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Hey dudes
Im buying a second hand Desire HD tomorrow just wondering if theres anything i should watch out for and also do you think ill like it better than my Desire.
Only thing im slightly concerned about is the battery life but surely it wouldn't be that much worse? Just seems people whine about it alot... No doubt from people that dont own one lol
No, people whine about battery life because it isn't too amazing, not because they don't have the phone. As long as you're expecting to not get more than ~10 hours of heavy use, you should be fine.
Although some of the people I know, talk to seem to not get through the day.
Depends in usage. If light, you're fine. If moderate, if you may be okay. If heavy, probably not going to last the day.
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CdTDroiD said:
Hey dudes
Im buying a second hand Desire HD tomorrow just wondering if theres anything i should watch out for and also do you think ill like it better than my Desire.
Only thing im slightly concerned about is the battery life but surely it wouldn't be that much worse? Just seems people whine about it alot... No doubt from people that dont own one lol
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I'd check the battery and sim covers that they're not cracked (obvious) and that they stay in place properly. (My battery cover was in fact so loose that it came off by itself, but I got a new one). Another thing that I would check is the camera lens bezel (the ring around the lens) if it's loose, mine got loose after one month of use and I had to send the phone in for a warranty repair. The warranty stickers on some screws under the covers would also be nice to have in place if you run into some problems with the phone in the future.
Thanks guys. With my desire I'm on 59% at the no after 16 hours with 56 minutes screen time. Running AOSP.
Id be happy if I could have a full day from wake up to bed with moderate use. I'd be charging everynight anyway
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I'm on the latest Revolution Rom and I'm a heavy user (including the battery draining Whatsapp). I can make it from 6 in the morning till around 6 PM without charging, so that's pretty good I guess. Be sure to check the sim cover indeed, that it hasn't been bent or something, cause that's the only hardware issue I have on this phone. Have fun with it bro! ;-)
I get about 40 hours with light/moderate use(check my signature for my config)... Check if the phone has any physical damage(sim/battery covers, warranty stickers, if its just scratched a bit on the edges, it doesn't matter much, but ask for a lower price ) and check all the hardware and sensors(camera, bluetooth, wi-fi, gps, rotation, etc...)
Very helpfull guys thanks. Can't wait to get it I've been thinking of making a cool rom for it.
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Im thinking of buying either LG 2X or DHD ..! Due to the reboot problems of 2X im thinking of buying DHD as a safe option .!!
I tested the x2. Didn't like it at all... Much prefer HTC
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Im thinking of buying either LG 2X or DHD ..! Due to the reboot problems of 2X im thinking of buying DHD as a safe option .!!
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Not just the safe option, also the best option!
Don't worry over the battery life too much as the same as you I also had the original Desire and I've recently replaced it with the Desire HD. Both phones were running their stock ROMs and I must say that I don't notice any difference between the charging cycles. I'm a moderate user and I charge my DHD every two days, the same as I was charging my Desire before.
Yes, the DHD is a beast but trust me the second gen Snapdragon that's in it is a lot more power efficient and the DHD runs on Gingerbread which manages the background apps a lot better than Froyo, ergo saving power.
What's even more interesting my old regular Desire was with AMOLED screen which has proved to be much more power efficient because contrary to LCD screens it achieves black color by turning off pixels instead of reproducing black color and yet the DHD with SLCD collosal display gets me two days of use the same as the Desire did.
I just had a look at a HTC HD2 today im thinking of getting that now instead lol, the guy wasnt home today with the DHD. What you think? would be awesome to be able to run all sorts.
I'd stick and wait for the DHD in your place...the hardware is newer and superior than HD2
Go for it!! You'll be amazed at the raw power it has..
Just bought the DHD looks mean cant wait to root it (no pun intended) lol...
