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I just got a mini pro and i like it, want to keep it but i read that the mp won't be able to run 2.2 due to hw limitations. Is this true? I can't get a clear answer and se are not being very forthcoming.
My concern is that the mp will become outdated in a year (i'll be on a contract) unless i root it but it's under warranty so that's not really a consideration at the moment.
I have an option to return the phone and exchange for an htc wildfire but it's dependant on whether the mini pro can run versions of android beyond 2.1 and how future proof it will be, even on 2.1.
Cheers.
Currently noone can update the x10's. While everybody is expecting 2.1 to arrive any second now, many think it'll be very unlikely that we will see any major update beyond 2.1.
That said, in the future it might be possible to update beyond 2.1 through root, flash etc., but this will forfeit yoiur warranty.
I don't know much about the Wildfire, but as it is from HTC I think it will see more future updates.
On the other hand, the X10 mini pro will remain a good phone, so I personally don't see the big nessecity yet in future updates. Also should we get major future updates, the phone should be able to run 2.2 without problems. Android 3.0 I don't know.
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Ok thanks. I was lead to believe that the mini pro wasn't capable of running anything beyond 2.1. It's good to finally get a sensible answer!
The battery life on the wildfire is supposed to terrible so i'd rather keep my mp and anyway i don't fancy having to set another phone up, i've just got it set up how i want. My other option is a W995 but then i'd miss out on Android...
Is it really likely though that SE won't update their xperia phones beyond 2.1, even the X10?
TJ221 said:
I just got a mini pro and i like it, want to keep it but i read that the mp won't be able to run 2.2 due to hw limitations. Is this true? I can't get a clear answer and se are not being very forthcoming.
My concern is that the mp will become outdated in a year (i'll be on a contract) unless i root it but it's under warranty so that's not really a consideration at the moment.
I have an option to return the phone and exchange for an htc wildfire but it's dependant on whether the mini pro can run versions of android beyond 2.1 and how future proof it will be, even on 2.1.
Cheers.
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Both mini and mini pro have better h/w than htc wildfire. Wild fire sports a 528 MHz 7225/7200a cpu, while mini/pro has 600 MHz 7227 cpu.
So, if wildfire can run froyo, so can mini/pro.
Whether we will see a future update from se for 2.2, is another question..
Knowing SE, I doubt that they are ever gonna make 2.2 available on x10. I could be wrong in my assesment though..
But we can always count on our own xda developers to crack the bootloader and make custom roms for it.
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li_boud said:
Both mini and mini pro have better h/w than htc wildfire. Wild fire sports a 528 MHz 7225/7200a cpu, while mini/pro has 600 MHz 7227 cpu.
So, if wildfire can run froyo, so can mini/pro.
Whether we will see a future update from se for 2.2, is another question..
Knowing SE, I doubt that they are ever gonna make 2.2 available on x10. I could be wrong in my assesment though..
But we can always count on our own xda developers to crack the bootloader and make custom roms for it.
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I thought it was the ram that determined the phones ability to run android. I read that a phone with less 128mb can't run 2.2, well not very well. That's what i was trying to find out from SE but couldn't get an answer.
I've seen the X10 2.1 vids anyway and it looks pretty good. Like bootchee says it's a good phone which is it's purpose fundamentally! The other stuff is icing on the cake but i've seen some pretty cool vids of the wildfire on 2.1, everything running superfast. The wildfire seems to have a lot more options and just overall better functionality as a smartphone.
Guess i'll just have to wait and see what the update brings.
I just want to reiterate the question. Can the mp definitely run 2.2? If not i have to consider whether i'll be happy with 2.1 for 2 years. Also what are the benefits of rooting? I read that 1.6 rooted with titanium backup was as good as 2.1.
RAM is very subjective. It depends on how many apps are open. Since google in their brilliance decided to build an operating system that keeps all apps open until the memory runs low, it's quite possible that 128mb of RAM isn't enough to play HD games and movies, but on a 320x240 screen why would you want to.
