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For those of you who have bought a Sony Xperia T or TL what is the best feature of the phone? What makes it stand out over other phones? I'm currently considering switching from my iPhone 4S to an Android for more storage and the TL looks like an inexpensive option for a mid to high end replacement. I've heard the Walkman app is good and so is the album app but for those of you who use it as a daily driver what stands out to you?
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My bad...but now that it's in the right section maybe I'll get some answers.
I just wonder T and Tx what is difference?
I am in usa if I buy tx it is working on tmobile 3g?
BanesFist said:
For those of you who have bought a Sony Xperia T or TL what is the best feature of the phone? What makes it stand out over other phones? I'm currently considering switching from my iPhone 4S to an Android for more storage and the TL looks like an inexpensive option for a mid to high end replacement. I've heard the Walkman app is good and so is the album app but for those of you who use it as a daily driver what stands out to you?
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Camera, screen, speed. Soon I'll write a detailed review with my T experience
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia
imugur I bookmarked your site and will keep a lookout for your review.
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imugur I bookmarked your site and will keep a lookout for your review.
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here it is:
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/sony-xperia-t-my-review.html
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Camera, screen, speed.
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+1.
Also, a phone that just works and a OEM who actually seems to have an idea what customers want. You want root so unlock the bootloader officially, you want your WiFi to turn off automatically when away from home so you don't chug the juice, you want an excellent camera, good DLNA functionality, Walkman music player, etc? Xperia T ticks the boxes.
I've been a huge fan of Samsung phones for a while but hated the camera performance so made the jump from my Note to the Xperia T. Best decision I ever made!
Also, the Note forum was really whiny and full of challenge and angst. The Xperia guys to date seem really helpful and much more friendly.
If I helped, hit Thanks!
paullu said:
I just wonder T and Tx what is difference?
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It's market dependant, if you're in the US I think it's the TX there. Here in europe they sell the T, TX is unavailable.
Just ask your seller before but it should be ok.
For those of you who have bought a Sony Xperia T or TL what is the best feature of the phone?
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Also battery drain is very low compared to Xperia S, I can use it for 1 day + with a charge, with the XS I need to charge it twice a day with moderate use !
Hi All,
My wife recieved her HTC One this morning from EE. Because shes happy with her iPhone 5 she gave it to me. So i have 2! lol
Now ive been comparing these devices to decide on which one ill keep. Decided to keep my own one, because its factory unlocked and a better build quality, (The EE one isnt bad, just slightly more gappy than mine) however, i have a question regarding NFC.
When both enabled, they do work on both devices, however the NFC symbol only appears on the EE device, is there a reason for this? Just confused to as why my Sim free version dont display this.
Can anyone answer this? Not a problem to me just baffled!
Thanks in advance.
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There's a symbol? I didn't know there was one lol.
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Yes there is, but like i said, only on the EE version. . . Bit confusing.
dobknobby said:
Yes there is, but like i said, only on the EE version. . . Bit confusing.
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The reason is that HTC disabled this icon following the first firmware upgrade. When the EE device gets updated... it will disappear. Even sooner if you flash a custom ROM.
nobnut said:
The reason is that HTC disabled this icon following the first firmware upgrade. When the EE device gets updated... it will disappear. Even sooner if you flash a custom ROM.
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Got ya, thanks dude for the Quick reply. Its a shame, it could be quite a useful icon to have. Especially if you forget the NFC is on. . .
Yeah I have seen thisvery thing between different stock builds of various ROMs.
What it is, is a line in build.prop that determins whether the icon is shown or not. Certain people (myself included) think that there is no need to show it. You do not need reminding it's on as it uses such little power. Set it and forget it.
ro.nfc.icon.enable=false
Awesome. I thought it used up a little bit of power, but now i know. I shall just leave on. . . Thanks guys!
Hi guys,
I'm testing the waters and want to see how much have the Z4/Z3+,
and how much of you have a rooted device and want CM13/AOSP
Thanks
Well, I'll be working on it (and own the device too).
Olivier said:
Well, I'll be working on it (and own the device too).
