So I'm more of a lurker than a poster but since I got this new phone I'd like to share
If you have any questions just ask (^^)b
Coming from a Samsung Galaxy S2 so far I love the screen (can never understand why people want a 150 degree viewing angle!) and the look and feel of the device is so much better )))
Some video would be nice, playing 1080p videos and games and some screen transitions with widgets etc.
I'd really want you to make some battery life tests, and as many UI screenshots as possible - that would ba great
Also, i officialy hate you for being in Japan while i'm not ( really really want to visit Japan! )
ulicquel said:
So I'm more of a lurker than a poster but since I got this new phone I'd like to share
If you have any questions just ask (^^)b
Coming from a Samsung Galaxy S2 so far I love the screen (can never understand why people want a 150 degree viewing angle!) and the look and feel of the device is so much better )))
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Hey, in Japan Xperia Z available in Sony stores? They must be unlocked, right?
Also since you got the phone, you can try out these apps as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2106719
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I'll see what I can do about taking a video of it playing a video lol
I only got it today so I haven't even fully charged it yet. I'll give it a full run out tomorrow and see how long it lasts.
Things of note so far, the screen is much more accurate than the galaxy s2. While typing at full speed I hardly make any mistakes but I made quite a lot more with
the s2. Also it seems to collect a lot of fingerprints so I would recommend getting a screen and back cover
You definitely have to come to Japan sometime, it's awesome!
yeah the phone is available in sony stores and I assume they are unlocked but I haven't asked them.
I bought it with docomo because it's cheaper
what apps?
ulicquel said:
yeah the phone is available in sony stores and I assume they are unlocked but I haven't asked them.
I bought it with docomo because it's cheaper
what apps?
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Wats the price in Japan?
These apps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2106719
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Bro,
Nice of you to share your joy here. I'll be waiting till it comes out here on 1 March.
However, I'd like you to try a short test. How long does it take for the phone to wake up from deep sleep?
The reason I ask is Galaxy S2 and S3 takes a while to wake up as seen from my video:
http://youtu.be/mQ3pMWTdWHY
You might be familiar with this behavior has you own an S2.
Thank you in advance!
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Bro,
Nice of you to share your joy here. I'll be waiting till it comes out here on 1 March.
However, I'd like you to try a short test. How long does it take for the phone to wake up from deep sleep?
The reason I ask is Galaxy S2 and S3 takes a while to wake up as seen from my video:
http://youtu.be/mQ3pMWTdWHY
You might be familiar with this behavior has you own an S2.
Thank you in advance!
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I tested it out and it's faster than what's shown on your video.
thanks! that looks like an interesting list
well buying a phone in a Japan is different from other countries, basically I'm buying the phone for 525 pounds over two years :/
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I tested it out and it's faster than what's shown on your video.
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Lemme confirm.. You're referring to the Xperia Z right?
can you dump the system
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Lemme confirm.. You're referring to the Xperia Z right?
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Yes, I have the Xperia Z for 2 weeks as a preview.
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Yes, I have the Xperia Z for 2 weeks as a preview.
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WHoaaa! Shiok leh.. :good:
ulicquel said:
thanks! that looks like an interesting list
well buying a phone in a Japan is different from other countries, basically I'm buying the phone for 525 pounds over two years :/
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You're also getting a rebate on service (which effectively ties you to Docomo since the rebate expires immediately if you exit early on top of your ETF and remaining handset obligation - in fact the Japanese word for phone contracts has the same root as the word used for bondage).
Congrats man..Lucky you! Waiting for a hands on video..Maybe in a dark room [lights turned off].
Can you compare 3g signal strenght in dbm asu put sony z and your gs2 on table with same carrier
Sv: Got my Xperia Z today (Cos I'm in Japan)
Also interested in general battery life. Be sure to post your findings during the coming week.
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Yes, upload a system dump please!!
ulicquel said:
yeah the phone is available in sony stores and I assume they are unlocked but I haven't asked them.
I bought it with docomo because it's cheaper
what apps?
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I'd like to know how much does it cost ?
Related
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zpZ892Unbs&feature=channel_video_title
Sony ericsson comp, comment on you throughts on their devices on the video to enter and with xperia x8, sure they wont be expecting somany bad comments lol
watch the video.. guys says - if you have something you do not like about the device, let them know...
yeah well I can't be bothered telling them how much they fail at being in open source - I've wasted enough of my life with this **** phone.
