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.
ramandhingra said:
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.
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I found this on the site from Sony (Ericsson) some info about Android 4.0 !!
1. 3G native video call without 3rd party apps.
2. Update kernel version to 3.0
3. 5MP 16:9 resolution not 3MP & 2MP 16:9 resolution for Xperia™ neo V
4. Mega bass Equalizer and manual Equalizer.
5. Noise reduction in Video mode of camera
6. New lock Screen
7. Improved battery lifetime
8. face unlock feature for xperia series which have front camera
9. smart dialing
10.CRT animation
11.The song change by press and hold volume up/down while it was locked
12.Better RAM management as we have 512 MB ram but it only shows near about 320 MB nearly
13.Voice recording App
14.Two way call recording app (G502 has that feature in phone itself)
15.file manager app.
i put these info here because not all the peeps are know this.
so dont bite my head off please ^^
That's what someone's saying SE should do (in the comments of the article), not what's actually coming. So basically misinformation.
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...™-smartphones-from-end-marchearly-april-2012/
/bite
(If I'm wrong and I always could be, I deserve the same of course )
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That's what someone's saying SE should do (in the comments of the article), not what's actually coming. So basically misinformation.
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...™-smartphones-from-end-marchearly-april-2012/
/bite
(If I'm wrong and I always could be, I deserve the same of course )
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hahaha we should see mate
AFAIK, kernel will not be updated.
1,2,3,5,7,8 would be great And a good music player.The one in SE roms is crap tbh.
KalleD (SE engineer) already confirmed here @ XDA that the kernel won't be updated.
The rest are probably just rumours, besides we've all seen the alpha and most if not all of those things weren't there either.
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KalleD (SE engineer) already confirmed here @ XDA that the kernel won't be updated.
The rest are probably just rumours, besides we've all seen the alpha and most if not all of those things weren't there either.
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Alpha is a beta mate, and rumors yes i know but we will see, and kernel dont get updated, why not?? Samsung have that already
If the above features come F**k will i be one happy b**yatch xD
Face unlocking for Neo ^_^
We the only ones in Xperia Range with Front Camera*
*Not sure tho
Qwerty123 \m/ said:
If the above features come F**k will i be one happy b**yatch xD
Face unlocking for Neo ^_^
We the only ones in Xperia Range with Front Camera*
*Not sure tho
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Go sure, i jumping a hole in the ozon haha !!
I jus hope v can improve the camera image quality...
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Qwerty123 \m/ said:
If the above features come F**k will i be one happy b**yatch xD
Face unlocking for Neo ^_^
We the only ones in Xperia Range with Front Camera*
*Not sure tho
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CM9 has face unlock but the camera's don't work...
number 8 means camera on at (almost) all times = battery drain. i would look for a way to kill this facility IF it was real.
that list looks more like a wishlist than a feature update, i doubt we will see it.
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Alpha is a beta mate
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lol?
Silly them, they are calling them differently but they are same.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle
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number 8 means camera on at (almost) all times = battery drain. i would look for a way to kill this facility IF it was real.
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Camera is on as much times as you unlock your phone. All "cool" and "fancy" features are most likely battery drain. You wont get anything "for free".
And yes most likely you will have option to disable it.
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CM9 has face unlock but the camera's don't work...
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Visidon app lock plus got the same feature and still beta,yet works ok on Neo V.Sometimes kinda annoying tho,specially at night without any light.So if Sony add this feature I too really hope they will add a Off face unlock option somewhere in settings.
Anyway completely off-topic,but wonder if Sony will give out the 2.3.7 update for 2011 xperia series before ICS release.
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Visidon app lock plus got the same feature and still beta,yet works ok on Neo V.Sometimes kinda annoying tho,specially at night without any light.So if Sony add this feature I too really hope they will add a Off face unlock option somewhere in settings.
Anyway completely off-topic,but wonder if Sony will give out the 2.3.7 update for 2011 xperia series before ICS release.
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2.3.7 is impossible at them moment
That would be like giving us Vista SP2/3 after the release of the Windows 7 source code
Stupid example ^ But kinda proves my point
What a nice talk here ^^, and indeed the camera doesnt work sometime because its a alpha a.k.a. Beta, but its would be nice if it work on 4.0. And no battery drain i think because they say: better battery life, but we shall see
i hope will stable nearly , cant wait ics on my x10i
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zimage kernel + v6 supercharger + turboboost
Hi all..after 3-4 days of research over the internet,i like these 2 phones a lot.But,i saw both these match each other almost in specs..just the screen size and form factor are different(and yes just the phone memory!! being different).
