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[Xperia Arc General] zed011:
The Arc S is an ok phone at best; not so great in my opinion because I do not play favorites with brands. Look at the phone's hardware and not the brand of the phone; the performance and usability is far more important and useful than appearance. Until you compare it to another phone in its price range, the flaws are evident. The screen is low contrast, poor viewing angle compared to say a AMOLED on a samsung phone and an iphone 4. Viewing angles do matter because sometimes when I leave it on my desk, I want to see it without looking straight on at it and the arc makes this difficult. The color becomes washed out from a slight change in angle, just not good. It doesn't even get the tone of white correct and has a crushed black problem on the Arc so it cannot resolve details in dark images. The bravia engine cannot save its life even if it depended on it; the screen has too many cons to be saved. It's overpriced for its outdated hardware and thus is outperformed by nearly everything around its price range. Do not let the appearance of the phone fool you, it's a slow phone and it's very clear once you use a better phone like the Galaxy S2. The video cam is very poor at resolving details and is quite pixelated. The browsing experience is not good on the arc, it is choppy and laggy compared to an up to date dual core phone. The wifi reception is not as good as my other phones and it is always at least 1 bar weaker. Sometimes my arc has 1 bar and my S2 has 3 bars in the exact same spot. The only reason I even have an arc is because I bought one used for a very good price about 1/4 of a new one because I would never ever buy it for the price of a new one. Don't forget that the arc is plagued with the crack problem about the proximity sensor. I'm appalled how this was sony's high end phone a year ago, outdated the day it was released because of its ridiculous price putting it amongst the competition it does not belong in.

The price digs the arc s its own grave, it needed to be a lot cheaper to stand a chance because it simply does not belong the range of dual core phones; not a good value value phone.

Just waiting for ICS before I decide to get rid of it.

Xperia S is pretty much better in every way especially performance, though the viewing angle is still kind of suspect. Last year's phones already had the specs of the Xperia S so Sony is once again playing catching up.
[Xperia Arc General] brocnical:
The Xperia S has ****ty capacative buttons, compared to the Arc's proper hardware buttons. True hardware buttons FTW!

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Your browsing experience is probably because you have been using the stock Gingerbread browser and not Dolphin.
[Xperia Arc General] zodiac100:
It's really stupid to ask this question. The arc is a first generation android phone and not even one of the better ones because of its really dated specs. The s on the other hand is next generation.

There is no level on which the arc can compare with the s. It's completely blown away.
[Xperia Arc General] luutuan:
Newer is better

I think U should go with Xperia S than Arc S because of following reasons:

1. Xperia S is faster with dou core

2. Xperia S has NFC technology. It's really cool

3. I'm sure that you will not like the hard buttons on Arc S, it makes me feel i'm using a china phone

4. Speaker is not really good.
[Xperia Arc General] zed011:
I have tried dolphin and opera, it is smoother but still nowhere as smooth as S2 on stock webkit browser. I think it's fair to compare them both that way, on the stock webkit browser that came with the phones. The arc will still slow down on sites with flash on any browser, S2 doesn't at all. Outdated hardware is pretty much the reason.
[Xperia Arc General] malih16:
the curse

I think I'm suffering from a curse from the Arc,

It's really difficult to find a replacement phone that feels just as thin, the curve just feels right, it's like putting my hand on my girlfriend's lower back area, lol.

Seriously, for me the feel of a phone in my hand along with smooth operation for basic tasks (browsing, email, mms, sms, phone, video call) is important. If you're like me, you should check the demo unit or dummies to have an idea how it feels in your hand and which one you like best. I like how Xperia S demo unit feels in my hand, but the Arc S is better for me, I'm not replacing it anytime soon.

