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Sony Xperia Arc vs Samsung Galaxy S2

Sony Xperia Arc: vs Samsung Galaxy S2
I'm really interested in the Arc due to the fact it has Autofocus/Hdmi/Takes excellent pictures in low light plus great pictures in general. The Video is very smooth/clear. You can run mutiple apps without lag. It comes loaded with 2.3. Must important of all it has clear/loud/incredible sound whether using the media player or talking on the phone or using the speaker phone.It has a great screen with vivid colors.
Just because its a single core processor does not make it slow. This is the same processor that the Desire HD uses.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying that the Samsung S2 is not a good phone.
Here are my thoughts
-Dual core processors are brand new(1st generation)
-it will take awhile for them to prove themselves
-how long will updates take
-it will take awhile for developers to develop games/apps for dual core phones
-not everyone needs or uses the power of dual-core processor
Final Thoughts
At the end of the day I want a phone that I can clearly talk on/play the odd game/listen to music. Play utube stuff/watch videos without lag/surf the internet the odd time/take some picts/odd video.
Im not into heavy graphics/rpg games/editing movies or pictures.
I believe that Arc can do all the above and more.
To me Dual core is overkill for me for now. Besides at the end of the year we'll have Quad Core phones.
Tell me your honest opinions on the Arc/Vs Samsung Galaxy S2.
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Joplin

For me is just easy, if heavy for game play, I go for Xperia Play. If not, I go for Xperia Arc.
Because I hate the out shape design of the Galaxy S, it's too similar to iPhone, even the UI.
Arc out shape design is too great!!
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Gaming is fine on Arc, too. The screen is more than huge enough to support gaming via touch.
As for topic, I'd go for Arc, considering as you said, dualcore won't matter for at least next 2-3 quartals, and even not then as well.
It's a experimental area, phones don't really need dual core stuff just yet imo.

In the end it's not about what people tell you
It's about what you want
For me i'm going with Arc, it has everything I want in it
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This sub forum will tend to be full of people who are genuinely interested in the Arc. If you wan't some interesting opinions you should open the same thread in the galaxy s2 sub forum.

wickedrami said:
This sub forum will tend to be full of people who are genuinely interested in the Arc. If you wan't some interesting opinions you should open the same thread in the galaxy s2 sub forum.
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Of course, why would someone hate SG2 go to their section and waste everybody's time
Same goes here
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wickedrami said:
This sub forum will tend to be full of people who are genuinely interested in the Arc. If you wan't some interesting opinions you should open the same thread in the galaxy s2 sub forum.
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Well some people are actually genuinely unbiased.
It's just a mobile phone, also, strictly speaking, you'll milk more out of Arc than SG2 with your money for the time being. But on the end, everything falls down to preference. Dual-core won't make that much difference for the time being, plus I'd imagine it rapes your battery life faster. On another side, SG2, if the dual-core CPU actually matters much, is the smarter choice here. Again, proving my point that personal preference is all, I've seen some people picking up inferior phones just because of brand or it's looks ( cough cough iPhone )
Pick what you like, is the best answer you can get on these forums.

I appreciate all the positive feedback.
Thanks
Greg

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Well some people are actually genuinely unbiased.
It's just a mobile phone, also, strictly speaking, you'll milk more out of Arc than SG2 with your money for the time being. But on the end, everything falls down to preference. Dual-core won't make that much difference for the time being, plus I'd imagine it rapes your battery life faster. On another side, SG2, if the dual-core CPU actually matters much, is the smarter choice here. Again, proving my point that personal preference is all, I've seen some people picking up inferior phones just because of brand or it's looks ( cough cough iPhone )
Pick what you like, is the best answer you can get on these forums.
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Easy fella. It was a joke. Ofcourse at the end of the day it's all down to personal preference.
Back to the topic. I'll go for the arc because I am a sucker for eye candy!