Secondly, the x10 mini has 170 mb of available RAM, not 128mb. The actual NAND chip on the phone is capable of 256mb RAM and 512mb ROM, so obviously SE have thought about "future proofing" the device to some extent. Why they limit it to 128mb available RAM and 256 accessible ROM I have no idea.
In answer to your question, if SE decided to carry out a few tweeks and workarounds here and there, then yes the X10 mini is more than capable of running Android 2.2. The 256mb minimum RAM you read about relates to the amount of RAM available to the OS. It has nothing to do with minimum hardware requirements for running FROYO.
The wilfire has a bigger screen but a slow (outdated) processor, which combined with HTC's bloated "SENSE", results in terrible lag, even on 2.1. I would hate to see it running 2.2.
I think the definitive answer you're looking for is "NO" don't buy an X10 mini if all you want is a 2.2 update, because at this stage it is unlikely SE will upgrade the OS to FROYO. HTC have promised a 2.2 update for the wildfire but I doubt this will go through, due mainly to stability issues. If you're that concerned go to youtube and watch some videos of custom 2.2 ROMs running on the wildfire - I think you will agree it's terrible.
Another option to look at is Huawei. They are releasing some very affordable handsets running 2.2 over the next few months.
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RAM is very subjective. It depends on how many apps are open. Since google in their brilliance decided to build an operating system that keeps all apps open until the memory runs low, it's quite possible that 128mb of RAM isn't enough to play HD games and movies, but on a 320x240 screen why would you want to.
Secondly, the x10 mini has 170 mb of available RAM, not 128mb. The actual NAND chip on the phone is capable of 256mb RAM and 512mb ROM, so obviously SE have thought about "future proofing" the device to some extent. Why they limit it to 128mb available RAM and 256 accessible ROM I have no idea.
In answer to your question, if SE decided to carry out a few tweeks and workarounds here and there, then yes the X10 mini is more than capable of running Android 2.2. The 256mb minimum RAM you read about relates to the amount of RAM available to the OS. It has nothing to do with minimum hardware requirements for running FROYO.
The wilfire has a bigger screen but a slow (outdated) processor, which combined with HTC's bloated "SENSE", results in terrible lag, even on 2.1. I would hate to see it running 2.2.
I think the definitive answer you're looking for is "NO" don't buy an X10 mini if all you want is a 2.2 update, because at this stage it is unlikely SE will upgrade the OS to FROYO. HTC have promised a 2.2 update for the wildfire but I doubt this will go through, due mainly to stability issues. If you're that concerned go to youtube and watch some videos of custom 2.2 ROMs running on the wildfire - I think you will agree it's terrible.
Another option to look at is Huawei. They are releasing some very affordable handsets running 2.2 over the next few months.
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Hello,
thank you for the information, I was wondering why "cat /proc/meminfo" giving me so strange amount as 169688kB. Why isn't SE using all possible memory?
It's a marketing? If some memory is blocked, probably without recompiling the kernel is not so easy to enable it...
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thank you for the information, I was wondering why "cat /proc/meminfo" giving me so strange amount as 169688kB. Why isn't SE using all possible memory?
It's a marketing? If some memory is blocked, probably without recompiling the kernel is not so easy to enable it...
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Thats the amount of RAM available to you..
169688/1024 = 165 MB (approx)
I remember reading somewhere, dont remember where, that ram and rom size of m pro is 256 each.
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RAM is very subjective. It depends on how many apps are open. Since google in their brilliance decided to build an operating system that keeps all apps open until the memory runs low, it's quite possible that 128mb of RAM isn't enough to play HD games and movies, but on a 320x240 screen why would you want to.
Secondly, the x10 mini has 170 mb of available RAM, not 128mb. The actual NAND chip on the phone is capable of 256mb RAM and 512mb ROM, so obviously SE have thought about "future proofing" the device to some extent. Why they limit it to 128mb available RAM and 256 accessible ROM I have no idea.
In answer to your question, if SE decided to carry out a few tweeks and workarounds here and there, then yes the X10 mini is more than capable of running Android 2.2. The 256mb minimum RAM you read about relates to the amount of RAM available to the OS. It has nothing to do with minimum hardware requirements for running FROYO.
