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Got my Atrix HD

Just picked one up locally from someone who said they got it at Walmart. He decided to stick with his SGS3. I'll post pics in a bit.
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Its is sweet!
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How's the camera. From some initial reviews sounds like its not too good.

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How's the camera. From some initial reviews sounds like its not too good.
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I haven't had a chance to set it up yet.
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scmurphy13 said:
Just picked one up locally from someone who said they got it at Walmart. He decided to stick with his SGS3. I'll post pics in a bit.
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You lucky duck. I actually did the opposite and sold my GS3 to get this. Love the better design & build quality of motorola and REALLY like the futuristic on-screen nav like the Gnex has. DId you get the white or titanium? Pics yay!!

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Just picked one up locally from someone who said they got it at Walmart. He decided to stick with his SGS3. I'll post pics in a bit.
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So wait, he had a GS3, got the Atrix HD a week later then gave it less than a day before getting rid of it? Just....wow.

So, real quick first impressions. Phone is quick. No delay in doing anything. Screen is really nice. Bright and colorful. Camera takes about 5-10 years to take a picture. Battery life right now is going pretty quick, but hopefully that will level out. Blur isn't nearly as intrusive as it used to be. It's a combination of Blur and stock ICS.
Not too sure how I feel about the phone yet. I like it, but do I like it enough to keep it for a while. Don't know yet.
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scmurphy13 said:
So, real quick first impressions. Phone is quick. No delay in doing anything. Screen is really nice. Bright and colorful. Camera takes about 5-10 years to take a picture. Battery life right now is going pretty quick, but hopefully that will level out. Blur isn't nearly as intrusive as it used to be. It's a combination of Blur and stock ICS.
Not too sure how I feel about the phone yet. I like it, but do I like it enough to keep it for a while. Don't know yet.
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Hey man, I'll tell ya what: I will trade you your new Atrix 3 for my LG Thrill. I know, I know, that's not a fair trade because (as we all know) the LG Thrill is the best smartphone currently in existence. It's your lucky day. You're welcome.
but seriously, PM me if you aren't keeping it, I would be interested in buying, and depending on where you live in NY I might be able to pick it up from you in person.
If you decide to keep it, then enjoy, it looks like quite a beast. I just wish they made the battery a little more like the razr maxx, because thickness never bothered me, but I love long-lasting (that's what she said).

scmurphy13 said:
So, real quick first impressions. Phone is quick. No delay in doing anything. Screen is really nice. Bright and colorful. Camera takes about 5-10 years to take a picture. Battery life right now is going pretty quick, but hopefully that will level out. Blur isn't nearly as intrusive as it used to be. It's a combination of Blur and stock ICS.
Not too sure how I feel about the phone yet. I like it, but do I like it enough to keep it for a while. Don't know yet.
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Yah it looks the closest to stock ICS compared to the other skins(sense, touchwiz etc) I just wish they'd leave the icons how they look on the Gnex then it would be really close to stock 4.0.4. Really looking forward to checkin out that screen. Can't wait to see it tommorow!

First impressions
i picked up my atrix hd yesterday and had a day to play with it
my first impressions:
icecream sandwich baby!!! runs like a butter!! cant wait what jellybean gonna feel like
Very little skin on top!!! almost stock... and that circle widget is awesome
build quality is good and it feels great on ur hand
holly cow the speakers are loud.... and call quality is very clear. One of the best smartphone i have ever had for call quality!! i usually get 1 bar of at&t coverage in my house but boy i had no problem calling and receiving calls(my iphone used to fail a lot)
did i mention FASTTTTTTTTTTTT before..
i benchmarked over sgs3 and HTC one x on quadrant...
i got around 1374 on sunspider java test... now thatz fast....like seriously fast... stock web browser can handle any thing u throw at it like a cake!! compare that to iphone 4's 5000 and 4s's 2500..(coz i have both of them). Now all this scores and all sounds really good but i really go by realtime performance and user experiences... and this phone comes out with flying colors.
Bluetooth 4.0 is gr8 and 4g LTE(AWESOME)
screen looks gr8 but not as good as hd lcd 2 screen...brightness could have been a bit high... but 720p for $99 not complaining
battery life can be better and it takes like 3 to 4 or more hours for charging!!!
it doesnot have physical home button but uses onscreen ones now that can be hit or miss for some... i personally like it but one annoying thing abt it is while u r playing games those buttons are still visible and u can accidently press it... but while watching media and all it tugs away for clean experience.
Man camera sux!!! sorry for bad news but yeh itz motorola and u get same quality camera as last gen smartphone!!! with icream sandwich u can take pictures with almost no shutter lag and take pics while recording video.. jus use the camera to take picture or video outside in proper sunlight...if u r lokin for camera Smartphone... this is not ur phone!!
No NFC!! and who cares!!!
overall great phone for the price point!!! if u want the latest and greatest specs and dont want to pay premium price point then jump right into it.. u wont regret it!!!

