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[How To] Turn off HSPA/HSDPA for better battery life.

All cred to hardcore, the man!
Disable HSPA/HSDPA

All hail hardcore!
Good times, thanks for this. I remember seeing something about it but could never find the thread.

How did this never get posted before lol? November is a long time for us to not realize a cross-platform item.

geokhentix said:
All hail hardcore!
Good times, thanks for this. I remember seeing something about it but could never find the thread.
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Indeed, the guy is a beast!
YW.
flashman2002 said:
How did this never get posted before lol? November is a long time for us to not realize a cross-platform item.
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I know, right?
I don't upload and don't download much either; I'd leave it on Edge if I didn't want to be able to talk and use data, so this is just what I needed.

Awesome link!!!! Thanks! Much better battery life now!
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Wow this is great! My DL and UL speeds with 3G are almost the exact same or close to the speeds of HSPA, with less battery drain!! Awesome. 3G is just strong in my area, waaaaaay better signal. Thanks again.

Looking at how my phone changes from "H" to "3G", it seems to do it intelligently. When nothing that requires data is done on the phone, such as scrolling through homescreens or being in your app drawer, 3G is used. When data is needed, such as loading web pages or downloading "H" is used. With this auto switching, it seems like the phone does try to optimize battery life between HSPA and 3G so I don't think this fix is really that necessary.
The only thing I noticed is that is when using gTalk, it switches between HSPA and 3G depending on if a message is being sent or if the phone is stationary. If I send a message, "H" comes on and when I don't, it's "3G". If changing between HSPA and 3G does drain battery, then this could be a source of battery drain if you send small messages quickly (how one would chat) back and forth.
Can anyone chime if it consumes battery when it changes between 3G and H?

It doesn't consume more when switching, but HSPA consumes a lot more than 3G. I was previously running HSPA all the time and now just 3G. I did this trick yesterday and I am seeing very good results already.

Bumping this bcuz this is really a battery saver!!!!
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Indeed. I'd remembered DG mentioning hspa as a big battery drainer. So when I stumbled on to this little app I was def interested
I am def getting much better battery with the HSPA.
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gingerbread signal is horrible with O3D rom on the thrill

FYI for everyone, the signal with 4g working for the O3D gingerbread is horrible compared to our stock 10e rom. To tell you the truth it isn't that much smoother or better than our froyo rom (probably because I am on modded rom...
I would not recommend flashing it unless you just want to try it for giggles.... In my area there is a huge difference in signal strength as European version doesn't have a compatible baseband for ATT

It is this very reason I was opposed to making a GB rom... I am going to make one anyway for those that want one. I just hope CM9 comes soon.
...fighting ninjas at night, talkin' about this and that.

Seems to be working fine for me. I'm sitting in my basement where I normally have 2 bars. I have 3.
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I went on it for a few days because i was going to make one to... have to wait for an open model from brazil to make one.
Urabewe said:
It is this very reason I was opposed to making a GB rom... I am going to make one anyway for those that want one. I just hope CM9 comes soon.
...fighting ninjas at night, talkin' about this and that.
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Certain areas probably not big difference but many areas have big difference without the 850 slot... mine is one if them. Signal drop all the time. Certain areas when driving with no signal..
Nophix said:
Seems to be working fine for me. I'm sitting in my basement where I normally have 2 bars. I have 3.
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I thought it was GB that was giving crappy service, so I returned to stock rom. Had no service so flashed stock baseband, now have service but it still sucks! bars are very erratic and I lose service where I should have 2-3 bars.... just like with GB, anyone else experience this?

Yes. My 4g service is always spotty.. that is a known issue with phone... but with gb it is twice as bad even with 3g.
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Can I ask you guys what APN do you use? Maybe if you have the files from an APN back up you could give it to me?
I'd be very grateful

goat_sea said:
Can I ask you guys what APN do you use? Maybe if you have the files from an APN back up you could give it to me?
I'd be very grateful
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http://db.tt/SdJMVXKz
That is a backup of apn. Restore from apn backup and restore from market.
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thank you a ton
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Ahhhh, I'm still stuck on Edge.
Thanks for the upload though, I appreciate it. This is frustrating

