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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bashar.enjarini:
I asked my self this question since I had in my hands both htc one x.and xperia s. And I found my self loving my Arc even more!!!

Htc 1x is a super phone, I dint trust htc in both software implementation and battery performance though. Xperia s would be the perfect change for my Arc, however, I still like the Arc design more than xperia s. Probably ill change my mind when I see xperia p.

Back to Arc, im using stock rom no roor, running in background a lot (facebook messenger, whatsapp, viper, two emails account, facebook app...etc) and it only lags when go back to home lancher. Regarding the romm, I move most of the apps to sdcard. Actually the only downside to me is the front camera, I miss it, and the hight jpg compression, hope it will be solved in ICS.

I LOVE MY ARC.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bravehelmet:
I've had my Arc S for 6 months now and whilst it's been a struggle to modify it, it's definitely been worth it. I just got a HTC One S and I'm sending it back because it's not as good as the Arc, which I think is embarrassing really. The screen on the Arc is awesome, the One S has an outdated screen which hurts your eyes. You can't use Swype on the One S and I can't go back to typing now I've been Swyping for nearly 2 years. I also like the size of the Arc and now I've got a good ICS ROM on it I'm nearly satisfied, more so than if I had any other phone on the market at present.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmorD:
I bought mine about two months ago. I'm not new to Android scene, but my last phone was way more simplier than Arc(you couldn't change kernel or unlock bootloader. If I was on the road, and I wanted to install a new rom, I just downloaded one and flashed it. Now I need a computer to possibly change the kernel)

Anyway, I'm happy of my purchase. I unlocked & rooted it the day I got it. I am happy with the camera, too bad I'm not a fan of taking photos.

I really like the screen. It is so large and it has good resolution. Also my phone looks darn good. It's way more beautiful than iPhone(never liked the design of it though).

Things I don't like are low RAM, shiny back cover(collects dirt and fingerprints. It looks good though hen it's clean) and... that's it, good phone(or "phone") otherwise!

And it only cost 300 euros, so definitely a good buy!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papanik:
Almost ten months here... Arc is an amazing phone. Smooth, fast (ok, some tweaks and roms here in xda helped with this), slim, with a screen and a camera far better than what I personally need from a phone.

Completely in love with it... still...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tw1tterik:
Still loving my Arc... Theme'd it Xperia S style, added V6 supercharger wich makes it a really different phone..

I've tried all custom roms but always got back to cleaned stock rom and using that for a few months now.. Dislike all the bugs in custom roms. There's only 1 rom that works perfect. STOCK 2.3.4 with Doomkernel 19..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papanik:
Same here man! Stock 2.3.4 with DoomKernel and V6 and most Xperia S apps. The best! Not a single bug. :cool:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiefy009:
I got the xperia s rom running with doomkernel stable fast and no bugs

Not keen on ics at the minute

sent from my Xperia S powered Arc S
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overdose1986:
Man my phone(arc s) still with stock rom .42 stock launcher and still fast as hell, I cant complain about this phone

No cracks, no freezes, Im in love with my phone

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/095/0/0/sony_xperia_arc_s_lt18a_by_overdose1986-d4v3wjq.jpg

I had an Galaxy Ace(stock) before the arc, and it lags with stock rom, not like arc s
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rycon33:
Been a year and am still loving my Arc especially now that CM9 is getting better and better(only left not working currently is camcorder capability).

I am now also using HTC One X, the big difference is, at the moment I haven't even convinced myself of unlocking this phone to further optimize it coz it's really very smooth and fast already even it is still in stock firmware. Bigger RAM and internal memory really makes a big difference. If only Arc had those, it could have been perfect.

But still, i'm still keeping my arc coz it's much sexier and prettier lol. To be honest arc still can hold my current normal usage. It's just that my recontract is due and I also wanted to try other big phones from other brand so I chose One X which is the current king ATM spec-wise.

