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Hi @all,
until the Xperia P got certified at ptcrb and now some got it unpacked I wanted to know if somebody could provide the firmware as a ftf file?!
I don't think anyone dumped it yet. Sony doesn't give review units to anyone who asks, you know.
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What does this have to do with Xperia S?
There is no Xperia P Forum so I have to post it on Xperia S.
Like some older Post to the Xperia S were postet in the Xperia Arc forum.
That´s the reason.
This came little late, I had a prototype in hand.
Ahhh right that's cool. What's the xperia p like man? Better than the S?
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Game-Modo said:
Ahhh right that's cool. What's the xperia p like man? Better than the S?
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For some reason it was lighter than I expected.
I felt screen was nicer than S (it was brighter with more vibrant colors), but I didn't have both at the same time to compare.
Battery life was OK.
This was prototype and crashing as the software wasn't the retail version but just test one.
Front Camera is VGA but 1.3 on S isn't impressive either.
Things I like:
It fits better in hand rather being bulkier like S.
Screen was nice
Uni-body is really nice
No stupid Flap is totally a plus+++
I loved the power button on the right, need to get used to it but once you do..it makes the whole sense in the world.
Bottom part under transparent strip could have been smaller, at least like S. and that part in this model was plastic for some reason. I thought the whole body is aluminum?
I think 4" size screen is perfect.
Quadrant score I got was about 2200
Those three buttons are on the transparent strip which may be cool. At least they are more visible where they are.
And this model didn't have yellow tint issue and also it was Sony Ericsson. I think more of an earlier built.
Again, uni-body with no flap was awesome and very nice. Phone looks sexy and even sexier than all the videos I had seen before have the actual Xperia P.
Didn't like the speaker...it sounded weird.
anyone here with access to EMMA? Didn't see any Lt26a but there is Lt22i and Lt22a listed.
I hope these info becomes hand .
Nimche said:
Didn't like the speaker...it sounded weird.
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It's from Sony and it's got weird speakers?!
Maybe because it's a prototype version.
neofactor.is3 said:
It's from Sony and it's got weird speakers?!
Maybe because it's a prototype version.
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Maybe you should have read couple post above my last post
I owned recently Sony high end laptop Z series and speaker is as bad as the early production in 90s.
Lets hope retail version is better.
i have the chinese version of the LT22i(Xperia P), it went on sale here in China on April 29th, can anyone guide me how to do it, googling didn't get me far, i would love to provide the ROM for you guys,
That would be awesome if you could provide the firmware...
Slightly off topic, but do we think there will be an Xperia P forum here? and will it get much Dev love?
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Slightly off topic, but do we think there will be an Xperia P forum here? and will it get much Dev love?
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That is what has stopped me to pre-order them. I believe processor chipset is different and not sure if the Dev, would start working on it.
As far as the forum for Xperia P, there should be one very soon..maybe they are not aware of release in China.
Whats weird is that if phone has gone for sale in China why I don't see in on eBay...usually everything from China goes on there fast.
Nimche said:
That is what has stopped me to pre-order them. I believe processor chipset is different and not sure if the Dev, would start working on it.
As far as the forum for Xperia P, there should be one very soon..maybe they are not aware of release in China.
Whats weird is that if phone has gone for sale in China why I don't see in on eBay...usually everything from China goes on there fast.
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It just went on sale on the 29th. The firmware sucks as google service is banned from the handset. We are stuck with Baidu and no twitter or YouTube or google play
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anyone here with access to EMMA? Didn't see any Lt26a but there is Lt22i and Lt22a listed.
I hope these info becomes hand .
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i know a few ppl with EMMA access but doesnt it require the device in hand to download the blob_fs?
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i know a few ppl with EMMA access but doesnt it require the device in hand to download the blob_fs?
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First off, I am total n00b when it comes to these stuff. in EMMA there is a section where says Download services and has a long list of devices. I don't see any Lt26a...I don't need to have any devices connected for looking at the list.
These might be totally wrong, but there are some interesting number for later headsets. Only God know what is true with Sony.
Nimche said:
That is what has stopped me to pre-order them. I believe processor chipset is different and not sure if the Dev, would start working on it.
As far as the forum for Xperia P, there should be one very soon..maybe they are not aware of release in China.
