Hello i want to buy this awesome device .. previously i was thinking of buying LG O 2X . but due to it reboot n crash problems i m thinking of buying this phone the only questions i would like to ask
1 - can this deice be rooted ?
2- Howz the Camera
3- Battery life
4- Anyother problems like reboot or anything else this device is facing ?
anshmiester78900 said:
Hello i want to buy this awesome device .. previously i was thinking of buying LG O 2X . but due to it reboot n crash problems i m thinking of buying this phone the only questions i would like to ask
1 - can this deice be rooted ?
2- Howz the Camera
3- Battery life
4- Anyother problems like reboot or anything else this device is facing ?
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1.Yes, you need to S-OFF first using AlphaRevX and then you can root.
2.Its not up to its 8MP mark, the noise reduction is a lot in the camera, in other words, a 8MP picture on this phone is actually not a 8MP picture.My previous phone that had a 5MP sensor used to take far better pictures.
3.The battery life's great, if you use ARHD ROM it improves even further.
4.No, there is a wifi drop issue but that's with all gingerbread phones.
hussainmushahid said:
1.Yes, you need to S-OFF first using AlphaRevX and then you can root.
2.Its not up to its 8MP mark, the noise reduction is a lot in the camera, in other words, a 8MP picture on this phone is actually not a 8MP picture.My previous phone that had a 5MP sensor used to take far better pictures.
3.The battery life's great, if you use ARHD ROM it improves even further.
4.No, there is a wifi drop issue but that's with all gingerbread phones.
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Ohh mate thnx alot +1 for ya
also is device is on GB rit ? so will it get any Future updates ?
Also hows the Sense 3 roms on it ? how about CM7
im sorry im asking too much question cuz previously i wasted a lot of time in O2X which im not buying now . i gave a thought about Desire HD also but its battery is not good so i thought of this phone
anshmiester78900 said:
Ohh mate thnx alot +1 for ya
also is device is on GB rit ? so will it get any Future updates ?
Also hows the Sense 3 roms on it ? how about CM7
im sorry im asking too much question cuz previously i wasted a lot of time in O2X which im not buying now . i gave a thought about Desire HD also but its battery is not good so i thought of this phone
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if your device comes with froyo, update it via OTA or more better is to make a gold card, download a RUU that supports AlphaRevX (WWE European) put it in it and flash via bootloader. Then you can use AlphaRevX to S-OFF.(You will find all such instructions in the android development category) Some new official ROM bases do not support AlphaRevX so it better to update via goldcard just to be safe.
Sense 3.0 ROM i.e Virtious Unity performs very good, doesn't lag at all, comes with a great kernel with OC on demand. I personally don't like sense and am on MIUI. You can give CM7 a try but the buttons won't rotate(not something of much concern, will probably be fixed in the next update) It would be stock vanilla android and you can customize it in any way you like plus it will perform very fast or you could try MIUI which is based on CM7. You could also try ARHD, its clean,fast and stable.
hussainmushahid said:
if your device comes with froyo, update it via OTA or more better is to make a gold card, download a RUU that supports AlphaRevX (WWE European) put it in it and flash via bootloader. Then you can use AlphaRevX to S-OFF.(You will find all such instructions in the android development category) Some new official ROM bases do not support AlphaRevX so it better to update via goldcard just to be safe.
Sense 3.0 ROM i.e Virtious Unity performs very good, doesn't lag at all, comes with a great kernel with OC on demand. I personally don't like sense and am on MIUI. You can give CM7 a try but the buttons won't rotate(not something of much concern, will probably be fixed in the next update) It would be stock vanilla android and you can customize it in any way you like plus it will perform very fast or you could try MIUI which is based on CM7. You could also try ARHD, its clean,fast and stable.
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+1 for the amazing reply man . thnx a lot
So now i have made my mind that this phone is my next n first Android
I think its necessary that you should be knowing these 2 minor problems.
1.Back cover creeking, happens to only some people, can be fixed using a plastic tape or piece of paper placed inside. Its nothing to worry about.
