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[Q] Sony Xperia Arc Opinions

The Arc looks like a fantastic all around phone in that it has great clear/loud sound/with mega bass. I wonder if this phone is using the Wolfson chip.
Takes great pictures in low light/video is smooth/Hdmi mirroring. Very smooth UI and great colors on the screen.
It has a single core Qualcomm Scorpion MSM8255 processor. I realize its not a Dual Core phone but since they are just entering the market I would prefer to go with a single core 2nd generation phone.
I was thinking of getting the Samsung Galaxy S II but Samsung is still doing updates on the first Galaxy S and I don't trust them re updates.
Sony has stated that they did not handle updates for the X10 very well but promise to do a lot better with updates in regards to the Arc,I believe them.
Furthermore bigger isn;t always better.(Dual Core Vs Single Core)
In the end I want a phone that has clarity/volume in regards to phone calls/Great Camera/Good Video/can play games on it.
Would love to hear your opinions on the Arc Pro/Con.

how could you believe a thief when he tells you he won't steal anything anymore...
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I'm looking for opinions on this phone not looking for stuff like you can never trust a thief.

Its not using wolfson chip.
The camera is about as good or maybe 5% better than the X10's. (check GSMArena photocompare)
The Bravia Engine works only with pictures or videos. Rest of the time its just like any other TFT LCD.
Internal memory is a measly 500 mb.
I personally don't think the Arc justifies its price tag, the Neo has everything the Arc has but at a much cheaper price.
Oh and like the X10, it will take months to crack the bootloader, so no custom ROMs.

SEFanX10i said:
Its not using wolfson chip.
The camera is about as good or maybe 5% better than the X10's. (check GSMArena photocompare)
The Bravia Engine works only with pictures or videos. Rest of the time its just like any other TFT LCD.
Internal memory is a measly 500 mb.
I personally don't think the Arc justifies its price tag, the Neo has everything the Arc has but at a much cheaper price.
Oh and like the X10, it will take months to crack the bootloader, so no custom ROMs.
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apparently this is not the case. The hard lockdown on devices in the past has made it hard even for SE to upgrade the phones. The new phones are said to have a more open bootloader to make it easier to update

+1 for the Neo (how could SE have stuffed up and not given their flagship model a front facing camera.. but given the cheaper model the same fancy new screen and camera chip and also given it a Front camera!) are they really that stupid?
I'm going buy an HTC or Samsung next..and if not them a motorola.. after those choices.. I might consider a Neo
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And so here I am on a brand new Arc. Had it for a day or so and must say it's been very smooth so far. My latest phone was an X10i so this is not terribly different...
Anyway, first impressions are very good. Great screen. Native Exchange integration is perfect (except I can't sort contacts by other than first name, believe this is an Android quirk). WiFi tethering was very smooth. DLNA was hitch-free. In-call sound quality is very good, I'd say better than the other Xperias I've had (apparently it has a little mic that takes up background noice to cancel it out, though I think I'll need to fly with a head-set to experience this properly). Why they've switched the "menu" and "back" buttons around I can't understand for the love of me, but maybe there's a reason...
Overall, with my short experience it's been great, so far. Certainly a phone I would recommend to any non-X10 user and probably to those that have X10s, as well.
Cheers for now/M
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what a lucky person!!! i love the phone so much. you must be very close to SE. so can you please advise when it will be released. it think april is too late to wait. im keen to have the phone right away.
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A video review from a guy at ESATO forums:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlIiD5he1S8
My thoughts...very nice design, good screen and very good camera, the bad? it lags too much.

oh wow, I just actually clicked on the video LOL I know that person personally since he's in Thailand. Like both him/I said, wait for the final firmware. That unit he has is still a very early prototype, no where near the final. Some of the hardware isn't even implemented yet, you can tell which . Cheers

joplin48 said:
I'm looking for opinions on this phone not looking for stuff like you can never trust a thief.
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look,when you talking about you don't trust sgs which is only 3 months younger than x10 and got 2.2 update almost the same time as x10 got 2.1, and knowing that SE announced x10 would never receive 2.2 but samsung never claim they won't provide further version, but then you said you trust in SE?
i don't think you need any oppinion at all.
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Got to play the arc, neo and play last night, and I also saw the arc at CES. Its certainly improved since then, and huggee fast first time round.
One thing I noticed is that the widget overview is now smooth, no lag like before.
As for neo vs arc, there are lots of similarities, but when you pick the phones up the arc feels better, special somehow. The neo feels normal... Also the display is better on the arc.
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Does arc support 3g video call?
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Nope. No front-view camera.

