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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
u can also consider xperia P as the price of xperia p and arc s is almost same..xperia P has 1Gb of RAM..well screen is lil small but manageable
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
0.2 inch difference with screen isn't that bad.

Xperia P seems great, however the battery is quite weak.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliceomalice:
Try reading in the xperia s forum regarding xperia p. I read that the battery is not bad..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1656649
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
I see quite a lot of different answers and opinions about battery, some say with heavy usage it is in 2 hours empty, others say they can get 1,5 days with it with normal usage.

Some say, that they can't get more than 12 hours out of it, some say they can get same as Arc...

If I only could try it myself for some time...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chutesta:
Samsung galaxy s advance got better specs than arc s but with 5 MP camera :( but rest are pretty cool and its same price as arc s maybe less cheaper
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinesh690:
I reckon you can get a better phone for the price right now, perhaps a second hand SGS2 would be good for you. Arc S is really starting to get laggy except if you flash an AOKP/CM9 ROM ( My opinion ) and the specs in terms of processor + ram is outdated

However, beautiful design, really nice in the hand, really nice screen (amazing what sony did with it). Fairly large and a great camera
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
better go for xperia P man...i know it is fat..but it is faster..our sexy arc is still sexy but had become old :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
The thing is, that I am able to get a phone a lot cheaper from a certain shop, that is the only reason why I want to get one with bigger screen.

Will take a look, if it is really available in the shop and if it inside the max price I am able to pay. It is great phone indeed.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Girano:
One advantage of sony smartphones is the well structured GUI. It looks simple and clear but I think a Galaxy S II/III/Nexus is better in user experience.

My arc (overclocked to 1.6 GHz, CM9 ICS) is slow and gets overextended in e.g. multi-tasking. every time i have to wait several seconds (or minutes :D) until it finished loading. maybe you think "i don't care" but after several times you just go crazy. Furthermore, the internal storage isn't so large. Just install some no-app2sd-apps and you'll have a problem...

However, go to your next electrical retailer and "play" with some smartphones. Take a closer look on multitasking performance, smoothness of the GUI and loading time when you start a game (I recommend to test: Galaxy S II/III/Nexus, Xperia S/P). you'll know if you find

your

smartphone ;).
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
I kinda like the outside design of Xperia's more.

I have Live with Walkman with stock ICS, not overclocked and same chipset as regular arc, luckily no slow down problems yet. Multitasking is not the best indeed, also I have yet enough free inside memory.

Galaxy series seems quite expensive and a bit "iPhone-look" also.

Been looking for phone with 1GB RAM since the beginning, but the shop didn't offer anything better for my price limit that Arc S. Really need to visit the shop to see if there is bigger selection that on the website.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GMattZ:
Go for a first/second hand Samsung Galaxy SII. It's getting cheap as more and more mobiles are on the loose. Otherwise, an HTC mobile. Don't go for the Arc S. It is still a good phone but you will be able to find better ones at that price range.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
As I said, I can only get phone cheaper if I buy from a certain shop.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lezius:
I lost almost 50% of my battery in 6 hours with one of them playing music (earplug not speaker) and not using the phone the rest of this time. But It as FB, funambol and caldav sync, email push and only 3G (no 2G from my phone operator)

I think it's a hard drain but didn't try to just let it sleep a full battery to know how long it take to shut down.

For the rest, good screen, good sound and I like UI. So great phone I think (bought 250€ in France in early start of the year with Sony giwing back 50€ so it cost me 200€ at the end)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] findus2345:
Hi all, I am confused..

I have GB LC1 rooted

GT-N7000

Android 2.3.6

Basisbandversion N7000XXLB2

Kernel-Version 2.6.35.7-N7000XXKJ1-CL627135

Build GINGERBREAD SXXLC1

CWM installed, mobile odin possible

I want to update to open German ICS 4.03 - rooted maybe after. Without wiping possible?, Mobile Odin safer than PC Odin?

Where is the right instruction?

I learned that I brick my phone when wiping via CWM. So how is the safe way? I can't find in the excellent instructions by Dr. Keatan

I heard that CM9 4.0.4 is safe but without FM radio..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tevil:
I use voxer like ALL THE TIME to contact people and lately (this goes off and on with versions) its not giving me my notifications of new messages. In fact the messages wont even populate until i randomly open the app and force a connection.