refract said:
Well some people are actually genuinely unbiased.
It's just a mobile phone, also, strictly speaking, you'll milk more out of Arc than SG2 with your money for the time being. But on the end, everything falls down to preference. Dual-core won't make that much difference for the time being, plus I'd imagine it rapes your battery life faster. On another side, SG2, if the dual-core CPU actually matters much, is the smarter choice here. Again, proving my point that personal preference is all, I've seen some people picking up inferior phones just because of brand or it's looks ( cough cough iPhone )
Pick what you like, is the best answer you can get on these forums.
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Just throwing my .02 in... I'm returning my Atrix within the next week or so due to Motorola locking down the bootloader and Designgears calling it a lost cause... but I figured I'd just throw it out there that the Atrix with the Tegra 2 (dual core) CRUSHES any other phone I've EVER owned in the last 6 years on the battery life. If the bootloader wasn't signed I'd drop Cyanogenmod 7 onto it and be a happy camper for the next 2 years (Tegra 3... mmmmm...)

wickedrami said:
Easy fella. It was a joke. Ofcourse at the end of the day it's all down to personal preference.
Back to the topic. I'll go for the arc because I am a sucker for eye candy!
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Guess I should've added a smiley or two in that post
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Just throwing my .02 in... I'm returning my Atrix within the next week or so due to Motorola locking down the bootloader and Designgears calling it a lost cause... but I figured I'd just throw it out there that the Atrix with the Tegra 2 (dual core) CRUSHES any other phone I've EVER owned in the last 6 years on the battery life. If the bootloader wasn't signed I'd drop Cyanogenmod 7 onto it and be a happy camper for the next 2 years (Tegra 3... mmmmm...)
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Hmm, the battery life thing is interesting, a man would expect it to drain more power ._.

I believe that dual core processors are more power efficient because they each run at lower clock speeds, and therefore lower heat.. and therefore use less battery!

Ah, fair point. Guess I'm just dumb today

specwise, SGS2 overwhelm arc
pricewise, arc might has a slight victory
either way, it's back to yourself (and your pocket, lol)

Makenboshi said:
specwise, SGS2 overwhelm arc
pricewise, arc might has a slight victory
either way, it's back to yourself (and your pocket, lol)
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what makes you say that?.. what about the SGS2 overwhelms the arc?

im_iceman said:
what makes you say that?.. what about the SGS2 overwhelms the arc?
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gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3619&idPhone2=3621
specwise, arc is overwhelmed by SGS2
but if you compare price/performance, arc would came as the winner
btw the bravia engine is so cool, and xmor also rocks
just hoping the bootloader could be unlocked, keep my fingers crossed
a short video by me when trying the arc demo unit
youtube.com/watch?v=D4uc1PHxA9Y

Originally Posted by Makenbosh// My Reply>>>>>>>>>>>>
Bigger does not mean better. Sure Samsung has dual core but why do I need to go 150mph/ 100 mph with the Arc is fine by me. Besides the ticket will be cheaper. Bonus point goes to ARC

rumour says all new SE phones will be unlocked if they have time to do it

Makenboshi said:
gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3619&idPhone2=3621
specwise, arc is overwhelmed by SGS2
but if you compare price/performance, arc would came as the winner
btw the bravia engine is so cool, and xmor also rocks
just hoping the bootloader could be unlocked, keep my fingers crossed
a short video by me when trying the arc demo unit
youtube.com/watch?v=D4uc1PHxA9Y
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Dude, never really trust gsm arena
I would love to have dual core phone, but it's not available in the market, yet..
So, I decided to have this arc.. I love the design
About, the price, IMO it's a bit over priced
Ah, can't wait 9 April
Cheers

im_iceman said:
what makes you say that?.. what about the SGS2 overwhelms the arc?
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The fact you cannot get rid of Sony Ericsson's ugly blues theme makes it pretty underwhelming. Sexy phone but ruined again by SE. I was set to buy it but after learning there is no way around the iPhone-esque lockedness I would just get SGS2. If I want a locked experience I have the iPhone 4 for that. No need to settle for same thing again.

New phone!

Im planning to get a new phone, the infuse or g2x which one should i pick...i still love my x10 (
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G2x over the infuse definetly. The dual core processor is awesome and its fast, awesome screen, and one of the best out there
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The colours are often tooo dark and unnatural on the sgs2. There is not nuch loading diffrence between the Arc and Sgs2. The qrc screen has more natural colour that look great! So defibetely the arc.
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if u want power along with beauty go for Samsung Galaxy S2 (the best phone available right now)... latest hardware shouldnt be outdated for another 10-12 months... btw some of the TOP devs at XDA are already working on SGS2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1058
lg 2x (aka G2x) has got good hardware but they have wasted a lot of space on the handset design... i have tested it and the display/screen is only 4'' but the whole device feels unnecessarily bulky/big almost as big as the 4.3'' ones... the touch sensitive buttons are not really very sensitive and require a little fiddling to get them to work (especially HOME button)...
if u just want to go for the looks of the Arc only then buy it... already outdated hardware... it is already 8-10 months old (MSM7230/QSD8255)...

