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[IDEA/QUESTION] Porting Gingerbread from new Xperia Mini

Sony Ericsson announced successor of Xperia Mini and Mini Pro.
These two phones will come with gingerbread on it...
So, could it be possible to port ROM's from these phones to our X8?
I'm aware of hardware differences but both are Xperia...
And it's so dammmmmmmn beautifullll...
Your opinions related to porting?
Announced 2011, May
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q3
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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_mini-3947.php
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the phone doesn't released yet..and how come dev know whether we can port it or not..wait for it to released first.

First look
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From what it looks like, it will be based on a new arm cpu, which is not compatible with msm7227, so it will be very difficult to port its os to mini/x8 phones.

The only thing I'm waiting for is that tasty four corner launcher. Mmmmmmm...

racht said:
From what it looks like, it will be based on a new arm cpu, which is not compatible with msm7227, so it will be very difficult to port its os to mini/x8 phones.
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Thnx racht.
Dosnt matter we have, what we have, dont we?
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CaptainZap said:
The only thing I'm waiting for is that tasty four corner launcher. Mmmmmmm...
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Yeah, me too, but if it will be like the old one, with one widget per homescreen, it's just as pointless as the old version... Besides, want folders? Use GO launcher

Graveir said:
Yeah, me too, but if it will be like the old one, with one widget per homescreen, it's just as pointless as the old version... Besides, want folders? Use GO launcher
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GO launcher is laggy and drains battery fast, also app drawer isn't transparent anymore.
****!

Do you think that it could be an update for x8?

Interesting model

Hi guys, I saw this interesting model, does anyone have it?
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-3_id4469/photos?image=21387
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Sorry for previous post (now it's edited). I turned off image loading so i didn't see the image. Now i understand the question and no i never saw a g3 like this. I'm not sure if this is a real picture... look at the buttons... they are quite "strange"

andreapier said:
I son't think that here, in galaxy 3 section, you'll find someone that owns a galaxy 3....
Maybe in other sections...
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this picture was in the list for samsung galaxy 3 !!
never seen one like this though!

Theres a extra "Home Key" to the bottom left and search key at bottom right.....
Looks like a new model....

Horrible fake.

iToasterman said:
Horrible fake.
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You cannot say that for sure.... :/

I'm pretty sure I've seen this one before..
Going to do some research
Dympy.

Its not a G3 for sure, look at the touchwiz and even the interface is not the same.

brjshshrma said:
Its not a G3 for sure, look at the touchwiz and even the interface is not the same.
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I agree on that but the outside is all the same.... :/

could it be some indian version of the i5801?
http://www.priceindianow.com/samsung-i5801-galaxy-apollo-india-price/

that is a pre production model, those pictures were probably taken when they were doing a preview of the phone, before it was released to market.

Looks absolutely different. I can see Spare Parts, Java Me, Coverter, Dev Tools apps. These were not there when i bought the phone. Looks like a hybrid phone

hasjee said:
could it be some indian version of the i5801?
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Nope.
I have the Indian version......

Interface is definetly different..status bar, "touchwiz"....
And two homebuttons...maybe the one what we use as a home button isnt home button.
I dont get it, why isnt there normal touchwiz, we are using

Maybe it's chinese copy?

Its a prototype of the galaxy3...samsung decided to shed some of those buttons to make it look better and cut costs

Icon/logo/idea maker

Hi all on XDA
I have always liked to make digital pictures in Photoshop and so on. So I just wanted to say that if you want some icons or pictures for your ROM I will gladly help. I'm not a real pro but I can make real good stuff sometimes the only problem I have is that until the 16th of August I've not so much time. After that I think I've time, so if you want just PM me
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII on ParanoidAndroid latest hybrid ROM on XDA Premium.
If I helped please press the thanks button :thumbup:

As a graphic designer myself, may I put in some advice? Get a portfolio of your work going. If you don't have anything/want to try something new, start working on some projects for major ROMs, even if they won't be used. It allows people to see how you envision the brand and identity of that particular piece, and it showcases your talents and technique (obviously).
Perhaps start with the biggest, CyanogenMod? With codeworkx releasing the experimental build of CyanogenMod 10 for the Galaxy S II less than 24 hours ago, it's a great opportunity to start! :angel:
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screamworks said:
As a graphic designer myself, may I put in some advice? Get a portfolio of your work going. If you don't have anything/want to try something new, start working on some projects for major ROMs, even if they won't be used. It allows people to see how you envision the brand and identity of that particular piece, and it showcases your talents and technique (obviously).
Perhaps start with the biggest, CyanogenMod? With codeworkx releasing the experimental build of CyanogenMod 10 for the Galaxy S II less than 24 hours ago, it's a great opportunity to start! :angel:
screamworks
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Thanks for your advice a really good one :thumbup:
That was a great idea with cyanogenmod 10, I'll do that and also upload some of my resent work, if I find it.
Thanks again for the reply
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Here are some of my work:
This one is for ParanoidAndroid (have one without watermark of course):
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This one I made as the boot picture instead of Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I900:
And this one instead of my charging screen at startup:
I've also made a bootanimation for ParanoidAndroid 1.9.2 + :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814514

