What to chose between SE NEO V, i9001 or SGSII?

Hi guys,

Need help in buying phone.

Following are the main features required in the order
1. Video Playback(preferably HD)
2. Good for listening songs
3. Good Camera.

I'm planning to gift it to one of my family member. Hence will not consider things like rooting etc. Ideally want to go for the following brand

Samsung
Sony Ericsson

Kindly advise.

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if you wanna go out for some following brand then i guess that LG , Samsung , HTC would be better than sony series of smartphone's because sony caost a way too much but in return gives you good look but it lack a way too behind in think like performance and feature ..
if you want a phone b/w 10k-20k then there are many smartphones are available out there if a qwerty then may be nokia E6 or blackberry bold 3 and if a touch one then i recommend MOTOROLA Defy... as it is the one of the best phone b/w 10k-15k. or HTC wildfire
but if you wanna go out with sony then the best option is Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V it is around Rs. 17500 on flipkart and it is the most preferable phone of sony. :razz:

Dont pay anymore than 16.5 K For the Neo V!
Almost all phones avail on flipkart are overpriced now! Check other sites out

Take a look at se xperia arc. 8mp cam, 1ghz processor, sleek as hell. Available from adexmart for 22k.
Its not something a performance junkie would buy, but i am guessing the person you're going to gift won't mind lesser benchmark scores.

adexmart.com/mobile-phones/1581-sony-ericsson-xperia-arc.html

Guys just wanted to put some additional points. This am planning to gift to my wife who is more of brand conscious. I tried convincing earlier but she is not too keen on LG or Motorola. So I'm limited to Sony, Samsung and Nokia or maybe HTC.
As mentioned earlier the main purpose would be it should play good music, play movies high quality and then the camera. She likes music etc.

Yesterday I did check in one of the Samsung exclusive outlets a model which was around 19k and it was playing HD quite good. However in the other thread I saw people commenting Samsung is kind of getting stuck while playing HD. Sony looks good but the screen size is small comparatively I think.

Will suggest you Neo V for around 16k or Desire S for approx 19-21k

I'm sure there are many other guys who can help me on this.

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I would suggest you to look for nowhere else than nexus S..
exceptional audio quality, great for watching movies on a 4 inch super amoled screen..
first to get ICS update.. and most important it comes under your budget

ujjwal321 said:
I would suggest you to look for nowhere else than nexus S..
exceptional audio quality, great for watching movies on a 4 inch super amoled screen..
first to get ICS update.. and most important it comes under your budget

Units sold in India have slcd, like galaxy s. Not amoled.

Anyway, its discontinued now. Most stores don't have it. You'll have to scrounge around in ebay.

Currently looking at
1.Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL
2.Neo

Maybe Samsung Galaxy SII if it's really worth it.

But if you wanna watch movies I GUESS the Neo V would be better even though it has a smaller screen as compared to Galaxy S and Nexus S because:
1. Neo V has a widescreen 3.7 inch, and as MOST movies today are widescreen, you wont end up with thick black bands below and above the video
2. The Neo's screen is gorgeous cuz its powered buy the bravia engine
3. Women always prefer good looking phones! And the White neo V though not as thin as the Galaxy S is Ultra sexy cuz of its different back cover design and piano finish coat pain

The decision hinges on looks or larger screen and battery life. Neo looks unique, and galaxy s has a huge screen and slightly better battery life.

SE Neo or Samsung Galaxy Plus?

Neo.5 chars.

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Visit this one to find the same. I will suggest Sony Xperia or Samsung Galaxy.

Since SL has larger screen I thought it will be better for videos,movies etc.
I think GPU etc will come into picture for gaming etc which it will not be used for.
Will mostly go for Samsung unless Neo has better audio.

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neo's size is comfortable to hold and it doesn't look like a brick when holding it..
Galaxy has all the other advantages..

ajayritik said:
Since SL has larger screen I thought it will be better for videos,movies etc.
I think GPU etc will come into picture for gaming etc which it will not be used for.
Will mostly go for Samsung unless Neo has better audio.