Whats weird is that if phone has gone for sale in China why I don't see in on eBay...usually everything from China goes on there fast.
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If I had the money to buy one, I would definitely want to start developing for Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia Ion or Xperia Sola when they will be released by Sony
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If I had the money to buy one, I would definitely want to start developing for Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia Ion or Xperia Sola when they will be released by Sony
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hehe... same here...
if they release Xperia P soon here in India my Team UtterChoas co-developer Napstar is VERY MUCH interested in developing for that device
though i am personally waiting for flagship for 2H 2012, hayabusa/mint whatever
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It depends on which access level you have.
Some can only download FW with connected devices and higher levels can download without a device connected to EMMA.
Crash at video record
Hello! The question to the owner sony xperia p - whether exists at record of video a crash? (sorry for my english - google translate) =)
P\S
Look for video on youtube - "Xperia P 1080p indoor.mp4"
There a strange sound on video
Hey Guys - trying to decide which one to choose from - Can get them basically at the same price ...
I have tried playing around with both - main points to look at - speed and camera.
The XLWW is definitively faster - but the images taken at artifical light - seemed more yellowish (should've been white) + there was more noise and less detail. The Wildfire S on the other hand made better low-light photos but was a bit sluggish as compared to the much nicer interface the XLWW had ?
Another point is : HD video on XLWW vs 640/480 on the Wildfire S
Oh and I am really keen on the Wildfire S design (not that the XLWW is that bad but the WIldfire is better).
Which one is the better one at the end - what is your opinion ?
I would go for the XLWW. 50% of my opinion 'cause I'm a Sony Fan.
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I would go for the XLWW. 50% of my opinion 'cause I'm a Sony Fan.
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What about the other 50% What's it based on ?
I've used them both and I also recommend the XLWW, it's just better than the Wildfire.
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What about the other 50% What's it based on ?
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Personal taste + features that fit my usage me.
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Personal taste + features that fit my usage me.
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Thanks - I think the wt19i is better myself - it's just that the camera issue is kinda important to me and the little test I made in the shop didn't convince me to take it ... I know it's a low-end phone - but still 5mp is supposed to make decent images at least.
I have had short experiences with both phones. And I would choose Sony Xperia LWW over HTC Wildfire S any day because.. its..
Newer (October, 2011 vs May, 2011).
Will soon get ICS (and this is a big one for me).
Lot more processing power (1GHz vs 600 Mhz) - this will matter a lot if you plan on keeping the phone for a while.. there is so much in the Play Store and you would want to install a lot of apps.. the more processing power, the merrier.
Music is really loud - although yes it distorts at high volumes but its awesome.. especially when watching youtube videos with friends in high noise areas).
Got a front-facing camera. I am an avid Skype user so it was a must for me.
Regarding Camera.. yes, Wildfire S is definitely better with stills.. but i would say it's a little compromise over LWW's ICS love and greater processing power. And moreover, LWW can shoot 720p videos..!
All said.. i still love to hold Wildfire S over LWW. But verdict - Sony Xperia Live With Walkman.
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My vote for "Sony Live With Walkman", there are several reasons.
1Ghz processor
512 RAM
Start ICS 4 update this week onwards.
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I have had short experiences with both phones. And I would choose Sony Xperia LWW over HTC Wildfire S any day because.. its..
Newer (October, 2011 vs May, 2011).
Will soon get ICS (and this is a big one for me).
Lot more processing power (1GHz vs 600 Mhz) - this will matter a lot if you plan on keeping the phone for a while.. there is so much in the Play Store and you would want to install a lot of apps.. the more processing power, the merrier.
Music is really loud - although yes it distorts at high volumes but its awesome.. especially when watching youtube videos with friends in high noise areas).
Got a front-facing camera. I am an avid Skype user so it was a must for me.
Regarding Camera.. yes, Wildfire S is definitely better with stills.. but i would say it's a little compromise over LWW's ICS love and greater processing power. And moreover, LWW can shoot 720p videos..!
All said.. i still love to hold Wildfire S over LWW. But verdict - Sony Xperia Live With Walkman.
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you think ics will improve the camera stills on the lww ?
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3777&idPhone2=4111
definetly se lww
cause its faster,looks better, camera is better, sound quality is better and better development support
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you think ics will improve the camera stills on the lww ?