I believe that android is just shutting the app after a while and i wanted to know if there was an app or way to force cerain apps to stay on regardless of the OS

thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Izzy Stinson:
hey folks, im not chinese and im certainly not japanese.

therefore, i do not need the chinese and japanese keyboard preinstalled on my mini pro.

so i want to delete them, i found chinese keyboard and succesfully deleted it.

now i want to delete japanese keyboard but i cant find the apps on link2sd app.

do anyone know what is the japanese keyboard name in system apps? so i can find it with link2sd and delete it?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Got root? Use Titanium Backup.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
He wants to know the name of the application to delete it, not how to do it.

And well, I haven't figured it out either.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] neomodus:
If I'm not mistaking the name of the Japanese keyboard is

POBox Touch.

And I think there is two theme files for the keyboard too.

Unfortunately I don't remember the name of those files.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Izzy Stinson:
Will check that out later...

Edit: checked it. Can someone confirm po box touch is the Japanese keyboard and it is completely safe to remove it?

It is located at system/app/Japaneseime.apk
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] apple2101:
Yes. I confirm.

already deleted it using Titanium backup.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Izzy Stinson:
Successfully deleted the Japaneseime.apk

Now my Japanese keyboard is removed. It also frees up 21mb of my phone memory :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] najodleglejszy:
you can also delete something with "Sakura" and "Wood" in names, as they're themes for the Japanese keyboard ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Oooooooh, I finally found out what the hell Sakura and Woody are! :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Izzy Stinson:
Nice. Frees up another 1mb+ of my phone memory :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dhana999:
"Sakura","Woody"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] min520men:
the frist, root your device

the second, install root exploxer and delete japanses keyboar on system/app/japanese keybord. note you can delete file after have change R/O.

Goodluck to you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zabalba:
I'm well aware our phone already has NFC through the battery.

I noticed two metal pins on the back right side of the phone. I remember seeing similar pins on my Galaxy Note. Those pins connected to the NFC radio on the back battery cover.

I wonder if our phones could support a NFC battery cover in the future.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CreekDirt:
The battery door on our phones has two prongs that appear to depress the contacts that you see. Either that or there will be a new battery door that has an antennae in it (as you suggest).

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkillfulMmd:
Samsung already said there making a wireless charger its going to cost £80 and comes out soon.

Image: http://1.androidauthority.com/wp-co...Samsung-Galaxy-S3-Wireless-Charging-Kit-1.jpg
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zabalba:
I see the prongs, but on my case it does not depress those. It seems the prongs go to the MicroSD slot area.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CreekDirt:
On my door the tiny prongs match where the gold contacts are.

Never crossed my mind about the wireless charging that is coming up. That would make sense.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zabalba:
Good point about the wireless charging. Total forgot that was coming down the pipe.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkingfish:
Anybody else experience this?

I'm 99% sure I didn't do this, as I haven't dropped my phone (yet).

CPW are being awesome and are going to replace it for me, phew!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hefonthefjords:
that button looks messed up as well.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobekk:
ur homescreen button looks ugly...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CreekDirt:
Have you had it in your back pocket?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkingfish:
No never put it in my back pocket, always side pocket with nothing else.

:) Home button is fine, a little bit of grime picket up by the camera.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeWiN:
I also have a crack, and i never dropped my phone :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsangwc:
I have the exact issue at the exact same spot. Found the crack a few hours after opening the package. Sent my phone back to Expansys. I will get the replacement today and hopefully the new one doesn't have this crack.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yusei:
In a Portuguese forum I've seen 2 or 3 guys with cracked bezel. They bought from expansys.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smartphoner:
Disappointed!

Ouch!!!!!

Please nooo!! Not another manufacturer flaw!! I escaped from a Sony Xperia S (famous yellow tint on bottom of screen).

I could live with a modifiable software glitch but not that!!

Glad i don't have one of those!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvirginia:
hopefully any type of design flaws will be ironed out by the time they launch here in the states. that is not good, though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhishek.vij:
I have the same thing as well i guess. :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prawnballs:
I''ve got two very fine cracks in the bezel, I'm not bothered by them enough to send it back to cpw, but not impressed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan_ep82:
if you mean the ones on the bottom corners thats just a line from the moulding
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceo.mtcl:
There are four of them. Two on bottom and two on top corners. These are not cracks but that's how it has been manufactured.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yusei:
Exactly. My note has them too, those are normal.

But the cracks that we see above they are not normal.

