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First impressions: Good tablet, dock issues

Hi,
for those that are still waiting to get their TF701 (or still need to take a decision ...):
I picked up mine yesterday (from CyberPort in Germany).
First impressions:
* Great tablet:
++ Amazing screen
++ Amazing CPU performance (better than SD600/Krait300)
+ Good RAM and I/O performance
+ Good GPU performance (but not overwhelming with 2560x1600 ...)
+ Good media playback capabilities (4k HW decode)
+ Good build quality
o Mediocre speaker and cameras (but better than TF101)
- I had a few spontaneous reboots (with 10.14.1.45)
* Mediocre dock
+ Reasonable keyboard (for that size)
+ USB3 works (and is faster than USB2)
o Mediocre feel (TF101 dock was better)
- Connection to tablet is loose ... (TF101 was *much* better)
- Occasionally no connection to dock after wake-up (removing and refitting always helps)
- Tablet seems to discharge first! (TF101 did discharge dock first which is better)
* Misc:
o Android 4.2.2 (with fixed signature bugs)
- No root yet (Asus allows you to unlock the boot loader in return for losing warranty, but noone has yet created the custom recoveries and ROMs to make use of this yet; a root exploit has not yet been reported anywhere that I could easily find yet either.)
+ There are reports that the next sys update (1.47) solves the spontaneous reboot issue, but breaks dock battery saving (disable wake-up with dock key)
o People complained about stuttering ... I've seen a bit but not enough to find it disturbing. Might be a balancing act with battery saving (e.g. how quickly do you start sleeping CPU cores or how quickly can you increase their clockspeed?)
o Some people have expressed concern that the GPU does not support all GL ES3.0 features (and thus is only ES2.0 compliant) -- this might become an issue for some (think high-end games a year from now or maybe GPGPU developers), not for me ...
So far so good. Hope this is helpful to some ...

Thanks for your report, I do very much want to pick one of these up and start porting linux. but i cant justify owning 4 different transformers... Someone will find a root exploit very soon, im guessing if everyone can already unlock a custom recovery/ cyanogenmod will be right around the corner.
If androidroot.mobi get a hacked bootloader for NvFlash working, i may just have to pick one up.

Excellent review! Not many people come on here when their happy with their device. We're a select few. Lol.
Sent from my New Asus Transformer Pad TF701T using Tapatalk HD

Impressions (after 4.3 update)
Hi,
my (WW) TF701 received the OTA update 10.26.1.7 on Wednesday and is now up to Android 4.3.
Some updates:
KGarloff said:
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First impressions:
* Great tablet:
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++ Amazing CPU performance (better than SD600/Krait300)
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The 4.3 update did not change this. Still great performance -- AnTuTu and Gfxbench seem to be down a percent or two (which is within the measurement error), while the JS benchmarks (SunSpider, Kraken, Octane) seem to be up a few percents (also probably within the margin).
KGarloff said:
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- I had a few spontaneous reboots (with 10.14.1.45)
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None since the last update to 10.26.1.7/Android 4.3
KGarloff said:
* Mediocre dock
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- Tablet seems to discharge first! (TF101 did discharge dock first which is better)
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This is NOT solved by the firmware update (sidenote: Dock is at DOCK-EC32T-0205). I wonder whether that's my version of the reported connector issues?
Has anyone observed this as well?
KGarloff said:
* Misc:
o Android 4.2.2 (with fixed signature bugs)
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Now at 4.3. Funny enough, they reintroduced the 9950697 signature bug. I was able to get a system shell with Cydia, but unfortunately not root. Looks like the nosuid protection of the filesystems stops the exploit. Maybe hacking Cydia to drop su to /ADF would work ...
KGarloff said:
- No root yet (Asus allows you to unlock the boot loader in return for losing warranty, but noone has yet created the custom recoveries and ROMs to make use of this yet; a root exploit has not yet been reported anywhere that I could easily find yet either.)
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lpdunwell made great progress. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516215
So if you unlock your bootloader (voiding your warranty), you can get it.
CWM recovery (beta ...) is available as well.
I have not done it yet, may need to RMA first b/c of my "dock battery not being used" issue.

