Hej, i was thinking of buying a used xperia Z1 compact, or a Z2 etc, an older Sony xperia.
I read some guides that explain you can install android 8 or even 9 on them, is this reliable? Obviously, a Z1 or Z2 or anything that old will be having an older android OS, limiting the phone to various apps and features.
By installing/modding a Z1 compact with android 9, would i get all the modern features that a 'modern' phone would have, that is equipped with Oreo or Pie?
Also, the Z1 compact can be rooted/modded to have 120fps/4k video recording already since 2014, will one get this functionality by installing android 8 or 9?
https://www.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-and-z1-compact-get-4k-and-120-fps-video-recording/
Found the below guides for installing a newer android, but these guides seem not so great?
http://theupgradeguide.com/2019/10/...a-z1-compact-resurrection-remix-how-to-guide/
Those phones can be had rather cheap used, and i really like those phones. Have one with a shattered screen, but fixing that would be more costly then getting another one used.
Also, another question, a Z2 which screen doesnt respond sometimes to touch, is that generally a software or hardware problem?
Thanks alot for the input! :highfive:
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Hi.
I recentently purchased a sony ericsson xperia pro. (mk16i)
I upgraded from a x10 mini pro. This x10 mini pro has several threads of its own here about custom roms.
What I am confused about is the lack (every where, not only on xda-developers) of "support" about my device.
Every where I read about the arc, the neo the play and og course x8 and x10 mini / pro but the xperia pro (mk16i) almost never has it's own thread.
I can download cyanogenmod at download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=iyokan&type= and it actually works but when going to the cyanogenmod.com site and select devices my device is not there! I really want to see some releae notes or something.
Same on xda , when googeling I find some questions and sometimes answers about the mk16i but always in some other phones thread. Does that mean I can install that phones custom rom on my phone?
So is the pro the same as one of the other sony's or am i only one of the few who bought it?
Regards
Hans
Hans de Groot said:
Hi.
I recentently purchased a sony ericsson xperia pro. (mk16i)
I upgraded from a x10 mini pro. This x10 mini pro has several threads of its own here about custom roms.
What I am confused about is the lack (every where, not only on xda-developers) of "support" about my device.
Every where I read about the arc, the neo the play and og course x8 and x10 mini / pro but the xperia pro (mk16i) almost never has it's own thread.
I can download cyanogenmod at download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=iyokan&type= and it actually works but when going to the cyanogenmod.com site and select devices my device is not there! I really want to see some releae notes or something.
Same on xda , when googeling I find some questions and sometimes answers about the mk16i but always in some other phones thread. Does that mean I can install that phones custom rom on my phone?
So is the pro the same as one of the other sony's or am i only one of the few who bought it?
Regards
Hans
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not only you bought it, me too.
it seems that this phone is not popular which is strange because it seems to be the most advanced qwerty android phone at the moment.
I'm going to root it soon, maybe use some custom rom for it. Could you provide some links to pages which you were using while you were rooting your mk16i? any
thanks
How to get Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow?
If you want official Sony firmware you have to change your phone to Z3 at least. Z1 compact was dropped and will never get any new version.
Sent from my Z1c via Tapatalk
If there is no Android M then this is my last phone from Sony. I mean, this is ****. State of the art device two years ago and EOLed already. They must be kidding us.
In my opinion Sony is actually one of the best. But i agree. it's kind of sad that we can't have Sony marshmallow firmware for this great device. It is'nt even close being outdated yet.
http://www.oppomart.com/zuk-z2.html
So I'm looking for a nice 5 to 5.2" phone to fill the hole my xperia z3 compact left in my heart! Does anyone have this variant of the zuk z2? Is it rocking a more stable rom? I know MWC is just around the corner. Looking for a little help deciding. Thanks!
mrjoeyloke said:
http://www.oppomart.com/zuk-z2.html
So I'm looking for a nice 5 to 5.2" phone to fill the hole my xperia z3 compact left in my heart! Does anyone have this variant of the zuk z2? Is it rocking a more stable rom? I know MWC is just around the corner. Looking for a little help deciding. Thanks!
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There is no such thing as international version. There are Chinese aka ZUK Z2 and Indian aka Lenovo Z2 Plus.
The stock ZUI is a big mess and not very polished, although it's frequently updated. There is official stable Nougat available.
Other than that, there is a great support for this device from the custom ROM devs, probably 2nd most popular SD820 Chinese phone after Mi5.
For the price it goes for, there's nothing else that even comes near it. The base Mi5 costs around 40 bucks more (3/32).
Now if you're coming from Z3 compact, you'll notice a difference, since this device (zuk z2) is as big as the original Xperia Z. I've came from Moto X 2013 and even after months I can still notice it's a bit larger than I was used to. Other than that, it's a great device.
mrjoeyloke said:
http://www.oppomart.com/zuk-z2.html
So I'm looking for a nice 5 to 5.2" phone to fill the hole my xperia z3 compact left in my heart! Does anyone have this variant of the zuk z2? Is it rocking a more stable rom? I know MWC is just around the corner. Looking for a little help deciding. Thanks!
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I've bought my device on Banggood for 169$ with use of coupons. Shipment to my country (Poland) took about 20 days. Installing TWRP is "easy-peasy" and from this you have open way to installing various roms. If you won't like ZUI you can try official MOKEE rom (which gives more AOSP expreience with great battery life). I've flashed ZUI based on Nougat debloated by user Francko76 and installed Action Launcher 3. Works great as my daily driver and by the end of day (with my usage) I still have about 20% battery left. As I know, most frequent issues with this device are antenna and usb port.
Hello everyone i have vejen given the ultimatum betwwen a z5 premium and a x compact. As im allways drawn to big Phones and that 4k screen i gotta know. Og i root the z5 and upgrade to a Android 8 rom. Will i lose the ability to use remotes PS4? Its the most important feture to me
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Hello everyone i have vejen given the ultimatum betwwen a z5 premium and a x compact. As im allways drawn to big Phones and that 4k screen i gotta know. Og i root the z5 and upgrade to a Android 8 rom. Will i lose the ability to use remotes PS4? Its the most important feture to me
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there is android 8 for z5p from sony! so the answer is YES
device in x series! if you are in to big screens!
XA2ALUTRA is gigantic 6" and its not very expensive! however its on mediatek processor to rooting is unknown to me at this poing
XZP the successor to Z5p is 5.5" flagship device and one of sony's most popular device of 2017, its on SP835, heavy on usage and root is possible (long process but possible)
Does anyone have Flux Substratum on their sony oreo devices running andromeda?
Im interested in buying it but im not sure if its possible without having some sort of glitching or broken overlays.
If it is broken, are there any similar dark themes that I could actually use without rooting my phone. Its kinda frustrating and i absolutely don't wanna root my device because i dont want the trouble of dealing with a rooted phone. Its kinda pathetic how substratum uses Sony OMS but it barely works on their own xperia lineup....
Hi, you are on XA forums so no Oreo devices here.