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This is awesome. Shut up and take my donation!
That'd be beyond awesome.
And, I strongly believe number of Z3+ owners will increase over time..
And, don't forget dual sim variant [emoji3]
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dual sim please...
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And, I strongly believe number of Z3+ owners will increase over time..
And, don't forget dual sim variant [emoji3]
Sent from E6533
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endemania said:
dual sim please...
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We're working on it, but progress is slow
So patience please
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And, I strongly believe number of Z3+ owners will increase over time..
And, don't forget dual sim variant [emoji3]
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i believe that too as the price of z4 has been slashed across the globe, here in india its now just for Rs.22300
rockzanei said:
i believe that too as the price of z4 has been slashed across the globe, here in india its now just for Rs.22300
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nice price
i would love to see a Rom finaly hit the ****ing useless **** of cellphone i have
KOALAaufPILLEN said:
i would love to see a Rom finaly hit the ****ing useless **** of cellphone i have
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That's a nice way to call an Ivy
KOALAaufPILLEN said:
i would love to see a Rom finaly hit the ****ing useless **** of cellphone i have
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Useless? What are you smoking?
i love custom roms and not the stock **** thats the problem and i have it since the release in germany and im kinda disapointed at the devs
KOALAaufPILLEN said:
i love custom roms and not the stock **** thats the problem and i have it since the release in germany and im kinda disapointed at the devs
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Then quit your whining and get to work.
The sources are posted in numerous places.
There are at least three teams i counted, at work across the platform, AOSP/CM/REMIX etc..
XDA is a do it yourself Development site and not a shopping mall.
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i love custom roms and not the stock **** thats the problem and i have it since the release in germany and im kinda disapointed at the devs
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How entitled can one get?
KOALAaufPILLEN said:
i would love to see a Rom finaly hit the ****ing useless **** of cellphone i have
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z4/development/cm13-z3-ivy-e6553-alpha-secondary-t3375375
KOALAaufPILLEN said:
i love custom roms and not the stock **** thats the problem and i have it since the release in germany and im kinda disapointed at the devs
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Spot the error
So was I
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How entitled can one get?
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Well, devs need users and testers for feedback, testing, development, ideas and more
You (talking generally here) want something - you need to get off your high chair and either show some initiative and work toward a common goal
or keep whining and pretend to be entitled to judge and have an opinion of others that you virtually know nothing about - well great, but that does change exactly nothing (and causes abound frustration to become even more)
Or do you expect that miraculously out of nowhere without any work of preparation, thought and development - there pops out a ROM and is immediately 100% fully usable
Thanks to @moonbutt74 and his tester(s) for getting this in a close to daily driver material state,
There appears to be issues with microSD (external storage) detection on Ivy (Z4/Z3+) SINGLE Sim compared to Sumire (Z5) SINGLE Sim,
so that currently doesn't work
I don´t think the Z3+ is a bad phone in any way. I think Sony screwed up the release and promotion of it alot when they named it Z3+ instead of Z4 (like in Japan). They also very quickly released the Z5 which didn´t have the heat issue.
I come from a long line of phones with great community developed ROMS (HTC Desire, HTC Desire HD, Samsung S4, Moto X) and I have every confidence that this phone could be great too if the devs got all the files and info they needed.
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You (talking generally here) want something - you need to get off your high chair and either show some initiative and work toward a common goal
or keep whining and pretend to be entitled to judge and have an opinion of others that you virtually know nothing about - well great, but that does change exactly nothing (and causes abound frustration to become even more)
Or do you expect that miraculously out of nowhere without any work of preparation, thought and development - there pops out a ROM and is immediately 100% fully usable
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What do you think I meant?
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What do you think I meant?
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You do realize that he posted a working ROM port ?
I don't think that what I think you meant matches with what you meant
Anyway, have a great week
Hi
How will you rate oneplus3 at ? 1-10
Do mention the reasons ..
I m using oneplus1 and confused if I should buy it or not?
