What did you have before the Z1
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I think the reasons can be many. Whit any HTC you can do whatever you want, from flashing 100 roms and mods and updates. This is more restricted on Sony devices. Then or you are a huge fan of Sony Xperia, if not, you have many reason already to go back to HTC.
True....i know bugger all about flashing roms ect....if it works, i leave it
What did notice on the Z1 though, i see now what a few reviews i watched said the screen on the One was a bit better, imo their right, it's hard to explain but the screen the Z1's kind of to sharp (for want of a better word). Again, i went to the settings but i think it's the diffirence between Sony's Tri (whatever the hell it's called) screen, and HTC's (whatever they call thiers)....it actually hurt my eyes watching it (Z1 that is). The only othe thing i don't like about the Z1 (everything else i liked
), when texing, on the HTC you can change the background colour (i've got it set on black with blue tex...easier on my eyes), the 1's just white. But apart from these 2 things, it's a bloody good phone and i'm still hard VERY hard pushed as to which one to keep and sell
What did notice on the Z1 though, i see now what a few reviews i watched said the screen on the One was a bit better, imo their right, it's hard to explain but the screen the Z1's kind of to sharp (for want of a better word). Again, i went to the settings but i think it's the diffirence between Sony's Tri (whatever the hell it's called) screen, and HTC's (whatever they call thiers)....it actually hurt my eyes watching it (Z1 that is). The only othe thing i don't like about the Z1 (everything else i liked
), when texing, on the HTC you can change the background colour (i've got it set on black with blue tex...easier on my eyes), the 1's just white. But apart from these 2 things, it's a bloody good phone and i'm still hard VERY hard pushed as to which one to keep and sell
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This is my first and last Sony, HTC all the way, honestly should have kept my HTC One and waited for a newer and better phone, which is literally around the corner, the M8 will be out soon and i'll have shot myself in the foot again.
I won't allow myself to do this to myself again.
This is my first and last Sony, HTC all the way, honestly should have kept my HTC One and waited for a newer and better phone, which is literally around the corner, the M8 will be out soon and i'll have shot myself in the foot again.
I won't allow myself to do this to myself again.
See sig.
This is my first and last Sony, HTC all the way, honestly should have kept my HTC One and waited for a newer and better phone, which is literally around the corner, the M8 will be out soon and i'll have shot myself in the foot again.
I won't allow myself to do this to myself again.
So you don't rate them then (z1 that is).....and you being a well established figure on here tut tut
What is it that you really don't about it... z1
Yeah I am excited to ditch Samsung too, as I hear the sony ui is already/nearly perfect, and don't need custom roms to make it way better. Going to come from a note 1 also.
Came from S3. Wanted a phone with premium feel Added to it modding the S4 is getting to be really difficult due to KNOX security. This is my first Sony, and I am quite happy - just that I do have camera issue still running around which I believe the Service guys should be addressing effectively.
Came from the Evo LTE and man is it a whole different world.
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I've been a Sony owner since 2006. Before the Z1 I had the SP. Good phone but Sony won't update it because its busy with the Z series, so I sold the SP and bought the Z1
Woah you're a faster phone switcher then I am lol.
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You should of just got a all metal case for the galaxy s3, my cousin got one and the people at her school though it was a iphone
So you don't rate them then (z1 that is).....and you being a well established figure on here tut tut
What is it that you really don't about it... z1
Dont get me wrong m8, the phone has a lot going for it and a lot to like but it's far from perfect (I suppose a lot of phones are) also the flashing process and the issues I had with it initially really put me off, not to mention that the touchscreen has a crazy issue where u lose contact with it and it appears intermittent too, unless youre holding the metal frame.
With previous handsets I used to be able to flash a new rom from the pub, no pc needed nothing, just me an the internet, can't do that no more. Plus the phones a little chunky for it's own good, no doubt that Sony will fix that in future releases (smaller bezel)
Maybe it's just me being picky? Or that I came from such a good phone in the HTC One, it's quite a hard phone to top really.
Either way, 2 years is an epic amount of time to think about things that niggle you.
Should have got a note 3 or waited on the One + M8
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This in silver or black, nicest case there ever was for the s3
http://www.casefanatic.com/samsung-...-hunterf-galaxy-note-2-ultra-thin-metal-case/
I came from the XS, before that I had an arc s and the four phones before were all Sony. Never thought about changing the company ' cause I never had any trouble with my phones. But the Main reason to stay with Sony is the root friendly mentality Sony offers
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Various Symbian phones, then SGS2, then SGS3. Flashing was infinitely easier on the Samsung side (no locked bootloader to begin with, default recovery, simple installation of CWM, then we had Mobile Odin...). I'm still somewhat uneasy about the constant need to use a computer on the Z1. On the other hand, on Samsung you had to get rid of Samsung if you wanted to have a decent experience, and the Exynos chipset made everything harder to develop. On the Z1 I still see no need to go AOSP: Sony's ROM is quite light, and Xposed allows for the necessary modding. Besides, there's no "brickbug" or "sudden death syndrome" here, which is a definite plus.
Since HTC is simply nonexistent here in Brazil, my options when my SGS3 started to get those damned freezes from the brickbug were either to stay with Samsung, come to the Z1 or move to the LG G2. Staying with Samsung was something I considered for about five seconds. Between the G2 and the Z1, the microsd slot was a dealbreaker on the G2. The fact that the Z1 is much better built, is water resistant, has a much better camera, and can be modded more easily also helped the decision. Really, I haven't been happier with a phone since the first months with the SGS2.
Since HTC is simply nonexistent here in Brazil, my options when my SGS3 started to get those damned freezes from the brickbug were either to stay with Samsung, come to the Z1 or move to the LG G2. Staying with Samsung was something I considered for about five seconds. Between the G2 and the Z1, the microsd slot was a dealbreaker on the G2. The fact that the Z1 is much better built, is water resistant, has a much better camera, and can be modded more easily also helped the decision. Really, I haven't been happier with a phone since the first months with the SGS2.
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1So you don't rate them then (z1 that is).....and you being a well established figure on here tut tut
What is it that you really don't about it... z1
Dont get me wrong m8, the phone has a lot going for it and a lot to like but it's far from perfect (I suppose a lot of phones are) also the flashing process and the issues I had with it initially really put me off, not to mention that the touchscreen has a crazy issue where u lose contact with it and it appears intermittent too, unless youre holding the metal frame.
With previous handsets I used to be able to flash a new rom from the pub, no pc needed nothing, just me an the internet, can't do that no more. Plus the phones a little chunky for it's own good, no doubt that Sony will fix that in future releases (smaller bezel)
Maybe it's just me being picky? Or that I came from such a good phone in the HTC One, it's quite a hard phone to top really.
Either way, 2 years is an epic amount of time to think about things that niggle you.
Should have got a note 3 or waited on the One + M8
---------- Post added at 08:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:22 AM ----------
This in silver or black, nicest case there ever was for the s3
http://www.casefanatic.com/samsung-...-hunterf-galaxy-note-2-ultra-thin-metal-case/