hotrod010 said:
i picked up my atrix hd yesterday and had a day to play with it
my first impressions:
icecream sandwich baby!!! runs like a butter!! cant wait what jellybean gonna feel like
Very little skin on top!!! almost stock... and that circle widget is awesome
build quality is good and it feels great on ur hand
holly cow the speakers are loud.... and call quality is very clear. One of the best smartphone i have ever had for call quality!! i usually get 1 bar of at&t coverage in my house but boy i had no problem calling and receiving calls(my iphone used to fail a lot)
did i mention FASTTTTTTTTTTTT before..
i benchmarked over sgs3 and HTC one x on quadrant...
i got around 1374 on sunspider java test... now thatz fast....like seriously fast... stock web browser can handle any thing u throw at it like a cake!! compare that to iphone 4's 5000 and 4s's 2500..(coz i have both of them). Now all this scores and all sounds really good but i really go by realtime performance and user experiences... and this phone comes out with flying colors.
Bluetooth 4.0 is gr8 and 4g LTE(AWESOME)
screen looks gr8 but not as good as hd lcd 2 screen...brightness could have been a bit high... but 720p for $99 not complaining
battery life can be better and it takes like 3 to 4 or more hours for charging!!!
it doesnot have physical home button but uses onscreen ones now that can be hit or miss for some... i personally like it but one annoying thing abt it is while u r playing games those buttons are still visible and u can accidently press it... but while watching media and all it tugs away for clean experience.
Man camera sux!!! sorry for bad news but yeh itz motorola and u get same quality camera as last gen smartphone!!! with icream sandwich u can take pictures with almost no shutter lag and take pics while recording video.. jus use the camera to take picture or video outside in proper sunlight...if u r lokin for camera Smartphone... this is not ur phone!!
No NFC!! and who cares!!!
overall great phone for the price point!!! if u want the latest and greatest specs and dont want to pay premium price point then jump right into it.. u wont regret it!!!
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Thanks for the review. I had to have a 13yr old teenage girl translate it for me though

Haha!!! I know!!! I dont post that often!!! And u know txting these days!! F**ks up your language!!!
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hotrod010 said:
Man camera sux!!! sorry for bad news but yeh itz motorola and u get same quality camera as last gen smartphone!!! with icream sandwich u can take pictures with almost no shutter lag and take pics while recording video.. jus use the camera to take picture or video outside in proper sunlight...if u r lokin for camera Smartphone... this is not ur phone!!!
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What a disappointment. I was hoping the camera was better. Good quality pics are important to me. Can't help it. Must be a female thing.

sniktawm said:
What a disappointment. I was hoping the camera was better. Good quality pics are important to me. Can't help it. Must be a female thing.
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Yeh camera is bad for current industry standard !!! I took some pics out in sunlight and it looked decent enough but inside shots and low light ones are way too bad! too many noise on the pics and flash doesn't help coz it creates a lot of exposer!!! surprising enough 1080p video looks good!!! i guess its good as cam not still camera!!

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Yeh camera is bad for current industry standard !!! I took some pics out in sunlight and it looked decent enough but inside shots and low light ones are way too bad! too many noise on the pics and flash doesn't help coz it creates a lot of exposer!!! surprising enough 1080p video looks good!!! i guess its good as cam not still camera!!
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True test of a camera on a mobile is how much noise it produces on night shots.

