Raqwe » Sony Xperia Z1 https://www.raqwe.com Hi-tech news Thu, 14 May 2020 10:06:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Best Smartphones 2015 for firmware https://www.raqwe.com/smartphones-2015-firmware/ https://www.raqwe.com/smartphones-2015-firmware/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2015 10:29:55 +0000 http://www.raqwe.com/?p=22619 It’s safe to say that for the advanced user the possibility of firmware is one of the important factors when choosing a smartphone. Under the cut we will select smartphones for which it was issued the highest number of alternative firmware. In order to vary the material from each producer was chosen for the same device, or half the rated bold line would occupy smartphones Nexus, which would be obvious and too boring. This post is intended to show that the creators of alternative firmware are interested not only smartphones, out-of-wing Google, but devices designed other brands. The key in the rating is the number of alternative (custom) firmware released […]

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Best Smartphones 2015 for firmware

It’s safe to say that for the advanced user the possibility of firmware is one of the important factors when choosing a smartphone. Under the cut we will select smartphones for which it was issued the highest number of alternative firmware.

In order to vary the material from each producer was chosen for the same device, or half the rated bold line would occupy smartphones Nexus, which would be obvious and too boring. This post is intended to show that the creators of alternative firmware are interested not only smartphones, out-of-wing Google, but devices designed other brands.

The key in the rating is the number of alternative (custom) firmware released for one or another smartphone. I think you will agree with me when I say that the most accurate information of this kind has a forum XDA-Developers – from there were taken figures that have become crucial for our members. Also consider their support for developers of such popular firmware as CyanogenMod, Paranoid Android, LiquidSmooth, SlimROM, BlissPop and others.

Oppo Find 5

Proprietary firmware Chinese smartphone now on everyone’s lips. ColorOS from Oppo, FlymeOS from MEIZU and from Xiaomi MIUI on their devices installed even owners of Nexus. But to install CyanogenMod on Chinese smartphone or the same Paranoid Android (we are talking about the official builds) were obtained in very rare cases. Of all the different phones Xiaomi team CyanogenMod officially supports only Mi2 (S), of MEIZU they do not want to hear. The only exceptions are smartphones and Oppo OnePlus, which here and there slip in the list of supported devices, alternative firmware.

The most popular smartphone Oppo be called Find 5. The forum XDA-Developers for the Find 5 is available only 12 alternative firmware. However, having dug deeper to Find 5 can be found MIUI, and Smartisan OS, and OmniROM, and as many as six Lollipop-assemblies (among which is CyanogenMod, MoKee OpenSource Project and LiquidSmooth).

OnePlus One

Interestingly, only one smartphone from our list was released in the past, in 2014, the rest – in 2013 and even earlier. Of course, waiting for alternative firmware in the flagships of 2014 was relatively less time, but the trend is that the model 2013 issue like romodelam more noticeable. Exceptions can only be HTC One (M8), which still lags behind the M7, and Nexus 6, which this year is likely to catch up.

OnePlus One is precisely thereby smartphone 2014 issue, which the creators of custom firmware is not bypassed. This is understandable, because even out of the box OnePlus One comes with a special version of CyanogenMod. According to the forum XDA-Developers, on the smartphone you can install 47 alternative firmware. Anyway, if earlier when creating firmware based on Android was considered good manners to support Nexus-smartphones, today to this rule can safely add support for devices OnePlus, what we actually observe.

Sony Xperia Z1

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Sony is known for its loyalty to the developers of alternative firmware, they, in turn, respond to it in kind. The dedicated website regularly puts Sony firmware source code of their devices. At the end of November last year, the company even posted the source code AOSP Lollipop-assemblies for their latest smartphones. One of these smart phones has become a favorite for a long time romodelam Xperia Z1. On XDA-Developers for Sony Xperia Z1 can be found 73 firmware. Among them will CyanogenMod, and Paranoid Android, and PAC-man ROM, and LiquidSmooth, and SlimROM.

Moto G

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It would seem, Motorola on this list should represent the public’s favorite Moto X, but it is not. If 4PDA number of firmware for Moto X and Moto G is approximately the same, at the XDA-Developers situation is quite different – from 17 to 78 Moto X at the Moto G. Among these 78 firmware can be found even such things as Firefox OS and FlymeOS.

HTC One (M7)

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M7 old man still on horseback. And let him back in full breathing M8 (65 firmware vs. 79), he is doing well. Just like Sony, HTC is known for its loyalty to the developers. The site HTCdev can find the source code firmware smartphones HTC, and tools to unlock their bootloaders. And HTC One (M7), and HTC One (M8) participate in the program Google Play Edition, which, again, favorably affects the development of custom firmware for them.