KGarloff said:
Hi,
my (WW) TF701 received the OTA update 10.26.1.7 on Wednesday and is now up to Android 4.3.
Some updates:
The 4.3 update did not change this. Still great performance -- AnTuTu and Gfxbench seem to be down a percent or two (which is within the measurement error), while the JS benchmarks (SunSpider, Kraken, Octane) seem to be up a few percents (also probably within the margin).
None since the last update to 10.26.1.7/Android 4.3
This is NOT solved by the firmware update (sidenote: Dock is at DOCK-EC32T-0205). I wonder whether that's my version of the reported connector issues?
Has anyone observed this as well?
Now at 4.3. Funny enough, they reintroduced the 9950697 signature bug. I was able to get a system shell with Cydia, but unfortunately not root. Looks like the nosuid protection of the filesystems stops the exploit. Maybe hacking Cydia to drop su to /ADF would work ...
lpdunwell made great progress. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516215
So if you unlock your bootloader (voiding your warranty), you can get it.
CWM recovery (beta ...) is available as well.
I have not done it yet, may need to RMA first b/c of my "dock battery not being used" issue.
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Hey where did you get the upgrade from? Seems like 4.3 is only currently available for TW and WW SKU versions. Mine if from the US. Any drawbacks or problems if I were to install one of those to a US tablet version?

KGarloff is from Germany. It's available overseas. We don't get it in USA until November 18th...
Sent from my Transformer Infinity TF701T using Tapatalk HD

I have received mine earlier this week, but I only had about 2 hours every day to play with it.
I was a bit worried after reading about all of the negative experience users had right outside the box, so I might consider myself quite lucky as I had none of the issues mentioned. One slight nuissance I am experiencing - sometimes the device takes aroud 4-5 second to wake up.
Other than that I am extremely happy.
This is my first tablet, so I might have had different expecations, I admit. I was considering new galaxy note, with £50 cashback at PC world they had very good price but seemed to be out of stock all the time. The 2014 Note is wonderful piece of HW, very sexy-looking and extremely poweful, also with S-Pen as a unique and fully-integrated feature.
What has won me over to Asus? I was quite inclined to Asus for quite some time now and I actually wanted to buy FT700, but then I found out that there is a new kid on the block so my decision was quite clear. As opposed to G Note, I like having integrated keybard functioning as an extra battery. The dock works very well, although materials used on the dock do not exactly scream "premium" to me and there is a slight issue with balance of the whole thing when docked an the screen tilted to max. On the other hand, I have my hand on the keyboard almost all the time when docked so for me it is OK.
I guess negative stuff is just yet to come, but let's hope not.
All in all I do not regretthis purchase.

jurkec said:
I have received mine earlier this week, but I only had about 2 hours every day to play with it.
I was a bit worried after reading about all of the negative experience users had right outside the box, so I might consider myself quite lucky as I had none of the issues mentioned. One slight nuissance I am experiencing - sometimes the device takes aroud 4-5 second to wake up.
Other than that I am extremely happy.
This is my first tablet, so I might have had different expecations, I admit. I was considering new galaxy note, with £50 cashback at PC world they had very good price but seemed to be out of stock all the time. The 2014 Note is wonderful piece of HW, very sexy-looking and extremely poweful, also with S-Pen as a unique and fully-integrated feature.
What has won me over to Asus? I was quite inclined to Asus for quite some time now and I actually wanted to buy FT700, but then I found out that there is a new kid on the block so my decision was quite clear. As opposed to G Note, I like having integrated keybard functioning as an extra battery. The dock works very well, although materials used on the dock do not exactly scream "premium" to me and there is a slight issue with balance of the whole thing when docked an the screen tilted to max. On the other hand, I have my hand on the keyboard almost all the time when docked so for me it is OK.
I guess negative stuff is just yet to come, but let's hope not.
All in all I do not regretthis purchase.
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I found doing a cold boot cured the wakeup delay.
Power off, restart holding down volume down and power, volume up once to select the android icon, and volume down to cold boot into android

sbdags said:
I found doing a cold boot cured the wakeup delay.
Power off, restart holding down volume down and power, volume up once to select the android icon, and volume down to cold boot into android
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Did that too last week but after a few days it slows down again. No biggie really.

Thanks Sbdags, I'll give it a go
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Thanks!
sbdags said:
I found doing a cold boot cured the wakeup delay.
Power off, restart holding down volume down and power, volume up once to select the android icon, and volume down to cold boot into android
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Thanks! I did the cold reboot and not only did it correct the wake-up delay but I feel like my battery life has improved significantly as well.

