[Q] [xperia S] good phone or not? - Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion

I'm about to trade my iPhone 4 for the Xperia s white 32gb. I just want to know is this a decent phone? What do you like/ dislike and do you think it's a good deal?

bobbycarver said:
I'm about to trade my iPhone 4 for the Xperia s white 32gb. I just want to know is this a decent phone? What do you like/ dislike and do you think it's a good deal?
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Its a great phone,if u r about exchange just check its manufacturing week
Press Thanks
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RISHI RAJ said:
Its a great phone,if u r about exchange just check its manufacturing week
Press Thanks
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Person I'm swapping said its a few weeks old so it's got to be a new model as its under warrenty and thanks for your input I was just gettin a little worried some reviews said it laggs

It's the best phone I ever had.
And I had Dell Strek 5, Mot.Millestone...
Dev on xda constantly making better and better custom roms.
The phone is fast, it has great screen ( on some custom roms - Bravia Engine 2, on stock ICS Bravia Engine 1).
Don't be concerned couse there is no card slot, You'll have enough memory for everything.
I have XS for about 6 months and only I can say - best phone I ever had.
Sorry for my lousy eng.
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funky0308 said:
It's the best phone I ever had.
And I had Dell Strek 5, Mot.Millestone...
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Funky, are you happy with battery life as well? Because I'm not. I only have this phone for less than a week but already started regreting buying it. Battery life is worst of all smartphones I owned. And yes, I already tried a few custom ROMs.
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Hmm...
I charge every night, battery could be better, you'r right.
I use it as a business phone, so I talk whole day, but it could be better...
But, 2 core CPU, big screen and other drain our battery life
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funky0308 said:
But, 2 core CPU, big screen and other drain our battery life
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Thing is that I owned Samsung Galaxy S2 before. It's 4.3" and dual-core as well. OK, resolution was lower and CPU clocked at 1.2 Ghz, but It can't cause that much of a difference and it lasted till evening of second day without a problem. So battery life of SXS was a shock for me.
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Hey guys
So i got Xperia Arc S for less than 1 week
So i wanted to ask
Why does this phone get hot very fast
Why does this phone have low graphics
When i played asphalt 7 on s3 i found it had more graphics than arc s
When i played eternity warriors on s 2 i found the graphics was really better than xperia arc s
So i just want to know is this proplems from my phone or it is with every one
P.S: i am using official ice cream sandwhich 4.0.4
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Didnt u read the spec sheet before buying the arc S?
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Didnt u read the spec sheet before buying the arc S?
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I read it but i didnt find any thing to help me
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Haha are you comparing arc s with s3? If so please dont. Specs and price both have a huge difference
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koradiavatsal said:
Haha are you comparing arc s with s3? If so please dont. Specs and price both have a huge difference
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Lol
Wat i mean is d graphics r **** bad
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Guys forget every thing i've wrote
Now 2 Q
Why the graphics low and why the phone get hot very fast
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Even graphics change a lot it has super amoled display
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God dam it i said y d graphics low n y it get hot fast
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we're not "god damn" obliged to answer you either
1) the graphics aren't "f***ing" bad - it's just that the S3 is newer and much more expensive. for the price we bought our arc at the display is not bad at all actually I dare say its better than over contrasted and over saturated super amoled.
2) you're playing a game of course it will get hot. you mean other phones don't get hot? unless, or course, its very hot even when you leave it on idle.
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we're not "god damn" obliged to answer you either
1) the graphics aren't "f***ing" bad - it's just that the S3 is newer and much more expensive. for the price we bought our arc at the display is not bad at all actually I dare say its better than over contrasted and over saturated super amoled.
2) you're playing a game of course it will get hot. you mean other phones don't get hot? unless, or course, its very hot even when you leave it on idle.
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@op if u want everything like s3 buy a s3 nd graphics are superb in arc. Urs may be a faulty arc/s
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[POLL] What will be your next device?

