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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeomnius:
i still like my arc cause there are great roms to try and many active developers to support them!

the main disadvantage is the RAM, i would prefer a bigger one
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DdcCabuslay:
I bought my arc in December 2011. You could say not the best time to buy an outgoing phone because once January came I found out about the Xperia S and ion. I wanted to slap myself.

Still the arc is the first cell phone I've ever had. It was the most appealing phone to me based on its physical appearance. I didn't know anything about internals or about how the phone worked.

So I've had it for almost a 11 months. It's a good phone and it gets through the basic tasks without too much hassle despite all the mods I have that slow the phone down. That being said it's not the best phone out there. Especially on ICS, the phone does suffer from occasional slowdowns and freezing. The amount of space for apps is a bit small for my preference.

I've been happy with this phone but I would like to upgrade soon. Learning from this purchase I might wait until next year for a new Sony phone. Even though the T is coming out very soon (2 weeks in Canada) it's lifecycle won't be long assuming Sony will announce new phones at either CES or MWC. I'm not leaving Sony unless another company is able to persuade me. Yes Samsung has powerhouse phones but I'm not a Samsung fan. The only company I might switch to is Motorola and buy the razr HD. It's a nice phone and I had a dream once where I owned a razr. Weird dream but whatever.

That's my 2 cents.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanih4:
I love my arcs . Wanted to buy a galaxy s but now i am happy for choosing this phone! I hope to see android 5 , 6 on it ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qbika:
Maybe it's not the fastest, but i love Arc's design. It could be love :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techno-np:
Yes arc S was good but my experiences with ics was horrible so I moved on to the 2012 line... And guess what ics liquid smooth in my Xperia P... Sony did not do it's best job on the arc software..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justkiddinghere:
I love it because of design and so much development by xda devs thanks all

Dsnt matter if sony isn't giving us jb
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArcMan09:
Thanks To Our Developer Commitee For Such A Great Work.'

i Also Lost My Xperia arc.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flashrommad:
+1 had Arc ,now Arc S in white great phone and Camera.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datagubben:
Arc is not bad with all the mods and tweaks around here at XDA = Kernels, OC, call recordings, supercharged and nice UI mods from S, GX and T etc. :good:

I called 3 here in Sweden today and wanted to order the new Sony Xperia V, but they dont have LTE (4G) networks even if the advertisement clearly shows it has 4G.:eek: :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I bought my Arc sometime last summer, and still i like it very much...I think there has never been a better design for a smartphone...of course you can´tm expect its hardware to compete with the galaxy s3 or something similar...but i use it for about a year now with custom roms and it manages everything very well and i can´t complain about it...of course you have got the xperia t as alternative which is basically an arc with better hardware, but for me the price is a no go... that´s why i´m going to buy a nexus 4, but still going to use my arc because its still "MY" first and unique smartphone
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justlbw:
So far, i have not seen any other smartphone's design attract me as much as Arc does. Despite the crack on the sensor and the screen popping out on left top corner. The outlook of this phone still the favorite of mine.

But when come to the small internal memory and lagging of it, really bring me regrets.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MedGenius:
I still like my Arc., mostly because the size is right, and

the form lies really good in my hand

the soft touch of the arced back side

against my palm is like

a caress of a rose petal on my lips.

Sometimes a company manages to design perfection.

The original software was a piece of crap, bloated and whatnot. But since I started installing CM 9 back with fxp 120, even the software have been good.

Now with CM 10, which works extremely well, much faster than CM 9.

I love this phone, and will surely miss it when the relativistic speed will be too slow.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] progosu:
I like just a bit and that's because FXP made 4.1.2 for that crappy phone.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammiSaysHello:
so poetic :P
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perinhas2003:
Genius!

MedGenius you are really a Genius! :p
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jader13254:
I like it, but hate the weak wifi :p
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justkiddinghere:
Love arc but now its hardware dsnt match market because sony didnt give arc or arc s jb update

I now luckily bought note 2 so will miss arc thread

Gave my arc to my bro

I will keep eye here bcz I like arc family
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patambiz:
Well time to move on with another device

Arc s is aged now... most of the device now is under 1gb ram and dual cores as mid range device...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AzharYusri:
+1
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stu15:
Ive not even had this phone a year yet (Arc S) but I'm going to make it last 3 years. I'm not going to waste money on the wagon when this phone meets all my requirements, especially with a custom ROM.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammiSaysHello:
exactly what I think :highfive:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabokid5922:
Just a custom ROM not ur gonna have an amazing phone
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammiSaysHello:
that's subjective
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kAcA.:
Same here except for the custom ROM part, very happy with stock (see signature) :good:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtdc:
with the very fast and lightweight Arconium 8.2 and doomkernelv22, i don't even envy ics with the speed and fluidity on my arc. the single core and ram is suited for it. i'm having a hard time justifying an upgrade.

