Posted by OffLineR
Seems really nice.
Why pink?
How much did you pay?
Where did you get it?
Posted by argiriano
Isn`t too colorful with black, gold and pink?
Posted by bronxdude
On 2011-10-31 16:03:42, OffLineR wrote:
Seems really nice.
Why pink?
How much did you pay?
Where did you get it?
I paid almost $12 for it. I bought it from eBay
Why Pink? That's my 1st choice - I had a white phone before (aino), then all my phones were black. My Ray is gold, so I wanna try something different. Im gonna get white cover too. not from the same seller though. his white has NTTDoCoMo's logo on it
Posted by OffLineR
Is that really pink or reddish?
I love the gold btw. Having black cover as an option would be nice though.
[ This Message was edited by: OffLineR on 2011-11-01 07:57 ]
Posted by Zzzyzx
I want to change the color of the aluminum frame of my XPERIA Ray. I have the gold one. Is it possible to use a paint stripper to get rid of the gold color of the frame? I tried using a sandpaper hoping to "polish" off the frame but unfortunately I just chipped the frame
Anyone can help me on what's the best way to remedy this?
Posted by argiriano
wow, dude that`s scary! How can you dare to try before you know what the exit is going to be. I think first you need water sandpaper to polish the aluminum.. then I think you`ll need a enamel for general use or car paint with your chosen color. But I`m not sure what the exit will be, just guessing from other experiences.
Posted by amardeep
I want to change the color of the aluminum frame of my XPERIA Ray [...] Anyone can help me on what's the best way to remedy this?
Buy the phone in the colour you want and leave it alone after that.
Posted by bronxdude
On 2011-11-01 08:49:08, OffLineR wrote:
Is that really pink or reddish?
I love the gold btw. Having black cover as an option would be nice though.
[ This Message was edited by: OffLineR on 2011-11-01 07:57 ]
more like bright red.
i also have the glod one - since only black and gold were released here in my country
Posted by Zzzyzx
On 2011-11-02 01:53:00, amardeep wrote:
I want to change the color of the aluminum frame of my XPERIA Ray [...] Anyone can help me on what's the best way to remedy this?
Buy the phone in the colour you want and leave it alone after that.
This is exactly what I did
It left me with no other choice but to buy another unit. This time, I chose the safest colour: black. I also bought two other battery covers: one white and one pink (red-dish).
Now I just have to sell the other unit (the gold one)
I don't know how much more I can sell this "damaged" unit
On a positive note: the black XPERIA Ray looks good on all the other battery cover colors: gold, pink and white. Even the gold battery cover (which I hate because of the aluminum frame) now looks so good with the black one. How I wish SE just left the aluminum frame all black or probably dark silver.
I will try to post some pics later this week.
[ This Message was edited by: Zzzyzx on 2011-11-02 03:38 ]
Posted by piflechien
On 2011-11-01 08:49:08, OffLineR wrote:
Is that really pink or reddish?
I love the gold btw. Having black cover as an option would be nice though.
[ This Message was edited by: OffLineR on 2011-11-01 07:57 ]
The backcover is red-ish but the sides are definitely pink and girlish
Posted by OffLineR
Are we going to have Android 4.0?
Posted by ceaser2008
Has new software update resolved the screen flickering problem?????
[ This Message was edited by: ceaser2008 on 2011-11-03 13:07 ]
Posted by Rookwise
No it hasn't. Since the update I'm also getting a prompt each time I open the browser saying that the page can't be opened because there's no connection. Even though the page has actually loaded and I have a full signal. The phone has slowed down slightly and the back gets hotter quicker around where the antenna/camera is located.
On a plus side. The battery life has really improved. 2 maybe 3 days at moderate use now.
Posted by ceaser2008
You are facing these after upgradation??? or just get the message of newer software but cant update it
Posted by Rookwise
I had the flickering screen on v2.3.3 & its also present on v2.3.4. All the other things I've mentioned have happened since updating the phone to 2.3.4
Posted by Bonovox
What?? It's still there?? Oh dear glad I refunded mine it drove me nuts. I now got the Samsung GS2 & couldn't be happier
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-11-03 14:27 ]
Posted by ceaser2008
Oh thats sad, rookwise. Actually my good friend, recommanded me to consider it before buying any phone but i am disappointed. The update has made it slower.
WTF and you cant use your internet. 
Then obviously your battery gonna last long. 
Posted by Rookwise
I've given up for now and gone back to my x10. No point even attempting to sell or trade in my xray as it's worth nothing.
Maximum trade in is £90 @ cpw or grade A unlocked condition at CEX is £159 cash. Not good when you pay £250+ for one of these new.
My next phone will certainly not be another Sony Ericsson/Sony/whatever they're gonna be called next year.
Gonna go HTC or Samsung Galaxy S 3 methinks
Posted by ceaser2008
Oh.. Sony has loose another loyal customer.
Posted by OffLineR
I don't have flickering problem
Posted by yuunanase
Have updated my red Ray to 2.3.4. And the flickering problem is still there. The home and back key is unresponsive as usual, and I don't feel that the standby time is improved.
One thing I have noticed, though, is that while the phone is syncing with my google account, it no longer lags the whole device as much as before.
Posted by bronxdude
what exactly is the flickering problem?