I just wanted to ask whether SE LWW display is pleasing to the eyes?I dont expect AMOLED like quality as in my S2..but i dont expect display to be like HTC wildfire either.
Please tell me how is the screen quality compared to HTC One V ??
I just love the LWW design and the lovely white color,but i need a decent screen to compliment the display
Thanks in advance
I suggest htc as it has bigger screen.and u will luv the sense ui which is exellent.display quality of lww is ok..nt much great for which u r leaving htc behind.
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I suggest htc as it has bigger screen.and u will luv the sense ui which is exellent.display quality of lww is ok..nt much great for which u r leaving htc behind.
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Hmm..so LWW's screen quality is SLIGHTLY not better than HTC One V right?
Well what you want but for me this HTC looks ugly.
no one knows exactly because no one had ever had both phone to compare in real life.
but in theory, seeing specs of both phone's screen resolution and ppi, one v should be better.
lww is mdpi but one v is hdpi.
edited: me myself own a lww and the screen is just ok. not too bad but also not the best.
Personally, I never liked the sense UI and HTC. I'll vote for LWW
In my opinion time scape is better....
htc had bigger screen but ugly style and ui...
LWW is great but dont buy the white cus its alittle bit slippery.
Get the black one
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andro-SYR said:
LWW is great but dont buy the white cus its alittle bit slippery.
Get the black one
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So is black one, because the material is the same.
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LWW is great but dont buy the white cus its alittle bit slippery.
Get the black one
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agree! vote for SE LWW (black)!
Both the cell phone has the same hearts. As they run the same processors, and have same amount of RAM.
The One V has a bigger screen, and higher resolution. So in case you prefer larger devices you can go for One V. One V will also take care of compatibility of games, as it has hdpi resolution.
On the other hand LWW has better audio. Its speakers are awesome. In terms of display, the phone is nice, but obviously not as good as the One V, since the One V has higher ppi.
Also, IMO, the LWW will perform better for daily use as the processor has to do much less work on mdpi rather than hdpi. And the Sense (its cool, the looks are great) eats lots of RAM too, which is not the case in LWW (after you remove the ****ware I mean).
Thank You,
Rick
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So is black one, because the material is the same.
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did you try to hold both at the same time?
I did and Im sure that the white one is more slippery because of the Smoothness of the back cover.
HTC doesn't have front camera, so using skype is not comfortable.
I'm for LWW
Yo thanks guys..sorry i was offline for a day..This forum rocks BTW,didnt expect such a response..Kudos to you all.Thanks again..
Now coming to the point, i got hold of a HTC One X today.The phone being a quad core lagged a lot(seriously a lot).It couldnt even run a 720p video properly.I mean while video running i just changed the orientation and it just hanged!!! Never has my Galaxy S2 ever hanged while changing orientation in between playing videos
So i assumed(BIG ASSUMPTION) , if a quad core device from HTC behaves like that what can i expect from a single core?? HTC Sense is a serious resource Hogger I am going for the LWW And for the WHITE ONE Never ever owned a white phone
chetan_mohanty said:
I just wanted to ask whether SE LWW display is pleasing to the eyes?
I dont expect AMOLED like quality as in my S2..but i dont expect display to be like HTC wildfire either.
Please tell me how is the screen quality compared to HTC One V ?
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without any doubt HTC One V screen is MUCH better than the Sony LWW screen
Sony LWW doesn`t have BRAVIA engine so it`s screen cant even match Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini
one v
i own LwW, but thats because there was a price difference of about 8k (Pak rupee) otherwise would have gone for One V if the price was somewhat equal. plus you might want to compare Neo V and One V, because they both are closer to each other. LwW is comparatively low on specs as compared to those two
the screen is good, i mean my LwW colors are better than Evo3D of HTC, i cant tell about One V though. and i like the Sense UI, plus HTC has more resale value, in our market atleast.
Screen size: One V: 3.7 inches. LwW: 3.2 inches
Internal memory: One V: 4GB. LwW: 320MB
rest is almost same.
