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Truth about Xperia X1 and WM - is it really worth it ?

Hello WM community !
To cut long story short, I got very interested in WM and now I am considering to buy Xperia, but after reading a lot in this forum I got my doubts about it.
A lot people says that WM is way ahead comparing to symbian and yeah, for example Xperia's cpu and ram size is almost twice (or even more) as big as any other symbian device. But what are they good for if Xperia can hardly play good quality clips smoothly and run game emulators at decent speed ( I mean snes ,gba emulator with sound or even FPSCE) ? The old, practically unchanged S60 platform can run those things ( and even .avi files) without problems (well except FPSCE of course ). As you probably all know, few symbian phones even are able to run Q3 at a very very decent speed. So my question is, why Xperia is worth paying around 800 $ ? Just for super comfy office tools? Sexy design? Nice touch screen? Why ?
I don't want to judge anything, I just want to find arguments why I should buy the Xperia ? And I need your help guys
Thanks in advance
P.S. As you noticed, I want to use phone as a multimedia entertainment device, especially for movies.

hi,
i understand your concerns.. i am sorry i do not watch shows on it..
but my own experiences,
PRO:the screen is sharp. 3 inch is good.. touch pro is only 2.8 and its heavier.
the CPU to me seems ok. In fact youtube has a vs touch pro video out there.. x1 is faster when switching landscape.
the touch screen is good in response for me. most task can be used one hand finger.
Keyboard is good.. you can type pretty fast on it.
as of all WM devices, you need to customize it before it becomes better.. i am speed dialers .. launchers... cool.
battery life for above average usage is 24hours. (am told other devices is shorter )
CON:
the camera button is difficult to press
you may get the rattle "add on" (ie a rattle sound when shaked )
price is a little on the upside.. well this is suppose to be their flagship premium phone.

for my subjective opinion, WM, especially touch HD is the best for me, that will be my future device,. hehe,.
easy software upgrade, ROM cooking, etc,.

i agree with -G-, my next device will be the touch HD, the wait to march will be ohhh soooo long

touch HD is good.. however if poster needs a h/w keyboard.. then touch HD is out..

leobox1 said:
touch HD is good.. however if poster needs a h/w keyboard.. then touch HD is out..
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lol, yeah,.

The Touch HD is a media orientated device (what with it having things like the 3.5mm headphone jack) and in CorePlayer (or even TCPMP) the HD can play full size AVI movies pretty much perfectly!
The X1 has very similar hardware, except for the keyboard, but that may be used in game emulators. Also, I'm sure that emulators would run okay (they can run on my Prophet, with a 200MHz processor, and 64MB of RAM!)

I've seen both (but not used them, only reviews).
The Xperia is much better looking than the Touch Pro IMHO. It is smaller, lighter, and just cooler. They both should perform the same, but I think the Pro has the better UI

thanks for commenting.
I will probably buy it, but still I can find the arguments to justify the price....
anyway, thanks again.

iphone 4 screen is better than Htc leo ???

iphone 4 screen is better than Htc leo ???

cemcoskun93 said:
iphone 4 screen is better than Htc leo ???
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In terms of PPI and bragging rights, yes. The clarity is no doubt better. But such is the magic-trick employed by Jobs to distract you from the fact that they have no intention to change their aspect ratio or screen size of their phone which is pathetic (understandably so as they do not want to lose compatibility with their 200,000 apps currently).
However, in terms of day-to-day use, no. Even a normal monitor 22" 1080p monitor is nowhere as close as 200 ppi. Do you see people complaining?
Tiny fonts will mess with your eyesight faster than a not-so-high-ppi screen. If you opt to improve the default font size, then be prepared for a lot of scrolling when you're browsing the web.

iPhone = 960x640 3.5 inch @ 326 pixels per inch
HTC HD2 = 800x480 4.3 inch @ 217 pixels per inch
In short the HD2 has a bigger screen but the iPhone has a sharper display.
Edit: But I also agree w/ PoisonWolf

This thing with the Retina Display is another of Apple's tricks against customers.As the human eye cannot see above I think 300ppi it is useless.With the current hardware phone companies can build phones with screen resolutions up to 1440x900.Did you see anyone do it?No.What?Is everyone stupid except for Jobs?Again the answer is no.And the problem with the yellow dots on the screen is caused by that.This is not an innovation,it's another mistake by a company that only tries to show its products off as the best while they are not.

