I'm back to SE after three years of "HTCing", and already have a problem. I've bougt second-hand SE Arc (?), the box says that it's LT15i (Arc), but the phone info says that it's LT18i (Arc S). How can I know what do I have?
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It's probably just the Arc that has had a Arc S ROM flashed to it.
It really doesn't matter Arc/Arc S are practically the same, if you have rooted phone you can edit the build.prob and change what model the phone is if you like
MrModMan said:
It really doesn't matter Arc/Arc S are practically the same, if you have rooted phone you can edit the build.prob and change what model the phone is if you like
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Yup, but it does matter when you flash baseband.
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As far as i know Arc S should have a 1.4GHz procesor, when ARC has 1.0Ghz. But this is true with their official Rom`s, and it could be just a software limitation for ARC (back when i was having Gingerbread i have read a discussion where it was saying just that (that the CPU for ARC is software limited to 1 GHz).
So i believe that the only difference is that ARC is black (midnight Blue or something like that) and ARC S is white/silver.
About changing the model inside software is very easy, If rooted you can access the internal memory with a browser like Root browser and modify text inside file "/system/build.prop" from LT15i to LT18i on every line you encounter ... actually you can type anything you want there
P.S. (baseband) : Actualy it does not matter that much, at least with the .ftf`s you find here. The CDMA Cip is the same in both phones and it work no matter what baseband you put in it (i have a LT15i and installed BB70 for ARC S and it worked perfectly, and including the developer who released those base-bands answered that it does not matter, when i asked for BB for LT15i)
Marmalux said:
So i believe that the only difference is that ARC is black (midnight Blue or something like that) and ARC S is white/silver.
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Arc: midnight blue and silver
Arc S: midnight blue, silver, black, white and pink
I think arc / arc s is the same, just have a different processor. so it will be difficult to distinguish
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Just open your back cover & take out your battery . Then you know by looking at the back if its LT15 or LT18 .simple as that ..i dont know why ppl making a hassle about colour .
I agree with XperienceD, it just has a LT18i ROM flashed on it.
noim said:
Just open your back cover & take out your battery . Then you know by looking at the back if its LT15 or LT18 .simple as that ..i dont know why ppl making a hassle about colour .
I agree with XperienceD, it just has a LT18i ROM flashed on it.
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Thx, it really helped)
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noim said:
Just open your back cover & take out your battery . Then you know by looking at the back if its LT15 or LT18 .simple as that ..i dont know why ppl making a hassle about colour .
I agree with XperienceD, it just has a LT18i ROM flashed on it.
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:laugh: f-king genius. You should get into politics and get stuff done without all the bs!
If it has cracks it's the arc lol
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Poker gypsy said:
If it has cracks it's the arc lol
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This is so true.....
update the s model getting cracks also
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I heard that arc will not be getting jelly bean! I do.believe that all phone company's will not give more then 3 updates per model! Stop and think if they did no-one would buy new phones! That's my theory I could be wrong ? And in just not saying Sony, I'm saying Samsung,HTC, also
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Whatever that thing is, chage the prop file and make it an LT18i. and then just overlcock the hell out of it.
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where can i get the orginal xperia x10 keylock for my xperia arc
Eh?
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http://karun11.googlepages.com/XPERIAX10Livepics2.jpg
Unless someone made it for the Arc, which I don't think they have, you're out of luck.
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what does the X10 slide lock look like
you got me curious is there some thing better about it ?
Torres77an said:
you got me curious is there some thing better about it ?
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Having owned an X10, I much prefer the Arcs.
XperienceD said:
Having owned an X10, I much prefer the Arcs.
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Still, the X10's looks better and more original, but since there's no way to get on the 2011 Xperia range, I'm glad normal slide to unlock is better ;-)
The two new firmwares are available
LT18i_2.3.4_Build_4.0.1.A.0.266 for Arc S
LT15i_2.3.4_Build_4.0.1.A.0.2283 for Arc
Question Is that
Is there any difference between these two....?????
any one .... who try both
zohaib0001 said:
LT18i_2.3.4_Build_4.0.1.A.0.266 for Arc S
LT15i_2.3.4_Build_4.0.1.A.0.2283 for Arc
Question Is that
Is there any difference between these two....?????
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Ones for the Arc, the other the Arc S.