If you are willing to root, then many roms have better battery life.. With the stock ROM that Telus shipped with the phone (2.2.2), battery life was absolutely horrible. With screen brightness at 33% and juice defender, I sometimes would only get 15-16 hours TOPS. I am now running Virtuous Unity and I am actually able to squeeze two days out of a charge..
i opened a new thread because i couldnt find any thread related to my problem.
i am plannng to buy a new phone. as the title of this thread says. i am seriously very confused about these two phones. i dunno why i have this soft corner for one x. i think its because of the classy looks and the screen. also i prefer 4.7 than 4.8. but i read some reviews and i got confused. otherwise ryt now i would have had one x in my hand. the things that is holding me back are:
1) battery issue: this is one of the BIGGEST issue.i stay out in the university from 7:00 a.m till 8:00 p.m(thats when i reach home). i need to listen to music for 2hrs. normal call and txting (NO MOBILE DATA). at max one hour of wifi usage. 1.5 hrs of gaming. or sometimes watch a movie in the free time. (thats very rare). ( 2HRS MAX)
if i do all of these in one day then i hav 10 percent left in my sgs when i reach home.( may be less but not more than 10). can HTC one x handle it? with stock rom and kernel? how much battery does custom rom saves? the pokemon one. I GUESS
2) one of my friend bought one x and said not to buy it cz battery life sucks and phone gets heated very easily and the screen flickering problem. which is obv a main issue for me.but still i dunno y i am so attracted to this phone that i opened a new thread for it.lol.
3) since my dad will be bringing my phone from UK so my physical presence wont be there because i live in bangladesh. so i am afraid of all these problems mentioned here:: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24516940#post24516940
and here:: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26000212
what should i do. once my dad buys it. i cant return in because he wont be going to UK for a long time.
I've had the one x and returned it, go for the galaxy s3. Miles better, you'll only regret the one x if you encounter problems. As standing the one x has many problems, I went through 3 devices only to have faults in each one. It overheated, died in 3-4 hours with constant use, software and design flaws in all three too. Got it replaced with a galaxy s3 which battery life is excellent lasting me over 10 hours with constant use, doesn't overheat, software is fluent and smooth as butter and pictures don't do it justice too as it looks badass in reality. I 100% say to go with the galaxy s3, you won't be disappointed
ok thanks a lot for the views but my question is doesnt htc know that consumers are having all this problem? y dont they do anything? this is absolutely terrible. y did htc did a terrible thing to their flagship. does anyone else have any views?
All the issues that u have mentioned have been addressed by the new 1.29 update..no issues whatsover here..n One X looks stunning n s3 looks awful..
S3 has a pentile display which means it will have black clipping n color banding issues like Note n Nexus..the One X has a RGB n its simply superb..
N the build quality of s3 is really cheap n one X feels really premium in the hand n also to look at..
N if u r into mobile gaming then u will be glad to know that today HTC has been officially certified for running PlayStation suite..that means we will get all PS games on One X..
N there are no build issues too in the new lot from HTC ..
PS: mine is a real early build of March n using it for 2 months n I never had a single issue
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what about the heating problem and battery life? will my battery last longer? plz read the first post abt my phone usage. what abt the hardware issues. link given in the 1st post
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what about the heating problem and battery life? will my battery last longer? plz read the first post abt my phone usage. what abt the hardware issues. link given in the 1st post
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Heating n battery issues have been addressed in the new update..n no build issues in the new lot either...don't worry..
Gaming is the only thing that's gonna suck your battery..but that will be the case on S3 too coz these are quad core phones n u can't compare them to a single core galaxy S..
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what about the heating problem and battery life? will my battery last longer? plz read the first post abt my phone usage. what abt the hardware issues. link given in the 1st post
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The heating only happens if you play heavy 3D games, and mine reaches a maximum of 46 degrees celcius which isn't anywhere near harmful.
About the usage, I'm getting around 16 hours on my one X running faux's kernel and the pokemon rom. This is with ~4 hours of screen on time on auto brightness (lowered the auto value though since the stock one was waaay too high).
As for 1.5 hours of gaming during this time, don't count on playing really graphically intense games (THD) for that long combined with your described usage. Should be fine with other games though.
Listening to music drains very little battery because of the 5th power saver core. Basically whenever the screen is off, battery time is amazing.
Hope this helps.
Check battery stats thread for result. Charmeleon Rom will satisfy your battery needs.
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i commute daily to work (3 hours there and back) with music on the whole time, often browsing the web on mobile data for 1.5 hr+ and call and text during the day
battery lasts fine
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I've had the one x and returned it, go for the galaxy s3. Miles better, you'll only regret the one x if you encounter problems. As standing the one x has many problems, I went through 3 devices only to have faults in each one. It overheated, died in 3-4 hours with constant use, software and design flaws in all three too. Got it replaced with a galaxy s3 which battery life is excellent lasting me over 10 hours with constant use, doesn't overheat, software is fluent and smooth as butter and pictures don't do it justice too as it looks badass in reality. I 100% say to go with the galaxy s3, you won't be disappointed
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The one x has 0 problems, just some in manufacture which will be worked out, my phone is faultless. 19 hours battery 4 hours screen time. Sync, WiFi,GPS and mobile data on full time.
