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[Q] Planning to buy this phone

Hey guys i'm planning to buy motorola defy in next month. As i've to stick to this phone for 3 years i want to ask you some questions or clear my doubt. 1. Will this phone get android 2.2? 2. If I flashed with custom rom of 2.2 will adobe flash 10.1 work on it? 3. Is flashing this phone difficult or easy? 4. What about its sound quality? Is it better than galaxy 3 or nokia 5800xm? 5. Will HD games work on this device?

1,2,5: yes
3: easy
4: don't know, didn't have those phones to test the Defy against
There are a few 2.2 leaked ROMs, I'm using one myself and flash is running smoothly. The official update will be released in the second half of this month

Sound quality is good. The Defy is in every respect technically a high-end phone, comparable to Galaxy s i9000, HTC Desire HD.
Galaxy 3 is rather medium-class.
The only negative points IMO are that the screen is very reflective in sunlight and the camera could be better.

And battery performance is VERY unpredictable!!

You mean battery life not good?

Battery life is good comparing to other android phones. It is 2~3 days for normal use.

yes, the screen is a bit reflective, but if you set it bright enough, it's very nice! and battery performance is quite good, i get about 2 days with some gaming and 3G/wifi constantly on! the only thing i'm missing from this phone is full multitouch, as it has only two point mt, which can be disturbing in some games (like tap tap revenge). otherwise it's a very good phone, with great overclock/undervolt potential!
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questions regarding DEFY
I heard that defy bootloader is locked hence custom rom is not possible for defy then how come custom roms are available in dev thread?

They're not true custom ROMs, they're just standard ones with some of the stock apps removed and others pre-loaded.
The bootloader is locked and that's why, for example, CyanogenMod isn't available for the Defy or Gingerbread.

Thank's Guys!
I'll buy a defy tomorrow, and this answers helped me to make my choice (principally
the battery time).

you wont go far wrong with this phone. performance/price wise, i think this is one of the best in the market right now

lanfearxt said:
you wont go far wrong with this phone. performance/price wise, i think this is one of the best in the market right now
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i agree. great device. the phone is basically a screen and feels light like a dummy phone!

Its one of the smallest android phones with a decent screen.
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My defy has arrived
I'm very excited with the cel. Very satisfying.

time to root and install some custom ROMS!!

Step666 said:
They're not true custom ROMs, they're just standard ones with some of the stock apps removed and others pre-loaded.
The bootloader is locked and that's why, for example, CyanogenMod isn't available for the Defy or Gingerbread.
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there is someone with cynogenmod 7 for defy in dev thread, how could it be possible then...really confused about defys potential & ability for custom roms..

One question: what is the last oficial android version? Here in brazil, the last available is 2.1...
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2.2 is already out, ans cm7 using 2.3 will probably get a final stable release version soon

I'm curently running CM7(beta 3) and it's doing pretty well.
Though there are still some things to be fixed, it is definitely an increase of performance and battery life, and will be worth of updating once it is fully stable.

rusty4ever said:
I heard that defy bootloader is locked hence custom rom is not possible for defy then how come custom roms are available in dev thread?
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Most of'em are, as abovesaid, pretty much customized standart ROMs.
However, 2nd Init "hack" was recently intoruced, which kinda bypasses locked bootloader. Hence CM7 goodness.
At least you don't have to worry a single bit using DEFy in the rain

Do you still like your Arc?

