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Thinking about buying a Play

Hi all,
I currently have a Fascinate on Verizon and am sick of the issues it is having. It seems a large number of them have memory issues and it's constantly restarting and bootlooping at an empty battery screen. Long story short, I want to buy a used Play. Mainly for two reasons. One, I want a working phone, and two, I love playing emulators but hate on-screen controls.
How are you folks liking the Play currently? How are the ICS ROMs running? How is emulator performance (PS1 specifically) on ICS ROMs? Does the gamepad work on ICS ROMs?
Thanks for your help; I really don't want to switch phones for something worse :/

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Best phone ever! Fact!
It's an android phone with a gamepad that makes gaming easier, what more do you want
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An unlockable boot loader that I don't have to pay 25 bucks for :banghead:
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The battery is one complaint.
Another is the wobblyness when the phone is closed.

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An unlockable boot loader that I don't have to pay 25 bucks for :banghead:
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Buy one that is already fully unlocked or one that can be unlocked easily like the r800i
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thatsupnow said:
Buy one that is already fully unlocked or one that can be unlocked easily like the r800i
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I would but I need it as a phone first and foremost and I'm on Verizon. So the r800x is my only choice.
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SirRudolph said:
The battery is one complaint.
Another is the wobblyness when the phone is closed.
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How long do u get with the bttery with standard use and while hard gaming?
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I got my Xperia Play for 169euro in Vodafone IE, so i think it was the best value android phone ever! But i was worried becouse how come Vodafone reduced 500 euro price to 169, i thought it must be crappy phone! But after bootloader unlock and flashing .58 firmware + TrueAncestor Rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546134&highlight=true i think this phone is great! Works fast and smoth, battery for me is long enough too, around 3 days for some wifi use, text and calls. Im not playing so much but i used keypad on GTAIII or Shadowgun and it was good fun! I hate using touchscreen if I played some game ever More likely i flashed few Custom Roms but the best working ICS ROM for me is AokPlay! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582118. So many options!!!!!! and theme manager and many many more! good luck!

I wouldn't because in terms of performance, it's not an upgrade from your old phone, just install cm9 or something and keep using your phone till your contracts up :O

I don´t know If I would buy it again, it´s the best phone ever, BUT, it´s the WORST built quality I´ve ever seem, and I´m serious, it´s the cheapest plastic on a mobile I´ve ever, after 1 week only some cracks appears on the plastic, it hapenned twice, when I first bought it, and after I sent it back and received a new one, they both had the same problem...
Really a shame, it´s the perfect smartphone, with the worst material, don´t know why Sony did that...

I have dropped mine a couple of times but there are no cracks at all...
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Potato13 said:
I wouldn't because in terms of performance, it's not an upgrade from your old phone, just install cm9 or something and keep using your phone till your contracts up :O
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I'm not looking for an "upgrade" to my old phone. My old phone doesn't work properly as I said in my OP. I already had ICS on it too. I'm looking for something to hold me over till December till my upgrade is due, and I love emulators but hate onscreen controls.
I just ordered one today so it should be here Tuesday/Wednesday. Thanks for all the input guys

Xperia S UK SIM Free .45 Available

Available via the usual suspects.
Thanks to d10 on the Sony mobile forum for posting it.

About bloody time, what's that only 6 months later
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from what i can see it has fixed exactly nowt lol although i have not tried any audio on it for stuttering

Oh dear, that doesn't sound to good.
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You know what I take it back its a pleasure to use now. It's much smoother and my music isn't going belly up. Still got the proximity bug but it's not as bad now.

MrBelter said:
You know what I take it back its a pleasure to use now. It's much smoother and my music isn't going belly up. Still got the proximity bug but it's not as bad now.
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I don't know about you guys but I just got it updated to .55,strange,ha? :what:
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DekinGBar said:
I don't know about you guys but I just got it updated to .55,strange,ha? :what:
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Is yours UK SIM fee? or network locked?
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Yup .. got it just now.. and WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! a change in build numbers lol.. saying that it as ever seams faster , and the quick camera does not crash now or say out of memory.. Its a bit off going from my Nexus 7 4.2.1 to 4.0.4 ( XS ) ...
saying that the phone works fine, not 100% but only my desire was perfect !!! lol
Will be N7 be on 5.0.2 before my XS gets to 4.2 ???
the update was only 2MB .. so what do you expect ??