I have it since Saturday. I'd recommend it to anyone who's in the market for a new phone for whatever reason they might have. For me, it offers the best overall package in the Android world right now. If you don't mind ugly OEM skins (I do), you could probably go with the S7 line or if you don't mind spending more cash, then the HTC10.
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Hi
How will you rate oneplus3 at ? 1-10
Do mention the reasons ..
I m using oneplus1 and confused if I should buy it or not?
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never settle. I've got it. yeah. once I got I download the oxygen rom from forum immediately.. cool !!!
I always planned on get op3,but as my contract was up I got a HTC 10, very nice phone but didn't strike me as much of an upgrade on my two year old xeperia Z2. Got my op3 yesterday and is given me more of a buzz than the HTC, which is on ebay.
Personally I'd recommend it wholeheartedly, the only thing missing for me is SD support, and with Google breaking that in mm, I don't really see that as an issue anymore.
A solid 9/10 from me.
Absolutely. For the money, it's a great feeling, solid phone that really flows. If you want to spend a lot, the yea, buy a Samsung or an HTC. For near stock strong contender with excellent customisation ability, get OP3 - 9/10 (not perfect because of the memory issue and no SD slot)
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Absolutely. For the money, it's a great feeling, solid phone that really flows. If you want to spend a lot, the yea, buy a Samsung or an HTC. For near stock strong contender with excellent customisation ability, get OP3 - 9/10 (not perfect because of the memory issue and no SD slot)
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I agree... but the RAM should be optimized further in future Oxygen builds? In my experience, the SD card has created issues when it becomes corrupt... and it won't be as fast as reading from internal memory (good rebuttal from OP). It would be easy to say they should have offered a 128GB model but I know they wanted to keep costs down as much as possible. I've found with the previous OP devices that 64GB is just enough for my requirements
One issue I have is it was great they made all the Kernel sources available... but not the Dash Charge?? wtf lol
Mine is still in the mail so I can't officially recommend it but based on all the reviews I've read so far it's very promising :highfive:
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I have it since Saturday. I'd recommend it to anyone who's in the market for a new phone for whatever reason they might have. For me, it offers the best overall package in the Android world right now. If you don't mind ugly OEM skins (I do), you could probably go with the S7 line or if you don't mind spending more cash, then the HTC10.
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Ugly OEM skin?
Oops sorry I forgot to mention I have oneplus1 and had tried community build oxygen is 2.1.4 so I don't care until cm nightlies there
More cash ?
Oh no no . don't want to spend much money lol PS. I just started saving
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never settle. I've got it. yeah. once I got I download the oxygen rom from forum immediately.. cool !!!
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?? From the forum? Like?
Sorry didn't got you.. Didn't you had on phone already?
ghostofcain said:
I always planned on get op3,but as my contract was up I got a HTC 10, very nice phone but didn't strike me as much of an upgrade on my two year old xeperia Z2. Got my op3 yesterday and is given me more of a buzz than the HTC, which is on ebay.
Personally I'd recommend it wholeheartedly, the only thing missing for me is SD support, and with Google breaking that in mm, I don't really see that as an issue anymore.
A solid 9/10 from me.
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You still got otg
The more we get , the lesser it is for us we are humans lol
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I agree... but the RAM should be optimized further in future Oxygen builds? In my experience, the SD card has created issues when it becomes corrupt... and it won't be as fast as reading from internal memory (good rebuttal from OP). It would be easy to say they should have offered a 128GB model but I know they wanted to keep costs down as much as possible. I've found with the previous OP devices that 64GB is just enough for my requirements
One issue I have is it was great they made all the Kernel sources available... but not the Dash Charge?? wtf lol
Mine is still in the mail so I can't officially recommend it but based on all the reviews I've read so far it's very promising :highfive:
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64 gig is enough for my use
10 gig Spotify offline
Lil bit of Apple music offline
Few ( you know what )
2 gig music videos
Few heavy games lol and space finished up
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?? From the forum? Like?
Sorry didn't got you.. Didn't you had on phone already?
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of course I do. I got it on official online shop. In a word. It's really really a nice phone. I mean ... I love it...