If you have a hard time making a decision, I think you should go with the Xperia S, should be smoother, especially on ICS later, it also have better spec.
[Xperia Arc General] chia8331:
definitely arc s

Put me back in that retailer I'd pick arc s again. If I want SPEC I'd go with Samsung or HTC. What good to pick a uni-core phone with 512 mb ram? if it weren't for the design and style.
[Xperia Arc General] Warl0rd:
Most dual cores out there are better then the Arc S, but then again they cost considerably more and they don't look as good.

If money isn't the issue, go for the new one, its more future proof.
[Xperia Arc General] hellocng:
How many of you have actually owned or even used Xperia S?

It feels horrible in hand, probably because of the combination of size and material. The capacitive button are somewhat difficult to get used to because of the size and its too close to the screen. The performance upgrade is marginal at best and a well optimized ROM makes the Arc (S) just as smooth for daily use minus maybe gaming. I thought, too, that the S looked fantastic in pictures, until I used one. No doubt you should look at HTC One S or X if you are spending that kind of money. Arc (S) is superb value currently (cost about 3/5 of the S).
[Xperia Arc General] ghekua:
I love Arc S. Only problem is that the housing is cheap plastic crap easy to crack.
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
I used/tested it...

It's better in any way and faster

Only hardware buttons and look is better on Arc (S)
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
Yeah yeah, the specs of the Xperia S are obviously much better than those of the Arc S in every way.

Well, in every way except the physical aspects of it. The thing is a ridiculously huge and ugly brick. Also, i hate capacitive buttons. So no thanks.
[Xperia Arc General] darth5zaft:
its depend on your usage.

if u want "a phone" thats also an awesome multimedia device, run ics,listen to music and take nice picture play angry birds, that looks and feel great take the arc, it a whole lot value for money than htc one v,

if u'r preference is best screen,best camera and play heavy games take sxs

if u are clueless take the quad core..not the best screen,camera,sound,all u get is a powerful device for benchmarking,but can't seems to be any different/ better/faster than the dual core
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] MadJoe:
Hey Guys, my wife and I are due for our upgrades in the next month or so and this phone looks like a top contender for a bunch of reasons (cost, specs*, size etc.), but everything I keep reading on the web seems contradictory so I wanted to get the opinions of actual owners, and the real specs from you also.

1. Is there or isn't there Gorilla Glass? Has anyone scratched the screen yet?

2. Is onboard memory 16GB or not?

3. Has anyone found any decent accessories yet (i.e. car dock)?

4. For those of you coming from the Vibrant/GalaxyS 4g, could you upload photos of them side-by-each and give your impressions of what's better/worse?

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] doktortaru:
1: No idea, sorry, I just know mine is still fine.

2: nope, its like maybe 4gb and not all of it is usable.

3. Haven't looked.

4: N/A
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] demonsavatar:
1. No way to confirm really. Have not scratched it.

2. Android reports 768MB System Storage, 1.4GB USB Storage, and it comes with a 4GB SD Card

3. Have not found or looked for any accessories yet.

4. Didn't come from a Vibrant/GS
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] MadJoe:
So I'd say the question of onboard memory is answered, thanks guys.

Swyped, not typed, from my Digital Brick
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] scottyokc:
1. I don't know if its Gorilla Glass, but it looks like the same type of material that was used on my Samsung Vibrant.

2. As the other person said, its not 16GB. It has 1.2 GB internal memory, 1.4 GB internal card memory, and comes with a 4 GB external sd card. This kinda sucks because you can't move apps to the external card

3. I bought a dock for it to sit on at home. I'm sure there should be accessories available.

4. as far as the size, its a little bit shorter than the Galaxy S 1, about the same width, and slightly thicker. The back material is different. Its not glossy. It feels slightly heavier. You really don't notice much of a difference while holding it. The built in flash and front facing (along with rear facing) cameras was a plus.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] MadJoe:
Thanks for the input guys, I tried not to, buy I ended up getting the One S, and she's a sexy beast...still getting used to being tethered to a wall now and then, though :-/
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] MrBlacklisted:
What dock did you get? Do you have a link? Will any other phone dock work on the blaze?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Cirkustanz:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-T769NKBTMB