PlayGunsta said:
The colours are often tooo dark and unnatural on the sgs2. There is not nuch loading diffrence between the Arc and Sgs2. The qrc screen has more natural colour that look great! So defibetely the arc.
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LOL
wow it's obvious you don't know what you're talking about
The sgs2 beats the arc in every possible area, except MAYBE camera, and even that is debatable.

DooMLoRD said:
if u want power along with beauty go for Samsung Galaxy S2 (the best phone available right now)... latest hardware shouldnt be outdated for another 10-12 months... btw some of the TOP devs at XDA are already working on SGS2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1058
lg 2x (aka G2x) has got good hardware but they have wasted a lot of space on the handset design... i have tested it and the display/screen is only 4'' but the whole device feels unnecessarily bulky/big almost as big as the 4.3'' ones... the touch sensitive buttons are not really very sensitive and require a little fiddling to get them to work (especially HOME button)...
if u just want to go for the looks of the Arc only then buy it... already outdated hardware... it is already 8-10 months old (MSM7230/QSD8255)...
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Now here is someone who knows what he's talking about....
You'd be stupid to buy an arc right now imo.

SG2 is your best option for now but personally I'm waiting for SE to come up with a good xperia phone (hardware-wise) because although Sg2 is really powerful with impressive specs imo it hasn't got style at all

riginal said:
SG2 is your best option for now but personally I'm waiting for SE to come up with a good xperia phone (hardware-wise) because although Sg2 is really powerful with impressive specs imo it hasn't got style at all
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you'll be waiting a long time....
By the time they put a dual core out, quad core phones will be out.
SE is always one step behind the game for some reason, they definitely aren't innovators

fiscidtox said:
you'll be waiting a long time....
By the time they put a dual core out, quad core phones will be out.
SE is always one step behind the game for some reason, they definitely aren't innovators
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Well only ONE step is fine with me as long as it's something as good looking and stylish as X10 but currently it's more than just one step
& I can wait for a while because I'm still happy with my X10

riginal said:
Well only ONE step is fine with me as long as it's something as good looking and stylish as X10 but currently it's more than just one step
& I can wait for a while because I'm still happy with my X10
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I'd like to see them put something out that is at least on par with the current technology....
I don't want to buy a phone and have it be obsolete in just a couple months

PlayGunsta said:
The colours are often tooo dark and unnatural on the sgs2. There is not nuch loading diffrence between the Arc and Sgs2. The qrc screen has more natural colour that look great! So defibetely the arc.
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Wow, the OP wasn't even talking about either phones.

Impresive responses, thank you guys!
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fiscidtox said:
LOL
wow it's obvious you don't know what you're talking about
The sgs2 beats the arc in every possible area, except MAYBE camera, and even that is debatable.
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You're calling almost 1 second faster beating a phone? Then you're crazy.

kozxmartt said:
Wow, the OP wasn't even talking about either phones.
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Ever heard of advise?

fiscidtox said:
I'd like to see them put something out that is at least on par with the current technology....
I don't want to buy a phone and have it be obsolete in just a couple months
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by the way why you think that SE won't catch up? I mean they didn't do bad with their first android phone (hardware-wise) or did they?