Yes its great for reading ebooks and web browsing. Anything will be a breeze. 4 inches should be enough for everyone, unless you're already used to something bigger. Gaming - certainly not bad.

Ok guys I think Final call I will have to take so help me decide whether I should go for Samsung SL or Neo.
Want to go for Samsung but thinking about the Flash feature which is not available. Will it make a big difference?
Neo want to opt for if Flash feature is really important and if sound is great on it.

Please help me decide.

Can some moderator help me in keeping vote option to this thread?

Performance wise, you can buy either one and be happy about it.

Neo if you want sleek looks and camera flash and slightly smaller screen. Ask a neo owner about the battery life. A bit less imo.
Galaxy s if you want bigger screen and slightly better battery life.
I have been using galaxy s for sometime now. No cons as such. Maybe flash, not too bothered about that. You may have have use for it as a flash light, so think about that.
In neos favor, its has next version of android, ics confirmed.

What about Nexus S? Its a damn good phone!! You'll definitely get it in Univercell.in.

^^^^
It has been discontinued and is out of stock everywhere...

What would be the price for it?

ajayritik said:
Since SL has larger screen I thought it will be better for videos,movies etc.
I think GPU etc will come into picture for gaming etc which it will not be used for.
Will mostly go for Samsung unless Neo has better audio.

Offcourse Neo has better video, and better screen/resolution compared to Galaxy SL. Big screen doesn't always mean better. Neo has better audio quality too, as per my opinion samsung audio s*cks.

Ok Guys as mentioned in the thread title. Now the choice boils down to these.

Sony Ericsson Neo V
Samsung Galaxy i9001
Samsung Galaxy SII

Make sure about HWA during video playback in the Neo V.
SW decoding of hd videos will kill the battery superfast.
The video player in GS2 can play most hd videos with HWA.

red dragon said:
Make sure about HWA during video playback in the Neo V.
SW decoding of hd videos will kill the battery superfast.
The video player in GS2 can play most hd videos with HWA.

What is HWA and where will SW Decoding come into picture?

Video playback was one of your priorities right?
HWA is hardware acceleration.
Most 3rd party video players use software decoding while playing divx/divx/mkv.
This type of decoding cannot utilize gpu,playback gets choppy and battery wears off very fast.
The video player in galaxy S2 can play almost all video formats with hw acceleration.

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Hi dude,

I would suggest u to avoid Sony as it doesnt support all video format playback.Also if its for ur wife i wud advise for samsung.For eg xvid,divx are not supported by xperia built in player.

So any samsung android phone matching ur budget n specs wud be my suggestion

Also
1)I have used both Samsung s2(2.3 GB)and XPeria x10(2.3 GB) , i wud say that the music player app of Samsung is very user friendly.Mainly the headphones of Samsung is very good(which comes with ear bud).I am not sure of Neo.But xperia earphones are not having ear buds hence causes pain during prolonged use.

2)The xperia camera app is also bit buggy.So just check if its same as Neo.Samsung camera app is quite ok.

3)When comes to battery ...sony is very naggy in case of low battery.Same goes with samsung but not so many times as sony.I feel samsung battery is good.The charger of sony is also pretty short (attached to usb cable with a adapter is charger)

So consider above things when choosing sony.

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gopi_vbboy said:
Hi dude,

I would suggest u to avoid Sony as it doesnt support all video format playback.Also if its for ur wife i wud advise for samsung.For eg xvid,divx are not supported by xperia built in player.

So any samsung android phone matching ur budget n specs wud be my suggestion

Also
1)I have used both Samsung s2(2.3 GB)and XPeria x10(2.3 GB) , i wud say that the music player app of Samsung is very user friendly.Mainly the headphones of Samsung is very good(which comes with ear bud).I am not sure of Neo.But xperia earphones are not having ear buds hence causes pain during prolonged use.

2)The xperia camera app is also bit buggy.So just check if its same as Neo.Samsung camera app is quite ok.

