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Hi all,
i am thinking of selling my galaxy ace (1month old) and buying a defy. Though the problem is there is no service center of motorola in my whole state. I am from India. What i want to ask is this-
does this phone has any bugs or shortcomings which may lead me to visit a service center. Samsing galaxy ace has a sod bug.
I really cannot take the risk of buying this phone if it has any bugs which might appear later.
Scanned the forum. Seems like phone can have earpiece issues. Can any Indian user confirm that we are not hving this issue.
About mb525 or mb526, Is there any way to check this on the shop?
Thanks.
seems like mb526 hasn't released yet but there are leaked roms of 526 which are compatible with red lense defy.
If before buying, you can check that the phone has red lens, then there shouldn't be a problem for the earpiece. (most red lens donot have earpiece problems) you can also check by entering the IMEI # on the box, here: moto110.com check if your phone is manufacuted in late jan -feb or later, 2011, then there shouldn't be a problem.
apart from doing something that may brick you phone, there is not a high possibility that may lead you to a service center. Make sure you keep all the ports closed when not using them. ( USB and Headphone slots)
Regarding MB526, there is no official news from moto about that, but there are leaked versions of Gingerbread (2.3.3 & 2.3.4) which have device name set to MB526 by default. This may be a hint to a new Defy+ or Defy2. Just a hint.
In a shop in india, you probably wouldn't be getting defy as MB526. But who knows, maybe the shop is selling defys with 2.3.4 already flashed. Only way to check is by switching it on, then going to system settings to find that out. It would say:
Model number: MB526
Android version: 2.3.4
dude defy is the best handset..i surveyed alot b4 buying this beautiful handset..defy is worth it..dint have any probs till now..and dude motorola has service centre in every city..
MB526 is not yet out in the market...only leaked android 2.3.4 is out which was for mb526(which also runs on mb525).
no ear piece problem till now...everything runs smoothly
btw ACE sucks to be frank...even u will think like me once u use defy with custom ROM
arpith.fbi said:
dude defy is the best handset..i surveyed alot b4 buying this beautiful handset..defy is worth it..dint have any probs till now..and dude motorola has service centre in every city..
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dude moto doesn't even have a single showroom in UP & Uttarakhand, let alone a service center. This was the main reason of me buying ace.
I will be buying defy online. And they have a june model. So I think I am sold. Thanks a lot guys.
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dude moto doesn't even have a single showroom in UP & Uttarakhand, let alone a service center. This was the main reason of me buying ace.
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moto doesnt have exclusive showroom anywhere in india i guess..but as far as i know they have service centre in all cities..at my place there r 2 service centres..
same case with sony ericsson..they dont have exclusive showroom..coz they cant keep a whole shop just to showcase few mobiles..
i understand that sellers dont keep moto phones after they backed out of indian market..they say no one buys moto..
even i bought online as models were not available at my place..i had to go to bangalore just to see defy with my naked eyes ..to feel it in my hands..but online price was cheaper..so i bought it
arpith.fbi said:
moto doesnt have exclusive showroom anywhere in india i guess..but as far as i know they have service centre in all cities..at my place there r 2 service centres..
same case with sony ericsson..they dont have exclusive showroom..coz they cant keep a whole shop just to showcase few mobiles..
i understand that sellers dont keep moto phones after they backed out of indian market..they say no one buys moto..
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hey dude, how to check for a service center in my city?
no one buys moto because there are no ads. you know i can have near 10 exceptional ads keeping in mind water resistant features of defy.
The biggest complaint I see on the non-us moto forum for Defy Indian users is the phones they're buying for (or from) their carrier are all 2.1.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/50767?tstart=0
[Q] Purchasing a new Phone
I'm also planning to buy Motorola Defy. But am not sure whether it would be a good decision or not. I live in India (presently at Kolkata, but would be shifting to Bangalore in a couple of months).
I have heard that the support of Moto over here is not impressive & I may land into trouble if there are some issues with the phone after the expiry of warranty period (coz many believe that most of the hardware inside moto aren't discrete & thus the whole board needs to be replaced). If this is true, the cost for repairing can be very high!
My second concern is the OS support. I don't know whats MB526 is actually. Do the new phones come with MB526 & no earphone problem?
What are the prerequisites, that I must check before buying this phone?
please guys this is moto and thats samsung !!
how u can compare ??
motorola = benz - bmw -
samsung = kia motor - lifan - ...
hei!how to check my moto defy manufracture date!
i used my imei and all of the code got behind the phone and i duno which one is msn number!
the site require msn number to check the manufracture date!help pls
edit: just checked with msn code on box
it is manufracture on january 2011
suppose not be problem for earpiece rite @@
Finally after a couple of months of deliberation i got my new Defy!