ics roms lags down the phone then people complain on lags and criticizes outdated hardware instead of their 'itching' decision of putting ics onto it.

jellybean though may make it better, have yet to find out in time (after Xperia E dumps get ported over). or maybe when we get cm10 stable. until then, we don't miss out alot on arc.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trevor868:
Bar the crack on the top of the phone, yeah it's a good device. No reason whatsoever to change cause Sony sucks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rec71:
Sony fixed my housing crack for free. Is yours still under warranty?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turnaround:
I wish it had 1GB of RAM instead of the 512 MB. Also the internal storage is low (but that can be solved with app2SD)

Other than that I love my ARC S.:laugh:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rec71:
I miss my arc S. I'd buy another one just for the camera if I had the money. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerluen:
!

<33 well i'm loving my arc cuz of the new custom ROM/Kernels in the development forums

keeps me entertained :)

so far VDS + jader's Ultimate HD is best :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipipde:
loved my arc s with stock rom and supercharger script. switched to freexperia fxp150 last week and i'm still happy about the new features running smooth alomost all the time...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overdose1986:
Guys the arc s is a great phone I tried many phones and the arc s easy beats even dual cores like my s2

Enviado desde mi usando tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datagubben:
I still like my Arc but now I have Xperia V. Both nice!

Skickat från min LT25i via Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batydido:
Arc S

I liked my Arc S with stock ICS!

But now with a custom rom, the phone is like a rocket and I love it :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibz100:
Might I ask which rom, im on my phone if it's in your signature btw.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjmayhem:
I loved my Arc s when I first got it ..but when I upgraded to ICS, I was so disappointed! ..I am a gamer that's why I need a fast and smooth phone ..Now that JB is here, all hopes are high ..I tried 4.1 these past few weeks and now I am so happy and so grateful that my Arc S is for hard gaming :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyteo:
Still using it on GB, phone is awesome. Thinking about buying livesound headphones for it. Only thing I hate, Sony's calendar widget is not working ok, so I had to buy another one from market.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pren22:
Love it,i have lt15i GB with some ui mods and love the phone
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Andi-:
I love my arc s too

only the sound is sometimes laggy

there's only power amp
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ping.:
Not that much as I liked it before... Find some lags being really annoying (tried lots of roms). I feel that I would be happy with dual-core processor and more ram but that requires a brand new phone :DD

P.S. I still tolerate my arc :good:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jurga:
Love it have arc s with custom kernel, rom full customized and it's blazing fast and smooth....Love it:):thumbup:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GMattZ:
Still love it! Don't regret it, but love to have the Xperia Z now. ;D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Babis_ECE:
After 1 year with the Arc I must say it really works quite well running many roms and kernels, mainly ICS ones. Especially if you consider its harware.. And the design remains one of the best out there. :)

Hope to get a new phone this year though, probably the Xperia Z, or the new Galaxy S IV when it comes out.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eikalit:
absolutely yes
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellkin:
last rom X.T.7.1.0 - very smooth and stable on my Arc (LT15i)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sufinator:
:good: Mine too.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferryfrans:
Like my Arcs S so much, and even more after knowing this forum. it's great.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nickcer:
Arc

I like the ARC for its elegance and performance.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RecklessTurtle:
I like the elegance and the screen of my Arc. On the other hand, I love the camera censor. The phone takes excellent photos. Well, at least until I switched to custom ROMs. For some reason, all custom ROM's I've tried had worse camera settings or whatever but the picture quality suffered.

On the other hand, the memory issues and not-able-to-multitask smoothly is a killer for me. I've been using my Arc for 18 months now. The official GB ROM was a piece of garbage. We were given the Arcs as company phones, so there are many users around me. Not a single person is happy with official GB ROM. It is a lag-fest. I personally switched to Cyanogen first and now running on Racing Bean. Getting rid off Sony bloatware was excellent but I still get low memory errors, can't update some of my apps because of that. And I didn't even install games on it :)

Anyway, because of the following items, I ordered a Nexus 4 and will give the Arc to my father soon (after I find a stable GB ROM, that is. I'm starting to believe that Arcs are never meant to run JB. It's just too damned slow :) )

1) Low memory,

2) Laggy GUI under multitasking,

3) Color chipping around the edges and crack next to the screen sensor. Can't believe SE never realized that...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
What? Arc S has never had any crappy GB ROMs!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RecklessTurtle:
Sorry, not GB, ICS. My bad... Too much caffeine I guess :)

And the comment was on

Arc

, not Arc S. The Arc launched with GB onboard, then upgraded to ICS with horrible results :eek:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferryfrans:
the problem is the battery consumption. hard to bring it in a journey.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammiSaysHello:
carry a spare battery around :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RecklessTurtle:
Anything below Motorola Maxx HD would not be able to go above 3 days of normal usage, I think. My Arc lasts 2 days with WiFi on, Synch on, occasional texting, 3-4 times a day social network checking, not too extensive screen time basically. Modern phones are horrible when it comes to battery life unfortunately.

