View Full Version : Rogers Samsung Spica Vs Sony Ericsson X10
Bikram
03-09-2010, 05:22 PM
From today Rogers is offering Samsung Spica for $79.99 (with 3 yrs contract). The X10 is suppose to comeQ2, but I am pretty sure X10 will be expensive. Me and some other peoples I know are confused which phone to buy (when X10 comes out). Spica seems very cheap, X10 will be expensive for its HiRes camera and 65K screen. If we compare them then the difference comes out to
Spica
800Mhz Processor, 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches, 3.15 MP Android 1.5
X10
1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM, 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches 8 MP Android 1.6
They are both stuck with 1.5/1.6 Android, and 800Mhz is almost same as 1Ghz (or am I wrong).
Pros for X10: 4" screen with great resolution and might get 2.0 Android (hopefully). 8MP camera with face detection and ect. Good looking shell.
Cons for X10: Who needs 8MP?? Will the Android 2.0 ever come (or just one of their fake promises to get customers)?? 4" is great but might be a bit bigger to fit in pocket (and wrong girls might get wrong impression lol).
Pros for Spics: It is CHEAP. It can play DIVX, has an additional microphone.
Cons for Spica: Camera is not that important but at least a flash is quite important. Button don't have backlight. The screen is only 3.1"
Should we just give up on these two phones and get a unlocked Milestone (http://www.expansys.ca/d.aspx?i=190404) instead? (everything is grt with milestone except 600Mhz processor)
What do you guys think is a better option?
Omarr...
03-09-2010, 06:01 PM
Milestone or wait a bit for a phone like n1 or htc desire....
Bikram
03-09-2010, 08:21 PM
Whats n1??
CanadianBacon
03-10-2010, 12:56 AM
^n1 = nexus 1
you have to consider that first the X10 is going to have a custom UI that will (hopefully) fill in some of the missing functionality of andy 1.6. also the x10 is most certainly going to cost 200 bucks when released and the galaxy is cheap cheap cheap.
ALSO the other thing you have to consider is not the clock speed of the processor but the architecture. the 600Mhz of the milestone is WAY faster than the 800 in the new galaxy (which in most reviews was not different that the original, speed wise) and the X10 is going to have the newest chip available so it will be blazing.
Also Also there is an update available for the galaxy as far as i know that will take it to 1.6. which will let you get the new marketplace and maps etc. all it takes is a bit of tomfoolery
hope this helped
Bikram
03-10-2010, 10:15 AM
Good news
http://phandroid.com/2010/03/10/xperia-x10-to-get-android-2-1-then-2-2/
I guess I will wait for X10 :)
Bikram
03-10-2010, 12:52 PM
Omarr... Nexus won't work with rogers we have to wait for Videotron for that.
CanadianBacon
03-10-2010, 05:15 PM
Omarr... Nexus won't work with rogers we have to wait for Videotron for that.
versions for both verizon and at&t have both p***ed through the fcc so eventually there will be an N1 that will work but hopefully we get the Desire in canada as well.
Bikram
03-11-2010, 02:57 AM
I am really looking forward to Desire. The X10 looks great too, found a video of Xperia, looks great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_JpWntHvkk
Frankie
03-11-2010, 04:04 PM
X10 by a long shot. Looks way cl***ier in design
Bikram
03-12-2010, 12:42 PM
It seems like X10 will be getting the 2.1 finally, and then 2.2.
http://phandroid.com/2010/03/10/xperia-x10-to-get-android-2-1-then-2-2/
There seems to be problem with screen that has been used in Nexus (and also HTC desire). So we might expect similar problems with desire. Sad part is that I really wanted a qwerty phone but unfortunately there are none with 1Ghz, probably the next Motorola droid (but that's going to to take a while).
^ nice, X10 is way better. Hopefully this attempt into the smartphone market will be better than the X1
Bikram
03-15-2010, 02:12 AM
X1 is a grt phone! You kidding me? As a matter of fact I am writing u this from my X1. The phone is terrible if u r using the stock rom. I am using NRG rom with Winmo 6.5.3 with HTC UI LEO 23xx.
Does anybody knows when exactly Xperia X10 is coming out? I know its Q2, but what date and etc?
pusher
03-16-2010, 11:17 AM
I heard March/Arpil, but nothing solid
Bikram
03-16-2010, 11:05 PM
I went to pick up spica yesterday. It's a good phone with 800MHz, but the only problem is the Android 1.5. The Google map in it is really old. I returned it today.
The guy in the store told me Xperia X10 is coming on APRIL 14th!!!!
CanadianBacon
03-17-2010, 12:01 PM
take a look at this you will be happy
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/17/samsung-galaxy-spica-grows-up-to-android-2-1/
Bikram
03-17-2010, 07:07 PM
take a look at this you will be happy
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/17/samsung-galaxy-spica-grows-up-to-android-2-1/
Damn, this is my luck see!! I just returned the phone and now they have 2.1 in it. And I am telling you guys before, when I will get the X10 it will take like forever to go to 2.1. Thats my luck :(
cracked
03-18-2010, 06:24 AM
agree. 2.1 will take forever to get to the X10. Such a great device but old OS :(
Azteca
04-19-2010, 02:59 AM
The X10 may see an update to 2.1 by September....
Then the device will be worth it and probably have a price drop to $0!!!!
urbnlgcy
04-20-2010, 02:52 AM
Then the device will be worth it and probably have a price drop to $0!!!!
But by September, there will be something newer and better and everyone will want that instead ;)
Herb Tarlek
04-20-2010, 02:02 PM
By September??? How about June!!!!
greek
04-22-2010, 09:45 AM
SE for sure - plus it just looks better