I went to buy Galaxy Note today..I watched Youtube videos and though it would fit on my hands.. I saw it n
OMG!! its huge..Doesn't even fit on my pocket..
My friend laughed like hell when I tried to imitate a phone call scenario.. Its was awkward .
The shopkeeper also said its too big .
Then he showed me the Sony Xperia S..
Gosh the screen was awesome..
I check out the Galaxy S2 too..
I liked the WVGA screen of the S2 but its nowhere near Xperia S.
But the viewing angle was really bad on the Xperia S.
N I didn't like the design too..Too much extra space at the bottom. N 10mm thick too..
S2 was thin n comfortable to hold..
What I liked about Xperia S
-720p screen(but viewing angle is so bad)
-NFC tag
-Free standard hdmi cable
- 12 mp camera( i checked it n its awesome)
-PS store
-TV launcher.. Turns HD tv into smart tv.(pretty cool uhh)
What I don't like about Xperia S
-Design
-Capacitive button is not responsive
-CPU n GPU is weaker than S2( according to most techsites)
-Too thick..
Please help me choose...
Design of Xperia S is big. It's longer than SII. I didn't used SII for longer time but I am using Xperia S for a month now and I am comfortable with it. Got hanging strip attached with it . and capacitive buttons are great now I never got wrong with them. Responsive, accurate. The internal storage is 32GB, you get 25.80GB total. I am running since 12days and its still fast.
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Design of Xperia S is big. It's longer than SII. I didn't used SII for longer time but I am using Xperia S for a month now and I am comfortable with it. Got hanging strip attached with it . and capacitive buttons are great now I never got wrong with them. Responsive, accurate. The internal storage is 32GB, you get 25.80GB total. I am running since 12days and its still fast.
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So you think Xperia is better?
You used both so which one do you prefer..??
I am asking myself same question - Sony or Samsung. But this might be wrong forum to ask
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Why don't you guys try it at a store side by side?
Sony has a better display though IMO. And also feels more premium (albeit a bit too long.)
But you won't go wrong with either of the two
I had a samsung galaxy S2 before I get the Xperia S.
The Xperia S is a way better compared to the SGS2.
Better screen, better sound quality, better camera ...
I signed this 2.
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Leave the phones.
Compare first the firms..
Sony versus Samsung..
In the hardware shop they would laugh you out.
Samsung???
Xperia S is the hit.
1. Its Sony
2. Quality
3. Service (way better then Samsung)
4. Screen
5. Design
6. Faster
7. Camera
etc.
Some of my friends has S2, its seriously garbage..
And it also looks like a cheap thing, some sort plastic bumped together.
Ugly device..
My opinion.
I would say, Xperia S
I used my S2 until a week ago, when I handed my friend the phone the moment I walk out of the store with my Xperia S I do miss it sometimes, but I believe the Xperia S is the better one out of the 2. The capacitive button take times to get used to, but it's better as I sometimes hit the buttons on the S2 accidently. The CPU and GPU is just fine as Sony optimised it pretty well, not like S2 where I hated the Touchwiz Interface. The thickness helps you, trust me, as I from time to time slips the S2 off my hands as it was too "skinny" . Anyway, that's just my 2 cents. I recommend the XS.
P/S: @Efe64 : Mate, try owning and using the phone first, before saying crap about it. Pretty damn fine phone the S2 was.
Really?????????
leminhnguyen0703 said:
P/S: @Efe64 : Mate, try owning and using the phone first, before saying crap about it. Pretty damn fine phone the S2 was.
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Of course I used it, how should i say then its crap?
Not even comparable to me.
We call Samsung here a "Sheissung", from Samsung and Scheisse, german word for ****.
Jokes aside, SGS II is a 2011 hit. Ugly, ****ty UI. Yes, good hardware but X S is just working better and faster in any way. No comparison really.
Galaxy nexus is much better than Xperia s, 1st I bought Xperia s then switched to galaxy nexus and then I tries switching to Xperia s again and it was painfull galaxy nexus is so much better.
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Galaxy nexus is much better than Xperia s, 1st I bought Xperia s then switched to galaxy nexus and then I tries switching to Xperia s again and it was painfull galaxy nexus is so much better.
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elaborate please..