Hello all,
I'm curious to see what you guys are doing with the fact that @arco68 is switching to the S4 Mini. I planned to switch device next January, mainly because it's my birthday then, and I got some money to spend. The first phone that came to my mind was the next Nexus: I really like the support and ROMs available for my Nexus 7. But the problem is that the Nexus 7 community is such a big mess, after 4 months I still don't recognize names like here. So that gives me two other options: buying the S4 Mini to get @arco68 great development, or take another less popular device but get the risk of getting no CM and stick with the awfull skin given by the manufacturer.
I'd really like to see you guys opinion on this
- Jasper
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I'll definitely go with S4 mini
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My next device is surely galaxy s4 mini
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I don't know but if I have the money I'll go to s4mini. I think with arco68, there's no need to go for a high-end device. The things arco has done with the galaxy w is surely overwhelming and surely s4mini will be the same should he choose to develop for the phone.
Although a sony midrange is a possibility for me too. Sony devices most likely never hits the low activity forums/legacy and the attention from other rom makers is a good thing to consider.
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Well, somehow it's stuck in my head that I need a Phone with a bigger screen :x
The SGW was my very first Smartphone. Now you could nearly call it my best friend or my personal agent xD
So I would consider myself as a "heavy user", therefore I'm thinking of buying a high-end-smartphone, like the SGS, the Sony Xperia Z or the Galaxy Nexus =/
But theres more than a year to go until I can change my provider, so I will keep my SGW for a while and look around what the market will bring
SG Nexus? Maybe, but there maybe a new Nexus device, so I'll wait.
S4/S4 Mini? Not my priority.
Xperia Z? I'll see if I can afford that one.. I also wait for ZR version.
Xperia L? Maybe?
I'll absolutely stay away from HTC and LG. But who knows if there is a new, revolutionary version?
No, I wasn't sending this from my computer.
Time will tell, but for now the SGW still suits my needs. It´s still a phone and a tool, nothing more. Neither a life companion like for some babys here who can´t find a partner and are having no friends, nor anything I need to survive. It´s still good to call my wife who is my life companion and for surviving in the Amazone jungle I prefer a swiss pocket knife rather than a phone without connection
honeyx said:
Time will tell, but for now the SGW still suits my needs. It´s still a phone and a tool, nothing more. Neither a life companion like for some babys here who can´t find a partner and are having no friends, nor anything I need to survive. It´s still good to call my wife who is my life companion and for surviving in the Amazone jungle I prefer a swiss pocket knife rather than a phone without connection
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I agree with you sir,
for a moments I'll stick to this phone. My daily use is just phone, sms and some chat. not really do gaming. So I still satisfied with this phone. I'm not used to change phone too often, i usually change when my phone can't working well again. or i have more budget, then i will give my phone to my family.
the main reason is surely the budget, if we have more money, sure we will change phone more often.
If i got the bucks, S4 mini. Otherwise, Motorola Atrix....
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Maybe the Sony Xperia SP for me
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Maybe the Sony Xperia SP for me
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Then it maybe good for me, thanks for the tip!
I'll look for the prices, if it is not too high...
If I have enough money in July, I will buy a nexus 4, but if the s4 mini start with a cheaper price, then I'll buy s4 mini
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skrillex13 said:
If I have enough money in July, I will buy a nexus 4, but if the s4 mini start with a cheaper price, then I'll buy s4 mini
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I have only seen the Galaxy Nexus in Singapore...
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iDelta said:
I have only seen the Galaxy Nexus in Singapore...
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Try to go to the LG shop? Maybe they have it
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My SGW feels so outdated in comparision with my tablet...
The battery is draining like hell, and performance is awfull.
Since it will take some months till I got the money to buy a new phone, I don't think it will be the S4 Mini. That time it will be an outdated thing. And I won't let that happen thrice.
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Well.. I'm Not A Fan Of The 5" Screen !
So I Was Thinking That My Next Phone Might Be Xperia ZR (4.55") ,, But Now.. I'm Really Thinking Of The Galaxy S IV Mini
Currently using Galaxy Tab 2 for gaming, and hell it runs a lot of games that Galaxy W can't or have problem with like M.U.S.E, Ku Shroud of Morrigan, Castle Master 3D, etc. Currently aiming to buy Galaxy S4, maybe at the end of this year.