**** not charging tablet: solved by RMA
KGarloff said:
Hi,
This is NOT solved by the firmware update (sidenote: Dock is at DOCK-EC32T-0205). I wonder whether that's my version of the reported connector issues?
Has anyone observed this as well?
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ASUS replaced it without any trouble - their RMA service in Germany worked very well.
Problem gone...

Just got my S5

Just sold my note 3 to get an S5 and I am already regretting my decision. For anyone on the fence, the S5 offers a more polished and mature OS with big upgrades on the screen and camera but nothing else. Build quality is surprisingly good but the charging port cover is annoying and the location of the speaker at the back coupled with the waterproof feature makes everything muffled. I was pretty surprised as well that the whole back cover would vibrate whenever you use the external speakers. This makes holding the phone tiring if you're playing music and using it at the same time.
It's always one step behind the note 3 when it comes to responsiveness and the whole system just slows down becoming almost unusable when you try to download a lot of background apps and use it at the same time. This delay is prevalent with opening and closing apps, keyboard activation, scrolling down a big page. I had everything setup like my note 3 with the home button double click and my magazine disabled plus no transition animations.
Can anyone explain to me why I can edit stuff on my external storage with my old note 3 on 4.4.2 (using quickpic) and can't do it on the s5? I understand it's a feature of kitkat but I had no problems whatsoever with my old nexus 5 and N3. This is a pretty big dealbreaker as I absolutely detest google/samsung stock gallery.
Oh and samsung just decided to axe application shortcuts on the lockscreen one of the best features on touchwiz unfortunately

kingofthebraves said:
It's always one step behind the note 3 when it comes to responsiveness and the whole system just slows down becoming almost unusable when you try to download a lot of background apps and use it at the same time.
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wait you mean if you try and do too much on it it slows down?
thats ridiculous
gr8b88/8

I was checking the review of the s5 over at anandtech and it seems the internal read write speed is indeed slower than most phones. Compared to the note which can read and write 20 percent faster. Maybe that's why it was stuttering like crazy when I had a lot of apps being downloaded and syncing

What are you trying to say with this 'power button flap is annoying'

pda4g said:
What are you trying to say with this 'power button flap is annoying'
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*Charging port cover

kingofthebraves said:
*Charging port cover
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Clearly this is not the button

Yeah my bad haha

kingofthebraves said:
Yeah my bad haha
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In fact, I feel that the power button is wrong when pressed, but it can only be in my phone, so we asked you

congrats ! for your
I am also working for mine to be inside my pocket

love my s5 with CM11

How is the latest build? Is it stable enough for everyday use? Battery life and force closes?

Thoughts and opinions on using The Optimus L90

Hey everyone, I just got the Optimus L90 for Swappa for a pretty sweet deal and I'm so excited to get my hands on it, I'm also looking to enhanced my experience with this phone but also to protect my phone (hardware and especially software-wise) for the long run,what's your best experience and your personal tips and tricks when you are using this phone ,lend me your thoughts, I appreciate it you guys.

LiquidC said:
Hey everyone, I just got the Optimus L90 for Swappa for a pretty sweet deal and I'm so excited to get my hands on it, I'm also looking to enhanced my experience with this phone but also to protect my phone (hardware and especially software-wise) for the long run,what's your best experience and your personal tips and tricks when you are using this phone ,lend me your thoughts, I appreciate it you guys.
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My recommendations are as follows:
- Nandroid
- CM11 ROM from Quarx
- Xposed (DS Battery Saver, XPrivacy)
- Greenify
- F-Droid (AdAway)
- Cm Security
- Titanium Backup

lecterek said:
My recommendations are as follows:
- Nandroid
- CM11 ROM from Quarx
- Xposed (DS Battery Saver, XPrivacy)
- Greenify
- F-Droid (AdAway)
- Cm Security
- Titanium Backup
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I second what he said, but if you have the D415 use the variant provided by @shinobisoft. This phone doesn't really need a case, although then again, technically none of them do. I have a fosmon case that @TomJ2 mailed to me. The screen is pretty durable, so protectors aren't necessary.
Welcome to the forums

