Posted by doministry
I have no idea what is this problem about.
What did you install?
Mine X S is 372 hours without reboot and is still silky smooth.
Posted by congaeels
On 2012-04-12 01:02:40, doministry wrote:
I have no idea what is this problem about.
What did you install?
Mine X S is 372 hours without reboot and is still silky smooth.
Nothing! It was like this out of the box. I've since installed a couple applications (IM+, Spotify, Opera) and the launcher mentioned earlier in an attempt to salvage some measure of stability from the device, but as mentioned before it performs no better. I bought mine on contract from Three, call me stupid but might that have something to do with it? (British guy here)
The weird thing is that I also downloaded a few free games like Temple Run and tried out the trial copy of Dead Space and Tiger Woods 2011 that came installed on the device and all those games ran perfectly. It's seemingly the interface and applications that run within it (like browser, Spotify) which underperform. If I'm listening to music and flitting about menus the sound will often hiccup, browser / Opera scrolling is clunky and slow etc.
Looks like I might've received a dud. Here's hoping the replacement I get will run as nicely as yours.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-12 02:02 ]
Posted by rss_ndrsn
Xperia S is coming to Canada on April 17 but it is exclusive to Rogers and can be bought only at Sony stores. Has this been posted before? If yes, just disregard it.
[ This Message was edited by: rss_ndrsn on 2012-04-12 01:38 ]
Posted by RandomCarpet
On 2012-04-12 01:35:50, congaeels wrote:
On 2012-04-12 01:02:40, doministry wrote:
I have no idea what is this problem about.
What did you install?
Mine X S is 372 hours without reboot and is still silky smooth.
Nothing! It was like this out of the box. I've since installed a couple applications (IM+, Spotify, Opera) and the launcher mentioned earlier in an attempt to salvage some measure of stability from the device, but as mentioned before it performs no better. I bought mine on contract from Three, call me stupid but might that have something to do with it? (British guy here)
The weird thing is that I also downloaded a few free games like Temple Run and tried out the trial copy of Dead Space and Tiger Woods 2011 that came installed on the device and all those games ran perfectly. It's seemingly the interface and applications that run within it (like browser, Spotify) which underperform. If I'm listening to music and flitting about menus the sound will often hiccup, browser / Opera scrolling is clunky and slow etc.
Looks like I might've received a dud. Here's hoping the replacement I get will run as nicely as yours.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-12 02:02 ]
A factory data reset might help you. You can do it via Settings -> Privacy
[ This Message was edited by: RandomCarpet on 2012-04-12 06:43 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
On 2012-04-11 20:25:07, jesonk wrote:
On 2012-04-11 15:41:58, Tsepz_GP wrote:
you both seem to confuse being 'The Benchmark' with 'benchmark tests', nobody said anything about benchmark tests 
Nope, im not a Samsung fanboy if Sony had launched something far ahead of GS2 i would have said get the Sony straight away...but they haven't.
The GS2 gave/still gives a great experience thanks to the hardware, so the hardware is part of the reason why it sold
Chances are GS2 will go beyond ICS, the GS1 got both Froyo then Gingerbread, GS2 just got ICS, and the next Android will be the final one.
Anyway, back on topic, id say wait until the GS3 is atleast announced before making a decision, if the GS2 is anything to go by, the GS3 will give even next years flagships a run for their money.
I didn't say anything about benchmark tests either. I know you meant GS2 was a benchmark for how a phone should be made
. Of course no phone blows GS2 out of water, but there are better phones. There was nothing like it when it was launched just like the iPhone in 2007 and history tells us other companies have caught up with and even surpassed Apple in the mobile industry. Just because GS2 was far ahead of the competition last year doesn't imply GS3 will do the same thing this year. By that logic iphone 4S should have been the greatest phone now . I bet, if Samsung themselves had launched a phone last month, it would not have been far ahead of GS2!
Yes hardware matters, but how you use it matters as well. We're reaching a stage where all mobile makers will be on a level ground in terms of hardware. AMOLED screens are not exclusive to Samsung phones anymore for example, others have started making them. Today's world is very competitive. If you wait for GS3, you might as well wait a few more months and see what Apple, Sony, HTC bring out. As for the updates, SE updated X10 to gingerbread as well and they have transformed and so have HTC. XS and One X will go a step further than GS2. If you wait for 2 months, you get GS3, wait for 2 more months, there will be Xperia mint, wait for another month or so, there will be iPhone 5, wait for another month, you'll get a google phone.
