Sony Xperia Arc vs Samsung Galaxy S2

joplin48 · Mar 14, 2011

Sony Xperia Arc

: vs Samsung Galaxy S2

I'm really interested in the Arc due to the fact it has Autofocus/Hdmi/Takes excellent pictures in low light plus great pictures in general. The Video is very smooth/clear. You can run mutiple apps without lag. It comes loaded with 2.3. Must important of all it has clear/loud/incredible sound whether using the media player or talking on the phone or using the speaker phone.It has a great screen with vivid colors.
Just because its a single core processor does not make it slow. This is the same processor that the Desire HD uses.

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying that the Samsung S2 is not a good phone.
Here are my thoughts
-Dual core processors are brand new(1st generation)
-it will take awhile for them to prove themselves
-how long will updates take
-it will take awhile for developers to develop games/apps for dual core phones
-not everyone needs or uses the power of dual-core processor

Final Thoughts
At the end of the day I want a phone that I can clearly talk on/play the odd game/listen to music. Play utube stuff/watch videos without lag/surf the internet the odd time/take some picts/odd video.
Im not into heavy graphics/rpg games/editing movies or pictures.
I believe that Arc can do all the above and more.
To me Dual core is overkill for me for now. Besides at the end of the year we'll have Quad Core phones.

Tell me your honest opinions on the Arc/Vs Samsung Galaxy S2.

Thanks
Joplin

pippenchan · Mar 14, 2011

For me is just easy, if heavy for game play, I go for Xperia Play. If not, I go for Xperia Arc.

Because I hate the out shape design of the Galaxy S, it's too similar to iPhone, even the UI.

Arc out shape design is too great!!

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refract · Mar 14, 2011

Gaming is fine on Arc, too. The screen is more than huge enough to support gaming via touch.

As for topic, I'd go for Arc, considering as you said, dualcore won't matter for at least next 2-3 quartals, and even not then as well.

It's a experimental area, phones don't really need dual core stuff just yet imo.

MJ_QaT · Mar 14, 2011

In the end it's not about what people tell you
It's about what you want
For me i'm going with Arc, it has everything I want in it

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wickedrami · Mar 14, 2011

This sub forum will tend to be full of people who are genuinely interested in the Arc. If you wan't some interesting opinions you should open the same thread in the galaxy s2 sub forum.

MJ_QaT · Mar 14, 2011

wickedrami said:
This sub forum will tend to be full of people who are genuinely interested in the Arc. If you wan't some interesting opinions you should open the same thread in the galaxy s2 sub forum.

Of course, why would someone hate SG2 go to their section and waste everybody's time

Same goes here

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refract · Mar 14, 2011

wickedrami said:
This sub forum will tend to be full of people who are genuinely interested in the Arc. If you wan't some interesting opinions you should open the same thread in the galaxy s2 sub forum.

Well some people are actually genuinely unbiased.

It's just a mobile phone, also, strictly speaking, you'll milk more out of Arc than SG2 with your money for the time being. But on the end, everything falls down to preference. Dual-core won't make that much difference for the time being, plus I'd imagine it rapes your battery life faster. On another side, SG2, if the dual-core CPU actually matters much, is the smarter choice here. Again, proving my point that personal preference is all, I've seen some people picking up inferior phones just because of brand or it's looks ( cough cough iPhone )

Pick what you like, is the best answer you can get on these forums.

joplin48 · Mar 14, 2011

I appreciate all the positive feedback.

Thanks
Greg

wickedrami · Mar 14, 2011

refract said:
Well some people are actually genuinely unbiased.

It's just a mobile phone, also, strictly speaking, you'll milk more out of Arc than SG2 with your money for the time being. But on the end, everything falls down to preference. Dual-core won't make that much difference for the time being, plus I'd imagine it rapes your battery life faster. On another side, SG2, if the dual-core CPU actually matters much, is the smarter choice here. Again, proving my point that personal preference is all, I've seen some people picking up inferior phones just because of brand or it's looks ( cough cough iPhone )

Pick what you like, is the best answer you can get on these forums.

Easy fella. It was a joke. Ofcourse at the end of the day it's all down to personal preference.

Back to the topic. I'll go for the arc because I am a sucker for eye candy!

END_OF_FLESH · Mar 14, 2011

refract said:
Well some people are actually genuinely unbiased.