What about Camera guys? That's what actually stopping me from pushing out of my Amazon cart
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?? From the forum? Like?
Sorry didn't got you.. Didn't you had on phone already?
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from bbs.oneplus.cn . you guys ain't go there ??? .that's official forum:crying: We Chinese can come here by breaking the GFW:highfive:. normal thing ...
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from bbs.oneplus.cn . you guys ain't go there ??? .that's official forum:crying: We Chinese can come here by breaking the GFW:highfive:. normal thing ...
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welcome
Proximity ambient display prob. and camera performance
How u guys are finding the proximity display hand waving waving feature in your OP3 ..in my case im finding not so smooth...means I have to wave my hand very closely to the device screen to lit it... is it the same with u guys or just waving hand over frm a distance is doing the thng for u..kindly reply and also give solutions on how can I improve on the same.
Camera performace I guess is pretty gud in OP3 ..ya focusing closer objects is an issue...(it takes some time) but i guess thts just a software glitch...which can be corrected via updates....rest the phone till now hasnt disappointed
without a doubt id recommend this thing to anyone. its even got dev support before most people have it in hand. thats about on par with the nexus phones.
Guys!! I'm totally blown away in the first hour here!!!! Amazing amazing! Not one single complaint... See screenshots and photos.. The device is completely bone stock. Just totally amazed so far. I was prepared to be extremely critical seeing how I'm a diehard HTC and Nexus fan but... But... well, the proof is in the photos lol. https://goo.gl/photos/RgwFUT3Rwhyt6XJL6
I've had it for two days. Pretty impressive. Nothing bad that I can think of. I give it solid 10 for it meets all my expectations.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Maybe a 7/10. The hardware is great for $400, but the stock software has weird bugs, like camera photos coming out green unless I use raw, and I've heard the customer service is a nightmare if you have to deal with them. At least the developer support is booming so far. CM and PA save the day again.
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Guys!! I'm totally blown away in the first hour here!!!! Amazing amazing! Not one single complaint... See screenshots and photos.. The device is completely bone stock. Just totally amazed so far. I was prepared to be extremely critical seeing how I'm a diehard HTC and Nexus fan but... But... well, the proof is in the photos lol. https://goo.gl/photos/RgwFUT3Rwhyt6XJL6
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Damn! Thanks for posting those pictures. Definitely good and can't wait for mine.
jnclocker said:
Damn! Thanks for posting those pictures. Definitely good and can't wait for mine.
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Yes sir! I've had almost every Android device on the market since I don't know when and this device has impressed me more than anyone I've had yet.. nothing about it that's wrong!! The camera is simply amazing, screen is great, size is perfect, feels great in the hand!!! And I'm comparing it with the 6p and HTC 10 both of which were/are my daily drivers! Time will tell on battery life and stability but so far I haven't found a single bug.
Hello. I'm looking to buy a Mi 5 and would like to ask some questions before I take the leap.
1. How is the bootloader unlock procedure? Is it known to be problematic or causing any issues with ultimately not being able to unlock the bootloader?
2. Watching reviews I've noticed a huge black gap in between the bezel and the actual screen (I'm talking about this). Does it really look like that or is that a MIUI-only thing?
3. What webshops would you recommend considering I'm from Europe (Croatia)? Which of them are the best overall?
Thanks in advance.
1. Its not easy, bit if you follow the guides on the miui forum, you will be fine. Just prepare yourself and read a lot. And be prepared for the supplier custom rom.
2. Yes there is a black gap.
3. I bought mine at geekbuying. Not sure about the others, but banggood and gearbest are good also. Check this one https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi5-64gb
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1. Its not easy, bit if you follow the guides on the miui forum, you will be fine. Just prepare yourself and read a lot. And be prepared for the supplier custom rom.
2. Yes there is a black gap.
3. I bought mine at geekbuying. Not sure about the others, but banggood and gearbest are good also. Check this one https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi5-64gb
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Thanks for the answer.
1. "And be prepared for the supplier custom rom". What exactly do you mean by "supplier custom rom"?