Cheers
I have wt9i ( LWW ), and I really like it. It is very fast ( doesn't lag ) and it has ear rocking speakers with great sound quality. Also, I would suggest you to install v6 Supercharger, because it really helps you get more performance and the battery lasts a bit longer.
V6 Supercharger: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
But I scare abt HTC video recording...
In HTC HD video recording usually they use H.263 codec to decode and the sound format sure will stick to .amr , although it make it file very small but the sound quality is worst...
I dunno One V got improve abt HD video recording but my xperia mini recorded 720p HD video is even better than my friend's Sensation XE 720p HD video recording.
Guys help required again..I was about to order the white LWW , but the seller said its out of stock !!! Please tell me is the black LWW good looking??White was damn sexy
chetan_mohanty said:
Yo thanks guys..sorry i was offline for a day..This forum rocks BTW,didnt expect such a response..Kudos to you all.Thanks again..
Now coming to the point, i got hold of a HTC One X today.The phone being a quad core lagged a lot(seriously a lot).It couldnt even run a 720p video properly.I mean while video running i just changed the orientation and it just hanged!!! Never has my Galaxy S2 ever hanged while changing orientation in between playing videos
So i assumed(BIG ASSUMPTION) , if a quad core device from HTC behaves like that what can i expect from a single core?? HTC Sense is a serious resource Hogger I am going for the LWW And for the WHITE ONE Never ever owned a white phone
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Dude! HTC One X is a beast. You seriously don't know how to use a phone :O
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I suggest you an Xperia U. It is available in India.
Merry Christmas lads, sorry for opening another one thread/spamming... I found xperia sola and xperia U at exactly the same price....which one shall i go for? Please answer me i need your suggestions! Thanks.
What do you like more? A colourful Illumination Bar or a Magical Display? Just Kidding
A perfect/good smartphone is good because of it's small great things, not because it has a Tegra 3 Processor or 2GB of RAM. Thats my Opinion
I think you should go into a electronic store and hold both devices in your Hand. The sola has a bigger Display and you can use it with gloves, yay So I would buy a Sola, but listen to your heart
lol98lol98 said:
What do you like more? A colourful Illumination Bar or a Magical Display? Just Kidding
A perfect/good smartphone is good because of it's small great things, not because it has a Tegra 3 Processor or 2GB of RAM. Thats my Opinion
I think you should go into a electronic store and hold both devices in your Hand. The sola has a bigger Display and you can use it with gloves, yay So I would buy a Sola, but listen to your heart
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I held a sola yesterday but when i surfed the internet it was a bit laggy...may because it wasn't updated to ics ? I don't know why....colours were REALLY beautiful too!
So, when you were kidding above did you really meant sth? Xperia U's screen can be compared with Sola's one? (forget the inches, talk about colours)
The internet thing: maybe the Ram was full?
Both displays have 16 millions colors and both have the Bravia Engine, so I don't think that there is a difference
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The internet thing: maybe the Ram was full?
Both displays have 16 millions colors and both have the Bravia Engine, so I don't think that there is a difference
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I can't remember for the ram...
From the videos i have seen till now, Sola and U are exactly the same but U has only 4GB user accessible :-/ i think i can cover this problem witha usb adapter....you think that usb adapter will be annoying? Or will it be easy to get used to it?
Only reason why you should buy U instead of Sola is front camera. If you can live without it then Sola is better phone most definitely.
Also keep one thing in mind that both of these phones will NOT get official JellyBean from Sony. So if you are a fan of Stock manufacturer's firmware, you might want to reconsider buying either of these two phones.
Though, hopefully they WILL get unofficial JB Rom such as Cyanogen etc but it may take a long while to get everything working in these roms, there is also a chance that some features such as video recording may never work in an unofficial JB rom. So think before you buy
Nothing better than the stock rom
Go for a device that will get jelly bean
One more and last question guys...if I buy xperia sola and a freeze suddenly appears and as a result i must remove the battery to "unfreeze" it, what can I do then? I saw the battery is unremovable and it wories me a little.....any help? If there is a solution for this "problem" i will definately buy Sola,otherwise i am afraid i have to reconsider buying a new phone...
I think that there is a way to force reboot on such type of phones, something like power button and vol down...