2.If you view the rotatable buttons from one side, one will appear brighter than the others, the opposite if you view from the other side.Its probably because of the dual LCD button layers. Again not something of much concerns, if you see it straight, you wont notice. On my phone, I can partially see the landscape search button in portrait mode, it makes it look a bit weird.
hussainmushahid said:
I think its necessary that you should be knowing these 2 minor problems.
1.Back cover creeking, happens to only some people, can be fixed using a plastic tape or piece of paper placed inside. Its nothing to worry about.
2.If you view the rotatable buttons from one side, one will appear brighter than the others, the opposite if you view from the other side.Its probably because of the dual LCD button layers. Again not something of much concerns, if you see it straight, you wont notice. On my phone, I can partially see the landscape search button in portrait mode, it makes it look a bit weird.
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Ok thnx i think im ok with these
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Since you're in India, if you but this phone, you will have a Asian ROM so you would have to change to a european one in order to S-OFF. If you need any help later on, don't hesitate to ask.The guides are available in the development section that explain every step in detail.
hussainmushahid said:
Since you're in India, if you but this phone, you will have a Asian ROM so you would have to change to a european one in order to S-OFF. If you need any help later on, don't hesitate to ask.The guides are available in the development section that explain every step in detail.
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Sure mate i will come to you
Also i was just checking out the Guides and all & i hardly understood any word there lol
anshmiester78900 said:
Sure mate i will come to you
Also i was just checking out the Guides and all & i hardly understood any word there lol
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you will understand eventually, I was at your stage once too
hussainmushahid said:
you will understand eventually, I was at your stage once too
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Cool ok .!!
HI !
Almost all ICS I have downloaded and used for a while.
I mean all the trusted names.
However, none mention about zoom of camera as versus in stock .( zoom in ICS camera is like just a token... like..Now You Can have it too ! Not a serious zoom function.) And I know the developers are working very hard at it but please, update us as to if there is a chance to have a better camera later !
Please tell me if later versions of ICS have better zoom and also lots of modes and settings provided in the stock camera ? It would come gradually I am sure but whenever a new rom is released, these subjects are never mentioned !
Further, would ICS provide better Contact pictures in future ? ( though I guess this is more Google problem of HD pics to consumers but with such expensive high end phones we expect quality. )
I tried going to contacts.Google.com and edit my pics but it's still the same ! And pardon my not knowing this but what is an HD photograph ! I mean, I use my camera, click and insert as contact pic ! If that is not HD and cannot be nice and clear in a contact list then Google needs to do some hardworking here. Customers paying so much money for phones will not edit pictures one by one !
Please kindly let me know if possible. An update on Camera and Contacts would be so nice time to time.
Thanks!
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You talk like youve tried all possible ICS roms, did you ? o,O
Im using Dark Knight 4 (fixed by flashing it OVER DK3) and i dont know what kind of features you're asking for but my camera works fine for me . You should give it a try .
I think they mean by HD photo ,a photo with higher resolution ? Maybe higher than our SGS can take .
Yeah title says it.
So is there already a camera guide ? If so where ? And if not can somebody make one who is able to get good pictures with this phone because so far I'm hit and miss and my one x + camera is looking superior and that makes me sad cuz I love this phone. So if someone could Gove me some pointers or feels like making a good guide I'm sure a moderator would stickie it if its useful. I need some help and I'm sure I'm not the only one
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I actually considered doing this briefly, but the camera in software 2.17.xx is very different and apparently much improved. For instance, in the ARHD 10 thread, there are reports of much better focusing in low light, a 60 fps option for video, and the ability to touch on a part of the image and *lock* focus and/or exposure. I haven't confirmed all these options personally, but as you can see it would be premature to give guidance on how to get the best results from the camera if you are using an early version of HTC One software.
The "best practices" as they stand now go something like this:
1 Stop using 1.29-based or AOSP ROMs
2 ???
3 Profit
The main problem in discussing these matters accurately is identifying the various *versions* of camera software. It is not enough to go into Settings .. Applications .. Camera and look at the version of the apk. You also have to know what libs are included elsewhere in the ROM. Custom kernel packages have achieved improved camera performance simply by replacing these libs without even touching the app itself.