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No, i don't think so. Xperia Neo V had some picture quality issues too with GB and it hasn't changed with ICS.
But, you can always post-process images to remove that yellowish tint.
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No, i don't think so. Xperia Neo V had some picture quality issues too with GB and it hasn't changed with ICS.
But, you can always post-process images to remove that yellowish tint.
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the yellowish tint is easily removed - I would be more concerned in the loss of detail made some test photos at a shop today - compared to the wildfire s - the lww had significantly low detail when image is zoomed ...
otherwise all the rest seems much better - but I am hoping his could somehow be a software issue
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the yellowish tint is easily removed - I would be more concerned in the loss of detail made some test photos at a shop today - compared to the wildfire s - the lww had significantly low detail when image is zoomed ...
otherwise all the rest seems much better - but I am hoping his could somehow be a software issue
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Yeah indeed, its a software issue coz it overcompress images but I am not sure if there's a fix for that yet.. maybe some senior member could shed some light on that (anyone listening?), have you tried googling it..?
But even if you decide not to go for LWW, Wildfire S is still a big NO, the processor is really dated. What other phones have you considered..? Is Xperia Neo V (there is a bit price drop with the launch of Sony Xperia Sola) and HTC One V within your price range..?
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Yeah indeed, its a software issue coz it overcompress images but I am not sure if there's a fix for that yet.. maybe some senior member could shed some light on that (anyone listening?), have you tried googling it..?
But even if you decide not to go for LWW, Wildfire S is still a big NO, the processor is really dated. What other phones have you considered..? Is Xperia Neo V (there is a bit price drop with the launch of Sony Xperia Sola) and HTC One V within your price range..?
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actually had a look at the Neo V and the picture quality of the camera was pretty much the same - which lead me to the conclusion that the problem might be coz of the software... or a crappy camera matrix.
anyways - the lww works really like a beast with the regular rom that it comes with I was looking at it in the shop and was impressed - let alone with a custom rom - just maybe waiting on a fix for the overcompressed image - wasn't there going to be a less compressed version of the image coming with the ics ? (as a setting ?)
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actually had a look at the Neo V and the picture quality of the camera was pretty much the same - which lead me to the conclusion that the problem might be coz of the software... or a crappy camera matrix.
anyways - the lww works really like a beast with the regular rom that it comes with I was looking at it in the shop and was impressed - let alone with a custom rom - just maybe waiting on a fix for the overcompressed image - wasn't there going to be a less compressed version of the image coming with the ics ? (as a setting ?)
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No official word from Sony about the setting, just street rumors, which got proved wrong with Neo V, so hopes are low for LWW too. Yeah, u r right about the stock rom - m a big time timescape user - looks beautiful, works cool.
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No official word from Sony about the setting, just street rumors, which got proved wrong with Neo V, so hopes are low for LWW too. Yeah, u r right about the stock rom - m a big time timescape user - looks beautiful, works cool.
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I truly hope this gets fixed - I see the same problem with Neo, Neo V, LWW, ARC - pretty much most of the late 2011 phones have this issue ... so until a fix is released I will be pretty much holding off.
And you won't have to wait for long.. coz ICS coming to LWW soon starting in a couple days as per the official Sony blog. Start asking around on ICS related threads.
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I truly hope this gets fixed - I see the same problem with Neo, Neo V, LWW, ARC - pretty much most of the late 2011 phones have this issue ... so until a fix is released I will be pretty much holding off.
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.. and man i just realized its the android 4.0.4..! The ICS update on Neo V I was talking about earlier was 4.0.3. This time, both LWW and Neo V will get 4.0.4. And some guys here at XDA saying we will get a new kernel too.
So hopes are high again for a fix for the camera.
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.. and man i just realized its the android 4.0.4..! The ICS update on Neo V I was talking about earlier was 4.0.3. This time, both LWW and Neo V will get 4.0.4. And some guys here at XDA saying we will get a new kernel too.
So hopes are high again for a fix for the camera.
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fingers crossed so that I can get one I passed on my birthday yesterday coz of the camera issue - but if it gets fixed I'm getting me a brand new toy
I would go definitelly for Xperia. HTC is compared to Xperia waaay slower. I had both of them in had, so I can tell.
I'm thinking of buying the Xperia U but I have a few questions.
How is the call sound quality, headphone quality and loudspeaker quality like?