I hope that mine arrives with 0 problem. I hate to replace my phones. Specially the expensive ones. Don't like to see a expensive thing with faults.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkingfish:
It certainly would appear to be an issue. I just hope they came with the crack, and not that they develop over time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prawnballs:
I'm not talking about those. There are two cracks by the volume rocker, one almost not visible between the rocker and the screen, the other is about a 1cm down and much more visible. There is no looseness there so not too bothered.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kipciaan:
Dear,

I also have the same CRACK at same LOCATION near the volume rocker!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekhna:
Something about the curved screen perhaps?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barne19801:
I had the exact same problem on my s2 before I bought this, I had 6 cracks on three sides of the phone, never dropped or looked after poorly. Kept in a case in my front pocket with nothing else. Samsung didn't want to know about it either. Said I must have dropped it.

Hope this doesn't happen to this too. Will be the last Samsung I buy if it does.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hityo:
Its defy a crack, ive got one in the same place, it looks so straight and clean i thought it was like that until i saw a mates one and he dont have the crack... strange its in the same place...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Littlejohno:
These cracks are a buold quality issue not damage there are two many people with cracks in the same place

sent from my galaxy s3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qslinger:
Samsung Galaxy S3: Crack on the top right corner.

Dunno how or why...but it showed up after 9 months of buying S3! Am glad that I am not the only one with the problem and can't believe Samsung would use cheap material to make their flagship phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
What's worse is they use that same cheap plastic on the gs4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
Yes, but it's in a much better configuration because of its regular shape. The GS3 trim is under a LOT of stress.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stjoh:
Has anybody had any more experience / info on this? I'm having a warranty repair of completely unrelated issues rejected due to these stress cracks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ground-zero:
Mine cracked at the bottom, right from USB connector towards home button. I doubt they will accept this as warranty claim :confused:

I haven't dropped my device or something like that
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Littlejohno:
Complain to samsung I did and it was sorted from there.

As far as im concerned as a company they are lacking and I'll be looking elsewhere for my new phone due to this

sent from my galaxy s3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
SPAM their facebook page over and over....they will fix the issue for you...they hate negative public attention brought about their products, and facebook is the best way to hit them where it hurts...

and when I mean spam, I mean copy and paste your complaint to every post they have started multiple times.

also, copy and paste this XDA thread into it for further evidence/proof that it's a manufacturers defect and not your fault...this way all the fanboys won't harass you either and know that this is samsungs fault

I complained to them about my original TAB 10.1 dying on me and warranty wouldn't replace it.....by complaining on their facebook page, they sent me a new NOTE 10.1 and they didn't even make me send in the old TAB 10.1..they just verified the serial #
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guest_2011:
Mine is a 2014 model and i just discovered recently a crack in the same spot. I tried melting a silver crayon and filling it but it's still visible. Any good diy fixes out there?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ingenious247:
Not speaking for everyone who has this problem, but the OP's picture looks to me like he dropped the phone and it cracked. The home button had physical damage..just saying.

Sent from the current Heavy Weight champ GALAXY SIII
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
No. It's just a poor quality picture. The home button looks fine. Looks more like fingerprint smudges to me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ingenious247:
Uh... no

The bottom metal trim around the home button has damage to it.. it's obvious damaged metal.. same look when you're deburring metal and dig too deep into it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkingfish:
There was no damage, it was just a bit of grime that came out badly in the pics.

It's now a known issue!

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/07/17/casing-problems-galaxy-s-iii/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delsus:
If Samsung recognize it as a known issue could we end up with a recall?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
yikes!! i noticed my bezel scratches easily
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
I have the exact same crack by the volume rocker on mine. No point in taking a picture as it looks identical to the second picture posted!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
Update - I've sent it back to Samsung in the UK for repair. I'll let you know about the fix.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peteco0403:
Exactly the same problem, crack under the volume rocker. Never dropped the phone, always in my fitbag. Vodafone will send it for repair, 5 to 10 days without the phone, so disappointed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
It looks like Samsung are not gonna repair it under warranty :(

Last Sammy I buy then! It lasted less than a month before cracking even though it was babied from new!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterEz:
Mine's got a crack there too...

I just assumed that I must have strained it when putting the charger plug in or out.

Maybe there's an inherent weakness?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
Mine is on the side by the volume rocker, I can't imagine that anything could have caused it to crack except an inherent weakness in the plastic moulding process.

