Help me choose between Xperia Pro and Xperia U/Sola

Polymorph said:

Hi guys

I wanted to buy a new phone the next week, and wanted it to be an android. After careful consideration, I have narrowed it down to Xperia Pro and the 'new' Xperia U/Sola. I really love Pro, as I am a bit of texter, the physical keyboard will be a boon, and an 8 MP camera with exmor-r sensor is also amazing. But, as it is outdated, is not dual core, and the Mali400 GPU in U/Sola slightly beats the adreno 205 one in pro, I am worried about its future. Will it be able to fare well for 1.5-2 years?

Also, Sola users, is the battery as bad as everyone's saying? I don't want to recharge a phone 2 times in a single day. :/


Thanks!

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i am an xperia u user and its an eye candy..lightning strip is awesome...but internal memory is only 6GB(2Gb for apps and 4 GB user accessible)...so there is no point in having dual core/mali 400 because you can hardly run any apps/games that uses these to full extent...

Any Xperia Pro/Sola users out there??
I have to make a decision by today, so please help me as fast as you can.

Thanks!

Any Xperia Pro/Sola users here?
I have to decide by today, so please help me as soon as you can.

Thanks for your help.

None of the above mentioned phones are future proof as they have only 512mb ram.
If you want a future proof phone then get a phone with 1GB RAM.

rather than Xperia P go for Galaxy S2 especially since the price difference has narrowed down after the recent price cut of Galaxy series !!

Galaxy S2 its for 23k grab it and if you can bargain then you can get it for 22k

perplexed said:

rather than Xperia P go for Galaxy S2 especially since the price difference has narrowed down after the recent price cut of Galaxy series !!

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I was not referring to Xperia P. I was actually referring to Xperia Pro, a 2011 physical QWERTY model.

All three phones are not future proof.... Just 512 mb ram.. Not at all enough.. My friend owns xperia sola.. I asked her which games u played on it.. She said not much... When she stars playing phone hangs.. It's definitely obvious... I use xperia p.. It's rocking awesome.. 1gb ram... Played all high end games flawlessly... When I see running processes it says 450 - 500mb memory used and 300+mb free... So just think when u start any game on either of any phone u have mentioned how will it run that too smoothly in 50mb ram?

So better to increase budget else forget future proof tag...

One S is available on ebay for 22.6k and I think its a great deal.So go and grab it as soon as possible.

Of your choice go for Xperia Pro.

I now think why I have not purchased it. Having an physical qwerty keypad is very very useful. It even saves screen space required for virtual keypad.
And if you want bigger screen and gaming, better buy a tablet. I think a phone should be something easy to carry, easy to handle. Being a smartphone has added advantages, but fot big screen I prefer 10" screen. There is the pleasure

bubusam13 said:

Of your choice go for Xperia Pro.

I now think why I have not purchased it. Having an physical qwerty keypad is very very useful. It even saves screen space required for virtual keypad.
And if you want bigger screen and gaming, better buy a tablet. I think a phone should be something easy to carry, easy to handle. Being a smartphone has added advantages, but fot big screen I prefer 10" screen. There is the pleasure

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slider phones aur bhi jaldi kharab hote hai!!!!! dekhlo yar!

cray.x said:

slider phones aur bhi jaldi kharab hote hai!!!!! dekhlo yar!

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+1 to that.

^^ +1

touch screen mei typing problem hota hai. And it actually depends on usage

bhushan05d251 said:

All three phones are not future proof.... Just 512 mb ram.. Not at all enough.. My friend owns xperia sola.. I asked her which games u played on it.. She said not much... When she stars playing phone hangs.. It's definitely obvious... I use xperia p.. It's rocking awesome.. 1gb ram... Played all high end games flawlessly... When I see running processes it says 450 - 500mb memory used and 300+mb free... So just think when u start any game on either of any phone u have mentioned how will it run that too smoothly in 50mb ram?

So better to increase budget else forget future proof tag...

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Not true.
I have XPeria U same as Sola 512m ram etc.
I can play any hd gmes without any lag(Expect some gameloft titles that are not supported for Novathor)
Like Modern COmbat3, Nova 3, GTa 3 all runs flawlessly.

bubusam13 said:

touch screen mei typing problem hota hai. And it actually depends on usage

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yeah if u txt very badly then a screen size of 4" is appropriate for the keyboard layout. this is a suggestion from this month's magazine! apart from that the keyboard layout varies from manufacturer to manufacturer!

u cant correctly type with 1 hand or type without looking while in class with touch screen phone

bubusam13 said:

u cant correctly type with 1 hand or type without looking while in class with touch screen phone

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yeah that i agree nothing can beat that thing, i myself use a T9 dictionary on my old K750 phone! one hand txt at ur service every time any time!

Nighthawk12 said:

Not true.
I have XPeria U same as Sola 512m ram etc.
I can play any hd gmes without any lag(Expect some gameloft titles that are not supported for Novathor)
Like Modern COmbat3, Nova 3, GTa 3 all runs flawlessly.

