn't have.

pandaxownage said:
hawc1506, how is it turning out for you right now? is it running smoothly or are you experiencing problems?
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You know, it was a little buggy for the first couple days but then once it got going it was smooth as a Bentley.
...until I installed the T-mobile update.
But if you go with a custom ROM, you will likely have no trouble at all. I highly recommend the phone.

sirphunkee said:
makind, there is a tweak that enables this on the HD2, but is wma only. If that's adequate for you, I'll see if I can dig it up (I think it was a manual regedit, not a cab)
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I don't think there is any way to record calls with the HD2. You can record your voice, and recording programs may pick up the other person softly if you have the speaker loud enough.... but it's only picking up the sound from the speaker. It doesn't record calls like other phones can.

zarathustrax said:
I don't think there is any way to record calls with the HD2. You can record your voice, and recording programs may pick up the other person softly if you have the speaker loud enough.... but it's only picking up the sound from the speaker. It doesn't record calls like other phones can.
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Yeah, apparently I had enabled the record button and created some recording files, but never tested them. When I created a new one just now, the file was there but there was no audio when I listened to it

hawc1506 said:
You know, it was a little buggy for the first couple days but then once it got going it was smooth as a Bentley.
...until I installed the T-mobile update.
But if you go with a custom ROM, you will likely have no trouble at all. I highly recommend the phone.
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have you flashed yiour phone with a custom rom?

Great thread, since I am having the same issue. One of my main concerns is whether the HD2 will work well with some of my old apps. The main ones I want to use are Listpro, Pocket Informant, and Phatnotes. I assume that PI shouldn't be an issue without a stylus, but how about the other ones. Would appreciate your thoughts.

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have you flashed yiour phone with a custom rom?
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No, I had the Tmous stock rom 2.10.1 and then I upgraded to 2.13. The upgrade screwed up my screen sensitivity so bad, I downgraded back to the stock 2.10.0 (no stock bootloader on 2.10.1).
So I've made "unofficial" rom flashes, but I haven't used a custom ROM yet. I don't even have HSPL.

hawc1506 said:
No, I had the Tmous stock rom 2.10.1 and then I upgraded to 2.13. The upgrade screwed up my screen sensitivity so bad, I downgraded back to the stock 2.10.0 (no stock bootloader on 2.10.1).
So I've made "unofficial" rom flashes, but I haven't used a custom ROM yet. I don't even have HSPL.
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do you also have problems with your battery life? i currently have 2.13 and i had to soft reset for probably every few hours because it freezes up

dude i hav an HD and i brought the HD2 the hd2 is faster and holds more and its cheaper then wat u paid for the tp2 buy urself an hd2

i traded my TP2 for the HD2 and i kinda regret it because my HD2 crashes a lot and my TP2 never did that but who knows it might get better soon

If you can live without a keyboard, then hd2 all the way. MUCH faster. Installs apps a lot quicker. Great screen. So used to using a stylus so i really miss that but i am getting used to not using it. If your cool with no keyboard, by all means.. get the HD2! You won't regret it!

Removing 65k color limit?

Now that Android can be installed from NAND, I had assumed that the problem with the screen only displaying 65k colors would be fixed. It still isn't, is there a known way to fix it or any progress being made to fix it? At the very least, is it known what the issue is? I thought it was a problem with WM utilizing only 65k of the screen and that carried over to android when it was run over WM, but now that WM is eliminated that's obviously not it. Anyone know?
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ShotSkydiver said:
Now that Android can be installed from NAND, I had assumed that the problem with the screen only displaying 65k colors would be fixed. It still isn't, is there a known way to fix it or any progress being made to fix it? At the very least, is it known what the issue is? I thought it was a problem with WM utilizing only 65k of the screen and that carried over to android when it was run over WM, but now that WM is eliminated that's obviously not it. Anyone know?
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someone correct me if am wrong but is the screen hardware it self only capable of displaying 65K.

jagger2k said:
someone correct me if am wrong but is the screen hardware it self only capable of displaying 65K.
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There was a discussion about this back in 2010: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807307
Some say its 262K. Others 265K or 16M. It's all very vague.

According to Microsoft its 262k
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/buy/6/phones.aspx#detail=1366

I hope someone sheds some light on this, gradients look awful on my screen.

shadiku said:
I hope someone sheds some light on this, gradients look awful on my screen.
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Seriously, it's the only thing holding me back from using this phone full-time. You can see a great example of it in the widgets.

I agree, widgets look terrible, specifically news and weather widgets (genie.apk), power control, etc (anything with the black gradient background).
However, they only look bad on some launchers (on launcher pro, for example, with high quality scrolling turned on, widgets look exactly how they are meant to look - somehow launcher pro manages to 'smooth' the gradient).
I think this should be made a priority as the banding is very visible in many apps, and especially when watching videos on the device. It is very noticeable in the new gingerbread ROMs, which make use of more subtle gradients (take the notifications bar, the phone application for example) - fixing this issue would bring android on the HD2 up to a whole new level!
I'm going to do some digging and see what I can find...

i dont think we can improve the screen to much higher than what is meant to be.if you have a normal plasma tv.you cant watch 3d movies from it,because it was not intended for 3d.same thing with the hd2 screen.

justwonder said:
According to Microsoft its 262k
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/buy/6/phones.aspx#detail=1366
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But isnt that always MS's way of looking at things, being conservative opposed to using the capabilities? MS has never used anything to its fullest capacity, they are always on the reserved side so to them less means better compatibility and less issues. I wouldnt go based on MS's articles or opinions, I think the best to answer the screen capability would be HTC - the maker.
But thats just my opinion.

