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[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
Hi

I shall make an amendment to the agreement with my mobile op. and I am wondering whether SE Xperia Arc is a good choice. I have always use Nokia phones and I thought to buy Nokia N8, but I when I saw Arc I've changed my mind. Arc design and mutlimedia possibilities are great, but when I read about battery draining, lags, vid/audio sync problems I am not happy about it.

I am wondering if SE will fix this problem soon? Are these problems only software or maybe it is hardware failure? Do you think it will be repaired soon? When the next software update is expected?

Please help me to make a good choice.

Thanks a lot :)
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
hi.. battery drain is seemingly caused by a couple of software issues.. camera and google maps.. both of which should be fixed/ fixable.

lags - not seen many/any reports of lag.

video/audio sync - short term fix is either to use fwvga or try switching image stabilisation off. long term SE should be fixing that.

next update from SE expected in the next couple of months..

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
Thanks :)

I have only a liitle knowledge of Andoid system so tell me If I root my phone is it possible to remove google maps and camera soft? Will it help? Or maybe this is possible without rooting the phone?
[Xperia Arc General] hnupek:
perfect phone in my opinion

I was deciding between Optimus 2x, Arc and Galaxy II - glad I made my pick

battery life perfect, photos detailed and beautiful, performance great and screen says for iteself - Bravia.. and ANDROID :)

I'm absolutely happy with it (I had over 15 phones in my life?)
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
You said battery life perfect? Did you root your Arc?
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
camera app will only be a problem when you use it. if you reboot after use it solves the problem.. our you can use vignette in the short term.

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc General] hnupek:
no, I got stock and I run on 2G with wifi

but I go to all programms and kill the SE/Google processes one by one (maps, google services, timescape with plugins etc) and I got perfect battery life - these processes are eating out battery even though you don't see it under running apps

also, running Fancy Widget and PowerAmp widget (other say those are quite battery eaters? I don't see any drain - had much bigger drain with google search widget, for example)
[Xperia Arc General] fm1776:
Thank you, but no thank you

Mate, to offer my two cents worth. I gave SE my business for a long time; P900, P910, X1, X10... And, the one thing I have learned with all this SE experience is. In the end, you will be better off buying that device which always seems to hit the market a few months after SE flagship devices.

No, those other devices usually do not look as good as the SE,,usually. However, in SE's constant rush of device to market. They always manage to create just enough frustration in the owner experience to make you regret buying their product. The competitor product, which always seems to be released within a few months, don't usually look as good. However, those owners will most likely be enjoying the latest must have software. Where as SE like to get the newest hardware in a beautiful package out first. Due to SE's UI skins, that new software you want, which takes advantage of the latest hardware, and probably one of the main reasons you purchased the product to begin with, will require newer firmware than what SE provide to their clients. And, the most disheartening aspect of all this is that SE must be doing it intentionally; I really believe it's part of their marketing strategy. It is how SE want to drive their loyal customers to their next device. And, then the whole process repeats itself again.

Sorry mate, but I've been there and done that one too many times. I still wish you all the luck with what ever product you go with.
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
So to summarise, you don't recommend Arc?
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
I observe a shift in SE strategy towards customers.

They basically started to care about updates and stuff.

Just because these are the current rules.

I will repeat - I recommend it totally. It's absolutely stable and well made top smartphone.
[Xperia Arc General] Scott_HKR:
Is the audio sync going to be fixed? Or is there a get around?
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
i agree with doministry.. fully recommend, and SE have learned that the customer voice, especially on Android MUST be heard.. one of the reasons that the Arc has 2.3 and upgrade due soon, and they've set up a customer test lab, which I am part of..

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
So Iceman, if You got some relation with SE tell them, they have to do it (improve software), otherwise I won't buy Arc and would buy Nokia :)
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
IMO the Arc is definitely worth it.

Pros:

* Beautiful industrial design, the thinness offsets the large screen size, and it looks and feels much better than the bland blobby blobs of plasticy plastic that everyone else is putting out as they try to get as close to looking like an iphone as possible.