First check was camera lens colour and it was red! A check of the MSN number revealed that mine is manufactured on March 2011
After that i was pretty certain i got the BAYER camera but wanted to check that too so i ran adb and i got:
Code:
07-09 21:24:17.163 1233 1233 D LibCommonCamera: CameraCommon: Detected BAYER device
Gingerbread! Here i come!
Hi football fan, where did you buy from? And @ what price?
Hi football fan..me also looking forward to buy Defy after months of research
Well did u buy it from online..?'m looking it to buy from letsbuy or flipkart..!
and hows u r DeFy??
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hey dude, how to check for a service center in my city?
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just google
pritishnanda said:
My second concern is the OS support. I don't know whats MB526 is actually. Do the new phones come with MB526 & no earphone problem?
What are the prerequisites, that I must check before buying this phone?
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MB526 is a new defy model which will be released soon..
present defy model number is MB525.
OS support will always be there for defy officially or unofficially
As far as i know earphone problem is not an issue here.. very few people got this problem.
before buying a defy just make sure that it has red lens..coz all the new defy are red lens and will be red lens only.so support will only be fore red lens in future.
All the best
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just google
MB526 is a new defy model which will be released soon..
present defy model number is MB525.
OS support will always be there for defy officially or unofficially
As far as i know earphone problem is not an issue here.. very few people got this problem.
before buying a defy just make sure that it has red lens..coz all the new defy are red lens and will be red lens only.so support will only be fore red lens in future.
All the best
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Dude any confirmation about MB526 releasing??actually 'm planning to buy defy if MB526 come i will wait..
read in some forums that it has speed of 1Ghz with gingerbread OS..
really confused now..
abirokz said:
Dude any confirmation about MB526 releasing??actually 'm planning to buy defy if MB526 come i will wait..
read in some forums that it has speed of 1Ghz with gingerbread OS..
really confused now..
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hardware is same in both mb525 and mb526...CM7 also comes with default overclocked to 1Ghz and gingerbread OS
well cant say when they will release mb526..still development in its OS is going on..final touches..u may have to wait alot !
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hardware is same in both mb525 and mb526...CM7 also comes with default overclocked to 1Ghz and gingerbread OS
well cant say when they will release mb526..still development in its OS is going on..final touches..u may have to wait alot !
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Thanks for the info dude..
Seems to be go with MB525 is a better option i think..
Well MB526 got 1Ghz OMAP "3620" and 1700mAh battery these are the hardware differences i think..
abirokz said:
Thanks for the info dude..
Seems to be go with MB525 is a better option i think..
Well MB526 got 1Ghz OMAP "3620" and 1700mAh battery these are the hardware differences i think..
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not a big difference dude...CM7 in mb525 will deliver btr performance and hardly u may get 2 hrs extra on battery with 1700mAh
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not a big difference dude...CM7 in mb525 will deliver btr performance and hardly u may get 2 hrs extra on battery with 1700mAh
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How will it deliver better performance? Does this oc the cpu to 1GHZ (the same as Gingerbread)?
hi all,
just joined up as im about to buy a xperia arc after a long think of what phone to get.
the only thing i dont like so far with the arc is the colours, the silver or dark blue. what i would like to know is, is there any replacement or alternative coloured housings for the arc? i would like white (like the new arc s ) looked on ebay and all i found are the odd one or two official houses and cases.
any help would be grand, if not i guess ill have to wait for the new arc s to come out on contract (anyone know if tmobile will be getting this?)
thanks all
chris
when you sufer the " arc Crack Housing" you may ask for a new housing by warranty with another color .
I have the crack in the housing aswell but i don't care, I need white replacement kit for my arc to look more beautiful, is there any website that can provide me that?
I searched like everywhere but i can't find any, including all the tools to do it myself.
Tho even without tools would be gratefull, i can get it to a friend that has em to do it for me.
You have to ask Sony Ericsson service, they told me they can change my housing to Pure White from arc S if I pay, I don't know how much yet.
Please report back when you know the price
I would like to know where I can find one too. My Arc will be reborn after the change.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=964
Does anyone have the price for the original a replacement kit?