For as long as Samsung continue innovating with their Exynos chips we can expect their phones to be far ahead.
The next Exynos which is based on A15 Cortex, that already makes it more powerful than a quad-core based on A9 (Tegra3).
So you dont agree that he should wait? Thats find, its your opinion. I say he should ,especialy with the GS3 coming with a A15 Cortex Exynos.
Posted by doministry
On 2012-04-12 12:38:31, Tsepz_GP wrote:
On 2012-04-11 20:25:07, jesonk wrote:
On 2012-04-11 15:41:58, Tsepz_GP wrote:
you both seem to confuse being 'The Benchmark' with 'benchmark tests', nobody said anything about benchmark tests
Nope, im not a Samsung fanboy if Sony had launched something far ahead of GS2 i would have said get the Sony straight away...but they haven't.
The GS2 gave/still gives a great experience thanks to the hardware, so the hardware is part of the reason why it sold
Chances are GS2 will go beyond ICS, the GS1 got both Froyo then Gingerbread, GS2 just got ICS, and the next Android will be the final one.
Anyway, back on topic, id say wait until the GS3 is atleast announced before making a decision, if the GS2 is anything to go by, the GS3 will give even next years flagships a run for their money.
I didn't say anything about benchmark tests either. I know you meant GS2 was a benchmark for how a phone should be made
. Of course no phone blows GS2 out of water, but there are better phones. There was nothing like it when it was launched just like the iPhone in 2007 and history tells us other companies have caught up with and even surpassed Apple in the mobile industry. Just because GS2 was far ahead of the competition last year doesn't imply GS3 will do the same thing this year. By that logic iphone 4S should have been the greatest phone now . I bet, if Samsung themselves had launched a phone last month, it would not have been far ahead of GS2!
Yes hardware matters, but how you use it matters as well. We're reaching a stage where all mobile makers will be on a level ground in terms of hardware. AMOLED screens are not exclusive to Samsung phones anymore for example, others have started making them. Today's world is very competitive. If you wait for GS3, you might as well wait a few more months and see what Apple, Sony, HTC bring out. As for the updates, SE updated X10 to gingerbread as well and they have transformed and so have HTC. XS and One X will go a step further than GS2. If you wait for 2 months, you get GS3, wait for 2 more months, there will be Xperia mint, wait for another month or so, there will be iPhone 5, wait for another month, you'll get a google phone.
For as long as Samsung continue innovating with their Exynos chips we can expect their phones to be far ahead.
The next Exynos which is based on A15 Cortex, that already makes it more powerful than a quad-core based on A9 (Tegra3).
So you dont agree that he should wait? Thats find, its your opinion. I say he should ,especialy with the GS3 coming with a A15 Cortex Exynos.
The fact is that the're not really ahead in any way anymore. It was true over a year ago, now it's just blah blah.
[ This Message was edited by: doministry on 2012-04-12 14:52 ]
Posted by congaeels
A factory data reset might help you. You can do it via Settings -> Privacy
[ This Message was edited by: RandomCarpet on 2012-04-12 06:43 ]
Just tried it, didn't help. Home screen still lags. Good idea though, I didn't realise there was a factory data reset option on the device.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-12 17:46 ]
Posted by doministry
On 2012-04-12 18:44:00, congaeels wrote:
A factory data reset might help you. You can do it via Settings -> Privacy
[ This Message was edited by: RandomCarpet on 2012-04-12 06:43 ]
Just tried it, didn't help. Home screen still lags. Good idea though, I didn't realise there was a factory data reset option on the device.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-12 17:46 ]
But is it
launcher which lags or custom one?
Bad software can be also a reason.
I ask because as I mentioned my X S after 400 hours is still like after reboot.
Posted by Oogamous
You must have received a faulty piece.
Not facing any lag issues so far. The phone is silky smooth.
The only issue i have is that while video chatting via Gtalk app, the opposite party cannot see me. All they get is a blank screen. Is Gtalk video chat compatible with Xperia S or is there a way to authorize gtalk to use the front camera of the xperia S?