So i've had my Arc over 8 months now. I bought it for 2 reasons, the camera and it's size (slimness and screen), all other high-spec phones seem(ed) to be substantially bigger.
Now quite honestly the stock sony rom was bloated and slow, I think we can all agree, cue going down the CM route. However that took an eternity to get the camera working. Now we have 7.2 with a working camera but most people seem to experience significant battery drain which limits the usefulness of the phone, me included.
Cue waiting for CM9.0, all seems to be going well but it's not ready yet (credit to the devs on both of these releases). Now I think about it, i've been waiting all this time for a decent workable rom to make this phone as good as it should be. Shouldn't it have been released fast enough for the mass market? Do SGS2 owners have this? GN owners? I highly doubt it.
Anyway, just intrigued to know if anyone else has similar thoughts to me. Don't get me wrong, I still have hope that this can be the phone I want it to be but when it is it will be outdated and superceded. My 2 cents...

try acronium dude,fully stock,combine with doomkernel,have it supercharge,theme it a little bit,add this add that,it is not the phone itself made it perfect,its you who made it perfect,so my opinion is xperia arc was indeed perfect if you know how to perfecting it..
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Arc is a nice phone, but only if you want to keep it stock.. don't install too many apps ( just very few )... the reason for this is the low RAM and Internal ROM... both making the phone slower and sluggisher when ever you install more apps...
Normally all Android phones have memory management, and all apps if you exit it will stay in the ram to make re-launching it faster... this is nice if you have plenty of RAM... but if you're running low on both RAM and ROM ( like with any mid-low phone ) then this will be hard, as in most cases the RAM will be almost full, the internal ROM will be like this... the phone will try to free some space in order to run any new app you want as the old apps keeps it self in the memory filling it up...
Xperia arc is a nice phone, but the main problem is it's RAM and ROM being too much low... you have to depend on 3rd party apps to free some space in order to make your phone run smoother and faster... you must move every app to the microSD to save the precious internal space... and for some cases this is not enough !! considering the phone comes already with pre-installed apps that most users won't use but they can't remove most of them without root !!
personally, I rooted the phone, installed Titanium Backup pro.. and removed all apps I don't want to save the ROM space, and installed my preferred apps but still running low !! currently I have only 50MB free for the internal ROM, and less than 60MB of free RAM...
using the phone more will make the RAM less slowing up everything in the phone !!
Yeah I know, the best way to use the RAM is to make it fills, but you MUST have free space to make the phone smoother for any new apps/work...
If you have plenty of RAM ( lets say 1GB at least ) then let it takes 700 - 800 meg but just keep some free for the UI, new apps and so on.. something like 100 - 200 is very nice...
that's why 512MB RAM is too low, while 1GB is very nice !! ( talking about GB and earlier, I don't know about ICS ) as the phone normally with a user that loves apps will require at least 600-700MB of RAM which is more than what is already available on the phone !!
this is the story of RAM alone, there's another talk about ROM !!, basically while I have 50MB free, it's on the edge.. any apps will need update will take the ROM, if the app is a system app ( pre installed ), it will be saved to the system app space, the update will stay on the user internal ROM, it will not be integrated to the system space.. so it will eat more of the internal ROM unless you integrated the update to the system space which requires root and a 3rd party app ( Titanium backup )... sometimes even with 50MB free if there's multiple apps to update I can't update them all as the ROM will get filled up and when it reach's 40MB and lower, the system will alert me of low ROM space... and depending on the app it might not be possible to update it as some apps needs to save the update on ROM first before going any where else !!

I think wit the new firmware .69 we will have sony logo and cool xperia boot animation...
just like in Xperia s
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I got my arc 15 days back
previously owned both x10 and galaxy s
x10 is good but is slow with low gpu
galaxy was blazing fast but i didnt like touch wiz
HTC sense looks good but eats lots of ram
Arc is slim, sexy, speed, smooth and powerful.
have been a fan of SE ui.
I haven,t rooted it yet and maintaining it stock

well the arc is not that fast i have to agree on that one.. but still it is the sexiest phone out there ! and dont worry about lags with low memory, ICS is optimized for a MUCH better memory management, so if sony does it right you won't have to worry about laggy or slow experience because of low ram

