The title says it all
Which should I choose?
I prefer the wildfire but some people say the p500 is better :/
I actually hate my wildfire, waste of money imo.
*Sent from XDA on my Wildfire*
So which one do you think I should go for?
Wildfire is nice looking small phone.
But:
-screen with 320X240 pixels is really ugly (you can see pixels)
-there is no GPU, so you can't play games
-CPU is to slow for movies, you can't play movies
jee. why do you even ask this
wildfire < x8 < optimus one
when u buy a htc, you pay for the name, not quality. optimus one is beter than wildfire in... well pretty much everything.
xilw3r said:
jee. why do you even ask this
wildfire < x8 < optimus one
when u buy a htc, you pay for the name, not quality. optimus one is beter than wildfire in... well pretty much everything.
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When you say quality, what do you mean? Built quality? Wildfire`s build quality is excellent. Customer support? Hell some Sony android phones are still on 1.6.
Personally, I would go for the P500 but, it has only a 3mpx camera with no flash (important for me), cheap plastic case (solid, but cheap) and also I heard bad things about LG phones.
Yeah, it has a HVGA screen, 600MHZ processor and Divx certification, but personally, I did not feel the need to watch movies or videos on my phone (Wildfire or any other phone I`ve ever had).
Like I said, now I think the Wildfire is a great phone, but if the P500 had been available at the time I bought the HTC, I probably would have gone for the LG (although I`m not that sure).
1. yes you can play games, but not all as some will run slowly.
2. wtf play movies slowly? i can play movies fine, i was watching episodes of futurama without any lag or anything for example.
Thanks for the suggestions guys
The only thing stopping me from getting the p500 is that some users report high cpu consumption on touching the screen?
Is this true? Is there a fix for it?
p500 cant be even compared with low end phones like wildfire and x8
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Hello Everyone
I am planing to to buy HTC Aria this weekend
but someone told me that i will face limitations in it
like some apps and games will not work
and runs some apps and games slowly
have you faced this problem ? is that true ?
and
do it have anther problems ?
do you advice me to take it ?
please answer my questions quickly
and thank you
The only limitations you will be facing with it are as follows:
You will never have Flash. Not Adobe's flash 10.1 anyway.
You might not be able to put Android 3.0 on it. That is purely speculative at this point, but it is rumored to require a 1ghz processor.
I've never had an issue with responsiveness or apps not working.
Why would you buy the HTC aria for 230 dollars when the Samsung captivate is available for 200?
Even at 130 after rebate the captivate still blows the doors off the aria in every way
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
i am in uae that is why i cant buy Samsung captivate
the aria is avilable in uae
whitesox311 said:
Why would you buy the HTC aria for 230 dollars when the Samsung captivate is available for 200?
Even at 130 after rebate the captivate still blows the doors off the aria in every way
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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some people just prefer htc
ive used samsung and their phones feel cheap to me (n
o offense intended)
this phone has alot of power under the hood with the right tweaks and once you remove the att bull**** it works great and froyo makes it so much better
superchilpil said:
some people just prefer htc
ive used samsung and their phones feel cheap to me (n
o offense intended)
this phone has alot of power under the hood with the right tweaks and once you remove the att bull**** it works great and froyo makes it so much better
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I can second this. I have the captivate, my brother has the Aria. Sense is a better UI in my opinion, and the Aria feels like a more solid phone (maybe because its smaller?).
That said, I wouldnt trade my captivate for the aria. I like the much larger screen and the faster cpu/gpu. I also don't like the HTC keyboard (yes i know it can be changed).
By the same token, my brother likes certain things about my phone, but he wouldn't trade his phone for mine.
I also like the fact that the Aria has an optical trackball.
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sluzi26 said:
The only limitations you will be facing with it are as follows:
You will never have Flash. Not Adobe's flash 10.1 anyway.
You might not be able to put Android 3.0 on it. That is purely speculative at this point, but it is rumored to require a 1ghz processor.
I've never had an issue with responsiveness or apps not working.