On XS you can't transfer 4GB+ file. I didn;t knew this before buying. I hope they change the file system to ext4 with ICS update. I am happy with my XS Its my primary phone. Never let me down.
ray3andrei said:
Galaxy nexus is much better than Xperia s, 1st I bought Xperia s then switched to galaxy nexus and then I tries switching to Xperia s again and it was painfull galaxy nexus is so much better.
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Lol ?¿
Saeen said:
On XS you can't transfer 4GB+ file. I didn;t knew this before buying. I hope they change the file system to ext4 with ICS update. I am happy with my XS Its my primary phone. Never let me down.
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Its Fat32
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Lol ?¿
Its Fat32
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Yes, it's FAT32. Hope they change to ext4 with ICS update.
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Yes, it's FAT32. Hope they change to ext4 with ICS update.
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Not gonna happen IMO. FAT32 is simple and works with windows. Most people wont be putting DVD images on their phone(especially with not external SD slot) so it really isnt an issue.
I had s2before the xs, my reason to change where:
No notification led, I had to hold the phone always in my hand, like the iphone, no possible to leave it on the table and look from far at it. There are tricks to use button light as notification but this uses the battery.
The battery was not great, at first also this of the xps, now is great.
While angle of vision where good, better than xps, these of the s2 become bluish, so not better
Dimesions wise, the xps is thinner than s2 and this greatly helps hand holding, if i remember there are 2mm more in eight but 2mm less in large for xps. Also rouded back helps hand holding as surface finish.
Wifi, gps, 3g, all much more sensitive in xps.
Music with earbud better for xps.
And last, when I looked at the screen in the shop I was amazed by xps.
Many advantages I discovered after IBought the phone, other may be subjective, the s2 is still a great phone but now I only miss the wery low weight, otherwise if you only watch a 1080p trailer on xps you'll loose all doubt.
Ciao
There is no comparison between S2 Touchwiz and Timescape UI from Sony. It's my first Sony smartphone, but i'm very very happy that i've made this choice... I had Acer Liquid, Galaxy SCL, Nexus S, Htc Desire HD, but not even one can compare in terms of android software with the XPS...It's the most complete and bug free android flavour. You will never believe how good and helpful is the camera button and the fast picture from standby function. It's just amazing how you can take the XPS locked out of your pocket and in 1 second you already have the picture...
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am about to buy a new phone and am confused between samsung galaxy s ii htc one s and xperia s
and what's better htc sense 4 .touchwiz 4 or sony UI(idk wut it's called)?
TBh it is about personal preferrence. Th one s so far has no reviews as its only just been announced, the sgs2 has been on the market nearly a year so you should know about that.
So far everyone who has the SXS (sony xperia s) has positive views overall about the one.
for me the most important things are
more than 16gb memory availble on the phone directly (not via cloud etc)
good battery life
good audio quality in headphones
good loud speaker
the ability to take pics when i am in a phone call or when the battery is under 15% (a thing which samsung phones do not let you do) htc and sony do though.
and the SXS meets all of these, so thats why I have ordered one and cannot wait for it to arrive.
I prefer sony's UI and HTC sense over touch wiz
it also depends on how desperate you are for a new phone i mean you could wait for the one s to come out which is about another month ad try the handsets for yourself but from reviews i have read and user experiences you can't go wrong with the SXS and plus it is quite cheap aswell.
What about the touch buttons ?
some ppl say that they r annoyin
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What about the touch buttons ?
some ppl say that they r annoyin
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I have heard that they need a firm press and are hard to find, but after a little time you will get use to them.
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I have heard that they need a firm press and are hard to find, but after a little time you will get use to them.
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Exactly right. They are easy to find but it seems they react after you move your finger away, not as you touch them.
They are annoying at first, but they are easy to get used to.
the sony xperia s is most beautiful than SGS2 and one x。
sexiest looking phone ever, so yes!
guys who bought the phone don't you feel like it's a little thick?
and how is battery life? multitaksing and do you feel any lag while opening more than one app??
and i see that my galaxy s is 2mm wider than SXS is it hard to type in portrait mode?
P.S i got pretty thick finger
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guys who bought the phone don't you feel like it's a little thick?
and how is battery life? multitaksing and do you feel any lag while opening more than one app??
