Hi All - I bought my Z3 Compact about a month back and so far, I'm pretty satisfied with the device for the most part. However, I noticed that sometimes, when closing an app and pressing the home soft key or unlocking the device for example, there is noticeable 'stutter' effect in the animation i.e. it is choppy and lags behind the user input. I know this is not really what one might call a critical problem but when considering the internal hardware and how much the device costs, it can be a bit annoying to experience this issue.
I have already tried a factory reset and also tried repairing the firmware through PC Companion. I don't have a lot of apps installed and I've disabled most of Sony's bloatware like Lifelog etc. I'm using Nova launcher but I also experience this lag when using the stock launcher.
My question is: is this normal and something I will have to get used to? Or is there anything else I can try to eliminate this lag? My previous phone was a Nexus 5 and for all its faults, the user experience on that thing was buttery smooth. With a more powerful hardware and reduced screen resolution, I expected the Z3C's user experience to be leagues ahead or. at the very least, completely lag free.
Any comments, tips would be greatly appreciated!
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I purchased a note from amazon last week . when the phone arrived the screen had the banding issue so I re ordered a replacement
The smoothness of the banded phone was really good - yes the home screens lagged a little however the new phone which arrived today has a real lag .. it doesnt seem fluid when moving between home screens , the apps tray does seem smooth ..... i have HD widgets on my home screen, my email app and message app widgets and couple of contacts on direct dial
It just doesnt seem fluid as it should be with a dual core 1.4 .....
Is it possible for the processor to be faulty or am I worrying about something which will be changed on ICS .... I know I am looking hard for faults as I want the perfect handset at the price ive paid ...
The screen on this one is perfect as far as I can tell (ive decided some apps have the banding not the screen) I have decided its perfect because a HD film is out of this world .
What do you think .. if im happy with the screen and everything else .. is the lag something which will go over time with firmware update
Thanks in advance
HD widgets make the screen transition laggy(only on that page).. just try removing it./..
I'd say its fully possible with faulty hardware similair to pc with fault ram. Me and My friend have the same issue, my note is fully tweaked and he is on stock rom NO tweaks. He never experiences the 1-3 lag that i've described in my topic so yes I think there are faulty units, since In my case even when reverting to stock the 1-3sec lag is there, yawn!
Were they both running the same firmware?
Did you upgrade your Firmware OTA (Settings -> Phone Info -> Software Update)? If no, do so. The current firmware is WAY more responsive.
Its probably possible everyone goes on about lag here but mine is smooth always, the only time it lags is when I first get on the homescreen after boot up after a couple of seconds though the lag disappears.
There are a lot of lag complaints on the note, Im yet to actually see one though so Im guessing it could be a defective part.. why not try to hardreset the phone and see from there?
It really bothers me because I am deciding between z3+ and the s6, and I've seen that z3+ gets high temp warnings when using gps for ~30 minutes; and as I'm planning on using gps a lot, that would be a major problem for me. Should I just go with the s6?
Thanks!
It's hard to tell. Some had zero heat issues. Mine rarely gets hot. I use my GPS, lte, you should be good because I heard it's with the previous firmware.
I don't think it's really fixed. I'll be buying a new phone next month maybe.
Z3+ is a good phone. Good specs but the heating issue is really bad for me even after a software update and also changing the set to a new one within a month of purchasing this.
It's still ok if you are a light user.
From my experience:-
1.) Camera is a disappointment. Quality is good but it over heats so quickly and the phone hangs. Not just video but for photo taking as well. For me this is a big issue since I do make use of the camera during functions, events etc. Didn't have any issues with my previous android and iphones.
2.) Notification tone is loud which is a good thing but ringing tone is sinfully soft. Have missed calls many times.
3.) Phone also gets hot when i'm playing games and/or using any other apps (Internet, chatting etc)
Besides these,
The photo and video qualities are good (even though the phone hangs quickly due to quick overheating).
Software experience is smooth and I never experience any lags.
The reason i bought this over a samsung is because:
1.) Z3+ has a micro sd card slot. ( Personally i need it)
2.) I like sony's music quality better than samsung.
But since the overheating is a big problem for me, i'll need to get another phone soon.
Still scouting.
Hope it helps.