McHan said:
Nope. No front-view camera.
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Thanks. So sad... really 3g video call feature.
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Neo vs Arc..... I'll say Arc for the design, never used front cameras and don't see a reason to use it
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i am really happy eith it, is fast and has one of the most important thnigs to me... design, the galaxy brand look like crap and are based on iphone design

There are Differences on Arc and Neo not just the Looks
Arc
>Clear Black Panel(No Air Gap, Great Sunlight Legibility, 20% more Brighter than Neo)
>Lightweight(117g) vs (126g)
>Slim Arc Body(8.7mm~10.5mm) vs (13mm)
>Screen Size 4.2" vs 3.7"
Neo
>Front Facing Camera
>Better Hardware Positions(Camera Sensor, Shutter Key)

Why would you buy another Android phone?

I, even if I could afford would not buy another Android phone because the X8 got everything I want in a smartphone.
It doesn't have that much ram, or the best camera, or a big screen, or a fast processor,or native flash but other than that what doesn't our x8 have?
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I, even if I could afford would not buy another Android phone because the X8 got everything I want in a smartphone.
It doesn't have that much ram, or the best camera, or a big screen, or a fast processor,or native flash but other than that what doesn't our x8 have?
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I normally don't troll but ummmmmm........what's an X8?
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It's an amazing budget phone by sony Ericsson
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At the moment I would'nt.
Its getting seriously expensive out there and the X8 is perfectly packaged despite no flash and no touch capabilities unlike the rest of the market, everything else offered by Sony Ericsson's budget Android phone is good enough for me, for now.
And why? Android is king

I would buy neo but for now i love my x8
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Hardware keyboard....
Honestly, my main phone, when I go out, is a Motorola Flipout.
Just got the x8 for free due to a drawer contract.
But at home... For testing new apps, playing with ROMS, searching the full market (the Flipout has some problems there), downloading apps, as my new, very power saving linux home server. And I have a nice TV app installed (german dailymetv, they download content over Wifi and I can watch later) or for surfing it's nice, because the display is bigger.
As soon it comes to serious messaging which involves a lot of typing I really miss my hardware keyboard...

Wazzup
The x8 is a very nice and decent phone, there r some that destroy it saying that it is useless and blablabla, blablabla, but hey, if everyone uses the same cellphone, the world would be a very terrible place

Personnally I like the X8 but I'd like to have a bigger screen and more RAM :/

What you (OP) said it's true, it's a good phone with all the modifications we've made but I may sell my grandpa's iPhone 4 for a Nexus (S or Prime) if he'll ever give it to me [gosh, Apple is SO overrated].
I can afford till 200 Euros now.

If I would buy a new phone, it would be the Optimus Speed, because:
It has Dual-Core
It has a 4-inch-screen
It has an 8MP camera
It can record HD-Videos
It looks better (black color, thin,..)
It has an own forum @xda and official CM7
It´s the cheapest Dual-Core-Phone right now (around 340€ withoout SIM-lock)
But atm, I neither have the money nor want a new phone, because I need a new computer for playing Black Ops, MW3 (when it´s out), maybe Crysis 2 etc.
But I think, until I have the money for a phone and have already bought a PC, Quad-Core phones or at least Dual-Core phones with 2.0 GHz.
And they will maybe all have 3D and HD Display resolution and so on, so I don´t think that I´ll ever buy this phone.
But maybe I´ll get a new phone next summer along with a new contract...