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That's correct
Even I play Frontline Commando, Bombshell : Hell, etc. games on my Xperia U without any problem.
Xperia U just launched 2 months back n it is a future proof phone. I really enjoy watching n recording crispy clear videos, music, games etc.
Lightening Strip makes it unique also

reddick said:

That's correct
Even I play Frontline Commando, Bombshell : Hell, etc. games on my Xperia U without any problem.
Xperia U just launched 2 months back n it is a future proof phone. I really enjoy watching n recording crispy clear videos, music, games etc.
Lightening Strip makes it unique also

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ok lets agree on each and every thing but what can u do for 4GB of internal memory and no expandable slot!

xperia sola would be better than u...

guys, 512 MB maybe sufficient at present but when you are spending 20k on a phone, better try to go for one which is future proof..

if OP wishes to extend his budget then he can definitely have better choices..

op if u still havent brought your phone do check out XOLO X900

rahulpv102 said:

op if u still havent brought your phone do check out XOLO X900

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Poor display quality.. Many apps won't run on that uneven resolution... Build quality is not up to mark. Not a great 8mp shooter... No ics out.. Forget jb.. No developer custom support.. I was going to take it but changed decision after getting hands-on experience...

Only plus point is... Atom architecture is great... Smoother experience.. No lags at all.. Browsing is smoothest ever.. Pages loads pretty fast.. If ics or jb out, experience will be more fluid...

Any Xperia Pro user who can give pros/cons about the device??

I was actually more tilted towards Pro, but now I am in a great dilemma. Everyone seems to be of same opinion of buying U/Sola, but no Pro user mentioned anything bad about Pro.

Also, U/Sola users, what about the battery issue? Does it drain very fast with moderate usage?

Nope it lasts about 1day and bit more with moderate usage(Xperia U)

@polymorph, xperia pro is indeed a great phone having one topmost feature i.e. 8mp Exmor R sensor...but 2011 phone..single core proccy, andreno 205 (which is outdated now), no jb and further updates...sliding keyboard is great..but it will create a problem in future...obviously it depends on the way of your handling...if i had 13-14k ka FIXED budget then i would definitely have gone with pro..it would have been best vfm deal...

get any sony phone...battery drains fast on heavy usage like gaming, browsing...but plus point, drained battery charges fast too...

so tell us ur final budget and main requirements..then suggestions will open nicely..

Don't go for pro it's laggy.(My bro has one)

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Moto Atrix 2 at 19K, HTC Sensation at 22K, Sensation XE for 23-24K, Galaxy S2 for 24 - 25K, One S for 24 -25K, Xperia S for 25 - 26K, Xperia P for 22-23K.
All these have dual core procs, gigabyte of RAM, large screens & 8 MP Cam 1080P Res.

I am actually thinking of buying from ebay. Its from a trusted seller, so dont worry. Both cost around 13000 rs = my budget.
I have seen a Xperia pro which was not lagging at all, adreno 205 is updated with new drivers so that its performance > Mali400 (Google adreno 205 JB libs), and a qwerty+8 MP Exmor R will always do wonders, no matter what. But still, 2011 phone, single core+old processor, dying support.

Xperia Sola/U : better phone in processor and future support, but equivalent/lacks behind in nearly everything else(even battery :/ + I dont care about NFC)



I dont know what to do .. :/

wait and save more.. sabra ka fal meetha hota hai..

Are to phir hamesha wait hi karta reh jaunga ..
Holidays ka time hai, isliye abhi hi lena hai ..

Get Xperia Sola/U or S advance u'll love it trust me

@polymorph, tu sirf ye holiday ka hi soch raha hai..agey ke 2 saal ka bhi soch na..

bhushan05d251 said:

@polymorph, tu sirf ye holiday ka hi soch raha hai..agey ke 2 saal ka bhi soch na..

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Polymorph said:

Are to phir hamesha wait hi karta reh jaunga ..
Holidays ka time hai, isliye abhi hi lena hai ..

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Tell u one thing... in most cases you will enjoy the first few months,,, then get bored. And when you unlock bootloader you will loose warranty. So even if you wanna do some custom mod like thing, you have to wait 1 year.

Last but not the least, I waited 1 1/2 year for somthing new model, and everytime a new model is launched,people ask to wait for the next model to come. wait karta hi reh jayega... you may get nic phone if you wait, but maynot get also. Decission is yours.

And mobile screen is really small for real computing tasks. Better get a Nokia, and get a tablet additionally to enjoy the most of android. My N72 is still working and its 2 MP 300dpi camera easily beats a SE 5 MP camera. I will put photo if you want proof.

I got LWW coz its small though coz I face problem riding bike with a big phone in my pocket.

bubusam13 said:

Last but not the least, I waited 1 1/2 year for somthing new model, and everytime a new model is launched,people ask to wait for the next model to come. wait karta hi reh jayega... you may get nic phone if you wait, but maynot get also. Decission is yours.

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m not telling him to wait to see whether any new mobile is getting lauched..m telling him to wait n raise ur budget..if he waits for 2 months n tries to extend his budget upto 21-21k, even htc one s or xperia s will be getting at that price range...so what i meant to say is 20-22k enough to buy future proof phone nowadays...i waited for a year for 20k budget...before a year i had just 10k ka budget..

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m not telling him to wait to see whether any new mobile is getting lauched..m telling him to wait n raise ur budget..if he waits for 2 months n tries to extend his budget upto 21-21k, even htc one s or xperia s will be getting at that price range...so what i meant to say is 20-22k enough to buy future proof phone nowadays...i waited for a year for 20k budget...before a year i had just 10k ka budget..

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I am not telling him about you, I am telling him that this happens here. Suggestions are good offcourse but they will always ask to wait. And will ask to extend budget a little. Always.