I got mine through my upgrade. I traded my old Atrix 2 and picked up the AHD for free at bestbuy and had enough from the trade in to have a screen protector put on, car dock, and a tape deck adapter. I still have $20 left on a gift card. The phone is new so they had no cases.
The screen is bright, I think the colors are a little too saturated, but overall it's an improvement over the Atrix2.
The phone looks almost like the Razr that just came out, and the phone is very light but with a good textured lightly rubberish feel to it.
ICS delivers and the AHD is snappy enough to make the experience lag free. Even with all my apps restoring I was able to surf the web and setup my email without lag.
The camera is fine, not great, but acceptable. Still better than the Atrix2.
I can't say I'm a fan of the battery. It drains a little faster than I'd like it too, but I also have tweaked any of the power settings. I've also put a heavy load on it re-syncing my apps and information, so that can contribute to my battery drain. It's acceptable, but I do see having to recharge it after a workday, instead of waiting till bed time.
Overall, with the bestbuy line upgrade deal this phone is a direct upgrade from the Atrix2. It's faster, the screen is better, and it has ICS.
The on screen button are easy and you'll prefer them over the old soft buttons.
The phone looks nice, feels nice, performs as an ICS phone should.
I see it as the mid-high range Android phone right now.
Thanks my 2 cents.

I agree the Atrix HD is much better than the Atrix 2. I think it is one of the best phone that I have used.
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Just picked mine up yesterday at bestbuy...phones not bad I've been loading apps and Emails all day plus running pandora and batteries still at 30%. As for the camera it is crappy compared to what's out there now adays, but as a.phone its awesome.ill post more reviews later.
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chefedup said:
Just picked mine up yesterday at bestbuy...phones not bad I've been loading apps and Emails all day plus running pandora and batteries still at 30%. As for the camera it is crappy compared to what's out there now adays, but as a.phone its awesome.ill post more reviews later.
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Thats not bad at all. Go check out SmartActions, its already in your apps. It has a battery extender that works quite well. I was able to get a good 15-20% extra out of my battery.

Questions to one owners

Hi id like to get those feedbacks people
1 battery life compare to one x
2 build quality is it easy to scratch
3 power buttton being on top is it difficult
4 screen reflectiness
5 sound
6 camera day shots are they decent thanks
sorry for asking too many questions and thanks for answer advance

My Q ?
What is about heating?
WiFi direct file transfer ?
Video call directly from sense not Skype ?

Battery is far better then hox.
Sound is awesome nothing like it. For me it's too loud.

cihanleanne said:
Hi id like to get those feedbacks people
1 battery life compare to one x
2 build quality is it easy to scratch
3 power buttton being on top is it difficult
4 screen reflectiness
5 sound
6 camera day shots are they decent thanks
sorry for asking too many questions and thanks for answer advance
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Here is what I've tried so far,
1- still soon to tell
2- no, 10000 times better that the iPhone 5
3- not for me, but I kinda have big hands
4- waiting for sunshine to test, but the actual screen is awesome, much better than Xperia Z, laminated, excellent viewing angles, natural colors and so on
5- One word, CRRRRAAAAZZZZYYYYYY, the speaker are excellent, think laptop quality
6- Low light excellent, normal light: still waiting for that sunshine
7- No heating so far.
and NFC works beautifully with Sony SRS-BTV5

great any other aswers for other question

Tell you Monday lol
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arknailed7754 said:
Tell you Monday lol
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ok thanks be great

arknailed7754 said:
Tell you Monday lol........
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What about WiFi direct file transfer ? Samsung s2 can do that why not HTC ?
From HTC One S

cihanleanne said:
Hi id like to get those feedbacks people
1 battery life compare to one x
2 build quality is it easy to scratch
3 power buttton being on top is it difficult
4 screen reflectiness
5 sound
6 camera day shots are they decent thanks
sorry for asking too many questions and thanks for answer advance
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Seems good so far
Bit early to tell but I'm casing so won't know
Not really ideally better on side but never mind
Screen doesn't reflect much.
Sound is one of the best positives.its amazing
Camera quality great...its a bit better than one x.not revolutionary though or worth all the hype. But that's a days use so...who knows
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arknailed7754 said:
Seems good so far
Bit early to tell but I'm casing so won't know
Not really ideally better on side but never mind
Screen doesn't reflect much.
Sound is one of the best positives.its amazing
Camera quality great...its a bit better than one x.not revolutionary though or worth all the hype. But that's a days use so...who knows
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thanks a lot more feedbacks from others