Sent either from my Arc or One X using xda premium
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guza88:
I got mine Arc about five moths ago and loving it from the first day. Yesterday I modded it with KA rom. I was satisfied with stock (no freezing, lags...) but I did it just for the fun of it. I can always revert back to stock if I wanted to, thanks to the XDA. :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] np99:
I got mine at christmas when Dialaphone (UK) had the crazy deal with autocashback and sony cashback and quidco.

I was happy with GB after I trimmed sony bloatware.

When ICS Beta came out I unlocked bootloader. Having tried most of the roms finally settled on JJ's v4 rom. Its the best rom yet for my ARC S.

I am happier now then last week as most of ICS Beta roms suffered from quirks.

But maybe tempted to go for an s3 later on this year
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Starting to not beeing happy anymore.

Specs get outdated and I want something that's faster.

Waiting for the S III to drop and then I choose between Xperia S, One X or S III or maybe even iPhone 5
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
Recently got Xperia S and went back to Arc. Currently have HTC One X and still don't feel like leaving Arc. Arc's design, screen size and most of all SE's lean Android customization that I am so used to is just about perfect for my liking.

Once ICS rolls out on Arc, I would like to know if Arc S is just as smooth as Xperia S. If so, I might buy white Arc S to upgrade from Arc.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
According to Sony Arc and Arc S will run worse with ICS :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dani31:
I've got a white Arc S one month ago, but I made a mistake.

It's structurally weak, I've dropped it once and the front bezel deformed badly in one corner. The screen gets easily scratched, no gorilla glass I guess. My two years old Galaxy S is in a better shape.

Camera has potential but image processing is awful. I get quite a few dropped calls as well. Battery life is average at best. The design is simply beautiful but it doesn't mean much after you get used to it.

I hope ICS will get at least the software issues right.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guza88:
???

Link?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timroth:
Well im not happy with arc. Especially because of its low quality case! That really sux. Still arc have THE BEST design for me , but this low quality case makes it unuseable. You should definitely use ugly cases in case of drop issues. I got my arc dropped once without a case in carpet and still got deformed in one corner even it was a sorf surface! Ram issue is another big problem. You should close all apps running in background to have a smooth experience.Also this official ics update... Another failure from sony. They were one of the first brand who announced ics update but where is it? Thanks to xda developers at least we can run custom firmwares. Ahh also i have 3 cracks in my case. Not because of dropping! You know what i mean.

The worst part is i dont like samsung or htc models also. Because i think bravia engine colours are best...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pngface:
I've tried every custom rom from the threads on xda.. its sad that the device has such little internal memory. Almost every single rom has some element of lag for the simplest of things..unlocking screen, accessing settings, clearing notification bar.. and I'm sure this isn't the fault of any of the ROMs, just that the Arc's hardware was outdated at launch, and its not getting any better. I learnt my lesson, going to go with Nexus next time around.

Oh also I have the same 3 cracks on my phone as everyone else, but I'm pretty sure its because I dropped it

Also I really hate the display, but I still think the Arc is the best looking phone on the market today
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalldua:
I'm quite satisfied with my arc, bought it last june.

using the latest stock fw (4.0.2.A.0.62).

isntalled lots of games and a few apps, internal storage ~80MB remaining :P

free ram ~130MB on idle, not bad i guess :)

i hope ICS would make arc faster, even with stock fw. if it doesn't, then i guess i'll just stick with GB. or upgrade to xpieria s.

if i'm not mistaken, arc has 500mb ram, and xperia s has 1gb ram :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bravehelmet:
Totally Agree

Very good post mate.

