paull98,

There is no Arc version with front camera. That "slot" is the proximity sensor.

This post has been edited by hsyong: May 30 2011, 01:47 AM

I don't have iPhone 4. But it is on par or better than all the recent phones I have (iPhone 3GS, Nokia N8, Desire HD).

Also, heard that the latest update (Android 2.3.3) improves the battery life further

This post has been edited by hsyong: May 30 2011, 11:24 AM

Don't have PC Companion installed. I checked with SEUS about 2 hours ago.. nothing.

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 1 2011, 09:09 PM

Looks like SE just flipped the switch... tried with SEUS again... update available 2.3.3... downloading now

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 1 2011, 09:21 PM

Is available with PC Companion and SEUS now

168MB.. I wish I had faster internet connection

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 1 2011, 09:23 PM

Okay okay... mine is Streamyx 512

Huh? You want to use OTA? ... it's a big update... better don't depend on WIFI.

No problem plugging in even your battery is full... this is Li-Po battery... the phone will automatically stop charging. No need to worry about trickle charge.

FYI, my phone is still at 100% when I plugged in and use SEUS just now

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 1 2011, 09:42 PM

wah... unifi so fast... i'm at abt 50% download

Huh? Got 2 ar? Mine is the first .... 168MB

Yea, I OFF the phone and plugged in while pressing Back button... so i guess it will be 1 download

This update gives better battery life, processor clock reduced during screen-off (source: XDA)

Also, I tested for a while.. the camera battery drain bug is fixed

Btw, before update, I can already easily get up to 80hours per charge (with low usage of course, 2G & no auto sync)... for moderate usage, I can get above 50 hrs.

PS:
The general consensus is that Arc has good battery life, even before update.

So for your case, it may be the camera or some other rogue app or auto-sync too frequent etc?

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 2 2011, 12:20 AM

So, when you open the Gallery you don't see any thumbnails? Or you see the thumbnails but can't open to view the pic?

Mine is fine.

I remember reading the same issue at XDA, but can't find the thread now.. maybe you can search :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=963


Update:

Found it but seems a bit different. Have a look any way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098706

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 2 2011, 12:34 AM

Can you try to do some testing to find out? Restart your phone. Check the battery percentage, then let it idle for an hour or two. Normally, each hour, the battery will drop about 1%

Also, check what apps you have running constantly in the background, like messaging, whatsapp etc.?

What home screen widgets you have installed?

Check your auto sync interval. Also for another testing, you can disable auto-sync and background data and check the battery drain for a couple of hours again.

Please also let us know your card type? stabilizer on?

Android 2.3.3 brings updates mostly to the programming API (NFC, Bluetooth, graphics etc).


As for SE, afaik, the only new feature added is Facebook integration (but i disabled all that haha)

Other than that, the most important is the bug fixes:
1. Camera battery drain fixed
2. Screen flicker fixed
3. Random reboot when low signal fixed (i think)
4. Faster startup time (~45secs)
5. Battery life not much difference for me (i can already get 60 ~ 80 hours per charge before update, so doesn't matter to me)
6. some other bug fixes


You can see list of the bug fixes here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...14#post14123014
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...4&postcount=127

This post has been edited by hsyong: Jun 3 2011, 12:01 AM

Did your check with your phone? Better to use SEUS or PC Companion.