Can someone please try taking a call with the phone plugged into the headset port (auxiliary) of a car stereo? With the S3 callers report a terrible echo of their voice when the call is played over the speaker, I didn't have this problem with previous android devices, and I'm curious if the HTC One properly handles this or if the caller hears terrible echo.

cihanleanne said:
Hi id like to get those feedbacks people
1 battery life compare to one x
2 build quality is it easy to scratch
3 power buttton being on top is it difficult
4 screen reflectiness
5 sound
6 camera day shots are they decent thanks
sorry for asking too many questions and thanks for answer advance
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1. Too early to tell. Especially new phone, means I'm constantly messing around with it.
2. Apart from my issue with a very tiny gap, build quality is fine. Some may disagree but in terms of workmanship my iphone is better. Phone does feel solid though
3. Slightly, you get use to it though
4. Good, not much reflection. No sun these days, so hard to get a judgement of reflection in sunlight.
5. Awsome! As good as you ever get on a phone.
6. Sorry, haven't taken any yet.

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1. Too early to tell. Especially new phone, means I'm constantly messing around with it.
2. Apart from my issue with a very tiny gap, build quality is fine. Some may disagree but in terms of workmanship my iphone is better. Phone does feel solid though
3. Slightly, you get use to it though
4. Good, not much reflection. No sun these days, so hard to get a judgement of reflection in sunlight.
5. Awsome! As good as you ever get on a phone.
6. Sorry, haven't taken any yet.
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Thanks

Nexus 5 faulty camera software, fix on the way? (According to The Verge)

I have to say that after battery life (I knew from the moment the specs leaked, that 2300 mah wouldn't be enough) that the camera quality has been my biggest dissapointment, the phone has a HARD time focusing, the picture quality it's mediocre/sometimes decent and it really doesn't make sense since google is making a big deal out of the camera.
Check out the tag line for the nexus 5 on the play store: "Nexus 5 helps you capture the everyday and the epic in fresh new ways. It's the slimmest and fastest Nexus phone ever made, powered by Android 4.4, KitKat."
If you go the official nexus 5 website you will find lots of info about how good the camera is : http://www.google.com/nexus/5/
or the commercial ... it's all about the camera
Anyway, according to Joshua Topolsky, The Verge's Chief Editor, there's hope and we will get an update trying to fix what's broken, do you guys think it will really make a difference? Or is this camera simply a poor camera? Here's the quote:
"Representatives from the Android team say that software is to blame for the weak performance, not hardware, and reps tell me that a fix is coming to deal with the issues in the upcoming weeks. I've even seen an early build of the new software, and while it's only a minor improvement — autofocus is a hair faster, but still inconsistent, and picture quality hasn't changed — it's nice to see Google already at work.
Of course, there's no set date for a fix at this point, and I don't know how much the camera can actually be improved through software, but if the Moto X is any kind of example, there might just be a solution to this very disheartening problem."
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/4/5062724/google-nexus-5-review

I don't have any issues with the camera. The iverge is so pro apple it isn't even funny anymore
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I've found no quality issue, in fact the opposite, though focus is slow
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Used HDR+ and took great photos for me. Also, have seen The Verge post a bunch of BS, not sure why people even read that crap.
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ishamm said:
I've found no quality issue, in fact the opposite, though focus is slow
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This is the deal. The camera is quite good but the issue is the focus is too slow. They need to fix that part.
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The verge are right in this case. The focus is awfully slow. Google pioneered the instant capture feature on the galaxy nexus, dont know why they abandoned it on the nexus 4 and 5.

blazeoc said:
I don't have any issues with the camera. The iverge is so pro apple it isn't even funny anymore
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That's just not true, and you are very biased, it seems. Like others have said, there is significant lag in the camera focus and my Nexus 5 can take much much better photos than my Nexus S, but not any faster. And that is not okay.