The wilfire has a bigger screen but a slow (outdated) processor, which combined with HTC's bloated "SENSE", results in terrible lag, even on 2.1. I would hate to see it running 2.2.
I think the definitive answer you're looking for is "NO" don't buy an X10 mini if all you want is a 2.2 update, because at this stage it is unlikely SE will upgrade the OS to FROYO. HTC have promised a 2.2 update for the wildfire but I doubt this will go through, due mainly to stability issues. If you're that concerned go to youtube and watch some videos of custom 2.2 ROMs running on the wildfire - I think you will agree it's terrible.
Another option to look at is Huawei. They are releasing some very affordable handsets running 2.2 over the next few months.
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Thanks for clarifying things for me. The amount of false/ misinformation out there is unbelievable!
To give the hardware that capability and then stop at 2.1 makes makes no sense. This is what i'm getting at with SE! So i take it MT and 16m colours are well within the capabilities of the X10?
Are they limiting the hardware so people will have to buy newer versions that run 2.2 and above? That's how it looks. Anyway SE claim that the 2.1 update will be equivalent to Android 2.2. Not sure how as it still won't play flash or 2.2 android apps...
Anyway i don't know if you read my first post but i already have the mp. I can exchange it for a W995 or a Wildfire but i like the mp and the android capabilities are great! It's practically free with the contract i'm on so in 6 months i could trade it in or buy another phone with better capabilities such as Huawai.
I'll check the htc out a bit more but from what you say it's off the table. That leaves the W995. I think i'll keep the mini pro and i'll keep an eye on the upcoming android phones.
If SE stop at 2.1 what about developments with xda? Are custom roms above 2.1 possible or will it be determined by the caps SE have put on the hardware?
Cheers!
In 2.1 update the available ram increased from 165mb to 176mb
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In 2.1 update the available ram increased from 165mb to 176mb
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It has a 256 mb ram chip...
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It has a 256 mb ram chip...
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How come only part of that is available?
this was something I've been wondering too. why limit the ram? isnt more better?
unknown13x in another thread has stated that SE has skipped 2.2 altogthr nd is working on 2.3 for the new devices. 2.3 reqs same reqs as froyo, so if we can run 2.2, we can run 2.3. All depends on SE.
@all: first of all thanks to the most advanced and leading forums in the field.
i would like to know that i have right now 2.1 update 1 on my xp 10 mini and there are updates also like 2.1 update 2 and so on... so will be able to update it and when they are coming???
Was just wondering about the general usability/speed/stability of the X10 Mini Pro after properly rooting, optimizing, etc. I'm on a small budget and was thinking of buying a used one. I'm attracted by the keyboard and the compact design, but I really REALLY do hate lag/hanging on UI and simple applications (ie gmail, texting, music, phone, non-flash web browsing).
I'm coming from a dying HTC Hero that is suffering from numerous hardware problems. Any comparisons to the Hero would be helpful, as the Hero was still seemingly laggy with newest custom ROMs.
Cheers
well it depends on how far you like to optimize it. if using the stock firmware, you can expect some lag here and there (esp if you use so many widgets and auto sync feature). But if you want to use it with CM6, you can expect some improvement here and there, but if you are using it as a phone that is. If you like to open program that needs root access in CM6, you can expect some reboot (unless future CM 6 reboot issue is resolved)
For me though, i'm staying with stock one, because i do need rooting. a bit lag, fine by me. i'm already getting used to it.
The lag does happen. But not always. I'm using stock rom too, and noticed that the lag get worse when the battery is <50% (I'm using setcpu to set this, my bad). If it's fine to lose battery quick, than the lag will be less
On a phone like this one, what's the main differences between a FroYo and Gingerbread ROM?
these are the main upgrades of gingerbread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#2.3_.28Gingerbread.29
for X10 mini the main advantages are the better performance, battery life, the improved cut&paste and the thousands times I can say to a friend "my phone is better than your!!"