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I do not have mine yet still waiting or it to be delivered but I have seen a dummy model of it in my local phones 4 u and i have spent a while comparing its size to the arc s dummy, galaxy s 2 dummy, droid razr dummy, htc sensation xe dummy and tbh the phone isnt that big for me the droid razr is horrid its very thin yes but is so tall and wide and it only has a 4.3 inch screen I mean it doesnt need to be that big for a 4.3inch screen.
the SXS just isnt that big imo and I mean no one really complains the the sensation/sensation xe is like 11+mm thick which is thicker than the 10.6mm SXS.
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and i see that my galaxy s is 2mm wider than SXS is it hard to type in portrait mode?
P.S i got pretty thick finger
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Keyboard is very accurate.
I have not experience any lag at all. Web page rendering is fairly quick also.
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What about the touch buttons ?
some ppl say that they r annoyin
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I have to say the touch buttons are a bit difficult to get use to. I mean not big deal but it can bother people. Sound quality using headphones good. I like beats audio. And I think beats audio has a bit more punch on mid and highs. The xperia s has plenty of bass ...camera its amazing. The one x and s comes with great cameras too. Other than that I think its a good phone
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Do note that the Xperia S also has swype in the keyboard. No need to buy separately.
okay thanks guys
btw if i ordered xperia s from ebay or amazon it won't have arabic language support ??
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btw if i ordered xperia s from ebay or amazon it won't have arabic language support ??
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You can read/write in Arabic but, the menu will not change the phone language to Arabic.
Hi Guys,
I have used Xperia X10, Xperia Arc, Xperia Play, Xperia S and I am finding it really difficult to think about another brand !!!
I just want to know the opinion of Xperia users (Xperia S/Arc S), do you guys thinking about moving to Samsung Galaxy S3?
Actually I have used Xperia S for a short time & returned the set due to:
1. Built Issues - lower part (below the transparent strip) was very loose, the phone looks very fragile, once dropped, its gonne (i hate using cases)
2. No Physical Button - I really missed the physical button (I know its personal choice), galaxy S3 has one single button.
3. Still lagging - the phone still lags, Xperia promoted this too much but I can still lag while switching screens.
4. Camera is not so good - I find my 8MP cam of Xperia Arc far better than XS.
5. Everybody hates the flip covers - common problem.
Regarding Galaxy S3 - I know its not beautiful design but it has got power, I have Galaxy Note and I know its a beast.
Note: I just need opinions so no arguments or word wars please
i never thought of samsung, moreover iproducts are costly.
And main thing is i don't have any problem with my xperia s currently and i am happy with it.
Not the galaxy s3. If the problems I have with the xs are not solved I would consider the one x.
Wouldn't think of it.
My reasons in a nutshell:
Too ugly (blah design), bad screen (pentile so not true HD), not much of an upgrade (more cores isnt always better).
by the way, there was already an opinion thread on the S3 made, and it got closed because it went a bit....south I guess.
you can see more opinions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637191
and I hope this thread won't turn out like the last one, but yea...
I want powerful phone this time, dont want to buy n to make my phone wrking better by rooting !!!
It should run smooth...
I am waiting for SG3 & XGX.
I really liked the smoothness of HTC One X !!!
Good option.
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Well if you want power above all, the One X or the SGS3 wouldn't be a bad option.
I don't know if it's still a problem though, but the One X was a battery vampire I hear.
I myself have thought about a Razr (not easily available here) or HTC phone (One S) before moving over to the S. I don't really like sense though, but the design of HTC devices never hit the spot, so picked the S in the end.
I don't know how you will be lag-wise, as android itself has a sort of lag by design. You may have returned your device within 15min I read, but you didn't really give it enough time to win your heart. It is a powerful device without even needing to do anything to it.
But yes, for benchmarks above all, those two devices would be the best option currently. Or you can wait for the Mint to release and not have a brand dilemma at all . For actual daily use, I am not sure you will see a difference, as the S is already mostly butter smooth and has the design factor as well.
My reason was this..
PURCHASED XPERIA S and RETURNED within 15 minutes !!!
Guys,
Today I make up my mind n decided to purchase xperia S, enough waiting for GX/Hayabusa..
But once purchased, while playing with it, I found that the lower part of the XS (below the transparent strip) is loose, I can move that part n looks pathetic
I went to the store, he exchanged immediately with another one, that too was not looking very solid !!!
Its just me unluckily or luckily saw that or its design/built issue
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xperiax10.awesome said:
My reason was this..