Skype works perfectly. The issue is only with Gtalk.
Any suggestions?
Posted by congaeels
But is it
launcher which lags or custom one?
Bad software can be also a reason.
I ask because as I mentioned my X S after 400 hours is still like after reboot.
Well now everything is back to factory default settings so I'm using Timescape again, although the other launchers I tried before also lag. It's just not a smooth experience, browsing the internet and scrolling through menus.
Posted by djin
On 2012-04-12 19:10:58, congaeels wrote:
But is it
launcher which lags or custom one?
Bad software can be also a reason.
I ask because as I mentioned my X S after 400 hours is still like after reboot.
Well now everything is back to factory default settings so I'm using Timescape again, although the other launchers I tried before also lag. It's just not a smooth experience, browsing the internet and scrolling through menus.
Connect to the pc companion and re install the firmware, that should solve it, if not then i think you will have to get it exchanged..
Posted by rickster2kuk
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/04/12/xperia-s-review-roundup-2/
All reviews are very positive about the S, I would say more so than the Arc. Maybe this shows Sony are doing things right.
Main sticking point seems to be no ICS at launch.
Posted by congaeels
I tried reinstalling the firmware via PC Companion but the phone still lags. So literally nobody here knows what I'm talking about? You haven't noticed even the slightest bit of roughness in scrolling and animations in the UI? Cause I don't want to send this back only to get another one which is just as bad. Perhaps this is just the way the phone is and you people are better at putting up with it than I.
Posted by goldenface
@congaeels
How much free phone memory have you got? Do you have lots left?
Posted by S4k1s
On 2012-04-10 22:06:52, S4k1s wrote:
My SX S started lagging today while playing mp3 thru loudspeaker and (at the same time) doing other stuff like scrolling thru pictures and menus...
[ This Message was edited by: S4k1s on 2012-04-10 21:07 ]
Posted by goldenface
Nice little review from Jonathan Morris here. Says he's not 100% for the see-through element of the design.
Posted by congaeels
On 2012-04-12 21:21:03, goldenface wrote:
@congaeels
How much free phone memory have you got? Do you have lots left?
25GB of space left. Again I factory resetted / re-installed the firmware twice so this is with a clean slate. No music on the device, a few apps that come installed by default and that's it.
A few people on Youtube and other forums have mentioned the lag, but others report speedy performance so I'm not sure what's going on. Most people seem satisifed with their phone but perhaps they're expecting less than I was, coming from an iPad 2 which, despite being lower-spec, still runs much cleaner and smoother. Or maybe I genuinely have a dodgy model.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
On 2012-04-12 21:47:28, congaeels wrote:
On 2012-04-12 21:21:03, goldenface wrote:
@congaeels
How much free phone memory have you got? Do you have lots left?
25GB of space left. Again I factory resetted / re-installed the firmware twice so this is with a clean slate. No music on the device, a few apps that come installed by default and that's it.
A few people on Youtube and other forums have mentioned the lag, but others report speedy performance so I'm not sure what's going on. Most people seem satisifed with their phone but perhaps they're expecting less than I was, coming from an iPad 2 which, despite being lower-spec, still runs much cleaner and smoother. Or maybe I genuinely have a dodgy model.
The iPad2 is not lower spec, its GPU remains the best in dual-cores, far more powerful than the Xperia S's GPU, you won't get the same type of smooth performance as in your iPad2 even if you get a new XSm but it does sound like yours is faulty, get it replaced, but as I've said don't expect iPad2 type performance, iOS is a lot more limited in background processing, put that together with its incredibly powerful GPU and you've got one sleek and fast device.
Posted by djin
@congaeels,
If you check out the videos of xperia s, do you find yours to perform similarly? OR worse than them? If its like the videos on youtube then yours is good and you probably are seeing the lag. Otherwise there could be a problem with your handset, which my guess would be due to the embedded memory..In that case getting it exchanged would be the only option.
Posted by hihihans
Useless info but I had one in my hands today and it felt / looked / sounded great.
Posted by congaeels
Jumped back a few pages and found this post:
On 2012-03-18 21:47:58, Del wrote:
On 2012-03-18 18:37:00, The Matador wrote:
My xperia S is locked on three with three branded firmware, anyone can help me installing the generic firmware?
Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537296
Perhaps installing the generic firmware will rectify my problem? I can't figure out how to go about this though - I downloaded the *.ftf file in the above thread but am not sure what to do next. Kind of a noob to this stuff. Would appreciate any help.
EDIt: I just watched a couple videos of the Xperia S on Youtube and maybe I'm seeing things but they seem to have the lag as well. I guess it's possible that this is just how the phone is, kind of unresponsive by nature. But what surprises me is that more people aren't taking note of the roughness. Is this something people are used to, something that happens across the board with Android phones or something? Am I asking for too much?
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-13 01:17 ]
Posted by goldenface
I wouldn't say so. The memory management gets better with every update. My XPLAY has a fraction of the memory your XS has but runs butter smooth. I'm using Advanced Task Killer though, which gave some improvement, even though some advise against it. ICS should bring more improvements.
Posted by doministry
On 2012-04-13 00:41:17, congaeels wrote:
Jumped back a few pages and found this post:
On 2012-03-18 21:47:58, Del wrote:
On 2012-03-18 18:37:00, The Matador wrote:
My xperia S is locked on three with three branded firmware, anyone can help me installing the generic firmware?
Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537296
Perhaps installing the generic firmware will rectify my problem? I can't figure out how to go about this though - I downloaded the *.ftf file in the above thread but am not sure what to do next. Kind of a noob to this stuff. Would appreciate any help.
EDIt: I just watched a couple videos of the Xperia S on Youtube and maybe I'm seeing things but they seem to have the lag as well. I guess it's possible that this is just how the phone is, kind of unresponsive by nature. But what surprises me is that more people aren't taking note of the roughness. Is this something people are used to, something that happens across the board with Android phones or something? Am I asking for too much?
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-13 01:17 ]
I don't know, maybe you're just obsessed.
My phone is smooth and shows significant improvement over Arc which was also great.
I feel the device runing stable, stutter free etc.
And X S by nature is VERY RESPONSIVE.
There is also different tolerance between people regarding UI stuttering.
But even if those things happen rarely on any device including iOS, they are not any problem.
But X S is definitely not lagging in any way. Arc wasn't either.
I for instance like smooth UI but will not kill for it if it's fast and has desired features.
That's why I dumped WP7 which was so smooth but so limited.
[ This Message was edited by: doministry on 2012-04-13 10:07 ]
Posted by doministry
.73 available for Poland
Posted by djin
@congaeels,
I guess you will have to either wait for ice cream sandwich? or if the lag is really bothersome then return it.. I too noticed it to stutter, although it was pretty good for most of the part.. Also since the phone is new, it takes a while for it to work efficiently..
Posted by doministry
It's interesting this stutter thing.
Where does it happen really? What apps?
For me X S runs well since the day 1.
Posted by adsada
I've got a few issues about my Xperia S, firstly the battery cover is slightly loose so ever so slightly can me moved up and down not that big of an issue but does make it feel less premium. When plugging headphones in it seems to require a quite firm push. Also on the camera it seems to constantly go crazily out of focus and you have to manually reset it to normal but I can see this being a problem in video mode. Anyone else got these issues?
[ This Message was edited by: adsada on 2012-04-13 23:07 ]
Posted by worf1000
On 2012-04-14 00:06:20, adsada wrote:
I've got a few issues about my Xperia S, firstly the battery cover is slightly loose so ever so slightly can me moved up and down not that big of an issue but does make it feel less premium. When plugging headphones in it seems to require a quite firm push. Also on the camera it seems to constantly go crazily out of focus and you have to manually reset it to normal but I can see this being a problem in video mode. Anyone else got these issues?
[ This Message was edited by: adsada on 2012-04-13 23:07 ]
No, my Xperia S is still as new
No single minor issues.
Posted by S4k1s
On 2012-04-13 22:19:55, doministry wrote:
It's interesting this stutter thing.
Where does it happen really? What apps?
For me X S runs well since the day 1.
Posted by Supa_Fly
Not that most of you Europeans care ... but Sony has FINALLY announced an official Xperia S launch date for us Canadians/United States Citizens. It'll be available in SOny Stores on both sides of the border on April 17th!