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Try them both then decide.
I've not had a chance to try the SGS3 yet but I've got one on order to be delivered on Thursday so will test against the HOX.
Both are high end models. Both excel in certain features.
Now I'll tell you what I like about my HOX:
The screen, it's just lush, sure blacks are not deep as AMOLED but everything else is sharp crisp and natural. It betters my previous SGS2 and any other phone I've owned. Text is sharp, colours appear natural and whites are white.
The camera, some say hox is better some say sgs3 is better. But I like the HOX camera, it's got burst mode built into the capture button unlike the Samsung and can take upto 99 shots and review straight after once again unlike the Samsung. Pictures are nice check out the pictures thread and make your mind up.
The design, it's a lovely looking phone the matte finish is better looking than the glossy Samsung. But this is subjective and a matter of personal preference.
The sensors are hidden so less clutter on the bezel which is a nice touch.
Sense, I prefer it over Touchwiz especially for Facebook integration and looks more polished and refined than Touchwiz. Again a personal preference.
The keyboard built in is very good but I prefer SwiftKey any way.
It would have been nice to have an extended battery and removeable storage but I'm always near a phone charger so not am issue and 32gb is fine for me. But if these are important to you then go for the Samsung.
Other than the software gimmicks on the Samsung they are pretty much the same sure the sgs3 is faster and such but nothing optimises both phones as of yet. Plus HTC do roll out frequent updates.
I'll post more views after playing with the sgs3 but it'll need to be overall much better than the HOX for my day to day usage for me to move to it. Running Charmeleon rom at the moment and now it's perfect.
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About the battery ... thats my battery
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Completely meaningless information you posted. No technical information at all just opinion, sounds like your trying to convince yourself And yea playstation suite sounds good and all but you can get playstation emulators anyway as I have on my galaxy s3. And how can you say there's no problems when a new thread opened recently about antenna problems? Loads of people affected. Look for yourself on this thread vs galaxy s3 thread to see which your most likely to get a problem with. I think you'll find it's the hox. My s3 easily lasts a day and a half on stock imagine on custom rom (very easy to root and flash just saying). Sorry but it blows the hox outta the water, in every way. Altough design and looks are subjective, galaxy s3 does not feel cheap nor look it, people who say that haven't even held one I'm their hand. Looks fantastic in my opinion better than hox. Good luck in making your choice dude
S3 overhyped
The S3 is so overhyped you can only be dissapointed.
the HTC xone is the first phone i have seen i 3 years to beat the Iphone 4 which is now defo dated.
regarding the were so high.
battery, granted initially it was terrible but with this 1.29 patch it is fine remember we are talking quad core power.
the graphics on this phone are simply mndblowing and the heating problem i have never encountered, maybe cos i put the upgrade on straight away.
you know if your mates reccomend a movie saying it is the best movie they have ever seen and then you go and then you are dissapointed because the expectations were so high.
Samsung media and marketing is working at full power trying to convince the nation that this S3 is the greatest thing thing sliced bread and us Brits as usual are as gullible as ever. dont get me wrong the S3 is ia greeat phone but if you have an S2 and are expecting incredible things, you will be gutted.
The HTC ONE X is defo the phone to go for but make sure yo put the 1.29 patch on it. Its truly amazing.
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The S3 is so overhyped you can only be dissapointed.
the HTC xone is the first phone i have seen i 3 years to beat the Iphone 4 which is now defo dated.
regarding the were so high.
battery, granted initially it was terrible but with this 1.29 patch it is fine remember we are talking quad core power.
the graphics on this phone are simply mndblowing and the heating problem i have never encountered, maybe cos i put the upgrade on straight away.
you know if your mates reccomend a movie saying it is the best movie they have ever seen and then you go and then you are dissapointed because the expectations were so high.
Samsung media and marketing is working at full power trying to convince the nation that this S3 is the greatest thing thing sliced bread and us Brits as usual are as gullible as ever. dont get me wrong the S3 is ia greeat phone but if you have an S2 and are expecting incredible things, you will be gutted.
