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[Marty]

Recovery mode is back and power.


Motorola Xoom hitting the Swedish market in April

Can't get that to work

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Sheik Yerbouti]

thought that was a screenshot of your phone >_<

Naah, I just lifted that off Google Images.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Yes I love it.

By the way, I was looking for phones today and got my hands on the ZTE Blade, pretty nice device and I am really considering it now. I want to see what HTC has up their sleeves first though.

http://www.gsmarena.com/mwc_2011_htc-review-572.php

 

[Nedv&#283;d]

I got a X8 and today it told me that there's an update, should I update it directly from the phone, or is there anybetter way?
Btw is this update 2.3?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I got a X8 and today it told me that there's an update, should I update it directly from the phone, or is there anybetter way?
Btw is this update 2.3?

The update should have information about the update. I see that the phone actually ships with 1.6 and is upgradable to 2.1 Have you check what version your phone is running right now? Go to Settings>About Phone>Software Information and check the Android version.

Either way, go ahead and install the update. It shouldn't do you any harm.

 

[JCK]

http://www.gsmarena.com/mwc_2011_htc-review-572.php

Yea, I got that on engadget in the morning. I wasn't impressed which makes me decide what my next phone will be.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Why weren't you impressed btw?

The Desire S and Incredible S seem like moderate upgrades, but since you're coming from a Hero, it should still be a good update. I'd like to see what new features the new Sense has too.

 

[Nedv&#283;d]

The update should have information about the update. I see that the phone actually ships with 1.6 and is upgradable to 2.1 Have you check what version your phone is running right now? Go to Settings>About Phone>Software Information and check the Android version.

Either way, go ahead and install the update. It shouldn't do you any harm.

I'm on 2.1 already, so do I get 2.3?

My mate told me not to update it via phone (he has a HTC)

Gonna update it later tonight, thanks for the info mate.

 

[.zero]

Netflix streaming on android!

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I'm on 2.1 already, so do I get 2.3?

My mate told me not to update it via phone (he has a HTC)

Gonna update it later tonight, thanks for the info mate.

I think it's just a bug fixes update to 2.1 itself. Don't think there's an official Android 2.2 or 2.3 update for the X8 available yet.

EDIT: Just checked SE's website. There's no mention of 2.3 or 2.2 for the X8. I'm afraid the update you're seeing is just a maintainence update, and not a complete OS update.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/phones/xperiax8?cc=us&lc=en

 

[Marty]

What's the real advantage of 2.2? I guess it would be faster but I find the phone to be fairly quick anyway. Anything else I'd get with 2.2?

 

[JCK]

Why weren't you impressed btw?

The Desire S and Incredible S seem like moderate upgrades, but since you're coming from a Hero, it should still be a good update. I'd like to see what new features the new Sense has too.

Because both phones you mentioned seem to be released just for the sake of releasing where the Desire HD is still their flagship. All manufacturers released great devices at the MWC except HTC which were just satisfied by, as you said, decent upgrades. That and a lame tablet.

 

[Martin]

What's the real advantage of 2.2? I guess it would be faster but I find the phone to be fairly quick anyway. Anything else I'd get with 2.2?

meh, the fabled speed increase with 2.2 is frankly not noticeable imo, at least on my phone.

 

[JCK]

What's the real advantage of 2.2? I guess it would be faster but I find the phone to be fairly quick anyway. Anything else I'd get with 2.2?

Not much of a difference I guess but the 2.3 is something.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

What's the real advantage of 2.2? I guess it would be faster but I find the phone to be fairly quick anyway. Anything else I'd get with 2.2?

Here's the changelog from Wiki:

On 20 May 2010, the 2.2 (Froyo) SDK was released.[15] Changes included:[16]
General Android OS speed, memory, and performance optimizations[17]
Additional application speed improvements courtesy of JIT implementation[18]
Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application
Increased Microsoft Exchange support (security policies, auto-discovery, GAL look-up, calendar synchronization, remote wipe)
Improved application launcher with shortcuts to Phone and Browser applications
USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality
Added an option to disable data access over mobile network
Updated Market application with batch and automatic update features[17]
Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries
Voice dialing and contact sharing over Bluetooth
Support for numeric and alphanumeric passwords
Support for file upload fields in the Browser application[19]
Support for installing applications to the expandable memory
Adobe Flash 10.1 support[20]
Support for extra high DPI screens (320 dpi), such as 4" 720p

Because both phones you mentioned seem to be released just for the sake of releasing where the Desire HD is still their flagship. All manufacturers released great devices at the MWC except HTC which were just satisfied by, as you said, decent upgrades. That and a lame tablet.

True, but at least these phones have the much needed front facing camera, and higher RAM, plus a GPU. I wouldn't upgrade my Desire to the Desire S, but for you, it is a pretty feature-filled phone.

 

[JCK]

True, but at least these phones have the much needed front facing camera, and higher RAM, plus a GPU. I wouldn't upgrade my Desire to the Desire S, but for you, it is a pretty feature-filled phone.

It is indeed a huge jump for me but I could have done that with the Desire or the Desire HD and I can still do at even lower prices now that there are newer slightly better devices.

 

[Martin]

Can I ask guys how often do you charge your phones? Mine tends to last something like 3-4 days at very light use.

 

[JCK]

Can I ask guys how often do you charge your phones? Mine tends to last something like 3-4 days at very light use.

2 years for me. I just get a contract for 24 months and I change phone when it is out and sign a new contract.

 

[Martin]

2 years for me. I just get a contract for 24 months and I change phone when it is out and sign a new contract.

umh, charge. Plug into the power socket?

 

[icemaη]

Mine depends on the usage. Sometimes I charge every two days and some days twice a day... A lot to do with the amount of time I've WiFi on...