PURCHASED XPERIA S and RETURNED within 15 minutes !!!
Guys,
Today I make up my mind n decided to purchase xperia S, enough waiting for GX/Hayabusa..
But once purchased, while playing with it, I found that the lower part of the XS (below the transparent strip) is loose, I can move that part n looks pathetic
I went to the store, he exchanged immediately with another one, that too was not looking very solid !!!
Its just me unluckily or luckily saw that or its design/built issue
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Your luck, probably early batch. 12w11 here, the build is rock solid, even port flaps.
Same here. No build Quality issues at all. Mine is 12W16.
The port flaps also seem well built. As for lag, I don't think GS3 would be noticeably smoother in daily usage than XS. XS is already almost on par with Galaxy Nexus and Htc One X in terms of real life usage even with Gingerbread.
ICS update should make things even smoother.
As for the GS3, nope I won't buy a Samsung phone ever. The GS3 design is a joke and its too big for my taste. Plus has an inferior camera, and a much less sharp screen with over saturated colors. No thanks
These no. 12w11, 12w16 are written on back right? After removing the back case???
Or is there any way to identify the batch seeing the Box itself!!
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Mate are you serious? Haven't we already had a thread like this that got kicked to the bottom of the forum?
Found here THREAD CLOSED
Again this is for the General discussion thread not for the Xperia S forum.
Not starting a flame war, just stating fact via my opinion.
-smc
Im staying with my XS.
Main reson is the design that looks like no other mobile out there.
And i a everyday use, i dont think ill notice the difference in dual vs. quad power.
The screen size is allso a problem for SIII. Its not the size of the boat, its the motion of the ocean thats important.
We've been through all this before!!
Thread Closed.
Here's the deal. My wife has small hands and even smaller pockets. She can't fit her samsung Infuse in her pocket without a good portion of it sticking out. She's currently with H2O wireless, but she's wanting a smaller phone.
She saw the Droid incredible and liked the size of that phone but wants a higher end phone.
What are some good recommendations for a small FAST phone? preferably dual core.
it's hard to find near high-end phone with that size.
Xperia U has almost same size with droid incredible and dual-core.
but that phone doesn't support external memory slot and it's only have 4GB internal memory.
Callister said:
it's hard to find near high-end phone with that size.
Xperia U has almost same size with droid incredible and dual-core.
but that phone doesn't support external memory slot and it's only have 4GB internal memory.
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This is crazy!
Small phones have been around for years, why is it so hard to find a good one now?
*swyped from the evo so excuse any typos*
the_hustleman said:
This is crazy!
Small phones have been around for years, why is it so hard to find a good one now?
*swyped from the evo so excuse any typos*
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Well, nowadays most people like big screen for watching HD video, gaming, etc.
So, most phone manufacture make a bit big device with good spec.
Only some manufacture still using small design phone.
Let's wait a bit, maybe another member have another good recommendation
Xperia U for sure.
Callister said:
Well, nowadays most people like big screen for watching HD video, gaming, etc.
So, most phone manufacture make a bit big device with good spec.
Only some manufacture still using small design phone.
Let's wait a bit, maybe another member have another good recommendation
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I definitely understand the thrill of a big screen phone! I could never go back to anything less than 4.3"
I'm waiting for the galaxy s3 to drop now
*swyped from the evo so excuse any typos*
How about Sony Walkman Live?
Hands down, Samsung galaxy s blaze from TMobile. It's as fast as a galaxy s2
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Samsung Galaxy W, Sony Xperia U, Sony Xperia P, Samsung Galaxy Ace II.
Small phone?
iphone4S
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Lg mytouch e739. It's slightly bigger than an iPhone. But you can overclock it to 1.5 ghz, and it's really nice.
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the_hustleman said:
Here's the deal. My wife has small hands and even smaller pockets. She can't fit her samsung Infuse in her pocket without a good portion of it sticking out. She's currently with H2O wireless, but she's wanting a smaller phone.
She saw the Droid incredible and liked the size of that phone but wants a higher end phone.
What are some good recommendations for a small FAST phone? preferably dual core.
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I got the HTC Desire C only single core 600Mhz CPU 512MB RAM but it has beats audio SRS in poweramp, very very good battery life ICS 4.0.3 outa the box nice design n i pay £10.50 p/m (UK Pound Sterlin) great phone after the legendary X10i. Cant go wrong for the price.