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on arc s and arc
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Ones for the Arc, the other the Arc S.
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i know one is for arc s and other is for arc just asking is there any difference of system apps between these two or both have same system apps and other stuff
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i know one is for arc s and other is for arc just asking is there any difference of system apps between these two or both have same system apps and other stuff
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No one dare to try as the we don't know what is the exact hardware change between them. We only know that the processor is different, but not sure about other stuff.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/10/1...-2011-xperia-devices-will-not-get-jelly-bean/
That's so sad read!
The english muffins most always to get something:
through this heartache before when a Sony Mobile UK employee said that these devices wouldn’t get Android 4.1.
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U.K. dont make Sony phones, Japan make them, so STFU U.K.
And why they testing then on the ARC?? stop testing then and give peeps not a false hope !
yes friend..........am also eagerly awaiting the 2.0 release...........this will be my first ROM.............it looks very good..............thanks to JADER.........
I don't care to be honest
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we should file a petition maybe like samsung did for galaxy s they later agreed to give ics to it. sony has to give us jb too atleast for xperia arc s
vipul955 said:
we should file a petition maybe like samsung did for galaxy s they later agreed to give ics to it. sony has to give us jb too atleast for xperia arc s
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I think there is still no ICS for the first Galaxy S... Petition is pointless
galaxy s had no better hardware.
We have that much.
the xperia j is a low end phone than arc s but it is getting jelly bean
Pandemic said:
The english muffins most always to get something:
And why they testing then on the ARC?? stop testing then and give peeps not a false hope !
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They're not testing on the arc! That was a hoax - someone used a custom ROM (based on 431 f/w which kind of gave it away) with the Android version hard-coded to 4.2. They visited a few Android sites and waited for people to spot it.
I hope they will fix ICS to be smooth like GB i don't care about 4.1 JB.JB is nearly like ICS just some more addons,so...
I just hope they fix ICS 'cause i'm not happy with it,it's laggy,camera lags,it's not that stable.So at least give us a proper ICS if not JB.
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I hope they will fix ICS to be smooth like GB i don't care about 4.1 JB.JB is nearly like ICS just some more addons,so...
I just hope they fix ICS 'cause i'm not happy with it,it's laggy,camera lags,it's not that stable.So at least give us a proper ICS if not JB.
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I am still on gb. 62.
Next device will be a nexus.
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why an xperia j is slower than 2011 line up like xperia arc s got JB and 2011 line up not ?
so confused
Wait doesn't Xperia J have dual core?
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Goodbye Sony
I was planning to buy Xperia T but when I see their approach to the customers, probably I'll move to another brand. I think that all 2012 Xperia phones get update to 4.1 sometime in 2013 and it will be the last update for them - same as now for 2011 Xperia phones which got only one important update - GB -> ICS.
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Wait doesn't Xperia J have dual core?
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not really, try see it
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4930&idPhone2=4134
SONY doesn't care about us :/
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SONY doesn't care about us :/
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did it ever care?
jejeh said:
I am still on gb. 62.
Next device will be a nexus.
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Yeah.
When i bought my first phone it was ericsson,then sony ericsson and i loved those phones,but sony ericsson sucks at updating firmwares.I'm thinking my next phone will be other brand no more sony if they continue giving us updates like ICS.But is still hope and think they will give us one more update,wich will fix most of bugs.Still hoping.
This sucks! ICS is a real battery drainer and more laggy than GB.. only reason I don't use GB is because the sound lags when running through Bluetooth speakers.
Hello friends,
I own a Xperia Arc S and would like to upgrade. But not shure whether to get ion or xperia s
Xperia S have good ROM support over here but kinda looks thick compared to Ion maybe coz of curved shape.(after owning arc s everything seems to look fat )
Xperia Ion has bad ROM support but looks are better than Xperia S ( according to me)
So i need your help guys in deciding.
I went through many threads but couldnt find my answers.
Any help is appreciated
Thank You
arpith.fbi said:
Hello friends,
I own a Xperia Arc S and would like to upgrade. But not shure whether to get ion or xperia s
Xperia S have good ROM support over here but kinda looks thick compared to Ion maybe coz of curved shape.(after owning arc s everything seems to look fat )
Xperia Ion has bad ROM support but looks are better than Xperia S ( according to me)
So i need your help guys in deciding.