PlayGunsta said:
You're calling almost 1 second faster beating a phone? Then you're crazy.
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1 second faster?? lol
Where are you getting these numbers?
Also, 1 second of speed for a cpu makes a hell of a difference, one second of lag vs. one second of no lag.
It is 2-3 times more powerful and has at least double the quadrant score and linpack.
The cpu/gpu is a current gen vs. an outdated one.
You can think whatever you want, but electronics is my job/field.
The sgs2 is far more advanced than the arc.

riginal said:
by the way why you think that SE won't catch up? I mean they didn't do bad with their first android phone (hardware-wise) or did they?
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It wasn't bad, but they pushed off releasing it so far that by then it was falling behind, especially with the version of android.
Then they release their new batch of phones, a full generation behind what the technology is shifting to.
I love my x10 still, but I'm definitely not impressed with SE's latest offerings. They're going to have to do/release something major to get me to buy an SE phone for my next phone

fiscidtox said:
It wasn't bad, but they pushed off releasing it so far that by then it was falling behind, especially with the version of android.
Then they release their new batch of phones, a full generation behind what the technology is shifting to.
I love my x10 still, but I'm definitely not impressed with SE's latest offerings. They're going to have to do/release something major to get me to buy an SE phone for my next phone
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precisely...
the dual core chips (MSM8660/Terga2) were already available they should have atleast kept the "Flagship" phones i.e. the Arc & Play with latest hardware and kept the rest on single core (MSM7230/QSD8255)...
BTW i already have the Arc, its a beautiful device but not really that powerful...
still like my X10 with all the dev thats going around... its challenging

I have ordered a S2 and will recive ut in about 2weeks. It. Will be my first phone that is not a sony Ericsson.
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The SGS2 has definetely some lagg. But not as much as on arc. Fanboys My next phone will be a quadcore from HTC If it comes haha!

Galaxy s vs Galaxy s 2

My wife just got a GS2 and after setting it up and playing around with it for a few days I'm convinced the two are fairly similar in use.
Sure the GS2 is a bit faster when multitasking but day to day use is to me almost the same.
That said I'm happy to hold off for newer design when it comes as jvq on GS1 with ext4 does it all only on a slightly smaller screen.
Battery life is comparable.
Browser is almost identical in speed.
Gmail a slight bit slower.
Phone call quality is on par.
Music player... Sounds great with both running voodoo app.
Just wish it had a flash for camera but still takes amazing pics for 5mp.
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I'm not a fan of the SGS2 form factor. Too big and bulky for me.
It's a shame that the SGS2 wasn't the exact same form factor as the original SGS with an improved camera otherwise it would be my phone...

ccrows said:
I'm not a fan of the SGS2 form factor. Too big and bulky for me.
It's a shame that the SGS2 wasn't the exact same form factor as the original SGS with an improved camera otherwise it would be my phone...
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Yeah mate.
Gs1 owners have it pretty good in my opinion. No phone is perfect but jvq gs1 is not too far off.
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xchasa said:
Yeah mate.
Gs1 owners have it pretty good in my opinion. No phone is perfect but jvq gs1 is not too far off.
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I bet if one were to use galnets miui on the gs1 it would be comparable in speed to the gs2 (I find miui much faster compared to stock jvq, that's my opinion though)...
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Thank God the SGS2 wasn't released the 14th as I believed, because I would have bought one. I think my SGS1 does the job very well and it would be stupid to buy it. All that "must get better phone" non sense... I'll leave that for the iPhone users
I will install CM7 soon and will forget the thought of buying this phone.

SGS 1 is better then SGS2 about the battery cover and other important parts.

I would like the RGB screen in SGS2 (compared to pentile on SGS) but other than that I'm not really clamouring for any of the other features. Maybe the RAM would be nice, but the dual-core and 8MP/1080p camera don't seem that big of a deal.
The clincher for me to upgrade would be a higher resolution, 960x540 would be nice at 4.5", and a more powerful GPU to go with it. I feel like future games will run out of GPU before they max out the CPU, maybe I am wrong.
One thing that many reviews don't really consider is what about SD speed? I find myself wishing the SD card were faster when doing many tasks like transferring files via USB, installing/updating applications, etc... I may have seen something about improved SD speed in the SGS2 but I can't recall exactly.
In the end I would be very happy to win one for free in the Bell contest, but for my own money I will hold off until at least the next flagship release. I shouldn't really be dropping $500+ on new phones every year and I have no regrets about the SGS, it seems like it will have good longevity especially in the GPU department.