I prefer the SE ui compared to sense/tw, and modded stock roms like arconium or festa20's rom. Link2sd sorts out any internal memory issues, Dooms kernel lets you overclock(or underclock), supercharger script or juwe11s ram manager take care of ram issues, linux swap ensures smooth running during intense usage...and so on. Android is open source for a reason.
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Thanks for the replies. I'm running 7.2 but maybe i'll move to Arconium. But regardless, that makes my point, I have to install a custom rom to make the phone fast. I don't mind so much about space, I don't install that much, I need it to be a phone, take photos and use a small selection of apps. I shouldn't really need to spend hours of my time unlocking it, playing around with custom roms etc. For us that can do it then great, but what about the 99% of normal users that don't have the knowledge to do any of this, I wonder how they feel, will they buy a Sony again having run with the Sony rom from day one? Unlikely...

honest answer:no
-i need repair it three times
-i got bad battery life only 3-4 hours browsing.
-the body is not solid like lumia/n9.
i hope ICS and a new battery will solve this problem.
and i can start loving my arc.

Had it for 9 months, liked it so much I bought an Arc S
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i have the japanese version of the arc for a year now
best phone i've owned
looks great
great in hand
never froze
reasonable battery
all apps work without any force closing
stayed on stock since day one
great sound
nice video streaming
nice cam
just missing the front cam
the xperia S has the same launcher lag as the arc
so lets hope this is fixed on ICS

I'm proud for buyng this phone...i like it bat i think gs2 is not better...i'm testing cm9 actually but it's full of buggs...the battery drain, the flash off the camera band the network...i'm gonna try to install miui...anyway i can't stand the stok rom too (even if is very nice)

I have Arc since April 2011.
It's basically a perfect device.
There are two issues:
1. Crack, which looks bad but doesn't influence anything else (shame...)
2. RAM too low, which can be dealt with by rebooting once a week.
3. The internal memory could be bigger.
I have like 60 apps or so and this phone flies, still on Stock ROM. Seriously, no single freeze or reboot since the .42 FW. It's just brilliant.
So, for the first time I'm not even anxious to get my Xperia S just because I think Arc could work for another year.

doministry said:
I have Arc since April 2011.
It's basically a perfect device.
There are two issues:
1. Crack, which looks bad but doesn't influence anything else (shame...)
2. RAM too low, which can be dealt with by rebooting once a week.
3. The internal memory could be bigger.
I have like 60 apps or so and this phone flies, still on Stock ROM. Seriously, no single freeze or reboot since the .42 FW. It's just brilliant.
So, for the first time I'm not even anxious to get my Xperia S just because I think Arc could work for another year.
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I totally agree, and it can only get better with ICS
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I like it but since CM9 is buggy and there's nothing else new, I think I've already explored every nook and cranny of the arc.
Let's hope the ICS update will bring a totally new experience. I'm thinking of UXP NXT.

I'm still an Arc fan, have it for 8 months now. My only problem is the crack. Have it repaired 2 times now. Bought a cover so I don't have to see the crack again if it comes back.
But besides the crack it is perfect. Also stock rom, 75 apps installed and no lag. Perfect camera! I love it!
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well..
today i got a chance to try out the dual core HTC Sensation.
i have to admit, that occasionally, it is much snappier than the arc but it lacks something.
i don't know.. maybe is it the camera, the display.. but i just like the arc better.
i can get the sensation for a very low price (the price i could sell my arc for no problem) but i decided to keep the arc.
it's just... yes! It's a better phone! An all-arounder.

I have had my arc s for two weeks now before that I had a ray, nexus s and sgs after my x10
My arc s was sim locked and bootloader locked, I got jinx13 to unlock my boot and I installed miui
I love this phone, it is fast, looks awesome and I really really like it.
Should get my barely there case to protect it tomorrow, really happy at least till upgrade when I will get the Xperia S , all the moaning I did when I had my x10 about Sony and the Arc S is superb and the xperia S looks even better
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Good since rooting
I've had my arc for about 5 months now,
It had become really slow just from using it (loads of apps and all that)
So I rooted it about a month ago with the doomlord method. (never got my head around how to get CM on it though)
And since rooting I'm pretty much happy with it speed-wise.
Oh, and I hated the SE Interface so I run GO Launcher.
This has been my first post. Thank you.