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I've been asking around about changing the casing for my Arc blue/black to a white casing (from Arc S)... There's just 1 problem: as soon as you unscrew your original casing, special clearpaint on the screw's is damaged, therefore voiding your waranty.... Haven't checked yet with SE Service Center if it's possible to send it to them to change the casing....... Anyone asked yet..?
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about 100 euro is new original housing for xperia neo, that they tell for my girlfriend neo.
So arc is even more expensive.
Ask them, if you open and replace by your self you will automaticly loose warranty.
Very much eager to get a new casing for my lovely Arc S!
No way to get one very soon!!
There is no official SE Servicing center in our country & that's the most irritating reason for not being able to buy a new casing for my Arc s!
I wish I could have the White ones for mine!
This is a very old thread, chances are that all of them have a new phone already
Is xperia s going to be available in india?
Because on the sony mobile website xperia p and xperia u are displayed as coming soon
And there is no xperia s!!
Please someone let me know
I am planning to buy this phone!
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Is xperia s going to be available in india?
Because on the sony mobile website xperia p and xperia u are displayed as coming soon
And there is no xperia s!!
Please someone let me know
I am planning to buy this phone!
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Same here but I feel Sony Xperia ION will reach first, than Sony Xperia S.
pathaniya said:
Same here but I feel Sony Xperia ION will reach first, than Sony Xperia S.
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How come? Ion is a US exclusive and it isn't released yet
i do believe we will get xperia S soon(before march 2nd or 3rd week)............when on sony website in the home page it states xperia S to be coming soon and in product page xperia S is missing............this might be some webpage related issue
update:i spoke to sony mobile india,they said it will be available soon and before the end of Q1.... probably by the end of march 2nd week and they also mentioned xperia s product page for india will also be added soon and it will be available under phones section
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i do believe we will get xperia S soon(before march 2nd or 3rd week)............when on sony website in the home page it states xperia S to be coming soon and in product page xperia S is missing............this might be some webpage related issue
update:i spoke to sony mobile india,they said it will be available soon and before the end of Q1.... probably by the end of march 2nd week and they also mentioned xperia s product page for india will also be added soon and it will be available under phones section
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that's a great news. Any idea if we'll be getting the smart headset with the phone for free?? or atleast a release date for the headset? I really want to have those headphones.
yohandesilva1 said:
How come? Ion is a US exclusive and it isn't released yet
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Nothing serious just my imagination, but thanks for the info.
its releasing in first week of march almost globally then why this delay for india??
and also there is no contract system here in india then also delay!!
i want this phone like hell!!
i already sold my sgs2 to buy this beauty!!
Delay in india
Hi,
I'm from pune and i spoke to the official from SONY in pune and he said it will be a bit delay to arrive in INDIA . He said will be coming in APRIL 1st week. As like you i'm very eager to buy this phone hope it comes early and we have this masterpiece right in our hands........
can anone confirm the above news from my friend??
just to confirm!!
i dont have any sony store in my locality otherwise i would have done that!!
just as i am too eager so....
and what will be the price?
Delay in launch
Hi,
@sagar_ved The price of this awesome piece in india is approx. Rs.31000 not yet confirmed maybe less also.
Also to mention when i spoke to the SONY representative, he told me that they are trying to make sure we get all the accessories especially the HDMI cable which is missing in most of the unboxing videos. As like all i'm also concerned about the battery he assured that SONY is coming up with some new apps that will boost battery life i think its just a marketing skill maybe. So keep ur fingers crossed
Right now i'm just watching the videos of Xperia S on youtube the greek review on youtube is great if have time then watch it how the xperia s is blazing fast....CHEERS
can u please post the link for the youtube video!!
link to video
sagr_ved said:
can u please post the link for the youtube video!!
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Hi,
This is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArmBxMwsma8
There are 3 parts u can find the 2nd and 3rd on the right hand side "Suggested videos"
Enjoy................
Guys i talked to asony executive and shesaid it would be out by end of march!!
She said q1 is the date given to them!!
When i asked about the pricing she said no pricing has been revealed yet!!
Guys i think the phone would come by mid april asin india we have to fill all it returns
N also the distributors have to change thiernames from sonyericsson to sony!!
This is making me so sad!!
I want thisfone!!!!!!
Any news guys about the launch??
There is one listing in Ebay but it's too costly since they are exporting from US. It's about 39K http://www.ebay.in/itm/Sony-XPERIA-...27386?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item1c246d4dba. If they delays to launch I might change my mind and go for One X since it's world wide release on April 5th prices would somewhat the same.