LG G2

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In 2013, LG has managed to present an extremely successful leader of a capacious battery, excellent display with narrow frames and a good camera. Custom firmware did not take long to wait. For LG G2 them have as many as 80. Among the users of G2 popular custom bikes on the basis of the original firmware, and on the basis of pure Android. The latter, by the way, a lot of presents. Almost every more or less large development team supports LG G2. For this smartphone released LiquidSmooth, CyanogenMod 12, BlissPop, SlimLP, OmniRom and others.

Google Nexus 5

Truly “People» Nexus, which is thousands of enthusiasts around the world day and night tirelessly stitch has been for almost a half years. Like any other Nexus-smartphone, after his announcement Nexus 5 was doomed to the emergence of dozens of alternative firmware. At the moment, they number 105. As I wrote above, when creating a custom firmware based on Android support for Nexus 5 is good manners, so rest assured – all that will come up romodely, the first step will be implemented on this smartphone. C on the other hand, it is necessary to accept the fact that soon will receive laurels Nexus 5 Nexus 6, and our favorite sink into oblivion, which, however, in any case inevitable.

Samsung Galaxy S4

Honestly, presenting this ranking, I could not imagine that any Samsung smartphone will be able to get around in it Nexus 5. But it is true. Today at XDA-Developers has 160 firmware for this smartphone. How did it happen? I am inclined to think that such a number of alternative firmware for Galaxy S4 is explained on the basis of custom bikes as the original firmware Samsung, and on the basis of pure Android. Add this to Google Play Edition-version of the smartphone with not the most powerful, yet Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and get almost ideal conditions for the emergence of custom bikes.

HTC HD2

Without exaggeration, the legendary machine rightly occupies the top spot in our ranking. It seems that enthusiasts were able to run on it all, except, perhaps, Falcon 9. Out of the box HTC HD2 or HTC Leo is running the operating system Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, seasoned with a proprietary shell HTC Sense. By the way, he was released more than five (!) Years ago.

Best Smartphones 2015 for firmware

Ported to the HTC HD2 Android, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Phone, MeeGo and Firefox OS. Ported firmware update for HTC HD2 come today. For example, on the eve of 2015 failed to start HD2 Android Lollipop.

Conclusion – best smartphones 2015 for firmware

As you can see, this rating has much in common with our recent material about the actual ex-champions, which once again proves that they should not be written off. And what a smartphone is the most pierced you?

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Sony Xperia Z1: Android 4.4 KitKat from next November 7th? https://www.raqwe.com/sony-xperia-z1-android-4-4-kitkat-november-7th/ https://www.raqwe.com/sony-xperia-z1-android-4-4-kitkat-november-7th/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:53:36 +0000 http://www.raqwe.com/?p=8930 It seems very strange, but as reported during the last hours on the web, the new Sony Xperia Z1 could be one of the first smartphones to receive the much talked about Android 4.4 KitKat, but still you do not know the date of submission and market debut . As early as November 7 the new camera-phone Sony should receive the latest release of Android, although it is certainly a lot of perplexity. Despite the news leaves us very perplexed, it seems that, at least according to the latest rumors, since the beginning of November, the Sony Xperia Z1 should receive the official update to Android 4.4 KitKat. November should […]

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It seems very strange, but as reported during the last hours on the web, the new Sony Xperia Z1 could be one of the first smartphones to receive the much talked about Android 4.4 KitKat, but still you do not know the date of submission and market debut . As early as November 7 the new camera-phone Sony should receive the latest release of Android, although it is certainly a lot of perplexity.

Despite the news leaves us very perplexed, it seems that, at least according to the latest rumors, since the beginning of November, the Sony Xperia Z1 should receive the official update to Android 4.4 KitKat.

November should be the month the market launch of the new LG Nexus 5 and Android 4.4, but certainly the closeness between this date and the arrival of Xperia Z1 could make us think again about the veracity of the news.

Let us not forget, however, that many months ago, Google had released the tools for the update to all the producers, who would have received at least 3 months before the debut of the latest release, so that we can offer within a short time updates so expected.