I would love the SGS 4 Mini, and not just for arco's development, but mainly for me. I really like that device. But with a 350-400EUR price tag....I think I'm going to stick with the Galaxy W until the price drops down a little.
arsradu said:
I would love the SGS 4 Mini, and not just for arco's development, but mainly for me. I really like that device. But with a 350-400EUR price tag....I think I'm going to stick with the Galaxy W until the price drops down a little.
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Wow, that's a great news. Surely we all need you arsradu.
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geniusboy93 said:
Wow, that's a great news. Surely we all need you arsradu.
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arsradu said:
I would love the SGS 4 Mini, and not just for arco's development, but mainly for me. I really like that device. But with a 350-400EUR price tag....I think I'm going to stick with the Galaxy W until the price drops down a little.
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Do you guys think it's still worth the effort to get it next January? I'd really like to keep together with this great community, but I'm a bit worried to keep stuck with outdated hardware.

Do you like the phone?

Hello everyone, im thinking about to buy the one x do you think that this will be a good?
Also is it good for gaming so as battery life?
Are there also many developers for the roms?
Im having the samsung galaxy s1 with 500mb ram, 1ghz single core,
atm
(sorry for me bad english)
jeroendj2 said:
Hello everyone, im thinking about to buy the one x do you think that this will be a good?
Also is it good for gaming so as battery life?
Are there also many developers for the roms?
Im having the samsung galaxy s1 with 500mb ram, 1ghz single core,
atm
(sorry for me bad english)
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Please use the search function.
This has been asked before...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2138168&highlight=happy+with+one+x
Think you'll find everything you need there.
In my opinion, the phone is perfect in terms of build quality and performance. It has quad-core processor and that Tegra 3 chipset makes it wonderfull for hardcore gaming. However, that 1800mAh battery brings all those things down. 720p display and quad-core with that battery... If you use it with 3h+ display on you will have hard time making whole day with one charge.
But don't get me wrong! The HOX is decent phone and amazing for entertainment. I just wish it could have more juice like HOX+
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In my opinion, the phone is perfect in terms of build quality and performance. It has quad-core processor and that Tegra 3 chipset makes it wonderfull for hardcore gaming. However, that 1800mAh battery brings all those things down. 720p display and quad-core with that battery... If you use it with 3h+ display on you will have hard time making whole day with one charge.
But don't get me wrong! The HOX is decent phone and amazing for entertainment. I just wish it could have more juice like HOX+
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Thank you sir, nice to hear this.
It looks a great phone, only that battery might be a problem as i see. But i think im just going for it!
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Have fun
Mine was in the repair for 3-4weeks and I used an IPhone 4 for this time.
I cant tell how happy I was while holding the One X again in my hands
It´s thin, light and looks nice.
With Sense 5 its much better! Yea the battery life is not the best but still better than other smartphones.
Thank you D4rk_nVidia!!
Im getting really excited about getting it.
Im buying a second hands one btw,
Are there alot of fakes on the market?
Thank you all for the responds btw!
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From eBay ? Dont think that there are fakes.
There are maybe china phones but they got an other name.
No problem
jeroendj2 said:
Hello everyone, im thinking about to buy the one x do you think that this will be a good?
Also is it good for gaming so as battery life?
Are there also many developers for the roms?
Im having the samsung galaxy s1 with 500mb ram, 1ghz single core,
atm
(sorry for me bad english)
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I think u should go with HOX+
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Its a great phone really, battery is not that bad. I can get 6hours of screen time with sense4. With sense5 i can get almost 5hours and this sense 5 is still developing. Looking foward to new kernels.
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D4rk_nVidia said:
From eBay ? Dont think that there are fakes.
There are maybe china phones but they got an other name.
No problem
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Nah from a ebay wannabe, im going to get him local, not sending it via the post or so so thanks for the quick respond!!! im going to get it tomorrow hopefully
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setiawanjimmy said:
Its a great phone really, battery is not that bad. I can get 6hours of screen time with sense4. With sense5 i can get almost 5hours and this sense 5 is still developing. Looking foward to new kernels.
