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A full 24 hours after getting the Z, pleasantly surprised.

Moving from an iPhone5... The last time I moved from iOS to Android was the 4 to the Dell Streak and that was a decision I had regretted severely. When I first heard of the Z and watched YouTube videos, I thought this was too good to be true. A 5inch 1080p screen running the (almost) latest firmware, beautiful hardware and also waterproof? And then I heard about the mediocre battery and the washed out screen. But it was too late to back out by then and I got my Z about 24 hours ago.
Battery life is actually surprisingly good. Granted, I am on Stamina mode with only whatsapp on the whitelist but that's all I really need. It's not like I am sacrificing anything. I hardly get Facebook notifications and I don't think there is push notifications for Twitter on Android yet (correct me if I'm wrong). Unplugged at 8.30pm last night and at 3.30pm today, it's at 9% and this is with heavy whatsapping, app installs, browsing, some calls, some pictures and a few minutes of videos too. I honestly don't think my jailbroken 5 could have lasted this long.
The software itself, was OK. Installed Nova Launcher Prime with a nice theme and a beautiful widgets widget and the phone looks amazing right now and not to mention fast. Still discovering new apps and the whole experience is such a refreshing change from the stale iOS.
One weird problem I have is that the phone doesn't charge or charges at an extremely slow pace when connected to the PC. Don't know what can be the issue here.
Things I hope to get soon : Better lockscreen notifications, namely for whatsapp (Sure a third party app could do this, finding for one though), screen calibration software from Sony and stable CM, hopefully with BE included. :laugh:
All in all, I love the Xperia and am extremely glad I had made the jump. Let's see how it handles the week.
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Twitter does have push notification btw.
Thanks for the review.
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As above the official Twitter client has push notifications, Tweetings also does.

DarkKrypt said:
Twitter does have push notification btw.
Thanks for the review.
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As above the official Twitter client has push notifications, Tweetings also does.
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The official Twitter client? Cheers. Will check it out.

Great review!
You can download "Notify me" on Google play for the whatsapp notifications. And somewhere in whatsapp settings you can enable the popups. Don't remember where though.
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The official app and carbon
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I think it's normal that the phone charges slowly when connected to a pc. The usb bus can't give a high enough current to charge fast.

sacredsoul said:
Moving from an iPhone5... The last time I moved from iOS to Android was the 4 to the Dell Streak and that was a decision I had regretted severely. When I first heard of the Z and watched YouTube videos, I thought this was too good to be true. A 5inch 1080p screen running the (almost) latest firmware, beautiful hardware and also waterproof? And then I heard about the mediocre battery and the washed out screen. But it was too late to back out by then and I got my Z about 24 hours ago.
Battery life is actually surprisingly good. Granted, I am on Stamina mode with only whatsapp on the whitelist but that's all I really need. It's not like I am sacrificing anything. I hardly get Facebook notifications and I don't think there is push notifications for Twitter on Android yet (correct me if I'm wrong). Unplugged at 8.30pm last night and at 3.30pm today, it's at 9% and this is with heavy whatsapping, app installs, browsing, some calls, some pictures and a few minutes of videos too. I honestly don't think my jailbroken 5 could have lasted this long.
The software itself, was OK. Installed Nova Launcher Prime with a nice theme and a beautiful widgets widget and the phone looks amazing right now and not to mention fast. Still discovering new apps and the whole experience is such a refreshing change from the stale iOS.
One weird problem I have is that the phone doesn't charge or charges at an extremely slow pace when connected to the PC. Don't know what can be the issue here.
Things I hope to get soon : Better lockscreen notifications, namely for whatsapp (Sure a third party app could do this, finding for one though), screen calibration software from Sony and stable CM, hopefully with BE included. :laugh:
All in all, I love the Xperia and am extremely glad I had made the jump. Let's see how it handles the week.
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I understand why people choose a different launcher to stock. All the transparency used causes glitches and stutters here and there but each time I change it, I find myself quickly returning that I've given up. No launcher in my opinion suits the phone more than the stock launcher.
Glad you're loving the phone, I am too.
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Like your app icons mate, especially the centre one. Play store or XDA?
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Cancel that, just seen your post in the screenshot thread.
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Like your app icons mate, especially the centre one. Play store or XDA?
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Cancel that, just seen your post in the screenshot thread.
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If I'm not mistaking it is miui browser aka charming browser

stefanve said:
If I'm not mistaking it is miui browser aka charming browser
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It is MUI icon pack indeed.

