Hi everyone, i have some questions about this phone,
i hope you guys are kind enough to answer me.

1. the 32GB memory, how much is user available?
2. if flash cyanogenmod rom, will it lose HDMI out function? or any missing features after go cyanogen?
3. is the CM10 rom good for daily use in this phone?

thanks :-)

THanks gamesky for your reply.

26GB is a good amount.

but i am shocked that the camera not working in cm10.
strange i thought that since sony release the binary,
xperia S suppose to have superior AOSP roms. weird,

but thanks for the info.
appreciate it.

Do usb otg cable works for this phone on stock rom without root?

To connect mouse, keyboard, usb pendrive?

Or need root and install stickmount?

hi everyone, new user here.

bought for rm1199, sony christmas promotion.

but i'm very piss off at the seller.
i thought this phone comes with hdmi cable? he say dont have, gave me 2 usb cable instead. i argue with him very long, then he bring me to the sony shop (kononya his supplier), that guy there very fierce say only the early batch got hdmi cable, now cheaper price one dont have.

do you all get hdmi cable when buy?

the UI was terrible on first boot, and very slow and laggy. sweat. after check only realize its on gingerbread
download 200MB stuff and upgrade it to ics by over the air.
looks more similar to cm9 after the update. speed improved after the update.

but this phone is really not user friendly, in terms of the hardware.
got stupid lids that cover the important ports.
and the capacitive buttons are so missleading,
its not the transparent bar, its above it at the dots.
and worst the bar is not touch sensitive enough, need to press extra hard compared to the screen.

screen resolution is high, but colors are so so pale...

this phone buy for my mom, she's still having trouble keep thinking the transparent bar is the button, haha.

just curious, last time got someone told me xperia s can launch camera 1 second from deepsleep. but it only work once, every time i want it i need to go camera and turn the feature on?

This post has been edited by mtxx: Dec 25 2012, 11:24 PM

Wow, nobody in the thread. One whole day without post.

You just quoted a post so many months back.
Max brightness of course use alot power. Common sense :-)

hi, all the users are back, can someone explain how the camera button works?

sometimes when its in deepsleep, i long press the camera button, the camera sometimes can launch, sometimes cannot launch.

how to handle it? so confuse...

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Added on December 27, 2012, 4:31 pmobviously....galaxy w single core.
xperia s have dual core with more capable gpu.

This post has been edited by mtxx: Dec 27 2012, 04:31 PM

This is quite hard to answer. Both also got their weakness. See which weakness you don't mind lo.
My mom bought one Xperia s. So I get to compared it wit my s2.

The bad:

S2
-don't have shutter button
-hardware home button less responsive after 1.5 year
-screen low resolution, very noticeable when viewing text
-slower camera shutter speed then Xperia s
-inferior camera quality compared to Xperia s
-no dedicated Hdmi port, need mhl adapter, loses battery when connected to tv, will not charge.
-no nfc
-speaker doesn't sound as nice as Xperia s


Xps
-horrible unresponsive n hard to press navigation keys.
-overall ui n fluidity less than s2. Even when both on ics s2 was more fluid. I'm not sure how Xperia s rom development is, but I've been using jb roms since September on s2. Official one coming in next month
-very heavy compared to s2,doubt it will survive a fall well due to its heavy weight.
-terrible washed out colors. Despite being high res, my whole family feel the s2 screen is nicer when compare side by side due to more vibrant colors. The high resolution benefit is only noticeable for text viewing at 10cm away from the screen when u start notice pixels on the s2.
-no expandable storage.


But overall I think the Xperia s is a better buy.
Due to the cheaper price n equally good performance.
The s2 from digi is the i9100G variant that uses a weaker chipset. Not the original I9100 exynos chipset that sold millions.

Hi new user
Read this
http://www.gsmarena.com/set_up_your_android-review-866.php

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Added on December 30, 2012, 9:01 amI noticed that the capacitive controls are NOT at the dot.
Definitely not at the transparent bar either.

The real location is above the dots and below the screen.

A soft touch will do. But since it's very close to the screen. Need to aim very carefully.


This post has been edited by mtxx: Dec 30 2012, 09:01 AM

The capacitive sensor is very small.
And located above the dots.
Hence your 'swiping' method is confirm to work.

you can check the review in soya cincau website.
They mentioned the sensor is above the dots too.

When you press harder exactly at the dots, the skin area increases n eventually reach the sensor above it.
Hence you notice it require a harder press at the dots at use the keys.
But actually it just need a super gentle soft press at the sensor above the dots.

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Added on January 3, 2013, 11:33 pmYou don't have to flash new rom to get rid of Sony launcher.

Just install nova or apex. Much better than the trebuchet used in cm roms.