Now I need to consider between Xperia S or Xperia ION (waiting for it with just ICS 3 button layout). Or I can go with an LG Optimus LTE (2nd attempt ... i only gave it a half week try before selling it).
I'm curious - and this maybe NOT the thread for this - but does your investment in applications for your preferred mobile OS affect you from migrating to the competition should the hardware performance/specs or overall design suit you better?! I ask this because I have about $40 in application investments (not to mention my developer license which will ONLY get use first week in May for training) with iOS. Maybe the polish of the applications - my humble opinion here - on iOS seems to be better (if not as powerful) vs Android. The latest camera app crossover for Android seems to be nullifying that perception though.
what say you?
Posted by adsada
You can quite easily download paid apps .apk's which is illegal but if you have already bought them for iOS I don't see anything morally wrong with doing it. You can install these directly off the memory card, unlike with iOS where you would need to jail break.
Posted by pauvincent
On 2012-04-14 01:10:38, S4k1s wrote:
On 2012-04-13 22:19:55, doministry wrote:
It's interesting this stutter thing.
Where does it happen really? What apps?
For me X S runs well since the day 1.
It does that from time to time but nothing but a firmware that can be fixed
Posted by doministry
On 2012-04-14 01:10:38, S4k1s wrote:
On 2012-04-13 22:19:55, doministry wrote:
It's interesting this stutter thing.
Where does it happen really? What apps?
For me X S runs well since the day 1.
Nothing annoying here. You have a problematic device or you're really obsessed.
Mine works fine.
Posted by S4k1s
On 2012-04-14 18:19:51, doministry wrote:
On 2012-04-14 01:10:38, S4k1s wrote:
On 2012-04-13 22:19:55, doministry wrote:
It's interesting this stutter thing.
Where does it happen really? What apps?
For me X S runs well since the day 1.
Nothing annoying here. You have a problematic device or you're really obsessed.
Mine works fine.
obsessed???
I want uninterrupted playback of a mp3 file while browsing the web or just browsing the home menu. I don't think its wrong to demand this of a 500€ 1.5GHz dual core device.
Posted by doministry
On 2012-04-14 18:34:02, S4k1s wrote:
On 2012-04-14 18:19:51, doministry wrote:
On 2012-04-14 01:10:38, S4k1s wrote:
On 2012-04-13 22:19:55, doministry wrote:
It's interesting this stutter thing.
Where does it happen really? What apps?
For me X S runs well since the day 1.
Nothing annoying here. You have a problematic device or you're really obsessed.
Mine works fine.
obsessed???
I want uninterrupted playback of a mp3 file while browsing the web or just browsing the home menu. I don't think its wrong to demand this of a 500€ 1.5GHz dual core device.
That's why I made it a possible reason no 2.
And pointed out that nothing of this kind happens on my phone.
Just tried it.
It's hard to discuss it without seeing it though.
[ This Message was edited by: doministry on 2012-04-14 18:29 ]
Posted by pauvincent
Just wait for ics then complain i think ics is more optomize with dual core or something 2.3.7 isnt the final destination of xs
[ This Message was edited by: pauvincent on 2012-04-14 18:33 ]
Posted by djin
@Prom1,
I have bought apps over 200$ so far on ipad2(which were also paid apps in android).. With this investment, I do feel moving to android tablet would be problematic, but as a phone, I am not really sure, but most of the apps are usually free in android as compared to ios. Ex - angry birds is like 3$, but free on android..
What i really like about android is, if you dont like it you can get a refund(within 5 min i think). But in ios, you need to go thru a lot to get back your money.. IF you got an ipad then you could possibly use those apps, along with android phone.. Else it will be there with your account, so lets say you wana move back to iphone6s, you would have them back..
There is also getjar application, which gives out 100's of paid application for free, plus amazon's app store, thru which you might be able to get them for free and legally... Else you could do what adsada said.
Personally I think you should check out the prices on the play store for the apps which you really like, and see the price diffrence of changing to android..
Posted by Supa_Fly
On 2012-04-14 15:00:22, adsada wrote:
You can quite easily download paid apps .apk's which is illegal but if you have already bought them for iOS I don't see anything morally wrong with doing it. You can install these directly off the memory card, unlike with iOS where you would need to jail break.
Actually with iOS you can re-download the same applications you've bought (free/paid - iTunes doesn't discriminate) back to 5 iOS devices, the same policy as music/movies downloaded.