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Alright sweet man! I hope i like the htc/sense gui/menu because i come from samsung
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jeroendj2 said:
Alright sweet man! I hope i like the htc/sense gui/menu because i come from samsung
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Sense is defenitly better than touchwiz, its more "classier" refined, plus sense 5 is damn fast.
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jeroendj2 said:
Alright sweet man! I hope i like the htc/sense gui/menu because i come from samsung
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For me i love sense rather than samsung. My gf using s4, but i love sense more.. its simpler.
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Hi guys. Im new here although Im having my one X for a year. my comment for this device is brilliant! I upgraded to sense5, change the cover from black to white.it looks new & i didn't feel that this device is going outdated. cause the 4.7 inch screen is the perfect size for me & even u can see HTC One go on with it. still, the quad-core tegra3 with 1gb ram having very good experience in games. i can wait to see the next generation after S4 or One. not going to change neither one even i got extra money.
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It´s the first phone where I think that I can use it until I get a new one cause of my contract
I had many other phones but I sold them before the contract ends and bought a other one
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Xperia s vs s3

Hello ive been offered galaxy s3 for my xperia but dont know if i should swap it need some wisdom
If you want more updates, go for it.
Xperia S will stay on this one.
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huzi7868 said:
Hello ive been offered galaxy s3 for my xperia but dont know if i should swap it need some wisdom
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U should. U r getting quad core with s3.
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Worth trying.
Although if u r willing to stay on a smooth and fantastic featured SXS, u might as well be.. Or just take a quad core which lags quite often if rooted..
Go for it.
also been offers htc one x
S3, htc one x isnt that powerfull.
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Go for s3 without any doubt
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Well...
Considering a CPU and updates I would do it…
Considering camera, video screen and the hdmi port, I wouldn’t do it…
Considering built material and design, I would never do it…
S3>HOX>XS
Just my opinion.
Lucianofca said:
Well...
Considering a CPU and updates I would do it…
Considering camera, video screen and the hdmi port, I wouldn’t do it…
Considering built material and design, I would never do it…
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This
and i'll vote for sony on audio quality
Lucianofca said:
Well...
Considering a CPU and updates I would do it…
Considering camera, video screen and the hdmi port, I wouldn’t do it…
Considering built material and design, I would never do it…
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yeah,ur correct.only can if u care about the cpu cores and future updates.i feel xperia s is just as smooth as a phone experience can be with this latest jb firmware.camera and screen brigtness and more natural colours on xperia s.i used a galaxy s3 of my friend,my xperia s is faster though dual core,personal choice
Me am a Sony fan n won't advise u to give up this machine for any other brand part from Sony it's updates are late but bring a big difference look at ics n jb totally different now a s3 is always updated as people say but it stays the same boring dnt
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[Q] Thinking of buying a ZL

I have only one question, I read alot about sudden death and dying batteries, is this problem solved or still existing?
ThuCommix said:
I have only one question, I read alot about sudden death and dying batteries, is this problem solved or still existing?
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I Bought this mobile two months ago...Its just awsome..
No problem since now, touchwood
Thanks for reply. Did you update your phone to 4.2.2?
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ThuCommix said:
Thanks for reply. Did you update your phone to 4.2.2?
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i did..the phone is buttery smooth
Im going to buy the ZL as well..... What about the Learn feature of IR port? Is it working fine? and How it performs with heavy games (NOVA 3, Dark Knight, MC4, Asphalt 8 etc? Thanks
ThuCommix said:
I have only one question, I read alot about sudden death and dying batteries, is this problem solved or still existing?
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Had mine for about a month. No battery issues, no sudden death. The battery life it great. Just make sure location is off when not using GPS. Performance is really good with games, watching videos etc. When gaming the phone heats up a bit on the back, probably due to heavier processing. Really like this phone. I have a s3 for work, by comparison the zl is much better. On fw 4.2.2
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Im going to buy the ZL as well..... What about the Learn feature of IR port? Is it working fine? and How it performs with heavy games (NOVA 3, Dark Knight, MC4, Asphalt 8 etc? Thanks
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I have only tried 2 heavy games, Asphalt 8 and Injustice, and both of them run extremely smooth.
sid3091 said:
I have only tried 2 heavy games, Asphalt 8 and Injustice, and both of them run extremely smooth.