I also use the "phone" apn here, i get H+ but terrible reception....

under engineering mode > phone test> see what wcdma freq is it using for 3g and 4g if using 1900/2100 MHZ switch it to 850 mhz and see if signal improves. to switch to 850 mhz go under network mode then wcdma selection .

masalajatt said:
under engineering mode > phone test> see what wcdma freq is it using for 3g and 4g if using 1900/2100 MHZ switch it to 850 mhz and see if signal improves. to switch to 850 mhz go under network mode then wcdma selection .
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how to get into engineering mode? I tried *#*#4636#*#*

kingfisher1111 said:
how to get into engineering mode? I tried *#*#4636#*#*
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once u type that in the dialer *#*#4636#*#* a testing menu should appear. then go to phone information and scroll down and change preferred network type..
if that is not working then from market download anycut app. open it and make a new shortcut> go to activitys> scroll down to network mode > shortcut created. on home screen select network mode and play around with wcdma freqs.

Thank you guys for the information about "engineering mode" menu on the thrill. Very useful to know!
-q
(Yes, I'm posting fluff so that I can post in the development section. So sue me.)

Odd, i don't see any freq settings in that screen. My phone service in the Los Angeles area is great, but up at my second house in the mountains where it used to be pretty good it is absolute crap, most of the time with no signal at all. My old GB captivate however has 2-3 bars all the time and works perfect. What a shame...

Looks like s. Jersey might be waiting for sprint LTE for a while

Southern Jersey
...Sites Complete = 18%; Anticipated LTE Launch = TBD
...Original Scheduled Completion = Q4 2013; Current Production Rate Completion = January 2014
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Better then Phoenix. They say its 9% complete and estimated completion is Q1 of 2014. GOOD thing is that they have applied for permits like crazy in the valley here and a couple sprint reps at different locations said they got "memos" saying it should be done around June, or atleast lit up then. Keep in mind Phoenix never got WiMax, they just dont like us here
I get like 2-15kB/s down and 10-25kB/s up with a 2500+ms ping all day till like 10pm when it starts getting faster and the ping drops. Pretty much makes the phone unusable during the day.

x714x said:
Better then Phoenix. They say its 9% complete and estimated completion is Q1 of 2014. GOOD thing is that they have applied for permits like crazy in the valley here and a couple sprint reps at different locations said they got "memos" saying it should be done around June, or atleast lit up then. Keep in mind Phoenix never got WiMax, they just dont like us here
I get like 2-15kB/s down and 10-25kB/s up with a 2500+ms ping all day till like 10pm when it starts getting faster and the ping drops. Pretty much makes the phone unusable during the day.
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In the same boat as you. I stayed with Sprint hoping the Softbank purchase would make things better, but that is probably naive. I just can't stand Verizon and AT&T.

x714x said:
Better then Phoenix. They say its 9% complete and estimated completion is Q1 of 2014. GOOD thing is that they have applied for permits like crazy in the valley here and a couple sprint reps at different locations said they got "memos" saying it should be done around June, or atleast lit up then. Keep in mind Phoenix never got WiMax, they just dont like us here
I get like 2-15kB/s down and 10-25kB/s up with a 2500+ms ping all day till like 10pm when it starts getting faster and the ping drops. Pretty much makes the phone unusable during the day.
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not without saying to much on your phoenix topic, but... There are NV towers done everywhere in phoenix as we speak, more then 9% believe it or not. theirs not a single lte signal at any of these locations because the backhaul isn't complete and hasn't been dated yet.. Soon as the backhaul is done the lte will come up fairly quickly.
Good example of deployment by area is portland, or/vancouver, wa market. Most of our locations will have LTE enabled due to having comcasts/century links fiber and internet runs to most of the locations in the areas, however in most of the rural areas this doesn't exist yet so they only have NV upgraded at this point (meaning its got LTE/800/CDMA upgraded just no backhaul to support its new system).
it is what it is, but the speeds are wonderful and worth it, trust me.. My tower by my work just went live 2 weeks ago, 1.2-1.5mbps on 3g, 10-35mbps on LTE.. Its beautiful.