I went through many threads but couldnt find my answers.
Any help is appreciated
Thank You
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Xperia S !!
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I went with ion yeah it has lack of rooms right now but you can still root and have fun with it just as u can with the S, but like they say you can't go off wat people want u to get u gotta get wat u want, different strokes for different folks
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arpith.fbi said:
Hello friends,
I own a Xperia Arc S and would like to upgrade. But not shure whether to get ion or xperia s
Xperia S have good ROM support over here but kinda looks thick compared to Ion maybe coz of curved shape.(after owning arc s everything seems to look fat )
Xperia Ion has bad ROM support but looks are better than Xperia S ( according to me)
So i need your help guys in deciding.
I went through many threads but couldnt find my answers.
Any help is appreciated
Thank You
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Go for Ion :good: and I'll happily welcome you to the family bro
and also,the ion is lacking of custom ROM and custom kernel because most of the Xperia ion user have the at&t version (Lt28at),some got Rogers version and international version (both are Lt28i) and some got Lt28h (without LTE,like me in my country lol xD )
thanks for replying guys...in what terms ion is better than xperia S?
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thanks for replying guys...in what terms ion is better than xperia S?
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Larger screen, SD card.
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Larger screen, SD card.
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+ Much longer battery life
UchihaDareNial said:
+ Much longer battery life
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Not with lte. Xperia s has better battery life anyways.
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I'm have been looking around for a new phone to replace my Samsung Galaxy Ace and came down to these two phones i.e. Xperia S amd Xperia Ion and I'm really torn. I can't make up my mind at all.
As you all are users already, I would like to get some insight into these two phones, the things I'm looking into are :
1)Developer community support (custom roms and stuff).
2) Battery life under moderately heavy usage(I won't mind charging once or twice daily)
3) Screen- contrasts, blacks, whites
4) I think the Camera is basically the same? Right?
5) All the reviews I've read have complained about the capacitive keys on both of them. How is it in reality? Is there a learning curve to it?
Any input would be highly appreciated. No trolls please.
Thanks.
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I think all ions are locked bootloader so therefore the development is limited
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jonathanpeter said:
I'm have been looking around for a new phone to replace my Samsung Galaxy Ace and came down to these two phones i.e. Xperia S amd Xperia Ion and I'm really torn. I can't make up my mind at all.
As you all are users already, I would like to get some insight into these two phones, the things I'm looking into are :
1)Developer community support (custom roms and stuff).
2) Battery life under moderately heavy usage(I won't mind charging once or twice daily)
3) Screen- contrasts, blacks, whites
4) I think the Camera is basically the same? Right?
5) All the reviews I've read have complained about the capacitive keys on both of them. How is it in reality? Is there a learning curve to it?
Any input would be highly appreciated. No trolls please.
Thanks.
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1)Development of XS is more than ion
2)ion's battery is bigger than XS , it must charging once a day if you use an android phone.
About screen and camera, i have not used ion, i dont know
the capacitive keys......i only want to say it's not hard to use
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I think all ions are locked bootloader so therefore the development is limited
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You're wrong!
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Yes, I think ARNOB is right. It can be unlocked I think.
ARNOB, how's the Ion?
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At&t ions cant be bootloader unlocked, the rest can.
Ion has bigger screen and sd card support. Developer comunity is a lot bigger for xperia s. Capacitive buttons work fine on the ion(on mine i need only one press). Personally i was going to go for an S but choose the ion instead.
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Yes, I think ARNOB is right. It can be unlocked I think.
ARNOB, how's the Ion?
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Well, I've used a galaxy ace as well as both Xperia S and Xperia Ion. So here's my conclusive answer.
1. The community is very big for the Xperia S but in terms of mods and everything, ion is no way left behind.
2. Xperia Ion HSPA has a better battery imo compared to the LTE variant(due to 4G) and Xperia S.
3. Xperia S is said to have a larger dpi resulting a sharper display though I couldn't really feel the difference. While the Xperia Ion has deeper blacks, larger screen.
4. Camera is fully identical.
5. The capacitive buttons for both have no issues. But you might need a week to get used to it as its quite different from Samsung.
Hope it helps
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I don't know. Maybe I'll go for the Xperia S.
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I don't know. Maybe I'll go for the Xperia S.
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Welcome..
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