If not try the Xperia U or Samsung Galaxy Ace altho niver have ICS currently
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Small phone?
iphone4S
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He said he wanted Android.
Well, I may be a little biased since it's my phone, but the Huawei Ideos X3 is pretty small and really, really cheap.
The only problem is that it's only fast-ish when rooted with the VM Heap increased and the ROM and Launchers both switched out with lighter versions... it does have an appalling processor to be honest
If you're not going to be doing stuff with rooting, then actually it's a pretty poor suggestion and I apologise ._.
get her SGSIII, then buy SONY LIVEVIEW so your wife could put the phone in her bag, and access them easily from her wrist
just a thought
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get her SGSIII, then buy c so your wife could put the phone in her bag, and access them easily from her wrist
just a thought
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Yeah, but if she wanted to do anything else than calling she would need to hold it and S III is extremelly big. To be honest, why buy such a superb phone to access it from Sony live view...you can buy something else for half a price.
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Yeah, but if she wanted to do anything else than calling she would need to hold it and S III is extremelly big. To be honest, why buy such a superb phone to access it from Sony live view...you can buy something else for half a price.
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coz she wants high end phone?
If she likes the Droid Incredible (4.63" x 2.3" x 0.47") why not look at the new Droid Incredible 4G (4.82" x 2.40" x 0.46"). A little bit bigger, but not much when compared to other new phones. It has a 1.2ghz dual core S4, 1GB RAM, 4" qHD screen, 4G LTE, and microSD plus removable battery (some manufacturers are getting rid of these)
Hey guys
I own a nexus running jb. Its a perfect device- simply the best money can buy. Project butter really works wonders and Google now is game changing! Dev community is incredible, one post asking for help and twelve pages of support add up in less than an hour
Because of the stock, simple and no nonsense-no bloat ware approach of the nexus + speed charge (phone charges to 100% in about an hour) I plan to use it as a work phone.
Im now looking for a personal device.
This is what I am looking for in the device:
1. Excellent display - very high priority
2. Sexy to look and hold
3. Must have awesome cam and great audio quality
4. Amazing standby life
5. Smooth os
6. Active Dev support and aosp ROM abundance
7. Less bloatware
8. Ease of living - no necessary requirements set by manufacturer to install apps on PC just to copy files etc.
9. As close to android originality as possible
Do you think xperia s can cut it?
Or should I be waiting for another device?
With what I can see ROM development isn't really much... but u need to tell me the real picture.
*pushes back the chair and sits attentively. *
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I think Xperia S fullfill your wishes
SXS is all that you want and need and more.. .. and as for custom roms.. just wait for it.. now that Sony has released source.. they will be coming soon enough..
The phone that you are asking about is not out yet
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The phone that you are asking about is not out yet
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ROFL... very funny
1. Excellent display - very high priority Check
2. Sexy to look and hold Check
3. Must have awesome cam and great audio quality Check
4. Amazing standby life Errrr
5. Smooth os Check! (Well Almost)
6. Active Dev support and aosp ROM abundance Hmmmmmmmmmmm
7. Less bloatware Uhmmmm
8. Ease of living - no necessary requirements set by manufacturer to install apps on PC just to copy files etc. Check
9. As close to android originality as possible hmmm!!
Purchased. Dont think I should have
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I bought an Xperia S, sent it back for a replacement. Then I bought a Galaxy Nexus because it dropped to 350. I just purchased another Xperia S today and am sending the Nexus back. Samsung is garbage and not worth it even for Jellybean. Also the addition of the onboard hdmi port is great.
Let's hope I feel the same way. I Dont like the slow dev... brilliant phone otherwise, it cannot replace my nexus but will be a good sidekick...
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I had an Arc S and by my experience with its development environment I'm sure there will be more ROMs.
I have ow n the Xperia S and I can say it will fit your needs: )
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I have ow n the Xperia S and I can say it will fit your needs: )
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I would consider the Galaxy Nexus over the SII. It is cheaper, has better specs and you will get the latest Android releases.
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I would consider the Galaxy Nexus over the SII. It is cheaper, has better specs and you will get the latest Android releases.
