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[OPINION] Xperia S or Galaxy Note

Hi guys,
I am really confused between these, not able to decide next phone.
Currently using xperia Arc, wat do u suggest..
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Note all the way
Better hardware
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The Note have a BIG screen, both advantages and disadvantages. But if you feel like you can live with the disadvantages with a very big phone it is awsome with that big screen.
The xperia S appears to be a very nice phone too. take a look on this epic review!
http://www.swedroid.com/sony-xperia-s-review/

Xperia S camera is better than Galaxy note
but Galaxy note hardware is better than Xperia S

yeah that is what, actually I am still big fan of Sony mobiles but Xperia S somehow NOT forcing me to change from xperia Arc to S !!!
Look wise xperia Arc rock, camera also doesn't impressed me, also I will miss the physical buttons if I go for Xperia S..

I'd pick Note. Better hardware and enormous screen(it might be a problem for some of us, but I think it's just ideal. Fits in my pocket.)

If you ask me, i'll go with Note,
The Xperia S is great with its floating touch feature and the Note had bigger screen and beat the Xperia S with it's hardware, in my opinion (i don't own one anyways)

Wooh gr8 to see xperia owners suggesting for Note
will be getting galaxy note next weekend.
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Nice
Tell us how you like it then
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IMO Note. It would work as your phone + tablet. Only need carry one device.

Yeah.
And the new Xperias were also nice last year. Still don't get how Sony could use the old S3 CPU in the 2012 Xperias...
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I say note is mini tablet not mobile

I dont like any of them...
It would be great an Arc S with updated hardware

well, neither.
i guess asus padfone is a better implementation of tablet+phone than the galaxy note..
arc/arc s with non plasticity body, 4.65inch screen, better hardware is what i want this year..
supposedly it call the hayabusa.
but for now i'll root for xperia s due to it pocket able size, better camera,better screen and sound than the note..

Does anyone of you already have Galaxy Note? If yes, can u confirm if Xperia launcher works well on Note???
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xperiax10.awesome said:
Does anyone of you already have Galaxy Note? If yes, can u confirm if Xperia launcher works well on Note???
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I don't own one, but Xperia launcher should work on Note. There's a thread somewhere in Xda. There is an .apk that works like any other launcher.

My wife has a Note. She loves it. I on the other hand am not that excited about it but I'm not a hardware geek. I like a phone that's practical and that I can use with one hand. I love my Arc S and my next phone will probably be from the Xperia series.
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I prefer Xperia S, it more useful and its not so big like galaxy note, I just dont like the size of galaxy note, its not efficient

ArmorD said:
I don't own one, but Xperia launcher should work on Note. There's a thread somewhere in Xda. There is an .apk that works like any other launcher.
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I got the Note n tried the xperia S launcher but its not fitting properly..
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i would wait for ONE X, GSG III or maybe another one from Sony