Good on stock. Great on CM 11!
Ilxaot said:
I second what he said, but if you have the D415 use the variant provided by @shinobisoft. This phone doesn't really need a case, although then again, technically none of them do. I have a fosmon case that @TomJ2 mailed to me. The screen is pretty durable, so protectors aren't necessary.
Welcome to the forums
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Take a look at installing ViPER4Android to DRAMATICALLY improve audio quality. If you go with CM 11, make sure to select ViPER4Android from the "sound" settings menu, "Music Effects". I installed it as a system app on both the stock ROM and CM 11 to reduce "popping", which happens occassionally on CM 11.
After I installed xposed, I went ahead and installed the "master key multi-fix" and the "fake ID fix" security fixes. Not sure if that was necessary, but, better safe than....
3 days after I bought my L90, I watched, in slow motion, as my phone landed screen down on ashpalt shattering the glass. Naturally, I bought a case and screen protector for the second one. The case is.... somewhere, not protecting my phone. I like the screen protector though.
Enjoy!
@ llxaot - Fantastic signature!

I got one of those with the phone right now, I just activated it and all,and it's working well a few bugs here and there and it runs good, Thanks for the welcome man.

jran0880 said:
Take a look at installing ViPER4Android to DRAMATICALLY improve audio quality. If you go with CM 11, make sure to select ViPER4Android from the "sound" settings menu, "Music Effects". I installed it as a system app on both the stock ROM and CM 11 to reduce "popping", which happens occassionally on CM 11.
After I installed xposed, I went ahead and installed the "master key multi-fix" and the "fake ID fix" security fixes. Not sure if that was necessary, but, better safe than....
3 days after I bought my L90, I watched, in slow motion, as my phone landed screen down on ashpalt shattering the glass. Naturally, I bought a case and screen protector for the second one. The case is.... somewhere, not protecting my phone. I like the screen protector though.
Enjoy!
@ llxaot - Fantastic signature!
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I tried viper 4 android for my another phone before it cracked, the audio quality boosted like crazy man, bass is awesome and the song clearly is dope beyond measure, and on the id fix I'll definitely keep that in my list.

LiquidC said:
I tried viper 4 android for my another phone before it cracked, the audio quality boosted like crazy man, bass is awesome and the song clearly is dope beyond measure, and on the id fix I'll definitely keep that in my list.
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If not V4A I wouldn't even try to listen music on this phone. Convolver response samples are just the creation of God, combined with other setting give unimaginable sound, even with 128 kb mp3

Post your questions for XZ3 owners here.

I got the XZ3 on launch day and I'm pretty confortable with my technical knowledge. If you guys have any questions or requests (such as running commands and dumps), please post them here. I'll probably edit this post with a mini-review if I have the time this week.

Geo2160 said:
I got the XZ3 on launch day and I'm pretty confortable with my technical knowledge. If you guys have any questions or requests (such as running commands and dumps), please post them here. I'll probably edit this post with a mini-review if I have the time this week.
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Any idea how to bring back double-tap on the XZ3?? Sony removed it since the Xperia X, but I'm wondering if there's a way to bring it back or if you've heard/read anything to indicate they might bring it back??
Thanks!

Does anybody know why Sony phones don't support the Google Camera ports? I checked on my XZ3 that camera api2 is supported fully! What is it holding back? No devs doing it or a Sony specific restriction?
With gcam support this XZ3 would be the perfect pixel 3xl alternative without notch!
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RockStar2005 said:
Any idea how to bring back double-tap on the XZ3??
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Simply activate the always on screen. Then you can use double-tap to wake.

Gcam needs Raw support that's why HDR+ doesn't work on Xperias

madphone said:
Does anybody know why Sony phones don't support the Google Camera ports? I checked on my XZ3 that camera api2 is supported fully! What is it holding back? No devs doing it or a Sony specific restriction?
With gcam support this XZ3 would be the perfect pixel 3xl alternative without notch!
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Simply activate the always on screen. Then you can use double-tap to wake.
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Ok thanks!
Just wish they had double-tap to sleep again too. Not sure why they would remove that?