That seems to be alright, but I don't know if I want to buy it. I'm thinking I might prefer something like this, for my home stereo:

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Speaker-Bluetooth-980-000540/dp/B004VM1T5S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1336777425&sr=8-6
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangy:
I want to find rom xperiadroidx v6.7.2 (the lastest version).if you have ,can u share link.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Welded:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1472468 Here you go, and don't forget to hit the thanks button!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangy:
But it don't have link to download.can u share mediafire link?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangy:
Noone help me?i really need it
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zmuhammx:
Try to PM nelikp(uploader).....
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangy:
can u share?i love it.it really good.why is this thread closed?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shimizux:
Dont you read it in the last post?! That ROM Contains Paid app. Break the rules! mod break the thread! PM the uploader if you want.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fangy:
Yes.i will do it.thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mafioso:
I was thinking on trying out the sky rocket ports of ICS roms on t989...

However can anybody tell me what are the current issues left in these roms ?

I scanned through many threads, I don't see any major issues left except people getting occasional FCs and all...seems they are not very stable as daily driver?

Also are there camera related issues or HW acceleration ones or are they sorted out already :confused:

I can mantain this thread as quick Wiki on tracking left ICS issues if there are many and people want to co-operate :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jim93:
You should try to coordinate with the other 3 threads on this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mafioso:
I'm not able to find any other threads specifically relating to ICS issues on ported skyrocket ROMS and I have searched.

Are you referring to ICS news thread in the general section, the purpose of that thread is something different, lol I donno even if it has any purpose...ICS from TMO is gonna come out/leaked when it has too..they are not going to send out dev updates or something of that sorts in news..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iLeopard:
Lol how could you not see all the q&a threads?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mafioso:
lol my bad...didn't know that section existed :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triple-b:
Hello,

I've recently had my contacts backup corrupted (contacts app FCs after restoring the contact storage) by a bad ROM, and they aren't backed up properly by google sync/sim card.

How can I extract the contacts from the Titanium-Backup backup file?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
reinstall the rom with which the contacts worked, reastore the TB backup, now in contacts app export your contacts as a vcf file
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triple-b:
hoped to avoid that. thanks anyway.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowofdarkness:
I have no experience with TB since I have never used it but for some hints.

Your contact list is saved in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db

So try to restore the data for com.android.providers.contacts. How you do that in TB I don't know but that info should help you.
[General Questions and Answers] derms:
Hi, I have a sony ericsson Arc s which i downgraded to android version 2.3.4 to root it. I have searched the forum and not found an answer so hopefully someone can help me.

I have tried both superoneclick and doomlord method to root but both say that my adb drivers are out of date.

the exact message is: ADB server is out of date. Killing... *deamon started successfully*

But then nothing happens. This is my first ever root so am i missing anything.

(I have put it in USB debugging mode)

Thanks alot and i hope this is in the correct part of the forum
[Android Themes] kikko088:
Hi at all, I'm Francesco, I'm new of miui and android world, I love miui rom and I want to do a custom lockscreen, I have a question, why if I use

<Text x="240"y="200"color="#FFFFFFFF"size="18"format="%d Unread messages"paras="#sms_unread_count"/>

I see the sms count only after some second?not imidiatly like the default lockscreen?

thank you

kikko088
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clowry2011:
Okay, I have unlocked the bootloader and all. If something ever goes wrong, does anyone have the stock firmware download? And how would I go about putting it on an unlocked bootloader? Or will I have to lock it again? Thanks :-D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHaso:
Use wotanserver (free) if something goes wrong and this method works with locked and unlocked bootloader

From my sexy LT15i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adielee:
You can find the newest GB stock firmware on this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1553858

and the newest Flashtool to install it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1000012

As I'm aware the newest firmware and penultimate .62 cannot be rooted, however you do not need to unlock your bootloader again. Once it's unocked you can flash another kernel or custom rom on it even it you re-install the original firmware. The custom rom should already be rooted.