The one exception I saw was a friend's Galaxy S2. I was shocked to see 6 days + whatever hours on "On Battery" screen :eek: Granted, he barely used the screen at all but there were a few hours of talk time. Even if I leave my Arc in flight mode and do nothing with it, I doubt it'd last a week :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastfun:
Love my Arc S

I am on Viper ROM and Vengence Kernel :) And I am loving my mob :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] busted25:
of course i love my arc s and will continually be enthused as our nice devs never stops to make it fly higher :).
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domini99:
I love it! Find the right ROM and enjoy the speed!

Sent from my sending thing..

Stupid Macbook Air can't fly
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s.bluedreams:
LOVE!

I love my ARC S

this is the best smartphone that i saw ...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmwz9:
Yes I still like it, All what to do is choosing the right rom for your use
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAMMZES:
I bought my Arc in october 2011 & i still love it!!! some days ago i flashed new custom (Zelly Cream) Rom on it & got brand new smartphone, like bought it a week ago! =) :good:

I like my Arc & I know that I will like my Z soon :p
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msc3169:
Got myself a XPERIA Z, but there's still a soft spot for my beloved Arc;)

sent via my awsome XPERIA Z
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdlol123321:
I LOVE my Arc S ! Sure Xperia Z or S3 are better but... this phone is F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C for me ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] replicant101:
I love my arc, its amazing. However, I will almost certainly upgrade to the Xperia L.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeBouse:
I still believe no device can beat the Arc S design !!

I've a white one, and i loooove it ^^
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheCJMan:
totally in love

I completely love my ARC s

I just rooted it last week from ICS

And unlocked the boot loader

Loaded Super JellyBean v2 (saw there is a 2.5 - :laugh: )

With the Fusion Kernel v5 with WiFi mods

Then found Increase your Memory http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1974972

Fixed SuperUser - Get SuperSU, update, then in SuperSu swap back to SuperUser

Flushed gapps-jb-20121011-signed to get play store back

Loaded millions of apps as I now have 2GB internal memory :laugh:

Will only move to Galaxy S4 when it is out, and then Arc will go to Wifie
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imarink:
I love my Arc <3

I just did some things, like:

- Andorid 4.2.2 (CM 10.1 unofficial)

- bootloader unlock

- installed camera fix & gapps

- all working great, but bluetooth and hdmi
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szymon247:
I still like it, but it feels kind of old. Not really design, it's ahead of its time but using it feels like using an older phone to me. I have that feeling since I bought the Nexus 7. I began noticing how slow the Arc is. I would also like a better quality display but for some reason even new Sony phones seem to use similar displays (TN with poor viewing angles and such) so I'd have to switch to Samsung or HTC for that, but HTC phones have disastrous camera quality and Samsungs.. I'll consider the GS4, it looks pretty awesome all-around apart from the design that I find average.

Tl;dr I like it but feels like it's getting old.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] binhgreat:
Why do I not like my Arc?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinoboss:
AW: Do you still like your Arc?

Xperia Z has a Full HD screen if you don't know it

sorry for my little english
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dott.cunchelli:
i love arc s!:good:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ntmohammad:
of course not :|
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K Ribou:
Yep, almost one year in my hand, and still happy with it.

Of course, bl unlocked due to lack of consideration of SE for their costtumor:p

Sent from... who cares?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stani2103:
nice ext.design but the hardware is so.......obsolete?!:eek:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fraspax:
it's a great phone!! :good:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szymon247:
It's not really about the resolution but more about its quality. I really like the Xperia Z and I'd buy it if the screen quality wasn't so bad. It's the same type of LCD (TN LCD) they used on the Arc and I really dislike the viewing angles and colors. Unfortunately it's not even close to the likes of Super Amoled or even LCDs that HTC use on their flagships. I'm really surprised, Sony being the TV company comes up with mediocre displays yet HTC making phones only release some of the best LCDs in their phones. After the release of PS Vita I hoped Sony would embrace OLED for their next flagship, but unfortunately it hasn't happened yet.

Yeah, other than the screen the phone looks almost perfect, but the screen is a pretty huge deal to me.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domini99:
My arc s has better colours then my dads iphone 4s! F*ck retina!

Sent from my sending thing..

Stupid Macbook Air can't fly
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaszell:
Overall Arc is a great phone , but has a weak software, which does not release its 100% potential. however After a year of use, I may say that should be a have a few more MB of memory. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ubichinon:
After 1 year and and a half, i dont hate the arc and i can still enjoy it. Although the will to buy a new phone is getting stronger and stronger.. Its a great phone, with just a couple of issues (power button on top, mic jack on the side, software). The display is actually really nice and the camera performance is just superb.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domini99:
I use my tablet for most sh*t.