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Sky GO is updated with compatibility for Sony Xperia Z1, Xperia and Xperia Z Ultra M https://www.raqwe.com/sky-updated-compatibility-sony-xperia-z1-xperia-xperia-ultra/ https://www.raqwe.com/sky-updated-compatibility-sony-xperia-z1-xperia-xperia-ultra/#comments Sat, 05 Oct 2013 12:12:31 +0000 http://www.raqwe.com/?p=8572 The team of developers Sky is slowly expanding its support for Android devices to the famous Sky GO application, at least in the UK. After the recent update which confirmed the compatibility with smartphones like Xperia S, Xperia T, Xperia and Xperia Z SP, during the last hours would come a new update that would support other major Japanese manufacturer of smartphones. From a few hours, through the application Sky GO, you can watch live streaming, sports events, films, and other content, thanks to their Sky subscription, Android smartphone also by the following: Sony Xperia Z1 Sony Xperia Z Ultra Sony Xperia M Unfortunately, it seems that the app does […]

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The team of developers Sky is slowly expanding its support for Android devices to the famous Sky GO application, at least in the UK. After the recent update which confirmed the compatibility with smartphones like Xperia S, Xperia T, Xperia and Xperia Z SP, during the last hours would come a new update that would support other major Japanese manufacturer of smartphones.

From a few hours, through the application Sky GO, you can watch live streaming, sports events, films, and other content, thanks to their Sky subscription, Android smartphone also by the following:

  • Sony Xperia Z1
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  • Sony Xperia M

Unfortunately, it seems that the app does not work on Custom ROM is to be able to work without problems seems to have to rely on an official Sony firmware.

Unfortunately Sky Italy does not seem to support all of these Android devices, despite what we look forward to future updates.

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Sony Xperia Z1: new drop test to the top of the range Sony https://www.raqwe.com/sony-xperia-z1-drop-test-top-range-sony/ https://www.raqwe.com/sony-xperia-z1-drop-test-top-range-sony/#comments Sat, 05 Oct 2013 12:01:25 +0000 http://www.raqwe.com/?p=8559 The Sony Xperia Z1, top of the range of the Japanese giant, was the protagonist of a new drop test. The video shows the terminal subjected to three different types of fall, from the front, side and rear, to test its strength. The device, made ​​of glass and metal, shows a great strength, as even when you landed on the display by about 1.5 m in height, has reported a few scratches unlike many of its competitors. However, the Xperia Z1, power, showed the problems, going without offering any function, without the Home interface and Sony. In short, the device did not pass the drop test, in spite of the […]

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The Sony Xperia Z1, top of the range of the Japanese giant, was the protagonist of a new drop test. The video shows the terminal subjected to three different types of fall, from the front, side and rear, to test its strength.

The device, made ​​of glass and metal, shows a great strength, as even when you landed on the display by about 1.5 m in height, has reported a few scratches unlike many of its competitors. However, the Xperia Z1, power, showed the problems, going without offering any function, without the Home interface and Sony.

In short, the device did not pass the drop test, in spite of the body, as we see, has shown great resistance.

Finally, we remind that the device is equipped with:

  • 800 Snapdragon processor 2.2 GHz
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • Display 5 “FullHD technology Triluminos and X-Reality
  • 20.7MP rear camera with LED flash and lenses “G”
  • 2MP front camera with 1080p video recording
  • Battery 3000mAh
  • Android OS 4.2.2 JellyBean

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First look at the smartphone Sony Xperia Z1 https://www.raqwe.com/smartphone-sony-xperia-z1/ https://www.raqwe.com/smartphone-sony-xperia-z1/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:03:26 +0000 http://www.raqwe.com/?p=6325 Unveiled Sony flagship smartphone Xperia Z1, was one of the headliners of IFA 2013. The company has tried to take into account past mistakes and equipped the device an interesting set of characteristics. Let’s see what Sony managed to beat the competition. Design At first glance, Z1 is not much different from its predecessor. Their design is almost identical.  The front and rear of the new smart phone is also made of tempered glass.  On the right side of the device is a slot for memory cards microSD, key lock / unlock the screen and directly beneath the volume rocker. Location does not last very successful, while calling it awkward […]

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Unveiled Sony flagship smartphone Xperia Z1, was one of the headliners of IFA 2013. The company has tried to take into account past mistakes and equipped the device an interesting set of characteristics. Let’s see what Sony managed to beat the competition.

Design

At first glance, Z1 is not much different from its predecessor. Their design is almost identical. 

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The front and rear of the new smart phone is also made of tempered glass. 

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On the right side of the device is a slot for memory cards microSD, key lock / unlock the screen and directly beneath the volume rocker. Location does not last very successful, while calling it awkward to press. Sony also does not change yourself, and continues to use a separate button for the camera. 

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On the left side of the casing Z1 can see the microphone connector, microUSB, as well as contacts for the magnetic charger. As a result, charge a smartphone in two ways.

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At the top of the device is 3.5 mm headphone jack, and the bottom – the external speaker. 

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Case size Z1 up to 144x74x8, 5 mm vs. 139x71x7, 9 mm at the Xperia Z. This is not to say that the smartphone began to look more since the housing increased slightly.

