Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods

GearOn · 22nd October 2011, 15:57

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Originally Posted by theragingbull

Folks, any inputs on the new Xperia NEO V? Looks like an incredible phone for around Rs.17k. Best thing is Sony says it'll be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich in a few months.

At its price point is looks unbeatable on specs. Am also looking to buy it within this month.

Only doubt is whether I should go for original Neo having 8mp camera which is also available on Ebay for 17.5k but only difference is that its only available with Seller's warranty.

theragingbull · 22nd October 2011, 16:00

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Originally Posted by GearOn

Only doubt is whether I should go for original Neo having 8mp camera which is also available on Ebay for 17.5k but only difference is that its only available with Seller's warranty.

The camera is not a deal breaker at all. The 5MP in NEO V gives as crisp pictures. With the original Neo, you'll get the older Android Froyo and most importantly it'll not be upgradable to 4.0.

phamilyman · 22nd October 2011, 16:31

Clevermax - that is Ritesh Sahu. His SMS app is a must-install for me. Now thiswill be as well. Really well done by him

GearOn · 22nd October 2011, 16:35

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Originally Posted by theragingbull

The camera is not a deal breaker at all. The 5MP in NEO V gives as crisp pictures. With the original Neo, you'll get the older Android Froyo and most importantly it'll not be upgradable to 4.0.

Available at Adexmart for Rs. 15,490 which is a steal. Never heard of this site though before.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V MT11i - adexmart

clevermax · 22nd October 2011, 16:53

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Originally Posted by phamilyman

Clevermax - that is Ritesh Sahu. His SMS app is a must-install for me. Now thiswill be as well. Really well done by him

Yes! One of my main worries while migrating ROMs was that call history will be lost. Now it is just two taps and that's all!

Added_flavor · 22nd October 2011, 19:50

Samsung Galaxy SL owners I need some advice. The 4gb internal memory in my phone has been divided as 2 gb internal memory + 2 gb internal sd card.

Whenever I move my applications using app 2 sd, it moves it into my internal Sd card and not to my 16 gb external memory card. Any way I can transfer all the installed applications to my external sd card?

headers · 22nd October 2011, 21:00

Guys: Is the Dual Core processor really helpful? Or is it better to stick to a 1.5 GHZ phone?

I would prefer Android phones!!

Suggestions welcome!

clevermax · 22nd October 2011, 21:01

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Originally Posted by Added_flavor

Samsung Galaxy SL owners I need some advice. The 4gb internal memory in my phone has been divided as 2 gb internal memory + 2 gb internal sd card.

Whenever I move my applications using app 2 sd, it moves it into my internal Sd card and not to my 16 gb external memory card. Any way I can transfer all the installed applications to my external sd card?

I think you can give A2SD+ a try. It needs to have an ext3/ext4 partition in your sd card. You need to be a rooted user for that to work.

phamilyman · 22nd October 2011, 22:38

headers baba,

how can i tell u whether just polo 1.6 will suffice your need for speed, or if you need a civic, or something like a bimmer

You TD all of them first, no?

n tell us the price range

headers · 22nd October 2011, 23:04

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Originally Posted by phamilyman

headers baba,

how can i tell u whether just polo 1.6 will suffice your need for speed, or if you need a civic, or something like a bimmer

You TD all of them first, no?

n tell us the price range

Ok..i need a stable phone which helps me access my mails, play games, watch videos, use GPS, good battery life and clarity in talking in noisy environments and ability to withstand a fair degree of rough use

Budget not a constraint if I can find a device that satisfies the above and lasts for sometime

I presently use a galaxy 3 with android 2.1 and find it lacking in some of the above. For instance I can't play angry birds higher levels easily.

phamilyman · 23rd October 2011, 05:13

I might be a broken record - but the defy does all of that. or see the new xperia active!

or worst case, consider the HTC Incredible S, Sensation etc - they are all brilliant!

headers · 23rd October 2011, 07:25

Thank you. Should I go for defy or defy+

In fact I was checking about htc incredible too..

Was confused
Did not have much opinion about sony ericcson.

Thanks.

Added_flavor · 23rd October 2011, 11:00

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Originally Posted by clevermax

I think you can give A2SD+ a try. It needs to have an ext3/ext4 partition in your sd card. You need to be a rooted user for that to work.

Can you explain what a "rooted user" is?

clevermax · 23rd October 2011, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Added_flavor

Can you explain what a "rooted user" is?

It's already explained pages back. an Android phone is a Linux based computing system. By default, you as a user do not have super user rights or administrator rights in your phone. Manufacturers ship their phones so in order to avoid misuse of such permissions which can screw up the phone. a process called rooting will give your superuser rights in your phone.

clevermax · 23rd October 2011, 23:29

For those of you who don't want to type in commands in a terminal while playing with the Linux system in your Android, here's a UI for doing all that - Droid Explorer.

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Tested and it works fine while connected through cable, but crashes while trying to connect using WiFi - adb connect through TCP/IP seems to have some issues with this app.

You can even view and control the phone's screen from PC using screen cast Java application which is bundled with this one.

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phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,675 Times	Re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods Clevermax - that is Ritesh Sahu. His SMS app is a must-install for me. Now thiswill be as well. Really well done by him
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Added_flavor BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 847 Thanked: 2,812 Times View My Garage	Samsung Galaxy SL owners I need some advice. The 4gb internal memory in my phone has been divided as 2 gb internal memory + 2 gb internal sd card. Whenever I move my applications using app 2 sd, it moves it into my internal Sd card and not to my 16 gb external memory card. Any way I can transfer all the installed applications to my external sd card?
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headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 564 Times	Re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods Guys: Is the Dual Core processor really helpful? Or is it better to stick to a 1.5 GHZ phone? I would prefer Android phones!! Suggestions welcome!
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phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,675 Times	Re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods headers baba, how can i tell u whether just polo 1.6 will suffice your need for speed, or if you need a civic, or something like a bimmer You TD all of them first, no? n tell us the price range
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23rd October 2011, 05:13	#6326
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,675 Times	Re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods I might be a broken record - but the defy does all of that. or see the new xperia active! or worst case, consider the HTC Incredible S, Sensation etc - they are all brilliant!
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headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 564 Times	Thank you. Should I go for defy or defy+ In fact I was checking about htc incredible too.. Was confused Did not have much opinion about sony ericcson. Thanks. Last edited by headers : 23rd October 2011 at 07:29.
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23rd October 2011, 23:29	#6330
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,115 Thanked: 2,909 Times View My Garage	Droid Explorer For those of you who don't want to type in commands in a terminal while playing with the Linux system in your Android, here's a UI for doing all that - Droid Explorer. Tested and it works fine while connected through cable, but crashes while trying to connect using WiFi - adb connect through TCP/IP seems to have some issues with this app. You can even view and control the phone's screen from PC using screen cast Java application which is bundled with this one.
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