My friend just bought this phone and I am shocked at how poor the display is. I was so excited to check out this phone but compared to my Xperia S, the display is crap. The colors are so washed out, the status bar is grey not black...it's not so bad when viewing videos where bravia kicks in, but in the System UI it's piss poor. My Xperia S is so much vibrant and I can't believe that is the case.
I tried googling, saw a lot of people complaining, but some of the data is old and supposedly that was only the case in test models? Has this issue not been resolved or is my friend's phone defected?
The status bar is meant to be grey.
A a snippet from my post in another thread:
The screen looks stunning, like as good as (if not better than) HTC One stunning.
I think the biggest problem is genuinely the grey interface. If you dump the default wallpaper for one with some deep colours it really looks awesome. I reckon if the next update has black interface bars too, it will really show up that this is a really nice screen, just with a slightly dull initial interface.
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The ignorance of some people never stops to amuse me.
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Please elaborate.
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Change your wallpaper to black you will see the black than.
Please Sony release the update and make the ui black and let us free. lol.
The built in wallpaper of a blue flower on black background really shows the blacks up well.
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Why are people still responding to posts questioning the screen quality? It's obvious that the colours are not subject to over saturation and therefore will look 'washed out' next to other devices that have the saturation cranked up to the max. I was initially a bit disappointed with the screen myself, but after having the Z for a few weeks, now see the colours are actually displayed correctly on the Z.
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revan17 said:
My friend just bought this phone and I am shocked at how poor the display is. I was so excited to check out this phone but compared to my Xperia S, the display is crap. The colors are so washed out, the status bar is grey not black...it's not so bad when viewing videos where bravia kicks in, but in the System UI it's piss poor. My Xperia S is so much vibrant and I can't believe that is the case.
I tried googling, saw a lot of people complaining, but some of the data is old and supposedly that was only the case in test models? Has this issue not been resolved or is my friend's phone defected?
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Your friends phone is totally fine. The xperia z i like that. There are a couple of tweaks that can modify and improve the xperia z colours it like the whitebalance mod
Press thanks if i have helped
Thanks guys, I want trying to bash Sony, I was just surprised initially. Very bad decision by Sony with the UI, really looks bad and very washed out..
I went to service mode and did the display test, the blacks are fine.
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The next update is said to have black ui bars so it should make that side of it better.
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alexp999 said:
The next update is said to have black ui bars so it should make that side of it better.
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what's your source?
rubenswing said:
what's your source?
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Here, probably - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2253386
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revan17 said:
Thanks guys, I want trying to bash Sony, I was just surprised initially. Very bad decision by Sony with the UI, really looks bad and very washed out..
I went to service mode and did the display test, the blacks are fine.
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Ya, the worldwide edition status bar is in grey color, only Japan DoCoMo Edition origin in black.
That why a lot mod already here for changing grey bar to black or even now semi transparent possible.
Rumors also mention coming version will revert to black bar.
My theme accent can't change, after i installed Project Fluid
Please give me solution
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Somebody help me!!!
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Im not familiar with project fluid.
But after a search I see it in Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Active, Ray, Live with Walkman
So..is it compatible?
Is your phone really that slow?
You could install themes again and see if that works.
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me learn how to change the color tone in the latest stock Xperia Z ultra theme.. I dont like it because its not as colourful as the previous one.. I have a rooted Z Ultra device .. thanks in advance
You can ask in ZU forum not Z.
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gm007 said:
You can ask in ZU forum not Z.
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ok, but isnt the concept the same? baiscly I want to know how to edit the color tone in an .APK app
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ok, but isnt the concept the same? baiscly I want to know how to edit the color tone in an .APK app
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That is the same for me and in running. The z
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Hello ,, how r u guys
I tried again and again to change the wallpaper of the lock screen but i couldnt find a way to do that , can u help me with this ?
And i wondering about MIUI roms
I was a big fan since the first galaxy s
Any news about miui on the xperia z1
I think it wont be difficult since it is available for the xperia Z
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Can anyone make a kernel that supports screen color saturation and gamma control settings for XPERIA SP like the one on the NEXUS faux kerne???!..Tired of seeing washed out colors on xperia
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Can anyone make a kernel that supports screen color saturation and gamma control settings for XPERIA SP like the one on the NEXUS faux kerne???!..Tired of seeing washed out colors on xperia
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You are right. Besides there are only 5 kernels in the development thread of Xperia SP out of which only two for stock based Rom.(and also in that 1 kernel doesn't work) and DOOMLORD's legendary kernel doesn't even have GPU control.