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The Nexus is a good phone but it certainly doesn't have better specs. The hardware is worse, less memory on GSM version, and the screen is terrible compared to S, no hdmi output only mhl, shoddy Samsung construction, worse battery life. Only advantage it has is android releases. I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus but I sent it back because Samsung has terrible build quality and the S has enough better pieces to justify the price.
I am comparing it to the Xperia S by the way.
The Xperia S does have worse dev, but any phone is gonna have worse dev compared to Google's own phones. Still Xperia S has very good stock software so the need for a ton of Roms and such is not as bad. I was on the fence as to either get a Galaxy Nexus or an Xperia S and I went with the S.
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The Nexus is a good phone but it certainly doesn't have better specs. The hardware is worse, less memory on GSM version, and the screen is terrible compared to S, no hdmi output only mhl, shoddy Samsung construction, worse battery life. Only advantage it has is android releases. I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus but I sent it back because Samsung has terrible build quality and the S has enough better pieces to justify the price.
I am comparing it to the Xperia S by the way.
The Xperia S does have worse dev, but any phone is gonna have worse dev compared to Google's own phones. Still Xperia S has very good stock software so the need for a ton of Roms and such is not as bad. I was on the fence as to either get a Galaxy Nexus or an Xperia S and I went with the S.
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I said the specs on the Galaxy Nexus are better than the Galaxy S II. Larger and higher screen resolution, faster+newer CPU. The specs on the Xperia S should be better since it is newer
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I have ow n the Xperia S and I can say it will fit your needs: )
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I really hope it does!!! Paid for the unlocked!
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I would consider the Galaxy Nexus over the SII. It is cheaper, has better specs and you will get the latest Android releases.
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The Nexus is a good phone but it certainly doesn't have better specs. The hardware is worse, less memory on GSM version, and the screen is terrible compared to S, no hdmi output only mhl, shoddy Samsung construction, worse battery life. Only advantage it has is android releases. I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus but I sent it back because Samsung has terrible build quality and the S has enough better pieces to justify the price.
I am comparing it to the Xperia S by the way.
The Xperia S does have worse dev, but any phone is gonna have worse dev compared to Google's own phones. Still Xperia S has very good stock software so the need for a ton of Roms and such is not as bad. I was on the fence as to either get a Galaxy Nexus or an Xperia S and I went with the S.
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I would have to disagree. The nexus still holds the most advanced screen tech there is. It has 320ppi screen which is just 20 short of my xperia and everything about the nexus screen seems better than the s. richer colors, sharper pictures and greater contrasts. Even the anti aliasing is better on the amoled. The s till now I've found has comparatively faded colours disappointing blacks...
The ram is the same as an s2 and a xperia s but in the 6 months I've owned it NOT EVEN ONCE has it gotten hung or run sluggishly. I have decided to skip the s3 altogether because at all given times jellybean seems to have over 50% of my ram free...
Battery life I get currently is 1d 18h on normal - heavy usage, but that's got a lot to do with your choice of radio since this is a world phone.
Build quality: it feels really sturdy and I've dropped it a number of times but couldn't get even a scratch on the paint...!
Infact I feel like I should have just bought another nexus... but xperia isn't bad too... just my experience. It might be an old phone but it still is kickass! Waiting for aosp ROMs on the xperia - I hope they'll be fun
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Well everyone has the right to have their own opinion so I'm not gonna say that whatever you're saying is wrong but IMO having compared the screens of Galaxy SII, Galaxy Nexus, Note and S3 with the Xperia S, I can safely say that the Xperia S has a significantly superior screen to all of those devices.
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Well everyone has the right to have their own opinion so I'm not gonna say that whatever you're saying is wrong but IMO having compared the screens of Galaxy SII, Galaxy Nexus, Note and S3 with the Xperia S, I can safely say that the Xperia S has a significantly superior screen to all of those devices.
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Yes, it is a personal preference...
Hello people, I'm a Motorola Defy user & thinking to upgrade my phone to a pretty decent one. People who own or have used the Xperia Acro S, can you please tell me hows the day to day performance? Like normal performance & whether Mid end/ High end games will run on this phone? How is the battery life of this phone? How about the camera? Or any other issues?Because I'm really interested in getting this phone ASAP. I'll be glad and thankful to you people if I get my queries answered! Thank you!
