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[Q] Galaxy S4 - excellent choice!

I've had my first S4 for 7 days. Needed 3 hard resets in the first week - UI freezes, hangs etc. Took it back to Telstra, confirmed bad hardware and gave me a new phone. Second handset has been fantastic - fast, smooth, stable.
Most Samsung features work pretty well - drama shot for junior sports coaching is an excellent idea. Love the fact that I can upgrade storage via SD card, link with Dropbox and can swap the battery for higher capacity if needs be. No need as yet - heavy use and my battery lasts more than 10 hours.
If you experience any interface issues, get the handset swapped: probably just a rare lemon. Thanks to everyone who responded on this thread.
Initial issues: features are unstable (gestures, air view, smart scroll, interface and keyboard hangs).
Now I definitely don't regret this new phone having used many different types over the years (Blackberry, HTC TiTan Windows mobile, iPhone 3, iPhone 4, now Android).

Send it back to Telstra for a replacement
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went in to Telstra today - they confirmed something wrong with the old handset, so got myself a new handset. will see how this one performs.

LOL, a new sd card won't enhance performance btw...
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Hangs for me too on the AT&T S4, stock rom, unrooted.

mart-xda said:
went in to Telstra today - they confirmed something wrong with the old handset, so got myself a new handset. will see how this one performs.
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Should be fine. No issues what so ever with mine on Optus - rooted and remove all Optus craps.

Of course it will. When you have all your music, pictures and some data sitting on a slow device (like an old sd card), then indexing slows down (picture gallery, videos, music. map data). Like any IT system, a fast phone will be slowed down by the slowest link - if that bottleneck is the sd card, then it needs to be remediated.

That is the reason why I did not get the S4. To new technology for me to mess with.
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Good news so far - the new handset is working nicely, no hangups/freezes as yet. :thumbup:
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mart-xda said:
Good news so far - the new handset is working nicely, no hangups/freezes as yet. :thumbup:
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If this is the case then please change the title of your thread, this distracts new users or get this thread close ASAP.
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Akhil said:
If this is the case then please change the title of your thread, this distracts new users or get this thread close ASAP.
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Will definitely update the thread title to more accurately reflect my experience with the device. But surely I need more than 3 hours for the device to prove itself??
Flash performance, and SW performance degrades over time, so I'm giving this phone 48 hours to prove it's stable, before changing my mind.
I'm not convinced yet, but at least the signs are positive in the first 3 hours.

Akhil said:
If this is the case then please change the title of your thread, this distracts new users or get this thread close ASAP.
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Of course I will, once satisfied this was just a bad piece of hardware one-off. But performance degraded over time, I will post updates over the weekend and hopefully change this title to "satisfied" on Sunday (ie 48 hours to ensure it was just an anomaly)

Yep, i think you got a lemon
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Akhil said:
If this is the case then please change the title of your thread, this distracts new users or get this thread close ASAP.
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24 hours after exchanging the handset, I must say this one is much more stable and I have confidence in my choice again.Hopefully it continues to please and there's no freeze. 24 hours now of smooth use, no hangups/freezes.
But, the native email app crashes every now and then, only while checking Exchange emails. Anybody else seeing that?

mart-xda said:
24 hours after exchanging the handset, I must say this one is much more stable and I have confidence in my choice again.Hopefully it continues to please and there's no freeze. 24 hours now of smooth use, no hangups/freezes.
But, the native email app crashes every now and then, only while checking Exchange emails. Anybody else seeing that?
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Product of China LOL. Just kiddin.
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GT-i9500 do not by this pc of crap
worst in a history
freezing, overheating , restart this **** cost $700
kiss may back Samsung with your Exynos flag on your hand
DO NOT BY Galaxy S4 PHONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

devles said:
worst in a history
freezing, overheating , restart this **** cost $700
kiss may back Samsung with your Exynos flag on your hand
DO NOT BY Galaxy S4 PHONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Return it. With new technology comes unseen problems.
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mart-xda said:
I've had my first S4 for 7 days. Needed 3 hard resets in the first week - UI freezes, hangs etc. Took it back to Telstra, confirmed bad hardware and gave me a new phone. Second handset has been fantastic - fast, smooth, stable.
Most Samsung features work pretty well - drama shot for junior sports coaching is an excellent idea. Love the fact that I can upgrade storage via SD card, link with Dropbox and can swap the battery for higher capacity if needs be. No need as yet - heavy use and my battery lasts more than 10 hours.
If you experience any interface issues, get the handset swapped: probably just a rare lemon. Thanks to everyone who responded on this thread.
Initial issues: features are unstable (gestures, air view, smart scroll, interface and keyboard hangs).
Now I definitely don't regret this new phone having used many different types over the years (Blackberry, HTC TiTan Windows mobile, iPhone 3, iPhone 4, now Android).
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in my sammy experience u will live with all of that bugs until sell it to get new phone Unfortunately :|
thr s just one way to enjoy stronge hardware of samsung > use another software; change rom and kernel
so u must forget about all smart feature, that best of them are motions. But u will have fast phone without any lag
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Spotify for Tytn (new owner)