fierceeagle2003 said:
Southern Jersey
...Sites Complete = 18%; Anticipated LTE Launch = TBD
...Original Scheduled Completion = Q4 2013; Current Production Rate Completion = January 2014
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Well its good that your getting it eventually, I'm pretty sure my city will never get it...period.:crying:

Didn't jersey had sprint lte but 4g icon popped up while I was at work in Parsippany nj
Tricked Fauxed Sprint One

Got you all beat.. Orlando Market completion has been pushed to FEB 2015! May have to roll out from sprint.
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fierceeagle2003 said:
Southern Jersey
...Sites Complete = 18%; Anticipated LTE Launch = TBD
...Original Scheduled Completion = Q4 2013; Current Production Rate Completion = January 2014
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Where are you pulling this info from? TIA

BrianBaker said:
Got you all beat.. Orlando Market completion has been pushed to FEB 2015! May have to roll out from sprint.
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I've been contemplating this as well. Considering the "28%" that's completed, and wherever it's available, it's spotty. It's gone just as soon as it connects. AT&T is pulling like 50mpbs down at my office, indoors. If I can get a steady LTE signal from Sprint, I might get 8-9mbps. I just can't see myself leaving my SERO plan right now. Especially with no other company offering unlimited data.

It just sucks I've been told back in 2010 with my evo that WiMAX was coming at the end of the 2010 summer and never got it. Now I feel like I'm getting the same song and dance. hope I'm wrong.
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fierceeagle2003 said:
It just sucks I've been told back in 2010 with my evo that WiMAX was coming at the end of the 2010 summer and never got it. Now I feel like I'm getting the same song and dance. hope I'm wrong.
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Well, the thing about WiMax is that it's intentions were to beat the rest of the providers to broadband-like internet on mobile devices. They did, but it was never really a long-term solution, and Sprint knew that. With LTE, they're still late to the game, but they're progressing. They should be progressing much faster, but they aren't.

first i work for a contractor who is responsible for this area ( one of the many ), we build mostly sprint sites, i mostly work out of new york, although i have had some news from my boss that jersey is the next spot with lots of jobs dont know if that bit of information helps but they are actually working on it...well having us work on it

All I know is, 4G LTE has been working in the bay area for a few months now, although it's still not officially available here according to Sprint. When I was down in Cupertino a few months ago, strong signal and I did a speed test and got great speeds. Now in my home (San Mateo) or in my office (SF), I'll see a weak 4G signal, but the speeds are god-awful. Even when I'm outside in the city and show full 4G, I'm lucky to see 2mbps download speeds via speed test. I hope it's all because they're still sorting out bugs here, because it's a huge disappointment right now.

qualitymove13 said:
Where are you pulling this info from? TIA
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http://s4gru.com/
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qualitymove13 said:
Where are you pulling this info from? TIA
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I found it at:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/115109

Northern Jersey is only 15 %
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Boston is 79%
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eXplicit815 said:
I've been contemplating this as well. Considering the "28%" that's completed, and wherever it's available, it's spotty. It's gone just as soon as it connects. AT&T is pulling like 50mpbs down at my office, indoors. If I can get a steady LTE signal from Sprint, I might get 8-9mbps. I just can't see myself leaving my SERO plan right now. Especially with no other company offering unlimited data.
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Yeah...i'm thinking ATT but it seems i cant get more than 5GB a month as a single user..It needs to be a shared plan with at least 2 phones WTF? Im not paying $200 for a damn cell phone lol...I too am on a Sero plan with Sprint 2 lines Unlimited everything $95+15+10+10...With a deal like that i told myself to just wait it out(last May),its coming soon..But Damn,2015?
Only hope I have if I stay is that progress picks up and it changes again on s4gru.com..remember early this year it said completion of November 2014 then things picked up and it dropped to June 2014 and eventually October 2013.

Well if you know how to turn the lte on in Atlantic city area. I'll comp you some cash at your casino of choice !
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It's worth the wait, sittin pretty in Dallas
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[Q] Nexus 6 T-mobile

Hi,
I have a t-mobile nexus 6. I sideloaded LMY47D and have one issue where the network drops especially when switching between towers (while driving) needs a restart to fix this issue.
I see google released other versions LMY47E and LMY47I. Which of these is the correct version for t-mobile N6?
Also if need to E or I how can i go from D to E or I... Please help..
Thank you in advance

the tmo version is M btw. there's no M factory image btw. but any factory img will work, and either of the two new radios work. the M version comes with radio 95r.