On 2012-04-14 19:53:56, djin wrote:
@Prom1,
I have bought apps over 200$ so far on ipad2(which were also paid apps in android).. With this investment, I do feel moving to android tablet would be problematic, but as a phone, I am not really sure, but most of the apps are usually free in android as compared to ios. Ex - angry birds is like 3$, but free on android..
What i really like about android is, if you dont like it you can get a refund(within 5 min i think). But in ios, you need to go thru a lot to get back your money.. IF you got an ipad then you could possibly use those apps, along with android phone.. Else it will be there with your account, so lets say you wana move back to iphone6s, you would have them back..
There is also getjar application, which gives out 100's of paid application for free, plus amazon's app store, thru which you might be able to get them for free and legally... Else you could do what adsada said.
Personally I think you should check out the prices on the play store for the apps which you really like, and see the price diffrence of changing to android..
@ djin,
Great feedback ... MUCH appreciated! I too feel that is my only major challenge. Unfortunately not ALL iOS applications are available for Android: I use about 6 music composition applications, and there is a few visual arts applications (most are iPad based). I could deal for a few months without these but not more than 4. The cost on my end is not as well invested as you are ... and I don't own an iPad (the one from work I used for 6wks solid is passed onto a colleague for now).
getjar ... I thought that site and list of apps was LOOOONG gone!
Posted by congaeels
obsessed???
I want uninterrupted playback of a mp3 file while browsing the web or just browsing the home menu. I don't think its wrong to demand this of a 500€ 1.5GHz dual core device.
Agreed. There's nothing pedantic or "obsessed" about wanting a device of this spec to execute simple tasks without stutter or lag. I don't know if there's a bad batch of Xperia S's out there or what, but Sony need to get their shit together and stop this from happening period. The .73 update hasn't been released in the UK yet but I'm hoping it'll fix these issues.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-16 00:44 ]
Posted by mode
I think music playing seamlessly is the most basic requirement for any phone/music player. Playback had always been flawless in their feature phones, 3-4 years down the line music stutters and sometimes the player shut down altogether isn't exactly progress to me, especially for my flagship Arc S let alone Xperia S with dual core 1.5ghz processor leaving no more excuse for this to continue being a problem. This is exactly why people go for iPhone
Posted by owlsfan_72
On 2012-04-16 02:35:32, mode wrote:
I think music playing seamlessly is the most basic requirement for any phone/music player. Playback had always been flawless in their feature phones, 3-4 years down the line music stutters and sometimes the player shut down altogether isn't exactly progress to me, especially for my flagship Arc S let alone Xperia S with dual core 1.5ghz processor leaving no more excuse for this to continue being a problem. This is exactly why people go for iPhone
I've just tested my X S and had the Navigation running with GPS on, Wifi on, had the browser open and the music player working and all are fine. You obviously have something wrong with your phone. I've never experienced any lag.
PS iPhones have problems too.
Posted by Indiandawg
I checked out Xperia S. I was expecting a faster UI but not much of a difference I felt compared to Arc S. I'm surprised since its a dual core, it still lagged (very minor) while changing home screens
Posted by Arne Anka
On 2012-04-16 13:32:11, Indiandawg wrote:
I checked out Xperia S. I was expecting a faster UI but not much of a difference I felt compared to Arc S. I'm surprised since its a dual core, it still lagged (very minor) while changing home screens
I played with two in two different stores a week ago and did not notice any lag at all. But I guess it may be subjective what is considered as lag.
Posted by djin
@Prom1,
Ah Android is still behind in creativity and multimedia type apps, but I think it will catch up soon. I guess you should rather have your iphone, and see how it goes with android.
I was also surprised to see getjar, but its very much alive, and its golden apps are really good! Lots of paid apps for free everyday!
---
The xperia s seems to usually lag/stutter mainly when switching between homescreens, and arc s/arc/neo/neo v all had this problem too! Its not about the hardware in this case, but sony's software custimzation at fault. So I think it might be fixed with the ics update.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDS0fpxbsE
If you skip to about 2:55 then you can notice the lag , all though its nothing major, it just isnt as smooth as it could have been!
Posted by rickster2kuk
I'm really enjoying the Xperia S, I used the Arc again last night and the X S is much quicker and more fluid.
