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is this phone worth it coming from a galaxy nexus user?
both phones are really great...
Galaxy nexus
-4,65 screen
-ships with ICS
-not the best camera
-aosp
-big community
-developer friendly
Xperia s
-4,3 screen
-ships with GB
-very nice camera
-Sonys UXP NEXT UI
-smaller comunity than galaxy nexus
-ships with locked bootloader
-playstation certifieced
Also to mention, the galaxy nexus has a faster CPU but the Xperia S has the faster GPU.
It really depends on what you want, i would not say one of the phones is better.
Your decesion
Hmmmm. Are you stock on nexus? And if u a flashcoholic nope. There is lots and lots of thing u can play around with nexus that the xperia can't cause I dont think it would get that much or little dev support like the nexus have. I have both active. Verizon and att(xperia) I like both. Xperia screen better tho. Colors lot more close to real life. Super amoled always amplifies colors. Xperia screen beautiful. Camera on the xperia blows away the gnex camera not only gnex ill say anything out there untill the one x and s comes out. Battery is pretty good. Better than gnex. But again if ur gnex rooted and running dif roms u have great options for good batery like BAMF. Thats the best rom I've tried. You'll be more unique with xperia and phone doesn't lag like the arc. Xperia s fast ...nfc here too.
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IE-coRe said:
both phones are really great...
Galaxy nexus
-4,65 screen
-ships with ICS
-not the best camera
-aosp
-big community
-developer friendly
Xperia s
-4,3 screen
-ships with GB
-very nice camera
-Sonys UXP NEXT UI
-smaller comunity than galaxy nexus
-ships with locked bootloader
-playstation certifieced
Also to mention, the galaxy nexus has a faster CPU but the Xperia S has the faster GPU.
It really depends on what you want, i would not say one of the phones is better.
Your decesion
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few corrections:
its difficult to compare which CPU is better between the OMAP4460 & Snapdragon S3...
also SE/Sony allows OFFICIAL bootloader unlocking (if device is not network locked)
my suggestion:
just use both the devices urself, see how comfortable u are with each one and buy the one which u personally like...
remember there is ALWAYS a better phone which will be released in a few weeks time so when u buy ur new phone its already "old-generation"/"outdated"
Hi,
As subject says.
I am having right now white xperia mini pro But i am planning to buy Xperia U. Should I buy???
would u suggest to buy? if not may u would lik to tell my why
I will be really thankful if u help me, i m really confused
The only real differences are the Software and the design.
My mom got an Xperia U and it's really awesome, the only downsides are the camera (bad in darkness) and no MicroSD card slot.
The Xperia U has a very beautiful design and a camera shutter button. The One V is thin and simple but the chin is very ugly and so unneccesary.
On the software you'll have to tell yourself, I personally like the Sony UI and Sony has some great apps, but also a lot of bloatware, I've only had Xperia Phones so I haven't had a TouchWiz or Sense phone, but from what I've seen I think that Sense is really ugly EXCEPT for Sense 4 (I think the One V has Sense 4) which is actually really beautiful and ICS optimized, also the Xperia U won't get ICS for a few months but if that doesn't concern you then I recommend the Xperia U.
Here are video reviews of the UIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqU055WWofY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D31VMIJuMBs
I won't recommend xperia U.Personally I don't have it.My friend recently bought it and he regrets it.The main draw backs are no support of Devs(atleast for now).No ICS out of the box.Although sony promised an update we don't know when(correct me if I'm wrong)
So a better choice would be (according to me) Galaxy Nexus.It has got the best dev support.You get "instant" updates.And stock experience is what I like.So add a few bucks get Gnex.Only down side is bit a lag in 3d games but better than Xperia U.And other alternative is keep your xperia mini and get the Nexus 7 tablet if u aren't committed to a phone .
Hope I helped You.Think twice before buying
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Manju_kc said:
I won't recommend xperia U.Personally I don't have it.My friend recently bought it and he regrets it.The main draw backs are no support of Devs(atleast for now).No ICS out of the box.Although sony promised an update we don't know when(correct me if I'm wrong)
So a better choice would be (according to me) Galaxy Nexus.It has got the best dev support.You get "instant" updates.And stock experience is what I like.So add a few bucks get Gnex.Only down side is bit a lag in 3d games but better than Xperia U.And other alternative is keep your xperia mini and get the Nexus 7 tablet if u aren't committed to a phone .
Hope I helped You.Think twice before buying
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I was gonna recommend Galaxy Nexus too but it's a little more expensive.
You're right, Xperia U has a small community, but it's still pretty new and Sony Mobile isn't that big in the US, mostly sold in Sweden and Japan. Also Gingerbread SUCKS but if you're patient you can wait for ICS, and this guy just got ICS for his Xperia Mini so he's used to GB.