Two questions have you checked to make sure that you have deleted all APNs except for tmobile? Second question would be how did you update your radio?
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Know that you are having this issue but it is an ongoing problem with the Nexus phone line that is being researched.

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Know that you are having this issue but it is an ongoing problem with the Nexus phone line that is being researched.
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it is not a nexus issue. i have a nexus 4, nexus 5, and nexus 6, and they experience no such problems. chances are that people are just having local connectivity issues.

This is not a local network issue. I have been having the same problem for about two weeks now. Swapped out sim cards, Got new phone, and tried a factory reset. None of which worked. Contacted T-Mobile and Google. Neither of them know what it could be and say they don't have a fix. I have since contacted Motorola and am working with them now to figure out what is going on. From other forums I have read, this is a problem happening with T-Mobile, sprint, and even some Verizon users. Also people are saying that it is not just happening on lollipop 5.1 but also 5.0
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I have been experiencing the same thing in my area. Its pretty bizarre, T-Mobile says no issues in my area, but I go up north and I get great reception on the same phone...Phoenix LTE on 5.1 on this phone sucks, the Nexus 5 was much better :/

Just drove from KC to Chicago. Happened in some locals but not others.

dragonstalker said:
Two questions have you checked to make sure that you have deleted all APNs except for tmobile? Second question would be how did you update your radio?
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Thanks for Reply
This is not a modded build, its google factory image, Do i still need to update/delete the apn's ?
Especially i never had this issue when on 5.0.x when i updated to 5.1 this issue started to happening. Please let me know.

My wife and i are both on t-mo, i have the n6 and she has an alcatel one touch fierce 2. Her phone always says 4G (unless it drops to 2G) In my house she's on 4G the whole time and mine is usually on H or H+... I have wondered why, we're on the same network and mine can't keep an LTE signal but hers can? I hope a fix is found soon... I have tried different ROM's/kernels/deleting APN's all have had the same result, which tells me maybe the radio needs tweaking or something?..

ryanallaire said:
My wife and i are both on t-mo, i have the n6 and she has an alcatel one touch fierce 2. Her phone always says 4G (unless it drops to 2G) In my house she's on 4G the whole time and mine is usually on H or H+... I have wondered why, we're on the same network and mine can't keep an LTE signal but hers can? I hope a fix is found soon... I have tried different ROM's/kernels/deleting APN's all have had the same result, which tells me maybe the radio needs tweaking or something?..
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h/h+ is the absolutely same thing as 4G. 4G isnt a resl speed, its describing h/h+ mostly. the only difference is that her phone displays 4G, which is dumb, and your phone is displaying the true signal. 4G isnt lte, 4G is any speed faster than 3G, and h/h+ can be as fast if not faster than lte.

As far as i know H would be 3G, H+ would technically be 3.5G, and LTE would be true 4G. Anyway that's not my point, my point is that her phone's connection is consistent meaning searching the web, or certain apps always load the same. Mine is spiratic...

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As far as i know H would be 3G, H+ would technically be 3.5G, and LTE would be true 4G. Anyway that's not my point, my point is that her phone's connection is consistent meaning searching the web, or certain apps always load the same. Mine is spiratic...
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both H and H+ would be considered 3.5G, but for tmobile its called 4G. with H/H+, i see data speeds up to 41mbps, pretty much the same as most people see with lte as well. what you can do is compare your data speeds with your wives data speeds. on tmobile, tmobile phones will show 4G, and non tmobile phones will show an H, H+, or lte.

The only thing i've ever checked network speed with is speedtest.net app, just ran a test while on LTE and i only got 11mbps download and 2mbps upload...

ryanallaire said:
The only thing i've ever checked network speed with is speedtest.net app, just ran a test while on LTE and i only got 11mbps download and 2mbps upload...
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while thats not some great lte speed, it is normal. in big cities, tmo has a bit more advanced lte out. in smaller cities, thats the normal lte speed. for example, someone started a thread in the general section about cincinati tmo data speeds, saying that tmo just started putting up faster lte speeds there. im in nyc, and see data speeds any where from 10mbps download to 65mbps download speeds, but nyc is also tmo largest market. btw, where are you located? oh, data speeds will also vary depending jow busy the towers are. in the daytime, lte speeds will be a lot slower than at 3am for example.