If I get any real information on this I'll start a thread. I have to rip apart one of those flashable "Camera fix" zips first to see what we're talking about.
So haven't found many reactions to this problem, but the HTC One seems to lack flash focus.
As far as I know most other flagship phones have this functionality.
So how do y'all manage to take pictures in dark environments where it's too dark too focus normally???
Kinda sucks, the only workaround is to shoot a movie with the flash on and click the photo icon
Does anyone know if this will be added in future updates?? How do other HTC phones handle this like the One X??
I know what you mean. It's terrible really, I hate the camera on this thing. In Snapchat you can't even use the flash because the image just goes nearly fully white
Matt said:
I know what you mean. It's terrible really, I hate the camera on this thing. In Snapchat you can't even use the flash because the image just goes nearly fully white
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Yeah it sucks.. I don't get it how HTC really screwed up the camera part. Don't know if it's something that can be helped with an update/3rd party software...
I thought that I was the only one with that problem.. It makes pictures in the complete darkness look terrible. Hopefully it's fixed in the 4.3 sense builds.
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oseienoch said:
I thought that I was the only one with that problem.. It makes pictures in the complete darkness look terrible. Hopefully it's fixed in the 4.3 sense builds.
Sent from my HTC One
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Yeah exactly, pretty useless at a party or concert or something :-/
I don't understand why there aren't many people complaining about this issue.
How do other HTC phones deal with this? I can't remember anymore if my old HTC Desire was able to flash focus or not.
This past weekend I took the first photo with flash since I bought the One two months ago. I don't like to take photos with flash and I prefer to have some photos looking a bit grainy but with more natural colors.
I decided to turn the flash and the photo came out of focus. It's the first one I take with the flash but I'm not going to touch it again.
HTC needs to improve the camera firmware/software in a hurry, there are issues like too much hunting in low light conditions and loooong time to focus in same scenarios. The autofocus should be faster, specially as the phone doesn't have a physical button. I really miss the physical two-step shutter I had on the 8X and Lumia 920.
I have been looking to replace my LG optimus 4x because I want a phone with a better camera.
So, I got interested on this phone because of that, and the sqareish design(I hate the rounded designs of the iphone,Samsung Galaxies and other OEM designs).
I read about this device.
3 questions:
How is the device for you guys? Any sudden deaths, hardware failures, etc?
Is the camera any good?
Are there any custom roms, particulary CM11... I dont care about OEM firmware as they will always lag behind.
Thanks.
Another reason I am interested on this device is its price. Its the second cheapest FULL HD phone out there for me.
I know you guys hold the device dear and such, but sony released the Z1 already, so be honest with me.
My LG does its job well and I am unwilling to switch to a more expensive device that does nothing better than my current phone.
And please, no nexus suggestions, nexus devices have horrible cameras and build qualitiy. I am sort of an anti-nexus guy.
shadowcore said:
How is the device for you guys? Any sudden deaths, hardware failures, etc?
Is the camera any good?
Are there any custom roms, particulary CM11... I dont care about OEM firmware as they will always lag behind.
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For me it's just perfect. Since the 4.3 update I do not have much lags. So I do not need a custom ROM.
In low light the camera is bad(like the most other phones, Z1 is I think not that bad in low light but I am not sure). If there is enough light, you can make really good pictures. give a look to this video(focus of the video is in the beginning bad I think^^) and I will attach a pic. Better pictures I never made with this phone(or any other), but I am not a professional in taking pictures
How I said, since the 4.3 update it's really smooth. Maybe it will get more smoother too after the 4.4 update. But there are some custom ROMs. Just give a look to this section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development
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Edit: Give a look to this thread.They know how to take pictures how I see the last comparison pics by vainqueur are damn nice (Y) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172712
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And please, no nexus suggestions, nexus devices have horrible cameras and build qualitiy. I am sort of an anti-nexus guy.
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You can try it with this smartphone which is like a tank(I call it always tankphone) by NOKIA (just joking, but I think you still know that)