* Amazing stills camera (and the video will be once that audio sync issue gets sorted out). Lowlight performance is gobsmacking for a phones, and is good even compared to some dedicated compacts.

* The screen is, IMO, better than than those on any of the samsungs, because you can use it outside in full direct sunlight. I cannot stress how important this is. I honestly couldnt care less if AMOLED has slightly blacker blacks if i can only use the phone indoors. It's supposed to be a *mobile* phone.

* Unlocked bootloader + Rooted. More than you can say for the most recent HTC phones AFAIK.

* Plenty fast enough, i havent noticed any lag whatsoever.

* HD video out works a treat.

Cons:

* Battery drain - in general this is par for the course for the latest smartphones, so this isnt really that much of a con IMO - however SE need to iron out a few bugs in the camera it seems.

* The aforementioned HD video stutter, hopefully to be fixed in a software update.

* I have some concerns regarding the RAM, dont know if 512MB is going to be a limiting factor 18 months down the line.

* It seems some people are having stability issues. This seems like it might be a manufacturing quality issue to me, as mine has been rock solid (touch wood)

As far being only single core... meh. Still havent seen any really convincing case for dual core so far. Maybe in 18-24 months being single core will start to feel like a limitation, but not too worried to be honest. How many developers are going to develop apps which can only be run by 0.1% of users?

In summary: most of the problems will hopefully be fixed in a software update, and the remainder are par for the course in the current top-end generation. If you get unlucky and get a duff one which crashes all the time, send it back!
[Xperia Arc General] azian_advanced:
I was hesitant at first before I upgraded to the Arc yesterday since the specs compared to the X10 are similar but there's a few things that aren't explained by simply reading spec sheets of what makes using this phone a very fun experience.

Pros:

Speed! - so fast it feels like the device is acting before i tell it to

fully functional HDMI out - not restricted to just videos & pictures. Also useful playing SNES or PSX with bluetooth gamepad from the sofa. Also great for travelling (in hotels) by playing music through the TV speakers.

MediaServer - very handy to play media from phone to PC via wifi

Doesn't reboot while gaming & charging due to overheating. i guess the CPU isn't under the battery like the X10.

Smoother gaming & videos - not as choppy as on the X10

Improved Wifi Connectivity - I can connect to the university's wpa network now

Wifi Tethering - better than bluetooth via PDANet and more convenient than USB.

Noise Suppression - noise cancelling during calls.

Preview Pane in E-mail App - SE added the ability to preview e-mails in landscape mode

TimeScape/Media Widgets - SE did it right this time.

ExmorR - makes a huge difference in photo quality in low light

Camera flash upon shooting - added to stock camera, no 3rd party app required. Compliments the ExmorR feature.

850mAh charging input compared to 700mAh. Lower charging time.

SE music player uses the stock android music app and has a nice UI.

SE music player compatible with stock LiveView music controls and displays full track info

LiveView always connects on 1st try.

Cons:

BRAVIA - there's no difference between having it ON or OFF. clarity and contrast is the same.

Power Button - small & harder to press.

Back Cover - creaks while holding phone. very annoying.

Slippery Back Cover - more likely to drop phone. raises paranoia :D

SE music player doesn't send music track info to MW600.

Camera location - can easily touch camera lens when holding phone in landscape mode

Loudspeaker location - easily muffled when holding phone in landscape mode

Cannot toggle screen off (to save battery power) when in HDMI out mode

Lack of "Select All" feature in E-mail app (only has "Deselect All")

I still have yet to compare between 7.2Mbps (on X10a) and 14.4Mbps (on LT15a) HSPA download speeds, and battery life.

i just ordered a zagg screen protector, windshield car mount (non-universal) fitted just for the Arc, SE AN300 car charger, and a 32gb microSD card... can't wait.
[Xperia Arc General] hung77:
I hope this isn't true, if it's true this would be sooo wrong.
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
So.. I don't get it. What is the relation between the statement that update will be within a few months and this:

http://www.ptcrb.com/ctiastaff/complete/view_complete_request.cfm?modelid=18648

New soft was made 28.04 and 3.05

Can anyone explain what is publish on ptcrb www? Is it a new software which will be available in a few weeks?
[Xperia Arc General] frostz:
Love my Arc! 100% worth it.
[Xperia Arc General] gibbo82:
Is there a reason why Sony are not using the xeon flash on there latest devices? Its so much better than a led flash!.

sent from my bang tidy Sony Ericsson Arc! ...Ooshhh
[Xperia Arc General] vincent.hsy:
We don't really now. Maybe just SE's marketing and business strategy?