3)When comes to battery ...sony is very naggy in case of low battery.Same goes with samsung but not so many times as sony.I feel samsung battery is good.The charger of sony is also pretty short (attached to usb cable with a adapter is charger)

So consider above things when choosing sony.

there are lots of free and paid video and audio players which are capable of playing any format video and audio.
so the question here will be upto what resolution these can play?
sgII will play fullHD videos without any problem.
neo v and galaxy + can play 720p(maybe mp4 only).

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sach1000rt said:
there are lots of free and paid video and audio players which are capable of playing any format video and audio.
so the question here will be upto what resolution these can play?
sgII will play fullHD videos without any problem.
neo v and galaxy + can play 720p(maybe mp4 only).

Dude i had bad experience with xperia x10- 3rd party apps ...like codec issues...with samsung no issues....Even samsung galaxy 3 plays better than xperia...also good in seeking videos...

The reality is which plays all formats smoothly rather than hd or watever

Ok Guys looks like need to take final call either Neo or SG SII.
The only factor which I'm worried about Neo is that I heard it's restarting in some cases by itself. I don't have any snags. I'm ok about the Ear phones. Have a good pair which I can use. Battery life also ok.

sach1000rt said:
there are lots of free and paid video and audio players which are capable of playing any format video and audio.
so the question here will be upto what resolution these can play?
sgII will play fullHD videos without any problem.
neo v and galaxy + can play 720p(maybe mp4 only).

You are not getting the point.
Ofcourse there are good 3rd party players

But most of them cannot use the gpu acceleration,hence more stress on the cpu....more cpu cycles...more battery drain.

One can install player like mobo or MX video players in Neo also..they WILL play almost every video formats upto 720p res.BUT they may not use the gpu causing major battery drain.
Hope I have made myself clear.

ajayritik said:
.... Battery life also ok.

No it is not Ok,you will learn it the hard way.
If you are coming from symbian or ip4,you will be dissapointed for sure.
If you are ok with converting video files to mp4,you can look into Neo V.

So guys since my primary requirements are playing videos(HD), audio and Camera so these features are there in Neo. So unless I'm going to really use all the features like gaming etc then I should go for it instead of SGSII.

But still I have not got any answers to my query about who exactly will be able to get more out of SGSII?

Neo V and SII are totally different phones
Neo V-smaller screen,so it is quite handy and its a single core phone so it will a lil slower as compare to SII
SII-a bigger screen,good for browsing,watching movies,games etc. and a better processor so it is faster as compared to Neo V and aslo it has got a better camera,it can play full hd content.
These two phones are totally different.
Try to get hands on both of them and then choose

Galaxy s 2 is future proof. Dual core processor means it can chug along for quite some time. Ics is confirmed for it. It has usb on the go, so that you can connect pen drives directly. It can play almost all videos, no third party player required. Last but not the least, 4.3 inches of super amoled is kinda hard to resist... ;-)

Thanks to everyone out here.
Finalised on SGSII.

Congratulations!!You will love thia phone.

ajayritik said:
Thanks to everyone out here.
Finalised on SGSII.

Congrats. Go for it. I too purchased few days back and I'm loving it. :wink:

dreatica said:
Congrats. Go for it. I too purchased few days back and I'm loving it.

Thanks bro!

Well bro, Im sorry to suggest you another phone just when you were going to finalize which one to go for, But if You CAN afford the S2 then why not consider other phones in the same price bracket like :
Sony Xperia Arc S (Weak specs for its price , but extremely good looking and gorgeous screen)
Sony Xperia Arc( The Same as Arc S except that its got a 1Ghz proccy, same as the neo V, while the arc s has a 1.4 Ghz proccy)

HTC Rhyme(Warning! Its over priced! you could get the same spec.s for less than 18K, but this is a phone specially made for women! Well mainly cuz of the Color of the phone and the accessories)

Bro you applied a little late. I was initially thinking to go for Sony Neo V but decided against it after I read couple of reviews saying it has heating issues, restarts etc.