Don't forget the iPhone's screen supports 24-bit colors. The dis/advantage of this is truly dependant on the consumer. I for one prefer more bits as animated cartoons rely more heavily on color.

I would say no because the following reasons. 1 the human eye isn't going to notice a difference between 200dpi and 300dpi. 2. The screen size is still an issue. Whip out a full divx movie on an HD2 and watch it, then watch the same video on an iphone and its imbarrassing. The HD2 is just so so so much bigger. When you watch video on an HD2 you feel like you have a small TV in your hands, when you watch it on an iphone you feel like your watching a movie on your phone. Also we have yet to see how the iphone processes true HD video, on the HD2 its crystal clear with no dropped frames. I'd love to see if the new iCPU can handle that.

My co-workers next to me have the new iPhone 4 (and I just gave my wife my original G1), and the screen size of my new EVO makes it very very painful to view the iPhone and especially the G1 screens. I've been spoiled by my EVO.

maxpower097 said:
I would say no because the following reasons. 1 the human eye isn't going to notice a difference between 200dpi and 300dpi. 2. The screen size is still an issue. Whip out a full divx movie on an HD2 and watch it, then watch the same video on an iphone and its imbarrassing. The HD2 is just so so so much bigger. When you watch video on an HD2 you feel like you have a small TV in your hands, when you watch it on an iphone you feel like your watching a movie on your phone. Also we have yet to see how the iphone processes true HD video, on the HD2 its crystal clear with no dropped frames. I'd love to see if the new iCPU can handle that.
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Well,I was used to seeing movies on my Diamond,so even the iPhone's screen(iPod touch in my case) is a big one!
But seriously,the new generation of phones is just spectacular!HD2,Evo,Galaxy S,Droid X...They are all a home theatre made at pocket size!And in the case of the Evo and the Droid X they can get from the pocket to the TV!

tolis626 said:
Well,I was used to seeing movies on my Diamond,so even the iPhone's screen(iPod touch in my case) is a big one!
But seriously,the new generation of phones is just spectacular!HD2,Evo,Galaxy S,Droid X...They are all a home theatre made at pocket size!And in the case of the Evo and the Droid X they can get from the pocket to the TV!
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??? I have full digital cable on my HD2. Just hooked a hava box up to an extra cable box and I get it all on my phone.
ahh your talking about TVout function. I'm not sold on that one. Its a nice feature but I can't see using it more then once to impress people. In that case I would just drag my netbook along.

maxpower097 said:
??? I have full digital cable on my HD2. Just hooked a hava box up to an extra cable box and I get it all on my phone.
ahh your talking about TVout function. I'm not sold on that one. Its a nice feature but I can't see using it more then once to impress people. In that case I would just drag my netbook along.
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I'll agree on this one.You want to see something on the TV?Buy a DVD/Blu-ray player or a PS3!The phone will stay a phone.Dot.It's nice to have it though!

I read today in an article the droid x its scetchy at best. TV out is limited to pictures and video's you recorded on the phone.

[Q] Sending my TF back :(

Well, had the thing for a few weeks, and I just can't find a reason to keep it. I wanted to stream videos from the net - but I can't as it stutters and doesn't play 720p smoothly at all (Not Youtube), and the amount of tablet software is pretty woeful to be honest.
Unless someone can persuade me to keep it, I will have to say byebye... and I am quite sad about that
And no... I'm not getting an iPad either

Do some searching, this question comes up all the time.
My 2 cents is that if you want a table for playing videos the iPad2 is your best choice.

You will have to wait but for video the archos tabs seem to be really good and they are easily unlockable. The next generation is gonna be released soon and the specs look good.

Kaltern said:
Well, had the thing for a few weeks, and I just can't find a reason to keep it. I wanted to stream videos from the net - but I can't as it stutters and doesn't play 720p smoothly at all (Not Youtube), and the amount of tablet software is pretty woeful to be honest.
Unless someone can persuade me to keep it, I will have to say byebye... and I am quite sad about that
And no... I'm not getting an iPad either
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Have you updated to latest firmware?
720p works fine. Mkv with ac3 audio won't play audio in stock player but will in moboplayer or dice player.

jerrykur said:
Do some searching, this question comes up all the time.
My 2 cents is that if you want a table for playing videos the iPad2 is your best choice.
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I am not disparaging the ipad, it is a very well built device that IF it does what you want is a great choice, however you're recommending it for 720p playback when it doesn't even have a 720p display.

