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New LG Flagship

So... I was on the Negri Electronics site about to buy this beast of a phone and I think, maybe I'll look at one more review. So I pull up the verge and I see this:
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/7/9/3146268/lg-subsidiaries-quad-core-smartphone
So they are planning on releasing a new quad-core 10+ megapixel phone in September?... Bgr reported essentially the same thing. Thats only two months away! I hate to be a spoiler of sorts but this is crazy. I can't believe that weeks after they finally release their new flagship they drop this bomb on us. I'm glad I didn't buy it but at the same time it makes me kind of sad because I really wanted to love an lg phone again. Guess I'll have to wait until September
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colts187 said:
So... I was on the Negri Electronics site about to buy this beast of a phone and I think, maybe I'll look at one more review. So I pull up the verge and I see this:
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/7/9/3146268/lg-subsidiaries-quad-core-smartphone
So they are planning on releasing a new quad-core 10+ megapixel phone in September?... Bgr reported essentially the same thing. Thats only two months away! I hate to be a spoiler of sorts but this is crazy. I can't believe that weeks after they finally release their new flagship they drop this bomb on us. I'm glad I didn't buy it but at the same time it makes me kind of sad because I really wanted to love an lg phone again. Guess I'll have to wait until September
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It is RUMORED to be announced in September. When do you think you'll be able to buy it given that the Optimus 4X HD is not even released in more than half of the world?

colts187 said:
So... I was on the Negri Electronics site about to buy this beast of a phone and I think, maybe I'll look at one more review. So I pull up the verge and I see this:
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/7/9/3146268/lg-subsidiaries-quad-core-smartphone
So they are planning on releasing a new quad-core 10+ megapixel phone in September?... Bgr reported essentially the same thing. Thats only two months away! I hate to be a spoiler of sorts but this is crazy. I can't believe that weeks after they finally release their new flagship they drop this bomb on us. I'm glad I didn't buy it but at the same time it makes me kind of sad because I really wanted to love an lg phone again. Guess I'll have to wait until September
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HEY...that's too cool, honestly I thought I'd never see this kind of 'argumentation' again...but here we are. During the 80's we had this running gag 'Don't buy today, tomorrow it's twice the power for half the money!'
I really advice u to wait. Not until September because I heard a rumor that in December...or perhaps January... Stay tuned!

Quad core Krait S4 Sounds nice but i'll stick to the 4x for now. This won't make it into store till December at least IMHO.

ducatisto said:
HEY...that's too cool, honestly I thought I'd never see this kind of 'argumentation' again...but here we are. During the 80's we had this running gag 'Don't buy today, tomorrow it's twice the power for half the money!'
I really advice u to wait. Not until September because I heard a rumor that in December...or perhaps January... Stay tuned!
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Totally agree.

zerooonekenobi said:
Quad core Krait S4 Sounds nice but i'll stick to the 4x for now. This won't make it into store till December at least IMHO.
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Yes this is a great phone for all matters. 4g is nice but only a concern if your carrier provides it. Only one here in Australia does, and they would not be my first choice of carrier based on previous experience.
On another note: How is LG in regards to rooting and and flashing custom roms? Coming from an older Galaxy S and first generation tab, I would ask for a comparison in regards torooting and flashing Samsung devices. I know how valuable good dev support is.

charmthief88 said:
Yes this is a great phone for all matters. 4g is nice but only a concern if your carrier provides it. Only one here in Australia does, and they would not be my first choice of carrier based on previous experience.
On another note: How is LG in regards to rooting and and flashing custom roms? Coming from an older Galaxy S and first generation tab, I would ask for a comparison in regards torooting and flashing Samsung devices. I know how valuable good dev support is.
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Easier than Samsung but do not expect development by lg at all. So that's the advice and ask all the lg owners, I got 6 different lg phones non of them lg update released yet, custom roms on every one. Of them or I'll still be in 2 with 1.6, or 2.2 in the others it sucks but is easier than Samsung for sure no counters or any other weird stuff
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LG already released an Update for the 4x, it was 2 weeks after i bought this phone.
And they are working on the next Update (V10c).
So i think LG want to make things better, and so far they do!

[Q] Xperia Z on T-mobile USA

Anybody has more information on the Xperia Z on t-mobile USA? Just want the 4G LTE and wifi calling which is why i am waiting for the carrier version. I heard a couple more weeks from some people around 2-3 weeks ago. Just would like a general time frame if anybody has any new information on this.

I'm interested in the same thing. Can't find anything online.

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I'm interested in the same thing. Can't find anything online.
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I wish t-mobile would just come and give some type of statement one way or another so i can stop wondering about it, Its not like everybody hasnt already seen the FCC documents. Gonna give it to the end of june before i decide if i'm gonna get another phone or just buy it unlocked.

