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For spec freaks & all concerned about speed, this unofficial comparison of ARC & Atrix Video is a good guide.

No doubt 2-core is faster, but to me ARC is fast & smooth enough for daily use. Android os & many softwares have yet to fully utilize dual core.

Next upgrade only I'll get a dual-core phone :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ARILypqwRY...player_embedded

Yes, dual core has not much advantage at the moment, as the os is not fully optimized for it and most apps are just single threaded anyway. The only real advantage at the moment is the "bragging rights"

A single core done right can be just as smooth. Don't see any reason for me to change to SGS 2 yet

I'll wait for a few months and see. In the meantime i'll check the SGS2 thread to see if there are any bugs/issues


PS: Arc is already my 4th phone within 12 months.... if i change again, someone is going to nag me to death.

This post has been edited by hsyong: Apr 29 2011, 09:55 PM

i hav celcom bb mostly use for my lappy. streamyx for my home pc.
so, can i use my celcom bb modem connecting to my arc? via usb.
currently using maxis prepaid number. can ar?
i plan to switch to digi bb + retain my number later..

arc got usb port meh ??

SPB Mobile shell on ARC. The animation is AMAZING!
BTW, the guy seems to have 2 layer of SP too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbSPgcwfjkM&NR=1

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Added on April 29, 2011, 10:32 pmARC face off with LG 2X

Generally 2X is faster but Arc owners dont feel inadequate....
Bcos u got a SEXY phone :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-7k8_SPsv0

This post has been edited by bluebeary: Apr 29 2011, 10:32 PM

For me... I hope se can bring a good phone like arc with dual core.... Satisfied with their camera n design... Hopefully another sexy design with great camera n dual core

without a doubt, without a doubt

koreans design are meh,

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Added on April 29, 2011, 10:40 pmbtw, i just realized this thread has a lot of views but not that much in post....too many stalkers???

This post has been edited by soitsuagain: Apr 29 2011, 10:40 PM

How to u guys do when anyone post sumthing on facebook.then we will receive a tone

coz this phone attract many ppl , while they still thinking about dual core

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Added on April 29, 2011, 11:45 pmsony will have dual core
since they will be dual core tablet this Q3 by sony .. and it's 2 tablet .. so they wont miss the phone dual core as well
will sony tablet as hot as sony laptop vaio ? will see

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Added on April 29, 2011, 11:46 pmme too .. if i change so fast .. probally will get kill too

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Added on April 29, 2011, 11:49 pmmaybe say this way .. as a general phone user 'call, sms, mms, camera(4 very common use by all phone user)' u wont see the different of single/dual core ..
so why does it really matter to have dual core ..
and .. next year .. dual core will be 'sudah biasa' la .. all phone also dual core ..

This post has been edited by stevenX: Apr 29 2011, 11:49 PM

If buy a smartphone just for basic use - call, sms, mms, camera etc for RM 2k - the user is indeed very rich. Even a cheap Nokia RM200+ can do the job ( if not even better ) and besides Nokia there are also many other beautiful budget phones. RM2k is an overkill if one buy just because of its design - of course if one is rich and money is not an issue, than is OK
When I want to spend 2K I want to maximise my usage from the phone in most aspects and I expect my phone to perform - I do not wish to see mediocre performance. 2K is a lot of money - just saw a report 70 % of Msian labour earns less than RM 1000/month. RM 2K is many young graduate/college average starting pay. Maybe I am an old guy with different thinking from most of you younger chaps - if I spend 2k, I wish to see 2K value. This of course does not apply to those who are cash rich and have deep pockets and 2k is only pocket change

I think Arc is worth the ~2K value ... SGS II at launch will be RM2.5K? 2.7K?

I'm a casual/general user and even tho i like the SGS II, Arc is more than enough for my use.

Maybe stevenX has left out a few other uses for general phone users like me ... call, sms, mms, camera, music, email, web browsing, casual gaming (Angry Birds, Chalk Ball, Pinball Deluxe, WordzUp, BitWords, Blast Monkeys etc)... Arc is more than capable in handling all these with ease. Heck, even Xperia Play with those large 3D games is single core.