P.S Sorry for my bad english. it is not my native language
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Hello people, I'm a Motorola Defy user & thinking to upgrade my phone to a pretty decent one. People who own or have used the Xperia Acro S, can you please tell me hows the day to day performance? Like normal performance & whether Mid end/ High end games will run on this phone? How is the battery life of this phone? How about the camera? Or any other issues?Because I'm really interested in getting this phone ASAP. I'll be glad and thankful to you people if I get my queries answered! Thank you!
P.S Sorry for my bad english. it is not my native language
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Hey,
I've been using my Xperia Acro S for about 10 days now, i've used the Galaxy S 3, S2, HTC One X and Defy before this.
The first thing i did when i got the Xperia Acro S was put it in a tub filled with about 50CM of water, left it there for about a minute, when i took it out everything worked fine, just be sure to close all the connection ports before you try this.
The phone's performance is pretty much on par with the Galaxy S 2, i haven't noticed any lag in using the device, sometimes it becomes laggy but that's because i have many apps open in the background so i assume that's normal.
I've played The Dark Knight Rises and it was completely lag free, the graphics were great.
I've also played Dead Trigger without any issues, great graphics as well.
When i compare it directly with the Motorola Defy it's quite a big step up,
The performance improvement is noticable.
Another useful feature is wet-finger tracking which allows you to use the screen with wet fingers, i remember this being a problem with my Defy.
The battery life for me is ok. I usually manage to get about 3 hours screen on time, this is with 5 active e-mails push syncing, using 3-4 apps like WhatsApp, Bluetooth on all day (connected for half the day). Wi-Fi on all the time, brightness set to max.
The camera is very satisfactory for me, it has nice features like panorama, smile detection etc and the quality is better than the 8MP camera's from the other high-end phones.
The only thing that slightly bothered me was that the phone's NFC doesn't seem to be on par with other higher end devices,
Basically i have to press the NFC card on the back of the phone and sometimes it doesn't even recognize it.
Whereas on the HTC One X and Galaxy S 3 it's sufficient to just put the NFC card a couple of CM's away from the phone and it recognizes always.
As i said, not a big problem, just saying.
All in all, i am very satisfied.
Hope this helped.
Does it feels fat? It looks fat but I want to know this from someone who has it
SGS2
I had a Galaxy S3 GT I9300, but from a week back I'm currently having a Sony Xperia Ion. Tbh, I loved Sony's UI much better and some backup & restore unbuilt facilities better than of Samsung. So yeah, being the holder of S3. I will sitll recommend you Acro S.
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I had a Galaxy S3 GT I9300, but from a week back I'm currently having a Sony Xperia Ion. Tbh, I loved Sony's UI much better and some backup & restore unbuilt facilities better than of Samsung. So yeah, being the holder of S3. I will sitll recommend you Acro S.
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Hey,
I've been using my Xperia Acro S for about 10 days now, i've used the Galaxy S 3, S2, HTC One X and Defy before this.
The first thing i did when i got the Xperia Acro S was put it in a tub filled with about 50CM of water, left it there for about a minute, when i took it out everything worked fine, just be sure to close all the connection ports before you try this.
The phone's performance is pretty much on par with the Galaxy S 2, i haven't noticed any lag in using the device, sometimes it becomes laggy but that's because i have many apps open in the background so i assume that's normal.
I've played The Dark Knight Rises and it was completely lag free, the graphics were great.
I've also played Dead Trigger without any issues, great graphics as well.
When i compare it directly with the Motorola Defy it's quite a big step up,
The performance improvement is noticable.
Another useful feature is wet-finger tracking which allows you to use the screen with wet fingers, i remember this being a problem with my Defy.
The battery life for me is ok. I usually manage to get about 3 hours screen on time, this is with 5 active e-mails push syncing, using 3-4 apps like WhatsApp, Bluetooth on all day (connected for half the day). Wi-Fi on all the time, brightness set to max.
The camera is very satisfactory for me, it has nice features like panorama, smile detection etc and the quality is better than the 8MP camera's from the other high-end phones.
The only thing that slightly bothered me was that the phone's NFC doesn't seem to be on par with other higher end devices,
Basically i have to press the NFC card on the back of the phone and sometimes it doesn't even recognize it.
Whereas on the HTC One X and Galaxy S 3 it's sufficient to just put the NFC card a couple of CM's away from the phone and it recognizes always.
As i said, not a big problem, just saying.
All in all, i am very satisfied.
Hope this helped.