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*You will not be able to run any 3d game from Gameloft
*Most 3d intensive games will run slow/choppy or not run at all
*Google earth is not available for the Aria
If you like to play games on your phone (real games) you will be limited by Aria's Slow GPU and old ARMv6 CPU
You have fastboot with the Aria, and optical trackpad. I wish my captivate had fastboot. If you don't have to have the fastest thing out there than get a Aria. Also the Samsung UI software is total pile of crap.
Sent from a 42 node TI 89 cluster
The Galaxy phones are OK but they also have their issues. The blue tinted screen is unacceptable and looks like ****, according to anandtech the GPS works like **** on these phones also. Touchwiz is absolute garbage by the way.
eortizr said:
*You will not be able to run any 3d game from Gameloft - Gaming on phones sucks
*Most 3d intensive games will run slow/choppy or not run at all - I couldn't care less
*Google earth is not available for the Aria - What use does google earth have again?
If you like to play games on your phone (real games) you will be limited by Aria's Slow GPU and old ARMv6 CPU
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- People really buy phones to play games?
whitesox311 said:
Why would you buy the HTC aria for 230 dollars when the Samsung captivate is available for 200?
Even at 130 after rebate the captivate still blows the doors off the aria in every way
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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BS. How's your GPS working OOB?
The captivate is better if you want a better multimedia device, otherwise, for day to day use the Aria is a better, more practical phone.
It's about requirements, preferences, and choice, and the comparisons making such generalized "better" statements are absolutely ridiculous.
Exador said:
The Galaxy phones are OK but they also have their issues. The blue tinted screen is unacceptable and looks like ****, according to anandtech the GPS works like **** on these phones also. Touchwiz is absolute garbage by the way.
- People really buy phones to play games?
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Well, the OP asked about Aria's limitations... so They there are...
whitesox311 said:
Why would you buy the HTC aria for 230 dollars when the Samsung captivate is available for 200?
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My Aria cost me $50 from Amazon. Incredible (pun) bang for the buck! That was the clincher for me and I am so glad I did not buy a brick of a phone. Pretty soon they will put a phone in the iPad and make so many people happy. It will be like the 60's all over again. You can walk around with it propped on your shoulder like a boom box.
the samsung feels like a pos compared to the aria. I feel in my hands and if I was to drop it, the aria would hold up 1000000000000000 x better than the samsung. that's my only complaint about the samsung.
I have put my captivate through some brutal beatings, and even threw it out of my car while driving 45 mph ( it did land in grass too ) it seems to be a very rugged phone.
Sent from my 42 node TI-89 cluster
BatteriesIncluded said:
My Aria cost me $50 from Amazon. Incredible (pun) bang for the buck! That was the clincher for me and I am so glad I did not buy a brick of a phone. Pretty soon they will put a phone in the iPad and make so many people happy. It will be like the 60's all over again. You can walk around with it propped on your shoulder like a boom box.
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Was going to add this myself, I wouldn't pay 230$ for either of the two phones when amazon is offering both of them for significantly less! (also paid 50$ for mine) I'd have to agree with Attn1 here, the Captivate is a better multimedia device but day to day use I wouldn't even think about trading in my Aria. Neither of them are completely dominant, it all depends on what you want/need.
I also have to disagree with the statement of not being able to play "real" games. If graphics were the only factor in quality of game, games wouldn't be anywhere near the complexity they are today, they would just look good. Further, I haven't found a game I couldn't play on it yet, although I don't doubt it would look much nicer and run smoother on a Captivate.
I also have to agree with the comments of the Captivate feeling "cheaper" by comparison. I've owned several Samsung phones over the years and in my honest opinion HTC simply puts together a better phone.
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Further, I haven't found a game I couldn't play on it yet, .
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that is because when you own an Aria you are limited by the games on the market that are only compatible with the Aria...
You can not run :
Real Soccer 2010
Asphalt 5
Need For Speed Shift
Assassin's Creed™ - Altaïr's Chronicles
Let's Golf!
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
and no Full Flash Support.
I have the Aria and the Vibrant and I like them both, the Aria is the bes 'Mid-Range' phone available... and the Vibrant is the best Multimedia Phone available... it all depends on how much you want from your phone... I only paid $50.00 on amazon for the Vibrant and I'm getting a lot from it.