The HTC ONE X is defo the phone to go for but make sure yo put the 1.29 patch on it. Its truly amazing.
Greedydog
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Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
rickssj4 said:
I've had the one x and returned it, go for the galaxy s3. Miles better, you'll only regret the one x if you encounter problems. As standing the one x has many problems, I went through 3 devices only to have faults in each one. It overheated, died in 3-4 hours with constant use, software and design flaws in all three too. Got it replaced with a galaxy s3 which battery life is excellent lasting me over 10 hours with constant use, doesn't overheat, software is fluent and smooth as butter and pictures don't do it justice too as it looks badass in reality. I 100% say to go with the galaxy s3, you won't be disappointed
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LOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
if you have an S3 what are you doing here in X board Mr. S Fan Boy ? LOL
dude... i think you had an One X replica that you buyed on ebay for 50$ lol ...
i didnt find any faults one mine or anything crap that you are saying from this device....
peace mr S fan boy
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Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
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oh god.. another fan boy lol ...
did you guys are payed from samsung to make their marketing ? lol
just i sayd to your S fan boy mate ... i think you guys buyed an one X replica for 50$ on ebay lol ...
i can make 2 days.. YES 2 days with regular use ...
what is my regular use ?
moderated sms / moderated calls, sometime i turn on mobile data to check facebook or wifi ... and play some draw something ...
off course if you open a game and spend 2hrs gaming the battery dies fast ... but i think you dont buy a phone to play games in a priority right ? ... if so.. please try a sony psp or nintendo ds ...
i dont want to defend any device... i dont tryed the S3, but im happy with HOX, great hardware, great design, great battery (lasts longer than my old desire)...
and i dont know how the people points so much defects .. i dont have half of the problems that i read in this forum ...
maybe i have a special hox made just for me lol
and no.. im not a noob that came from a nokia
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just i sayd to your S fan boy mate ... i think you guys buyed an one X replica for 50$ on ebay lol ...
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What did you sayd? And no I didn't buyed a one x replica I'm just giving my opinion dude chill though I congratulate you for having a flawless hox lol no fan boyism here, let's just agree to disagree?
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Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but screen on time is not the defining factor.
I've seen users of both, say the sgs3 is not lasting as long as their HOX for how they used their phones. (And I've also heard the sgs3 does last longer for them, so both verdicts)
ALSO we have a HOX user with 12hours screen in time, kinda makes your 9hrs comment look a bit ****ty right?
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I did a partial charge from 20 to 80% and browse tapatalk for an 45min. Battery never drops.
Samsung fan boys who doesn't own just dont give blind suggestion.
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Not defending one-x or s3.. but seriously what ever you have written is just theorerical..build/better/etc,etc... one thing.. i never carry my phone naked.. no matter gorila glass or w.e... a cover comes up.. feels safe.. so build/looks.. bye bye.. get an attractive cover..
Camera yeah i agree.. one-x is better.. but tht noise.. and dont even get me started on video recording.. my one-x used to record a high-pitched sound everytime i was on stereo recording..
Actually both phones are kinda similar.. only deal break= battery..
Accept it or not.. its the ugly fact of life.. gs3 juices out MAX 7 freaking hrs of screen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YOU ARE NOT BLIND... 7HRS!!!!
as far as the galaxy's i have.. stand-by is ok!...
Stand-by on one-x.. lol yeah true it shows on 100% if you dont use it after charge.. but.. just withen 5mins of phone call.. battery drops to 89%.. kept on standby during the college time for like 3-4hrs
Battery is the deal breaker... go for s3.. go for LG's new phone.. or wait for iSh!t-5.. its all the same.. just if one-x had a beast battery like note or s3.. htc would be giving samsung a banana ride.. (if you know what i mean )
EDIT-: Make the on screen time of s3 to 9hrs41mins.. lol..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26904984&postcount=75
Lol this is what i feel for the HOX owners now.. (No Offence guys.. just a joke )
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He just left the screen on. We are proud that we are PS certified and we have better standby time. Just post your standby time here. GS3 cant even lost 1 hour without a drop. And every one admit that HOX looks better and it has better life than it has 1800mah. Wtf you are doing with 2100mah ??? cant even get similar battery stats with HOX.
HOX is optimised well and gs3 is a copycat of HOX!!!
Hello every1,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660 for almost 2 years now, a month ago I had a bike accident and the screen broke. Not the digitizer but the LCD under it.
