Sony Xperia M/M Dual discussion

[Mr.Kickass]

One of my relatives are looking for a entry level android. Main purpose of the phone is, web browsing, checking emails, facebooking, music listening and phone calls of course.

So,I would like to ask you guys couple of things. How does this phone stack up with the rest of phones? Is the phone snappy while surfing(say chrome)? Or is there any lag? How is the battery life and speaker phone performance.

But you might want to check out its screen n cam as they are not the best in class. Further, it has a measly 1.5 GB of internal memory so you'll need to root.

 

[RohanM]

^^For apps that memory is ok but for games no use.....

 

[Mr.Kickass]

See the GSM arena review, its as detailed as it can get

Talking about reviews, you can post one here if you want as currently there is none in this thread

Reviews

 

[srkmish]

While the specs are very good for its price, but do people really enjoy gaming on a 4 in screen?. Its too small for gaming IMO. 4.7 is minimum. Tablets are way better.

 

[Nerevarine]

UPDATE: Rooting via Framaroot will only give you partial root access.. If you mount your system partition as RW, the phone will reboot.. IMO, if you dont need root, then wait for DoomLord to add Xperia M to his script..
I tried changing the vold.fstab file and ended up losing access to my ext sd card.. But I managed to return to stock rom again y flashing it via flashtool..
If you mess up your phone, dont panic.. im gonna post a tutorial soon how to restore back to stock rom

TUTORIAL - HOW TO RESTORE STOCK ROM (Link to original XDA post)

Step 1 -> Download FTF file for Xperia M - C1904 India from XDA from here .. Use the Mega Download manager as itll make the download process a little easier.. Ill upload the rom to my dropbox shortly for convenience
My Dropbox Link - here
Step 2 -> Download latest Flashtool from here.. Register an account first then download it..
As of today, the latest flashtool version is 6-2013..
Step 3 -> Install and run flashtool
Step 4 -> turn on USB debugging and unknown sources Connect your phone..Flash tool will automatically detect your device
If you get this error, its fine as Xperia M hasnt been added to the flashtool index.. you can still use this to flash and itll wont pose any problem..

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Step 5 -> Disconnect your phone, Turn it off.. Now press and hold Volume Down and then plug in your cable.. you will see windows install SEMC Flash drivers automatically..
Step 6 -> Click the lightning button on Flashtool, select flashmode, then browse where you kept your STOCK ROM downloaded from Mega..
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Step 7 -> Click Flash and keep your fingers crossed.. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT REMOVE YOUR CABLE AT THIS POINT !!!!!
Step 8 -> When it's finished, itll ask you to unplug your cable and start the phone.. Do so now and wait a couple of moments for the phone to start.. The first boot after a successful flash usually takes a lot longer...

Step 9 -> there you go, you just successfully flashed stock ROM

 

[Mr.Kickass]

Step 9 -> there you go, you just successfully flashed stock ROM

Assuming you had a ROM other than the stock ROM ? Is this the stock ROM created by modifying the factory shipped stock ROM for modding purposes ?

Now swapping SD should become possible after this, I believe

 

[ZTR]

The phone reboots when mounting system as ro cause the bootloader is locked

 

[Nerevarine]

Exactly !!!!, thats what i feared.. D:

Exactly !!!!, thats what i feared.. D:

 

[vikash]

Sony Xperia M listed at MRP Rs 17299 (source: flipkart)
which was earlier Rs 13999.
Even sellers on ebay are increasing their prices. What on earth is happening?

 

[jiteshbhimani]

Yeah… my order is still not dispatched and as per seller stock is on-hold by Sony. I ordered last week from Amazon.in - 10% cash back offer via HDFC CC.

 

[RohanM]

Sony Xperia M listed at MRP Rs 17299 (source: flipkart)
which was earlier Rs 13999.
Even sellers on ebay are increasing their prices. What on earth is happening?

May be reason is falling rupee

 

[Nerevarine]

Xperia M reboot remount fixed and SD card swap working !!!
Testing it right now

Original XDA post
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[vikash]

May be reason is falling rupee

May be I should have bought the one with Single SIM from ebay, black was quoted at Rs 12019-Rs750(discount coupon)
Yup vikash, now buy the dual SIM at god knows what price. You greedy looser!!

 

[Nerevarine]

Im sure prices will come back to normal once M dual launches.. Dont worry, even I should have waited for M-Dual

 

[vikash]

Xperia M reboot remount fixed and SD card swap working !!!
Testing it right now

Original XDA post
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Wow.. so the last barrier finally destroyed.
What about OTG, is it working??

 

[Nerevarine]

Yep, works perfectly.. even detects my keyboard

 

[vikash]

Does anybody has any idea when M dual is going to launch.
I am tired of waiting

 

[bssunilreddy]

Does anybody has any idea when M dual is going to launch.
I am tired of waiting

Only GOD knows....

 

[jiteshbhimani]

Even M is not in stock. No idea about M dual. My seller told that M will be in stock next week as communicated by Sony.

 

[vikash]

It's not even listed on the Indian website-> Phones | Android Smartphones - Sony Smartphones (India)
Unlike the global one which shows it as a newcomer -> Phones | Android Smartphones - Sony Smartphones (Global UK English)

This long wait better be worth it