I can Play Mkv Movies... without conversion... something that I can not do on the Aria due to its GPU. I can throw any app or game I want on the Vibrant without asking my self.."will it run smooth"?
If you can get either phone for the same price... Vibrant is a better choice spec wise. If you only see movies on your phone occasionally and your definition of an action game is 'Papi jump' the Aria will do the job. and the Aria's speaker is crap.
And about the comment : "the aria would hold up 1000000000000000 x better than the samsung"
I have to say.. I broke my Arias's glass just a week after I got it, dropped from less than 2 feet... and the glass was shattered. So far the Vibrant have held pretty good and more than a couple of drops...
Some days I use the Aria, some days I use the Vibrant... but If I had to choose.... I'll stay with the phone with NO limitations...
I own both the Aria and the Samsung Captivate.
Yes my captivate blows through games, like FF7. Yes the captivate tends to run cool, it is not a big issue. I think most of prefer warm in our color schemes because of incandescent light bulbs. The tint is not as bad as you hear, and there are community projects that will balance it out to run hotter, more white.
As far as games on android go, there aren't any decent games. Unless you like playing old snes and playstation games.
I really miss the quality of HTC, the form factor, and the aesthetic design. Samsung knows how to make some mean silicone chips, but they make garbage cases. I hate the faux fiber panel and the overall cheap and highly breakable feel to the device.
I you want an Android smart phone to organize your life, and access the internet on the go, get the Aria, if you are into movies, games, etc, wait until the market matures in your area.
I think people aren't looking at a few things.
A. if your paying full price.. you can prob get a like new/new aria (not from retailers mind you) for probably right in the 200$ mark.. the phone itself retails for like 350$ totall..
Captivate off contract is probably gunna be at least 400$.
I would love an android phone that can "do anything" like captivate.. but, if I can afford 200$ and get an aria.. I'm gunna do it instead of waiting till feb..
B. While I do want to see more games put on these phones.. its not all about 3d gaming here.. I can't believe I'm saying this (huge gamer.. been playing 20 years now).. These phone's are luxury devices.. but, I never thought of them as a psp or nintendo ds :/.. Yes.. nice games are great.. but, call me old fashioned.. I still appreciate just being able to do what *I* want with the phone.. Set what background/ringtone I want.. In terms of android.. arrange icons/widgets how I want..
I do want gaming market to advance on phone's.. but, I think we also need to realize it is a phone..
C. these are two different phones altogether.. they both deserve respect. They both from what I hear have great battery life.. However, the aria is really more for "power usage" in a 'this is a mobile computing device' sense.. where the captivate is designed by nature to be an all out power house..
If I had an upgrade and I was looking at spending a small amount more for a captivate.. I would jump on it, in a heart beat. Without a contract? I will probably pay 200$ for a mint condition aria.. then save the upgrade in feb until dual core comes out
eortizr said:
that is because when you own an Aria you are limited by the games on the market that are only compatible with the Aria...
You can not run :
Real Soccer 2010
Asphalt 5
Need For Speed Shift
Assassin's Creed™ - Altaïr's Chronicles
Let's Golf!
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
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I'm not sure where you're getting that info, Let's Golf is one of the few games I do play. And I've played both asphalt 5 and NFS on it without problems. I honestly haven't tried the other ones.
Sent from my CM6 Liberty
eortizr said:
that is because when you own an Aria you are limited by the games on the market that are only compatible with the Aria...
You can not run :
Real Soccer 2010
Asphalt 5
Need For Speed Shift
Assassin's Creed™ - Altaïr's Chronicles
Let's Golf!
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
and no Full Flash Support.
I have the Aria and the Vibrant and I like them both, the Aria is the bes 'Mid-Range' phone available... and the Vibrant is the best Multimedia Phone available... it all depends on how much you want from your phone... I only paid $50.00 on amazon for the Vibrant and I'm getting a lot from it.
I can Play Mkv Movies... without conversion... something that I can not do on the Aria due to its GPU. I can throw any app or game I want on the Vibrant without asking my self.."will it run smooth"?
If you can get either phone for the same price... Vibrant is a better choice spec wise. If you only see movies on your phone occasionally and your definition of an action game is 'Papi jump' the Aria will do the job. and the Aria's speaker is crap.