I get the impression that all the effort on the software side so far has gone into HDR+
My experience playing around with it is that HDR+ not only improves detail in bright/dark areas, but it also results in sharper images overall. (This is contrary to what I have found with other HDR implementations which have resulted in blurrier images). Of course sometimes you don't want to use HDR (Maybe you want to photograph a figure silhouetted against the sunset for example).
Whilst I didn't buy the N5 as a replacement for an SLR, hopefully the non-HDR mode can be improved. After all, the best camera is the one you have with you.
(I also agree regarding the camera focus. At the very least, an option to pre-focus would make a huge difference!)

Shutter is slow... but it takes decent shots
It's no secret that Google needs to work on their camera software.

Argenist said:
It's no secret that Google needs to work on their camera software.
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Working in a software company, I can imagine how this goes...
"Who wants to work on auto-awesome." - "Yay!"
"Who wants to work on photo-sphere." - "Yay!"
"Who wants to optimize the shutter lag." - "..."
Also, your lunch looks much nicer than my work canteen pizza

flonker said:
Used HDR+ and took great photos for me. Also, have seen The Verge post a bunch of BS, not sure why people even read that crap.
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The same here, very surprised by picture quality in low light using HDR+ (for landscape mainly)... I mean im sure there are better cameras but for a phone im impressed
But i've a weird problem don't know if software or hardware but the camera app stay black screen when opened from the lock screen. it happened many times, i had to put my pin code kill the app and launch again to get the camera app working again.
Anyone got the same issue?

mobilehavoc said:
This is the deal. The camera is quite good but the issue is the focus is too slow. They need to fix that part.
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As a result, it's turned my shots into unfocused poo
At least the shutterlag and slow focus should be fixable, though. I hope.
I'm not expecting Note 3-level of camera, but it'd be nice if we could have say... 70% of the Note 3's camera performance.

Here's one I took and then used Snapseed. The hw is quite capable. https://plus.google.com/101858146614640675194/posts/1jwmHP58BUk
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I'm finding the camera very usable with good results.
However, try using video mode and pinch to zoom. Does this cause Camera to freeze for seconds for others, either recovering eventually or crashing out?
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Apolyxon said:
That's just not true, and you are very biased, it seems. Like others have said, there is significant lag in the camera focus and my Nexus 5 can take much much better photos than my Nexus S, but not any faster. And that is not okay.
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haha, I am about as unbiased as they come. I have all apple everything including an iPhone 5, macbook pro, apple tv's, Droid Maxx and now Nexus 5. I have no brand loyalty at all. Let me make myself clear to you, I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE CAMERA OR THE QUALITY OF THE IMAGES THAT COME FROM IT.
I hope that is clears things up for you. And by the way, everything I said is my own opinion. I never said you didn't have issues, I said I wasn't having issues. As for the iVerge, that is pretty common knowledge.

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haha, I am about as unbiased as they come. I have all apple everything including an iPhone 5, macbook pro, apple tv's, Droid Maxx and now Nexus 5. I have no brand loyalty at all. Let me make myself clear to you, I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE CAMERA OR THE QUALITY OF THE IMAGES THAT COME FROM IT.
I hope that is clears things up for you. And by the way, everything I said is my own opinion. I never said you didn't have issues, I said I wasn't having issues. As for the iVerge, that is pretty common knowledge.
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Since you have those items, why don't you compare the camera shutter lag to those other phones?
You can always say that for you it's not a problem - and that might very well be as you say, but you'll never be able to deny that there might be people that want to capture "that moment" and with that lag it's just infeasible.
If your camera does not have any worse lag than say the iPhone 5s, please make a video so we can see for ourselves.

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Since you have those items, why don't you compare the camera shutter lag to those other phones?
You can always say that for you it's not a problem - and that might very well be as you say, but you'll never be able to deny that there might be people that want to capture "that moment" and with that lag it's just infeasible.
If your camera does not have any worse lag than say the iPhone 5s, please make a video so we can see for ourselves.
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I have no problem capturing the moment, but I am also a photographer as well so I have learned to anticipate.
Again, I don't need to make video's or prove to you, I have said FOR ME, I have ZERO issues with the camera. It is fine by me.