Had my arc now for about 10 months (i think).
Using rooted stock ROM with a few tweaks here and there (v6 supercharger, appwidgetpicker, transparent dock). Deleted a fair bit of the bloatware.
The only problems i have with it are that it's still occasionally laggy, and could do with more internal storage (although its obviously not that much of a problem or i would've gotten around to using apps2sd+).
However, the camera is amazing, the screen is fantastic, we get regular firmware updates and it's the still best looking phone on the market by miles (including all of the new sony phones). It could do with a dual core CPU, more RAM, and more internal storage, but i knew that even when i bought it 10 months ago. Still love it.

never knew why any1 bothered with stock rom or any custom rom
Ok I been using the arc for 10 months had it rooted for 9. I am totally new to hacking phones but think iv done a sweet job.
I could never understand why any1 would waste time having a custom rom, if they all leave parts of the phone not working.
Personally iv been usong go launcher from the market since day 1. Used titanium to delete the bloatware and all stock apps including launcher.
Move apps to sd and have always got more than 150 available in rom. Ram is an issue seeing as there is so little but iv got 214 apps and hav 60-171 free depending what's running. This still proves lacking if you want to open a massive word or excel document. Simply need to break down the fiLe on a pc before putting it on phone that is a pain.
Battery life has always been gash until I found out about patching baseband this should be step 2 for all arc users the battery increase is phenominal,especially in standby. However using 3g with a bright screen and bravia still only3/4hours video playpack.
That being said I phoned tmobile and gave them an ear bashing about battery life on smartphones in general and they sent me another free of charge so 2 batteries works a treat.

New to Android, what's best?

Hi guys, I got an arc s a week ago after coming from a crap lumia, done a few mods so far but the phone seems a bit laggy.
I'm wandering what you guys think is the best rom, kernel and scripts to use? I've read through a lot of posts but there's too many different versions!
Currently on stock 4.0.3 with xperia s apps installed
Speed, and battery life are the most important things for me, also wouldn't mind a configuration which let's me put s-voice onto the phone as that looks cool
Thanks guys

bgdon said:
Hi guys, I got an arc s a week ago after coming from a crap lumia, done a few mods so far but the phone seems a bit laggy.
I'm wandering what you guys think is the best rom, kernel and scripts to use? I've read through a lot of posts but there's too many different versions!
Currently on stock 4.0.3 with xperia s apps installed
Speed, and battery life are the most important things for me, also wouldn't mind a configuration which let's me put s-voice onto the phone as that looks cool
Thanks guys
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First of all update it to ics v 4.0.4 (less Laggy) use update service to see if it is available...

Thanks, I've tried the update service but 4.0.3 is the latest it gives me, you reckon it's worth figuring out how to do it manually?

bgdon said:
Thanks, I've tried the update service but 4.0.3 is the latest it gives me, you reckon it's worth figuring out how to do it manually?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
lin k to do it manually..check it out..

Sony Ericsson Arc S (A few doubts)

Ok guys am planning to buy a new phone so please help me out with this....
Am getting the Xperia Arc S at around $290...
1. Is it worth it?
2. Does it really lag (I dont like much laggy phones, is its UI like the S3 smooth as in just normal use?)
3. Will it run all the apps (Apart from those super hd games which i wont play)
4. Does the low internal memory give any issue or it can be solved by transferring the apps to SD
5. Camera good enough?
Which colour is the best? Silver or Black
Am basically buying it for daily ordinary usage such as -
Playing games like angry birds or so. Using the internet along with that listen to the music. Social networking. And yes, clicking images and videos....
So please leave your reviews. Thank you