And about the comment : "the aria would hold up 1000000000000000 x better than the samsung"
I have to say.. I broke my Arias's glass just a week after I got it, dropped from less than 2 feet... and the glass was shattered. So far the Vibrant have held pretty good and more than a couple of drops...
Some days I use the Aria, some days I use the Vibrant... but If I had to choose.... I'll stay with the phone with NO limitations...
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I've played some of those games as well. Running cm6 and 825mhz kernel.
And, the only real benefit of having Flash is so you can view people websites stupid advertisement media.
Debating between the Wildfire & LG GT540.
Does the low res and no GPU affect this phone ?
Does it support apps ? ( angry birds ? )
Both my son & daughter want a new phone..I need to decide !!
Thanks
I got this phone for my gf and it's been nothing but trouble, dodgy power on with clockworkmod (might be fixed now I don't know) and the receiver speaker has just failed so only works on speakerphone. Oh and it's seriously laggy and the resolution is just poor for a modern phone IMHO.
For a cheap DECENT android phone check out the Orange San Francisco. Ordered one for my gf as a replacement and it's awesome! OLED screen, superior resolution, runs angry birds just fine on the MCR rom (not tried on stock, de-bloatwaring is a must) and can be unlocked for free via a post in the modaco zte blade forum.
And the best bit? It's £110 (Inc £10 compulsory credit).
Or the LG Optimus one P500 is also a alternative.
The ideea is the that the resolution is bad, but it`s not all that bad. If you like to play games, than avoid the phone. Get another one. If you use it for office, snap a photo or two, listen to music and play a simple game, then it`s a nice phone.
Why is the Wildfire more expensive than other phones? Because of the great touchscreen, the quality of the case (aluminum insertions), and the fact that HTC is now a world known brand. (if you told anyone a couple of years ago that you got a HTC phone, they would have said that you have bought a cheap-ass chinese crap-phone). Kinda like all big brands (Sony, Mercedes, whatever) you pay for the brand.
Hi guys,
I have a Samsung Galaxy 3. I am happy with the performance, User Interface, Phone looks, battery backup. The only thing i am not satisfied is of the absence of graphics card.
I mean i have seen phones like LG Optimus One, Sony Experia X8 all of them with lower performance but able to run games like NFS etc... I understand that these games are not possible to run on G3.
Can you guys suggest me whether i should go for LG Optimus One or stick with G3?
I have seen custom roms of LG which deliver quadrant score of over 1200 where G3 restricts itself to 560
Need your honest opinion as i am double minded. If you had the chance to replace G3 with LG Optimus One, would you do that?
Kindly reply/comment
I will surely do that...
-Devilgod (United Devils)
Thanks Devilgod
This also broke my heart regarding the phone. I love it every other way but this is like the only minus.
Though seeing It still fulfills my needs perfectly, I can browse the internet, still play decent games, watch videos, etc.
Going a bit offtopic here, is flash support hardware related or can\will it be supported if one flashes to froyo?
Well, today, i would advice you to buy a LG Optimus One or a ZTE Blade if you want a cool cheap Android Phone, because there is still a LOT of things to do on the Galaxy 3.. And the screen sucks a bit.. .
Thom47 said:
This also broke my heart regarding the phone. I love it every other way but this is like the only minus.
Though seeing It still fulfills my needs perfectly, I can browse the internet, still play decent games, watch videos, etc.
Going a bit offtopic here, is flash support hardware related or can\will it be supported if one flashes to froyo?
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I have flashed it to froyo 2.2 but same issue. I mean i like the phone, its great in all factors except graphics
Xperia mini
Xperia mini pro
Release in official blog
This phones have HVGA screen and Android 2.3. SE said that the port Android 2.3 to the X8 screen is difficult and expensive. But now they have a ported Android 2.3 to the HVGA. Get a situation similar to X10 upgrade to 2.3.
Write to the SE a lot of messages that they have ported the firmware from the Xperia mini for X8. It's easy now!
Some links for messages:
Developer World Support
So this is another spit into our faces...