Just ran the test on H+, 2mbps download and 0.3mbps upload..
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while thats not some great lte speed, it is normal. in big cities, tmo has a bit more advanced lte out. in smaller cities, thats the normal lte speed. for example, someone started a thread in the general section about cincinati tmo data speeds, saying that tmo just started putting up faster lte speeds there. im in nyc, and see data speeds any where from 10mbps download to 65mbps download speeds, but nyc is also tmo largest market. btw, where are you located? oh, data speeds will also vary depending jow busy the towers are. in the daytime, lte speeds will be a lot slower than at 3am for example.
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I'm gonna compare with my wifes phone just to see, i'm located just north of Ontario, Calif.

ryanallaire said:
Just ran the test on H+, 2mbps download and 0.3mbps upload..
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I'm gonna compare with my wifes phone just to see, i'm located just north of Ontario, Calif.
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i just looked up ontario, california.. you live near Angeles National Forest? tmobile services are probably a bit weaker around there. it wouls be intetesting to take speed tests with both devices in the same place, at the same time actually.

So i did a test on both of our phones at my house, and they were similar. Haven't done one when i'm on LTE to see if she matches mine, but what's weird is i use to get LTE in my house for the most part, but now i don't at all.. Does someone have the link for the newest radio?

ryanallaire said:
So i did a test on both of our phones at my house, and they were similar. Haven't done one when i'm on LTE to see if she matches mine, but what's weird is i use to get LTE in my house for the most part, but now i don't at all.. Does someone have the link for the newest radio?
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95r or 98r are the newest radios

Do you have the baseband info for them? Thanks
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Do you have the baseband info for them? Thanks
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here's the baseband from the 95r radio, since im using it..
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Any reviews yet?

I can't seem to find any reviews on the x performance. have any of you spotted any?
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Taiwan got the first XP
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4827136
But it is non English article
This is about the XP camera
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=18625
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4828243

n710c said:
Taiwan got the first XP
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4827136
But it is non English article
This is about the XP camera
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=18625
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4828243
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Are you able to sum it up?
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Are you able to sum it up?
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Yes, it is the good phone, get one. LOL
Hope this helps, the google web translation. not very good but understandable
http://translate.google.com/transla....mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4827136
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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.php
battery life is a laugh! they should be ashamed of themselves.
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avatar_ro said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.php
battery life is a laugh! they should be ashamed of themselves.
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so basically, from this:
to this

avatar_ro said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.php
battery life is a laugh! they should be ashamed of themselves.
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so basically, from this:
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The comparison is not exactly valid. You're comparing a smaller 4.6" screen with HD resolution only (Z3C) with a 5.0" Full-HD (X Perf.).
Think it's more realistic to compare it to the Z2, Z3, Z3+ and Z5...
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I really like 89 hr battery life z2 i really hope they start return that kind of battery life i want 100+ hr not 61 hr. They should start thinking of how hd games eat battery life

HellRoot said:
I can't seem to find any reviews on the x performance. have any of you spotted any?
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My initial review of the int'l dual-sim XP, which I JUST got yesterday btwl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67368906&postcount=160
Lemme know what you think!