ShyamSasi said:
There is one listing in Ebay but it's too costly since they are exporting from US. It's about 39K http://www.ebay.in/itm/Sony-XPERIA-...27386?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item1c246d4dba. If they delays to launch I might change my mind and go for One X since it's world wide release on April 5th prices would somewhat the same.
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I think that the One X is going to be more expensive, maybe One S will be more in the range or a little lower than Xperia S.
Almost 40k its too expensive!!
Lets hope we get our good news soon!!
Good news Good news Good news!!
Guess what i got the exact release date!!
Its 15th of this month!!
There is a sony ericsson sales store near my place and the owner of it is a very good friend of mine!
And today he told me its going to come on15th march and pricing is 32000rs
But he said that its gonna come by the name nozomi
I was a bit shocked hearing this!!
Anyways guys we have a reason to celebrate for!!
Enjoy your phones on15th!!!
Alien987 said:
I think that the One X is going to be more expensive, maybe One S will be more in the range or a little lower than Xperia S.
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Not very expensive it's like 80$ difference
sagr_ved said:
Good news Good news Good news!!
Guess what i got the exact release date!!
Its 15th of this month!!
There is a sony ericsson sales store near my place and the owner of it is a very good friend of mine!
And today he told me its going to come on15th march and pricing is 32000rs
But he said that its gonna come by the name nozomi
I was a bit shocked hearing this!!
Anyways guys we have a reason to celebrate for!!
Enjoy your phones on15th!!!
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nozomi is the code name for xperia s
Anyone know? Or is the stock in the stores & warehouses all there is of this phone forever?
Yep all new devices are being made, if shops are selling it is only old stock.
New phones like the s,p,u are just coming out so why make old phone.
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I dont think so..Sony manufactures a model atleast for a year from the month of launch.
i dont know whether "Sony" and "Sony Ericsson" will cause a problem..
but normally they dont stop production atleast for a year.they may reduce the number of output.
BTW Wrong section...Question goes to Q&A Section and NOT in General Section
i bay it for 220euros 1 month ago
n1kolaa said:
i bay it for 220euros 1 month ago
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wow that cheap
http://whymobile.com/productinfo.php?id=SER-ARC-S
Questions go in the Q&A section.
ironlady said:
wow that cheap
I got it from newegg a month ago. They are selling it for $300, which i think is an awesome deal for this phone!
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Stopped?
I have contacted the biggest electronics shop today and they don't sell the Xperia Arc S anymore because they're out of stock. The informant also told me that Sony Ericsson stopped producing these phones because Sony bought Sony Ericsson. The best way to still get this phone is to search online on the internet. There are still enough people who have a new Xperia Arc S.
Are accessories for this phone easily available in the indian market?!
bhavstech said:
Are accessories for this phone easily available in the indian market?!
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Nop brother, even after a long time of its release, accessories such as back cover, matte screen guard isnt available everywhere. But if u search sensibly u can find them in places like nehru place
If u still cant find, its better to go online, u will find a lot of accessories online.
Hope it helps
control freak said:
Nop brother, even after a long time of its release, accessories such as back cover, matte screen guard isnt available everywhere. But if u search sensibly u can find them in places like nehru place
If u still cant find, its better to go online, u will find a lot of accessories online.
Hope it helps
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i hav still not bought i m planning to buy it i heard that the accecsorie r nt available easily bocz its not a good seller....is this phone worth 25k?
The phone is totally worth its price, and at 25k, its a steal.
the reason behind the phone not selling well is Sony's (awkward) policy, the company decided not to promote it much, because they feared it cud eat into sales of their flagship xperia Z.
Although in my opinion, if u really want waterproofing, buy xperia Z, otherwise go with xperia ZL.
U will never regret buying it. I love my phone.
control freak said:
The phone is totally worth its price, and at 25k, its a steal.
the reason behind the phone not selling well is Sony's (awkward) policy, the company decided not to promote it much, because they feared it cud eat into sales of their flagship xperia Z.
Although in my opinion, if u really want waterproofing, buy xperia Z, otherwise go with xperia ZL.
U will never regret buying it. I love my phone.
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bcoz n5 is availabe for 29k in india for difference of 4 thousand i m getting one of the best processor still is it worth? compared to n5
It totally depnds on your personal taste now. If u want stock android, want fastest updates, and all that processing power, go for nexus 5. But if u want a better camera, a bit different and a classy ui(IMO), expandable memory, and the most compact full HD 5incher, go for xperia ZL. Either way, u wont regret ur decision.
Best wishes, hope this helps.