How is the screen quality like and how are the graphics like on high end HD games?
Is the browsing very fast on this phone? Does zooming in and out on desktop websites lag a lot?
Has anyone's screen stopped working or has their been any hardware failures that have happened to a lot of xperia u's?
Finally, how long do you think it will be before the phone becomes out of date? I want to use it for maybe 3 years after purchase so I need to know if it is future proof.
Sorry for asking so many questions but I want to be entirely sure the phone is ideal for me. Thanks if you bothered to read this far and double thanks if you answered any of my questions.
In order.
Brilliant,
Brilliant but storage is an issue
Good
Nope
1 year at most.
Press thanks if it helps!
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Xperia u is worthy buying it...
Now it has jellybean...
Browsing is good/till u dont open too many apps...
U rrquire to clean sum bloatware n ur done...
Its life is good..
As its gpu is mali 400single so dont expect every high end game to work...
Asphlat 7, nfs mw , real racing 3, iron man..
they r working good...
but for 3years dont expext all games to work...
if its ur first android its worty buying it...
becoz 1st android is to discover....
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I would recommend you to increase the budget a bit and buy Xperia P instead Xperia U.
Cause 1GB RAM will give you better smoothness than XU's 512 MB RAM.
Also SONY is still keeping XP in their mind while releasing Official updates like JB. [XU have Unofficial JB Port]
No offense to the XU users. It's just what i think that while buying android handset, it's better to go for a better hardware spec. Off course if u plan to increase your budget.
Guy above is right, i still regret buying xperia sola, when i could pay 30 more euros and buy xperia p... It is MUCH better and worth the money... I also think that its developing community is more active than xperia u... No offense of course
Also, u should know that a device like mine it is said that because sony reached the target of sales for this device, now they dont give a damn about it.... We all rely on xda to get jelly bean while xperia P DOES HAVE official jelly bean from sony...
Finally, technology is evolving SO FAST that u need to buy an expensive device so that it can compete with future device... (my opinion)
Does the extra 512MB RAM make a big difference from xperia u to xperia p? The processor and GPU are the same but stuff like screen and camera is better on the xperia p
Trust me, xperia sola with 512 mb of ram barely gives 150mb available, logically xperia p should give u at LEAST 300 mb of free ram...
As far as i know, true gaming devices must have at least 1gb of ram...
Any other comments on the Xperia u? What do you use it for on a daily basis?
If u dont play heavy games then it will do the job BUT IF U:
1) Are sure that 4 gb of storage is not enough (like me). Remember xperia u cannot take sd card...
2) Want to play heavy games, i am pretty sure that xperia p will do better
If u meet either the first or second condition then i urge u to buy xperia p but if u dont then feel free to buy xperia p... My sola is the same as xperia u but i can use an sd card and i must say that since i am not a hard core gamer it does the job pretty damn well
Does the xperia p have a slightly yellow tinted screen? In some videos I have seen the the white looks slightly yellow. Can anyone with an xperia P confirm whether the white is pure white or tinted yellow? Also, after upgrading the firmware to jellybean on Xperia P, do you get various problems with apps such as gallery app not working and does the phone lag or does it get faster? Sorry for all the questions. I just want to be sure before I purchase it
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Does the xperia p have a slightly yellow tinted screen? In some videos I have seen the the white looks slightly yellow. Can anyone with an xperia P confirm whether the white is pure white or tinted yellow? Also, after upgrading the firmware to jellybean on Xperia P, do you get various problems with apps such as gallery app not working and does the phone lag or does it get faster? Sorry for all the questions. I just want to be sure before I purchase it
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Actually there is no device exists which is completely error free. You just have to make it right by your self. The situation is quite same for Android Update also. Check the General Section, you will find a thread there named as - Xperia P JB Review.
Many users posted there JB experience there. That should be useful for you. And as for the Yellow Tint, Sony took care of that issue, after first few shipments of all of their models.
Hey guys ! I'm Running rooted and S-off HTC Incredible S. Its okay but outdated now. We are fully up to date in software, but the hardware is behind. Looking for a new phone is so difficult right now..
I have a budget of $300-$400 Aus. Samsung SIII is a little old now, N4 has no storage.. I wandering is Sony a good option? Would you recomend any Sony device in that price range?