As for all the people who complain about cracks and dents STOP DROPPING YOUR PHONES! ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kumbangdesa:
I love my sexiest arc from the first sight till now..playing with custom ROM, theme and other mod..I don't care about other phone with Quad Core or something like that..for me a phone is still a phone..and for sure I will stick this device till it breaks before switching the others..:cool:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Quote:

Sony confirmed that the update will take place via PC Companion/SEUS and Bridge for Mac only. There will be no OTA updates and no notifications either. The reason behind this is that they want users to make a conscious decision when upgrading to ICS given that it is a significant revamp and that it “may impact performance in some user scenarios” given that it requires more resources
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logistiks:
I've had my Arc S for about 3 months now and am still loving it. The contract cost for two years was £112 (after the Sony cashback and the automatic cashback from dialaphone, which I've already received :)) and I managed to sell my Galaxy S to RPCRecycle for £120... So an Arc S + £8 for my Galaxy S? Yes please!

Anyway, I've literally just ordered a HTC One X from Affordable Mobiles for £117.99 upfront and £25 per month for Three's one plan. But, I'm most certainly just going to sell the HTC One X and keep the Arc.

32GB storage? That's one expandable memory's for!

1080p recording? Don't really use that my Arc for recording anyway.

Fastest camera on a mobile phone? To be honest, I find the quality of the Arc fantastic!

All-in-all, I'd rather stick with the Arc and sell the HTC and reduce my overall contract cost :)

So yeah, Very happy with my MIUI Arc S!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dani31:
ANY normal person drops the phone once in a while :cool:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenmystro:
or get a silicon case

I have been using a silicon case, got it for a couple of quid from ebay. It protects the phone far mote than I expected. As for the heatung cracks every1 mentions, that is just your donald duck as iv never seen em.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
My phone had 3 cracks BEFORE I dropped it the first time
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galileo:
well i always drop my arc and it never gets even a scratch, besides what are skins for if not to prevent that? i can only imagine these guys throw their phones when their angry or something, i still love my arc, its rooted with fpse, n64oid an all the cool stuff, but ive never, ever changed the stock rom, im on 2.3.7 stock and it works fast, an android phone needs mantainance, an antivirus program and a task killer, if you dont do that regularly, its the same as a computer, itll get as slow as **** with time.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schecter7:
I just can't stop liking my Arc. It's zippy, very stable, has a superb camera, looks amazing and feels great in hand. My plan was to trade this for an XS but now I'm gonna end up having both.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Wanted to pick up a Xperia S today, before going to bed I looked at my Arc, woke up and said no, I don't spend 449€ for the Xperia S.

Will keep my Arc for a little bit untill something drops where I say: That's it!

Xperia S doesn't seem to be that phone at least today :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalldua:
same here.

last year, i was so tempted to get the x10, but i didn't.

and then arc came along, and i bought it without a doubt.

but this year, s came out, and i still have doubt about it. maybe becouse of the micro sim, fixed battery, and no expantion storage.. or maybe it's the design.. i'm not sure why, but the feeling is so different than when arc came out last year ^^
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kriomag:
hmm

No, i dont like it, 3 reasons:

- it cracks...

- no fron camera (i would like to use skype...)

- only 512MB RAM...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rec71:
I have fallen out of love. Cracks. Bad ICS update. Lack of RAM. Poor support. Never again.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rustynuts34:
Get the cracks fixed, wait till the arc gets an official update, but I can't say much about the ram lol apart from removing the crap bloatware :-) then you have a nice phone again.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
It's the best phone that someone in Sweden can get for 2800-2900 SEK, that's saying a lot, I hope, about my opinion on the Arc S.

Skickat från min LT18i via Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lofas33:
I love my Arc S!!!! :):)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adiif1:
Same i love arc s

Wysyłane z mojego LT18i za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snifferno:
Hmm wonder if it will get uppdates as promised by se, android 4.02
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmorD:
It's not Sony Ericsson anymore, it's Sony ;) And we already got the update.

Sent from LT18i @ Xda Premium
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigdirtyjase:
Well I still like my Xperia Arc...although it's getting superseded very quickly. Unlucky for me I'm still stuck under contract for another 14 months so I have to go buy outright.

