Adding to hsyong's comments on ram : My personal experience using various Androids, I 'd say for present modern range of Androids and its available apps, 512 MB is the minimum. But then it is always good to have more memory. The amount of RAM is very obvious when you are using a graphic intensive app , example UI like spb Shell 3d.
If one does not compare , one will not realize how the additional ram will help. I am a gadget hobbyist and I have several current Androids to test and experiment and all using the same type and number of apps. So my comparsion studies I'd say is fairly accurate. I do not make statements without supporting personal experience

My Motorola Atriz has 1 GB ram - spbShell 3d on it is extremely seamlessly smooth and slick. There is absolutely no stutter or lag experience

My Incredible S with 768 MB ram performs eqiually well BUT there are at certainn times some slight lag - not very noticeable but I can feel it. Stutter issues none

The Xperia Arc with 512 MB ram - slight stutter and ocassional lag is there. Especially when spbshell is first loaded up is noticeably slower by 2-3 secs and first time you access the apps from Menu - it stutters slightly and takes up to1-2 secs to fully display all the apps. This is virtually unnoticeable in both HIS and Atrix. I always attribute this to the lower ram available on the Arc. Casual users might not be bother with this and accept it as a norm but if compared it with others with higher ram, the differences is very obvious
But than again, most users will not be too overly concerned with such issues . It does mot really affect the overall operation of the phone. It is only guys like me who has the opportunity to have other phones on hand to compare - it becomes an academic exercise in comparison

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 30 2011, 11:37 AM

hi guys... just got my arc and already face a problem. i'm totally new with smartphone so i'm pretty dumb about it.

now my problem is a very basic problem - i can't copy my sim contact to the phone. i follow the instruction to import via phone book but after 'loading from SIM card' msg appear, i've got 'no ctc on your sim card' msg.

i tried the sim card on other phones and i can see all the ctc info so i think it's not the sim problems...

anybody have any idea wht my mistake or possible cause of the problem??

This post has been edited by kroegand: Apr 30 2011, 11:23 AM

So far how is this arc? Need some feedback. Just sold my iphone 4 to get a nexus s last week and now wanna hop to arc coz nexus s kena hijack by wife. Heading out arc hunting in 15 mins

The sexiest thing you can get. Good all-rounder. Not the highest specs but makes not much difference as it works smoothly.

There are a few bugs, but what phones don't have bugs at launch?

For the.price of 2k for this phone, im not saying its cheap, but quite expensive but for me its worth it as when u compare other phone within the same price, of coz others got.pros but this phone got also..

It depends on wat u nid tho.. All of.my previous phones is se n i can say im satisfied with it.. Yeah the specs is not top notch but its stable.. N uniqueness of the design is wat attracted me.. If im going for latest tech, i cant possibly catch up to it..

Yup. There are phones with better specs than Arc already. So what? Every phone will suffer the same fate.

The hardware upgrade that I really look forward to is Xenon flash and bigger sensor

This post has been edited by hsyong: Apr 30 2011, 12:27 PM

my facebook app is often force close.. why?

thanks for the feedback guys. On the way to pick up the arc now.

yea I m sure all phones has it pro and cons but I m a sucker for the design. iphone isn't that great too haha and everyone nia using it..,... boring la.

Facebook 1.5.3 has FC issues (but never happened to me ) ... have you updated to 1.5.4? This version is supposedly for fixing the FC and crashes problem.

This post has been edited by hsyong: Apr 30 2011, 01:27 PM

this is my comparison

using NIGHT MODE


using NORMAL mode


seems like night mode actually turn of the exmor r sensor eh?

This post has been edited by redkord: Apr 30 2011, 01:39 PM

Different Owner will have different expectation on this Arc.

night mode for all other model is base on ISO .. am i right ?
if this case .. than ARC night mode didnt use eXmor and use ISO lo ..

thx u all for help!!! finally can type chinese~
my battery fully charge at 5am...but it drain till 60+% at 12pm just within 7hours~
how can i make the battery life stay longer?

For me its a great all rounder amd the camera is really great. Design is appealing. Dont worry too much on spec.

Disable Data and use GSM Network only.

"Exmor R" is just a gimmicky name Sony gave to their backlit CMOS sensor. It's still just a sensor, and can't be ON sometimes or OFF sometimes.


All photos should have ISO adjusted automatically (unless there is a manual setting where you can choose your ISO). The above 2 shots may just be due to the camera software settings (ISO, shutter speed. aperture etc). Not related to Exmor R is in use or not.

Can actually check the settings if you have original photos.... compare the EXIF info of the two photos and post the data here and we can analyze together

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Added on April 30, 2011, 2:52 pmHmm. did you use camera? There's a bug. It drains battery even after camera app exited.

This post has been edited by hsyong: Apr 30 2011, 02:53 PM

urgh, i cant get my mms setting for maxis?
anyone can share?

one question...why should i root my arc?what is root anyway...LOL..is it like iphone's jailbreak?i dont get it...

refer to page 1 for the setting ..
or

go to setting > sony ericsson > settings download

ok...tq~

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Added on April 30, 2011, 4:21 pmhow to set camera to night mode?

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Added on April 30, 2011, 4:23 pmyaya...got used it awhile~ Got bug?!
how to fix it?

This post has been edited by mkit: Apr 30 2011, 04:23 PM