1. Yes. at this price it is worth it. Arc s is the "Ultrabook" in mobile world. It is damn sleek and sexy
2. It runs butter smooth on Gingerbread..But has lil problem with ICS. But with custom ICS ROM you can have a lagfree smartphone. Obv S3 will be smoother. so pls dont compare arc with Quadcore and 1GB+ RAM smartphones
3. Yes u wont have any problem running any apps as you dont even play high end games(might have lil problem with ICS but again with custom rom your problem will be solved)
4. Nope, you wont have any issues as it can be solved by transferring apps to SD
5. Dude. Camera is awesome. Arc s is well known for sleek design and Camera.Check it out yourself.
I personally like black one but it varies from user to user.
As you are going to use for normal work as u have mentioned above, i think Arc s will fit just fine.
RAM is the ONLY problem in arc s..

arpith.fbi said:
1. Yes. at this price it is worth it. Arc s is the "Ultrabook" in mobile world. It is damn sleek and sexy
2. It runs butter smooth on Gingerbread..But has lil problem with ICS. But with custom ICS ROM you can have a lagfree smartphone. Obv S3 will be smoother. so pls dont compare arc with Quadcore and 1GB+ RAM smartphones
3. Yes u wont have any problem running any apps as you dont even play high end games(might have lil problem with ICS but again with custom rom your problem will be solved)
4. Nope, you wont have any issues as it can be solved by transferring apps to SD
5. Dude. Camera is awesome. Arc s is well known for sleek design and Camera.Check it out yourself.
I personally like black one but it varies from user to user.
As you are going to use for normal work as u have mentioned above, i think Arc s will fit just fine.
RAM is the ONLY problem in arc s..
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thnxxx alott for answerin to all of them :victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:

Worth every penny!!,no lag,and much more customizable than others you might have considered
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badboyofpersia said:
thnxxx alott for answerin to all of them :victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:
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You can use a swap file to enhance arc's lack of memory!
Take my advice:
I'm using
1. JJ's hybrid custom ROM +
2. ArcKnight Kernel +
3. Holo Launcher HD (needs some tweaking for great performance) +
4. exDialer
My Silver Arc is now awesome!

i bought the arc S 2 weeks ago and i dont regret it at all,it's a very cool handset ,good screen quality and reactivity,awesome sound quality in communication ,not heavy ,and it's super sexy ,camera is good and makes detailed pictures ,the only cons is the "only" 512 mo of Ram,i feel that in newest hd games,but am on stock ics,i think it should be better with a custom rom . So i think that you can go for it,it worth it price =)
oh and i have the 'midnight blue ' color,it's very nice,but other colors are also nice
Sorry for my bad English

worth buying
ales007 said:
i bought the arc S 2 weeks ago and i dont regret it at all,it's a very cool handset ,good screen quality and reactivity,awesome sound quality in communication ,not heavy ,and it's super sexy ,camera is good and makes detailed pictures ,the only cons is the "only" 512 mo of Ram,i feel that in newest hd games,but am on stock ics,i think it should be better with a custom rom . So i think that you can go for it,it worth it price =)
oh and i have the 'midnight blue ' color,it's very nice,but other colors are also nice
Sorry for my bad English
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Arc s is really good if u install custom roms(lags with stock ICS). The jellybean development is going here for xperia arc s. We can expect stable jelly bean for xperia arc in a few days.:good:
The jellybean is awesome. Buttery smooth. No lags. :highfive:
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KartzXDA said:
Arc s is really good if u install custom roms(lags with stock ICS). The jellybean development is going here for xperia arc s. We can expect stable jelly bean for xperia arc in a few days.:good:
The jellybean is awesome. Buttery smooth. No lags. :highfive:
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Sorry missed this - Silver color is too good compare to midnight blue :good:
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It is a good value for the money (the price you mentioned). Still, there are a few hardware problems that you might want to consider: first is the fact that the case might break around the sensor. Second is the battery, that is not the best possible. Even with dedicated apps (JuiceDefender) you will have surprises if you are a heavy user. Also, the touch screen I found rather disappointing (on the borders there are areas not so responsive).
As for the development of custom ROMs, I am not very happy either. There is no real JB develpment (only some JB looking ICS ROMs), while there is no complete ROM for ICS (don't argue, it's my personal opinion).