When competition is too stiff, they will put Xenon flash... I hope that is soon... have been waiting for a Android with Xenon flash for a long time :)
[Xperia Arc General] MCast_XArc:
If you're after an Android phone with a GREAT CAMERA, it is definitely worth it! That's pretty much it! :)
[Xperia Arc General] fm1776:
In addition to my comments on page 3. I think at face value this phone looks the part. SE phones always do look great when their released. However, if I could see any potential to regret purchasing it, it would rest with the RAM. I have a feeling as all the new phones will be rolling out complete with dual core 1G, that the SE will once again leave their customers wishing they had more. I'm sure those device will be so noticeably faster that SE customers will be kicking themselves once again. And, when the newer software that will be made available by the faster speeds starts to hit the market, this phone will be incompatible and SE owners will feel ripped off; as usual!

My advice to anyone considering buying SE would be to wait until at least the end of July. Then compare whats on the market than. I'm sure you will be happy you waited.
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
I agree that RAM could be a potential issue. However, i cant see app developers developing apps that can only be run on the latest & greatest phones (probably less than 1% of the market at the moment) for the forseeable future. Believe it or not, these expensive top end dual core flagship phones arent massive sellers compared to cheaper devices.

My biggest concern w.r.t. RAM is that there will be some minimum RAM requirement for android 3.0+ (once it's ported to phones) that the arc (and FWIW 99% of all android phones) wont meet.

Faster how, exactly? This is the bit i really dont get. What is dual core going to get you?

My previous phone's CPU (HTC hero) was struggling to cope out of the door - it was widely acknowledged as being the weak point of the phone (well, that and the crappy camera). Custom ROMs helped a lot, but it always struggled. Any phone with a 1GHz cpu (especially recent ones with more efficient cores) can easily handle anything that's thrown at it in day-to-day use.

Note that HTC, samsung, moto etc are still shipping new top end phones with 1GHz single core CPUs.

I can see that if youre using your phone as a gaming platform this might eventually become an issue if you want PS3 level graphics, but as for everything else.... i really dont see what dual core will get you. How much faster does a phone need to be in order to read an email, or take video? What exactly is it that people want their phones to do that requires dual core? Serious question, I really want to know.
[Xperia Arc General] azian_advanced:
some people put numbers before user experience.

having two cores is useless on an android phone since 99.9999% of the time you're using one app at a time (neglecting the small things running in the background). i don't even think Android 2.3 is optimized for it anyway so what's the point?
[Xperia Arc General] claijj:
I have had my Arc for about 2 week now and I'm loving it.

Battery life wasn't that great for the first few days. Guess it's going thru the conditioning phase. I am able to get 1.5 days usage on a single full charge.
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
It makes actually difference & i can clearly notice it on my Arc :)

http://www.esato.com/reviews/sony-ericsson-xperia-arc/compareimages.php
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
nice comparison.
[Xperia Arc General] hung77:
And how much difference does it make, how many more hours do you get?
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
He's talking about the difference in colour and sharpness and image reproduction.... not battery life.
[Xperia Arc General] azian_advanced:
thanks for that comparison.. i made my judgement based on watching the same video (Battle L.A. trailer) and it was really hard to spot any difference. it's one of those features you need to compare side-by-side, otherwise you can't even tell it's on. if there's any additional power consumption with having the BRAVIA feature ON (which i think there is), i'd just leave it off. the benefit is very minimal in my opinion.. :\
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
Guys, I would like to tell you that I have just ordered Xperia Arc :) Hope that this is a good decision ;) It should be delivered on Monday or Tuesday
[Xperia Arc General] gunawan-1:
You will not regret.believe me. Arc is the best choice nowaday.congratulation.