I would buy an xperia Ray, because, its faster, better screen, better camera, and it hase the sony xperia style.
But right now, im loving my xperia x8.

ahemmm.... i buyed another X8, because i want to use it as main phone (my first one) and i want to play with it (change ROM, make tests, etc, with the second one)

i love x8 but buy neo v

I would buy any of the faster Android phones because i LOVE android. It never gets boring, with aaaalll the new apps and roms and everything you can add

I might buy the MIUI phone when its out. But not until android supports gpu accelerated UI
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ChaotiCc` said:
Personnally I like the X8 but I'd like to have a bigger screen and more RAM :/
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I have a trick for the RAM, for more RAM take a permanent marker, open the cellphone and take the battery off, and write in there where it says the model write More RAM, works for me, now I have more RAM xD.
For a bigger screen, just take 2 or more mirrors and put them in the right angle and you will see how your screen is bigger
xD I don't want to offend you, I'm just bored, but BTW, a cellphone with a mega big screen is a problem sometimes, I dont like to be talking with a machine that i put in my ear and it can reach my chin like nothing

iPhone4S vs Xperia Arc?

Can someone make the comparison? I am an xperia arc owner and i want to switch to iPhone4S.

Ones a good phone, the other is a Fisher Price phone, in that order.
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arc:
single core, 1ghz. 8mp with xmor censor & mobile bravia engine.
iphone4s :
The faster dual-core A5 chip. The 8MP camera with all-new optics also shoots 1080p HD video. And introducing Siri. It's the most amazing iPhone yet.
the question is, do you really need dual-core ?
if the answer is yes, then go get the iphone4s or samsung s2.
if the answer is no, then go get arc.

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arc:
single core, 1ghz. 8mp with xmor censor & mobile bravia engine.
iphone4s :
The faster dual-core A5 chip. The 8MP camera with all-new optics also shoots 1080p HD video. And introducing Siri. It's the most amazing iPhone yet.
the question is, do you really need dual-core ?
if the answer is yes, then go get the iphone4s or samsung s2.
if the answer is no, then go get arc.
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Agree +1

Last week I tested the iPhone 4 next to my Arc on the newest stock rom and the Arc was better with everything, bigger screen, better reception (both on the same carrier next to each other), faster menu and opening of apps and faster internet, the camera was also better..
iPhone 4s has the same camera as the Arc and a dualcore processor on a lower (800mHz?) frequency.
The Arc now costs 364,- euro in Holland and the iPhone 4 (16GB) 535,- euro
But the new iPhone 4S will cost around 700 or 800 euro's for the 16GB version..
So for twice the amount of money you get a phone that's just a little bit faster with a smaller screen (ok better resolution, but on a small screen) with about the same camera and a totally closed OS with no widgets and shortcuts to settings and other handy stuff...
I'm happy with my Arc and will probably go for the follow up of the Arc S next year.

bartbla said:
So for twice the amount of money you get a phone that's just a little bit faster with a smaller screen (ok better resolution, but on a small screen) with about the same camera and a totally closed OS with no widgets and shortcuts to settings and other handy stuff...
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And it's that at the end of the day that should factor in your decision. I can't deny the iPhone4 is actually a beautiful device but in terms of customization and modding regardless whether it's just a few speed tweaks here or there or an all out custom ROM, it's crap, and aimed at the masses, Android however is for individuals.

Has the iPhone 4S really the same camera as the Arc?
I'd say go with the Arc because of the bigber screen.
Apple/iOS is just better for tablets imo
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Your comparing a mercedes with a Chevrolet? You pay more but you get more I'm not a iphone guy but the features the latest iphone has is great!
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It has, but here the V8 (display of the Arc) of the Chevy wins against the more comfortable and featurerich Mercedes (iPhone) xD
Plus I don't like my Mercedes in real...
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but is siri the only thing that meke it better i think
i keep whit my arc

why not wait for galaxy nexus(aka nexus prime) or iphone 5 ?