Definitely needs to be fixed.

Apolyxon said:
Since you have those items, why don't you compare the camera shutter lag to those other phones?
You can always say that for you it's not a problem - and that might very well be as you say, but you'll never be able to deny that there might be people that want to capture "that moment" and with that lag it's just infeasible.
If your camera does not have any worse lag than say the iPhone 5s, please make a video so we can see for ourselves.
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The shutter lag is insane for a phone with these specs. I used Camera FX and it's much better, but all the images come out very dark.

blazeoc said:
I have no problem capturing the moment, but I am also a photographer as well so I have learned to anticipate.
Again, I don't need to make video's or prove to you, I have said FOR ME, I have ZERO issues with the camera. It is fine by me.
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Look this thread is about issues with the Nexus 5's camera. What good are you doing when you tell people "It's not that bad guys! You just have to anticipate the 1-2 seconds lag, I learned it too!"
It's just ignorant to tell people there is no issue with the camera at all, because you yourself can work around the lag issue. You do see that this might annoy people, especially normal users?

Need Honest Opinions on Z1!

Hello Frnds!
It's been quite a while that I am planning to buy Z1 but m unable to.. Just wanna be sure before spending too much on a smartfon!
My main concerns are - Sound Quality during the call & in recording a voice note or a call rec. How is the sound quality of Z1 in all these?
I have askd people and came to know that call rec is indeed successful in Z1.. So, I just want to know it's sound quality.. And how is the zoom quality in the camera? Plus, what are the flaws you people have faced in the basic functionality of the device? Pls. reply with your honest reviews! Pls..

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Cover flaps handles are made of hard material, unlike ZR which uses flexible material, so this one's more prone to break
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You should check the QA section, the phone have many issues, like Touch Screen, Camera Overheating...Impossible to Unlock Bootloader. I think you should wait until the Z1 come out with Android 4.3 or Kitkat and see if this issues still there or not. Don't do the same mistake like us.

Honestly? I think this forum is full of paranoid people who likes to complain, or guys who overload thier phone with crap and mods untill it over heats and fc everything.
I'm super satisfied with my z1. It is a big phone though, very big mind that. The screen is brilliant a tad more yellow than other deviced perhaps but it's simply a pleasure playing games or watching movied with, even with few people watching, viewing angles have improved from previous Sony phones.
I can reproduce the touch problem if I try hard but on daily use it never bothers me... Hope it will get fixed...
Sound and call quality is excellent, best i've seen so far in a mobile phone, volume is very lound on earpiece and headphones.
Thats my take, don't bloat it woth crap and it runs fast cool and perfect
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shteren said:
Honestly? I think this forum is full of paranoid people who likes to complain, or guys who overload thier phone with crap and mods untill it over heats and fc everything.
I'm super satisfied with my z1. It is a big phone though, very big mind that. The screen is brilliant a tad more yellow than other deviced perhaps but it's simply a pleasure playing games or watching movied with, even with few people watching, viewing angles have improved from previous Sony phones.
I can reproduce the touch problem if I try hard but on daily use it never bothers me... Hope it will get fixed...
Sound and call quality is excellent, best i've seen so far in a mobile phone, volume is very lound on earpiece and headphones. Camera is a joy especially at night.
Thats my take, don't bloat it woth crap and it runs fast cool and perfect. I run stock. 257 with gravityboz and long-press for quick settings exposed modules and thats it.
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Euclyptos I think it's a small minority affected by touch screen issues, I'm definitely not, the bootloader unlock Sony made it perfectly clear that if you do so it will cause things to stop working ie the camera, not really a problem tbh and if your not happy with the phone sell it and buy something you can overload with cr*p!
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Hi. Z1 is a great device. I may not have a giid screen as it has a yellow hue but it is still bearable as sometimes it is noticable and sometimes it's not. The camera is great but a little improvement wouldn't hurt. Camera apps are really really great most esp the Timeshift Burst, AR Effect, Social Live. Setting aside the yellow hue, the screen is great when playing videos and gaming. Sound is good for me, loud enough for me. Sony Media apps are the best. Hardware is very classy having the black one. Super premium feeling once you get hold of. Software side, very fast and very smooth. UI is so clean. I'm very satisfies with Sony's UI. I think for me it's the best (other company's are great too but this is just my preference ) Just make sure you get the later batches and triple check the unit first before purchasing.
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shteren said:
Honestly? I think this forum is full of paranoid people who likes to complain, or guys who overload thier phone with crap and mods untill it over heats and fc everything.
I'm super satisfied with my z1. It is a big phone though, very big mind that. The screen is brilliant a tad more yellow than other deviced perhaps but it's simply a pleasure playing games or watching movied with, even with few people watching, viewing angles have improved from previous Sony phones.
I can reproduce the touch problem if I try hard but on daily use it never bothers me... Hope it will get fixed...
Sound and call quality is excellent, best i've seen so far in a mobile phone, volume is very lound on earpiece and headphones.
Thats my take, don't bloat it woth crap and it runs fast cool and perfect
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kingchristy123 said:
Euclyptos I think it's a small minority affected by touch screen issues, I'm definitely not, the bootloader unlock Sony made it perfectly clear that if you do so it will cause things to stop working ie the camera, not really a problem tbh and if your not happy with the phone sell it and buy something you can overload with cr*p!
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Both of you, first of all I do not overloaded the phone, still stock. Overloading the phone with apps do not have influence on the phone in the first place. I am not paranoid as well. When you start play a game on your device and the virtual joystick will stop working or will go crazy OR some buttons will start be pushed even if you don't touch the screen, give me a call!! and not with just 1 game.
I already made a vid about this issue, and I will do another one when the joystick stop working in the middle of the game. Thank you.
At last I love this phone but I am disappointed, I hope to solve my problem with an update on 4.3 or 4.4, that's why I said to Wait and not to not Buy it.