I don't want an iPad mainly due to lack of Flash - I have various sites I use with flash video streaming and the TF simply cannot play any of them - and I have rooted and tried Revolver 2.1.2, which is great - but makes no difference to flash videos.
MKV video plays fine btw - that's not what I was after
I'm thinking the next gen of tablets may be worth waiting for - the current crop simply are not up to the task - and simply seem to be made to contend with the iPad 2 - which isn't exactly a great choice anyway.

mine streams fine, better than my ipad, i watch tv shows and films no problem over wifi, even on a slow 1mb connection, try istreamnet.net and see if they stream using the standard player.

Kaltern said:
I don't want an iPad mainly due to lack of Flash - I have various sites I use with flash video streaming and the TF simply cannot play any of them - and I have rooted and tried Revolver 2.1.2, which is great - but makes no difference to flash videos.
MKV video plays fine btw - that's not what I was after
I'm thinking the next gen of tablets may be worth waiting for - the current crop simply are not up to the task - and simply seem to be made to contend with the iPad 2 - which isn't exactly a great choice anyway.
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if what you are having an issue with is flash video then I would suggest installing the hack that enables hardware acceleration. A quick search will turn it up. Flash is pig, it's nice to have support for it but flash is really suited only for real PCs and it will never be a real priority for tablets.

[Q] Looking for an allround tablet

I'm looking for a tablet that has basically everything:
- Bluetooth
- GPS
- at least 10"screen with high resolution, no crappy 800x600
- 1080p mkv playback (too lazy to recode my movies)
- smooth!! No lags when scrolling for example.
- It would be nice if it's hackable, so I can flash ROMs that get posted here... I don't want a tablet that get only 1 update after a year.. but like my Desire Z, a lot of custom ROMs etc.
1080p and bluetooth is the most important for me. I liked the Transformer Prime, but after I heard of the GPS problems, that one is a no-go. The big manufacturers (Acer, Toshiba) have announced some Tegra 3 tablets but it's very quiet now... I also saw a lot of Chinese tablets that can play 1080p mkv, very nice, and very cheap... but no bluetooth nor GPS
Can someone point me in the right direction? I don't care about the brand of the tablet, it may be the weirdest brand I've ever heard, it only has to fullfill my criterias above.

Any ideas?
It seems very hard to find these tablets

[Q] iPad is definitely too much for me. Should I sell it?

Hello!
I am a happy iPad 4 owner but I am wondering if it's the case to sell it.
I mainly need a tablet to watch movies "on the go", as I really don't like do any kind of work on it. I love my notebook, my keyboard, my external display :laugh:
I am thinking about selling my iPad and get an Android cheaper alternative. Size 10", with a good resolution (at least HD) and capable of playing full HD and MKV.
Is there something you would suggest? Web browsing is not my priority. Weight, price, screen and battery are
I need at least 5 hours with no wi-fi.
Thank you for your help!

lemy_ said:
Hello!
I am a happy iPad 4 owner but I am wondering if it's the case to sell it.
I mainly need a tablet to watch movies "on the go", as I really don't like do any kind of work on it. I love my notebook, my keyboard, my external display :laugh:
I am thinking about selling my iPad and get an Android cheaper alternative. Size 10", with a good resolution (at least HD) and capable of playing full HD and MKV.
Is there something you would suggest? Web browsing is not my priority. Weight, price, screen and battery are
I need at least 5 hours with no wi-fi.
Thank you for your help!
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I'll give a shameless plug for the tablet I own and love, the LG G Pad 8.3. Smaller than a 10", but that's the point. Especially compared to an iPad, and even more especially when you consider watching movies. The iPad has a 4:3 ratio, while the LG has a 16:10 ratio (most Android tablets have a 16:9), which is much better for watching movies because there'll be less wasted space on the screen. I'm sure you've noticed how much useless space there is when watching a letterboxed movie on your iPad. The G Pad can be found for extremely reasonable prices these days.
As for full 10" Android tablets, these will cost quite a bit more, but will still seem a good deal compared to iPads. You can get the Samsung Tab Pro 10.1 for under $400, and for $450 there's the Tab S 10.5". The latter will probably be a better platform for watching movies (and everything else, really) because of the AMOLED display, which'll have blacker blacks and more contrast.
Regardless of your choice, Androids are great for entertainment, largely due to the widescreen aspect ratio, and also because most have microSD slots to store more stuff, you can load stuff from your computer via simple drag and drop (no iTunes BS), and because even if it doesn't natively support the file type you're trying to play, you can get a player (MX Pro, for example) that'll play practically anything you can throw at it.