Few Android 5.0 apps

Hi guys...
Here's the link to thread where you can download apps.
I tried messenger, L keyboard and Music and those apps are working great...
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Link
Don't forget to hit tnx there ?
I really like OnePlusOne device and will definitely skip Z3 and buy it...
I'm kinda tired of Sony ...
see ya guys (if Sony build good Z4) ☺

Are you sure for the link ? Thx anyway =)

@funky0308
ehm... ist it just me or does your link redirect to "Arrow [ROM][WWE]Rhodium_AF|Sense 2.5 2013|" ?

Haldi4803 said:
@funky0308
ehm... ist it just me or does your link redirect to "Arrow [ROM][WWE]Rhodium_AF|Sense 2.5 2013|" ?
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^^^ This lol...

hehe...sorry guys... fixed ?

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mattabyte said:
I bought a OnePlus One a few months ago and temporarily switched over from my Z2, and just ended up switching back to the Z2 a few days ago. Even though the OnePlus and Cyanogen are a great pairing, the camera quality on the OPO (even if it is using Sony camera hardware) isn't as good as the Z2, and it's faced with the same WiFi and buggy touchscreen issues and random reboots that a lot of Cyanogen builds have. I also have a Sony DSC-QX10 and a Moto 360, and it just never can maintain a strong connection with those devices and will sporadically drop/reconnect when using them. Also, the "Sandstone" backing on the OPO also starts to wear off after a while, and dust seems to build up in the weirdest places along the edges of the phone after being in your pocket for a bit.
It's a great phone for the price, nonetheless, but I just can't see fully replacing an Xperia with a OnePlus at this point...
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I believe you are right...
I really thought to buy opo, not to abandon Xperias for good but to wait for Z4 on something different...
Even I was satisfied with Z2 fw...
But then Sony released 167 fw and all my doubts have gone...
You are the fifth one who said opo isn't that good as advertised and what bunch of users said when it was launched...
Tnx for all informations, this was very helpful ?

I flashed Android 5.0 today, in my Nexus 7 and, even it's not official, it's very, very good.
ART is interesting as well, just like whole dev tree...
I can't wait to see what will Sony do on 5.0 UI.
Another great option is to invert framework color, so you can have dark, or better to say black UI in a second, with a one pressed button...
Yes, this is kinda off topic but I just wanted to share few lines and didn't want to spam section with unnecessary thread...

A Peak at Android 6.0 for the Note 4

In case you don't venture into the main N4 forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/firmware-update-n910fxxu1dol3-hungary-t3265043
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They are giving us the new Touchwiz icons that look like they are the result of Touchwiz being raped and getting a back alley abortion. Nooooooooooo. I hope they at least include themes so that we can hide that mess. Then again, by the time this is actually released by Verizon, I assume a lot of us will have already moved on to non Samsung phones.

I think the biggest UI upgrade I can recall occuring on a Samsung device was maybe when the OG Note got Jellybean and looked fairly similar to the Note II and picked up some new features. Otherwise, Samsung has traditionally let as little as possible trickle down from their latest flagships to "last year's" model when doing updates---look at the Note 4 or the Note 3 Lollipop situation , for example. Neither phone was as smooth or as refined under Lollipop as it was under KitKat (I do not recall if the Note 3 was better under JB or KK). I certainly do not expect things like theme support or manual camera modes to ever trickle down to the Note 4. I'll just be glad to get its RF and battery performance back to where it was with KitKat.

I highly, highly doubt we ever see this.

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His demo phone seems to be very laggy as hell with MM 6.0. Hopefully by the time we getting this it should be better.

It looks like it has a few things I might like. But the icons, dear lord are they bad. Way to iPhoneish for my liking.
The settings menu looks decent to me though.

droidx2.3.3 said:
It looks like it has a few things I might like. But the icons, dear lord are they bad. Way to iPhoneish for my liking.
The settings menu looks decent to me though.
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Exactly why I hope they throw in themes. I hope somebody asks on the youtube page. He's been answering questions. (I tried to ask, but youtube won't let me sign in since I deleted G+ and my YT channel.)