Never thought I'd be posting here since I do solo research.. but this has been bugging me:
Battle Royale >> HTC Incredible S vs. Sony Arc <<<<< ????????
IS- no rooting yet, complicated by locked down bootloader? Pretty much 50/50 for now if and when can be rooted
- techy/geeky design due to the hunchback, and only in black so far
- when placed face down, camera lens touches table. prefer not to have case
- long volume bar not much tactile feedback, easy to mispress
- still on
Froyo+ got HTC Sense, which is one of the better custom skins = HTC Locations for
cached maps without needing Internet connection
+ dual LED flash
+ front camera
Price around RM1,700 (RM1,570 AP)
Arc- no root yet, but online comments indicate Sony might actually encourage "responsible" rooting
- physical back button reported to be too close to screen, easy to mispress
- whites on the screen might be slightly yellowish compared to other phones
- plastic back is fingerprint magnet
- no music playback controls on lock screen
- no front-facing camera
+ on
Gingerbread 2.3.2 w00t
+ cool arty design, available in silver, black, blue, etc
+ thinner at 8.7mm and lighter
+ dedicated camera button, although unfortunately small and hard to press
+ slightly higher display resolution (854 x 480)
+ better battery life (1500mAh)
> claimed "back lighted Exmor R" camera sensor, but most online reviews show marginal low-light performance only?
> Bravia display is also not a big deal according to some reviews
Price around RM1,900 (RM1,700 AP)
Anyone has any of these phones??
HTC's lockdown on bootloader is not as strict as the others... Thunderbolt and Desire Z are cracked within 2 weeks...
IS will ve Gingerbread... HTC is going to update it...
Sense is the best bloatware that i ve ever used... but problem is, HTCSense.com is broken, sync with HTCSense.com uses quite a lot of data... HTC Locations? Google Maps already supports caching...
for Arc, the music playback problem is easily solved with apps...
1 minus of Arc is that it doesn't ve ambient light sensor to adjust the brightness of the monitor...