haloimplant said:
I would like the RGB screen in SGS2 (compared to pentile on SGS) but other than that I'm not really clamouring for any of the other features. Maybe the RAM would be nice, but the dual-core and 8MP/1080p camera don't seem that big of a deal.
The clincher for me to upgrade would be a higher resolution, 960x540 would be nice at 4.5", and a more powerful GPU to go with it. I feel like future games will run out of GPU before they max out the CPU, maybe I am wrong.
One thing that many reviews don't really consider is what about SD speed? I find myself wishing the SD card were faster when doing many tasks like transferring files via USB, installing/updating applications, etc... I may have seen something about improved SD speed in the SGS2 but I can't recall exactly.
In the end I would be very happy to win one for free in the Bell contest, but for my own money I will hold off until at least the next flagship release. I shouldn't really be dropping $500+ on new phones every year and I have no regrets about the SGS, it seems like it will have good longevity especially in the GPU department.
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Agree with the screen and the ram, the SGS2 is a multitasking god.
It rarely kills apps which most of the time makes it seem like its faster because it never has to relaunch anything

beaver2233 said:
I bet if one were to use galnets miui on the gs1 it would be comparable in speed to the gs2 (I find miui much faster compared to stock jvq, that's my opinion though)...
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MIUI is based on CM7 which lacks GPU accelerated browser.

Played ard with my frd's stock SGS2.
Very smooth without lag.
1 big stickly point with SGS is its sucky GPS. I think SGS2 fixed that problem.

mrel said:
Played ard with my frd's stock SGS2.
Very smooth without lag.
1 big stickly point with SGS is its sucky GPS. I think SGS2 fixed that problem.
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GPS IMO is fine on Stock Froyo on my I9000m...

ccrows said:
GPS IMO is fine on Stock Froyo on my I9000m...
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Gps locks almost instantly for me on jvq with Aus settings in Gps fix.
No problems with tracking and I use it everyday for work. I think it was hit and miss with some gs1 as its always worked for me even on 2.1.
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I have never had luck with gps, it locks on really quick and is pretty accurate (use it for golfing all the time) but once I jump into a vehicle it goes off the charts.
Mind you I never use gps in my vehicle, golfing + sgs = pro

Even with the Hype,.SGS 2 still has many problems, yellow tint, pink spot, over heating, weak battery... I'm glad I stick with my SGS..Now with DXJVQ.. SGS is finally a beast unleashed!
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they are selling samsung galaxy s (1) for 242€ on sale without contract. and optimus 2x for 326€. i know optimus 2x has some nasty **** problem but i think sgs is quite stable more than optimus 2x what do u think? should i go for sgs?

Hey dude
The one thing I miss from sgs is an led flash.
Optimus 2x has that.
But optimus has a lcd screen, where sgs is oled.
Because oled has no back light, if you use a dark theme, you can get so much more battery use with the display on with oled phones than with lcd phones.
I'd never buy an lcd phone again, but I do miss having a camera flash on the sgs.
Depends what's more important to you.

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Hey dude
The one thing I miss from sgs is an led flash.
Optimus 2x has that.
But optimus has a lcd screen, where sgs is oled.
Because oled has no back light, if you use a dark theme, you can get so much more battery use with the display on with oled phones than with lcd phones.
I'd never buy an lcd phone again, but I do miss having a camera flash on the sgs.
Depends what's more important to you.
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ye i also miss the led-flash agreed but maybe the price will sum it up? 242€ is not bad for one of the best single-core phones out there

It is my understanding that the SGS2 has an inferior sound chip to the SGS1. For that reason alone I will be staying with the 1
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It is my understanding that the SGS2 has an inferior sound chip to the SGS1. For that reason alone I will be staying with the 1
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Gs1 definitely sounds better than GS2. Especially with voodoo sound.
And yeah a flash would be good but when I compare night shots with both cameras, the flash makes people look like startled animals in headlights. GS1 night pics are remarkably clear and natural.
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romdroid. said:
they are selling samsung galaxy s (1) for 242€ on sale without contract. and optimus 2x for 326€. i know optimus 2x has some nasty **** problem but i think sgs is quite stable more than optimus 2x what do u think? should i go for sgs?
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From what I've read optimus 2x is not that great. Galaxy would be a better buy id say.
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[Q] Xperia Mini Or X10i - Ignore size of screen

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Hi,
Anyone suggests worth buying Xperia Mini (not x10 mini) over the X10i, ignore the size of screen, apart from that its much cheaper and seems like everything may be more than x10i.
thanks