Manju_kc said:
I won't recommend xperia U.Personally I don't have it.My friend recently bought it and he regrets it.The main draw backs are no support of Devs(atleast for now).No ICS out of the box.Although sony promised an update we don't know when(correct me if I'm wrong)
So a better choice would be (according to me) Galaxy Nexus.It has got the best dev support.You get "instant" updates.And stock experience is what I like.So add a few bucks get Gnex.Only down side is bit a lag in 3d games but better than Xperia U.And other alternative is keep your xperia mini and get the Nexus 7 tablet if u aren't committed to a phone .
Hope I helped You.Think twice before buying
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I think Gnex is not in India i guess, correct if i am wrong.
The phones just launched and the dev support will be there slowly i think.
Out of the Box Ics is not a importnt thing when u can get it by updating later or sooner
I already got dell streak with 5inch screen and ipad. so i guess i wont go for gnex7 tab
Oscar-Mark said:
The only real differences are the Software and the design.
My mom got an Xperia U and it's really awesome, the only downsides are the camera (bad in darkness) and no MicroSD card slot.
The Xperia U has a very beautiful design and a camera shutter button. The One V is thin and simple but the chin is very ugly and so unneccesary.
On the software you'll have to tell yourself, I personally like the Sony UI and Sony has some great apps, but also a lot of bloatware, I've only had Xperia Phones so I haven't had a TouchWiz or Sense phone, but from what I've seen I think that Sense is really ugly EXCEPT for Sense 4 (I think the One V has Sense 4) which is actually really beautiful and ICS optimized, also the Xperia U won't get ICS for a few months but if that doesn't concern you then I recommend the Xperia U.
Here are video reviews of the UIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqU055WWofY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D31VMIJuMBs
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I also personlly dnt like htc UI, i remember i bought htc explorer b4 my xperia mini pro and i replaced it in 1 day.:silly:
Sony UI is always evergreen user friendly
btw, **** for ics update. man when jelly beans will be in action , sony will give ics. wow, confusing
I recommend xperia Go! i have one and i love it
nghia_kid2000 said:
I recommend xperia Go! i have one and i love it
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But the screen of GO is more smaller than U ???
and whats internal storage size and sd there??
@Moderaters.........Please close this thread, as the problem/confusion is solved. Got me Xperia u
pm the forum mod with your thread link posting here wouldnt help
Well you could always hope for a direct Jelly Bean upgrade, but Sony are so lazy with skinning Jelly Bean so I wouldn't think so.
But Jelly beans on Xperia U .......eehhhhh
wen Ics update decreases the RAM then i think JB will kill it. i mean JB will be requireing alot space.
btw, any1 know eta for ics on U
Hi
I want to know a few things about Xperia Sola before buying one
The most important thing to me is games , can Sola handle games average and big ones??? . And what can you tell me about the Sola's camera??.
Since it has a duel core cpu is it good for multitasking , is it fast or slow .
If you had to choose between Sola and Arc S ,which one would you prefer?
And one last thing , for how long do you think Sony will keep supporting Xperia Sola?
Thanks in advance
no one has Xperia Sola?????
omar145 said:
Hi
I want to know a few things about Xperia Sola before buying one
The most important thing to me is games , can Sola handle games average and big ones??? . And what can you tell me about the Sola's camera??.
Since it has a duel core cpu is it good for multitasking , is it fast or slow .
If you had to choose between Sola and Arc S ,which one would you prefer?
And one last thing , for how long do you think Sony will keep supporting Xperia Sola?
Thanks in advance
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Sola is the same as Xperia P and I have used an Xperia P for a bit. It will run most games fine and they are updating the compatability for the chipset as well. It is pretty smooth and the dual core should be good for multitasking. Its only real weakness is the 512 of ram it has which is not the greatest. If the 2011 line of Xperias can run ICS then the sola should too. Sony is definitely going to continue supporting the NXT series of phones and has done a good job so far. Sola is much better than Arc S.
For me Sola looked ideal on paper, but little after getting the phone it was rather a let down compared to the alternative with which i tested out earlier (Samsung galaxy ace 2, which was 15% cheaper). The only thing this phone is better at if movie capture quality and if it's not really that important I'd recommend everyone to choose Ace 2.
olborer said:
For me Sola looked ideal on paper, but little after getting the phone it was rather let down compared to the alternative with which i tested out earlier (Samsung galaxy ace 2). The only thing this phone is better at if movie capture quality and if it's not really that important I'd recommend everyone to choose Ace 2.
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Why is that, the Ace 2 is the same hardware with a arguable worse screen? It does have a little more RAM which is nice, but it is one ugly phone and Samsung Ui is trash.
Ok thanks now I am satisfied.
I am going to buy a Sola
Hi dear fellows,
I want to buy a mid ranged Android Smart Phone. I want you guys to help me to chose between HTC Desire S and Xperia Mini?