Hello,
I have several questions for xz3 users
- what about SOT? why no one completes that forum section?
- when you activate stamina mode, does it turns off all vibrations? (including ringing/notification vibrations?) - that is how stamina acts at my old Z2,
- a user in sonytalk forum, mentions soemthing like a gap between screen and body. can someone install a pressure app to see if there is a gap for real?
thank you

pilifida said:
Hello,
I have several questions for xz3 users
- what about SOT? why no one completes that forum section?
- when you activate stamina mode, does it turns off all vibrations? (including ringing/notification vibrations?) - that is how stamina acts at my old Z2,
- a user in sonytalk forum, mentions soemthing like a gap between screen and body. can someone install a pressure app to see if there is a gap for real?
thank you
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- The SOT is worse for me than the XZ Premium and Pixel 2 XL which I've have for several months. I'll get back to you with some numbers on monday if they matter that much to you.
- Stamina mode now has 3 modes, 4 if you count ultra stamina. They indeed, turn off vibrations, but I haven't checked all of them.
- Yes there is a gap between the metal frame and the glass panels, both on the front and the back. I suppose this is done to provide impact absorption when you drop the phone. Look for HTC U11 drop tests if you need to know why these things exist. That phone is perfectly smooth, has no ridges, but also cracks very easily.

Geo2160 said:
- The SOT is worse for me than the XZ Premium and Pixel 2 XL which I've have for several months. I'll get back to you with some numbers on monday if they matter that much to you.
- Stamina mode now has 3 modes, 4 if you count ultra stamina. They indeed, turn off vibrations, but I haven't checked all of them.
- Yes there is a gap between the metal frame and the glass panels, both on the front and the back. I suppose this is done to provide impact absorption when you drop the phone. Look for HTC U11 drop tests if you need to know why these things exist. That phone is perfectly smooth, has no ridges, but also cracks very easily.
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Hi Geo,
I returned my XZ3 due mostly to the camera being a step-down from the XZ2 P. Didn't play around with the phone as much as I should have, but ok I'm glad to hear that Stamina Mode still lets you configure how it saves the battery. Not every phone does that I think.
Battery life seemed really good though I didn't get to test it all that much.

pilifida said:
Hello,
I have several questions for xz3 users
- what about SOT? why no one completes that forum section?
- when you activate stamina mode, does it turns off all vibrations? (including ringing/notification vibrations?) - that is how stamina acts at my old Z2,
- a user in sonytalk forum, mentions soemthing like a gap between screen and body. can someone install a pressure app to see if there is a gap for real?
thank you
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SOT: With ambient display set to always on: 3 hours
With ambient display set to smart activation: 5 hours
With ambient display set to off: 6.5-7 hours.
^above tests with wifi on all the time, with about 30 minutes LTE usage
Gap: Gap is present, but still water resistant. Phone fell into the tub while I was giving my dog a bath (I was talking on the phone with my mom).

Sorry, I've misread previous post, nvm

Has anyone tried this phone on Verizon yet? I know they say it won't work, but if it has the right LTE bands it just might.

I own a xz3 for a week now and i'm having some problem with lagging on homescreen with nova and stock launcher... Anybody else experienced this... When i restart phone it's normal lag free again?

fil--21 said:
I own a xz3 for a week now and i'm having some problem with lagging on homescreen with nova and stock launcher... Anybody else experienced this... When i restart phone it's normal lag free again?
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If it doesn't go away soon I'd run Sony Companion on it. Just download it to your PC then connect phone to PC when it says to and do a system repair or whatever.

RockStar2005 said:
If it doesn't go away soon I'd run Sony Companion on it. Just download it to your PC then connect phone to PC when it says to and do a system repair or whatever.
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No i think this is pie related.. Nobody have this issue?

I am experiencing no lag but I'm on stock launcher, no Nova. I also disabled a bunch of apps (Facebook, all Google apps except maps and YouTube) and Netflix. H9493 which has 6GB RAM.

augie7107 said:
I am experiencing no lag but I'm on stock launcher, no Nova. I also disabled a bunch of apps (Facebook, all Google apps except maps and YouTube) and Netflix. H9493 which has 6GB RAM.
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Just bought the OnePlus 6T from T-Mobile. Gonna throw the GCam mod available here on XDA onto it too once I get it. OP seems to be more on the color accurate side than the likes of Samsung, Apple, etc. Maybe Huawei too. Getting $300 off ($580 is total price) for trading in my V30, so not bad! lol Plus the software is fantastic (like Sony) and their charger (Dash charger) is simply the best, and I can CONFIRM first-hand that it definitely outdoes Quick Charge 3.0. But let me allow the lady to explain it better. lol
I could've got something like the P20 Pro, Note 9, or Pixel (all of which have T-Mo Volte btw, unlike the XZ2 P ((F U SONY!! lol))), but I felt like there's a strong chance I'm gonna upgrade again next spring cuz we got the XZ3 Premium, S10+, OP7, and P30 Pro coming out around then. So why get something overly expensive? lol All are expected to be incredible phones. But we know which one I'M hoping to have (if it doesn't P me off like the XZ3 did that is lol)!

