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motvikt
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A good review and a good score. Much better than engadget. |
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goldenface
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I did the same. Could not find any dummy phones anywhere. It's driving me mad.
I've still my heart set on the white version though so I'll just have to wait and see.
That review was fair enough and I do hope hd recording comes with a future update like the X10 but can't wait to try out the gamepad.
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liaoip
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Can someone explain this video to me? Apparently it's a comparison of the brightness between the Xperia Play vs. Arc, except there seems to be an issue with the ambient light sensor or the Play because the screen seems to brighten up when he flashes the light into the sensor. I don't understand Spanish so I'd appreciate a translation. Thank you
http://www.viddler.com/explore/es_engadget/videos/433/
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NoroBiik
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On 2011-04-01 00:12:31, motvikt wrote:
A good review and a good score. Much better than engadget.
I loved the review too, very well done. Honestly forgot this was a phone when I was watching the Bruce Lee game video. Camera shots seem comparable with the w995 (note the blue fringing in the cathedral shot) which isn't bad for a non-Cybershot class phone.
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NoroBiik
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On 2011-04-01 08:33:07, liaoip wrote:
Can someone explain this video to me? Apparently it's a comparison of the brightness between the Xperia Play vs. Arc, except there seems to be an issue with the ambient light sensor or the Play because the screen seems to brighten up when he flashes the light into the sensor. I don't understand Spanish so I'd appreciate a translation. Thank you
http://www.viddler.com/explore/es_engadget/videos/433/
[ This Message was edited by: liaoip on 2011-04-01 07:33 ]
I watched the video, he was trying to simulate sunlight or very bright surroundings when he shone a flashlight into the Play's (light) sensor. The brightening of the screen is the correct response. |
Bonovox
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Just seen the Play in Phones4U window.
Phone?? What phone?? |
tranced
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Video: Age of Zombies - Xperia Play
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X10Fan
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Nice to see the Play is in stores. I'll wait and see what issues pop up before considering it though. |
liaoip
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@NoroBilk: That's interesting, cause I've read at least 2 or 3 reviews/previews (Engadget, PhoneArena, GSMArena) that say it doesn't have an ambient light sensor. Or is what they are testing in the video different from that?
@Any one else: If anyone else has handled the phone, are the purported screen brightness issues (i.e. complaints of it being dim even on max brightness) really as bad as they make it sound? Could this be a manufacturing inconsistency between certain batches/color models? I'm almost thinking of sitting and waiting for the 2nd batch of production to see if it might improve if it is indeed an issue. Thoughts? |
Bonovox
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Not sure if this video has been posted. But some reviews say the Play's screen is poor. Here it looks fine to me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLLkfsHfQ8
Phone?? What phone?? |
smclion102
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PLAY Out in INDIA
COST 31k INR/705 USD/495 EUR |
Arne Anka
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On 2011-04-02 00:21:26, liaoip wrote:
@Any one else: If anyone else has handled the phone, are the purported screen brightness issues (i.e. complaints of it being dim even on max brightness) really as bad as they make it sound? Could this be a manufacturing inconsistency between certain batches/color models? I'm almost thinking of sitting and waiting for the 2nd batch of production to see if it might improve if it is indeed an issue. Thoughts?
According to Sidneylopsides the screen brightness is good.
http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=97514&page=3
Hmm, seeing some odd conflicting views on the screen brightness.
The ones I had with me on Sunday were plenty bright enough, as Pocketnow agrees, yet other sources say it's dull. I wonder if there is something causing that, maybe different software, or even a bug?
But in another thread he also says
http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=102784
The screen has auto brightness on all the time, and it ca be a bit agressive indoors, right now with the lights off it's quite dull, but easy to use. I can see why thay've done it (It'll save power too) but it would be nice to have the option to turn it off.
I guess there is nothing wrong with the screen, but due to the auto brightness the screen mey appear either as bright or dull depending on the lighing conditions under which it is used. |
Bonovox
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I was in Carphone store today it had a stand dedicated to Xperia phones. It had a working Play model which I took photo of and a silver Arc plus surprisingly a working Neo. Anyway all looked nice except Neo felt cheap and too light.
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sidneylopsides
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After having my own for a day or so, I can make more sense of the screen issues.
Auto is always on, and during the day it's nice and bright and looks pretty good, but in a dark environment it gets a lot darker, and can seem quite dull. I've not had a situation where it's been too dim to see or anything, it's just noticeable indoors. It does seem to help the battery life though, on mine the cell standby etc uses more power than the screen, on the X10 it was the other way around.
Overall though, I'm very happy with it! I keep mentioning this, but the speakers are excellent! The sound in general is very good, but the speakers are great for a phone.
I've bought a couple of games, they are awesome. Slightly disappointed at the control layout on Modern Combat, but that's not the phone's fault, Gameloft made a strange decision there.
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Bonovox
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What's the build like??
Phone?? What phone?? |
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