eclyptos said:
Both of you, first of all I do not overloaded the phone, still stock. Overloading the phone with apps do not have influence on the phone in the first place. I am not paranoid as well. When you start play a game on your device and the virtual joystick will stop working or will go crazy OR some buttons will start be pushed even if you don't touch the screen, give me a call!! and not with just 1 game.
I already made a vid about this issue, and I will do another one when the joystick stop working in the middle of the game. Thank you.
At last I love this phone but I am disappointed, I hope to solve my problem with an update on 4.3 or 4.4, that's why I said to Wait and not to not Buy it.
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I have been using this phone for three weeks now, and have zero of the problems listed. I have no screen yellowing, I have no touchscreen issues, and call me crazy, but I don't need to view my phone from some silly angle, I look straight on when I use it.
I was able to leave Samsung and take my 64GB microSD card with me. Big plus. I purchased an external battery case, just in case I needed the extra juice (which I never have).
I think the difference is I am an adult with a family and a job. I don't sit for hours on end on my phone playing games or surfing the web. When I am at home, I will use my Macbook Air or Nexus 7 for that.
This phone is amazing, the screen quality is outstanding (coming from a Note 2), the microSD slot is a godsend, and the phone just feels like Sony took the time to build a quality device. I almost went with a LG G2 until I held it. It's no better, if not worse, than any Sammy product... feels plasticy and not very substantial. The call quality via bluetooth was a huge upgrade as well. (don't see many people note that)
And the big plus, I have tested the waterproof capabilities twice; once in the shower and another time at the beach. Both times, I was floored. This waterproof marvel from Sony is just flat out fantastic.
Get to know how to use the manual modes of the camera, and there's no limit. (I think most of the complaining picture takers are lazy)
Just my two cents.
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I play games on my XBox 360 and XBox One, and my gaming rig for PC games. I don't need a phone for that, let alone a "virtual joystick". They have something for that already, it's called a Vita.