There is tons of development.
Plus they hacked true multitouch.
The mini has a lot going on
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Actually now that I'm looking you mean a different phone.
Yes it is much much better in every possible way.
www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_mini-3947.php

scoobysnacks said:
There is tons of development.
Plus they hacked true multitouch.
The mini has a lot going on
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thanks for the comment... i actually lost my x10i (as you can see from my signature ...)
so now i was looking to buy something cheaper, was looking any second hand x10i and new x8, but yesterday sahibunlimited mentioned here that i shud go for
xperia mini, seems like the same processor as Arc, and lot of stuff and right true multi touch not dual touch....
was wondering anyone used it...

iphysal said:
thanks for the comment... i actually lost my x10i (as you can see from my signature ...)
so now i was looking to buy something cheaper, was looking any second hand x10i and new x8, but yesterday sahibunlimited mentioned here that i shud go for
xperia mini, seems like the same processor as Arc, and lot of stuff and right true multi touch not dual touch....
was wondering anyone used it...
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Way more ram too...
Go read the reviews, they are very good.

scoobysnacks said:
Way more ram too...
Go read the reviews, they are very good.
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yep reading the reviews, all sounds amazing on paper and technical comparison...but has anyone used it..how is battery life, any lag as it comes with 2.3.4 i guess..??

iphysal said:
yep reading the reviews, all sounds amazing on paper and technical comparison...but has anyone used it..how is battery life, any lag as it comes with 2.3.4 i guess..??
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I'm using a phone with the same cpu/gpu and believe me that phone will destroy the x10 in every way.
You will realize how badly the x10 lags once you try that out

scoobysnacks said:
Way more ram too...
Go read the reviews, they are very good.
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scoobysnacks said:
I'm using a phone with the same cpu/gpu and believe me that phone will destroy the x10 in every way.
You will realize how badly the x10 lags once you try that out
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ok, sounds like a nice option to go for and cheaper as well.... everything i heard is great .. and thats with stock rom the performance you are talking about..??
only concern i have is the battery life, some reviews have suggested very terrible... but not sure as different people have different use...

iphysal said:
ok, sounds like a nice option to go for and cheaper as well.... everything i heard is great .. and thats with stock rom the performance you are talking about..??
only concern i have is the battery life, some reviews have suggested very terrible... but not sure as different people have different use...
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Just in general..
Even at it's fastest the x10 is very laggy.
The battery life can't possibly be worse than x10 lol

scoobysnacks said:
Just in general..
Even at it's fastest the x10 is very laggy.
The battery life can't possibly be worse than x10 lol
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LOL on x10i battery life... agreed, can't be worse than that...
gutted that i lost my x10i as i eventually found a combination of wb6 rom and addons to make it as fast as possible and good battery life...
but i guess i shud go for xperia mini now...
stupid of SE to name it so similar and just loose the x10... even many searches on amazon or review sites bring x10 mini when you type for xperia mini... two totally different phones altogether, could be xperia mini 2..

iphysal said:
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Anyone suggests worth buying Xperia Mini (not x10 mini) over the X10i, ignore the size of screen, apart from that its much cheaper and seems like everything may be more than x10i.
thanks
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You get 1ghz scorpion cpu "just as the arc"
And a adremo 205 gpu "just as the arc"
Multitouch
where as the x10i has 1ghz snapdragon and a adreno 200 gpu.. the 205 gpu is 4 to 5 times faster..

iphysal said:
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Hi,
Anyone suggests worth buying Xperia Mini (not x10 mini) over the X10i, ignore the size of screen, apart from that its much cheaper and seems like everything may be more than x10i.
thanks
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Told ya xperia mini will be better...
Screen size is bigger of x10 but xperia mini have 16m colours and true multitouch...
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get an x10 if you want to hate your phone

And xperia mini also have official cyanogenmod avaliable now!!
www.cyanogenmod.com/devices
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scoobysnacks said:
get an x10 if you want to hate your phone
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Dude, who did your x10 kill?
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negrobembon said:
Dude, who did your x10 kill?
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I'm giving an honest answer...
if you got it now it would be terrible
I'm not going to lie and say it's amazing.
The xperia mini is much better, there is no contest even.

scoobysnacks said:
I'm giving an honest answer...
if you got it now it would be terrible
I'm not going to lie and say it's amazing.
The xperia mini is much better, there is no contest even.
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There is a difference of a year in technology. No one in right mind will even think to compare both lol.
Just like you don't expect your Incredible S to be as good as SGS II jk

realunited123 said:
There is a difference of a year in technology. No one in right mind will even think to compare both lol.
Just like you don't expect your Incredible S to be as good as SGS II jk
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Oh for sure!
I don't claim it to be at all.
It's in the same category as the arc, etc...
Still I traded my x10 for it,good upgrade I think.
I can save my real contract upgrade for when something mindblowing comes out.