The only problem with Sony is that they are behind when they release their phones. It would be nice to see the next Sony flagship phone be ahead of the curve (like the HTC One X) with new tech.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ck.chunkeat:
I still love my arc for the same reason:sexy and nice camera.

But at the same time its getting outdated..New phones are getting pushed out once every month or several weeks..:(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenmystro:
That is the thing to avoid with se phones maybe not with sony. If u get a frontline device it will be built by a moron and have continual flaws. NEED TO KEEP SENDING FOR REPAIR. IF YOU LET THEM WAit a bit and get a slightly behind the times device then in my experience it is a belter. In this scenario it will outlast the competitipn in terms of years of use.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qsacage:
Still like the Arc but would love it to be dual core.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zed011:
Just sold my arc, very happy that I did. Slow outdated phone these days, all it has going for it is a good physical appearance.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Babis_ECE:
Just got mine 2 weeks ago and loving it..! :)

Yeah, it is not a dual core beast, but it gets the job done greatly, and I don't have the booloader unlocked yet to test kernels and various ROMs..

For me it was an excellent buy at 250 euro, brand new, with free NDrive Software (promotion of Sony Hellas) and 50GB in a Box account, just for being an Xperia device.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC 123:
Still have it on a year contract so 5 months left . Loved it at first but not as much now

-My ibeats headphones don't work

-It gets blown out the water by a friends sensation xe

-Cracks in housing
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turnaround:
I like my arc very much as it is my first android device.

Although sometimes I wish it had 1 GB of ram and more internal storage. Also gorilla scratch proof glass would have been a nice addition.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliceomalice:
Im waiting for glaxy s3 to come out and theb buy gnex when the price drops..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romiltherock:
I own it for over a year now. I am not too sure how I feel about it because I have wasted a lot of time trying to perfect the phone.

Cons:

For the price I paid... I got very less internal memory and RAM... total rip off. (Link2SD helps but performance is not as good as it shud be)

The phone becomes slow after few weeks of installing a new ROM.... contacts and messaging takes about 5 seconds to open up. (Solved by installing Arconium ROM)

WiFi is very weak... my dads ZTE Blade (1/3rd the price) catches it better than the arc. A known issue. Drops at times.

Crack in the housing near the sensor.

Fingerprints allover the body... especially if your sweating!

NO FRONT CAM!!!

PROS:

Best looking fone ever. Beautiful design

Great camera. no matter how much people complain about JPG compression... the camera totally rocks esp under low light.

Music is good and speaker sound is loud. So is the earpiece... well done!

Phone reception is top notch!

Sony's android UI is fantastic!

Screen is pretty decent.

Battery life is the best you could get on a smartfone... it was a surprise!

to summarize, I have tried many ROMS of GB and ICS and I have found my arc to perform best with Arconium GB ROM and supercharger installed.

Performance however is not as good as the price I have paid for it. I wouldnt have complained if the phone was not that expensive.

My next phone... Galaxy S3 (with Xperia launcher) or Xperia Hayabusa... :-)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crenshaw-PCGH:
I love it!

I have android 4.0 and overclocked to 1.6 Ghz and its so smooth and fast and just awesome i wouldnt change :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steryman:
Still loving it as much as when I bought it :) But it will be hard to forget it(gonna sell it to buy Xperia S)... gonna buy Xperia S - Faster(Arc is still hanging on but dude this device is amazing), nice design(Arc have a nice design too).
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] por2guex:
Feel the same of the majority.

I have the bl unlocked with Arconium ICS. Almost dialy updates, a bit overclocked, nice camera, a bit customized. Well, I could say that I still love mine!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davigar:
I am not happy with ICS but on GB love the Arc!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dule91:
a love my arc S on gb the best phone designe + performance

now on ics bugs are there... i do not love that in fact im hope that sony would recognize this problems and solve them as soon as possible...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obborr:
onggis march

Still Loving it. Waiting for the ICS for the ARC though. Don't like it that much after being flashed with the ARC S ICS.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h.debnath:
I had my phone since August and I still love it!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] staynam:
I choose ARC simply coz of its fantastic appearance..