Sent from my bigger sending thing..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qsacage:
Hate mine and the lack of app space. Takes wwwaaaaayy to long to open the dialer or an app. Hate the uncomfortable square like shape of the phone. Hate the buttons and the soft nexus style buttons are in the way when typing an sms. Hate the lack of RAM. Etc etc.

Waiting for my SGS4 on April 26.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LemmingDesTodes:
There are so much Mods, Roms and other fixes out there to mod our Arc like we want! Its just great! Who need to buy a new phone when he can MAKE a new one by himself :p:victory:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domini99:
That doesnt fix slow hardware :(

Sent from my sending thing..

Stupid Macbook Air can't fly
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @BoW@:
Depends on what you look for in your phone, slow hardware may be enough only to people who use facebook or gmail or call ;)

---------- Post added at 04:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:59 PM ----------

For the moment, my phone is more than enough but the only thing I do not tolerate is the dearth of RAM. But this is just due to the fact that Sony had no plans for further upgrades to their 2011 top of the range.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RecklessTurtle:
That is the worst of the downsides of the Arc. Forget about the stupid On/Off button (can't feel it at all if you have big hands) or the cracks near the proximity sensor etc. These are bearable. I HATE it every time I enter the Playstore and see app updates available but can't do anything about it. What was SonyEricsson thinking? I keep imagining top brass of SE are in a meeting where they go "Yeah, who needs more than a handful apps in their phones anyway? Lets give them 320MB and keep half of it for the OS. Yep, that's a good product!" :silly:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackVN:
AW: Do you still like your Arc?

Use link2sd und you'll never have problems anymore.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] om22:
sony released the sources for 2011 Xperias. In some time there will be CM10 and CM10.1 with fully working camera, hdmi, xloud and everything will be fixed.

this should also help at developing the 3.x kernel and when it´s ready our device will become a real beast
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheFusi0n:
YES! :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keksdroid:
Bought mine 13 months ago, still like the awesome design, but sometimes I'm missing more RAM or a dual core cpu.

Wont buy a new phone in the next 10 months tho...so i cant wait for 3.x kernel and a good working CM 10.1. Gonna try the unofficial CM 10.1 by shufuking in the next days since they finally fixed Bluetooth and Lupus released a nice kernel :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amulbaby:
ARC is awesome

Xperia ARC is a awesome android phone...sleek yet powerful...

loaded with features...my signature says "proud owner of Xperia Arc"....

And dat has come up coz I am extremely satisfied with my mob...

Only thing I miss is a front Cam...

Dunno why they havn't given a front Cam for the FLAGSHIP device of Xperia 2011 series..

Hope some accessory comes up to fit in...

But still, love this BEAUTY WITH BRAINS device....
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wannavaux:
I agree with the majority of comments posted here. I've owned my Arc for just under a year, was fascinated by it as soon as the roadtests were released.

I agree that the crack in the casing up by the light sensor is a pain and that is down to Sony Ericsson's design, but as with other people's experiences it generally seem to be something which SE have been unable to permanently rectify.

I took the move to unlock the bootloader on mine about 6 months ago and I find myself freely switching between boot loaders and ROMS depending on what catches my eye. Restoring never takes that long if you select the backup option in the Google set up, so I've been merrily switching between, stock, stock tweaked, fully custom, ICS and MIUI without trouble.

You will get some functions that don't work, but unless you regularly use the HDMI output or wireless tethering you won't really miss them.

With so many exciting develoments due to the Arc (ICS, Arc S official MIUI rom to name a few), I have to say that I'm struggling to find something that will do all the things an Arc does...and so well. The camera is effortless and clear, the screen is bright and faultless and although the SE launcher is fairly simple I've gone full circle with Go launcher, Launcher Pro, Launcher 7, SPB and more recently I tried out TSF, all worked without a hitch but still found myself using the stock launcher when the Xperia S bits came on the scene.

Yes, the phone is lacking in internal ram, but with some tweaks as mentioned by other members in this thread, you can get round that fairly easily.

Personally I can see me sticking with my Arc until it breaks, then I'll probably either invest in a new one or plunge in to an Arc S, no other phone is as light and as thin but offers such a good screen. Battery life is average and I can usually get a good day's worth of usage out of most roms before recharging overnight, but every other smartphone I've had has been the same, even an iPhone, you've got to expect less battery life when a phone carries so much....phone, camera, multimedia device, internet, office, games machine and much more. A spare battery, a USB lead or a car charger cures most of the limited battery range.

Hope this helps, I've never felt so passionately about another phone I've owned, even with the small niggles.