Hi, might sound crazy, but I have just purchased a HTC Tytn off ebay 1) because i've never had one 2) because I heard back in the day they were great and 3) because I needed a cheap 3g replacement while my current oneX goes in for repair (AGAIN!). Oh and 4) because im craaazzzzy
Anyway, not knowing a whole lot about them, is there a way to get spotify mobile to run on this fabulous phone? If so, where, and what do i need to prepare for it?
Hopefully receive the phone tomorrow.
Cheers.

ok heres an update, got the phone today, and have to say im impressed, so would be a shame not to get the most out of it...
Anyway, installed spotify for windows mobile, and it launches but due to the native screen resolution I cannot see enough to be able to operate it.
Is there a way I can zoom out or any other work around that would allow this app to run on this great phone?

puballday said:
ok heres an update, got the phone today, and have to say im impressed, so would be a shame not to get the most out of it...
Anyway, installed spotify for windows mobile, and it launches but due to the native screen resolution I cannot see enough to be able to operate it.
Is there a way I can zoom out or any other work around that would allow this app to run on this great phone?
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Why you bought this? You can't zoom in and stuff... I mean yes sure it's a budget 3G phone but seriously... This?
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anyone still using the g1/dream.

If so what are you using it for? Phone or other. Need ideas not going to throw it out due to its beautiful history.

kidrobot52 said:
If so what are you using it for? Phone or other. Need ideas not going to throw it out due to its beautiful history.
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I'm afraid I'm also not using mine for anything, sitting a draw, but like you I'm definitely gonna keep onto it.
Alarm clock? You could get a 1.0 ROM or something and delete almost everything but the clock (and probably need a launcher for it).
Doorstop? It's pretty tough and chunky, and the chin might help.
A remote/Bluetooth keyboard for some other device, e.g. tablet. Idk how this would work, I've looked into it before but can't find answers.

Def sounds like a good idea for a remote. Maybe for you tube app on my TV or something other. Maybe give it to my daughter and tell her to have a ball.

Funny, I just found one of these phones at a garage sale today..... Perhaps some resource-unintensive Linux distro could be ported to it and it could be used as a small Linux box.

Still using mine as a WiFi hotspot. Since I have a free data only SIM with a volume monthly quota of 30GB

I'm using mine as a sacrificial phone when I'm kayaking. It's perfectly capable of calls, SMS, and MP3s still. The touchscreen works through a transparent drybag. I can be confident that if I should wind up in the water and the drybag should fail, it's no great loss.

Mine is with my 2 year old daughter. She play games on it ,really there is no other use.
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as a student living abroad, it hosts my sim card in my home country to receive sms from my parents, who are not good at smartphone stuff...

As a backup alarm clock!!!:thumbup:
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I was going to use it as a GPS and/or Speedometer, with no sim in it (on my motorcycle), but first i need to instal a power port! as the battery life sucks once i turn on gps....or the screen!

kidrobot52 said:
If so what are you using it for? Phone or other. Need ideas not going to throw it out due to its beautiful history.
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I want to use my G1 as a screen keyboard and mouse for my raspberry pi. It would be great if I could make it usb plug and play so I could just plug it into any pi and be off.
I'm using my old mytouch 4g as an IP camera. The g1's camera isn't as good but that's another idea.

update google g1 android 1.6 to 2.2 or latest
Hi,
i have rooted my tmobile android 1.6 to 1.0 and want to update it to 2.0 or later 2.2(froyo)
please provide working download links and full instructions
thanks

Just look at the stickied guide a few posts above this one, all info is there
And posting three times is just as good as once for future reference
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Using mine as a backup phone and experimenting.
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Mine is sitting in a backpack full of electronics. The camera is broken, though. It doesn't matter; It's running a ICS ROM which doesn't have camera working, anyways.

I lend it to my friend, he still uses it as a primary device !!! he was never interested in smartphones, so he is very satisfied with that phone

I Love G1
Mine, I'm still using it as my primary phone, I really love it.