Since I had no other phone I ordered a 8$ screen off of eBay from China and I wouldn't complain about it if it didn't eat my battery alive.
The screen image quality is garbage as expected but the power draw is huge, I'm not a heavy wifi and I have the power saving option to only use 2G networks since I don't browse the web with it, the phone would last up to 5 days with my normal usage but now it can't go past the 1st day.
I'd like to know if any1 knows somewhere to get a better screen for my cellphone, if possible a Samsung OEM screen would be awesome.
Thanks
Tokkan said:
Hello every1,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660 for almost 2 years now, a month ago I had a bike accident and the screen broke. Not the digitizer but the LCD under it.
Since I had no other phone I ordered a 8$ screen off of eBay from China and I wouldn't complain about it if it didn't eat my battery alive.
The screen image quality is garbage as expected but the power draw is huge, I'm not a heavy wifi and I have the power saving option to only use 2G networks since I don't browse the web with it, the phone would last up to 5 days with my normal usage but now it can't go past the 1st day.
I'd like to know if any1 knows somewhere to get a better screen for my cellphone, if possible a Samsung OEM screen would be awesome.
Thanks
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You can always try to search for a Samsung screen on eBay or something... :S
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You can always try to search for a Samsung screen on eBay or something... :S
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Yea I tried that, but since this isn't a very popular device I've only found sketchy advertises on eBay.
I think I might try to buy a used one for arround 35$/40$ that has the original LCD and re-use the LCD off of that one and then re-sell the phone with the 8$ screen for like 25$.
This screen is a power hog, I had to downclock it to 400Mhz, using a CM7 ROM and pretty much no crap installed keeps it snappy and smooth but the power consumption kills it.
Tokkan said:
Yea I tried that, but since this isn't a very popular device I've only found sketchy advertises on eBay.
I think I might try to buy a used one for arround 35$/40$ that has the original LCD and re-use the LCD off of that one and then re-sell the phone with the 8$ screen for like 25$.
This screen is a power hog, I had to downclock it to 400Mhz, using a CM7 ROM and pretty much no crap installed keeps it snappy and smooth but the power consumption kills it.
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Ouch... Yeah you can also do that
Edit: Take a look at these:
This one
This one
This one
This one
In General, all of these
The first one I had started glitching after the first day of using it. It wouldn't turn on and the battery check button stopped working. I sent it to Mophie and they replaced it and even swapped for the color I wanted which was silver. The silver one worked a little bit longer but after a couple of days, same thing. Also the silver one started turning yellow and getting dingey really fast. I sent that one back as well and had them again swap the color back to black. I cannot complain about their support department at all. Very fast and friendly. Well, I'm on my third one and it STILL has the same problem. It wont work until you plug it in for minute and it will randomly stop working again. When it did work, it was great. It would charge from 1% to 100% EASILY. I just wish they'd get this product in line.
I agree with this post. My HTC One mophie has same problem. Seems a waste of time sending in. Replacements have same problem. Great concept, poor implementation.
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I have a black one that I purchased from Best Buy, and so far, so good for me. I don't use it every day, just when I know I'm gonna be using it a lot or away from an outlet for a long time, but whenever I flick the switch it starts charging.
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The first one I had started glitching after the first day of using it. It wouldn't turn on and the battery check button stopped working. I sent it to Mophie and they replaced it and even swapped for the color I wanted which was silver. The silver one worked a little bit longer but after a couple of days, same thing. Also the silver one started turning yellow and getting dingey really fast. I sent that one back as well and had them again swap the color back to black. I cannot complain about their support department at all. Very fast and friendly. Well, I'm on my third one and it STILL has the same problem. It wont work until you plug it in for minute and it will randomly stop working again. When it did work, it was great. It would charge from 1% to 100% EASILY. I just wish they'd get this product in line.
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Wow. was really thinking of getting one of those.
I'm glad I saw this thread. I was just thinking about ordering one. It's a shame they are having trouble out of them. They are usually a great battery case. Well at least they were for the iPhone.
Has anyone test or heard of any other brand?
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Totally agree with the op... Mine stopped working after 2 months..