My wife has the Arc S, and battery drain is a nightmare, not even 3 hrs of use and no 6 hrs in stand by. The bootloader is locker with no posibility to unlock it even with doomlord. If you can solve the battery issue customizing the room then go ahead, good phone, otherwise i wouldnt recommend at all.
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No problem with battery drains or crack arounf the sensor. The only problem so far is that i have the pink model and the paint worn off in the corner, i don't use casing and the phone is 6month old.
Latest ICS 587 firmware is almost like GB, even with games and make ICS usable. At least, i can play Asphalt 6, which was not the case with 4.0.3/4.0.4 481 but for sure, it's not a hardcore gamer machine
For now, i don't have again the unresponsive touch screen problem with Angry Bird and some other games, but i don't have play heavily, so i don't know if the problem is gone or if i am lucky.
I don't like Sony launcher, only 4 rows of apps and too fews costumization. For now, i try APEX, since i give up on GoLauncher, wich became too fat.
One more word, if you like to see your greasy fingerprint on a screen, it's the perfect one, screen cames dirty quick :fingers-crossed:

Here in my country,the arc s is being sold at about the same price as Xperia P.
So if it the case, just go with the P.
At least for me,Apps2sd even link2sd doesn't fully solve the low memory problem
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[discussion] Why we should update to jb

Hi everyone
I made this discussion to explain why we should update to JB Although we know ICS is better for us
Battery, camera, wifi and 2g is better works on ICS
So, I did not find anything distinctive call me for the update

because ics is and always was a load of poo?
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Why do you need to create a thread? It's a waste of space. Use the existing JB thread. Besides, your thesis statement is extremely poor. Sony fixed all the bugs you mentioned with .96 .
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Phone is more fluid on JB, enough for me to update.
Also more apps are compatibile in google play (stronger API)
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it's up to you. if you want to update just update . if you want to stay just stay. everybody have they own opinion.
I've updated to JB because the feature implemented by google, like google now, project butter, etc.
and I don't have problem with battery, camera, wifi, 2g in JB. I can accept battery life and camera quality in JB. wifi is good, and i'm barely touch 2G since i live in the middle of city with a lot of 3G signal.
however, you can try latest JB update from sony (even some custom ROM). but if you are not happy, then you can go back to ICS whenever you want. you're not forced to use JB anyway.

lee480 said:
Why do you need to create a thread? It's a waste of space. Use the existing JB thread. Besides, your thesis statement is extremely poor. Sony fixed all the bugs you mentioned with .96 .
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Is the camera good to you? battery?
I need to know that from users and what they feel with JB, not just to create a thread

darknessmc said:
Is the camera good to you? battery?
I need to know that from users and what they feel with JB, not just to create a thread
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Yes both camera and battery life is superb on JB.....i found problem in video recording which is solved by LG Camera App....check That thread of mine for more info........

Because yes.

Maybe you should stick with GB . And I'm serious here, Bravia Engine works on unlocked bootloaders, it's probably the least memory intensive stock OS you can get, so not as much apps getting closed and camera was also arguably the best on GB roms. I'd never want to use a 3 year old OS, but if full functionality is your deal, maybe that's the way to go.
ICS is one big lagfest. That people are still complaining about the .96 update is because people just like complaining and they forget easily. I haven't seen one proper side-by-side comparison of the ICS vs JB firmware, so what can you base your judgment on? If you think Google Now doesn't negatively affect the battery, you're naive. But luckily you can disable that (it's not even on by default). Your phone is also getting older, it's very possible that your battery performs less good than a year ago, that might cost you 30-60 minutes in battery life by now. If you'd compare battery life under heavy usage between .96 and .55, there probably won't be any difference because the screen drains the most. I couldn't tell you how long the phone lasts if you barely touch it, because I use it too much for that. And any standby battery drain is for me easily worth it because JB is just so much snappier. I also almost never go 4 hours without a plug near me (and that's being hyperbolic, I just charge at night and that suffices).
And about the camera focusing slowly, it has done that on every firmware I've ever had on this phone. I remember reading the reviews before buying my XS, and journalists were complaining about the focusing time, now have it more than 12 months. It's possible that ICS .50 and .55 were a little better but it was never a strong point.
But I barely tried the .96 update since I upgraded to OpenSEMC a day or 2 after the .96 release. Infinite customizing lured me away .