I just picked up a package deal consisting of an HTC Radar 4G, a MyTouch 3G and this G1.
I have unlocked all of them (using a Lycamobile Sim). Unless I really fall for the Radar, I will probably sell it (worth more than what I paid for all 3) and keep the Dream alive :good:.
But first, need to get it up to Froyo. It will do what I need. It's the model T of Androids.
The MyTouch had a bad sim card holder, so I needed to do some solder work and hack the holder so that the card just falls in from the outside rather than slides in. The back holds it fine, but it probably not very salable (though the outside is in perfect shape)

Update-
Got the G1 rooted and running on Cyanogenmod 6. It was a struggle to find coherent , relevant, current (not really current, but currently working) info on how to work this ancient piece. It has given me a taste for it , anyway and I hope to try another ROM.
Frankly, I am just rambling to get my post count to 10 so I can ask a question in the modding forum....

It was sitting in a laundry hamper that I was using to store a bunch of old CDs and other stuff I don't use on a daily basis. It so happens that the hamper fell from the top of my bedroom closet and now I'm thinking of ways to use this thing, but the first thing that came to mind was to use it as a distraction for the kids. Now that I think about it, it could be used as a remote with keyboard and all. It's running CM6, but I'd like to know if there is a ROM that is very minimal. My phone has no ability to make calls anyway, but everything else works. Any ideas?

[ROM] Captivate Touch - CM10.1 Stable Modification

First off, I deserve very little credit for this. All of the heavy lifting is done by the great CM team. All I did was make a few modifications to their work.
This is a no phone, "Touch" version of CM10.1 stable for the Samsung Captivate, based on my previous work with ICS and GB roms. I have removed the APKs from the ROM that control phone functions and most of the cell signal icons. The dialer is still there, but the phone does not work, INCLUDING 911 CALLS."Secret Codes" work through the dialer.
Install instructions: (If you are here I am sure you know how to search so I will not provide direct links, but I like GooManager)
1.) Install cm-10.1.0-captivatemtd
2.) Install cm-10.1.0-captivatemtd - nophone_v1
3.) Wipe Data/Factory Reset
4.) Install JB GAPPS Package
5.) Reboot
You will get a FC error upon boot, but otherwise everything seems to work. I will update the not working list as I come across issues.
Download Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/Xwa42uUw/cm-1010-captivatemtd_-_nophone.html
HELLYBEAN Touch Modification.
Again, the heavy listing goes to the real chefs. Give them your thanks and kudos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976222
Download Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/gfymD1GF/Hellybean-20130713-captivatemt.html
COGNITION Touch Mod:
DesignGears gave me permission many many moons ago to mod his ROM so here is is in all of its 2.3.whatever glory.
I RECOMMEND USING ODIN ONE-CLICK AND FLASH BACK TO STOCK BEFORE INSTALLING THIS ROM!
Download Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/k2jYZSdv/Cognitionv453_-_NO_PHONE.html
Not Working:
GPS seems to be it. I added the 8NTP fix and will test that out when I can.
Here is the original effort that got derailed by the 2nd child. We have a 3rd now and need of a device to pair with our IP cameras.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093696
I found the post with my original instruction set. Feel free to play around as necessary.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087247

I still don't know what if phone has no calling function and why you post this for
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ghoster76 said:
I still don't know what if phone has no calling function and why you post this for
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Its to turn the Captivate into a similar device as the iPod touch. Not to be used as a phone but a music player or game player

SoullessGinga said:
Its to turn the Captivate into a similar device as the iPod touch. Not to be used as a phone but a music player or game player
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and what is the advantage of converting a perfectly good phone into a device for music only?

mikediaz234 said:
and what is the advantage of converting a perfectly good phone into a device for music only?
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For those of us with kids, it allows them to play with their own device without risk of a 911 call!
I use mine as a baby monitor now connected to our IP cameras.
Also battery life is SIGNIFICANTLY improved.
And yes, I know that you can just turn on airplane mode, but 2 year-olds are quite resourceful. Likewise, simply removing the SIM card does not prevent emergency calls.
The thought was for a more elegant solution.

dfellars77 said:
For those of us with kids, it allows them to play with their own device without risk of a 911 call!
I use mine as a baby monitor now connected to our IP cameras.
Also battery life is SIGNIFICANTLY improved.
And yes, I know that you can just turn on airplane mode, but 2 year-olds are quite resources full. Likewise, simply removing the SIM card does not prevent emergency calls.
The thought was for a more elegant solution.
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well if that is your thinking ok but honestly I think your modification is worthless. no imprecive one baby monitor costs $ 30 and an MP3 $ 15. so why ruin a good $ 200 dollars phone if with $ 45 dollars if you solve your needs

mikediaz234 said:
well if that is your thinking ok but honestly I think your modification is worthless. no imprecive one baby monitor costs $ 30 and an MP3 $ 15. so why ruin a good $ 200 dollars phone if with $ 45 dollars if you solve your needs
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There are people that like to reuse what they already have around instead of buying new stuff. If you think your way is better this ROM wasn't made for you no need to call it useless just cause you have no need for it. I give him props for finding a new use for a great phone instead of spending money he didn't have to spend.