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watch the video.. guys says - if you have something you do not like about the device, let them know...
yeah well I can't be bothered telling them how much they fail at being in open source - I've wasted enough of my life with this **** phone.
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sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
kanchigo said:
sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
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Problem is by the time you realize there will not be any update, it's too late to sell it's not worth anything!
We paid a lot of money for this phone.
kanchigo said:
sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
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but as it is an "android" phone and hence open source, cant we at least expect it to be somewhat open?
kanchigo said:
sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
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the iPhone may be better supported, but it's still crap in a fancy box.
Just gave my little rant on the matter, thanks xD
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Problem is by the time you realize there will not be any update, it's too late to sell it's not worth anything!
We paid a lot of money for this phone.
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EXACTLY! AT&T started selling the x10 in August 2010, I got mine in October, and now they're not even selling it anymore (at least on their website). The x10 looks to be (unfortunately) a test-bed phone for Sony's intro to the android market, and those who've bought it are the guinea pigs. When the Xperia Play comes out, I'll just give my x10 to my wife and get that one. I have already made my views perfectly clear to SE AND AT&T on their facebook oages and through emails to them. They could care less though.
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EXACTLY! AT&T started selling the x10 in August 2010, I got mine in October, and now they're not even selling it anymore (at least on their website). The x10 looks to be (unfortunately) a test-bed phone for Sony's intro to the android market, and those who've bought it are the guinea pigs. When the Xperia Play comes out, I'll just give my x10 to my wife and get that one. I have already made my views perfectly clear to SE AND AT&T on their facebook oages and through emails to them. They could care less though.
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yet you're buying another one? lol
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yet you're buying another one? lol
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i'm waiting for the dev. to release a full custom rom with camera working based on froyo ,cm or gingerbread(don't really care which one) but it has to work flawless then i'll give my x10 to my wife who doesn't care that much too and i'll buy a htc or samsung galaxy 2,.tne new sony xperia family spec are not ready to fight the next amart phones comming(dual core).plus,i know other phones have their issues but i'm tired of waiting for sony to release the bootloader code or whatever is that.too bad coz the arc looks very nice. peace.
Wow, quite a lot of scathing comments...
Did a post over ther but bet. SE dont even read or care about reading what we think about them
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Yesterday I met him for several minutes.
Very loud.
Very light and thin. As if holding a screen only.
4 point multitouch
So it was a Misty Silver? Nice!! Did you also price it? What band was it on?
ru.ego said:
Yesterday I met him for several minutes.
Very loud.
Very light and thin. As if holding a screen only.
4 point multitouch
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I WANT ONE NOW!!!
holy sh*t, i'm jealous
how's the GPS? how long did you get a lock indoor?
only 4 points multitouch? have you try it with the multitouch visible test?
Errr, how tall are you irl, OP ? Mainly asking to get a visual of your average hand size in my head, cause the phone looks huge in those pictures.
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Errr, how tall are you irl, OP ? Mainly asking to get a visual of your average hand size in my head, cause the phone looks huge in those pictures.
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That is the size of X10 a little longer. Photos are closeups and that is why they look like that.
Yep, tried multitouch visible test and I get four points. A fifth finger makes no impression... The four that are there are rock solid, though. Can't say as I see a clear need for all five fingers at the same time, but maybe I'm missing something?
Cheers/M
No need for more then 4 tbf
But the digitizer is supposed to support up to 32 so a custom rom will prob make more avalible if needed
Blomkungen said:
No need for more then 4 tbf
But the digitizer is supposed to support up to 32 so a custom rom will prob make more avalible if needed
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Would be good for spider-man to use
For a 4"~ screen 4 is good, more will be necessary for a tablet
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Neo is awesome!
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I was lucky enough to be invited to the Press Release seminar two days ago in Hong Kong, with actual Engineering sample units to be played with.
Damn this thing is really light. I've also heard that DoCoMo in Japan has released the red colored version exclusively, aside from the silver and dark blue edition that is released as originally announced. The exclusive unit also has double the size of ROM for storage as well!
How I wish I can bring that home right away... haha!
BTW it comes with an HDMI cable if you purchase from online SE or directly from the Sony Store with the arc, but if you purchase Neo, it will not be bundled with.