I revert to stock first everytime something goes wrong like bootloops just to make sure I have the right baseband and stock kernel.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juztapose:
or u can try this :D

/sforum.vn/threads/37-Arc-Arc-S-T%E1%BB%95ng-H%E1%BB%A3p-Up-Rom-Root-Unlock-Games-Themes-!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] system02:
Hi,

I'm looking for a 3G capable tablet. My No. 1 choice would be the Panasonic Toughpad but who knows when (or if) that baby will be released in Europe.

So I'm considering the Galaxy Tab 10.1n and have a few questions:

- Is the Notification LED multicolored or just one color?

- Can I read the display outdoors and in sunlight?

- How good/bad is the reception quality (mobile network 3G, 2G and Wifi)? I want to use it for traveling and need a machine with good reception quality

- How long does the battery realy last for 3G browsing, standby while laying around and not in use etc.

- is there any good office software where I can choose a page directly; for example: I have a pdf or powerpoint with 300 pages and I want to jump to page 143?

- are there any good accessoires (cases etc.) Here the iPad clearly wins

Thanks :-)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] requist:
-Which LED?

-It's very bright but like most screens it's in sunlight like a mirror. So yes, you can but it is not convenient. A non-reflecting protector plastic helps if you use it a lot outside.

-If it's working correctly (no services preventing it from going to deep sleep) it's working for many days without charge if in standby. When browsing continuously I would guess you run a whole day without charge, I never had to charge it more then once on a day, normally I charge every couple of days but I do not use it continuously.

-So much viewers, so yes there is, just have to find the one you like best. Most apps have a free version to check if you like it before you buy it.

-You claim ipad wins, probably true but the amount of accessories is too big to check them all :) But this one you can check yourself before you buy just by browsing some shops..

I think the main difference between the Ipad2 and the Galaxy 10.1 is between Android and iOS, Android is sometimes a bit more difficult but leaves you more freedom. iOS wants you to do it all the iWay and no other, jailbreaking helps but you keep on struggling to bypass iWay if you want your way. (I have an iPhone and a Galaxy 10.1)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] duardito:
I have wifi model one week ago, and I have to say it's incredible, battey life is very good, wifi no problem.

Here in spain accessories are problematic, I don' t find much more so I have to search in international store web.

I believe you must buy a screen protector matte to kill al brightness.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jutley:
I too am very impressed with wifi tab 10.1 just waiting on icescream update.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] system02:
Thank you for your answers.

There is - according to some forums - a notification LED on the front of the device for incoming email etc.

I just want to know if it is only in one color or if it can be used to have different colors?

A few days in standby sounds realy good. I have an old iPad 1 3G at home and it is able to stay in standby for 1 week or more.

but I don't want to have an iPad any more!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jutley:
The galaxytab10.1 wifi can manage over one week in standby no problem.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] duardito:
I don't see any led. :confused:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] system02:
ok, there's no LED, you're right. I've downloaded the manual... this was a misinformation from another forum member.

Thanks!
[HTC Incredible S] InsertDumbNick:
I have CWM v4 installed. How do i over-write it with 4EXT recovery? The power button is felling a little lose so i want a touch recovery.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Have you looked at the 4EXT touch recovery thread in the Development section? If you are properly rooted, 4EXT touch recovery should be able to overwrite CWM without any issues.
[HTC Incredible S] InsertDumbNick:
Yeah i downloaded the 4EXTRecovery installer and chose the option to install the recovery. I got a message after sometime saying that the recovery had been successfully installed. But on rebooting it was still CWM.
[HTC Incredible S] InsertDumbNick:
Never mind. I just had to download the recovery.img and use fastboot to flash it manually.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ccdreadcc:
ahaha yes very funny (sarcasm) -.-
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mdfzhi:
Cool story bro..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashirviskas:
Can anyone test full-bricked device, what voltage comes to battery pins, when phone is plugged to charger ?