Well that's good, if they come out maybe racht can get some libs from them
looks like my x8 will just get smoked 1ghz processor
I really don't get the point of "World's smallest Android powered HD video smart phone"
HD Video for what? You watch HD movies on that small 3.2" (or even smaller) screen? Even using it with 2 fingers to play game is a difficulty for me. With my laptop 15.2" I only watch m-HD movies, not yet real HD movies...
Lots of pixel in such small size isn't a good thing for me
That's why I chose x8 not x10m/x10mp, because we have bigger screen
/edit: it's a 3" screen, and maybe they insist on HD recording quality. lol. But then, the slogan must be another one
doixanh, you're right!
SE keeps on marketing phrases.
I don't get Sony he is just making high end android phones but not midlle ones like x8 and they dont gave support fir midlle one that not make sense in any way.
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doixanh said:
I really don't get the point of "World's smallest Android powered HD video smart phone"
HD Video for what? You watch HD movies on that small 3.2" (or even smaller) screen? Even using it with 2 fingers to play game is a difficulty for me. With my laptop 15.2" I only watch m-HD movies, not yet real HD movies...
Lots of pixel in such small size isn't a good thing for me
That's why I chose x8 not x10m/x10mp, because we have bigger screen
/edit: it's a 3" screen, and maybe they insist on HD recording quality. lol. But then, the slogan must be another one
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its because you record them on phone and can later watch them in pc.thats the point man.by the way.iam loving your GingerDX.best.thanks alot
Xperia Series is now much better but if SE upgrades X8 , x10mini and x10mini pro then this series will rock in the world (And its a dream like that will not become true)
We dont need se.we have racht,doixanh,andyx and ponanovn.its enought said.
from my x8 and every latest **** on it.
Hey there everybody!
I'm sorry if this could have fit in another thread, but I'm just curious about one thing; if this phone is worth buying just now.
I have a Wildfire S at the moment, and I'm pretty bored of it, it has ****ty specs, can't run anything worthwhile...
So first, I wanted to buy a PS Vita, but seeing that the games weren't appealing to me, and they all start at $40-50+, I'm more likely to get an Xperia Play.
The only thing stopping me is that I don't know if it's still a good phone, if it still can run the newest games, etc.
So please, help me, will ya?
~eris
eris94 said:
Hey there everybody!
I'm sorry if this could have fit in another thread, but I'm just curious about one thing; if this phone is worth buying just now.
I have a Wildfire S at the moment, and I'm pretty bored of it, it has ****ty specs, can't run anything worthwhile...
So first, I wanted to buy a PS Vita, but seeing that the games weren't appealing to me, and they all start at $40-50+, I'm more likely to get an Xperia Play.
The only thing stopping me is that I don't know if it's still a good phone, if it still can run the newest games, etc.
So please, help me, will ya?
~eris
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In my opinion I would just dish out the money for an Xperia s. Just root it and connect it with a dualshock controller.
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'Good' Phone
Imo the only good thing about the xperia play is the controls, the fact that is 'old' in specs you could buy something better, further support to the ps suite doesnt look better either (moving to ICS looks good but it will have ups and downs), still is a good phone but consider a second choice.
To be honest, no.
Unless you REALLY dont want to spend the extra cash for a way better phone, get this.
In comparison, its like buying a Nexus One in this day and age.
No. I prefer my old PSP for gaming over my xperia play anyways. The controls feel a lot worse and smaller on the Xperia Play, and the amount of compatibility issues with custom roms and touchpads is annoying too.
About the games, see the list of xperia play optimized games and see if those appeal to you.
Also, I know the wildfire S is an old phone with ****ty specs but just note that the xperia plays processor is clocked only 400 mhz higher , the gpu is worse, and there is nearly 100 mb more usable ram in the wildfire S than the play. This is not a worthy upgrade from your old phone..If you were coming from an old blackberry/nokia or something, then I would tell you to get the play. If upgrading I recommend a dual core phone, you will notice a huge performance difference.
Potato13 said:
No. I prefer my old PSP for gaming over my xperia play anyways. The controls feel a lot worse and smaller on the Xperia Play, and the amount of compatibility issues with custom roms and touchpads is annoying too.
About the games, see the list of xperia play optimized games and see if those appeal to you.