Post your droid ultra/maxx pictures here.

Let's see this rgbc pictures no matter how noisily disappointing they might be!
I will start.
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Here's mine...
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Whoa.....tapatalk freaked out with that post....don't know what haapened
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Looks good, is that a spam burger?
This was my last pic of battery before I decided to give it a full charge.
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Pork roll, egg, and cheese......new jersey favorite
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Looks good, is that a spam burger?
This was my last pic of battery before I decided to give it a full charge.
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How did you get the 4g LTE icon to go away when on WiFi?
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I had a Galaxy nexus LTE before this so I learned a few battery saving techniques, I used NFC task launcher to shut off my mobile data when I connect to my home wifi and to turn it back on when I disconnect from it. it also sets my screen brightness and some other useful settings. When root is obtained you can also use Grrenify to shut down apps that are not in use to increase performance and battery life. On my Gnex I was getting over 24 hours of use with those 2 cheats and it was wonderful.

Low light comparison
Guess which one is the Nexus LTE and which is the Droid Ultra Maxx
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Guess which one is the Nexus LTE and which is the Droid Ultra Maxx
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Hopefully #2 (the brighter one) is from the Maxx. If not, then I'll deem this camera an even stronger fail than it already is! Awesome device, I just can't believe Moto dropped the ball on the camera yet again, after years of complaints vs other OEMs.

Unfortunately this is confirming my expectations that the camera isn't that great...

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Unfortunately this is confirming my expectations that the camera isn't that great...
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It's not, at all... if you're standing still in bright sunlight and have time to make sure it focuses, and the subject isn't moving, it can do pretty good. Anything else and it's well below par. And you might be able to access it quickly and easily and snap a shot easily, but the shutter is often slow it's just the same old same old Motorola camera.
The slow-mo video is pretty cool, but I have yet to find any practical use for that, or any use at all honestly. But it works well...

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Unfortunately this is confirming my expectations that the camera isn't that great...
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I think this is about as good as it gets with some fl sunshine.
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I took the title of the thread wrong. After seeing you wanted pictures taken with my Ultra I struggled to find anything worthwhile. It really is quite a poor camera. Always noisy, even in decent lighting, blown out whites, faded colors. Bleh.
Instead, enjoy these lovely shots taken in pretty low light from my Note 2, of my Ultra

Picolini said:
I took the title of the thread wrong. After seeing you wanted pictures taken with my Ultra I struggled to find anything worthwhile. It really is quite a poor camera. Always noisy, even in decent lighting, blown out whites, faded colors. Bleh.
Instead, enjoy these lovely shots taken in pretty low light from my Note 2, of my Ultra
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So there has got to be a story behind that phone.
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So there has got to be a story behind that phone.
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Its the Verizon employee edition.
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Its the Verizon employee edition.
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Yep, no secret story or anything. They've come out with a handful of employee edition phones for us that we get with some additional accessories. Most phones VZW launches don't have employee edition ones, though.

My wife was shooting with her Nikon DSLR but I just twisted the camera open to get a quick Facebook shot.
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I took some pictures with the snapchat camera app and the pictures turned out gorgeous. I believe the camera quality is a software issue now.
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Butterxbean said:
I took some pictures with the snapchat camera app and the pictures turned out gorgeous. I believe the camera quality is a software issue now.
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The problem is so comically bad and the hardware for the camera is a known good quantity, I have to agree on this being a software problem.