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Thank you both of you... Guess I've made my choice Just waiting for Sony to launch this baby in India!
The back of the phone heats up very fast.
And battery not that satisfied, 1.5GHz is too much for the phone.
I underclocked to 1GHz and games still run lag-free, (riptide 3D,Cordy,Cordy sky)
And when your screen is awake, and u pour water on it, the phone interface will messed up. (Water somehow acts as fingers and some dragging and long press occurs)
And u can't really dip the phone into water with screen awake, like above the screen will go crazy and no response at all.
If u awake the phone in water, u can't touch anything, but if u can turn on the camera, u can use the shutter button to take pictures. (provided ur screen doesn't messed up)
So its water resistant doesnt mean u can use ur phone underwater
evolution1g said:
Hello people, I'm a Motorola Defy user & thinking to upgrade my phone to a pretty decent one. People who own or have used the Xperia Acro S, can you please tell me hows the day to day performance? Like normal performance & whether Mid end/ High end games will run on this phone? How is the battery life of this phone? How about the camera? Or any other issues?Because I'm really interested in getting this phone ASAP. I'll be glad and thankful to you people if I get my queries answered! Thank you!
P.S Sorry for my bad english. it is not my native language
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Comparing to the Defy, it's obviously a worthy upgrade. In term of battery life, it's okayish for a dual core phone. I have been playing 3D game like dead trigger with zero lag problem so I will vouch for that. Camera is superb if you know how to use it right. Sony camera is a bit different, the auto focus was kinda clumsy and you have to do it manually to get the best quality. Water proof is definely a plus. This phone can last for years before your next upgrade.
hi all,
need to ask if anyone knows how to use Wi-Fi direct?
asking on behalf of a friend using acro s
thx
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hi all,
need to ask if anyone knows how to use Wi-Fi direct?
asking on behalf of a friend using acro s
thx
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What do you mean by "use wifi direct"?
micmaccc said:
hi all,
need to ask if anyone knows how to use Wi-Fi direct?
asking on behalf of a friend using acro s
thx
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I don't think wifi-direct is supported on acro s ics version yet, at least I cannot find the options as shown on the other xperias which do support it. DLNA support only so far...
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I guess there's no WiFi direct as snapdragon S3 doesn't support it..
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I think it dose..
Check out here http://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_acro_s-4781.php
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Yes, that specs on GsmArena brought my hopes up, but now I am more inclined to think specs listed it as an error. The specs listed inside the GsmArena review page1 do not say wifi-direct.
Xperia P has wifi-direct but is not snapdragon S3. I wonder if any S3 based phone currently has wifi-direct?
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I guess we have to ask HTC folks for that.
But i had google it. And the page i landed too. Stated it would not.
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My HTC Sensation has the same CPU as ACRO S and HTC support Wi-Fi Direct
Seems like wifi-direct support depends on the wireless communication chipset used, might have nothing to do with S3 or not. Could not find any high res photos or mention what chip is in 2012 xperias though...
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i too currently own a motorola defy as the op, and i plan to upgrade in 1-2 months, and my definite win was acro s - until now.
im not the type to stick to stock roms, im a dedicated cyanogenmod user, and i really want a phone which runs cm10 without problem, but now i read that until sony releases a jb upgrade for the acro s, cm10 wont have camera and the battery drains a lot. although from what i understand cm9 is running quite decently, so i think i can stick with that. but will this always be like this, that the acro s wont be upgradeable until sony released an official build?
and i have another question:
the xperia s and xperia acro s have almost identical hardware, except the battery and the microsd extension.
and the xperia s has aosp support, and sony already released its binaries. why cant we use its binaries to fix the camera and the battery drain? or am i seriously missing something here? what are the differences between the two devices software-wise?
and i also read that cm10 is not really ready for daily use yet. is that because the high battery consumption and lack of camera, or are there other bugs?
sorry for asking this many questions, but i couldnt find any answers to this anywhere, even though i did search them first.
Quarx is missing
I might consider Xperia V
I can say that Acro S with the stock rom with all the bloatware removed is a decent device, very stable .
I personally have no issues with it. I tried all the other "stable" roms out there (MIUI and CM9.1) and I always came back to stock .
Xperia T has MHL (HDMI) and Camera working as of FXP 142 when it's released
Unreal fast phone
Go Sony, you won't regret it!
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