mate besides all the problems its a wicked phone. people prating with a perfect phone then moaning. let the phone get optimized properly ( right now everyones after updates) from sony
the touch screen is a minor issue with a couple devices affected (never the less point 1)
Screen issue some devices r and some are not ( tell u the truth if ur moving from a omled or soma like that then u will notice a difference like me (good one) but i have loved it as it like my telly but miniature)
cant tell a difference between my s!!! and this when it comes to sound quality of call speaker/ recorder
speaker at the bottoms tiny bit low but my amazing notification tone is annoying to every1 HAHA (incoming worms tune)
anyway u cant get everything in a phone perfect ( and then people who are not happy get the phones u like and shine them and then stick them straight in ur A**/ ears:laugh::laugh::laugh PEOPLE HONEST OPPINIONS PLZ:angel:

Entire video made with Note 9 camera

Hi everyone.
I have spent last 4 weeks to make short video using Note 9 exclusively. The idea was to check how far I can get using mobile phone camera only and get result which would be satisfying for YT or even further. Note 9 seemed to me the best for the purpose. To do so, I sent my Note 9 120 meters to the sky attached to the drone, drowned it in a pond and finally travelled around Yorkshire in UK to get some footage. As a result I just published today video on YT and my main interest is to find out if people can really say difference. I have used Davinci Resolve in post production. Colours are changed slightly to make it look “film like”.
I didn't want to make just moving pictures so there is a story. Don't judge me too harsh however.. I am not an actor.
During the process of filming I have learnt a lot about note 9 camera and I believe I could make much better quality video now. It made me sure that it is possible to make quite serious production
with modern mobile phone if one wish to.
I hope everyone enjoy it.
Link didn't work so HERE is proper link

It's good. Well done you!

raul6 said:
It's good. Well done you!
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thanks

Was hoping to see some footage of Halifax.
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Limeybastard said:
Was hoping to see some footage of Halifax.
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to be honest I was thinking of Halifax a lot but unfortunately didn't manage to go there I thought about view from A58 road just when it enters to the town

Great video man!! Someone should contact Samsung they need to see this, possibly add you in their commercial. I have also noted amazing video quality, pic quality still feels to soft tho but its ok
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flak0 said:
Great video man!! Someone should contact Samsung they need to see this, possibly add you in their commercial. I have also noted amazing video quality, pic quality still feels to soft tho but its ok
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Thanks man I really appreciate your words. Comments like this is like getting the best possible award )) Thanks

Nice effort..lol
You really put it under water?
Hope it gets plenty of views on YT..

dgcruzing said:
Nice effort..lol
You really put it under water?
Hope it gets plenty of views on YT..
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well... I did. The water wasn't my biggest concern though... My biggest concern was when Note was attached to the drone 120 meters above me... This phone is huge... and made a huge resistance in the air... and because delicate suspension I had to construct and use to eliminate vibrations I was in constant fear it will detach from the drone and .... well ... I don't want even consider what would happen...
I am not very big on YT, so do not expect plenty of views but really appreciate your comment. Thanks

I've done a few videos with the Note 9 so far and have found it to be exceptional.
See here: https://youtu.be/k-15LfCyyNg Including use of all slow motion modes as well. (Gets real dramatic around 4 minutes)
My BIGGEST complaint is the algorithm used for choosing either the telephoto lens or if there's not enough light it uses the wide lens with a sensor crop/digital zoom. In great daylight the telephoto looks just as crisp as the wide, but even the slightest bit of darkness, even pointing it directly at a sunset (seen here: https://youtu.be/jmApdV_P6Hk) and it flips over to the wide with a crop ruining the consistency. As most have noted, this same crap happens in "pro" mode as well.
I really wish in at least pro mode, Samsung would let the creator choose. I can mitigate sensor noise, I can't really mitigate lack of resolution.
Very well done on the film above! I'm impressed. Did you use Filmic Pro or the stock camera app and get the anamorphic crop in post?

Vexamus said:
I've done a few videos with the Note 9 so far and have found it to be exceptional.
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Very nice videos of yours.
My idea was to make video with camera settings as they are. So I used original camera app at fully automatic. The only changes I have made were in post production
and I used Davinci Resolve 15 for both - adjusting colours and anamorphic crop.
I agree with you that "pro" mode should be fully pro I have not noticed the problem you described though. I need to check it.
My conclusion is that actually whatever we will say about mobile phone's cameras they are so good nowadays that with a bit of effort everyone can make videos like mine or yours ..