Here are a few shots I took with my Maxx at a lake near where I live. I don't think they turned out too bad.
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Butterxbean said:
I took some pictures with the snapchat camera app and the pictures turned out gorgeous. I believe the camera quality is a software issue now.
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I'm not sure if I fully agree - not trying to be snarky or anything. The table shots look nice but pretty dark, until that last one, which is odd? But maybe that's how they're supposed to look (dark, that is).
The first chair shot has a similar slightly washed out "hazy" look to it, same as the normal camera shots - at least from my perspective.
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The problem is so comically bad and the hardware for the camera is a known good quantity, I have to agree on this being a software problem.
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I hope you're right, but I fear it's a combination - when shooting videos, both regular and slow motion, if it's well-lit and someone has on a white shirt, that white shirt has a haze or glow around it, which makes me think (thanks to some input from those that know more than me) it's also an issue with the optics they're using.
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Here are a few shots I took with my Maxx at a lake near where I live. I don't think they turned out too bad.
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You're right - they're not bad. I have some decent shots outdoors as well. But when you compare them to other current phones, a couple those will look cold and a bit 'hazy'.
The thing is, despite it's shortcomings, the simplicity and usability of the camera is kinda growing on me... I really like the gestures and simplicity of the UI.

Lg2 camera settings

What have you guys found is the best camera settings for non outdoor sunny settings)- auto, normal, auto flash, sports? Night?
Can't figure it out?
Also, is it best to hold and let camera multi focus? Or tap screen to focus
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the time it takes to focus makes any moving shots impossible. anyone aware of solution to this?

I wish. It's to the point where I'm ready for a new phone already. The camera is a joke on this phone, unless you are taking landscape still photos. Anything with motion and you have no chance.
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Always the lowest iso setting when possible.
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stickmage said:
the time it takes to focus makes any moving shots impossible. anyone aware of solution to this?
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Yeah I found this out very quickly when trying to take pictures of my little nephew running around the place. Not one usable pic of about 25 I took, very disappointing.
On a related note I presume once the viewfinder boxes go green that means it has focused?

cathain said:
Yeah I found this out very quickly when trying to take pictures of my little nephew running around the place. Not one usable pic of about 25 I took, very disappointing.
On a related note I presume once the viewfinder boxes go green that means it has focused?
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Try Fast Burst Camera. I tried it out on my daughter and it worked much better than the LG Camera.

emplox said:
I wish. It's to the point where I'm ready for a new phone already. The camera is a joke on this phone, unless you are taking landscape still photos. Anything with motion and you have no chance.
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Ugh, I just got this phone, and part of the reason I went for it is because I had read really good things about the camera. My last camera sucked...guess I should have went for the S4

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Try Fast Burst Camera. I tried it out on my daughter and it worked much better than the LG Camera.
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Cool will give it a shot. Any idea what the difference is between the free and paid versions?

Don't use photosphere it crashes the phone
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Idk if any of u guys ROM your phones but malladus and buckeye updated the camera a little bit... Still kinda sucks at night tho
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Hmm.. Funny.. I took this doing 65 in a vehicle.
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This was my dog leaping up to greet my son.
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I guess I am not sure what everyone expects? To me, I am amazed I get the quality I see from a phone. This is far better than the Motorola we have in the house, an S3 and bionic, and far better than my Galaxy Nexus. I am pleased. Of course I suck at photography. It is also as good as my Nikon point and shoot digital camera though it is getting dated.
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Cute dog
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cathain said:
Cool will give it a shot. Any idea what the difference is between the free and paid versions?
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The paid version includes a few extra features like digital zoom and night shooting mode. Things like that.

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Awesome shots. Like I said, I am not seeing most of the issues people state or my eye is just not photography trained. My thoughts are people just expect too much from a phone point and click. Here are some shots of my dog trotting outside on a very overcast morning. Almost dark.
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I use sport mode for any moving shots.
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I guess i am expecting a little better with moving subjects as they really push that in this commercial - i am getting nothing like this. Most of mine are like the ones they show "other" cameras doing. I dont do any special settings - and i get same results no matter if i am in iA Mode or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpHi3w7qOh8&noredirect=1

Initially I found the LG G2 camera very disappointing, but ever since I flashed the modded one, my results have improved dramatically.
Yes, you have to be rooted, but at least this proves that it's a software issue, not a hardware issue!
Cheers!

i just use stock and it works great every time

For sue LG G2 camera is really good, far better than my previous SGS3, BUT also for sure as soon as sun is not here (inside for example), you cannot ake sharp picture of moving things (children...)
That is really disapointing!!!
Ryan ? concerning http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471900 "[MOD][Camera][ALL MODELS] 2.5.3 [Low light FPS FIXED"
which version did you try ? 2.5.3 ? When take photos, are the results on moving things far better ???
Thanks for your help !!