Stay away from them
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treysgreen said:
The first one I had started glitching after the first day of using it. It wouldn't turn on and the battery check button stopped working. I sent it to Mophie and they replaced it and even swapped for the color I wanted which was silver. The silver one worked a little bit longer but after a couple of days, same thing. Also the silver one started turning yellow and getting dingey really fast. I sent that one back as well and had them again swap the color back to black. I cannot complain about their support department at all. Very fast and friendly. Well, I'm on my third one and it STILL has the same problem. It wont work until you plug it in for minute and it will randomly stop working again. When it did work, it was great. It would charge from 1% to 100% EASILY. I just wish they'd get this product in line.
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I can totally relate to you. Everything has also happened to me as well. What a waste of money this was. I felt like breaking them but i can't sense i spent so much on them lol.
2 months for me as well...anyone know of a reputable alternative?
My Morphie is very strange. As best as I can tell, it only charges both the internal phone and case battery when the phone is turned off. I get some luck when I run down the internal phone battery to near depletion (with little switch pushed outward and showing red) and then switching until the green shows on the switch. This starts to recharge the phone battery. I get about 18-20 hours overall use excluding when the phone is turned off and charging. Far less than ideal.
Anyone tried the I-blason variety? It's about $60 on Amazon and seems like a nice alternative. I tried a cheap (Power Bank) alternative on ebay.. Terrible idea. It's on its way back now.
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I have a silver one I ordered from Mophie's site that I haven't had issues with.
I bought a Mophie that was on discount (customer returned) about 4 months ago and its been working just fine. You just been digging out a bad batch.
I finally got mine working by using the USB cable that came with morphie. The only problem now is that it does not charge all the way to 100%, dies at 70%
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I picked up a couple of these guys and keep one in the car and one in my backpack...
Small enough to throw in a jacket pocket if necessary too...
I hate cases - gotta show off the beauty of the One.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ultra-Compact-Lipstick-Sized-Smartphones-USB-charged/dp/B005NF5NTK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389206663&sr=8-2&keywords=portable+battery
Mine stopped working 3 days in for some strange reason the lights would show but no charging the device. Tried on my other htc one same issue there.
I just bought one from Amazon, coembe brand. 30 bucks. It didn't last one charge. I was so pissed Also it said 3800mah, that's not even close to being true. I don't know what the deal is with these products. Good concept horrible execution.
HTC ONE 32gb M7
S-off, Rooted up, Unlocked, Tampered like he'll...
Running Maximus HD 30.0
4.4 KitKat Sense 5.5
No S4 UI Bubbles & Smiley Faces Here...
*fingers crossed* so far no problem with mine. I don't use it daily, only when I travel or if I'm gonna be out all weekend or something.
jozanich said:
Anyone tried the I-blason variety? It's about $60 on Amazon and seems like a nice alternative. I tried a cheap (Power Bank) alternative on ebay.. Terrible idea. It's on its way back now.
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I know your question is old , but just incase someone thinkin to get I-blason , it act same as what i've read about Mophie.
I came here to look for alt , but looks there nothing good atm in the market
hi all,
somewhere it was mentioned that this device was actually ignored and not discontinued by sony due to the issues related to the hardware or something. I just recently purchased this and im actually worried bout this. was my decision to buy this particular handset a wrong one?
no its not like that..its's still available here in my region....
Not really.. it has the same hardware as xperia Z.
Except for infrared blaster.. which, yes had a hardware issue (which can be exchanged if you bring it back).
If i was discontinued in your country, it's because Sony put all marketing towards Xperia Z, not ZL... which I understand because it had something the competitors didn't have: waterproof.
I still hope they will make a ZL2 though, waterproof .
Its discontinued because its old and past its life cycle. Same with the Z. Just because carriers have the phones, doesn't mean Sony is still making them. But If you by one brand new, even if its a year old, you will still get full factory warranty, so don't worry. But most android flagship devices have roughly a 3 - 5 month production life. Then its on to designing the next one while the older models slowly sell out. Only a handful sell enough units to keep production going, like Samsung galaxy "S" flagships, and possibly even the HTC one. Although with the financial state of HTC, I don't think the one was enough to pull them out if the fire.
But I wouldn't worry about your purchase. This type of tech gets "old" within 3 months of release. I mean the zl came out with the snapdragon s4 pro, then a month the later we had the HTC one and S4, with the snapdragon 600. Then we got the Z ultra with the snapdragon 800. Now that thing is old news. Lol. Technology drives me nuts!
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It's all about marketing as wrote ATRIXXIRTA, Sony makes money selling new devices...in certain way forcing people to buy new models.
Anyway I am happy with this device.