Enjoy, see you on the Premium forum in the spring

Play hard, go Plus
Has anybody received 1 year of playstation+ within the lounge app. I bought the phone on day one and i'm still waiting.
At least here in Germany they advertised one year of free ps+ membership for ealry adopters.

Anyone else get this issue where if you restart the phone, the "last full charge" in the battery > settings menu says something like 30+ days ago? @madphone @augie7107
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Anyone else get this issue where if you restart the phone, the "last full charge" in the battery > settings menu says something like 30+ days ago? @madphone @augie7107

iArvee said:
Anyone else get this issue where if you restart the phone, the "last full charge" in the battery > settings menu says something like 30+ days ago? @madphone @augie7107
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Anyone else get this issue where if you restart the phone, the "last full charge" in the battery > settings menu says something like 30+ days ago? @madphone @augie7107
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Mine currently says three hours ago which is accurate. After restart is shows "0 minutes ago".

Specific features in X2 Pro

Hey guys,
my mi9t was dead recently and i'm in the market for a new cheap phone. I resisted realme for a long time due to color os until someone pointed it out that the new realme ui is better than miui, so i am going to give it a try and stumbled upon how cheap the x2 pro is given its spec.
Well since specs arent everything and there are many little things not covered in reviews, i would like to ask if
1. it has AOD and is it customizable
2. Does it have screen off hands off ok google, i use it a lot
3. since it is using in display fingerprint sensor i made the mistake of not backup-ing the resist partiotion in mi9t making it almost useless. Do i have to do the same thing and is it bootloader unlockable? i saw quite a lot of custom rom available and thats kinda good
4. is there any small things i need to know like build quality, lagginess
Thanks

It's a good phone overall. I am using CN version, however I recommend you get the EU version to get full gapps support.
Yes AOD on realme UI is fairly customizable. You can choose what to show and the clock. Display format and style. Beyond that not really.
EU version has the all google apps as far as I know but please double check.
Bootloader is easily unlocked. Rest i am not sure.
Built quality is superb. Battery 0 to 100 percent in 36 minutes. No lagginess with stock. Pretty fast boot due to UFS 3.0 (not all variants have this so pls. be careful when ordering/buying). People say cameras are ok and not great. For me upgrading from LG V20, they definitely are better. Also you might have to disable smart power saver for apps to work correctly i.e send notifications pop ups etc. Maybe that's only for CN version.
I hope this helps.

naveed5700 said:
It's a good phone overall. I am using CN version, however I recommend you get the EU version to get full gapps support.
Yes AOD on realme UI is fairly customizable. You can choose what to show and the clock. Display format and style. Beyond that not really.
EU version has the all google apps as far as I know but please double check.
Bootloader is easily unlocked. Rest i am not sure.
Built quality is superb. Battery 0 to 100 percent in 36 minutes. No lagginess with stock. Pretty fast boot due to UFS 3.0 (not all variants have this so pls. be careful when ordering/buying). People say cameras are ok and not great. For me upgrading from LG V20, they definitely are better. Also you might have to disable smart power saver for apps to work correctly i.e send notifications pop ups etc. Maybe that's only for CN version.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks for the feedback but can you use ok google with the screen off?

coconutxyz said:
Thanks for the feedback but can you use ok google with the screen off?
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I tried it, it didn't work on screen off

batestota said:
I tried it, it didn't work on screen off
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ah bummer, i use that feature a lot!

coconutxyz said:
ah bummer, i use that feature a lot!
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that sucks, but you could use face unlock then use ok google right away, the face unlock in this device is really really fast, just one lock and it will be open

batestota said:
that sucks, but you could use face unlock then use ok google right away, the face unlock in this device is really really fast, just one lock and it will be open
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yea good idea but i mostly use it while driving haha

Double tap to face unlock.