mikediaz234 said:
well if that is your thinking ok but honestly I think your modification is worthless. no imprecive one baby monitor costs $ 30 and an MP3 $ 15. so why ruin a good $ 200 dollars phone if with $ 45 dollars if you solve your needs
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That's a bit harsh dontcha think? Besides, how is it ruined? All you have to do is flash another ROM, which if you are on this site you can pretty much do in your sleep. :good:
This phone has been flashed no fewer than 100 times and probably closer to 200. It has run every version of Android and CM available as well as AOKP, MIUI and my Froyo and ICS Touch Mods. It has been flashed back to stock and loaned to more than 5 friends, returned and reflashed to something else before being loaned out again. This phone has paid for itself over and over, even though it has not been my primary phone since 2010.
Besides, 30$ baby monitors are crap as are the $150 video ones and if you use a subscription service, $15 mp3 players won't solve your needs either (or at least not very well.)

mikediaz234 said:
well if that is your thinking ok but honestly I think your modification is worthless. no imprecive one baby monitor costs $ 30 and an MP3 $ 15. so why ruin a good $ 200 dollars phone if with $ 45 dollars if you solve your needs
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Dude your post is absolutely worthless, if you don't like this guys project then why are you in this thread, this thread is for development talk not complaining about something that you haven't/dont use. I for one have always enjoyed this guy's idea and have used it and also copied it to my other devices, it beats having ny captivate as a $200 paper weight and same can be said about my skyrocket, gs2, gs3, note which would all be useless without this form of a modification.
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dfellars77 said:
For those of us with kids, it allows them to play with their own device without risk of a 911 call!
I use mine as a baby monitor now connected to our IP cameras.
Also battery life is SIGNIFICANTLY improved.
And yes, I know that you can just turn on airplane mode, but 2 year-olds are quite resources full. Likewise, simply removing the SIM card does not prevent emergency calls.
The thought was for a more elegant solution.
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I also will add that airplane mode disables WiFi as well.
Good work op. I just dusted off the old cappy and will give this a shot.
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A quick update on battery life.
2d 1h 3m on battery.
34% remaining.

Anyone know if voodoo sound pro will work with cm10 on the cappy? The audio chip in the GS1 blows any GS2-4 outta the water sound quality wise been using mine as an ipod/bike computer for years. What's with all the hate on repurposing an old out dated device? Many thanks to dfellars! I've just been rocking it in airplane mode for the past year or so.
Herp from my derp

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Anyone know if voodoo sound pro will work with cm10 on the cappy? The audio chip in the GS1 blows any GS2-4 outta the water sound quality wise been using mine as an ipod/bike computer for years. What's with all the hate on repurposing an old out dated device? Many thanks to dfellars! I've just been rocking it in airplane mode for the past year or so.
Herp from my derp
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Yes voodoo sound works.
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schleger89 said:
Anyone know if voodoo sound pro will work with cm10 on the cappy? The audio chip in the GS1 blows any GS2-4 outta the water sound quality wise been using mine as an ipod/bike computer for years. What's with all the hate on repurposing an old out dated device? Many thanks to dfellars! I've just been rocking it in airplane mode for the past year or so.
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glad people are finding this useful. I'll try to pop in now and then to keep it updated.

Great idea! This ROM will be the solution to my problem. I use my captivate for games, music, camera and so on and i dont need the phone part. Will test soon. One request, just like you took CM10.1 and took all the "phone" stuff out (you know what i mean) , can you do it to other roms like captivating, pac, supernexus....? Thanks in advance!

So does the GPS not work AT ALL, or is it just or is it just spotty without a cell signal? I've been using my Cappy as a speedometer in my beater 4runner and for offroad navigation with Oruxmaps, but everything else about this ROM sounds exactly what I've been looking for since I upgraded to my Note II. I pulled the SIM out and it works pretty well other then the GPS sometimes taking long then expected, but if I download A-GPS data before I leave it locks on fast. I'm hoping that is the only issue with this ROM, and not that it just flat out doesn't work.
Keep up the good work, and don't listen to ignorant people who just wanna put you down for making something a bunch of people will find useful.