Thanks
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MicroGeek said:
I'm thinking of buying the Xperia U but I have a few questions.
How is the call sound quality, headphone quality and loudspeaker quality like?
How is the screen quality like and how are the graphics like on high end HD games?
Is the browsing very fast on this phone? Does zooming in and out on desktop websites lag a lot?
Has anyone's screen stopped working or has their been any hardware failures that have happened to a lot of xperia u's?
Finally, how long do you think it will be before the phone becomes out of date? I want to use it for maybe 3 years after purchase so I need to know if it is future proof.
Sorry for asking so many questions but I want to be entirely sure the phone is ideal for me. Thanks if you bothered to read this far and double thanks if you answered any of my questions.
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Call sound quality-good
Headphone quality-sounds good , the default headphones aren't good enough u'll surely need to buy a new 1
Loudspeaker-Totally disappointed by the loudspeaker
screen quality-Display is just awesome with 280ppi
Browsing used to lagg when I had too many apps installed..otherwise it works good
No hardware faults as such
Hahahaha there is nothing called as future-proof..U is already outdated,maybe you should go for P instead.
Hi guys,
I've owned my Live with Walkman for about 1.5 years and had a great time with it, but now it is time to move on. I am thinking of buying the Xperia Sola because I love Sony's Xperia NXT styled firmware (as opposed to the JB firmware-hate the Z1 UI), so is it worth buying the Sola-Sony is currently holding a discount so I will get it for a good price . But does it meet the following key points...
- Easily rootable?
- Install CM X on stock kernel? (X being either CM9 or CM10)
- Good android development? (many ROMs and mods?)
- Stock ICS firmware smooth AND stable? (does everything work? incl. little things like find on page in browser etc...)
- Any common problems?
Also is it proper Xperia NXT style, because when I upgraded my Live to ICS we got GB style settings menu's e.g. call settings and GB style framework and stuff-it was quite a poor effort from Sony ).
I've watched reviews on YouTube but none of them go into the detail I need, so help is much appreciated.
Thanks
ShinOrochiX said:
Hi guys,
I've owned my Live with Walkman for about 1.5 years and had a great time with it, but now it is time to move on. I am thinking of buying the Xperia Sola because I love Sony's Xperia NXT styled firmware (as opposed to the JB firmware-hate the Z1 UI), so is it worth buying the Sola-Sony is currently holding a discount so I will get it for a good price . But does it meet the following key points...
- Easily rootable?
- Install CM X on stock kernel? (X being either CM9 or CM10)
- Good android development? (many ROMs and mods?)
- Stock ICS firmware smooth AND stable? (does everything work? incl. little things like find on page in browser etc...)
- Any common problems?
Also is it proper Xperia NXT style, because when I upgraded my Live to ICS we got GB style settings menu's e.g. call settings and GB style framework and stuff-it was quite a poor effort from Sony ).
I've watched reviews on YouTube but none of them go into the detail I need, so help is much appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi,I highly recommend you to buy the Xperia L,if you buy the Xperia sola you will REGRET as it doesn't receive any more firmware update since 6.1.1.B.1.54 update.
It was very lag in ICS,in JB (unofficial) smooth but not good as ICS
And Xperia sola was a bit old,so go for Xperia L or Xperia M.
Regards,
Ben.
i recommended you to buy Xperia M, because if you buy xperia sola you wouldn't get a newest firmware. :good:
Ben Ling said:
Hi,I highly recommend you to buy the Xperia L,if you buy the Xperia sola you will REGRET as it doesn't receive any more firmware update since 6.1.1.B.1.54 update.
It was very lag in ICS,in JB (unofficial) smooth but not good as ICS
And Xperia sola was a bit old,so go for Xperia L or Xperia M.
Regards,
Ben.
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My brother has an Xperia M and it is good but I want something different. I assume Xperia L is even better but it is way out of my price range. I can get Xperia Sola for about £135 GBP which is significantly cheaper than the other two.
Has anyone owned a 2011 Xperia handset, if so, how is ICS on the Sola compared to the 2011 Xperia?
I'm not too fussed about firmware, ICS is good, I know in terms of updates the Sola most probably won't get any.
ShinOrochiX said:
My brother has an Xperia M and it is good but I want something different. I assume Xperia L is even better but it is way out of my price range. I can get Xperia Sola for about £135 GBP which is significantly cheaper than the other two.