Redstarr1 said:
Maybe you should stick with GB . And I'm serious here, Bravia Engine works on unlocked bootloaders, it's probably the least memory intensive stock OS you can get, so not as much apps getting closed and camera was also arguably the best on GB roms. I'd never want to use a 3 year old OS, but if full functionality is your deal, maybe that's the way to go.
ICS is one big lagfest. That people are still complaining about the .96 update is because people just like complaining and they forget easily. I haven't seen one proper side-by-side comparison of the ICS vs JB firmware, so what can you base your judgment on? If you think Google Now doesn't negatively affect the battery, you're naive. But luckily you can disable that (it's not even on by default). Your phone is also getting older, it's very possible that your battery performs less good than a year ago, that might cost you 30-60 minutes in battery life by now. If you'd compare battery life under heavy usage between .96 and .55, there probably won't be any difference because the screen drains the most. I couldn't tell you how long the phone lasts if you barely touch it, because I use it too much for that. And any standby battery drain is for me easily worth it because JB is just so much snappier. I also almost never go 4 hours without a plug near me (and that's being hyperbolic, I just charge at night and that suffices).
And about the camera focusing slowly, it has done that on every firmware I've ever had on this phone. I remember reading the reviews before buying my XS, and journalists were complaining about the focusing time, now have it more than 12 months. It's possible that ICS .50 and .55 were a little better but it was never a strong point.
But I barely tried the .96 update since I upgraded to OpenSEMC a day or 2 after the .96 release. Infinite customizing lured me away .
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thank you for this explaining, i just feel ok

Jb way worse than ics
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psxpetey said:
Jb way worse than ics
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Such a comprehensive answer leaves no room for any doubt.

FenrirMX said:
Such a comprehensive answer leaves no room for any doubt.
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Haha I suppose I was going to say more but I got a force close lol ui is fairly buggy camera problems etc. I might try a clean install to improve performance but I doubt it will. Also battery drain is HUGE just texting for a couple hours I'll go down like 60%
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The problem is battery.
in ICS it takes 2 days, in JB just 10 hours even in sleep mode

ICS Vs JB
FenrirMX said:
Such a comprehensive answer leaves no room for any doubt.
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at the Moment ICS is Bugfree,
JB has Lag issues in Youtube/Video playback in MX player, Browser,
and Battery Life is better in ICS,
the UI is definitely smoother in JB though,
regards

psxpetey said:
Haha I suppose I was going to say more but I got a force close lol ui is fairly buggy camera problems etc. I might try a clean install to improve performance but I doubt it will. Also battery drain is HUGE just texting for a couple hours I'll go down like 60%
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Maybe it's because ion hasn't got .96 update yet...
So you dislike Jelly Bean...

cities516 said:
Maybe it's because ion hasn't got .96 update yet...
So you dislike Jelly Bean...
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Maybe how's .96? Knowing how long it took to get jellybean I doubt ion will get. 96
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darknessmc said:
The problem is battery.
in ICS it takes 2 days, in JB just 10 hours even in sleep mode
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10 hours was not normal at all. You're getting very bad results that noone else is getting. I'd check your apps, maybe do a clean installation. Also the results of the first day don't mean much because the phone is syncing a lot at the beginning. And disable Google Now.

Redstarr1 said:
10 hours was not normal at all. You're getting very bad results that noone else is getting. I'd check your apps, maybe do a clean installation. Also the results of the first day don't mean much because the phone is syncing a lot at the beginning. And disable Google Now.
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Thanks I'll disable Google now and see how that works out.
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psxpetey said:
Thanks I'll disable Google now and see how that works out.
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Google Now is a battery nightmare, disable it unless you actively use it.