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The GPS problem is with the Captivate, not this Rom or any other Rom.
The Captivate has always had problems with its GPS. Just the way this phone is. :thumbup:
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anwarkhan25 said:
Great idea! This ROM will be the solution to my problem. I use my captivate for games, music, camera and so on and i dont need the phone part. Will test soon. One request, just like you took CM10.1 and took all the "phone" stuff out (you know what i mean) , can you do it to other roms like captivating, pac, supernexus....? Thanks in advance!
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Yeah, send me a link to the ROM you want me to tweak and I will give it a go if I have time.

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Yeah, send me a link to the ROM you want me to tweak and I will give it a go if I have time.
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Thanks! Here's the link to hellybean!

4-2ndtwin said:
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The GPS problem is with the Captivate, not this Rom or any other Rom.
The Captivate has always had problems with its GPS. Just the way this phone is. :thumbup:
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Fair enough....thats all I wanted to know. I will say that ROM upgrades have made it 100 times better then it was when stock, but its still sucky compared to my Note II. Even with cell stuff turned off it will only take 10 seconds to lock on most of the time, and rarely over a minute or two.
I'll have to give this a try in the next day or two.
Josh

Sooo...Who got one?

Got mine on UK launch after years of HTC phones.
So far I love it, very quick phone, the display is fantastic.
Plenty to explore for me and will be having a good play around...

I was thinking of picking one up. How are you finding the camera and overall performance?
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Overall performance is really good. The phone is fast.Everyone was saying "its not flagship specs" but you can't tell at all. Its as fast, if not faster than my M9.
The camera I haven't got to test fully but a few test shots looked really good. I believe the trick is to use the 8mp mode but will post some pics when I take some more this week.
The screen is amazing, I cant stop looking at it

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The screen is amazing, I cant stop looking at it
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Same here.
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Thanks for the reply.
Have you tried any games yet? I do play some games on my phone (nothing graphic intensive, just quick casual games). I think I read somewhere that gaming performance wasn't great (this may be just for more graphic intensive gaming). If I can be cheeky and ask you to try 'basket fall' for me to see if that runs fine (it's the game I'm hooked on at the moment) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kumobius.android.basketfall&hl=en_GB thank you
I look forward to seeing your pics later.
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Just tried that game. Yes it works absolutely fine. No slowdown or anything

Thank you so much for trying. I think I'll be placing an order next week. For some reason when I played that game on the HTC10 there was a bit of slowdown. Glad to hear the X is fine. Always preferred Sony phones
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A couple of photos

Hopefully getting one to replace my trusty M2 end of July all being well.

DjLukeW said:
Got mine on UK launch after years of HTC phones.
So far I love it, very quick phone, the display is fantastic.
Plenty to explore for me and will be having a good play around...
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Can you also do battery test for that device?

Any heating issues?

ali_bobo said:
Any heating issues?
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on the first day, without sim, it says many times overheating, but now, theres nothing at real use and with sim, sd and connections.
now it is on 42°C after an hour photoshooting

So its worth the money?
In germany its about 600€...which is, in my opinion, y bit overpriced.

mstrack said:
So its worth the money?
In germany its about 600€...which is, in my opinion, y bit overpriced.
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Check it on eB..., prices have already come down to around 500 EUR for devices people have received from their carriers (but are unlocked!). So we're getting there quickly

sxtester said:
Check it on eB..., prices have already come down to around 500 EUR for devices people have received from their carriers (but are unlocked!). So we're getting there quickly
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The problem with buying from ebay, that warranty is a problem.

Currently i'm using my Z3C but i'm thinking about upgrading to the X.
I could get it for 420€ in Germany do you think its a good buy for that money?

Raptor270 said:
Currently i'm using my Z3C but i'm thinking about upgrading to the X.
I could get it for 420€ in Germany do you think its a good buy for that money?
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Check for the official price for it in Germany, then you will know. Different countries have different pricing polices, some countries you will have to pay full prices, whiles others you can get them free or reduced price with a carrier plan.

Me ^^

DjLukeW said:
Got mine on UK launch after years of HTC phones.
So far I love it, very quick phone, the display is fantastic.
Plenty to explore for me and will be having a good play around...
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Just wanna ask if you could do me a favor ?
Download an app called ApkExtractor from Play Store & extract the apk named Video ( Sony Stock Video App) & please upload to a website
I have downloaded the system dump but couldn't find the app, thank you.

kms108 said:
The problem with buying from ebay, that warranty is a problem.
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Not in Germany at least (from where he is). All Sony Repair Center is asking is the IMEI (from which they can tell the age).