Tab 8.4 pro new firmware update ND3 to NE3

Received a new firmware update today of 104 mb. Improved stability and user interface. Added kids mode and my galaxy app. Still can't seem to get rid of the magazine ui though.
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simacca said:
Received a new firmware update today of 104 mb. Improved stability and user interface. Added kids mode and my galaxy app. Still can't seem to get rid of the magazine ui though.
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Don't you have to user another UI to get rid of the magazine one. Once changed to Nova Launcher it went away.

milkk said:
Don't you have to user another UI to get rid of the magazine one. Once changed to Nova Launcher it went away.
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Was hoping there would be an option to switch it off like on my s5. Also was really hoping for a screen mode selection so I can turn down the saturation for movie watching. I may give Nova a try.
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I dont see the update , can you please advise how to update
thanks

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I dont see the update , can you please advise how to update
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Probably comes in waves like on phones.
I took most of the widgets off the magazine UX, and if you don't scroll in that direction, you have nothing to worry about. I pretend like it's not there.

Yeah no updates here in canada either..... Have you noticed any significant changes, does it still lag like crazy?
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Is this the right place to keep polling for the newer firmware : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-T320 ?

Has anybody updated their T325 with the new firmware T325ZSU1BNF3 ? What is new ? Doesn't it cause instability ?

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Has anybody updated their T325 with the new firmware T325ZSU1BNF3 ? What is new ? Doesn't it cause instability ?
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I did. Maybe a little better battery life than BNF2. I noticed that it charges up to 95% and then stops charging. I'm going to take the battery down all the way then recharge see if that has any effect. Other than that, I haven't noticed any difference.
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I did. Maybe a little better battery life than BNF2. I noticed that it charges up to 95% and then stops charging. I'm going to take the battery down all the way then recharge see if that has any effect. Other than that, I haven't noticed any difference.
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Well, at first when I got my tablet it didn't charge to 100% either. But since I depleted the battery everything has been fine.

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Has anybody updated their T325 with the new firmware T325ZSU1BNF3 ? What is new ? Doesn't it cause instability ?
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I updated mine. My wifi issues are now gone. Thank goodness. I got a new kid mode, got multi user mode, and it uped my antutu x score almost 1000 points. It did however stopped all my apps from changing anything on the sd card. That includes moving stuff there or to the internal storage. I did get the stock filemanger to do it but none if my dowloaded apps work. So mx player won't delete movies or change names, my file manger that I had been busing no longer works with the sd card and so on. Not a big deal since the stock samsung apps still have the ability. I did have to turn of the device and turn it back on after the update to get that to work though. Not that much of a big deal
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My GTP 8.4 is running ND3 and when I check for software updates, it says I'm running the latest. What happened to NE3? Did they pull it?

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Well, at first when I got my tablet it didn't charge to 100% either. But since I depleted the battery everything has been fine.
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I'm at 7:30 into depleting the battery. Heavy use and leaving the screen on and I'm only down to 57%. At this rate, I will wear out before the battery. I can definitely say that BNF3 has much better battery life than BNF2 did.

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I'm at 7:30 into depleting the battery. Heavy use and leaving the screen on and I'm only down to 57%. At this rate, I will wear out before the battery. I can definitely say that BNF3 has much better battery life than BNF2 did.
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Wow.. That's great news ! I will definately do the firmware update then. This and the resolved Wifi issue are worth it.

Anyone try the below firmware?
Galaxy Tab PRO 8.4 SM-T320 KOO T320KXU1ANF2 Android 4.4.2 23.06.2014 2015017
Also anyone know what KOO means what happens when you install it since all the sites say Region unknown.

I just updated this morning to NF3. Don't know what it did but everything is working like it's supposed to
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I just updated this morning to NF3. Don't know what it did but everything is working like it's supposed to
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Ok cool I will give it a shot not sure why most sites have NF2 being newer than NF3 but I will try NF3.

Have updated to NF3 too. Nothing to see except for kidsmode. ...

