Another joiner to the Xperia P gang. Was targetting an AP set of the Xperia U ( came with the livesound headset) but ended up with P as i wanted the bigger screen.

so far no upgrades for Xperia P to ICS or JellyBean.

However, it runs perfectly smooth and fine on GB imho. Had xperia ray running on ICS but had lots of issues (fc, battery drain, sluggish).

Have not tried 3G video call - think it can only do those skype/gtalk ones

P or S , is purely up to u imho. I prefered the 4 inch screen compared to the 4.3 and the button layout of the P better.

So far the phone has been great. Superb display, great camera. The weight and size are just nice for me ( i have average sized hands). only con i can think of atm is in comparison to the Ray, the audio quality isn't so good ( in terms of volume).

call quality however is superior, and i have not had call drops and/or hissing which i did with the ray.

in comparison to SGS2, i think now you can only find the G version, which as attested by 3 of my colleagues have the same similar problems :
- camera crashes , esp front camera
- usb connection doesn't detect phone all the time.
- phone occasionally crashes, requires restart.

these issues were on GB, on ICS they faced the same problem, with additional battery drain issue.

oh! anything you can share with us?

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Added on July 26, 2012, 3:11 pmpersonally i find 16gb more than sufficient. i tend to sync and backup my files quite regularly as well.


This post has been edited by ninehneh: Jul 26 2012, 03:11 PM

rolled out for Xperia P as well.

Xperia P ICS update released.


Should get our notice on update soonish.

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2012/...ia-smartphones/

yes this method works. I updated mine to ICS CE this way.

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Added on August 28, 2012, 2:03 amcomparing the Xperia P and Xperia Ray, for me the Ray seems to have a louder sound. However, the P itself is already quite loud.

Important is to choose a proper ring tone so you can hear it clearly.

This post has been edited by ninehneh: Aug 28 2012, 02:03 AM

wah. ur phone built tougher than you

just kidding. Hope you are fine and didn't hurt too much.

hmm.. my update was good. everything snappy and smooth. Then again i tend to switch off the animation effects lar.

what i did was basically full charge, then let it drain to 0% then full single charge to 100% again for about 3 times.

Seems does improve batt life. buy may just be placebo effect

mine is AP set. Taiwan firmware.

box contents are ori greenheart charger, ori usb cable, in ear headphones ( ori ones). No hdmi cable and no nfc tag.

But to be safe, ask them to open up the box for you to check.

I've seen a xperia U model that was provided with the livesound headset worth RM200+ which is a good bargain.

Im using SmartConnect instead. It was previously known as LiveWare Manager.

basically, it will use specified times to enable/disable settings.

e.g. 6am enable wifi, off data.
6pm, off wifi, enable data.

Does help to extend the battery life.

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Added on September 13, 2012, 9:57 ami think need to evaluate it in terms of a a few areas:

Pros:
Superb display. WhiteMagic is really bright.
Design is unique.
Screen is wonderful. esp with BraviaEngine+whitemagic. Your movies/pictures look really stunning.
Good UI. Sony's timescape UI is simple, fast and easy to use.

Cons:
As always, ppl say battery life. This however, is mitigated by the fact that Xperia P has fastcharge. Just plug in for 10mins can achieve 80% charge.

16gb memory. This is split into 2gb system memory, 2gb apps memory. So means you have 12 gb for photos, music, etc etc.
IMHO, this is sufficient. Wouldn't want to cram my phone with up to 64gb of stuff and slow it down completely. Worse, if lose the phone, lose 64 gb of pictures, music etc too..
Mitigation: Backup ur stuff regularly! and seriously, will u actually look through/listen to that much music/movie/photo on a weekly basis? a bit of housekeeping goes a long way.

Speaker crackling when xloud is on and volume on full. Known issue.. but then every speaker u put to full volume is sure to crack. So pls don't put all the way to full. Maybe a notch down from full is sufficient.

Some have complained that the whitemagic screen is the biggest battery drain. Bear in mind on full settings, whitemagic is approx 4 times brighter than a SGS2 on full setting..
So, unless absolutely necessary.. don't put ur brightness so high. 1/4 on the Xperia P will alredy equal to 100% on most other phones.

Note: These are my personal opinions.

This post has been edited by ninehneh: Sep 13 2012, 09:57 AM

went to Sony Centre. Wanted to get the Livesound headset for the phone.

Tested the unit ( apparently it was the SMARTheadset unit cos it was from the Xperia S) it worked.

however, upon opening the packaging, found out it cannot be used!!

luckily, the ppl at the store were kind enough to assist and even allow me to exchange for something else ( Xba-1).

So guys, be VERY CAREFUL!! Live headset sold in the shops are not compatible.(u will see a sony ericsson logo). it must be Smart Headset.

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Added on September 15, 2012, 10:00 pmSorry man. never tested that cos i need my data on at all times.


This post has been edited by ninehneh: Sep 15 2012, 10:00 PM

O_O good finding...

hmm.. plugged in my phone this afternoon said got update. Finished the update seems version number still same - 544.

however, noticed i have Android Beam and wi-fi Direct under the Wireless & Networks Settings now.



This post has been edited by ninehneh: Sep 17 2012, 11:08 PM

ori set comes with 2 tags if im not mistaken. don't know about hdmi cable.

AP set doesn't come with nfc tags/cable. You can get them from sony centre. think 4 tags around rm75

livesound headset DOES NOT WORK WITH XPERIA P[

smart headset works with xperia S and P. Doesnt work with U as tested by our bro nordingh.

i think if its bundled with XP then it should be with the Smart Headset not Livesound. Note tho that they look exactly the same.

difference is :

Livesound Headset works with Sony Ericsson phones ( e.g. Xperia Ray, Xperia Arc)

Smart Headset works with Sony phones ( Xperia S, Xperia P).

what that means is that if u plug in the unsupported version, nothing will work at all ( no sound, no mic ) and even prompts you a message "headset not supported".


This is Smartheadset:
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/produc.../smart-headset/
Perfect Partners: Xperia S, Xperia P, Xperia Sola , Xperia U ( although one of the guys here tested it was not working)

this is Livesound:
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/acce...-hi-fi-headset/

to be exact, it's XBA-1 VP (RM229) http://www.sony.com.my/product/xba-1vp

it's actually cheaper than the livesound (RM245) so top up other things.

oooh..310 looks nice too! Tbh the included one with Xperia P is quite good - only complaint was it tangles often hence wanted to find a flat cable type.



This post has been edited by ninehneh: Sep 24 2012, 03:10 PM

havent seen SmartHeadset sold anywhere so cant comment the price.

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Added on September 24, 2012, 4:03 pmcool! learn something new. My usual listening to music headset is a senheiser px100 II. so yea, i guess you could say i prefer the bassy/punchy types. will take note of dynamic driven next time im looking for headphones.

This post has been edited by ninehneh: Sep 24 2012, 04:03 PM

i do find however that some that's listed as iPhone compatible, doesn't really work with Xperia P. Tried out the skullcandy ink'd 2 which is iphone compatible.

However, mic doesn't work, buttons don't work. Got sound tho..

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Added on September 25, 2012, 12:03 pmbtw as well, these ones im referring to are in-ear headphones with mic. Noted the beyerdynamic you mentioned doesn't have a mic so should not have these type of issues.

Since u alr saved up for it.. i'd say GO FOR IT!

This post has been edited by ninehneh: Sep 25 2012, 12:03 PM

Yes. Xperia P confirmed is with MH750