It's even nicer than the newest XPERIA S

For hardware, Sony's handphone's hardware is always not up-to-date. But u guys still choose Sony, right?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliceomalice:
Thats coz only sony have that nice camera tht allow u tu take nice pic even in low light condition..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackd89:
I still love mine..:D

The only thing i hate about this phone, is the lack of a front camera!!:confused:

Running Cyanogenmod9..:cool:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocco6victor:
actually, i choose my arc s because of the ericsson part, not the sony. I unlocked bootloader and upgraded to ics but ended donwgrading to gb for the speed and stability and i'm very satisfied with my phone.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Why do you all say wait for the LT15 ICS update and the Arc will be better again?

Why should the LT15 update be better/faster/whatever?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emperact:
I liked my Arc in the start. But after having it almost a year I started hating it..

It was sent to repair one time, for the famous crack-issue.

Never dropped my phone, always been in the leather pouch that came with it.

Then, I got 1 more crack, then a 2nd at the sensor too, and then a 3rd near the camera button, still never dropped it. I did not want to sent it back in, just waste of time, if the cracks would come again.

I was getting sick of the phone feeling so cheap, beacuse of the plastic stuff. I just got myself a HTC One x, quad-core version, six days ago, and my god, I LOVE it! So good design, and the materials, screen and specs are so fantastic! I really recommend this phone!

Had some good times with my arc ofc.. :)

So this is it for me on this forum. Hope to see some of you in HTC One X Forum. :P
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
Couldn't resist the $299 price for white Arc S at newegg.com. So, decided to upgrade my Arc to Arc S until the next great Sony phone becomes available. Might get Xperia P or just wait for Hayabusa. Was not happy with Xperia S nor Ion looks interesting and with AT&T carrying it won't feel special
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lebber:
I'm very curious to know if the speed of the processor in the Arc S really makes a difference, compared to the regular Arc.

---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 PM ----------

I must say that I'm still very pleased with my SE Arc. First of all the weight is a very big plus, it's just very light. I owned a Motorola Milestone for a while, but a 160+ gram phone is just to heavy. And although the SE is made entirely from plastic, it does not feel cheap. Maybe that's because of the elegant styling and the fact that the screen is completely integrated in the front of the phone.

But the biggest surprise for me was how it performs. On GB it is SO smooth. Almost as smooth as an iPhone! A few days back I tried some new phones with ICS on it (the HTC One X and de Sony Xperia S) and they are no way as smooth as the Arc. The screen als gives very sharp images (despite the relativaly low resolution compared to some high-end phones on the market today) and natural colours. Not the kiddy colours such as on many Samsungs and LG's. Oh and the camera is great. Good quality pictures (for a phone at least) and it respons very fast. If you use the screen to take a picture, the dedicated camera button on the side of the phone is a horror to operate.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloodsuckingcomputer:
+1
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ^eLipS#:
I loved my Arc S, but since I dropped it once and damaged it now i just like it :D I updated to ICS few days ago, and I can say that Gingerbread is much more stable and smoother! Plus, the most touchscreen games won't work, and I experienced some problems with WiFi. I'm now thinking about flashing my Arc S back to Gingerbread, but I will think about it for few more days.

In conclusion, I think that Arc S is a great phone (much better than iPhone 4), and I will recommend this device for all of you thinking about getting a new phone! ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bern4d1:
I have thought and tested and now I'm back to Gingerbread and waiting for next ICS update. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Sorry, but why?

It's outdated and there are much better phones (Xperia S, One X...) out there

Can't wait for the Galaxy S III to drop :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ^eLipS#:
Well, not everyone can afford those phones, that's why! You think I don't want those other phones?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Yeah, that's a point then.

Thought you would recommend it as the best phone ^^