According to me the difference is:
Desire C:
Released Date: August 2012, So newer phone.
Slower processore
Larger Screen
ICS Capacitive Buttons
Larger Screen
Sense UI
Internal Memory is 4GB
Xperia Mini:
1 Year Old Mobile
Faster Processor
Smaller Screen
More Pixal density
More Portable
I am more inclined towards Xperia mini simply because of better processor, but larger screen and slimmer form factor confuses me, i text a lot as well, so bigger screen is better or if 3.0 inch screen is enough for alpha numeric keypad typing with T9?
Kindly share your thoughts and help me to make a choice.
One last thing, in pakistan desire cost about 17000 RS and Xperia mini 13000 RS, and price matters for me too.
xperia all the way
better gpu
better processor
better development support
front facing camera
usmanxhmed said:
Hi dear fellows,
I want to buy a mid ranged Android Smart Phone. I want you guys to help me to chose between HTC Desire S and Xperia Mini?
According to me the difference is:
Desire C:
Released Date: August 2012, So newer phone.
Slower processore
Larger Screen
ICS Capacitive Buttons
Larger Screen
Sense UI
Internal Memory is 4GB
Xperia Mini:
1 Year Old Mobile
Faster Processor
Smaller Screen
More Pixal density
More Portable
I am more inclined towards Xperia mini simply because of better processor, but larger screen and slimmer form factor confuses me, i text a lot as well, so bigger screen is better or if 3.0 inch screen is enough for alpha numeric keypad typing with T9?
Kindly share your thoughts and help me to make a choice.
One last thing, in pakistan desire cost about 17000 RS and Xperia mini 13000 RS, and price matters for me too.
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Hi i would prder xperia mini why?
because it has a 1ghz processor that can be overclocked upt o 1,6ghz the phone runs smoother because of its smaller screen,
compared with desire c: the desire has a bigger screen but lower cpu that means its laggier and also it runs ICS on 800mhz?? very bad its too slow,ics will drain your battery and with that low level processor games will be be laggy and slow
Our xperia has a lot of avaible roms to get the maximum out. If you write many sms you should buy the mini pro because writing sms on the screen is very hard.
Pro for Mini:
Better Processor
Much smoother
Better ROM support
Old but gold
GB support much faster and stable than ICS
you wont regret it,but i think you should buy mini pro
Well thanks for replies guys, can you tell me kindly if over heating is 100% removed in all sets of Xperia mini? and is official ICS not that lagy on Xperia mini?
I can't buy mini pro cuz i dont use qwerty keyboard at all, it feels too slow for me as compared to my Nokia style alpha numeric T9 input method, i sort of fly through that.
I myself would buy live with walkman. At the time I wanted to buy an android phone, the only choice was xperia mini and mini pro.
Just don't like the keyboard so I went for lovely mini.
It's great and I'm feeling great with it.
Lww has two pros against mini.
Bigger screen 3.2
Front facing camera
Dual speeker
Oh, that was three
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mv_style said:
xperia all the way
better gpu
better processor
better development support
front facing camera
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Xperia mini does not have a front facing camera
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mini vs hdc?
hahaha
mini is the most winner here, but with 3" screen.
my advice, if u wanna HTC line-up, save ur money n wait until HTC Desire X released or Xperia's next generation.
2013, Sony will focus on newer JB phone.
if you have problem with t9,you can type in landscape mod with full qwerty keyboard!
in benchmarks, Xperia mini is the Winner!!
also Xperia mini is officaly supported by Cyanogen Team.it has Stable version of Cm9!!!
Xperia is the Best
xperia is way better, it has better processor and qwerty keyboard, you can use it for emulators, it's really cool
Guys thanks for the help, i bought Xperia Mini now, now being a buddy in android line, i have few more questions, i hope the knowledge can help many of us:
I charged phone for the first time, LED light turned green when phone charged about 90%? should i unplug phone at this 90% charge?
Should i stay with GB version .62 if i don't get over heating problem or should i jump to ICS, as i read GB is way more stable and fast, and ICS has almost nothing special which force us to jump to ICS, like hotspot, apps2sd etc is all in GB too?
usmanxhmed said:
Guys thanks for the help, i bought Xperia Mini now, now being a buddy in android line, i have few more questions, i hope the knowledge can help many of us:
I charged phone for the first time, LED light turned green when phone charged about 90%? should i unplug phone at this 90% charge?
Should i stay with GB version .62 if i don't get over heating problem or should i jump to ICS, as i read GB is way more stable and fast, and ICS has almost nothing special which force us to jump to ICS, like hotspot, apps2sd etc is all in GB too?
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I'd stay on gingerbread, more stable and faster and better for gaming.
No you needn't unplug, you can, but you can charge until 100%, too
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.