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In general, despite the weight of 170 grams, the Xperia Z1 in the hand is very good. In this case, the unit felt lighter than it actually is.
As for the design, then in my opinion, the Xperia Z he was very successful, and its repetition in the Z1 is natural. In the case of glass smartphone looks very stylish. The downside, of course, be called soiled this material, this Sony has not been able to do anything.

Immunity

According to the manufacturer, Xperia Z1 has a degree of protection to the classification IP55/IP58. This means that the smartphone is fully protected against ingress of water, but his body be exposed to a small amount of dust, which should not affect the performance. In water, Z1 may be located at a depth of 1.5 meters is not longer than 30 minutes. Thus, the smartphone can be washed, swim with them, but not diving.
In general, the idea of ​​making a device protected from dust and water, and thus does not reflect this in the design is just great.

Display

Xperia Z1 is equipped with a 5-Triluminos-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels (because of the navigation keys on the screen, in fact, the resolution is 1776h1080 points), and support of technology X-Reality.

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As with all Sony TVs with Triluminos, the screen at Z1 came out sharp and very bright, sometimes it seems that the colors are too loosened and non-natural look. At the same time, the screen smartphone excellent viewing angles and a wide dimming range.

Platform

At the heart of Z1 is the platform from Qualcomm 4-core 800 processor Snapdragon MSM8974, clocked at 2.2 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics system. RAM 2 GB device (after the system is available 1750 MB) and built-in – 16 GB (in fact – 12,072 MB), it can be expanded by another 64 GB through cards microSD. This set of characteristics allowed the Xperia Z1 in AnTuTu benchmark score 26,288 points, which is an excellent result.

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A set of sensors in the smart phone standard: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, as well as sensors and approach lighting.

Camera

Increasing the size of the housing Z1 compared to Z, a Sony representatives explained that they had to fit in. It is a new camera module.

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Thus, the smartphone has a 20.7-megapixel camera with a 1/2 ,3-inch sensor Exmor RS CMOS, BIONZ processor and high-aperture wide-angle Sony G (F2.0, focal length 27 mm). The camera can do 2, 3, 8 and 20-megapixel photos. Maximum photo size is 5248h3936 points.

8-megapixel photos reveal more detail, but the 20-megapixel out a little blurry. By default, the camera settings set shot just 8-megapixel photos.

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In addition, the camera settings are different shooting modes. You can take photos in automatic mode or switch to manual settings. Among the features of the camera, there are unusual, for example you can take a photo and immediately send it to Evernote.

Operating system

Xperia Z1 works under the operating system Android 4.2.2 with its own shell Sony. By and large, the company is not heavily modified the system it is running fast, smooth and beautiful effects. 

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Battery

In Z1 installed by 3000 mAh battery. At the request of Sony, it should be enough for nearly 7 hours of continuous video playback, and 110 hours of music.

As a result,

The Sony has turned a smartphone with a good set of features. On one model of the company is trying to meet the demands of an increasing number of users. But whether it is, it can be said only after full testing Xperia Z1.

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Sony has released two teaser Honami https://www.raqwe.com/sony-released-teaser-honami/ https://www.raqwe.com/sony-released-teaser-honami/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2013 08:09:38 +0000 http://www.raqwe.com/?p=4974 Recently, we have heard a lot of rumors about the future of Sony’s flagship, codenamed Honami. For example, in the last neofitsialnoi report stated that the device will be presented officially called the Xperia Z1. Suddenly, over the past couple of days, talk about the gadget and the manufacturer has decided that, in his official twitter-account posted two teaser smartphone. Actually, no one expected from Sony, which she will share what some details about the device – the company was limited to only a couple of his photos. The first macro photography captures key switch on, and, in both images and tweets using hashtag # bestofSony, that is “the best […]

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Recently, we have heard a lot of rumors about the future of Sony’s flagship, codenamed Honami. For example, in the last neofitsialnoi report stated that the device will be presented officially called the Xperia Z1. Suddenly, over the past couple of days, talk about the gadget and the manufacturer has decided that, in his official twitter-account posted two teaser smartphone.

Actually, no one expected from Sony, which she will share what some details about the device – the company was limited to only a couple of his photos. The first macro photography captures key switch on, and, in both images and tweets using hashtag # bestofSony, that is “the best Sony”.

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In the second image shows the protection of future innovations from the water. You can once again be noted that the picture is perfectly visible undisguised headphone jack jack 3.5 mm – the device can be submerged without putting the plug for the connector and do not be afraid to wet the “guts”. Also in the picture, you can easily see the volume rocker just below the power button and, apparently, a separate button to start the camera, which will certainly be useful in the water.

Sony to introduce its new flagship at a special event on September 4 in Berlin, which has long claimed. The presentation will be held during the exhibition IFA 2013, the official opening of which, however, is scheduled for September 6.

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