GN Multimedia-Xperia Arc
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
Hehe, I hope :)

It wasn't easy to decide for almost 11-years-Nokia-user :)
[Xperia Arc General] superutp:
the wait before its delivered is the most painful part...LOL
[Xperia Arc General] osnola ivax:
Shes a nice machine alright lad
[Xperia Arc General] PlaiBOi:
Imo, worth every penny.
[Xperia Arc General] boober78:
Although it's plastic, it is well build indeed! Today I was standing on the platform in the metro station and I was accidentally pushed and dropped it... it felt down on the lcd...not even a single microscratch. I was lucky I suppose :)
[Xperia Arc General] ennx:
Is the Arc worth it? Yes, its worth it. Nuff said.
[Xperia Arc General] osnola ivax:
I tell you what, its worth having this phone just because the screen is unbelievable outside. Nothing comes close, in blazing sunshine with brightness levels set half way, its crystal clear. Never thought id get a screen to do that
[Xperia Arc General] Rycon33:
yup totally worth it, with very good screen and true 16x9 aspect ratio (very good for movies) and the gorgeous design is really a head-turner. plus knowing sony, sound is almost always one of the best. Must be willing to spend a bit of time for tweaking here and there though.
[Xperia Arc General] piercewei:
Definately yes!!!
[Xperia Arc General] Rooster19:
Isn't the headset jack on the side annoying?
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
not for me..

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc General] elpapo:
My O2X was a DOA, when i returned it to the store i noticed the new Arc (release day). I changed to an Arc instead and suddenly i had a phone without any reboots or any hang ups. An incredible good camera, specially in low light! Big phone that doesnt feel that big and the look... da*n, who doesnt love it!?

Fyi, i was able to sign a contract of Galaxy S2 too... same deal as the arc but i didnt. Becouse i belive Arc fits my needs best. Design, camera, screen, battery, HDMI and the call quality is just great!

I charge my battery 2 times a week, if i use it a lot its 3 times a week. Compared with my earlier smartphones (Android/ios) its great!

Of course SGS2 will be great to! But it still a Samsung... :P
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
I know this was asked a wee shile back but since I know the answer...

Xenon flash units are larger than LEDs, so the aesthetic of the handset would be ruined.

Also, they can't be used as torchs/flashlights, so are less useful.
[Xperia Arc General] cherryfish:
I really love my new Arc. :D

However, if it really is worth all that money depends imo on the fixing of major bugs (reboot issue, camera app bug- thus said, I think the rebooting is worse, as this destroys my normal usage of the phone). Something only time will show.

Until then, I really like it for myself, but wouldn't be sure if I'd recommend it to someone else. (Especially, as I don't want everybody to have the same phone as me, hehe.) Without camera bug and reboot issue, yes. With it... well, it just interferes with the basic functionality.
[Xperia Arc General] elpapo:
Reboot issue is not ok! I have owned my Arc since 1 april and it has never never never reboot or freezed. I have own a lots of phones last 2y, only my O2X was rebooting several times and was returned and replaced (to my Arc :)).

Strange... If it was a software/android bug we all should have that issue, or?!
[Xperia Arc General] McT1980:
Just got the Arc myself. Did alot of research on the Optimus X2, Galaxy SII and the Arc. As more people say i don't really think dualcore will be "the thing to have" in a mobile phone in 2011. Quad isn't that far away either.

I really like the phone so far, coming from a htc Desire. Not faster than my Desire but on everything else the Arc is better. I believe the speed on the Arc will improve when the devs start making custom roms,kernels etc.

Sometimes i just pull it out of my pocket to look at it. If a mobile phone can be sexy this one is.
[Xperia Arc General] cherryfish:
Not necessarily... it might as well have multiple reasons or only happen if a bunch of circumstances comes together... or it may be some incompatibility between certain apps and the system.
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
I have owned my Arc in the beginning of april & it has rebooted just once :p Very first day i got it.. Other than that never ever reboot or freezed :)

I have even never faced "camera bug".. Today my battery was 100% & i was outside & took 20 pictures with delays.. (20 pictures in 25 minutes).. And some sms, 1 phone call, WiFi always On & after 3 hours battery was still 97%..
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Patrick Raiford:
Help!!!!!. How do I get out of full screen zeam?