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One more and last question guys...if I buy xperia sola and a freeze suddenly appears and as a result i must remove the battery to "unfreeze" it, what can I do then? I saw the battery is unremovable and it wories me a little.....any help? If there is a solution for this "problem" i will definately buy Sola,otherwise i am afraid i have to reconsider buying a new phone...
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On this phone you dont remove battery, you do vol + power untill the phone vibrates 3 times.
If i were you i would find samsung or HTC for the same money.
mirost1 said:
On this phone you dont remove battery, you do vol + power untill the phone vibrates 3 times.
If i were you i would find samsung or HTC for the same money.
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Thank you man
I have never bought other phones than Sony ....i really don't like them... The only phones i love ,other than Siny's, are samsung galaxy S3 and iphone 4...
both have dual core processor
but u and sola not getting jelly bean
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Nothing better than the stock rom
Go for a device that will get jelly bean
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I don't agree
In my opinion when there will be completed cm9 nothing will be better than that
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Rajul said:
I don't agree
In my opinion when there will be completed cm9 nothing will be better than that
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Yes bro
Everyone have their own preferences
I tried every rom present here
Bt I always get back to stock one
of course.... Xperia Sola is better than Xperia U... because Xperia Sola has external sd card whereas the Xperia U does not have... My friend's Xperia U running on stock ICS has the wifi bug... where he tries to turn off the wifi but the wifi still kept turning on... so.. consider Xperia Sola maybe? XD
Don't go for any of them s3 duos xperia go
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after getting my Xperia Neo stolen I decided to go with Sola - as the 3.7" inch screen is perfect size for my hands. It is the minimum for me to be able to write text in portrait orientation (XU has 3.5" screen).
On the other hand I *hate* Sola's floating touch (or glove mode)! Main reason is that you cannot switch it off in games - what good is dual core processor if you are not able to control the game properly due to this floating touch nonsense? To name few: Triple Town, Temple Run, Muffin Knight, GTA3 and others are unplayable (even though the performace is ok). You can get rid of floating touch with different ROM (at the moment there are only two of them), but if you plan to game much, better go with XU...
Another thing to consider is that Sola goes crazy when on charger - it won't react correctly on touch - it think it is floating touch technology again to blame here... (don't know if the same problem occurs on XU)
You can google both of these problem - I would love to know about them before I have bought my Sola :/
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after getting my Xperia Neo stolen I decided to go with Sola - as the 3.7" inch screen is perfect size for my hands. It is the minimum for me to be able to write text in portrait orientation (XU has 3.5" screen).
On the other hand I *hate* Sola's floating touch (or glove mode)! Main reason is that you cannot switch it off in games - what good is dual core processor if you are not able to control the game properly due to this floating touch nonsense? To name few: Triple Town, Temple Run, Muffin Knight, GTA3 and others are unplayable (even though the performace is ok). You can get rid of floating touch with different ROM (at the moment there are only two of them), but if you plan to game much, better go with XU...
Another thing to consider is that Sola goes crazy when on charger - it won't react correctly on touch - it think it is floating touch technology again to blame here... (don't know if the same problem occurs on XU)
You can google both of these problem - I would love to know about them before I have bought my Sola :/
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I have tried gta3 and it works well in my sola
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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
MicroGeek said:
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.
I have doubt in getting satisfaction with recent releases sony device, compared to my x10i.
Also, the reason behind this change over is due to heating and restarting issue for past few days.
Even, After back to stock rom and relocking the bootloader perfect baseband flashes. Nothing helps me to ride out of this issue.
Hopefully, i concluded that it should be a hardware issue.
So, i need to miss my x10i badly :'(
If you can please suggest me for good change over.
thankyou mates!
sanspark said:
I have doubt in getting satisfaction with recent releases sony device, compared to my x10i.
Also, the reason behind this change over is due to heating and restarting issue for past few days.
Even, After back to stock rom and relocking the bootloader perfect baseband flashes. Nothing helps me to ride out of this issue.
Hopefully, i concluded that it should be a hardware issue.
So, i need to miss my x10i badly :'(
If you can please suggest me for good change over.
thankyou mates!
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Xperia L !
just ordered the Xperia SP, waiting patiently....
