Sony Xperia S / Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi / Sony Ericsson Arc HD - Pros and Cons
3G
Touch-sensitive controls
16M colors
720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches display which shelter about a ~342 ppi pixel density. Concerning the display, there is no reason to worry or regret about
Multitouch up to 10 fingers
Scratch-resistant glass
Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
Timescape UI
No Card slot
A 32 GB internal storage, what a relief!
1 GB RAM
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi hotspot
NFC
12 MP cam
Autofocus
LED flash
Touch focus
3D sweep panorama
Image stabilization
1080p@30fps video coder
Continuous autofocus
Video light
Video stabilizer
Secondary cam
Android ICS ( soon to be )
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Chipset
Dual-core 1.5 GHz CPU, a break through from Sony Ericsson and a true flagship phone
Adreno 220 GPU
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity sensor
Threaded view
HTML5
Adobe Flash
Stereo FM radio
GPS with A-GPS
GLONASS
MicroSIM card support only
TV launcher
SNS integration
HDMI port
Active noise cancellation
Document viewer
Predictive text input
Music play Up to 25 hours
Not a quad-core though
Multi Angle shots
Stereo sound
PlayStation (access
to the PS Store)
No microHDMI cable included in the box
Heavy
Viewing angles dont measure up to traditional standards of performance
Good Sunlight legibility
Proximity and
ambient light sensors
A charge and event LED indicator
Poor battery life
Prone to accidental drops
Dedicated camera button
The keyboard is at the bottom of the screen, wont balance well in the hand
£450 sim-free
Lacks Mac support, cannot sync with a Mac
The flap over the charge port is uncomfortable
Slippery back cover
A nice multi-tasker, you can run several apps without a single hiccup
Icons in all shapes and sizes in the app drawer. Some may find it disorganised
OfficeSuite preinstalled but it's only for viewing pleasure
A Media Remote which allows you to control a Sony connected TV
Full turn by turn satnav
GPS is sensitive enoughand, it locks within seconds
Wisepilot preinstalled
McAfee preinstalled
Wi-Fi hotspot
it doesn't automatically find whether your in Wi-Fi network or out of the boundary
Non user replasable battery
A widget which shows most recently taken photos
Youtube HD videos
Audio is outstanding with headphones
Inbuilt speaker sucks
The gallery app shows only a tiny version of any image
The gallery app keeps 3D panorama shots and Multi Angle shots in two different sections
To view the 3D panoramas in 3D, (taking out of the handset), will require a compatible 3DTV.
To view Multi Angle shots taking out of the device?, it will certainly be another Xperia. Where else you can find a compatible app and an accelerometer?
The BRAVIA engine really do improve the day to day image and video viewing qualities
Can switch BRAVIA off
, if you feel like it distorts
No dedicated video player
AVI and MKV videos supported
Some audio codecs are rejected. Better avoid videos with surround sound
Plays 1080p videos
Can watch 720p videos at
100%
No need to have a PC Suite to tag songs. The phone itself does the job if a data connection is present
A massive selection of equalizer presets
The custom preset lets you adjust five frquency bands
Clear Bass slider present
Headphone surround option (can be set to Studio, Club or Concert hall)
When not in the headphones, use xLOUD feature to enhance the loudspeaker output
Only the music controls visible, not the clock on the lockscreen
The radio app automatically scans for the available stations
The Force mono option in the radio can be used when the reception is weak
The overall audio performance is not for the demanding music lovers
Five homescreen panes
Cannot add or delete homescreen panes
Overview mode in the homescreen. Pinch to zoom out on any of the 5 homescreen panes and
all active widgets apprear there for easy navigation
The lockscreen shows notifications for Facebook events
The music player widget enables the user control the
music playback without unlocking
the phone
(track info
and playback controls available
on the lockscreen, no need to unlock the phone to
control the player)
A Data monitor (can set up alarms for data sent, received, total data sent, recieved and can set start dates for sessions)
The data monitor doesnt show usage per app etc, only the total usage
Phonebook syncs with multiple accounts, including Exchange and Facebook,
Custom ringtones
If you touch the antenna at the bottom it will make signal strength weak
Smart dialing
Voice dialing
Loudspeaker ringing output is not loud enough
The email app supports multiple Gmail accounts
A one, stable, solid centered inbox for all other email services is absent
A Media Remote which will remotely control DLNA-capable BRAVIA TVs and Sony DVD/Blu-ray players
Though Bluetooth is 2.1, Wi-Fi Direct compensates
Where are the gaps in this phone which may gather dust? They are around the translucent bar, around the port covers, around the scratch resistant screen and around the rear cover. Litteraly they are everywhere
Who needs a rear cover when the battery is undetachable? a Micro SIM drawer would have been enough
Have unibodies become the thing? Like polycarbonate or aluminium?. The phone we are focusing on isnt covered in one
You will notice an incessant yellow tinge to all white areas though its highly unnoticable
A good and consistent reception
The notification LED is pretty smart. It shows different colors assigned to indicate different events, blue for a missed call, orange for charging etc
The excessive image compression which was a decease prevailant from previous Xperias is still extant in Xperia S too. You cannot change the JPEG settings as you pine to have nicer files
Stills average from 2MB to 3MB and 1080p videos around 100MB per minute each (though compressed) in size, can you shutter without a physical memory card?
The autofocus is slow
A good movie companion
The frequent McAffee antivirus notifications are really annoying and cannot easily be disabled
The settings and functions you can assign to NFC Smarttags aren't sophisticated enough yet to make them useful
There's no airplane mode,
Can't disable data without disabling calls
Integratable with the Xperia SmartWatch. With it you can send notifications directly to your wrist over Bluetooth.
There are two NFC SmartTags boxed that you can assign different setting packs to use to automatically adjust the phone to specific atmospheres. Just bring the tag near the phone and select the actions you want it to perform. Next time the phone come closure to the tag, it will automatically be adjusted as commanded
The Exmor R™
16x digital zoom
CMOS sensor
Upgrading to the newer (4.0.3) version could trigger troubles or in most instances, hangings. Bugs not fixed yet
Sharp uncomfortable corners
Turn Bravia engine off unless you watch videos or stills. It sucks battery life
Most users complains about scratches on the display. But the phone has a "screen protector" over the Scratch-resistant glass. Your scratches are probably on the protector , not on the glass display itself
Hanged...? What you usually do? Restart it or just remove the battery? but sadly the battery in this case is an undetachable one
Many games from the Play Store are incompatible
Hangs a lot
Its microSIM only. So you try to cut your SIM and easily end up damaging it
User available RAM is near 696 MB to 700MB. The rest -328Mb - is reserved for the system
Slippery
With the supplied quick charger, it only takes 1h 10mins to fully charge the 1780mah battery, adjust your life style if necessary
Touch buttons not very responsive
50GB cloud storage
Anti Stain Coating
Cannot transfer files more than 4gb in size. Its FAT32
The display turns yellow when the device catch the heat
No USB mass storage
Turn off your phone and turn it on. You may notice that some of the apps you installed are gone without trace or have become grey boxes and no longer responsive or the warning "application not found" prompted . Keep the phone away from your dog. The phone is reportedly Grey hounded!
Many have the same experience, most of the apps run in the background even after killing them and publicly heralding their demise. Most users remorse over
PS: The legendary yellow tint issue is been addressed. The affected devices are pulled back and replaced. Its reportedly a factory defect on some early birds
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