I have been on the phone to Samsung who have escalated my claim. Originally they were trying to quote me UK£138.00 to replace the bezel!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fast78:
Guys can you tell in which country the cracked phones are made?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
no cracks here...as of yet
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peteco0403:
Under the battery only put "made by samsung"

I wrote to samsung and they reply this:

"Regarding your case, it seems that your device may have experienced a fault that would have to be assessed by our team of engineers at our main service centre"

This means it will be covered by the warranty?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
In my case, after engineer inspection it wasn't covered under warranty. Samsung called it accidental damage! Are we all having the same accident? I don't think so! I have asked it to be elevated to the next level of authority at Samsung support as I do not believe a manufacturing fault that affects many users after such a short space of time should not be fixed for free. I will keep this thread updated as I go along..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tian105:
please do.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrewVL:
Mine, the stainless steel paint peel off on the top left corner (now that corner is black! ) will email Negri-Electronics for this. I'll take some pictures and post up soon
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poplectic:
Mine had a crack in the bezel on the top right corner. I got it replaced in the shop this morning due to a mic problem. Guess what, the new device has a crack bottom left corner out of the box. Obviously is happening during manufacture.

I notice the point made in the thread about it being from the mould. Sounds about right.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pr1vate piles:
Getting my S3 in next two weeks so i'll be giving the phone a hard look over before leaving the store. For those having issues getting samsung to repair the phone, can you not quote the sales of goods act and specifically the bit about products being fit for purpose?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
that is such bull****...i would fight it tooth and nail
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brooon:
I´m having a crack at the EXACT SAME SPOT...if we would live near to each other, I´m sure that we could use a tape measure just to find out, that it is the very same position.

I do not have any other camera beside the SGSIII´s one, so I can´t take a picture of it. But this is really annoying AND interesting at the same time.

:confused::confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
Tell them it's a metal alloy base and frame and there is no chance of it to have a clean crack, ask them explain how could someone make a clean crack like that without any other physical markings, it must be manufacturing defect.

it could be the surface gloss paint that has cracked, i'm sure the main frame won't crack.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Se23:
Mine has a fat crack but on the power button side :( but because mine had a tiny drop the other day I can't send it back now. Should have sent it as soon as I saw the blasted thing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
Latest tweet from Samsung UK

@rc10_mart Unfortunately this would be classified as accidental damage and would not be covered under the warranty. I believe you have been speaking with one of our agents who has asked you to provide us with some information so we can investigate and see if there is anyway we can help. Can we please ask that you do this and we hope you get your phone back fully fixed soon.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frost_icewind:
It would seem that the blue ones don't have as many structural problems as the white ones... I wonder why...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
Maybe other folks with this same issue could tweet @samsunguk and @samsungmobile? Their phone support said they'd had a few other customers report the same issue... I think that unless we get this recognised by Samsung then as it affects more and more users they'll be faced with big repair bills!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaTiCeK-:
I also have it on mine and no I haven't dropped the phone.

It's just Samsung's ****ty materials. I had similar cracks on the trim/bezel on my SGS1 and SGS2.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
everyone needs to mark this thread as news worthy on the top right and forward this to all the blogs

do not allow samsung to continue with this bull****!! Raise hell!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomstacey:
What can I say? Still accidental damage? Please tweet your images to @samsungmobile!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Se23:
I'll post my pic early next week. I bet it's the biggest crack you have seen!!!! If I was u and I could send it back I would as they seem to get bigger. And yes I will make sure I tweet the pic if it helps others out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peteco0403:
mine was small like in the picture, but now got bigger, side to side of the bezel
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Se23:
https://mobile.twitter.com/EmilianoTrueba1/status/231880968095559680

Mine looks exactly like this, and look what the guy tweeted.

Sorry about low quality pic but I've only got a crappy ipod touch at mo to take pictures on. Will do better one when I'm at my mates.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 00mred00:
This sucks to hear. We have a galaxy note and skyrocket that have both suffered from this ....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djayyy:
I have 4 of these cracks. They are at opposite sides in 4 corners I would describe it. Top left, top right bottom left and bottom right. They actually look like they are meant to be there.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ste1164:
They aren't cracks. They are meant to be there. Its where the mould was for the band
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djayyy:
That might be so but I don't remember them being there when I first got it!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dk_iceman:
Maby because you didn't look for them