I've been enjoying my Z3 for 3 days now, having used a Note1 running MIUI for the last 3 years. (It still works great and i love miui, but I'm going for four years... i saw this D6653 on Amazon Warehouse open-box for 0, so i grabbed it. No warrantee, but perfect condition as far as i can tell, and working with AT&T :)
Anyway here's four easy questions from someone who is 3 yrs behind and just arrived:
1. charger.
The Z3 charger is 1.5A. I happen to have a 2.1A from another gadget, and it worked great for charging the Note. but then again those batteries are replaceable. should i keep it away from the z3? Will my non-replaceable sealed Z3 battery last meaningfully longer if I use the proper 1.5A, or is it fine to just use either one interchangeably?
2. X-pen?
i almost never used the "S-pen" but it was nice once in a while.
would this pen be the same experience? are all phablets stylus-enbled these days?
http://shop.crackberry.com/incipio-i...6A44A10649.htm
3. whats the go-to swiping keyboard?
I'm really used to swype. (don't like swiftkey.)
i notice that the xperia keyboard does swiping now.
does the google keyboard swipe as well?
is there a known favorite for swipers now?
4. noise cancellation
i heard that the Z3 does software noise-canceling. where's that setting? does it require special headphones with mics mounted at the ears? or does it use the mic(s) on the unit to listen for a repetitive noise worth canceling?
or maybe just not true at all...
5. lowlight camera
someone mentioned there's a lowlight capability that would be a shame to lose if one were to unlock BL. where is this lowlight setting?
6. what do you recommend for backup, non-rooted?
how about the one built into the free AVG virus utility that came with it? is it actually a decent utility or is it bloat?
7. xperia lounge - is there really something of value there, or it is just like /r/lounge?
how about Movie Express (which required access to your address book!). any point?
weird annoyance-
i imported 1700 call history records, but the phone app shows only those from 1/1/15 going forward. is there another way to access the records which should be there according to the import app? (the sister app had no trouble importing 3500 sms records, and the z3 stock sms app has no problem showing them all.)
misc fun fact i leave you in exchange:
i have an external non-powered (line powered) usb soundcard/interface which i have been using in order to record proper 2-channel stereo into my mac. i plugged it into Z3 (regular usb -to- micro adapter) and it worked! the volume was pretty low, but maybe that will improve if i play with it more. i don't know if there's too many units out there that allow completely portable stereo recording with with external mics.
Anyway here's four easy questions from someone who is 3 yrs behind and just arrived:
1. charger.
The Z3 charger is 1.5A. I happen to have a 2.1A from another gadget, and it worked great for charging the Note. but then again those batteries are replaceable. should i keep it away from the z3? Will my non-replaceable sealed Z3 battery last meaningfully longer if I use the proper 1.5A, or is it fine to just use either one interchangeably?
2. X-pen?
i almost never used the "S-pen" but it was nice once in a while.
would this pen be the same experience? are all phablets stylus-enbled these days?
http://shop.crackberry.com/incipio-i...6A44A10649.htm
3. whats the go-to swiping keyboard?
I'm really used to swype. (don't like swiftkey.)
i notice that the xperia keyboard does swiping now.
does the google keyboard swipe as well?
is there a known favorite for swipers now?
4. noise cancellation
i heard that the Z3 does software noise-canceling. where's that setting? does it require special headphones with mics mounted at the ears? or does it use the mic(s) on the unit to listen for a repetitive noise worth canceling?
or maybe just not true at all...
5. lowlight camera
someone mentioned there's a lowlight capability that would be a shame to lose if one were to unlock BL. where is this lowlight setting?
6. what do you recommend for backup, non-rooted?
how about the one built into the free AVG virus utility that came with it? is it actually a decent utility or is it bloat?
7. xperia lounge - is there really something of value there, or it is just like /r/lounge?
how about Movie Express (which required access to your address book!). any point?
weird annoyance-
i imported 1700 call history records, but the phone app shows only those from 1/1/15 going forward. is there another way to access the records which should be there according to the import app? (the sister app had no trouble importing 3500 sms records, and the z3 stock sms app has no problem showing them all.)
misc fun fact i leave you in exchange:
i have an external non-powered (line powered) usb soundcard/interface which i have been using in order to record proper 2-channel stereo into my mac. i plugged it into Z3 (regular usb -to- micro adapter) and it worked! the volume was pretty low, but maybe that will improve if i play with it more. i don't know if there's too many units out there that allow completely portable stereo recording with with external mics.