I know a Guy bought mini and sold his x10 and he is very happy with doomkernel 1.9 Ghz
All latest gameloft games like 9mm officially supported and my favorite asphalt 6 works on it...
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sahibunlimited said:
I know a Guy bought mini and sold his x10 and he is very happy with doomkernel 1.9 Ghz
All latest gameloft games like 9mm officially supported and my favorite asphalt 6 works on it...
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Yeah this CPU/gpu is awesome..
I really want to try the adreno 220.

many thanks to all you guys.... seems like a nice option to go.. will go with it then...
cheers everyone

[Q] Should I buy?

I am wondring if I should buy the Xperia arc S now, or should I wait for the next generation in this price range.
What do you think?

Really. THERE LIKE 100 people making the exact threads everyday.
Can't you search for someone asking the same question???

It may be an old threads ...
Yes :-
1-Clear display
2-HDMI
3-Awesome speaker
4-sexy design
5-The Best camera phone. (not better than xperia s)
6-Will recive ICS update officially.
7-good battery life
8-noise cancelling mic
No:-
1- Became Old cause most of new android devices are dual core and quad.
2-Lags alot with ICS .
3-Not good for HD games even when using GB.
4-Overheat from the back when playing games or surfing the web using DATA.
5-when you speak the other side (who listing to you) will hear your voice repeated specially when using the speaker.
6-Less custom roms ( seriously that's why i started making my own roms) than Galaxy or htc users.
*So it depends on you whether you wants high performance device for gaming and fast picture shooting or not .

Don't do it.
It's too old
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I want to break some myths about the Xperia S. The screen is .1 inches bigger but the phone is massively bigger due to the screen bezel and the antenna design and does not feel good in hand. The material feels quite cheap for some reason. The Arc isnt a solid phone but feels more solid and is thinner and lighter. I have been using one form of ICS or another since December with Arc (not S) and its as stable and fast as it ever was with GB. The official ICS ROM will make for even better custom ROMs. The camera is marginally better on the S but is not the best by 2012 standards. I hate the feel of capacitive buttons on the S but I guess ICS on screen buttons would take care of that.
The Arc S is a good phone for its current price but I expect development to slow down in a few more months as more and more developers are upgrading hardware. The One X and the One S is definitely the bar right now. The screens, construction, processors and camera are all the best on the market. I have Sony everything so its hard for me to exit the brand so I'm keeping my Arc for one more year but for others, the One is the upgrade for 2012.
I have played with all of the phones above and Arc overclocked feels the same as S.
One S is better in almost every way vs Xperia S. The feel in hand to the performance. The construction is superb aircraft grade aluminum treated to a very nice finish. The only thing you'll miss is NFC but its still not mainstream with enough practical applications right now (it takes two hands to clap). The super AMOLED is not an issue coming from a lower resolution Arc and is a superb screen despite reviews.
One X is hands down the best phone I have ever played with. There are only two things inferior to the One S and thats battery and finish. Its still gorilla glassed front with ultra high impact-resisting polycarbonate, which is very strong and solid but something about that black aluminum magic is so sexy about the One S.
Either get one of the Ones or Arc S. I cant recommend the Xperia S to anyone.