Impressed with the battery life, after 15 hours use I've still got 71% left.

MrBelter said:
Impressed with the battery life, after 15 hours use I've still got 71% left.
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Now that is good for the xs, is that with data and WiFi always on?
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No not always on but it's still a big improvement based on my own usage

I just got 1 day 17 hours standby with 4 hours screen time so it seems much better to me.

MrBelter said:
I just got 1 day 17 hours standby with 4 hours screen time so it seems much better to me.
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Good stuff, now that does seem much better
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There was no, or very little 3g in that time though (although i think we all knew that) WiFi was on for quite some time though.

[Q] Optimus G Pro : Gaming ?

Hello Everyone ! I am thinking about buying the Optimus G Pro because of different reviews I have seen saying that the phone is very smooth and fast compared to the Galaxy s4 and the Htc One. I haven't seen much on the gaming aspect though :/ how is this phone with gaming? any lags or stutters ? I would like to play modern combat 4 with this beast of a phone ! and other games !

fabyprado123 said:
Hello Everyone ! I am thinking about buying the Optimus G Pro because of different reviews I have seen saying that the phone is very smooth and fast compared to the Galaxy s4 and the Htc One. I haven't seen much on the gaming aspect though :/ how is this phone with gaming? any lags or stutters ? I would like to play modern combat 4 with this beast of a phone ! and other games !
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I can tell you that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City plays like a absolute dream with everything maxed out.

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I can tell you that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City plays like a absolute dream with everything maxed out.
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That's what I want to hear !!

I play arcane legends and never miss a beat...
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??

esimon311 said:
I play arcane legends and never miss a beat...
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
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Sweet !

I play ravensword 2 and the room... looks better than most games on ps3 and runs smooth as butter. I have the thermal throttling off but it never slowed down either of those games anyway although after an hour or 2 on ravensword the phone gets warm but ive never recieved any errors. There is no doubt, as far as gaming this is THE phone to have hands down...
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any other comment on the long time game playing....comment on the dim display after some time playing the game...

How much battery life do you get when playing?
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omar110392 said:
any other comment on the long time game playing....comment on the dim display after some time playing the game...
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I play at work when I get tired of working(hope no one from is on here). Yesterday I played for about 6 hours straight or more, so I could try and beat dead trigger and beach buggy blitz. My phone did get warm but that's about it. I did all this while playing music with the xperia z walkman app.
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omar110392 said:
any other comment on the long time game playing....comment on the dim display after some time playing the game...
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I turned off thermal throttleing so I don't get the dimming effect at all
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Not to get this off subject, but where did u get the walkman app at? Back on topic, i play nova 3 and it sucks the battery pretty quick and gets quite warm, but its awesome on this hd screen. Tried the s4 and the htc one, and this phone tops them all hands down.
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I play at work when I get tired of working(hope no one from is on here). Yesterday I played for about 6 hours straight or more, so I could try and beat dead trigger and beach buggy blitz. My phone did get warm but that's about it. I did all this while playing music with the xperia z walkman app.
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http://db.tt/cdUrAldZ
I couldn't find the thread but I still had the zip. Make a backup before you flash, wipe cache and dalvicke after flashing then reboot.
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Want to thank everyone for taking there time and helping me out !

About to buy the Nitro: anything I should know?