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Thanks Man... And What about this e Xperia ZL, IR-Blaster doesn't seem to work with Remote Control App How many people are facing that issue?
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Thanks Man... And What about this e Xperia ZL, IR-Blaster doesn't seem to work with Remote Control App How many people are facing that issue?
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Never tried this feature. Sorry
Thanks to all. A white ZL will be my next phone.
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Thanks Man... And What about this e Xperia ZL, IR-Blaster doesn't seem to work with Remote Control App How many people are facing that issue?
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I have the stock remote app working on three devices perfectly
I would suggest not to buy Xperia ZL instead go for LG G2. I myself own Xperia ZL and that is why let me give you some cons
1. Very bad display. Washed out colours. I compared it to s4 and g2 and my screen is not even near to them
2. Camera gives average details and colours compared to note 2, note 3 and lg g2
3. Older generation processor. I played The Dark Knight Rises and it was like i cook food on it after some time. and i even experienced little lag after every few minutes.
4. Microphone problems arise in many handsets.
I replaced my handset whose microphone stopped working after 6 months. Even my friend with Xperia ZR started to give same problem now.
And with replaced one now i am have display issues which sometimes goes black for like a minute.
I suggest better buy lg g2
And yes in my old handset there was problem in IR Blaster in learning signals though its not there in new one
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kumar abhishek said:
I would suggest not to buy Xperia ZL instead go for LG G2. I myself own Xperia ZL and that is why let me give you some cons
1. Very bad display. Washed out colours. I compared it to s4 and g2 and my screen is not even near to them
2. Camera gives average details and colours compared to note 2, note 3 and lg g2
3. Older generation processor. I played The Dark Knight Rises and it was like i cook food on it after some time. and i even experienced little lag after every few minutes.
4. Microphone problems arise in many handsets.
I replaced my handset whose microphone stopped working after 6 months. Even my friend with Xperia ZR started to give same problem now.
And with replaced one now i am have display issues which sometimes goes black for like a minute.
I suggest better buy lg g2
And yes in my old handset there was problem in IR Blaster in learning signals though its not there in new one
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Thanks for your honest answer... Anyway the ZL is the cheapest FullHD phone. Look. In Colombia the ZL is $415-430,Z $480, Z1 $660, G2 $680, S4 and One $580 (even S3 $400 and ZR $425) So, What would you say?
About heat in gaming, Its normal.
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Well,Seems like If I dont get the money till January, I will look at/buy the Z1 Mini in March
Jonfensu said:
Thanks for your honest answer... Anyway the ZL is the cheapest FullHD phone. Look. In Colombia the ZL is $415-430,Z $480, Z1 $660, G2 $680, S4 and One $580 (even S3 $400 and ZR $425) So, What would you say?
About heat in gaming, Its normal.
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Well,Seems like If I dont get the money till January, I will look at/buy the Z1 Mini in March
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I ll suggest to wait for new handsets coming on the way
About full-hd displays these are just battery suckers above all if display is not good being 1080p is of no use :/
Also i forgot to discuss that ZL MTP transfer speed is 4-5 times less than that of note 2 as tested by me though both are USB 2.0
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kumar abhishek said:
I ll suggest to wait for new handsets coming on the way
About full-hd displays these are just battery suckers above all if display is not good being 1080p is of no use :/
Also i forgot to discuss that ZL MTP transfer speed is 4-5 times less than that of note 2 as tested by me though both are USB 2.0
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Humm Yeah, you r right... I will wait for the Z1 Mini. The S800 ad a 720p Screen will be enough for gaming lol. Thanks
PS. Sony should launch a ZL1 , just love the ZL bezel
Jonfensu said:
Humm Yeah, you r right... I will wait for the Z1 Mini. The S800 ad a 720p Screen will be enough for gaming lol. Thanks
PS. Sony should launch a ZL1 , just love the ZL bezel
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Yup me too waiting for something like ZL1 and they should get better engineers who do not make crappy algorithms :banghead:
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