hellocng said:
The Arc S is a good phone for its current price but I expect development to slow down in a few more months as more and more developers are upgrading hardware. The One X and the One S is definitely the bar right now. The screens, construction, processors and camera are all the best on the market. I have Sony everything so its hard for me to exit the brand so I'm keeping my Arc for one more year but for others, the One is the upgrade for 2012.
I have played with all of the phones above and Arc overclocked feels the same as S.
One S is better in almost every way vs Xperia S. The feel in hand to the performance. The construction is superb aircraft grade aluminum treated to a very nice finish. The only thing you'll miss is NFC but its still not mainstream with enough practical applications right now (it takes two hands to clap). The super AMOLED is not an issue coming from a lower resolution Arc and is a superb screen despite reviews.
One X is hands down the best phone I have ever played with. There are only two things inferior to the One S and thats battery and finish. Its still gorilla glassed front with ultra high impact-resisting polycarbonate, which is very strong and solid but something about that black aluminum magic is so sexy about the One S.
Either get one of the Ones or Arc S. I cant recommend the Xperia S to anyone.
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I didn't want to say get the (htc one x) so the people in this forum doesn't think that i support htc or whatever ... otherwise wait for galaxy s3
I recomend if you still want to buy an arc then get a used one ... so you don't lose too much when you replace it with another phone later .

hemo1001 said:
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2-Lags alot with ICS .
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I strongly disagree with this point. With the final update, it will be at least as smooth as GB if not faster. The ICS beta is laggy because of the incomplete/unoptimized 2D acceleration implementation.

hemo1001 said:
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1- Became Old cause most of new android devices are dual core and quad.
2-Lags alot with ICS .
3-Not good for HD games even when using GB.
4-Overheat from the back when playing games or surfing the web using DATA.
5-when you speak the other side (who listing to you) will hear your voice repeated specially when using the speaker.
6-Less custom roms ( seriously that's why i started making my own roms) than Galaxy or htc users.
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I strongly disagree with most of your points.
1. It depends on what you really need and fit best your needs.
2. You can't even know because there is no official ICS yet.
3. Well it is good enough for HD games. Name one, which doesn't run smooth? I can play GTAIII and MC3 smooth (I don't need anymore ).
4. Every phone heats, you just feel it a little bit more because of the thinness. GS2 users whine about that too.
5. Surely not with normal mic, and for the speaker, I personally don't know any device, which has really good speakers.
6. Less custom ROMs? In Samsung and HTC forums there are only more ROMs, because 80% are stock-based. Do you really need that?
@OP: As I said it depends on what you really need. I am very happy with my Arc S.
BTW: Next time you could search and post your question in Q&A.

dp94 said:
@OP: As I said it depends on what you really need. I am very happy with my Arc S.
BTW: Next time you could search and post your question in Q&A.
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1- Agree maybe i should wait then judge the Arc s with the official ICS hoping it will become better .
2-GTAIII is playable but with few glitches ...
* I used to be happy with my arc but not after i saw the benchmarking of GSII ... And the face unlocking on ICS .

I'd say Arc S is one of the best phones in that price range. I admit the processor and GPU are kinda crappy, but it's still capable of running HD games(such as Asphalt 6, MC3, GTA3 etc.) without noticable lag!
Arc has a lot of custom roms. Phones like i9000 has more roms, but why do we need hundreds of different roms, because we all know that only some of them are good!
One thing I really love in my Arc is the screen! It's large enough(Frankly, I think larger would be too big), it has good resolution, and it hard to damage(it is more scratch-resistant than ie. Gorilla Glass).
And don't you say ICS is laggy! They haven't even released the final build! I believe Arc has a good potential of running ICS.

hemo1001 said:
1- Agree maybe i should wait then judge the Arc s with the official ICS hoping it will become better .
2-GTAIII is playable but with few glitches ...
* I used to be happy with my arc but not after i saw the benchmarking of GSII ... And the face unlocking on ICS .
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1. I am sure Sony won't release some laggy ****. We should be way more happy with Sony for even releasing a alpha/beta version.
2. IMO, It depends on the ROM. I haven't had any on CM7 and stock based ROM like Arconium.

But still it hasn't enough RAM, apps need more and more RAM.
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Motorola Atrix

if u wanna a phone, a good looking phone, with good call quality,camera and sound yes u should, but don't expect it to do any heavy lifting like crazy multitasking or graphic intence gaming..

well,i sold my HTC Evo 3D two days ago and iam using my old Arc For now.
coming from Evo i feel some lag in games but homescreen feels same.overall i dont see much difference in performance(i mean real life performance not benchmarks) but if you are a power user dont get this if you want a overall good smartphone with good camera Arc is pretty cheap now.go for it