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these are the main upgrades of gingerbread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#2.3_.28Gingerbread.29
for X10 mini the main advantages are the better performance, battery life, the improved cut&paste and the thousands times I can say to a friend "my phone is better than your!!"
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you let me clear this problem，thanks。
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Only thing is as of yet, I have not found a custom 2.3 or apps camera that makes good use of the phone's camera - 5pmx. I'm at a time where I'm going to many cool places with cool people and I need the full camera...not a crap VGA...I keep restoring the software in emergencies...
i would advise you to get a real camera - this mobil cams are crap in 99% of cases - even with 8+ MPx
but i didnt recognized a real speed difference between CM6 and miniCM7. i think the main advantages are the ones coming with 2.3.4 as stated at wiki compared to 2.2.1.
Okey fellow android owners. I've tried them all, the tweaks. But can't say in matter of benchmarks that they've made a total makeover to my score, nore to the feeling I got with the phone in matter of speed etc.
And most of the tweaks I've downloaded are always packages with seveal tweaks inside.
I would like to know, if there was only ONE tweak you could choose, wich one would it be. Wich one has made the most difference in terms of speed, memory or battery saving for you?
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Pemell
Well one of the BEST tweaks I've done on my device is install the V6 SuperCharger. Definately helped with Memory, Speed, and overall device Responsiveness.
I had a feeling this would be one of the obvious answers. Though, this might sound weird, on my Xperia Arc S, I don't feel that much of a difference with it installed. :-(
Maybe it's a revert placebo, as when I started to think that the tweaks didn't improve the phone very much, they stopped working ;-)
And as I said in OP, most of the tweaks comes within a packege with several tweaks. This is the case with V6 as it changes several things within the phone.
So, to expand my question even further. If you where to choose on thing the V6 changes, wich setting would it be? The memory? The kernel? 3G supercharger?
Well in essence it affects all of those. But where I see the biggest difference is in the Memory. Or more to the point the Memory Management. My device literally has way more available memory. Also as stated before the responsiveness is much improved.
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The one change that's made each phone and tablet more responsive has been zeam launcher.
Hi all, I'm hoping for discussion so I chose here instead of simple Q&A.
Like a lot of people here I'm looking ahead to my next phone purchase and I'm trying to see what went wrong with ICS on the Sola. The forum is filled with theads on problems, I won't list them.
Here's the crux of the issue; I read here: http://androidtechguru.blogspot.ie/2012/02/minimum-system-requirements-for-ice.html
that the head Mod of CyanogenMod says that the ICS mimimum spec is 256mb of RAM with a decent GPU, and seperately, other people say that 1ghz dual core, 512 RAM is recommended. The Sola has this precisely. Why is ICS so bad on it? You can Google many, many reviews of even high-end Sony phones on ICS and they still lag like a pensioner going down a motorway. Why?
Is it true that the Sola reserves some RAM related to the extra sensors in the screen? I read more people saying 1GB or RAM is needed for ICS to run smoothly. I noticed that reviewers on Techradar say Jelly Bean runs much better that ICS on the same specs. So, is 1GB of RAM the standard needed for ICS? How about CPU and GPU?
p.s. I should say that a Sony rep on their official forum recommended me to download a task manager to manage the RAM on the Sola...how revealing!
NOTE - Timescape now retired: http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/01/14/rip-timescape-long-live-socialife/
Liked that motorway part
Btw
512mb is sufficient for ics (nexus s)
Its runs ics so smoothly
What sony does is that it adds an extra layer of Timescape launcher
Along wid that loads of bloatware
And regarding using task manager
Its worse one could do make phone unstable
Task manager kills app
Apps then reopen by themselves
Task manager again kills app
And the process continues till the battery is drained
Edit - I have same prblm on my xu sola n xu are twins
Thanks, I'm really trying to learn about how this works.
So, 512MB RAM for ICS, but perhaps more after a manufacturer has added their skin and apps?
Is there any other big problem with the specs for the Sola or U?
