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doministry
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On 2012-03-18 22:42:31, adsada wrote:
Yes I would also like to know, does this mean on the XS you cannot simply plug the phone into the computer and it opens windows explorer just like a memory stick would?
It actually does open the windows explorer just like with memory stick.
However you can't see pictures thumbnails.
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oh ok so i can still drag and drop files as i did on other phones?
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doministry
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On 2012-03-19 11:40:35, gabbyevs wrote:
oh ok so i can still drag and drop files as i did on other phones?
On memory card yes, identical as before.
But as I said you don't see pictures thumbnails.
However Windows 7 gives you one click pics & videos import.
BTW I feel battery life became better and more stable.
1% in the night, 7,5 hours, flight mode.
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On 2012-03-18 22:44:17, The Matador wrote:
thank you very much
if i flashed my phone to this firmware, can i update afterwards using over the air or pc companion update as if my phone was factory/officially with that firmware ?
Yep you should be ok, all you will be doing is debranding your phone 
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S is such a looker, but those buttons bother me a lot. Also as a current Neo 8mpix user, I want to switch to something that will last me for 2 years and with a good camera. Those 12mpix samples worry me a lot. Still so much chroma noise and oversharpening. Tough decisions. |
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On 2012-03-19 12:08:46, doministry wrote:
On 2012-03-19 11:40:35, gabbyevs wrote:
oh ok so i can still drag and drop files as i did on other phones?
On memory card yes, identical as before.
But as I said you don't see pictures thumbnails.
However Windows 7 gives you one click pics & videos import.
BTW I feel battery life became better and more stable.
1% in the night, 7,5 hours, flight mode.
[ This Message was edited by: doministry on 2012-03-19 11:10 ]
doesnt seem to work on a mac ive plugged in and not showing on the finder
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On 2012-03-19 12:39:48, marcink wrote:
S is such a looker, but those buttons bother me a lot. Also as a current Neo 8mpix user, I want to switch to something that will last me for 2 years and with a good camera. Those 12mpix samples worry me a lot. Still so much chroma noise and oversharpening. Tough decisions.
Buttons are totally OK.
As for photos - I think they're very good.
The detail is great and colours too.
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On 2012-03-19 13:51:34, gabbyevs wrote:
doesnt seem to work on a mac ive plugged in and not showing on the finder
Does MAC recognize FAT32 file systems at all (think that's what is used for the 32 GB disc) ? |
doministry
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Well Mac is another story, just use the app for the Mac.
On Windows works ok.
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On 2012-03-19 12:39:48, marcink wrote:
S is such a looker, but those buttons bother me a lot. Also as a current Neo 8mpix user, I want to switch to something that will last me for 2 years and with a good camera. Those 12mpix samples worry me a lot. Still so much chroma noise and oversharpening. Tough decisions.
Chroma noise can easily be removed via 3rd party photo editors, personally I use Lightroom.
I'm with you on the oversharpening though, all SE/Sony phones seem to do that (except a few of them, like the C901, this one has the best post-processing you can get in a phone, why didn't SE/Sony stick with that?!).
I hope they will improve this shitty post-processing with the ICS update.
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After full two weeks with Xperia S I repeat that it's a brilliant phone.
Really the battery life improved a lot. Today I made some sunny shots for the first time and they are great.
But there are issues, hopefully will be corrected soon.
1. Camera has some problems with Night Mode! It's quite hard to make a sharp, not blurry night photo!
It's like a lottery, I don't know what really influences that but I can make one amazing photo and than the next one will be a little blurry or rather - moved slightly.
Also, in the night mode after looking at the pictures in camera mode, when I come back to shooting photos, the screen stays BLACK, not showing the picture actually! The picture appears again after changing the mode.
2. Email application. The app itself works great, has nice pich-to-zoom etc. however it has one totally idiotic limitation:
it always saves 25 emails per account! So even if in one session I download 100 emails, at the next one the phone ERASES everything beyond 2 emails! And of course forcing me to download it again each time! This is totally unprofessional and idiotic. What an idiot designed this?
Other than that, great.
But I always wonder, why those manufacturers have to f..ck something up on the way?
Do we always have to live in beta reality?! Pis..es me of completely.
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On 2012-03-19 16:52:32, Arne Anka wrote:
On 2012-03-19 13:51:34, gabbyevs wrote:
doesnt seem to work on a mac ive plugged in and not showing on the finder
Does MAC recognize FAT32 file systems at all (think that's what is used for the 32 GB disc) ?
Mac OS X can handle FAT32 (read & write) .. but NTFS it can only read natively - there are add-ins that can allow write access. If you have Parallels's or VMWare Fusion (above 4 & 2 respectively) then writing to either works as that OS knows the varying permissions for both NTFS (local & domain - connected/disconnected) vs OSX (unix based permissions).
back on topic.
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@marcink,
I'd say keep your hard-earned spinach (green = cash). While you're waiting the market price will drop slightly along with new firmwares to improve overall phone performance (pics included). You'll be VERY happy in 30days or more when you purchase then.
@Doministry,
Email Application. I believe - the ActiveSync one - allows you in settings to increase the amount of emails it'll download. See if 25/50/100 is an option ... if you're using GMAIL's IMAP ... then that maybe a setting to change online with your gmail account; but I cannot be certain on the latter. Play around with the settings ... maybe setting up GMAIL as ActiveSync (server: m.google.com) like I do with my IP4S will give you what your after.
As a comparison: I'm on iOS5.1 and I STILL do not have the ability to set OUT-OF-OFFICE notifications from my iPhone; yet the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S II (all iterations), and Moto Droid RAZR can do this out of the box!! Aarrrgh!! i support mobile devices and I had a day off last week ... trust me you get slammed when users don't get the OOO auto reply.
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On 2012-03-20 01:57:38, Prom1 wrote:
@marcink,
I'd say keep your hard-earned spinach (green = cash). While you're waiting the market price will drop slightly along with new firmwares to improve overall phone performance (pics included). You'll be VERY happy in 30days or more when you purchase then.
@Doministry,
Email Application. I believe - the ActiveSync one - allows you in settings to increase the amount of emails it'll download. See if 25/50/100 is an option ... if you're using GMAIL's IMAP ... then that maybe a setting to change online with your gmail account; but I cannot be certain on the latter. Play around with the settings ... maybe setting up GMAIL as ActiveSync (server: m.google.com) like I do with my IP4S will give you what your after.
As a comparison: I'm on iOS5.1 and I STILL do not have the ability to set OUT-OF-OFFICE notifications from my iPhone; yet the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S II (all iterations), and Moto Droid RAZR can do this out of the box!! Aarrrgh!! i support mobile devices and I had a day off last week ... trust me you get slammed when users don't get the OOO auto reply.
But I don't use Gmail at all. And I don't use ActiveSync either, I just a different provider, payed one.
And this issue was nonexistent on my Arc as well as X10 Mini!
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Damn ... Not sure how to help.
Still check the settings within the mail app just to be certain you haven't missed a hidden section/setting.
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