For me, some sense builds look more colorful than others do.
is it possible that these builds make use of the displays capability?
Cause when I use Froyo everything seems to be paler and less colorful.
And its not just the wallpaper..

This is a concern of mine aswell, I hope it really is not a hardware limitation
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MS said that LEO suqqort 262k.
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I thought that limitation was just because that's all WM6.5 could handle. I'd be surprised if the screen couldn't handle 16.7million colours. It's just a standard TFT device after all.
Perhaps it comes down to drivers?

jonboyuk said:
Perhaps it comes down to drivers?
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Maybe it was regulated somewhere in IPL or SPL? Because we just use IPL, SPL and radio to boot android...

Got a new SGS2 and noticed a few things

Hi guys,
I just sold my "old" SGS2 which I bought on the second or third week of launch of the international version and got a new one. Here are some of the things that I've noticed:
1. Red spot on white background picture while using the camera is GONE. I thought this was a software problem before but I guess it must have been hardware related. Flashed two different roms now including the stock one and still no red spot.
2. Yellow stain on the lower portion of the notification bar is gone. Color is even with no hint of the yellow stain that plagued earlier versions of the unit.
3. Color of the screen is noticeably darker. You wont be able to notice this most of the time but on apps like dialer one wherein the default background color is gray, you can really see a huge difference. Darker but not less brighter, I don't know how to describe it but you can really tell the difference.
4. Capacitive button lights are much dimmer. I tried them on different kernels and roms and they're still dimmer. Not a dealbreaker though.
Overall I am very pleased that Samsung quietly addressed these manufacturing issues
*edit* actually I'm not sure if I was just lucky or they really fixed it

Concerning the screen, you just got lucky. The yellow tint is still here on new batches. One thing I noticed however, is that the two new units I used, had no processor usage interference when headphones were used. Did they add proper shielding or was I lucky as well?

Actually I think I spoke a little too soon. Apparently the white's and the grays are my screen are a lil darker than usual and a little to the shade of purple. Some people have it as well. My white's are not as white as before but when i turn the brightness up it turns into a pretty good shade of white. But my grays are definitely more purple.
Oh well

Every sgs2 is unique, i like to think (so i don't get annoyed by it) that every sgs2 is a piece of hand-made craftsmanship.

Noticed the darker colours on my friends new SGS2 also. .
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They need to find some consistency with hardware
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kingofthebraves said:
Hi guys,
I just sold my "old" SGS2 which I bought on the second or third week of launch of the international version and got a new one. Here are some of the things that I've noticed:
1. Red spot on white background picture while using the camera is GONE. I thought this was a software problem before but I guess it must have been hardware related. Flashed two different roms now including the stock one and still no red spot.
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Can you please do the following: "First of all please check your existing camera firmware version by typing *#34971539# and then press Phone/CAM FW Ver Check."
And post what shows up on the screen?
Thanks!

Pretty sure sammy havent fixed anything, as some one said ur lucky as am i lol. My phone has no screen issues. Just the usual getting hot problem, so i dropped cpu to 1000mhz and undervolted, much better. If the new GS3 has a quad core processor it will be a sweet portable heater. ;-)
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!

androidkid311 said:
Pretty sure sammy havent fixed anything, as some one said ur lucky as am i lol. My phone has no screen issues. Just the usual getting hot problem, so i dropped cpu to 1000mhz and undervolted, much better. If the new GS3 has a quad core processor it will be a sweet portable heater. ;-)
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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I pretty much lucked out on every front. Camera works perfect, screen is perfect, heats up very rarely...

karendar said:
I pretty much lucked out on every front. Camera works perfect, screen is perfect, heats up very rarely...
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You my friend...should clone that S2 lol.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!

androidkid311 said:
You my friend...should clone that S2 lol.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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The person who gets it when I sell it will be veeery happy

karendar said:
Can you please do the following: "First of all please check your existing camera firmware version by typing *#34971539# and then press Phone/CAM FW Ver Check."
And post what shows up on the screen?
Thanks!
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Your code doesnt work buddy

kingofthebraves said:
Your code doesnt work buddy
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This code works only on stock Samsung ROMs. It runs CameraFirmware.apk

Yeah, forgot to mention that... I just wanna know what camera firmware you have considering it's a brand new phone... I'll post a walkthrough to get it running if you're willing to help.
What ROM are you running??
Sent from my GT-I9100turbobit.net/gf3fywnc5s1n.html download this file, copy it in /system/app, change permissions to 644 and then reboot phone... then try code again.

Even i never had screen issue nor the overheating issue.Mine is International version.