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I've also heard that DoCoMo in Japan has released the red colored version exclusively,
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Thank you for your photos. It is definitely nice to have it!!! I believe the one in Japan is Pink. Correct me if I am mistaken.
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I was lucky enough to be invited to the Press Release seminar two days ago in Hong Kong, with actual Engineering sample units to be played with.
Damn this thing is really light. I've also heard that DoCoMo in Japan has released the red colored version exclusively, aside from the silver and dark blue edition that is released as originally announced. The exclusive unit also has double the size of ROM for storage as well!
How I wish I can bring that home right away... haha!
BTW it comes with an HDMI cable if you purchase from online SE or directly from the Sony Store with the arc, but if you purchase Neo, it will not be bundled with.
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Yeah, the "other" colour for Japan is pink The 1gb ROM is a mistake on Docomo's part, and for some reason they chose to not give us the HDMI cable over here (the shop staff I asked didn't even know the Arc had HDMI out )
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(the shop staff I asked didn't even know the Arc had HDMI out )
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Is that typical SonyStyle Staff or what? Sometimes when I am @ SonyStyle store, I get the feeling that staff doesn't know anything about Sony product.
Probably recognizable for most of the die hard members here. It's like waiting for someone posting a new rom, you keep bashing F5 to see if something is there yet. Now I have a similar problem. Yesterday I received a message from my provider my contract is renewed and the Arc is on his way to my house as we speak.
I checked out Track&Trace and the parcel indeed has left the transport company this morning. Now I notice I keep looking outside the window every 2 minutes I already have the feeling I am a bit behind, while this phone just hit the market a couple of weeks ago.
Well, not a very constructive post I assume, but I thought I share something useless for a change with you guys. I already saw a few familiar names from people who came of X10, but going through the topics I already noticed lots of new names.
Hopefully some good devs buy this thing as well so we can fool around a lot with this beauty.........hmmm....still no postman here
Cheers,
Arnold
Congratulations on a nice buy and I hope for your sanitys sake the postman arrives soon
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Seems Zdzihu and Bin4ry are both getting involved.. though neither of them have the device yet!.. and Welcome!
Now that is great news. Let's get this thing rooted than
Did you unlocked the bootloader yet? For now I can't see the point actually so I think I wait till it has some advantages for us. Great to see you here too. As you now I am not a dev, the only thing I can do is make some graphical things for the eye and some (un)usefull comments
Man, waiting can be taking some time. I am out of sigarets (I know, bad habit), but I don't dare to leave the house for 15 minutes, because with my luck the postman will be here in that 15 minutes :lol
Welcome
Arc is one of the best phones out there.
Rooting for a custom rom seems to be quite difficult...
You might have to wait a bit.
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Probably recognizable for most of the die hard members here. It's like waiting for someone posting a new rom, you keep bashing F5 to see if something is there yet. Now I have a similar problem. Yesterday I received a message from my provider my contract is renewed and the Arc is on his way to my house as we speak.
I checked out Track&Trace and the parcel indeed has left the transport company this morning. Now I notice I keep looking outside the window every 2 minutes I already have the feeling I am a bit behind, while this phone just hit the market a couple of weeks ago.
Well, not a very constructive post I assume, but I thought I share something useless for a change with you guys. I already saw a few familiar names from people who came of X10, but going through the topics I already noticed lots of new names.
Hopefully some good devs buy this thing as well so we can fool around a lot with this beauty.........hmmm....still no postman here
Cheers,
Arnold
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i know exactly how u feel. i ordered 2 and had to wait for a month before i cud get my hands on em. i called sony showroom everyday and eventually when it came, they gave me a discount
"all good things to those who wait"
@ arnold:
btw I ordered one for me and one for the mrs. same as you...
Well my wife changed here mind and went to another provider where she gets an ipad2 for free with a 2 year contract for 32euro a month. Really can't understand how they can make money on these kind of offers. I spoke with kpn for a while and in the end I get my arc for free now. In exchange it will be delivered by a very slow postman
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Mate, you are going to love it when it arrives. It really is a huge step up from the X10.
I played with the X10 a little this morning and it made me realize how much better the arc is. Also, X10 feels like an absolute brick in comparison.