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My friend is a happy user of xperia l
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ShinOrochiX said:
Hi guys,
I've owned my Live with Walkman for about 1.5 years and had a great time with it, but now it is time to move on. I am thinking of buying the Xperia Sola because I love Sony's Xperia NXT styled firmware (as opposed to the JB firmware-hate the Z1 UI), so is it worth buying the Sola-Sony is currently holding a discount so I will get it for a good price . But does it meet the following key points...
- Easily rootable?
- Install CM X on stock kernel? (X being either CM9 or CM10)
- Good android development? (many ROMs and mods?)
- Stock ICS firmware smooth AND stable? (does everything work? incl. little things like find on page in browser etc...)
- Any common problems?
Also is it proper Xperia NXT style, because when I upgraded my Live to ICS we got GB style settings menu's e.g. call settings and GB style framework and stuff-it was quite a poor effort from Sony ).
I've watched reviews on YouTube but none of them go into the detail I need, so help is much appreciated.
Thanks
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Bro I recommend to get 1gb ram phones like Xperia l or Xperia M
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ShinOrochiX said:
My brother has an Xperia M and it is good but I want something different. I assume Xperia L is even better but it is way out of my price range. I can get Xperia Sola for about £135 GBP which is significantly cheaper than the other two.
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Then wait till you got enough money and buy Xperia L.
Abd yes,Xperia L was a bit better than Xperia M.
But Xperia sola really not recommend,i'm the owner of Xperia sola,very lag.
Now it's dead due to water damage.
I will be getting Xperia SP when i have enough money.
So overall,i suggest you Xperia L.
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I don't have much money, I cannot afford the L even the M, I just don't see myself paying anything above £150 GBP for a phone-thats just me . When it comes to money I am very controlling, even if I had £500 I wouldn't buy the Xperia Z but would buy something cheaper and save the cash...
Anyway I know that to some people even a one second delay makes the phone 'laggy' (e.g. when opening an app) and for others its when the phone can't multitask quick enough.
But can the Sola easily carry out everyday tasks smoothly e.g. email, calendar, web browsing etc...
Furthermore does the phone have elements of GB e.g. GB style settings menu's such as the call settings (this was the case in the 2011 Xperia ICS).
ShinOrochiX said:
I don't have much money, I cannot afford the L even the M, I just don't see myself paying anything above £150 GBP for a phone-thats just me . When it comes to money I am very controlling, even if I had £500 I wouldn't buy the Xperia Z but would buy something cheaper and save the cash...
Anyway I know that to some people even a one second delay makes the phone 'laggy' (e.g. when opening an app) and for others its when the phone can't multitask quick enough.
But can the Sola easily carry out everyday tasks smoothly e.g. email, calendar, web browsing etc...
Furthermore does the phone have elements of GB e.g. GB style settings menu's such as the call settings (this was the case in the 2011 Xperia ICS).
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But i can tell you that Xperia sola was very lag on ICS if you install too many apps...And i always get lower than 30MB free RAM.
Or you can buy Xperia P...Better.
Thanks for the advice guys, I've decided not to buy the Sola-main reason being the performance. I suppose I will wait a month or two and keep an eye on the Xperia L to see if the price goes down. Thanks again! :victory:
Good idea is P, nice phone, good developers, nice pergormance.
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Getting a sola at this time is just a waste of money.
Dont....just dont
you will regret it...sony never offers support for their phones...and never release sources so developers can make custom roms...i learned my lesson...buy a samsung or htc or whatever
OK, first of all, Xperia Sola is not a bad phone at all, is one of the best investments I've ever did.
But we need to think...
All functions of stock works? Yeah, it does, the question is barely redundant but whatever.
Stable ROM, well, yes and no, depends on what ROM you use, I see you like the eXperience ROM, is great. But you will face some problems and crashes because is based in a un official stock JB and yeah, its kinda buggy.
Easy to root, well, yeah, Bin4ry's method is really easy, gotta search if you want.
OK, but let's think, you're going to buy a 2012 model phone, has no official support, but it's great. I'm using it for writing this post right now, nothing to complain about.
There's some phones you can look instead of the sola, the Xperia T is a good choice, it's like the reinforced version of the Sola, more space, more resolution, and a kick a** camera. And has support like CM11, no official, but it has.