They put a 5 inch full HD display on a compact chasis, with infrared controller (works fine for me), great hardware inside, support for external memory and with FM Radio
Remember iphone arguments about size? It cannot be bigger because of one hand use? Or samsung explaining why they removed fm radio from galaxy S4?
They said too that external memory cards are becoming obsolete because of cloud storage? Come on, just marketing dudes
Its true. The ZL is one of the BEST all arounder's out there. If the Z or Z1/2 was the same size as the ZL, it would be the design to beat. Or the moto x if it had an SD card slot, lol
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There are aspects of the screen on the ZL that could be better...
Overall it's a really nice phone and I'm fairly happy with battery life, and performance.
Bad experience
I had just bought the phone in the beginning of feb and had a good time, enjoyed my phone. Unfortunately, the battery started giving a problem on 10 of this month, phone only starts through charger, once charger is plugged out, the phone switches off. Gave it to the customer care at Mumbai, India & they said my phone would be replaced. After 10days they got me phone that was used and scratched, it also had glue at back of the cover.
Just having a bad experience as my phone was brand new & now they are giving me a **** of my money. Bad customer service from Sony.
That's total bull**** man. Make a video and post on YouTube and spread it as much as possible. Might not seem like much, but if it gains enough momentum, Sony will take notice. Mine Is also starting to give me issues. It will shut off randomly if it gets warm, and it will only boot plugged it. Today for example, I was using navigation for about half an hour, and it just shut off randomly. And I couldn't power it on until I plugged in the car charger. I can.unplug and use it however if it cools enough. It's fu#ked and I'm passed! I'm thinking of ordering a replacement battery. 22-25$. I'd rather have it.BEFORE this one craps out, and not wait until it actually goes, then wait 2 weeks for a battery!
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I had just bought the phone in the beginning of feb and had a good time, enjoyed my phone. Unfortunately, the battery started giving a problem on 10 of this month, phone only starts through charger, once charger is plugged out, the phone switches off. Gave it to the customer care at Mumbai, India & they said my phone would be replaced. After 10days they got me phone that was used and scratched, it also had glue at back of the cover.
Just having a bad experience as my phone was brand new & now they are giving me a **** of my money. Bad customer service from Sony.
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Its not easy to replace the battery, did you check the video created by one of the xda guy, the battery is below the mb. Watch the video before ordering the battery.
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kekks said:
Its not easy to replace the battery, did you check the video created by one of the xda guy, the battery is below the mb. Watch the video before ordering the battery.
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Ya I've taken apart NUMEROUS phones and tablets. The ZL should be a piece of cake compared to some other devices like iPhones, or even the htc one x. That thing was a *****! Lol
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Hey Guys I'm from India I'm going to buy the Xperia ZL Second hand the seller said that it's only 4 months old please help me Should I buy it or not?
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Hey Guys I'm from India I'm going to buy the Xperia ZL Second hand the seller said that it's only 4 months old please help me Should I buy it or not?
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.. you should first check if the phone boots correctly and if the battery is ok. A lot of ZL's have problems with the battery. If everything is ok, the phone is just great!
ATRIXXIRTA said:
Ya I've taken apart NUMEROUS phones and tablets. The ZL should be a piece of cake compared to some other devices like iPhones, or even the htc one x. That thing was a *****! Lol
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I can confirm that. It is actually really easy to replace the battery on that phone. You just need a small phillips screwdriver and a plastic tool to open the device :good:
This video speaks for itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX_rClLNUU8
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.. you should first check if the phone boots correctly and if the battery is ok. A lot of ZL's have problems with the battery. If everything is ok, the phone is just great! ]
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How can i check the battery issue with this phone and how old it is?
the same problem
kekks said:
I had just bought the phone in the beginning of feb and had a good time, enjoyed my phone. Unfortunately, the battery started giving a problem on 10 of this month, phone only starts through charger, once charger is plugged out, the phone switches off. Gave it to the customer care at Mumbai, India & they said my phone would be replaced. After 10days they got me phone that was used and scratched, it also had glue at back of the cover.
Just having a bad experience as my phone was brand new & now they are giving me a **** of my money. Bad customer service from Sony.
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Hi, I have the same problem, the phone just starts via charger, once charger is unplugged, the phone switches off if an application is running
I have to buy a new battery, surely it take to get to Colombia approximately in 20 days:crying: