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[Q] XperiaSP or Acer Liquid E2

Hi guys
Have the option of either the sony xperia XP or Acer Liquid E2.. Both Phones at the same price.
i haven't a clue which is better though, when it comes to processor (dual vs quad etc). i've compared them both here
Does 4g support out weigh the quad core
Any help appreciated guys.

I would take the Xperia it has a better display, better batterie and some things the acer does not have and the dual core is enough.

Phone comparison here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
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[Q] Help for smartphone choice

hello
can you help me?
i don't know if is better to wait for octacore new smartphone or to buy the lg g2
thank you

icedevil83 said:
hello
can you help me?
i don't know if is better to wait for octacore new smartphone or to buy the lg g2
thank you
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there is a octacore galaxy s4 but octacores are actually worst than quad/duel cores, so like if a phone is a octacore clocked at 2.3ghz, all the cores would not be clocked at that it would all add up to 2.3ghz most would be at 1.2ghz or 1.5ghz, there really is no point of octacore phones. phones are not yet computers a moto x or LG G2 would be fine.

locomotives scoulfi
ok tyvm
i understood

icedevil83 said:
hello
can you help me?
i don't know if is better to wait for octacore new smartphone or to buy the lg g2
thank you
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Today's octa cores are quad + quad cores. Not true octacores. So if you can wait you should wait till next year. Coz I think they'll make their way to the market by next year. Anyways LG g2 is a nice device. But don't expect it to be updated to anything more than Kitkat.
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[Buy Advise] Should I Switch to Moto G?

Hi guys,
I am currently using Xperia L and I really love it but the new Moto G looks promising with quad core capability.
I am not so expert in hardware but I do know that Quad Core phones like the Micromax, Xolo etc etc in same price catagory can't even play graphic intensive games which Xperia L handles smoothly.
So is it the same case with Moto G?
Is the hardware superior or inferior to our Xperia L?
What could be the difference between KRAIT processors of XL and ARM v7 processors of Moto G?
Only downside of Moto G is that it does not have Expandable Storage..
Still I need more information from you guys..
Should I switch to Moto G or Stay with my lovely XL?

In my opinion you should buy it.I mean almost everything is better about motorola moto g.
1)bigger screen,higher ppi & resolution
2)IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen + corning gorilla glass 3
3)Storage: if you get the 16 gb version you'll be good even without an sd card
4)Good camera.I mean when someone asks you to take a photo you just take the damn photo.Noone will have a screen to watch at full resolution to see it would have been better with 8 mpx.XL camera is better,except the bug in video recording(low light and different bugs on previous fw).thank god they finally fixed at least photo camera...still in my opinion the pics should have more details...Front camera is better on motorola.(1.3 mpx vs vga)
4)KITKAT over JB.Way to go moto g
5)Newer Chipset on motorola.It's the chipset from Xperia SP.but it doesn't have Krait CPU,it has Cortex - A7 quad core clocked at 1.2 ghz(even if it could run up to 1.6 ghz).IMO it's a little better than XL.Just look how well it handles dead trigger 2: link
6)GPU it's the same
7)bigger battery(but non-removable).

Yes, the moto G is waay better than XL in all aspects except non-expandable storage.
Make the switch if you have the cash man.. I would exchange my XL for a Moto G anyday.

Don't think just make the switch

Should make switch if
• you want to miss KK
• dont want quadcore cpu & adreno 305 combination
• dont want better front cam
• better display and dev support :good:
• dont want better phone
Its better than XL in many ways

Well I would like to suggest for Moto G. Reason behind Moto G:
- Newer Android version
-Better Display
-Little bit better CPU and chipset
Draw backs are
-No expandable memory
-I am sure Moto G can't compete the sound quality of XL
-Not that premium feel build like XL
But, I am pretty sure Motorola will not provide crappy and buggy firmwares like Sony. Go for G

kernel.debugger said:
Hi guys,
I am currently using Xperia L and I really love it but the new Moto G looks promising with quad core capability.
I am not so expert in hardware but I do know that Quad Core phones like the Micromax, Xolo etc etc in same price catagory can't even play graphic intensive games which Xperia L handles smoothly.
So is it the same case with Moto G?
Is the hardware superior or inferior to our Xperia L?
What could be the difference between KRAIT processors of XL and ARM v7 processors of Moto G?
Only downside of Moto G is that it does not have Expandable Storage..
Still I need more information from you guys..
Should I switch to Moto G or Stay with my lovely XL?
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Yes, you should make the switch. I have the Xperia L and my brother has the Moto G, he upgraded over the Xperia M (which is quite similar to the L) and was very happy with his decision. The Moto G it better than the L in nearly every aspect excl. camera, no expandable storage, no NFC... Although I must say for the 5MP camera is takes great pictures and front camera is far better than the miserable thing we get on the L. Plus the Moto G is cheaper. So go for it. You might want to take into account the fact that Motorola was recently sold off from Google to Lenovo. Although Lenovo said that they won't mess with the future schedule of Moto products. But the G has got a great Kit-Kat anyway (I have tested it myself).
Edit: Also in terms of build quality, sure the Xperia L looks a lot better (my opinion), but the Moto G feels a lot sturdier in hand.