The Xperia SP, oh god, almost same price and it has his goods and his bads but who cares? It's has official support and a confirmed KitKat update, better processor and it has a great design.
But this is an advice, choose whatever you like, all of them are good phones.
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omymic said:
you will regret it...sony never offers support for their phones...and never release sources so developers can make custom roms...i learned my lesson...buy a samsung or htc or whatever
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Wow, dude, you just don't have nothing to do, right?
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XPERIA SOLA is not good choice now , look on XPERIA M better spec at same price
Hey guys,
I hope u can help me with some advice.. the thing is that i need to choose between this 2 devices and is harder than i thought..
The thing is that some stuff I like at S3 some I don't and the same story with the xperia Z
S3:
+ Lots of futures and does a lot of great stuff (motion and bla bla)
+ It seems better optimized like the Z is more powerfull and it scores better in benchmarks.. but i see that ppl are saying that the S3 is better optimized, is that true ? (or it is not that obvious?)
+Speaker is better than the XZ...I don't listen music.. but I wanna hear my phone when it rings..
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- It is older than the XZ... Will samsung provide updates for the next 2 years ? at least ?
- PLASTIC )) And I have 2 friends that said that their screen broke out of nowhere...
+/- I like both screens, I don't care about the cameras
I just want a phone that will last longer and runs android in normal conditions and feels like a quad-core..
Gimme some opinions..Please
onlyankush_s said:
hey do you want me to again paste these pkgs to my kitchen & i didn't find about which thread in sticky u r talking about. can u share that link.
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I would choose the s3 my friend. My reason? Having owned a xperia z for a short period of time, I found the battery to be horrific and having to use power save just to get through a day. S3 however, battery is excellent and can easily handle my daily usage. Thats my reason. Choose wisely
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mariuck said:
Hey guys,
I hope u can help me with some advice.. the thing is that i need to choose between this 2 devices and is harder than i thought..
The thing is that some stuff I like at S3 some I don't and the same story with the xperia Z
S3:
+ Lots of futures and does a lot of great stuff (motion and bla bla)
+ It seems better optimized like the Z is more powerfull and it scores better in benchmarks.. but i see that ppl are saying that the S3 is better optimized, is that true ? (or it is not that obvious?)
+Speaker is better than the XZ...I don't listen music.. but I wanna hear my phone when it rings..
__________________________________________________________________________________
- It is older than the XZ... Will samsung provide updates for the next 2 years ? at least ?
- PLASTIC )) And I have 2 friends that said that their screen broke out of nowhere...
+/- I like both screens, I don't care about the cameras
I just want a phone that will last longer and runs android in normal conditions and feels like a quad-core..
Gimme some opinions..Please
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This is the i9300 Q&A Forum, not the i9305 or Xperia Z Q&A forum
I'd get the Xperia Z personally.
The S3 is like a current day Ford Mustang or Dodge Charger. It has great specs and the engine sounds bloody great but in the end, it can't put all the power on the road and can only go in straight lines.
mariuck said:
Hey guys,
I hope u can help me with some advice.. the thing is that i need to choose between this 2 devices and is harder than i thought..
The thing is that some stuff I like at S3 some I don't and the same story with the xperia Z
S3:
+ Lots of futures and does a lot of great stuff (motion and bla bla)
+ It seems better optimized like the Z is more powerfull and it scores better in benchmarks.. but i see that ppl are saying that the S3 is better optimized, is that true ? (or it is not that obvious?)
+Speaker is better than the XZ...I don't listen music.. but I wanna hear my phone when it rings..
__________________________________________________________________________________
- It is older than the XZ... Will samsung provide updates for the next 2 years ? at least ?
- PLASTIC )) And I have 2 friends that said that their screen broke out of nowhere...
+/- I like both screens, I don't care about the cameras
I just want a phone that will last longer and runs android in normal conditions and feels like a quad-core..
Gimme some opinions..Please
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As a former s3 owner I say go for xperia z , also I think xperia z is in class whit s4. It has a better screen and specs then s3 .
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Thx a lot guys. I will go for the Z.. cause I really don't wanna use touchwiz... and I like the screen of XZ.. thx a lot for the infos!
PS: I saw some news that the Z is already scheduled for 4.3 official update