By the time it's launched its not even worth getting.
Better to wait for togari or honami.
S4 pro chip isn't all that great lol. Can't wait to see s800 to perform.
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LitoNi said:
By the time it's launched its not even worth getting.
Better to wait for togari or honami.
S4 pro chip isn't all that great lol. Can't wait to see s800 to perform.
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I dont mind getting a slightly older phone since i dont need to have the latest and greatest, especially if i can get it a cheaper price. Only reason i even have a smart phone is because i want to be able to watch E3 and other gaming conventions while i'm at work :laugh: and the only reason i want this phone is because i want to be able to say i have Playstation Certified Smart phone :silly:

And it's "water proof"
Even if you never get it wet... it's pretty cool to be able to say you can! lol

No KitKat for us?... T_T

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/11/07/on-jelly-bean-4-3-kit-kat-4-4/
i'm kinda hoping "first raft" means we'll eventually get it... in the "second raft" perhaps... =/
EDIT:// oh looky... Sony Mobile replied

chewdaniel said:
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/11/07/on-jelly-bean-4-3-kit-kat-4-4/
i'm kinda hoping "first raft" means we'll eventually get it... In the "second raft" perhaps... =/
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sony is jst annoyng us... Why put us in 2nd raft.. When both z n zl has same zr hardware ... Makes no sense... If sony ditches zr .. Thats it i wont b buyn any sony phones ever.. Been loyal to sony for 9 yrs ..

about to buy ZR but when i read this news, i changed my mind. i am considering other phones.

I hope Sony only "forgot" to mention ZR as well. No way they can ditch OS upgrades in less than 6 months old product. December is announced for 4.3 so early next year I'm expecting to see OTA 4.4 update on my ZR.
I think it's the marketing trick only due to new Z1 mini which is newer, more expensive and that's where Sony would like primary to gain profit instead of cheaper ZR which is a fantastic phone and fantastically unbelievable underrated.
Anyways, it's currently top selling (Android) mobile device in Japan, around 7% of whole market new sales, ahead of S4, S3, htc. So, no reason to abandon it so early.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/1...sony-was-wrong-holding-back-on-the-xperia-zr/

We will get 4.4. For sure.. Don't worry ^^ The problem will be that we need to wait abit longer thats all

dsa88 said:
Anyways, it's currently top selling (Android) mobile device in Japan, around 7% of whole market new sales, ahead of S4, S3, htc. So, no reason to abandon it so early.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/1...sony-was-wrong-holding-back-on-the-xperia-zr/
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but xperia a is different from xperia zr, so to speak... i know they share pretty much the same innards but still...
btw, do people do custom roms in japan? if yes, how come they not appear here??

nostupidthing said:
btw, do people do custom roms in japan? if yes, how come they not appear here??
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Probably due language barrier / ROMs are in Japanese only.
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Looking to purchase xperia z1

What's up everyone! I will be out of my stupid Verizon contract in the next 7 days. I really like the xperia z1 and looking to move over to T-Mobile. I've seen two models available for US the 6903/6906. I found the unlocked 6903 on eBay for about $590 will it be able to get LTE on T-Mobile (Florida area) with no issues? Sony website has it for $630 and I believe that is the 6906? Been trying to wait and see if T-Mobile releases the xperia z1 but they are taking forever!
This is the first time I will be buying an unlocked phone out of contract so I want to make sure I get the right device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :good:

Beware of the screen lottery. There's many different displays with the z1
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geez stop talking about the display, yeah the viewing angles are not that good, and white balance in some is out, but color and picture reproduction is awesome.
The 6903 works with Tmobile iirc in some bands and it doesnt work on ATT but the 6906 works flawlesly on the USA if i remember correctly.

stragabenz said:
What's up everyone! I will be out of my stupid Verizon contract in the next 7 days. I really like the xperia z1 and looking to move over to T-Mobile. I've seen two models available for US the 6903/6906. I found the unlocked 6903 on eBay for about $590 will it be able to get LTE on T-Mobile (Florida area) with no issues? Sony website has it for $630 and I believe that is the 6906? Been trying to wait and see if T-Mobile releases the xperia z1 but they are taking forever!
This is the first time I will be buying an unlocked phone out of contract so I want to make sure I get the right device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :good:
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The Z1 is an awesome phone, with great potential, only if Sony fixed the goddamn BIONZ/DRM loss/unlock bootloader/non-working camera issue before the end of 2013..
I am not owning it, have just tested it a couple of minutes and was amazed in the blink of an eye. Buy it, but keep the BL locked until this is fixed by Sony.
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c312eal said:
Beware of the screen lottery. There's many different displays with the z1
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Asadroid said:
geez stop talking about the display, yeah the viewing angles are not that good, and white balance in some is out, but color and picture reproduction is awesome.
The 6903 works with Tmobile iirc in some bands and it doesnt work on ATT but the 6906 works flawlesly on the USA if i remember correctly.
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You mean some screens are better than others?
So you think it's worth to just purchase the 6906 from Sony it's like $40 than the 6903.

Destroyedbeauty said:
The Z1 is an awesome phone, with great potential, only if Sony fixed the goddamn BIONZ/DRM loss/unlock bootloader/non-working camera issue before the end of 2013..
I am not owning it, have just tested it a couple of minutes and was amazed in the blink of an eye. Buy it, but keep the BL locked until this is fixed by Sony.
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OK awesome thanks for the information, so once you unlock the BL (bootloader) you can't update firmware?

stragabenz said:
OK awesome thanks for the information, so once you unlock the BL (bootloader) you can't update firmware?
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Of course you can.

gregbradley said:
Of course you can.
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OK I thought that but why should I wait to unlock BL until sony fixes the issues?

stragabenz said:
OK I thought that but why should I wait to unlock BL until sony fixes the issues?
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Because if you unlock the bootloader now you will not have a usable camera until you restore your TA backup which relocks the bootloader

gregbradley said:
Because if you unlock the bootloader now you will not have a usable camera until you restore your TA backup which relocks the bootloader
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Oh man that sucks hope sony fixes that ASAP

c312eal said:
Beware of the screen lottery. There's many different displays with the z1
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That's not entirely true, there are not many different displays as much as faulty displays that display a yellow hue.
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stragabenz said:
What's up everyone! I will be out of my stupid Verizon contract in the next 7 days. I really like the xperia z1 and looking to move over to T-Mobile. I've seen two models available for US the 6903/6906. I found the unlocked 6903 on eBay for about $590 will it be able to get LTE on T-Mobile (Florida area) with no issues? Sony website has it for $630 and I believe that is the 6906? Been trying to wait and see if T-Mobile releases the xperia z1 but they are taking forever!
This is the first time I will be buying an unlocked phone out of contract so I want to make sure I get the right device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :good:
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Just do it

danw_oz said:
That's not entirely true, there are not many different displays as much as faulty displays that display a yellow hue.
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Just do it
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Lol just like Nike well should I get the 6903? Or 6906

I have also been reading about touch screen issues and random screen cracks!??
Anyone experience these issues? Can I still get insurance on the phone through T-Mobile even though I purchased it from a third party (unlocked)
Random cracked screens
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...cracking-screen-like-the-Z/m-p/401577#U401577

stragabenz said:
I have also been reading about touch screen issues and random screen cracks!??
Anyone experience these issues? Can I still get insurance on the phone through T-Mobile even though I purchased it from a third party (unlocked)
Random cracked screens
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...cracking-screen-like-the-Z/m-p/401577#U401577
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beware also of the annoying touch screen problem.

brapicoco said:
beware also of the annoying touch screen problem.
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+1

will the C6903 support LTE on tzone??

[Q] T-Mobile-Sony XperiaZ1s

I have q quick question? I ordered the T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z1s and had it shipped express mail so I should have the phone tomorrow. However, I wanted to know if it was safe to use the Xperia Z1 method to root the phone, and use the same Roms on the Xperia Z1s?

fatannasty said:
I have q quick question? I ordered the T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z1s and had it shipped express mail so I should have the phone tomorrow. However, I wanted to know if it was safe to use the Xperia Z1 method to root the phone, and use the same Roms on the Xperia Z1s?
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I am also curious of this. I have put in a request for a forum specific to this device and regional carrier. I don't know if that usually works or how long it takes but I am looking to contribute in any way possible.

fatannasty said:
I have q quick question? I ordered the T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z1s and had it shipped express mail so I should have the phone tomorrow. However, I wanted to know if it was safe to use the Xperia Z1 method to root the phone, and use the same Roms on the Xperia Z1s?
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Rooting shouldn't really be unsafe or anything, but at the moment I don't think it'll work, as the Z1S is on 4.3 after all, and I don't think that Vroot will work with it now. As for roms, I would advise against flashing anything at the moment.

kusanou said:
Rooting shouldn't really be unsafe or anything, but at the moment I don't think it'll work, as the Z1S is on 4.3 after all, and I don't think that Vroot will work with it now. As for roms, I would advise against flashing anything at the moment.
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Thank you both very much!

fatannasty said:
Thank you both very much!
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Once theres an initial root you should be able to back up your TA partition and subsequently unlock bootloader to root any future firmwares, relocking bootloader after rooting.