Questions

Which phone is the best from the following:
The HTC ONE V
The Huawei ascend G300
The Sony Ericsson arc S
Are you guys happy with the performance of your one v?
Thanks
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Sorry, posted in wrong section
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obviously one v
its rocks to the hell
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What about the Xperia U?
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sucksss... don't ever buy buddy of u don't wnaa regret else is upon you
if u love sony then go for it
as you know sony, lg are electronics developers
while htc is sole phone developer
it doesn't resemble bt still think wt i am trying to say
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Both the arc s and U have faster processors though. Surely, they'd be a better option?
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actually i have always avoided and hated sony.. support just sucks.. dey'l be. lyk cme tomorrow and all fuking ****.. n i hate that
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might be worth mentioning im not too bothered about developer support.
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i am toking about customer service they provide
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KindaUndisputed said:
Both the arc s and U have faster processors though. Surely, they'd be a better option?
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Compare arc S to U.... U wins by miles. It has a lot faster processor and a lot faster GPU.
Compare One V to arc S - One V wins by miles. One V has beautiful display + decent processor (it is 1ghz but in reality, it was underclocked by htc from 1.4 to 1ghz because of the casing).
Compare One V to U - Xperia U wins by miles IF you are interested only in playing games, running apps faster and you are not interested in any kind of deving, not even root.
Xperia comes with a powerful GPU, the MALI 400 - the one that you can find in Galaxy S2, and a dual core processor Cortex A9 - 1ghz - again - the same processor that comes with Galaxy S2.
So IF you want only playing games, multimedia and such... 100% go for Xperia U.
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1ceb0x said:
Compare arc S to U.... U wins by miles. It has a lot faster processor and a lot faster GPU.
Compare One V to arc S - One V wins by miles. One V has beautiful display + decent processor (it is 1ghz but in reality, it was underclocked by htc from 1.4 to 1ghz because of the casing).
Compare One V to U - Xperia U wins by miles IF you are interested only in playing games, running apps faster and you are not interested in any kind of deving, not even root.
Xperia comes with a powerful GPU, the MALI 400 - the one that you can find in Galaxy S2, and a dual core processor Cortex A9 - 1ghz - again - the same processor that comes with Galaxy S2.
So IF you want only playing games, multimedia and such... 100% go for Xperia U.
Have a nice day!
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That's a very informtive response and i thank you for it but are you sure those are the specs of the xperia U? I think you may have mixed them up with the specs of the xperia P.
Also, woudn't the arc S be superior due to it's faster processor (than the one V). You say it wins by miles but why?
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Think I may go for the one V after all. Dont think the others are worth the £80 more or so and they are somewhat past the price range. Thanks for all the help!
Is the one V due an upgrade to jellybean?
Is the One V fast and fluid?
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no jelly bean
but the developers are going to port soon
and yes its fast.. when rooted.. well i dont actually remember how it was on stock never used it
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No jellybean confirmed? Would've thought that being a 2012 device, it might.
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Not confirmed yet no, But like you said, 2012 device, so i would assume a update will come eventually, But after One x and s, so our devs will probally have a aosp/cm Port way before htc releases a crappy sensified version (yes, i Hate sense )
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paarthdesai said:
no jelly bean
but the developers are going to port soon
and yes its fast.. when rooted.. well i dont actually remember how it was on stock never used it
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who said anything about a port???

Looking forward to

sicksense some or the other day it's gotta come
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How's the battery life and is the phone fast and fluid stock?
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battery life is ok.. and yes phone is fast. smooth
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Xperia S vs Xperia SL

Hi guys im planning to buy a new phone.
But which one S or SL?
I know the only differences of specs are 1.5 vs 1.7 ghz dual core processor.
Which one to buy and why?
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Isn't it the same processor just overclocked. There both Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon. Buy the S and over clock.
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o0 Matt 0o said:
Isn't it the same processor just overclocked. There both Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon. Buy the S and over clock.
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are there any other reasons?

Izzy Stinson said:
are there any other reasons?
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No, the only difference is overclock, other than this those two are exactly same phones.
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as of gsmarena there's also bluetooth updated
if they are at the same price, you could go for the SL, otherwise take whichever costs less

mirhl said:
as of gsmarena there's also bluetooth updated
if they are at the same price, you could go for the SL, otherwise take whichever costs less
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GSMArena needs to update their review of the SL because it states Bluetooth 2.1 throughout it.

Izzy Stinson said:
Hi guys im planning to buy a new phone.
But which one S or SL?
I know the only differences of specs are 1.5 vs 1.7 ghz dual core processor.
Which one to buy and why?
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The design and the speed processor,but still,both lack of Micro SD card I suggest you to take Acro S or Ion :good:

UchihaDareNial said:
The design and the speed processor,but still,both lack of Micro SD card I suggest you to take Acro S or Ion :good:
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For me, the lack of micro SD isn't an issue. I never brought a bigger sdcard than 8 gig so the storage of the xperia s is good enough.
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go for Xperia S.

I ordered the SL because it was on sale and the S was sold out.
It seems from the unboxing videos you get more of the accessories in the S, NFC tags & an additional screen protector. I don't think the SL came with those, not in the international versions at least.
The SL comes with a higher clocked speed, but the same CPU. There's also better bluetooth on the SL. Two additional colors are available for the SL too, Silver & Pink. Another change to note on the SL is the Xperia branding on the base strip, right under the transparent line.
Essentially it's the same device. Same chipsets, and S ROMs are reported to be working fine on the SL.