Thanks for the changed name :))
[Optimus One, P500, V General] vlt96:
Charger should have 3.7V;) my uncle is good at this stuff and I needed a charger from him... found out Blackberry and Nokia have 5V:D

If you find "FP" in the above post, this is for you:

Seek the signature below the line;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashirviskas:
xDDDDD

I just wanted to know what voltages comes to the battery, (or should come if it is not removed) in the phone ;DD

Anyways, thanks for making me happier ;))

But i still need to know, how to test if my phone is really bricked :/. I know, it sounds a little bit strange, but i can't explain everything in English because of the lack of knowledge of English words ;DD
[Optimus One, P500, V General] vlt96:
Well, the signature isn't for you;)

Your phone is bricked if it won't start and kdz won't work;)

If you find "Facepalm" in the above post, this is for you:

Seek the signature below the line;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashirviskas:
Then how another time it didn't show any logo, but after trying it booted up. Also how it could brick, only by opening browser ? (then my phone went down and won't turn on)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] vlt96:
Well, you can have hard brick or soft brick...

If it has a hardware brick, it is unknown how will it react, best to go to a service...

If it is software brick, try flash stock GB with kdz... if not then it is bricked, go to a service center...

If you find "Facepalm" in the above post, this is for you:

Seek the signature below the line;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashirviskas:
I know. And also, today i thought that i could try to trun it on, so i took the phone, tried to turn on, but nothing. Then I took the battery out, shaked my phone and "Clapped" it into my leg, inserted the battery, pressed on button and.. the phone showed LG logo !!!

Then it went down, then I plugged in the charger. It charged a for few min. Then i powered on my phone, it turned on succesfully, so i just layed the phone on the table, to charge (It was 4% at the time). After few mi. i took the phone and it was turned off. I tried to turn it on, but no signs of life. So again, my phone is "dead". It is no truning on anymore, and shaking, pulling batt out doesn't seem to help. What should i do ? :confused:
[Optimus One, P500, V General] peter joe:
uh~`I want to be a romer
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashirviskas:
?

so, another thing: The phone in yesterday evening started working normally (Exept few turn-offs), i left it charging till this morning. In morning phone was not active, i turned it on by reinserting batt, but phone showed just 75% batt left, even if it was plugged in whole night. Can anyone help me to remove all this sh*t ?

Also I tried few ROMs, but same. Maybe KDZ would help me if it is baseband problem ?

Or maybe it is hardware problem ?

I would be very happy if someone could help me with this ;) :rolleyes::D

(last time KDZ bricked my phone, so i don't want to use it anymore)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashirviskas:
Also it is happening only with sim, never experienced it without sim somehow...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] C0BRA01:
Does anyone have a stock ICS email client that will work on the Note? NOT the gmail client, the actual email client.

The Samsung one is not all that great. A side loading APK would be sweet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tenderchkn:
It's been reported here that the stock ICS email app doesn't work for our phones. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1588070
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] C0BRA01:
looks like maybe an update? thanks for pointing that to me.

email updated here at the bottom of the post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1573221
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tenderchkn:
Well, go ahead and try it. If it works, please report back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] C0BRA01:
I installed it, and it acts like it was never installed. Weird. The Samsung one is still there. If nothing else, I would have thought I would have gotten a ton of FC's or something.

The camera one worked though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tenderchkn:
So no errors in CWM? What happens if you try to replace the .apk with Root Explorer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] C0BRA01:
Yeah, I tried that. FC City. But I could see the ICS widget. Maybe delete all email accounts 1st, but I deleted all after the fact, and while that helped some, it still hung a lot. It seemed very close. Just need someone like DA_G to finish it off I am sure. They have quite a list of AOSP apps that work on the Skyrocket.