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Added on January 3, 2013, 11:34 pmBought for 1199 during Christmas promo

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Added on January 3, 2013, 11:40 pmYes advertising is very important.
It can really attract non techie people.

I bought this phone for my mom but she very sad why hers Sony. She say samsung better. Ask y? She say cos saw on tv always promote samsung.
She even envy my s2 say the screen and rounded edge design nicer than the box design.

She already hinted many times Wana trade phone wit me just because mine is samsung. I think even if mine is a samsung galaxy y, she also willing to trade.
Her mind already brain wash by advert.

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Added on January 3, 2013, 11:42 pmCamera working in cm10?
Hdmi port?

This post has been edited by mtxx: Jan 3 2013, 11:42 PM

first time user of this phone?
to save your frustration in dealing with the 3 capacitive buttons,
take not that the buttons are NOT at the transparent stripe.
it is also NOT exactly at the 3 dots too

it is actually ABOVE the 3 dots and BELOW the screen.
in other words, BETWEEN the 3 dots and the screen.

to ensure 100% strike on the buttons, do a swipe up motion from the dots to the screen.

this is a terrible design, and sony fixed it in the newer xperias.
i duno which xperia i saw in sony shop, i think its a cheaper but newer model, the capacitive buttons is at the transparent stripe, which is much much easier to hit.

anyway, its a great phone after you get used to the capacitive buttons.

No offense but all it does is gives new users a headache. It's been condemn in several review sites. If the design is that good they wouldn't have change it in newer models.

Anyway thanks to your swipe suggestion, my mom stop complaining bout the buttons now, she absolutely hated it on the first few days due to keep missing the buttons.

what do you mean must root your tab cos no update.
rooting alone wont increase your android version. its still the same phone just that it can use some root apps only.

rooting is not necessary, but for me i prefer to have root access.
mainly can use root apps, most important one is droid wall,titanium backup and rom toolbox.

can have a firewall deny apps to go online. example stop angry birds to go online so it wont waste battery and data to download useless adds. most games dont need internet anyway.
then using rom toolbox can disable adds all together, and prevent useless app from starting during boot.
titanium backup can freeze and delete useless system apps (bloatwares, apps that you dont use)

stopping apps from download adds can save alot battery life. some may argue this is unethical but i dont really care, battery life>all.

This post has been edited by mtxx: Jan 21 2013, 11:27 AM

depend on many factors.

you on gps wifi 3G all the time? on only when use, turn off when not using.
main battery drainer is screen brightness, download a brightness widget and put in your homescreen.
adjust as low as you can without feeling uncomfortable.

i think can get 3-4 hours of screen on time.

my statement is wrong? in play store there are more offline games compared to online games, no?

so far the only game that need internet are those rpg online games, and some gameloft game that need to check license like asphalt 7.

anyway, droidwall dont block EVERYthing, you can decide which game you want to disable its internet connection.

no phone is perfect, this one has its weakness too, not too serious though.
~no sd slot, but 32gb is quite enough
~covered ports, abit troublesome when need to charge, but still not such a bad thing
~not the best softkeys implementation, but its not too hard to get used to.

but for the price for a brand new ori one. definitely sweet.
for the price of about rm1100, super sweet deal! you get
~high resolution screen
~decent camera, one of the best
~micro hdmi port
~usb otg feature (not all phone have this)
~scheduled jellybean update (it should come eventually, i think)
~still a famous brand, SONY

definitely better than the galaxy w (offered same price by digi package, only fools will choose this over the xps) or the shameful abomination called galaxy s3 mini (this shit is even lower spec than galaxy s2).

This post has been edited by mtxx: Jan 23 2013, 02:19 PM

i'm not sure whats the point of the flaps at all. its not a water proof model also.

dust entering the port doesnt cause any harm.
you know iphone charger port, so big and long, old old iphone 3g still working even though the port so big and many dust enter.

which part of your phone spoil?
the screen completely spoil only display the pic you posted?

i buy during christmas, that time got offer 1199, free gift a pendrive, polo t shirt, note book, and some other useless stuff. only the pendrive is useful, its a class 4 16GB pendrive.

the price of RM1100 is from lowyat garage sales, from forumer directD.
this guy owns a shop in subang, you can walk in and buy, or purchase online.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...3872&hl=directd

the new .55 update is a pain.
in the update page, it says the update is only 0.1MB big, but cant do OTA, need use the PC companion.

from the installation of the PC companion, download the firmware, update,
whole thing take about 40mins. duno why so slow, my internet is unifi, probably limited by sony slow server.

after the update, ringtone got reset,
and the camera always focus wrongly. image always ended up out of focus.

the camera used to focus correctly most of the time, now half the time it gives me blur pics.
never mess with any settings, still the default one. its not in macro mode.