Had this phone a few months.. Quite a lot to like, nice size, screen, etc.. The camera isnt the hottest, had some focusing issues but nothing I cant live with for now.
But the pauses are really too much to bear, its the first time I have had a non Nexus phone since the N1 and kind of regretting it.
Currently using the ROW Rom with google now launcher.. Was using Apex launcher but that seemed even worse. Do any of the other ROMs (I see a 'stock like' nexus ROM out there) work smoother ??
Any tips or ticks.. Sometimes when waking the phone up theres a huge lag, so much so it becomes unuseable for a bunch of seconds as it starts app switching or adjusting app focus.
The specs say it should be able to keep up, it feels like a implementation or memory design flaw..
So no ones got any ideas...
Do others have the same multi second hangs and pauses ??
Has anyone else experienced slight stuttering and lag with their P10. It is especially noticeable when scrolling the home screen or in the menu? It doesn't happen all the time but it is quite frequent and very noticeable.
It's not bad but it is annoying considering the price and the fact that the P10 is supposed to be a high-end, high performance (flagship?) device.
Not sure if it has any effect on performance but I have the app drawer enabled because I don't like having my home screen cluttered with icons.
Absolutely the same thing. It happens randomly, especially when I unlock the phone and open a folder, or scroll the home screens. ai dunno if there's any fix or possible cause of it though.
What is your firmware?
Noticed it initially on B100, but not happening on B151
Ma dio cane!!!!!!!!
You can make it work as it should, but you will need time... Version B217 from Kamgvip works pretty good. But you will need to take the time to rebrand it to Vtr-al00 and later remove all the chinese bloat with titanium backup or similar software... I am enjoying a good ROM with great performance and battery juice, but took me a couple of days to reach the point.
Oreo probably will improve the stock experience, but still doesn't meet my minimum standards (viper4android and minimal stable experience)...
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Has anyone else experienced slight stuttering and lag with their P10. It is especially noticeable when scrolling the home screen or in the menu? It doesn't happen all the time but it is quite frequent and very noticeable.
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I remember being abroad on vacation with activated "Power saving mode". When doing a lot at once like open Gmaps (and it starts to zoom to your location(, I had this slight stuttering like you describe it.
p10 **** phone will never again buy huwaei phone so many issues now with them.
No stuttering on stock rom just now running 8.0.0.379(C02)
Using the HyperPlus-RadioActive_Smoothie-VKY Kernel
and build.prop tweaks
I've just been sent a replacement Z3C by Sony following water ingress (surprise surprise).
The one they've sent me looks pristine and I'm pleased with it except for this one thing.
When I scroll, swipe, slide or otherwise see animations, they're ever so slightly jittery. It's subtle, but they're not buttery smooth like my other one.
It's best demonstrated using the volume slider:
This my problem Z3C: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NY0iUv-qI0YmpPbjFmWUZPaDQ
This is a normal Z3C: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NY0iUv-qI0dmp5S0RmMDA5QUE
General use screen recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-NY0iUv-qI0SF9MRERQM0NWU1U/view
I have another Z3C (that I smashed the screen on, but a bluetooth keyboard/mouse works). I can directly compare the two and the new one is definitely worse.
The jittering shows through on screen recordings, so I guess it's not the screen hardware itself.
I also notice the slightly poor FPS on the purple boot animation
I don't have Image Enhancement enabled
I don't have Stamina mode enabled
I've compared Geekbench CPU and GPU benchmarks with my other Z3C and they're pretty much identical
It's a bit annoying when I know it can be better. I also expect it'll fall on deaf ears if I return it to Sony.
Anything I can try?
Hi,
We might need some more information. Is your phone on stock ROM / rooted / modified? Do you have plenty apps installed?
If it's all stock and there're no resource hungry apps installed, you can try the following:
// before doing anything: Backup. Backup. Backup. I'm not responsible for any lost data.
1) Enable developer options, activate developer options, go to 'hardware accelerated rendering' (I don't know if it's correct translated from German to English), enable 'force GPU-Rendering'. See if it helps.
2) If that doesn't work, factory reset your phone.
2.1) Try a debloat script to get rid of some preinstalled apps (increases performance and battery life as well)
3) If that doesn't work, flash a 'clean' stock ROM with flashtool