Also, I know the wildfire S is an old phone with ****ty specs but just note that the xperia plays processor is clocked only 400 mhz higher , the gpu is worse, and there is nearly 100 mb more usable ram in the wildfire S than the play. This is not a worthy upgrade from your old phone..If you were coming from an old blackberry/nokia or something, then I would tell you to get the play. If upgrading I recommend a dual core phone, you will notice a huge performance difference.
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Come on, do you really compare the Wildfire 600mhz to the Play 1000mhz?
it´s a snapdragon, And don´t forget, you can easily clock the Play to a stable 1.8ghz, i have mine at 1.4ghz.
The GPU is worse? the Wildfire S uses adreno 200 the Play is the 205..
He will notice a big improvement from Wildfire to the Play.
To all saying no, the Play it´s still a good phone, there are better ones yes, mas they cost a lot more.
Finaly
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3777&idPhone2=3608
Most of the games you can get on the play you can play on any other android device. If you want the play as a solid gaming device, you're better off with the vita.If you want the play for its physical controls on the move go for it. Specs wise it sucks and is bulky compared to the newer options which as mentioned are more expensive.
I'd have to say yes.
All the analysts that said Xperia PLAY would fail to run future generation software are eating their own statements now as Xperia PLAY continues to beast the newest software there is with consistent 30-60FPS and high detail.
No other phone has as many games compatible with it's physical controller as the Xperia PLAY does, and Xperia PLAY's game software support is just getting better and better every day.
I too thought that the Vita would break me away from the Xperia PLAY. It's a nice handheld, but right now Sony's making a lot of mistakes with the Vita that currently causes Xperia PLAY's options to be far more enticing.
I see dual cores, I see quad cores, beastly screens, 3D screens and all kinds of things on newer phones... but when you see Shadowgun on the Xperia PLAY running just as nicely as it does on the Atrix, Galaxy S2 and GNex, you soon learn that there's currently no reason for all that.
Drakenfall said:
Come on, do you really compare the Wildfire 600mhz to the Play 1000mhz?
it´s a snapdragon, And don´t forget, you can easily clock the Play to a stable 1.8ghz, i have mine at 1.4ghz.
The GPU is worse? the Wildfire S uses adreno 200 the Play is the 205..
He will notice a big improvement from Wildfire to the Play.
To all saying no, the Play it´s still a good phone, there are better ones yes, mas they cost a lot more.
Finaly
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3777&idPhone2=3608
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I read Adreno 220 the first time. Sorry. But even then I think a dual core phone with more ram would be better. Dual core just increases performance so much.
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TLRtheory said:
I'd have to say yes.
All the analysts that said Xperia PLAY would fail to run future generation software are eating their own statements now as Xperia PLAY continues to beast the newest software there is with consistent 30-60FPS and high detail.
No other phone has as many games compatible with it's physical controller as the Xperia PLAY does, and Xperia PLAY's game software support is just getting better and better every day.
I too thought that the Vita would break me away from the Xperia PLAY. It's a nice handheld, but right now Sony's making a lot of mistakes with the Vita that currently causes Xperia PLAY's options to be far more enticing.
I see dual cores, I see quad cores, beastly screens, 3D screens and all kinds of things on newer phones... but when you see Shadowgun on the Xperia PLAY running just as nicely as it does on the Atrix, Galaxy S2 and GNex, you soon learn that there's currently no reason for all that.
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Just because one game is optimized to run better on an older phone, that doesn't mean that there's, "No reason for all that". The performance in everything else is a lot better with those phones. The only thing that I will miss about the Xperia play when I get my next phone is the gamepad.
If you enjoy casual gaming in any way, as well as emulating the old classics, this is the phone for you. If just you like having a phone that works really well, this is still the phone to get. It runs great as a phone and you have the option to use the physical buttons to play games on it. I don't understand how anyone wouldn't want that. Then again, I'm a gamer to the core, so my judgement is lopsided hah.
If you're looking for a powerful beast, the Play isn't there any longer. But the Play is future proof because in 5 years, the Play will keep being at least a portable emulator which can handle anything below N64 with nice controls.