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Have updated to NF3 too. Nothing to see except for kidsmode. ...
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Can you root it? Did you preserve root?
Cheers,
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Can you root it? Did you preserve root?
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No idea, running none rooted.

Tmobile variant

Just got my priv today. Have had it for about three hours. Like it so far. Always have been a BlackBerry fanboy. But since android, I made the switch and never looked back. This device seems to be the perfect mix. So far so good!
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T-mobile variant - You already got T-Mobile's version of PRIV?

Yeah, walked in to the store and sales rep says "We just got 2 delivered a few mins ago. But they don't go on sale until tomorrow, eh what the heck. You want one now?"
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Yeah, walked in to the store and sales rep says "We just got 2 delivered a few mins ago. But they don't go on sale until tomorrow, eh what the heck. You want one now?"
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I do have an unlocked PRIV. I have a question for you: what is the build number? Also were you given a software update?

Yeah got update immediately
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Yeah got update immediately
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I called T-Mobile couple of days ago and tech told me that "theoretically" unlocked PRIV on T-Mobile's network may also get AAD442 update that you got. I am currently on AAD250 with January security patch. Hope that this updates will also be available for factory unlocked PRIV devices because T-Mobile fixed couple of issue contained here: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-24554

I'm thinking of getting one today I'm a little worried about some of the negative reviews I've read. Currently have a 6 edge plus but want something different I'm tired of samsung

I've had almost every device out there except the new LG. As you know, devices are all based on personal preference. You need to determine what your highest priority is and then go from there. My top priority is battery strength. I am on the road in and out of meetings, so it is hard for me to charge during the day. I still haven't found a great great device in that regard. My next priority is the camera to take pictures of my kids. So far, the BlackBerry in the almost 24 hours that I've had it, has been great in both respects. My last device, the Nexus 6P, camera was not very impressive. Although, with marshmallow, the battery on the 6P is really good. But the Priv has lived up to all of the hype thus far. Feel free to ask any questions or a comparison of any device, as I mentioned I have had most all of the flagship devices.

Pick one up at t-mobile today as well. Miss having a fingerprint reader. The pkb is better then I expected according to reviews. I know battery life will get better.

After wanting to check one out for a while I was able to play with one at a t-mobile store. I ended up buying one, there said they only had 2 in stock so I said what the hell. I am impressed by the build quality and am getting used to a physical keyboard again. I need to dig deeper into the blackberry specific features to really get the most of it but my initial impression is positive.

malimal said:
Pick one up at t-mobile today as well. Miss having a fingerprint reader. The pkb is better then I expected according to reviews. I know battery life will get better.
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Stupid question....what is pkb?
I definitely miss the fingerprint reader!
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Stupid question....what is pkb?
I definitely miss the fingerprint reader!
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PKB - Physical keyboard

I picked up a Private from TMo yesterday as well. I'm impressed so far, I really missed the physical keyboard from my old BlackBerry days. Only complaint so far is the bloat ware.
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kamileon said:
I picked up a Private from TMo yesterday as well. I'm impressed so far, I really missed the physical keyboard from my old BlackBerry days. Only complaint so far is the bloat ware.
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I hope we get root :\

hollywood084 said:
I hope we get root :\
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This is the only reason I want root.
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I just ordered one B&H I figured the unlocked should be the same as the tmobile variant and this was I saved a ton in taxes. I have the S6 edge now but have been with Samsung since the nexus. But I missed the good old blackberry keyboard. I tried in an att store b/c no one else had one on display. I did think the old bb keyboards were better. Can't wait till tomorrow.
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With no root in sight, I went in and just disabled all the TMo apps. There are 4 I believe. Really boosted my battery life. I went from about 5-6 hours to 11-12 hours, both with moderate use. So if your having battery issues, give it a try. Oh and my phone no longer gets hot either.
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Disabling all the bloatware was the first thing I did because I noticed a major drain with the Tmobile app.
As for having a fingerprint scanner for that quick unlock of the device... I haven't really missed it since I have an android wear watch. Smart lock has easily been my favorite feature of lollipop and on... so easy to stay mostly secure and be able to quickly unlock my device all throughout the day. I would highly suggest one for this reason!