Regarding custom ROMs, do they all support all of the editions (Standard, Prime & Pro) perfectly?
As for the black gap you may check out the black variant.
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As for the black gap you may check out the black variant.
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Yeah just a couple minutes ago I considered this option. Judging by the video, it looks like a very good solution. Thanks.
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Thanks for the answer.
1. "And be prepared for the supplier custom rom". What exactly do you mean by "supplier custom rom"?
Regarding custom ROMs, do they all support all of the editions (Standard, Prime & Pro) perfectly?
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For the custom roms you have to look at that specific thread.
Supplier or better vendor rom
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=525370&highlight=Fake+rom&mobile=2
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For the custom roms you have to look at that specific thread.
Supplier or better vendor rom
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=525370&highlight=Fake+rom&mobile=2
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In what way should I be "prepared"? Did you mean: just to know that I might have that rom installed (which is easily fixable with the link you sent)?
The black bezel is around 1mm,its not a problem and if you buy white phone(64 gb cost as much as black 32gb one)and some black case,you wont notice it that much, bootloader unlock is easy just fallow the steps, I received the unlock permission in around 3 days,plus there are a lot custom Roms,i bought mine from AliExpress for 250 eur 64gb white around 4 months(deam,time flies ) and so far no problems, I recommend it,but it's your your choice
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In what way should I be "prepared"? Did you mean: just to know that I might have that rom installed (which is easily fixable with the link you sent)?
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Yes and read it. It might be easy, but in my case it was difficult. In the end i got it working after many tries.
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The black bezel is around 1mm,its not a problem and if you buy white phone(64 gb cost as much as black 32gb one)and some black case,you wont notice it that much, bootloader unlock is easy just fallow the steps, I received the unlock permission in around 3 days,plus there are a lot custom Roms,i bought mine from AliExpress for 250 eur 64gb white around 4 months(deam,time flies ) and so far no problems, I recommend it,but it's your your choice
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Is the LED notification and capacitive buttons are too bright in dark?
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Is the LED notification and capacitive buttons are too bright in dark?
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I never give them any thought. So my answer would be no. It's usually adequately bright.
Regarding the other questions:
Unlocking and flashing another rom was easy for me. The only problem was waiting for the permission from xiaomi (3 days) and then wasting a whole day trying to figure out why the pc wouldn't recognize my phone and realizing it was the cable. After that, I had lineage OS running in minutes.
The black edge is there for any rom. Honestly, I think you're gonna learn to ignore it the same way we ignore ads on a website.
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Also, I got it from Gearbest. They take their time but it's overall a good service. Even got a refund for the malfunctioning cable I mentioned before. The phone was constantly under heavy discounts and I got it for relatively cheap.
Considering your points I would say, Yes it's a bit tough to get the boot loader unlocked. Again it's not tough too. You just need to apply for unlocking. Then they will reply you in 3-7 days. ( For me it took 4 days) then it's easy.
You just need to be in beta/developer rom. D O N E
Yes there's a black gap. As I'm using the white variant I know it well. But trust me it doesn't look cheap.
As I'm from Asia so I can suggest you any online shop. But you can Aliexpress.
( Few extra words. If you're a camera freak and tale much photo on low light then maybe it's not for you. It's good but not that good.)
I want buy this device too!
But I want stay at android 6.0.1 for xposed...
What is last miui marshmellows version?
Maybe a link for download?
Thanks!
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Yeah they are bright,you can clearly see them even on bright day,but they wont mind you at night as well as i think they adjust the brightness according to the screen,well i think so maybe not,but they are not that bright at night to mind you when you use the phone.
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I want buy this device too!
But I want stay at android 6.0.1 for xposed...
What is last miui marshmellows version?
Maybe a link for download?
Thanks!
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I think miui 6.11.10 still MM .
try search on miui eu
Yop,
1. Very easy. There are a lot of topics to guide you.
2. Yes there some "black margin"
3. I live in France so I use Phonedroid but I think it's just for french resident and it's more expensive (due to the french VAT) but for us it's more easy to contact them if we have some problem.
Sorry for my english !