XPlay-Swype
I just picked one up for 90$ on eBay and am really liking it other than the fact that it seems to have a weak signal compared to my iPhone 4 and drops 3g quite frequently on Verizon. I'm beating all the gba castlevania games at the moment and some Zelda ocarina of time. Any good suggestions?
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Sorry to but in but,
I'm getting the Play in 12 days upgrading from an Xperia 8 and to me, this seems like a good upgrade.
What di you guys think? The Play is €229 here, is there any other phone that is that price and better than the Play?
Thanks in advance
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Honestly, I'd wait to see if sony releases an XPlay2, or another phone with physical game pad. I think the phone has sold well enough to justify another iteration with more beefy specs (the afore-mentioned dual or quadcore, more internal space, and more ram).
But if you're absolutely desperate for a new phone, I'd get this one.
crono141 said:
Honestly, I'd wait to see if sony releases an XPlay2, or another phone with physical game pad. I think the phone has sold well enough to justify another iteration with more beefy specs (the afore-mentioned dual or quadcore, more internal space, and more ram).
But if you're absolutely desperate for a new phone, I'd get this one.
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At this point, I think I'll be getting the First Gen Play because I highly doubt that Sony will come out with a new Play within the next 12 days
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Great 2nd phone
I am a proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Note, huge AMOLED HD screen, powerful dual core yada yada yada.. I was looking to buy a PS Vita, I mean the Galaxy Note plays games extremely well but there's no getting away from a dedicated hardware game pad being ultimately better for portable gaming.. But Sony are asking too much for compulsory memory cards and the game titles are truly wallet rinsing.
In comes the next best thing the Xperia Play and nicely doubles as a second phone. (I am still scared of showing the Note too much - in public, always a risk of having it snatched!) So today I ordered the Xperia Play for a very reasonable £170 and I think will satisfy me for a while
crono141 said:
Honestly, I'd wait to see if sony releases an XPlay2, or another phone with physical game pad. I think the phone has sold well enough to justify another iteration with more beefy specs (the afore-mentioned dual or quadcore, more internal space, and more ram).
But if you're absolutely desperate for a new phone, I'd get this one.
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IIRC Sony has basically said NO so far on an XPlay 2 of any sort. As far as is known its not in development at all, so it could be a looooong wait.
IrishStuff09 said:
Sorry to but in but,
I'm getting the Play in 12 days upgrading from an Xperia 8 and to me, this seems like a good upgrade.
What di you guys think? The Play is €229 here, is there any other phone that is that price and better than the Play?
Thanks in advance
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I upgraded from X8 to Play, I wasn't expecting it but I found it for a very cheap 150€.
I'm very happy with it, it's a big evolution, specially the screen size. I thought the fisical controls wouldn't be very important to me since I never played very much on my X8, but it does make a difference, it's simply great.
My thoughts for you are: if your looking for a nice performance, great gamming, nice screen size (not the best luminosity out doors, but it works) and amazing sound (the best I heard on a smartphone) and you have low budget like I did, go for this. If you want a powerful phone with the most amazing screen, you use your camera a lot, a phone with better functionality to compete with the current beasts in the market, I'd buy an Xperia S (too bad I had no money for it) or Xperia P
I like the Xperia Play and i'm gonna be holding on to it until another one like that hits the market.
The Xperia Play is an all rounder for me. I can surf the net watch videos nice 4'' inch not the best but its not that bad and the gamepad is a plus for me
Oh and Ice Cream Sandwich will be released as well
sufy1000 said:
I like the Xperia Play and i'm gonna be holding on to it until another one like that hits the market.
The Xperia Play is an all rounder for me. I can surf the net watch videos nice 4'' inch not the best but its not that bad and the gamepad is a plus for me
Oh and Ice Cream Sandwich will be released as well
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Indeed same for me - I bought the play about a month ago - specs are still enugh for me - and as i dont own a psp,.. neither my old beloved gameboy - I LOVE IT
But if u dont wan to carry around several devices - and are not one of those I NEED THE BIGGEST FASTEST AND HIGHEST guys - GET IT
Best allround handy for me - if u love console games
Hardware not too old - and nice and fluid - just a bit heavy
Btw - bought mine for 250€ - there are not many other similar hardware "speced" ( does it exist ) handys at that price anyway....