Can someone tell what is siri? Thanks
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Can someone tell what is siri? Thanks
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siri is a voice assistant app in the iphone 5 which you can give it commands (speak to the phone) to do some tasks on your iphone

O. I think android can do it too. Right? Just like voice search or voice command, right? (I don't use this either)
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Arc is better iphone 4s is the same as the 4 but only difference is dual core processor that are used in their ipad 2 and camera should not be so different ...
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gunawan-1 said:
O. I think android can do it too. Right? Just like voice search or voice command, right? (I don't use this either)
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Check Siri on youtube, it's much more than the thing we have on Android.
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rYuuk said:
why not wait for galaxy nexus(aka nexus prime) or iphone 5 ?
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100 %
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Oh yea the arc has video calls front facing camera, and we can play games With another person using and arc, lol I know that you guys love the Arc but you can not compare it with the iphone, I'm not saying that the Arc is bad but by next year Sony will improve and if they get rid of the plastic I believe sony will come out with an iPhone killer but not today
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Im not planning on buying another phone than iPhone 4s, don't suggest me other phones. The thread is related on 4s. I want to see differences from 4s and arc
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I've both the iPhone 4 and Arc and I love both however if I had to choose one I'll pick IPhone any day simply because of simplicity and ease of use, it really just works whereas Arc is better if you like the customization and tinkering with Android+bigger screen but at many times when it doesnt work as it is suppose to work I just want to throw it out of window and scream with full force to release the frustration may be I'm just getting older but I want to keep everything simple that just works and iPhone does that for me.
Choose whatever suits you better after all it's your money

Looking for new phone.

Well I have X8 one full year and now I'm looking for new phone.
I have eye on Xperia Mini but I don't know should I really but it at the end I'm looking something like X8 so if you have any suggestions please post it.

A goof option for me is the Xperia mini pro,its looks like x8 whit all its weaks points improved,just like processor,camera,etc...and it have a phisical keyboard!

XperianPro said:
Well I have X8 one full year and now I'm looking for new phone.
I have eye on Xperia Mini but I don't know should I really but it at the end I'm looking something like X8 so if you have any suggestions please post it.
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I got the ray it only 210pound in the the o2 shop it faster than the iPhone 4s on loading apps.
screen is clear than the iPhone.
it has 1ghz CPU ram 512 free 8mps can it got gd2.3 super1click working just no fourm on xda fully working sense 3.5 working on it. It is a good fighter for the HTC sensation it is all most as fast as it as I no my wee bro has it and now he is moving over to the ray the iPhone is my wife's and the ray kick ass if u no any1 with 1 just ask them to show you it you like
super.sense 3.5 on x8

If you have some money to spend you should get the Xperia Ray, for me it is very good, but i love the Arc S and if my parents give me permission to buy it, i will buy it, i want a big screen, and a very good Price/Quality'n'Performance relationship, and i have that in Arc S
Some Xperia Ray Specifications:
- Small size, it is easy to use with one hand, like X8
- A High Resolution, wich gives you an almost Retina Display (as the iPhone 4)
- 1GHz processor, fast enought
- 512MB Ram, suficient
- Slim, i like slim phones, X8 isn't slim
- GingerBread 2.3.4 with all his good features, like XLoud, Bravia Engine, Swipe Keyboard (?) + T9 Keyboard (?) (adjustable in settings)
- SE will give it the newest Android ICS
- 8MP Camera, with 720p video recording
- 4GB microSD card included

I might choose x10.
Although it is an old phone, but still better hardware than many almost same range price phone.

Im liking neo. It has exmor camera. Although im still thinking whether to pick neo or ray.
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XperianPro said:
Well I have X8 one full year and now I'm looking for new phone.
I have eye on Xperia Mini but I don't know should I really but it at the end I'm looking something like X8 so if you have any suggestions please post it.
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I would rather go with xperia pro,it's really fast and have a physical keyboard but slimmer than x8,I suggest that you reconsider the xperia mini because of its buggy camera,but you could get lucky by getting a non buggy camera model like some of the other lucky people

Sorry to barge in this thread
But yesterday I lost my beloved X8. Obviously can't think of any other phone than Android, the question is which one? Shall I go for HTC or retain SE again. Managing fund is the major problem at the moment . And I'm not going for a high end phone. I don't think there is any point in spending big money when you've got Tabs at almost the same (or even cheaper) price than those big shots like i-phone.
That also brings the next question, is it ok if I go for a Tab instead of the smartphone and use bluetooth for making calls. I can have at least 7" screen and phone combined in one package. So which one should I go for?