RockStar2005 said:
My initial review of the int'l dual-sim XP, which I JUST got yesterday btwl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67368906&postcount=160
Lemme know what you think!
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Thanks for the review...
I have a few things.. The phone going to 3g is normal, in Denmark when making a call to a number from another provider it goes to 3g but when making call to one using same provider it uses 4g for HDVOICE.
LTE is the same as 4G even though it is not 4g but that is another story. It is the same...so no big deal there.
I will await my phone and I look forward to it, my old z3 is in bad shape ?
Thanks again and have a great weekend ?
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HellRoot,
Sure thing man!
Well here a phone w/o VoLTE should stay in 4G at least, but I guess if the one is not FROM (or locked) a carrier, it's not gonna get 4G. I just found out what I'm getting during a call is that it's switching back & forth between 3G and H+, or 3.5G. Some real BS eh? lol
Yeah NOT during a call my int'l XP shows LTE, which I know now is the same as 4G LTE. But it's DURING a call that is what I'm concerned with. Apparently there's more to it than just the VoLTE-certification, b/c my phone is no different than the T-Mo Z1s (which again does NOT have VoLTE either) EXCEPT that it's unlocked and int'l.
Yeah I had the Z3 too and I LOVED it!! Got the S7 but it just wasn't the same. lol Tried the HTC 10 too but still.........to me, Sony is still the best. The Z3 had better battery life than the XP does though, so make sure to get that 360 Hibernation Master app (full paid version!) too. See my review for all the details. Also a QC 2.0 or esp 3.0 charger will help deal with that too.
YW. You too buddy!!

xperia "X" vs. "X Performance" Ctrl c - ctrl v test by gsmarena

Lte is 4g, it is exactly the same as lte4g or whatever you want to call it. The shown symbol or name is down to region of firmware only.
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This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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Bialynia said:
This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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Hey Bialynia,
Yeah I really love it too! I wish it had a bigger battery like my Z3 did, but it's still pretty good, esp when using the 360 Hibernation Master app with it. Works like Stamina Mode but better.
Yeah I think it's ridiculous too. I started a thread on here a few days ago about it. MGS seems to have found a fix, but it didn't work for me, though it might for you? Take a look at the thread here. Let me know if it works for you or not (if you try it)!
I agree on all points....... the camera is definitely better than the HTC 10's and even my now former Galaxy S7's! More detailed than the 10, and more color accurate (and not oversaturated) than the S7's. It runs and loads up apps much quicker than the S7 did, and that had an extra GB of RAM on it! The speakers sound much better than the S7's super awful lone speaker, it doesn't skip while playing music through MicroUSB port with headphones like the S7 constantly did, looks really premium too, etc. I have absolutely no regrets about buying it this phone.

I'm hoping to have an unlocked US version of the X performance possibly late this week and will post thoughts.

lindseybp,
Nice. Despite Sony Mobile not advertising it for the US XP, many people are claiming that the US XP WILL in fact be IP65/68 compliant. It'd be nice if someone (not saying you lol) could test that. Others on here say sometime soon (if not already) someone will develop a flash for the US XP that will actually activate the fingerprint sensor. You may want to ask around on here about that if you want to use it. They say it won't require root or even unlocking of the bootloader, which is extra nice. lol

RockStar2005 said:
lindseybp,
Nice. Despite Sony Mobile not advertising it for the US XP, many people are claiming that the US XP WILL in fact be IP65/68 compliant. It'd be nice if someone (not saying you lol) could test that. Others on here say sometime soon (if not already) someone will develop a flash for the US XP that will actually activate the fingerprint sensor. You may want to ask around on here about that if you want to use it. They say it won't require root or even unlocking of the bootloader, which is extra nice. lol
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Would be nice to have a flash like that. I would definitely give it a go. As for testing the IP65/68......I would have to think about it....

lindseybp said:
Would be nice to have a flash like that. I would definitely give it a go. As for testing the IP65/68......I would have to think about it....
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Yeah it would. lol So far I've been told you need something called Flashtool (bookmark that link and download now) and then the FTF file (int'l individual firmware file which will just activate the fingerprint sensor, vs the full int'l firmware file which will change everything, but you may not want that.) It's nice b/c unlocking the bootloader on an Xperia phone has been known to permanently mess up the camera, but this doesn't require that or again rooting either. I'd also check through these threads with the word "firmware" being the search term used for the XP. Or just start your own requesting that FTF file.
Haha again, I WASN'T implying you should test that, but someone. I'm sure someone on YouTube will soon enough too, so I'd keep checking there.

Bialynia said:
This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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My contacts app doesn't not force close. It currently takes up like. 824kb of space and fully working.
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Bialynia said:
This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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I started having other issues with XP this weekend. It randomly restarted like twice on its own, and now after doing another factory reset, I'm noticing that during calls where I have Speakerphone off the screen is STILL not turning off. So returning it for a new one, and am hoping I'll have the same luck MGS did with everything including the Contacts app. lol