Do i really need a dual-core? Nope, as it makes almost no or minimal difference with all these single threaded apps/games....... Do i like to have a dual core? Yes, just for the novelty

This post has been edited by hsyong: Apr 30 2011, 12:40 AM

Went and got my Arc today.

How do I know if it really is an original set?

The sticker behind the phone says SE and Dynamics. Original?

some one teach me how to type chinese in web and msg pls!!!
i try so long also cant find out...

on the area ( etc text box or comment section ) u wanna input in mandarin, press & hold & it will prompt u input method. choose chinese keyboard

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Added on April 30, 2011, 7:53 amNo offence but nokia $200+ phones that have better camera & do a better mms? Unlikely.

IMHO, many gadgets are overpriced. Especially phones.

There are rational spenders & there are impulsive spenders. To me, spending 1.6k (with contract) on a phone is perfectly fine because I'll keep it for ard 1.5yrs and that's what i have been doing for my HTC Hero, SE P1 or even Nokia N80. I'm not sure about others but if people change phones every 3-4 months and each times cost them 2k, THEN i would say it is irrational and have really deep-pocket.

For me, I'm just on average salary. Like it or not, I need to upgrade my phone to update myself.

On ARC,

I call/mms/whatsapp occasionally.
I play angry birds alot & also some other light games.
I check FB & emails on the phone frequently.
I browse net on phone most of the time.
I read ebook once in a while.
I read news often.
I use calculator/calender/dictionary/to-do list almost daily
I listen to mp3 a lot.
I show off the sexiness / slimness or ARC everytime
I like to take photos with its great camera
I connect it to TV to show photos to my friends
I use maps to go to some places i dont know.

Basically that is how i use my phone & I'm loving it more & more.

Of course there are some cheaper phones that can do the job but WHAT's THE POINT of getting something I dont like with generic design?

This post has been edited by bluebeary: Apr 30 2011, 07:53 AM

RM2k is not that bad for Arc considering that we paid ~RM1.8k for a top camera phone and Nokia charging 2.5k for their N-series those days.

go to setting > language & keyboard > keyboard setting > set chinese keyboard ..
than everytime u type sms or whatsapp or whatever u need to input will be in 'cn' and to type english is just a press away .. press the 'cn' below ur keyboard it will change to 'en'

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Added on April 30, 2011, 8:57 amby the way, as a phone price ..
since 13year ago when i was 17/8 years old .. every new model ady come out with the price around 2k ..
so basically, whoever buy with the price can live with it ..
maybe everyone already have in mind that's a fair price for a new phone ..

This post has been edited by stevenX: Apr 30 2011, 08:57 AM

I find it switching to CHINESE KEYBOARD is better than the chinese input on DEFAULT KEYBOARD. There is a difference. Press & hold on any text box & switch.

Typing english & numeric numbers /punctuations is easier on chinese keyboard as u just need to swipe down to select. Try it out :-)

yeah... agreed... thus satisfied with ARC... thats y earlier I've told that ARC is all-rounder phone... u satisfy most of the corner in single core division... only internal memory is low (but I still haven't get any notification telling low memory... ) so its good enuf... RM1.5k + 2 year contract + the freebies not a bad deal...

512MB Ram is very decent for Android. Most users will never have the out of Ram issue as Android manages Ram differently and efficiently. You may see sometimes your Ram is low but it is normal -- Android tries to use as much Ram as possible. It may not unload apps completely from memory after use. it will just keep adding up and if it needs more, then the OS will automatically clear some of the memory (based on priority of all the loaded processes).

This method is good because if you want to use an app that you have used recently, it will load faster.

And for those who think that some stutters or microlags (with any type of Android phone) are due to Ram, it may NOT be the case. It might be caused by the manufacturer custom UI needing more optimization, processes working in background and also due to the fact that Android does not use hardware acceleration.