Hope it turns up soon!!!
jakhan86 said:
i know exactly how u feel. i ordered 2 and had to wait for a month before i cud get my hands on em. i called sony showroom everyday and eventually when it came, they gave me a discount
"all good things to those who wait"
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I got your feeling, im waiting 2 weeks for my arc and i will have it prolly by the end of the week :'(
I want it right now on my hands :/
Retrosid said:
I got your feeling, im waiting 2 weeks for my arc and i will have it prolly by the end of the week :'(
I want it right now on my hands :/
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like hyperx10 said, ull love it. it really is the sexiest gadget i've held in my hand and not bcoz i spent money for it ... really worth the wait. if only devs root it soon.
pollypix: cant wait for you to make awesome wallpapers for arc!
does the arc also has the 960x854 resolution? In that case you can use the 180 wallpapers i posted in the x10 section. Or would it be wise than to copy it to the arc section as well?
480x854 screen, so those wallpapers will work.
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like hyperx10 said, ull love it. it really is the sexiest gadget i've held in my hand and not bcoz i spent money for it ... really worth the wait. if only devs root it soon.
pollypix: cant wait for you to make awesome wallpapers for arc!
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You just made me to want it even more right now! xD
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Seems Zdzihu and Bin4ry are both getting involved.. though neither of them have the device yet!.. and Welcome!
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yes, I really appreciate their effort and I don't mind it brick my phone trying all sorts of test. Lollylost has been helping on it too
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Hey Rithina - any luck with the rooting yet?? must be difficult by proxy?!.. Was following the thread in dev section a bit.. but been in meetings all day today!
Hey PollPixx good to see you here man hope to see some more x10 users and the devs as well I am also waiting impatiently for the 28th to come as that is when my carrier will release the phone, i feel like a 5 year old kid on Christmas i havent felt this excited and impatient in a long time lol. Hope yours gets there soon
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You just made me to want it even more right now! xD
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And that screen man, its just full of awesome and lately I noticed the light sensor working very well ! Especially in direct sunlight its very readable.
PollPixx said:
Now that is great news. Let's get this thing rooted than
Did you unlocked the bootloader yet? For now I can't see the point actually so I think I wait till it has some advantages for us. Great to see you here too. As you now I am not a dev, the only thing I can do is make some graphical things for the eye and some (un)usefull comments
Man, waiting can be taking some time. I am out of sigarets (I know, bad habit), but I don't dare to leave the house for 15 minutes, because with my luck the postman will be here in that 15 minutes :lol
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I got mine today too...
I was scared to go to the toilet because it is at the far end of the house and I wouldn't hear the doorman. It didn't help that I had to wait until 3pm for him to arrive
But it was all worth it am loving the phone so far...
If you think that's bad, how about actually having the box in the house but having to prevent yourself from opening it because you have work that needs to be done? xD
I got mine with Three UK, their "All-you-can-eat data" (real unlimited data usage with no fair use policy, tethering supported and advertised) for £40/mo with nothing to pay up front.
According to their store manager it's also unbranded and not SIM locked so when SE stop supporting it I'm hopeful I'll be able to unlock the bootloader
What movie does it come with?
None! It's completely free from all that bollocks. Comes with a few harmless Samsung apps but no bloat really.
That's providing you get an unbranded handset. I fear for what Orange are gonna do to it.
steve228uk said:
None! It's completely free from all that bollocks. Comes with a few harmless Samsung apps but no bloat really.
That's providing you get an unbranded handset. I fear for what Orange are gonna do to it.
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Yeah I'm hoping we don't get bloatware from our US carriers.
Now, did the original line of Galaxy S devices come with Avatar for you guys? And did the Galaxy S 4G come with Inception?
That's what it is here in US, but maybe you guys get different movies? I don't really know how that kind of stuff works. I mean, do you guys even have movies like Avatar and Inception? (I'm assuming you're in UK or something?)
In Holland we don't get free movies on our phones.....
we just leech them off p2p
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Yeah I'm hoping we don't get bloatware from our US carriers.
Now, did the original line of Galaxy S devices come with Avatar for you guys? And did the Galaxy S 4G come with Inception?
That's what it is here in US, but maybe you guys get different movies? I don't really know how that kind of stuff works. I mean, do you guys even have movies like Avatar and Inception? (I'm assuming you're in UK or something?)
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I've never seen a film bundled with a phone before! Love Inception though
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I mean, do you guys even have movies like Avatar and Inception? (I'm assuming you're in UK or something?)