Battery drain, has anyone else noticed many of Sony's late 2012 medium-high end phones have 1900mha batteries, but reviews on GSMArena and TechRadar say their actual performance is about 1400/1500? (Check out the Ion, Acro S and others) The opposite can also be true but is rare from what I see - the iPhone5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini have small batteries 1400/1500 but their battery performance is more like 1800-2000. I don't know what Apple and Samsung did to make it that good, but the stats tell me Sony is really messing something up to reduce the battery performance that badly despite 1900. Maybe that is the Timescape UI eating the battery?
I wont say that about Samsung bt for apple
I have used an iphone 3gs and a galaxy note (my dad's)
Note's battery backup is even worse than my xu (probably coz it has always swtiched on 3g n gmail)
I have never seen an android wid good battery (except my brothers htc desire v)
The best battery I got in 3gs
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My phone gives me a descent battery wid brains rom about 20hrs wid 4hrs of wifi, alot of messaging and hardly any calls
What about sola?
Have a look at this: http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_i_xt890-4998.php
And the battery performance: http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_i_xt890-review-828p2.php (bottom of this page)
I hope you wet yourself when you see this. I did. :laugh: :laugh:
64hrs?? Wtf??
I guess its due to intel chipset
I will collect money to buy this now I even beats my Nokia n86
Novathor also has an image of being power efficient
Bt I guess its the sony **** that pulls it down
drsanket_xperia_u said:
Liked that motorway part
Btw
512mb is sufficient for ics (nexus s)
Its runs ics so smoothly
What sony does is that it adds an extra layer of Timescape launcher
Along wid that loads of bloatware
And regarding using task manager
Its worse one could do make phone unstable
Task manager kills app
Apps then reopen by themselves
Task manager again kills app
And the process continues till the battery is drained
Edit - I have same prblm on my xu sola n xu are twins
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A normal task manager doesn't do this you're talking about an automated task killer.
It is a feature some of task managers out there have.
If you have a task manager with an auto kill feature you can, in most cases, disable it.
A task manager can help save battery juice, as long as you don't use any auto kill "features".
Its really confusing about Sola, I think the headline of this thread summarize everything.. It just failed.
Well sure thing for me now its not a ram issue, I'm using my Sola lately without task manager, and just by limiting background process to 3, it runs with 30-40 free ram even better and more stable than 120 by a task manager, Android has its own ram management unlike Windows mobile for example where free ram is something important.
I'm using "Watchdog" task manager where it kills only apps that eat CPU not Ram.
Slow performance always start after few days of using, like now I'm in third day without restarting device started to face random lags.
And I think JB could maybe run faster than ICS even with same specs, imo best os is the one able to run good on minimum or normal required specs, like Vista - Win7 thing on laptops , vista was older but crap comparing to win7 even on same specs.
And btw even Sony devices with 1G ram like P, has issues with performance.. So it's either a CPU issue, or Sony customization.
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i did notice that the facebook app sucks a lot of battery and resources from sola. On medium usage my phone goes well past a day, that is after i upgraded to .154 and uninstalling the facebook app
Check out the other Motorola phones released just before Christmas, they ALL have batteries above 2000mha! I have checked many reviews and they all seem to perform up to a very high standard. I have even chatted on here with guys who own these phones and they post battery stats lasting 2-3 days!! That's what I'm talking about...Motorola is apparently using a giant advertisment in the US saying 'A smartphone is not so smart if you have to leave it plugged into the wall all the time'.
I didn't notice the Xperia P had 1GB of RAM, and it's still slow??? I really think that's Sony's skin then. I've been reading many phones with 1GB of RAM that are really fast on ICS/JB.
By the way, that Motorola RAZR i...single core 2ghz, the GSMArena tests say that it performs better than most quad-core phones...shocking huh? Intel says the single core saves power.
drsanket_xperia_u said:
Liked that motorway part
Btw
512mb is sufficient for ics (nexus s)
Its runs ics so smoothly
What sony does is that it adds an extra layer of Timescape launcher
Along wid that loads of bloatware
And regarding using task manager
Its worse one could do make phone unstable
Task manager kills app
Apps then reopen by themselves
Task manager again kills app
And the process continues till the battery is drained
Edit - I have same prblm on my xu sola n xu are twins
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Well i own a xu and i cant agree with you, ics here works fine and i have lots of apps installed too, ram usage is high but system is smooth overall and i havent had a single crash or reboot yet (been almost 3 weeks with ics).Cant be happier with my phone.