It's just a mobile phone, also, strictly speaking, you'll milk more out of Arc than SG2 with your money for the time being. But on the end, everything falls down to preference. Dual-core won't make that much difference for the time being, plus I'd imagine it rapes your battery life faster. On another side, SG2, if the dual-core CPU actually matters much, is the smarter choice here. Again, proving my point that personal preference is all, I've seen some people picking up inferior phones just because of brand or it's looks ( cough cough iPhone )

Pick what you like, is the best answer you can get on these forums.

Just throwing my .02 in... I'm returning my Atrix within the next week or so due to Motorola locking down the bootloader and Designgears calling it a lost cause... but I figured I'd just throw it out there that the Atrix with the Tegra 2 (dual core) CRUSHES any other phone I've EVER owned in the last 6 years on the battery life. If the bootloader wasn't signed I'd drop Cyanogenmod 7 onto it and be a happy camper for the next 2 years (Tegra 3... mmmmm...)

refract · Mar 15, 2011

wickedrami said:
Easy fella. It was a joke. Ofcourse at the end of the day it's all down to personal preference.

Back to the topic. I'll go for the arc because I am a sucker for eye candy!

Guess I should've added a smiley or two in that post

END_OF_FLESH said:
Just throwing my .02 in... I'm returning my Atrix within the next week or so due to Motorola locking down the bootloader and Designgears calling it a lost cause... but I figured I'd just throw it out there that the Atrix with the Tegra 2 (dual core) CRUSHES any other phone I've EVER owned in the last 6 years on the battery life. If the bootloader wasn't signed I'd drop Cyanogenmod 7 onto it and be a happy camper for the next 2 years (Tegra 3... mmmmm...)

Hmm, the battery life thing is interesting, a man would expect it to drain more power ._.

im_iceman · Mar 15, 2011

I believe that dual core processors are more power efficient because they each run at lower clock speeds, and therefore lower heat.. and therefore use less battery!

refract · Mar 15, 2011

Ah, fair point. Guess I'm just dumb today

Makenboshi · Mar 18, 2011

specwise, SGS2 overwhelm arc
pricewise, arc might has a slight victory
either way, it's back to yourself (and your pocket, lol)

im_iceman · Mar 18, 2011

Makenboshi said:
specwise, SGS2 overwhelm arc
pricewise, arc might has a slight victory
either way, it's back to yourself (and your pocket, lol)

what makes you say that?.. what about the SGS2 overwhelms the arc?

Makenboshi · Mar 19, 2011

im_iceman said:
what makes you say that?.. what about the SGS2 overwhelms the arc?

gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3619&idPhone2=3621
specwise, arc is overwhelmed by SGS2
but if you compare price/performance, arc would came as the winner

btw the bravia engine is so cool, and xmor also rocks
just hoping the bootloader could be unlocked, keep my fingers crossed

a short video by me when trying the arc demo unit

youtube.com/watch?v=D4uc1PHxA9Y

joplin48 · Mar 19, 2011

Originally Posted by Makenbosh// My Reply>>>>>>>>>>>>

Bigger does not mean better. Sure Samsung has dual core but why do I need to go 150mph/ 100 mph with the Arc is fine by me. Besides the ticket will be cheaper. Bonus point goes to ARC

Blomkungen · Mar 19, 2011

rumour says all new SE phones will be unlocked if they have time to do it

silverwind · Mar 19, 2011

Makenboshi said:
gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3619&idPhone2=3621
specwise, arc is overwhelmed by SGS2
but if you compare price/performance, arc would came as the winner

btw the bravia engine is so cool, and xmor also rocks
just hoping the bootloader could be unlocked, keep my fingers crossed

a short video by me when trying the arc demo unit

youtube.com/watch?v=D4uc1PHxA9Y

Dude, never really trust gsm arena

I would love to have dual core phone, but it's not available in the market, yet..
So, I decided to have this arc.. I love the design

About, the price, IMO it's a bit over priced

Ah, can't wait 9 April

Cheers

phonex1 · Mar 19, 2011

im_iceman said:
what makes you say that?.. what about the SGS2 overwhelms the arc?

The fact you cannot get rid of Sony Ericsson's ugly blues theme makes it pretty underwhelming. Sexy phone but ruined again by SE. I was set to buy it but after learning there is no way around the iPhone-esque lockedness I would just get SGS2. If I want a locked experience I have the iPhone 4 for that. No need to settle for same thing again.

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