Posted by argiriano
On 2011-11-04 08:27:00, OffLineR wrote:
I don't have flickering problem
I don`t have flickering too... and I`m still wondering wheter to update to 2.3.4
Posted by Rookwise
For me. The flickering happens when using the browser. Mostly when replying to a message (eg on forums when the keypad is displayed)
Every few seconds the screen flickers black to white. It's about a 1cm thick bar across the middle of the screen.
I'm on my 5th Xray as all previous ones were returned for similar problems including the screen flicker but each replacement had the same problems. It is software based so should be easily corrected.
Have even tried different brightness levels to see if it goes away but it's always there.
Posted by OffLineR
@Rookwise
Wow. That's annoying. I'm glad I don't have it.
Posted by Zzzyzx
I haven't encountered the XPERIA Ray (on Gold, White and Black) units
Posted by Bonovox
I had it when I had the Ray too. Maybe it's the UK version that does it?? It happened to me when browsing too and a yellow warning symbol would flash up on screen and internet would briefly disconnect and re connect again with the signal quickly dropping in and out. Drove me nuts.
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-11-06 15:22 ]
Posted by jibuti
No flickering on mine.....Opera worx like a charm....
Posted by pauvincent
My xray works perfectly nothing wrong with it
Posted by Kimi
No flickering here, too. Such things would drive me crazy, as well. I can fully understand everyone going for a different phone then.
Posted by bronxdude
mine works like a charm.
i agree, might be region-specific and a software fix will fix this
Posted by pauvincent
Does anybody have a problem, when the phone isn't in use and when you try to push any button to show the unlock screen it only opens the backlight and the actual screen is blank please help this came a week after I upgraded to 2.3.4
[ This Message was edited by: pauvincent on 2011-11-06 15:17 ]
Posted by tranced
This avatar is available already.
Posted by bronxdude
YEY! the avatar is now available
Posted by OffLineR
At last we have the avatar.
But I prefer a gold one
[ This Message was edited by: OffLineR on 2011-11-10 12:15 ]
Posted by Rookwise
Looks like the price of the Xray has gone up. Glad I got mine when I did. Paid £249.99 for mine at Carphone Warehouse nearly a month ago and its now gone up to £349.99 for a pay and go one
Posted by Bonovox
Yeah I noticed that too @ Carphone Warehouse. I still think despite the odd value price they are still so expensive Carphone are. They still sell the Play @ £499
Posted by cableguy
O2 in Ireland have the play for 159€ on prepay !!
Posted by AkuKL
On 2011-11-06 16:11:45, pauvincent wrote:
Does anybody have a problem, when the phone isn't in use and when you try to push any button to show the unlock screen it only opens the backlight and the actual screen is blank please help this came a week after I upgraded to 2.3.4
[ This Message was edited by: pauvincent on 2011-11-06 15:17 ]
This also happened to my friend Xperia Mini Pro.
Posted by pauvincent
On 2011-11-14 23:55:40, AkuKL wrote:
On 2011-11-06 16:11:45, pauvincent wrote:
Does anybody have a problem, when the phone isn't in use and when you try to push any button to show the unlock screen it only opens the backlight and the actual screen is blank please help this came a week after I upgraded to 2.3.4
[ This Message was edited by: pauvincent on 2011-11-06 15:17 ]
This also happened to my friend Xperia Mini Pro.
Does anybody know how to solve this?
Posted by OffLineR
I have been using LAuncher Pro Happily more than a year(since X10) but it has got quite disturbingly slow after last update. It hangs so long that application unresponsive screen appears.
I have gone back to using original SE home page which is incredibly faster than Launcher pro.
It can manage more widgets as well
Strange.
Posted by Rookwise
Wow this thread has gone very quiet. Has everyone abandoned their Xray's ?????
Am thinking of doing a complete reflash on mine as it's running very slow. Hardly have anything installed on it atm as well.
Posted by jplacson
I think we're all just waiting for ICS...
Posted by OffLineR
@Rookwise
What do you use for home screen?
Posted by bahraini
i just got mine
it has the latest update
2.3.4
the camera menu is much less than what i saw
in the reviews
i have only
1- capturing mode, 3D and sweep panorama added
2- resolution
3- switch camera
4- self timer
5- photo light
6- Geotagging
7- shutter sound
what happened to the rest of the options? why everything else was removed?
Posted by Rookwise
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Just the standard SE one. On animated wallpaper etc. The phone is becoming slow and unresponsive at times. Cleared cache etc and moved most of the apps over to sd that I was able to. There's hardly anything running on the phone atm. Screen has started to not register at times or it responds to the selection above what I'm selecting
Posted by Bonovox
That's a shame I don't have any trouble with the Play compare to what I had with the Ray
Posted by altemyr
On 2011-11-30 14:00:00, Rookwise wrote:
Wow this thread has gone very quiet. Has everyone abandoned their Xray's ?????
Am thinking of doing a complete reflash on mine as it's running very slow. Hardly have anything installed on it atm as well.
In general, in forums like this, people mostly complain when their handset is not functioning very well. People who don't have any problems with their handsets just sit quietly. There is not much to complain about that hasn't already been said about the Ray.
On 2011-11-30 14:31, jplacson wrote:
I think we're all just waiting for ICS...
Indeed
Posted by OffLineR
@Rookwise
Try moving frequently used apps back to Phone from SD card.
And Antivirus apps kill the joy on mobile phones
Posted by Rookwise
I've moved everything apart from pictures and videos back over to the phones memory and it has actually made a small improvement.
Still lag on the touchscreen itself though.
Haven't got and anti virus installed on mine. Also deleted the McAfee app off as well.