XperianPro said:
Well I have X8 one full year and now I'm looking for new phone.
I have eye on Xperia Mini but I don't know should I really but it at the end I'm looking something like X8 so if you have any suggestions please post it.
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Well I think Xperia Ray will be nice as the screen size is smaller than the IPhone and only weighs 100g.It fits in the pocket .

pokénoob said:
Well I think Xperia Ray will be nice as the screen size is smaller than the IPhone and only weighs 100g.It fits in the pocket .
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What is the price?
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Xperia Ray is like the Lite version of the Arc. You can compare it and see their price range in GSMarena.
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Xperia U or P?

Hey, well I've more or less broke the phone functionality on my Play (Bent pin inside sim tray) I really dont want to waste any more on repairing it... Anyways I've been looking at replacements and I'm stuck between the Xperia U and P. Right now I'm tipped more towards the P due to memory limitations on the U as I do tend to use quite a lot of storage space. I use a lot of apps, have a large music library etc. Also the P does have better specs but is it worth the price jump? Or do you think I should go with a different phone all together? Any ideas? Thanks

i think u should get another xperia play.

Xperia U Unlocked and brand new costs around $240, so that is a definite good deal to me.
The major bottleneck though is the internal memory of puny 4GB without SD Card slot.
If you keep lots of music and lots videos/games then this is not an option.
If you are ok with not so famous brand, then ZTE has viable options but not that I recommend it.
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i have bought the P why?
larger screen
whitemagic screen (really great)
more ram (more update proof)
more flash

Xperia P is very nice in every single detail but it's very expensive for it's features. You should get a galaxy nexus, that's what I would get
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i wanted to buy the galaxy nexus.
i tried both (in the shop) and the xperia P is faster!
ok updates will take longer, but if development really starts it is a really great and fast phone.
screen is better the the galaxy nexus
faster
better camera

nickholtus said:
i wanted to buy the galaxy nexus.
i tried both (in the shop) and the xperia P is faster!
ok updates will take longer, but if development really starts it is a really great and fast phone.
screen is better the the galaxy nexus
faster
better camera
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I'm getting an Xperia S down to the fact that it has 32GB internal storage compared to Xperia P's 16GB, I think now is the time that most of us Xperia 2011 users are considering a new device, I've had this device for a year tomorrow
I would get the Xperia P if it had at least expandable memory, Love the Xperia P aluminium case
Anyway I'm keeping my Xperia Play for gaming.
@OP: Get an Xperia P, More sexiii!!!!! No really it feels REALLY nice in the hand.

Xperia P really is sexy, it's certainly better than U so, here's your answer. But you didn't try GNexus with Jellybean did you? If you did Xperia P would't be certainly the fastest

i am sure when the P gets cm10 (very soon) it will be faster then gnexus and when the official jb comes (end of this year) it will still be faster

Thanks guys, I've tried the Gnexus and I don't think it's as smooth as the P. I think I'll go with the P for more or less the same reasons nick stated, I'm still keeping my play though

I'm thinking of getting an Xperia S in november because Devs have touchpads working on Xperia Ray, etc ports.
Anyway as I said get an Xperia P!

Nice, in fact I just ordered the S. I seen a really good deal that was to good to pass over so I went for it, can't wait

none of them , if you are gamer , if you aren't , then hyabusa or galaxsy s3 or HTC one X

Xperia go or acro S? If you dropped your phone much.xD
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If you can live with touchscreen controls for games, I would personally go for the HTC One X.
I wouldn't touch another Sony handset because of their poor record with software updates, they also tend to be overpriced and underspecced.

Then dont go for htc
Their update support is even worse (look at dhd and some other phones)
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The Xperia Sola has an sd-card slot and near descent specs.

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Then dont go for htc
Their update support is even worse (look at dhd and some other phones)
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HTC seem to be doing much better on that score lately.

They the galaxy nexus if or still
on contract. Its 350 from the play store
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Go for the HTC Sensation, it has a great developer community and in my opinion better specifications than the U or P.