Heating and rebooting issue will be battery related I had same issue got a new battery and boom works like a charm not bad for a 3 year old phone
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dunc4n88 said:
Heating and rebooting issue will be battery related I had same issue got a new battery and boom works like a charm not bad for a 3 year old phone
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I agree. Sane thing a happened to me and had a rebirth with Mugen power 1800
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I've currently got a xperia T (the forgotten flagship) awesome phone with awesome hardware, I haven't looked back in regret when I updated to it.
I would recommend the xperia Z as it has better Dev support and it's new
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I went over to the nexus s I got it for £75 off eBay and its awesome its easy to unlock bootloader lots of development with new official roms nearly everyday including miui and cm aokp & aosp ...
Its even getting the new official miui 5
Worth a punt at 75 quid
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Still using my XPERIA X10i with 64GB Class10 SanDisk(3months use), overclocked CPU with root access and 1800mAh Mugen power battery.(1 - 5days battery life)
It's now become a music/media phone with Neutron Music/XiiaLive/Video players and a mobile file server.
Syllable G18 Bluetooth headphones keep the phone sounding sweet.
Thinking how good my XPERIA X10i still is, I thought, gee, the XPERIA L must be heaps better....
Hmm... that may lose some of the sparkle when one looks a bit closer..
XPERIA L appears to only support Class 6 MicroSD cards and maybe nothing over 32GB.
USB-OTG doesn't seem to be supported from what I read.
Sony is indicating the XPERIA SP needs to be referred to service support if touch screen issues are noted, so indicates HW issuse and not something a SW patch can fix.
Have an XPERIA S and that's in a world of pain after JB upgrade, where XDA Developers will probably be left to pick up the pieces if Sony doesn't address the many voices of dismay.
Third JB update mooted for early July, so it may not all end in tears.
Sony is not at it's best at the moment with firmware updates, but I'm sure they'll want to prove us doubters wrong. :fingers-crossed:
Given the above, I may enjoy my XPERIA X10i for a while longer before it is retired.
Still have 20GB of my SDcard left to fill.... :laugh:
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I agree. Sane thing a happened to me and had a rebirth with Mugen power 1800
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Wow.. that's just awesome! ...i have searched in local store, but i cant get. Do you have any suggestion to buy this online in india-chennai?
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Still using my XPERIA X10i with 64GB Class10 SanDisk(3months use), overclocked CPU with root access and 1800mAh Mugen power battery.(1 - 5days battery life)
It's now become a music/media phone with Neutron Music/XiiaLive/Video players and a mobile file server.
Syllable G18 Bluetooth headphones keep the phone sounding sweet.
Thinking how good my XPERIA X10i still is, I thought, gee, the XPERIA L must be heaps better....
Hmm... that may lose some of the sparkle when one looks a bit closer..
XPERIA L appears to only support Class 6 MicroSD cards and maybe nothing over 32GB.
USB-OTG doesn't seem to be supported from what I read.
Sony is indicating the XPERIA SP needs to be referred to service support if touch screen issues are noted, so indicates HW issuse and not something a SW patch can fix.
Have an XPERIA S and that's in a world of pain after JB upgrade, where XDA Developers will probably be left to pick up the pieces if Sony doesn't address the many voices of dismay.
Third JB update mooted for early July, so it may not all end in tears.
Sony is not at it's best at the moment with firmware updates, but I'm sure they'll want to prove us doubters wrong. :fingers-crossed:
Given the above, I may enjoy my XPERIA X10i for a while longer before it is retired.
Still have 20GB of my SDcard left to fill.... :laugh:
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Superb mate.. you so lucky! this makes me to tryout with more patient.. X10i is really sticky
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The xperia v seems like a good successor, I like it's water proof functionality
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The xperia v seems like a good successor, I like it's water proof functionality
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You may be onto something there.
I can purchase an XPERIA LT25i for approx USD350.00 which is less than what I'd paid for an XPERIA LT26i
The XPERIA V has all the 'modern' features and an S4 Snapdragon chipset with an Adreno 225
The XPERIA V also has a good chance of getting Android 4.3 as the Adreno 225 supports OpenGL ES 3.0
Pity I already have an XPERIA S. [mumbling something about JB 4.1.2]
I saw a post were some dude in Asia lost his XPERIA V at the beach in the ocean while videoing and it kept on videoing for some time after it was lost.
It was found and returned to the owner some days later after being dragged from the ocean. All still working and the under water video was on YouTube. Can't say better than that.
XPERIA i1 HONAMI ... THE NEXT YEAR