I'm thinking of getting this phone for cheap. I read about touch sensitivity issues. Is this a problem you guys notice? Anything else I should know?
Sorry if this is in the wrong section. Thanks in advance.
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Have not noticed. Only issue I have is battery and the stats look a lot better on paper
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lbomber7 said:
Have not noticed. Only issue I have is battery and the stats look a lot better on paper
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Damn. Even with the ICS upgrade? This is crazy because I had an Atrix 2 for a while and with 1gb of ram you'd expect it to be okay. But this is that and 1.5ghz dual core.
But for $65 is it worth it? I mean in my city, there's lots of cheap and good phones. But this is the cheapest in its power range.
Should I just shell out a couple more bucks for a better phone?
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Also how is your screen on time?
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the battery issues have been dealt with using wind kernel on a v20f ics rom or cm 10.1.2 with wind wernel

I have never been able to root this phone, so that kind of stinks. My biggest issue is the battery life is horrible!!!! Also stinks that we'll never see JB on here without rooting!!!
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thedicarlos said:
I have never been able to root this phone, so that kind of stinks. My biggest issue is the battery life is horrible!!!! Also stinks that we'll never see JB on here without rooting!!!
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Rooting this phone is easy...what stock ROM are you on? As far as battery life I can go all day without needing to charge. My wife can't say that with her iPhone and people at work who have galaxy s3 and s4 are always charging. Haven't had complaints about battery life since I moved from GB a year ago.
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I found the overheating on the phone pretty bad but since I got cyanogenmod the phone isn't overheating anymore. Anyway I suggest getting it as the phone is pretty good other then a few problems
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I think it depends phone to phone but on a super light usage day I might get 12-14 hrs. On my normal usage like 5-6hrs even with wind kernel and cm10.1. The major plus of the phone is that 2years later it still has one of the highest ppi's available.
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I should mention that The battery is fine on standby. Play some games and forget about it! My software version is V20-c. Its been a while since I tried to root her, but none of the methods worked for me. I've rooted my Kindle Fire and my previous Android phone, so I have rooted in the past. The overheating issue is bad also, but overall, this has been a good phone! The display is beautiful and the processor is quite fast. I don't regret buying this, but wanted to be honest in my overview...
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thedicarlos said:
I should mention that The battery is fine on standby. Play some games and forget about it! My software version is V20-c. Its been a while since I tried to root her, but none of the methods worked for me. I've rooted my Kindle Fire and my previous Android phone, so I have rooted in the past. The overheating issue is bad also, but overall, this has been a good phone! The display is beautiful and the processor is quite fast. I don't regret buying this, but wanted to be honest in my overview...
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To root v20c use this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
This works 100% as long as it is installed to c:/ and don't run as administrator.
However if you want to install cwm to install custom ROMs and tweaks (recommended) use this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044645
This will allow you to install a variety of ROMs that are based on stock that will offset better battery life including game playing. At the very least install wind kernel in addition to better battery life it removes security from the boot loader so you can uninstall bloatware without bricking ie. Google Play movies.
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The battery drain is for me the biggest issue. But with wind kernel and other roms it is much better. It depends on what you want to do with the phone. When you play all the day, yeah then you will charge often. But other phones have same problem. I bought an extender battery. By the way the phone is better in my hands weight of course a little bit higher.
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lviseth said:
I'm thinking of getting this phone for cheap. I read about touch sensitivity issues. Is this a problem you guys notice? Anything else I should know?
Sorry if this is in the wrong section. Thanks in advance.
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It is no problem to change the sensitivity of the screen. After flashing a new rom I change the worth in the system folder once and then the sensitivity is fast and smooth. For this you can use an app of course. But why installing an app when I can do this manually ?

What is the average screen on time around here? Thanks for all the great input!
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Thanks for the info! I will try these methods!
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I have this phone a couple of months, the real big problem with my Nitro was random reboots after ICS upgrade, finally I have to install v18f (ICS leak), with that ROM I solve the random reboots but battery life was horrible so I have to sell it.