Edit: Btw it is not rooted and its bootloader locked, runing ics stock.
Even my very low end LG p500 with 512MB ram and a arm v6 600Mhz cpu can run ics just fine, even with old kernel, lack of sources, hacks, etc. I was using oxygen ics at the time.
In my opinion it only require a proper rom building, where most of the companies are failing.
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diegonnc said:
Well i own a xu and i cant agree with you, ics here works fine and i have lots of apps installed too, ram usage is high but system is smooth overall and i havent had a single crash or reboot yet (been almost 3 weeks with ics).Cant be happier with my phone.
Edit: Btw it is not rooted and its bootloader locked, runing ics stock.
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My friend's XU also working great on ICS, it's also stock, not rooted, locked BL..
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I also have LG P500 and with lastest Jelly bean 4.1.2 build from XDA masters works super fast and smooth. Ram free is about 200MB, apps loads instantly. Battery last for 3 days...
diegonnc said:
Well i own a xu and i cant agree with you, ics here works fine and i have lots of apps installed too, ram usage is high but system is smooth overall and i havent had a single crash or reboot yet (been almost 3 weeks with ics).Cant be happier with my phone.
Edit: Btw it is not rooted and its bootloader locked, runing ics stock.
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Well guess u folks lucky, coz i had some major issues running ICS on my U. Was practically forced to first root (so as to use some root tools to get stuff done,) then Unlock BL for Custom ROM. (Very Happy with CM9.1 - Was pretty happy just using TheBrainROM also, but I did get a Lag once in a while -Not very common, just once in a while. Using CM fxp 202 atm, and it hasn't lagged even once. O_O )
NOTE:- I did have a LOT of apps (over 100 user apps i believe), stilll I have most of them on CM but, no problems at all. (battery seems a bit worse though i could be wrong as TheBrainROM had some really good battery times, - I would get upto 1 and half days with charge. -Phone never on extended standby.)
Also @Silver If u think Windows 7 was good, check the performance on Windows 8. Heck even games are running smoother and faster. :/
Sony ends Timescape for future phones, converts everything into one option user app called Sociallife: http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/01/14/rip-timescape-long-live-socialife/
Maybe the 2013 phones will see a performance boost?
Well I'm using stock .54 without task managers for 5 days now without restart, device is running great, even with receiving calls while I'm using many apps.
For me using task managers with "Kill All" was the problem.
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Before the Sola, I had the 2011 Xperia Mini (ST15i). It came on 2.3 with upgrade to 4.0. I gave it to my brother when I got the Sola. Tonight, I played with that phone again on ICS. It is *SO* fast and smooth it really puts the Sola phone to shame.
Comparisson of these two phones?
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4408&idPhone2=3947
This is another thing about buying new phones: dual-core does not necessarily mean better performance from what I've seen. A more powerful processor, yes.
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Before the Sola, I had the 2011 Xperia Mini (ST15i). It came on 2.3 with upgrade to 4.0. I gave it to my brother when I got the Sola. Tonight, I played with that phone again on ICS. It is *SO* fast and smooth it really puts the Sola phone to shame.
Comparisson of these two phones?
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4408&idPhone2=3947
This is another thing about buying new phones: dual-core does not necessarily mean better performance from what I've seen. A more powerful processor, yes.
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but your sola has so much more pixels to play with, it's normal that the mini is smoother
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but your sola has so much more pixels to play with, it's normal that the mini is smoother
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I was thinking about keeping the Sola's resolution in the next phone, particularly to take it easy on the battery. Would you recommend that to keep the CPU relaxed too? I really don't know a lot about how this works but I'm keen to learn.
By the way, for anyone else interested on Android skins and updates, I spotted more hints on Sony's 2013 phone skins, Sony mentions it will be 'very light and easily updated':
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z-1119637/review