Rekoil said:
Once theres an initial root you should be able to back up your TA partition and subsequently unlock bootloader to root any future firmwares, relocking bootloader after rooting.
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Unfortunately we will likely face a bootloader that cannot be unlocked.
However, if it can I am very curious as to how you go about this.
I absolutely hate taking updates... still haven't taken an update from months ago on my Nexus 7 because I will lose root. It was very difficult to unlock and root my nexus 7, considerably more than rooting my old carrier tied motorola handset, which I didn't expect at all considering I'd used all the same tools to flash and root before.

POMF2K said:
Unfortunately we will likely face a bootloader that cannot be unlocked.
However, if it can I am very curious as to how you go about this.
I absolutely hate taking updates... still haven't taken an update from months ago on my Nexus 7 because I will lose root. It was very difficult to unlock and root my nexus 7, considerably more than rooting my old carrier tied motorola handset, which I didn't expect at all considering I'd used all the same tools to flash and root before.
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The nexus 7 is one of the easiest devices to root. It may have been difficult when the device was first released, but I promise it's gotten much easier.
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crimson12 said:
The nexus 7 is one of the easiest devices to root. It may have been difficult when the device was first released, but I promise it's gotten much easier.
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I think it may have been more that my desktop wasn't properly recognizing the device. Had to jump through all sorts of hoops to get it to work last February. But it's unlocked and rooted now... with an outdated OS. I currently don't have internet service at home. I'll tackle the update and re-root when I've got a nice fast connection.
Would taking the update affect ever re-lock the bootloader?

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I think it may have been more that my desktop wasn't properly recognizing the device. Had to jump through all sorts of hoops to get it to work last February. But it's unlocked and rooted now... with an outdated OS. I currently don't have internet service at home. I'll tackle the update and re-root when I've got a nice fast connection.
Would taking the update affect ever re-lock the bootloader?
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I don't think so, the bootloader on my N7 has never locked itself unless I used wugfresh's toolkit to do so.

According to GSMarena Z1S is the same as international ones except LTE
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Lancez said:
According to GSMarena Z1S is the same as international ones except LTE
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It isn't, the Z1S has a plastic frame instead of aluminium, it's larger, and has different LTE frequencies to the C6903 (International LTE Z1).

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It isn't, the Z1S has a plastic frame instead of aluminium, it's larger, and has different LTE frequencies to the C6903 (International LTE Z1).
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Good, It won't be bent like international version then. FYI, Z1S got 5" screen too.
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Lancez said:
Good, It won't be bent like international version then. FYI, Z1S got 5" screen too.
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I am aware it has the same screen, I was referring to the Z1S being taller than the C6903, regardless of screen size.
And what would a metal frame have to do with bending? Obviously if you apply so much force that you bend the device, then you're already damaging it, whether it has a metal or a plastic frame...
Source:
Xperia Z1 International LTE (C6903) white paper
Xperia Z1s (C6916) white paper

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I am aware it has the same screen, I was referring to the Z1S being taller than the C6903, regardless of screen size.
And what would a metal frame have to do with bending? Obviously if you apply so much force that you bend the device, then you're already damaging it, whether it has a metal or a plastic frame...
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It seems to me like cheap aluminum was the cause of bending. I've never had any bending/cracking issues on any of my plastic phones I owned.
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Lancez said:
It seems to me like cheap aluminum was the cause of bending. I've never had any bending/cracking issues on any of my plastic phones I owned.
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Even if a metal bends easily, it doesn't spontaneously bend, nothing does...

Rekoil said:
Even if a metal bends easily, it doesn't spontaneously bend, nothing does...
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The heat could cause bending. Anyway, since you are an owner of Z1, how would you rate your device at this point? Thinking about getting Z1S for my wife.
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Lancez said:
The heat could cause bending. Anyway, since you are an owner of Z1, how would you rate your device at this point? Thinking about getting Z1S for my wife.
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Best smartphone I have ever had, literally. Though if I'd been on the market right now I'd have had the Z1 Compact.
Only thing bad with it would be the screen quality (no issues head on, but tilt it and colours start to wash out) and maybe the loudspeaker being a bit tinny/quiet (product of the waterproofing would be my guess).

Rekoil said:
Best smartphone I have ever had, literally. Though if I'd been on the market right now I'd have had the Z1 Compact.
Only thing bad with it would be the screen quality and maybe the loudspeaker being a bit tinny/quiet.
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Thank you for your info. Looks like I'll have to come to this side of XDA on daily basis.
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It just came in the mail!
Sent From My Bad Ass T-Mobile Note II

Cool, overnight shipping? Let us know how you like it.
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