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Bwahahahaha!!!!!! Mate we don't even have electricity or fancy motor carriages as yet.
lol i remember spiderman pre installed on N95 8GB many years ago , looked rather good too, funny thinking bk it would look rather crap nowadays
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None! It's completely free from all that bollocks. Comes with a few harmless Samsung apps but no bloat really.
That's providing you get an unbranded handset. I fear for what Orange are gonna do to it.
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Oh dear god :| hopefully by that time we might get some unbranded ROMS, stay optimistic!
I think there's one floating around on the dev sub-forum already! I wonder if goldcard creation would still work.
Orange ruined my HTC Desire. I debranded 5 hours after getting it
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I hate how carriers have to fill their devices with bloatware. I mean, people don't use them anyways, so what's the point. Just makes the device slower. I'm afraid that will happen to the Galaxy S2 in the USA....if it ever gets here.
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Bwahahahaha!!!!!! Mate we don't even have electricity or fancy motor carriages as yet.
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I hope you're joking.
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I've never seen a film bundled with a phone before! Love Inception though
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Well it was how they advertised the Super AMOLED screen, saying it was a "cinema quality display in the palm of your hand", and came with Avatar. Look here:
http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/vibrant/avatar-preloaded-samsung-vibrant (Only picked Vibrant because that is the first that came up when I searched haha)
And then the Galaxy S 4G has Inception preloaded. Click on the 5th of the 6 blue dots on the little ad below the top bar. Middle picture shows Inception and it says Preloaded with Inception.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones
I've just picked up a Samsung Galaxy S II so my beloved X10 is going to be my backup phone.
Just want to thank all the devs and others that have helped in making using it such a great experience.
Cheers all
Damn at least a month before it is released here. I will be joining you soon Yeah it is definitely a great choice.
Got a message today that a phone recycling company has agreed to pay me the full working price for my mobo afflicted X10. So I only lost £2 on the deal. My 26 days with the X10 showed me A) What a good phone the X10 could be with the right ROM (tried 2 Froyos and 1 Éclair all very good) and B) How crap SE are – I had both stock 2.1 and 1.6 on the X10 and both were sh*te, never mind the bloody hardware fault. I can confidently say that will (and have) continue to opt for Android it wont be a SE handset.
OP – Had a play with a SG SII last night, very nice and what a screen. I am jealous as my replacement for the X10 is a ZTE Blade lol. Still at least the blade can function in warm weather unlike that bloody X10.
So goodbye for now XDA, I will return with something different to the Blade in October when I upgrade.
I want the sgs2 so bad lol
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I want the sgs2 so bad lol
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me too but not as a replacement, I think I'm emotionally attached to my X10 hehe
i'm personally up for a tegra2 based device next.
Dual core CPU
Nvidia GPU
Yes it makes me moist.
remind me,why xda people would care about that?!
jesus, people.quit spamming
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remind me,why xda people would care about that?!
jesus, people.quit spamming
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He mad..
We don't it's to push your buttons.
I believe, XDA IS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISCUSSION OF CELL PHONES.
not cell phone.
i am not mad,i am just pissed of
well,if this continues,then in 1-2 years the 99% of the threads will say "leaving x10.many thanks to developers",etc.
Imagine that in all mobile sections...
and also believe me,the 90% of users,dont give a damn if i broke my x10 or it got stolen.(except when developers say it)
If you think creating nosense threads is right,then there is nothing i can do
Take care mate,enjoy your SGSII ,i myself changed to a Motorola Defy which couldnt get better (Not 2xCore but works awesomely) ,it has a locked Kernel...but you dont need it unlocked lol,has a perfect functional Multitouch,16m colors,CM7 for it with Everything working(Including camera and such),and everything ^
Besides i get 2.5k at Quadrant with a Overclock @ 1.2ghz ^
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He mad..
We don't it's to push your buttons.
I believe, XDA IS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISCUSSION OF CELL PHONES.
not cell phone.
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He mad.. <---4chan detected
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He mad.. <---4chan detected
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Oh you read me like a PDF.
Anonymous is everything and everyone.
we are legend.
I have also just got my Galaxy S2 today! Speed is unbelievable.
lucky :'( i wish i had better parents
kersey said:
I've just picked up a Samsung Galaxy S II so my beloved X10 is going to be my backup phone.
Just want to thank all the devs and others that have helped in making using it such a great experience.
Cheers all
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Good luck with your SG II. I switched to the Moto Atrix about 3 weeks back.