Planterz said:
I'll give a shameless plug for the tablet I own and love, the LG G Pad 8.3. Smaller than a 10", but that's the point. Especially compared to an iPad, and even more especially when you consider watching movies. The iPad has a 4:3 ratio, while the LG has a 16:10 ratio (most Android tablets have a 16:9), which is much better for watching movies because there'll be less wasted space on the screen. I'm sure you've noticed how much useless space there is when watching a letterboxed movie on your iPad. The G Pad can be found for extremely reasonable prices these days.
As for full 10" Android tablets, these will cost quite a bit more, but will still seem a good deal compared to iPads. You can get the Samsung Tab Pro 10.1 for under $400, and for $450 there's the Tab S 10.5". The latter will probably be a better platform for watching movies (and everything else, really) because of the AMOLED display, which'll have blacker blacks and more contrast.
Regardless of your choice, Androids are great for entertainment, largely due to the widescreen aspect ratio, and also because most have microSD slots to store more stuff, you can load stuff from your computer via simple drag and drop (no iTunes BS), and because even if it doesn't natively support the file type you're trying to play, you can get a player (MX Pro, for example) that'll play practically anything you can throw at it.
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Is the GPad 8.3 okay for MKV/1080P files? :silly:
I had both Nexus 7 2012 & 2013 and actually I find the aspect ratio/size really not suitable for me. It was like having a giant phone.
I also have a Note 3 so that's why I am concerned about 7/8 inches tablet. However the GPad looks really promising

lemy_ said:
Is the GPad 8.3 okay for MKV/1080P files? :silly:
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It took some searching, but I found a 1080p .mkv video (the nature of which shall remain unspoken), and the stock player plays it fine (as does MX Player).
I had both Nexus 7 2012 & 2013 and actually I find the aspect ratio/size really not suitable for me. It was like having a giant phone.
I also have a Note 3 so that's why I am concerned about 7/8 inches tablet. However the GPad looks really promising
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I like the LG 8.3 because it's about the size/weight as the Nexus 7 tablets, yet with its smaller bezels, packs a significantly larger screen. I really don't like the ~10" tablets because holding them becomes fatiguing after a short time. But the 8.3 is still comfortably holdable with one hand, be it in portrait or landscape mode, and maximizes the screen size within that space. That's just my personal preference. Obviously a 10" screen is better for watching things, but if you have to hold it the whole time, then things can get painful. The size/weight of the 8.3 is manageable and gives you a good compromise between the 7" and 10" devices. The Samsung Tab S 8.4 is undoubtedly the king of these "inbetween" tablets, having a larger screen, yet being smaller, thinner, and lighter than the LG 8.3. But it also costs significantly more (yet less than iPads if you want more than 16gb storage).
And as I said, the aspect ratio is a big consideration you need to make when looking at tablets to watch movies on. The LG 8.3 will give you nearly the same horizontal screen size as your iPad, yet is over an inch and a half narrower, most of which'll be letterboxed black anyway. The iPad's 4:3 ratio is great for playing games and browsing, but wastes a lot of space when watching movies/tv, unless you're watching Magnum PI or other TV shows from the pre-HD days, or movies that were cropped for TV or directed by Kubrick. Anything else, and a 16:9 or 16:10 Android tablet (or Windows, but let's not go there) is better if your main concern is watching movies.

There are 3 threads already established that are devoted to discussions about devices, please read, and if necessary, repost your question in one of these threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
There are also several other discussion threads that you probably should review to help you. They are What phone do you wish you had? or
The Worst Android Device That You've Ever Had & Why or even this place that talks about The best phone you ever owned.