Atleast moto g does not have multitouch issue....
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XDA-RK said:
Well I would like to suggest for Moto G. Reason behind Moto G:
- Newer Android version
-Better Display
-Little bit better CPU and chipset
Draw backs are
-No expandable memory
-I am sure Moto G can't compete the sound quality of XL
-Not that premium feel build like XL
But, I am pretty sure Motorola will not provide crappy and buggy firmwares like Sony. Go for G
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The sound quality of Moto G is excellent, the music with speaker has a very good quality and powerfull

Personally, I don't think it's worth the switch.
If you're switching from Xperia L to something else, I advise you to switch to something more powerfull, for instance, a Nexus 5. Otherwise you'll just recieve nearly the same device.

thank you very much for suggestions guys....
I will switch to Moto G probably by next month.
Also I need to ask one thing that since I have rooted my XL can I still unroot it and flash the stock rom?? so that whoever takes my XL can avail the warranty which my XL still have it.
I have not unlocked my bootloader, only rooted with script shared with our fellow xda member.
So if I flash the stock rom back again it will not hamper the warranty right?
I still love my XL though but its the battery which is really making me to switch + the official 4.4 update
I am not a hardcore gamer but do play games like PVZ, Candy Crush and browse on the internet a lot and open big office files which reduces the battery of XL drastically.
I have heard that Moto G has good battery backup which can last for atleast 1 full day on medium to high usage. I haven't confirmed that.
I do want to get the higher end phone but budget is tight and I really like the Moto G after seeing it from one of my friend.
Thank you very much for replying and giving your valuable suggestions.
:good::good:

I think CM11 will come soon for XL.Maybe that would improve many of XL's low points...

Marius Cristian said:
I think CM11 will come soon for XL.Maybe that would improve many of XL's low points...
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Yeah but multi touch is hardware issue i think so
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Navneet Suresh said:
Yeah but multi touch is hardware issue i think so
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For me multi-touch isn't a big deal.I played robocop w/o any kind of issue.It's true,it's not 100% responsie,but it's 90% playable.

Marius Cristian said:
For me multi-touch isn't a big deal.I played robocop w/o any kind of issue.It's true,it's not 100% responsie,but it's 90% playable.
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Yep i too play dead trigger it playable but could have been better
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Navneet Suresh said:
Yep i too play dead trigger it playable but could have been better
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What kind of screen guard are you using?I was thinking to get a matte screen guard because I heard the finger slips better on it so it should give better touch respons...What do yo think?Or we sholdn't use any screenguard in order to increase touch response a little more?

Marius Cristian said:
What kind of screen guard are you using?I was thinking to get a matte screen guard because I heard the finger slips better on it so it should give better touch respons...What do yo think?Or we sholdn't use any screenguard in order to increase touch response a little more?
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I use smooth touch one dont use matte one it lowers viewing angle and doesn't improve anything i used it get smooth touch one i have its nice and screen guards dont hinder sensor so it shouldn't be a problem to have one
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Games like RoboCop and dead trigger are playable because they have free movable joypad while games like modern combat 4 are hard to play because there joypad is fixed at one point
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Yup
a.moiz0322 said:
Games like RoboCop and dead trigger are playable because they have free movable joypad while games like modern combat 4 are hard to play because there joypad is fixed at one point
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You are right the games having fixed multitouch controls are mostly unplayable due to missing touch response :/

Navneet Suresh said:
You are right the games having fixed multitouch controls are mostly unplayable due to missing touch response :/
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But i still had 1.00 kill/death ratio in modern combat 4 ;D
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[Resolved] Need input

Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Sorry guys, there was a device suggestion thread...

Soapy! said:
Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Sorry guys, there was a device suggestion thread...
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well since the moto g is out of the picture, i think one of the many BLU phones would be good for you, i have heard good and bad reports about the battery, most of them have 1g or higher gigs of RAM, its seems that lots of their devices (even with small screens) have a great cpu clocked at 1.5ghz dual core or bigger, i think most of their phones are 4.2 and up. lots of choices with 4.5" and up. as for development support, i think they only have root.