r0bot said:
I ordered the SL because it was on sale and the S was sold out.
It seems from the unboxing videos you get more of the accessories in the S, NFC tags & an additional screen protector. I don't think the SL came with those, not in the international versions at least.
The SL comes with a higher clocked speed, but the same CPU. There's also better bluetooth on the SL. Two additional colors are available for the SL too, Silver & Pink. Another change to note on the SL is the Xperia branding on the base strip, right under the transparent line.
Essentially it's the same device. Same chipsets, and S ROMs are reported to be working fine on the SL.
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The Bluetooth and colors are the only difference. The s has the Xperia branding. I do wish my s had Bluetooth 3.0
Someone should extract the sl firmware so we can try the kernel
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UchihaDareNial said:
The design and the speed processor,but still,both lack of Micro SD card I suggest you to take Acro S or Ion :good:
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lack of micro sd card isnt an issue because it has internal memory of 32gb. acro s and ion are much more expensive than S and SL

i think im gonna go for Xperia S. because SL is not listed on sony jelly bean updates next year if im not mistaken. also SL has no own sub forum currently.

Izzy Stinson said:
i think im gonna go for Xperia S. because SL is not listed on sony jelly bean updates next year if im not mistaken. also SL has no own sub forum currently.
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SL probably won't get a forum or be listed separately as its just an S with an over clocked kernel.
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i think im gonna go for Xperia S. because SL is not listed on sony jelly bean updates next year if im not mistaken. also SL has no own sub forum currently.
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Obviously when sony was talking of xs, they were meaning even xsl
They are so similar that they didn't bother to list

Should I buy Ion?

I am a big Sony fan and my country don't have Xperia T. Should I buy Ion? This is the max I can pay and want to ask your reviews and cons. I read reviews but you guys know best since you been using much more time.
Coming from xperia u
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Can you buy Xperia SP?
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Get the lt28i for unlocked loader
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wait a bit more and see whether jelly bean is good or not, and then decide, although jelly bean for other sony 2012 phones are also somehow buggy
currently, i advice: DON'T BUY IT! unless you are fine with a slow and buggy and battery hungry phone

Battery hungry is an understatement
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True, but the big screen is great for videos and gaming. Camera is decent and phone is well built and sturdy. Get the international version for the unlocked bootloader and more custom roms.
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Just got it myself. I'm happy. Want my opinion? Just get it.
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If you want custom or modded ROMs, you should buy Xperia S, SP. Or if you want a phone with better specs buy the Ion or Acro S.

Maybe you can take a look at HTC One S? It has got some decent specs. It has only 16 Gb inbuilt memory though and there is no MicroSD slot, but as you come from Xperia U, I think that it may be enough for you.
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I really like my Ion, for the price it is amazing really. Even if you're stuck with 4.1, I think it's worth it. Or you could save up longer and get something with longer support.
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Get SP, Ion is getting outdated for now.

Actually SP I can't pay that much. In my country which is India price difference is there a lot between two. I would had gone for SL but it has 26 gb storage with no memory card slot, As for one S it's spec aren't as good as Ion.
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The other option is xperia P and Xperia L. What should I do
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ashisharia said:
The other option is xperia P and Xperia L. What should I do
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The ion is a great phone, if you can unlock you bootloader. I like my ion but with an unlockable bootloader I'm just bored as hell. For me, my future phone choice will come down to bootloader status as much as specs.
Having high end components but not be able to do anything with them is pointless.
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It's up to u,if u care about the size of screen, u can choose it but jelly bean update for ion not yet released by xperia.

Ion has got micro HDMI on the same side as the usb (useful for doking it) and micro SD card for more MP3 and video.

ashisharia said:
As for one S it's spec aren't as good as Ion.
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Well, if you're talking about display, camera and other features, then yes. However, performance of the One S is much better because of the Krait processor and Andreno 225 GPU.

droidaem said:
Well, if you're talking about display, camera and other features, then yes. However, performance of the One S is much better because of the Krait processor and Andreno 225 GPU.
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Don't bother with the HTC one s unless you want to be part of the disgusting home button bug. It's annoying and hardware fault. I WAS gonna get that phone to. Google search and YouTube that bug before considering that phone.
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thanks for all your replies..the only thing thats holding me back now after seeing all views is limited development for Ion.

Dude, get it.
It's a beautiful phone and since ur getting it in India the bootloader will be unlockable.
As far as development is concerned, yes ion has a very less choice.. But devs have brought the major roms cm, pa and slimbean also better stock kernels.... As far as other mods are concerned most of the xperia s ones are usable, like u had in xperia p, u and go.
Oh and the screen is awesome.
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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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