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I played with a live working X10 in an O2 store today & I was extremely underwhelmed
Build quality & feel was nice but the screen seemed dark on max brightness & the menus not user friendly imo & I always take to phones quickly without ever needing a manual. I have decided after spending nearly half an hour playing with one. I don't like it
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:06:12
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On 2010-04-21 19:01:20, lcrkz0023 wrote:
@saltoro and moogoo,
That is the option WCDMA only: means 3G only
GSM/WCDMA PREFERRED: means 2G or Edge/ 3G preferred
Another way to try to get GSM ONLY go into *#*# info #*#* (*#*# 4636#*#*)on dial pad...then go into phone info..scroll down to bottom, tab the WCDMA and see if you see a GSM only there
I was just defining the terms just in case someone else reading post didnt know.
That doesn't seem to be the case. I switched to "WCDMA only", and the data status icon remained as "3G". Testing between that and the "GSM / WCDMA preferred" option, I got pretty much identical results using Speed Test.
So I checked under the info menu (via the dial number), and the options there are different, as they are the following:
WCDMA preferred
GSM only
WCDMA only
Unknown
Switching to "GSM only", I was switched to EDGE (as confirmed by the connection icon, and by the much slowed Speed Test speeds) So it does seem that the default settings UI isn't giving the option for 2G "GSM only" despite it being available through the info dial menu.
I'll be curious to see if debranding changes this.
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:11:41
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On 2010-04-21 20:06:12, Bonovox wrote:
I played with a live working X10 in an O2 store today & I was extremely underwhelmed
Build quality & feel was nice but the screen seemed dark on max brightness & the menus not user friendly imo & I always take to phones quickly without ever needing a manual. I have decided after spending nearly half an hour playing with one. I don't like it
The Xperia has probably the brightest screen of any phone, you can see it in direct sunlight, just turn off the auto brightness.
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:24:16
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@Bialynia
I second that
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:31:05
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On 2010-04-21 20:06:12, Bonovox wrote:
but the screen seemed dark on max brightness
Next time take off your sunglasses
+2 @ Bialynia
[ This Message was edited by: lcrkz0023 on 2010-04-21 19:47 ]
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:46:07
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@moogoo,
What all did you get in your box? and was it sealed?
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:51:11
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Ya. I though the screen seemed a bit dark and hard to see outside when out for a walk the other day. After turning off auto-brightness, it made a huge difference. Beautiful clear screen on this phone!
BTW: speaking of walks
My Tracks is a wonderful app for anyone who hike/bikes/etc. and wants to track where they've gone.
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Posted: 2010-04-21 20:51:34
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On 2010-04-21 20:06:12, Bonovox wrote:
but the screen seemed dark on max brightness
Please compare the following pics:
http://twitpic.com/1g21rc vs
http://twitpic.com/1g21uk
They were taken merely seconds after each other with the exact same camera settings and lighting.
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Posted: 2010-04-21 21:00:06
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On 2010-04-21 21:00:06, xell wrote:
On 2010-04-21 20:06:12, Bonovox wrote:
but the screen seemed dark on max brightness
Please compare the following pics:
http://twitpic.com/1g21rc vs
http://twitpic.com/1g21uk
They were taken merely seconds after each other with the exact same camera settings and lighting.