fguzmant said:
I have this phone a couple of months, the real big problem with my Nitro was random reboots after ICS upgrade, finally I have to install v18f (ICS leak), with that ROM I solve the random reboots but battery life was horrible so I have to sell it.
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There are a few bad apples out in the wild. They are from the original batch that came out in 2011. But they are just fine in gingerbread. Sorry about your luck man.
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Performance-wise, I went from a Galaxy S III to this phone, and the UI is decently smooth on the stock ROM. On CM it's pretty laggy unless you use Wind Kernel, which makes it a lot smoother. The screen is very sharp - I actually like its screen more than my S III.
However, I've had some bad issues with overheating on this phone. During normal use, it's not an issue, but I've had the phone shut off or reboot during GPS navigation, and when I felt the phone it was downright hot, especially on the back right where it says "8MP HD" below the camera. It got so hot that I couldn't touch it. Battery drain when under heavy load (games, GPS navigation, etc.) is also pretty bad. My 2 amp car USB charger can't keep up with it during GPS navigation, and the battery will still drain even though it's charging.
I've had the phone for a few months, and it is a decent phone overall, but I'd explore some alternatives.

I decided to go with an alternative. I got lucky and found a real good deal. I'm amazed myself. Thanks everyone for your input.
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My lg g3 laggy low quadrant score

Got my g3 yesturday and im experiencing lagg so i thought id try a quadrant test and my scores are really low ive restarted the device. Several times with nothing running but still low score. Doesnt seem no where as near fast as htc one m8
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vimto25 said:
Got my g3 yesturday and im experiencing lagg so i thought id try a quadrant test and my scores are really low ive restarted the device. Several times with nothing running but still low score. Doesnt seem no where as near fast as htc one m8
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Maybe LG can`t or doesn`t cheat as good as HTC or Samsung with benchmark tests Lag is most of the time user app related by apps/widgets running in the background and slowing down the cpu.

I thought the device was pulling 23k in this test i think ill have to try a reset :/ dnt have much installed either
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Either you got a defective phone or the G3 is a joke.
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Ive worked out the problem its the extreme underclocking lg has done when the phone gets hot. Seems too extreme to me kinda put me off abit :/
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Keep dreaming. Samsung will never give up the S-LAG function (It's there since the original SGS and still there in the SGS5)

I was pretty fed up with the lag on the S5 and now I'm pretty Fed up with the lag on my G3 Damn Koreans, can't you learn a page out of HTC, Motorola's or Nexus book.

I don't get it either how can they release flag ship devices with UI lag or any lag. I guess it's our fault buying it...
Anyway, I still have a faith in LG. They will fix it or ART default in the next Android release will eliminate it (Hopefully. Other brands have much worse cons with their products).

vimto25 said:
Ive worked out the problem its the extreme underclocking lg has done when the phone gets hot. Seems too extreme to me kinda put me off abit :/
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True.
This and the QHD display are the problem.
I think it will still lag in the future due to this two details.

Sensamic said:
True.
This and the QHD display are the problem.
I think it will still lag in the future due to this two details.
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Galaxy S5 Lags a lot more, so it must really overheat and have a QHD display also I guess.....

Maybe a custom kernel could fix this once they start to become available.
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Pilz said:
Maybe a custom kernel could fix this once they start to become available.
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I am also hoping for this. Custom kernels did wonders for my Nexus 4.

Pheno.menon said:
I am also hoping for this. Custom kernels did wonders for my Nexus 4.
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The difference is almost like night and day for some phones. My nexus 7 ran even better with different kernels.
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You can also control the colors, sharpness and brightness with custom kernels. I hope that the G3 will have big developers community so we will see some brilliant coding.

I did a reset and it seems a bit better I just hope it will get some Fix's as the phone it self is amazing
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Same here. Rather love the hardware, it's just the software that's lacking.

Well here's my benchmark test on my g3
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And here's my quadrant one
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Lorimere said:
Galaxy S5 Lags a lot more, so it must really overheat and have a QHD display also I guess.....
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That's a lie. I actually own a galaxy s 5... And it is very fast and no stutters at all.
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barondebxl said:
That's a lie. I actually own a galaxy s 5... And it is very fast and no stutters at all.
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And I had a S5 that I used for a while before trading it for a M8. (Had the S2, S3 and S4 also , so not a samsung hater. But touchwiz has always lagged.)
Of course after rooting, debloating,ect. the phone runs fine. But were discussing stock here.
If your running stock touchwiz and not having lag, your the only person I know who has gotten that lucky.