I found the flag and set and now I now longer have the battery and navigation screen on the bottom so I can no longer go back to preferences and turn full screen off. I have button savior turned on but zeam does not recognize the menu button so I am stuck. I am running on a NC version 1.1.0 with Autonooter 3.0. Please Help. I find it pretty stupid that you can't access a menu to turn off full screen.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] d00med:
I usually assign an up swipe to show/hide the notification bar. Can you long press on the desktop and get a preferences menu?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Patrick Raiford:
Nope, I assume by upswipe, you mean swiping from the bottom up but that didn't work. Tried swiping right to left and tried the long press. Nothing happens. I guess I may have to restore the data file from titanium but I was hoping to find another way to this.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] cozboogie:
Long pressing on one of your home screens should bring up a menu that has 3 options: "Add Item", "Set Wallpaper", and "Preferences". Selecting "Preferences" should bring you to the Zeam Preference menu.

late,

Coz
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Patrick Raiford:
Thank you. I tried the long press on the main home screen and nothing happened. I had to go to the third page and then do the long press. I guess because I have some apps and widgets running on the main screen. Anyway I got it back. Thank you for your help.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Randy Malkoski:
Hello,

Please help if you can! I updated my Nexus S to 2.3.4 the other day, and everything was working fine. Today, the phone at some point lost the ability to connect to my network (Bell Mobility). I was out and about and was turning data off, and might have hit the 2g/3g toggle by accident, and seem to remember reading about that causing problems - though I have no idea if I did for sure (the sun was bright) and am honestly not sure what's wrong :( EDIT: when I go into wireless & networks\mobile networks\network operators, the phone will only recognize Roger's Wireless (and it was bought at a Telus store!) The UI still works fine, and I can still connect via wifi - just no way to get it to recognize Bell's network :(

As stated above, everything was working fine this morning - voice, data and sms all good. Here is all the info from my phone:

Android version 2.3.4

Baseband version NO DGSXXKD1

Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-ge383d80 android-build@apa28 #1

Build number GRJ22

The bootloader is unlocked, and I had been running CM7 before flashing the manual 2.3.4. I'm not sure what to do. Tried re-flashing the manual 2.3.4 update.zip, and nothing. I know a very little bit about rooting/flashing (just enough to follow guides), and am wondering whether I need to re-flash a different kernel/radio/rom or something. I did search, and couldn't find anything that outlined my problem exactly (I do apologize if something is out there and I just didn't look hard enough).

Again, the phone was bought new at a Telus store, and found the Bell Mobility network out of the box no problem. Am hoping someone can help!

Thanks so much for reading, and if you are able to help. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wyild1:
Check your APN's to make sure the data info is in there I had to manually enter mine (bought phone from Telus to use on Bell/Sasktel's network) for Sasktel and bob was my uncle

Every upgrade i need to put them back in. No automatic for me, so i would start there :)

Menu - Settings - Wireless & Network - Mobile Networks - Access Point Names.

If nothing is in there, you need your APN settings. Talk to bell support for the info, and they should be able to help you over the phone (they support android even if they dont sell a Nexus S)

Cheers!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Randy Malkoski:
Thanks so much for your response, though I don't think that the APN's are the issue at all; they're still in there and fine. I think that it's the actual radio (or baseband), as the phone will not recognize the bell network, only the Rogers network (and it was bought new at a Telus store!)

I think that I need to re-flash the radio, and maybe the kernel. I searched to try and find the radio image for my phone, but haven't found anything clear enough for me to be comfortable to try - I've read time and again that flashing radios is one of the riskier things to do. I don't think that my phone is bricked (can still boot it up, and all of the ui works and can connect via wifi). Don't want to risk doing more damage.

Thanks again for your response though! :)