Call me impatient thou, I really am getting itchy fingers waiting for both the .73 firmware update in the UK and ICS launch - I know it's coming but come on Sony, pull your finger out
.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Djin
The culprit seems to be the Xperia launcher that Sony use, i installed the Xperia S launcher on my GS2 last week, and although it looked beautiful, i ran back to the built-in TouchWiz one due to the XS Launcher stuttering/being choppy and laggy occassionaly almost like the Xperia Ss in the youtube vids. In the 5months ive had by GS2 it has NEVER lagged or stuttered, until i used XS Launcher and even though the XS launcher is good most of the time the unprectible lag popped up at the worst times, Sony need to optimize it, otherwise it will only get worse in Android4.0.
Posted by congaeels
On 2012-04-16 23:11:13, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Djin
The culprit seems to be the Xperia launcher that Sony use, i installed the Xperia S launcher on my GS2 last week, and although it looked beautiful, i ran back to the built-in TouchWiz one due to the XS Launcher stuttering/being choppy and laggy occassionaly almost like the Xperia Ss in the youtube vids. In the 5months ive had by GS2 it has NEVER lagged or stuttered, until i used XS Launcher and even though the XS launcher is good most of the time the unprectible lag popped up at the worst times, Sony need to optimize it, otherwise it will only get worse in Android4.0.
I tried installing/running TouchWiz and get a "stopped unexpectedly" error, but have used Go Launcher EX and the interface and certain programs still lag just as bad, particularly when it comes to scrolling (whether it be sprites or menus/web pages). I've even experienced a fair bit of slowdown with some games since my previous posts. Really not sure how to deal with this problem, it's clearly not the hardware - the Snapdragon S3 processor, while one generation behind the S4, is nothing to sneeze at... plenty other devices use it and I'm pretty sure they don't exhibit the same issue.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-16 23:11 ]
Posted by doministry
On 2012-04-17 00:05:24, congaeels wrote:
On 2012-04-16 23:11:13, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Djin
The culprit seems to be the Xperia launcher that Sony use, i installed the Xperia S launcher on my GS2 last week, and although it looked beautiful, i ran back to the built-in TouchWiz one due to the XS Launcher stuttering/being choppy and laggy occassionaly almost like the Xperia Ss in the youtube vids. In the 5months ive had by GS2 it has NEVER lagged or stuttered, until i used XS Launcher and even though the XS launcher is good most of the time the unprectible lag popped up at the worst times, Sony need to optimize it, otherwise it will only get worse in Android4.0.
I tried installing/running TouchWiz and get a "stopped unexpectedly" error, but have used Go Launcher EX and the interface and certain programs still lag just as bad, particularly when it comes to scrolling (whether it be sprites or menus/web pages). I've even experienced a fair bit of slowdown with some games since my previous posts. Really not sure how to deal with this problem, it's clearly not the hardware - the Snapdragon S3 processor, while one generation behind the S4, is nothing to sneeze at... plenty other devices use it and I'm pretty sure they don't exhibit the same issue.
[ This Message was edited by: congaeels on 2012-04-16 23:11 ]
Launchers are optimized for devices, so it's a nonsense comparison.
You should replace your unit. XS runs really well.
Posted by S4k1s
I got my SX S replaced yesterday. It had a glitch over the home button resulting in "bed noises" when pressed.
I will check later if the new one has any problems with the mp3 playback while exiting programs or menus.
Posted by Ricke77
On 2012-04-16 21:00:45, djin wrote:
@Prom1,
The xperia s seems to usually lag/stutter mainly when switching between homescreens, and arc s/arc/neo/neo v all had this problem too! Its not about the hardware in this case, but sony's software custimzation at fault. So I think it might be fixed with the ics update.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDS0fpxbsE
If you skip to about 2:55 then you can notice the lag , all though its nothing major, it just isnt as smooth as it could have been!
ROOT will do the trick! Then you can get rid of all the bloatware that slows down your phone. I´ve seen rooted "Arcs" that are faster than "S"... Lag/Stutter will show on all android phones if you don´t kill the bloatware that keeps eating up your RAM.
I just flashed ICS to my arc the other day and the lag/Stutter is still there...
My solution is to root it.