Trozzul said:
well since the moto g is out of the picture, i think one of the many BLU phones would be good for you, i have heard good and bad reports about the battery, most of them have 1g or higher gigs of RAM, its seems that lots of their devices (even with small screens) have a great cpu clocked at 1.5ghz dual core or bigger, i think most of their phones are 4.2 and up. lots of choices with 4.5" and up. as for development support, i think they only have root.
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Thanks for the recommendation. Though, I have heard of the blu phone series (life, studio, etc.) but there are many negative reviews on them and the ones that are mostly positive are supposedly framed. So, from what I heard was that some of these BLU labelled phones come DOA, other complaints relate to dead pixels, insta-brick (after a week or so of moderate to heavy usage), unresponsive touchscreens, and of course as you stated, battery life.

Soapy! said:
Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Sorry guys, there was a device suggestion thread...
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I was stuck in the exactly same position. But I also needed a removable battery and an external micro SD card slot. So the moto g was not a good candidate. I ended up going with the optimus f7. It has specs similar to gs3. You should check out the reviews and see what you think.
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jmindset said:
I was stuck in the exactly same position. But I also needed a removable battery and an external micro SD card slot. So the moto g was not a good candidate. I ended up going with the optimus f7. It has specs similar to gs3. You should check out the reviews and see what you think.
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Ahhh yes, I forgot to include external microsd expansion capabilities. Oh yes and thanks, the F7 may not have good dev support but I guess root access is all I need. All I'm really planning to install is Su, viperfx, and some closed modules. Also btw is it possible to skip the boost mobile activation process?

Soapy! said:
Ahhh yes, I forgot to include external microsd expansion capabilities. Oh yes and thanks, the F7 may not have good dev support but I guess root access is all I need. All I'm really planning to install is Su, viperfx, and some closed modules. Also btw is it possible to skip the boost mobile activation process?
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Yeah it is, i learned that when i bought the stupidest phone in the world -_- LG Venice.

Soo.. Yeahh.. I do like the F7's colorful notification light, its 4.7 inch display, and its "4G" capabilities for now... There will always be new contenders to take the belt but for now, Thank You for your help!

Soapy! said:
Soo.. Yeahh.. I do like the F7's colorful notification light, its 4.7 inch display, and its "4G" capabilities for now... There will always be new contenders to take the belt but for now, Thank You for your help!
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Enjoy! I to am using an f7. There is an awesome rom that I'm using that I highly recommend. If you got any questions ask me or check out the androidforums f7 threads. Xda doesn't have much f7 support but androidforums has a bunch!
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Soapy! said:
Hey guys, I need some on trying to find an android phone for about $200. I've already looked up the Moto G and unfortunately it didn't meet up to my total expectations. I am looking for a device that has:
A 4.5 - 5 inch Display with about 720p HD Capabilities and maybe around 250 - 330 PPI.
Dual or Quad Core Processor (Starting from 1.2Ghz and please try not to post any mediatek cpus)
512 - 2GB of Ram
Good internal storage for some apps.
Android OS 4.1.2 - 4.4 KitKat
Good battery life (something that would last for about a day or so)
Stable.. Smooth (No Chinese Generics)
At least some support from the dev. community.
Any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Sorry guys, there was a device suggestion thread...
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Try Sony xperia M my frirnd
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Switch for nexus 4?

I have a chance to change my xt1032 8gb for nexus 4 16gb?
What would you do?

jazzh said:
I have a chance to change my xt1032 8gb for nexus 4 16gb?
What would you do?
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The S4 Pro is way more powerful than the S400, but it also consumes more battery.
The N4 is known for it's bad battery life and terrible camera. If you can live with these two problems, then definitely go for the N4, if not then stay with the Moto G.
Good Luck.

+1 for the above. I have both the G and the N4 right now, and I think the battery life and the poor camera focus will turn many people away. However, I have a distaste to Moto G's touchscreen - often fails to respond or recognize my touch as hold...
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jazzh said:
I have a chance to change my xt1032 8gb for nexus 4 16gb?
What would you do?
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Benefits of nexus. - more developer support, but I think this is ruled out because our moto g is also heavily supported
You will get 16 gigs
Benefits of keeping moto g - better battery
Younger than nexus 4
Better processor (the s4 on nexus 4 is power hungry and even after being at more clock speed of 1.5 GHz its performs less than s400 because s400 is newer than s4)
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