Anyway, I went to Gurney Plaza the other night to look around. I was actually asking for the pricing of Samsung Galaxy S Advance. It was announced by Samsung Malaysia that the retail price is RM1299 (~US$420). And almost all the shops in Gurney Plaza is selling at this same price. There is only one shop can offer maybe RM50 (~US$16) of discount with no accessory such as casing, and screen protector that others are offering.
The salesman at the same shop that can offer discount introduced me to the Sony Xperia U. And the retail price is RM899 (~US$288), come with car charger in original package (from Sony) plus other normal stuffs you get when you buy smartphone. This is a very tempting offer! Why?
- The cheapest dual core Android phone. Samsung Galaxy W is selling at RM999 (~US$320) and it is single core only. I can notice the lagging when using CPU intensive apps only my wife's Samsung Galaxy W.
- Sony promised to upgrade to ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich, a.k.a Android 4.0) by Q2 this year. And ICS is known that cannot be run on Android phone with single core CPU.
- The exterior is much more good looking compare to these Samsung Android phone:
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance (RM1299, ~US$420)
- Samsung Galaxy W (RM999, ~US$320)
- Samsung Galaxy Ace (~RM600 to RM750, ~US$192 to US$240)
- Samsung Galaxy Gio (~RM400 to RM550, ~US$128 to US$176)
After I came back from Gurney Plaza, I did the normal routine, which is google it!
Here are some info that I found:
- From GSMArena (http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_u-4437.php)
- Compare with Samsung Galaxy W (http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4437&idPhone2=4114)
- Some review video of Sony Xperia U that I found, which after the comparison.
Comparison between Sony Xperia U and Samsung Galaxy W:
- Sony Xperia U over Samsung Galaxy W
- LED-backlit [screen looks nicer la]
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Enginer [again, screen looks nicer la]
- 480 x 854 pixels which translate to ~280 ppi pixel density [SGW is 480 x 800 pixels only with ~252 ppi pixel density]
- DLNA [able to share music, video and photos to other DLNA device, such as LED/LCD TV, no need to be same brand]
- 4GB storage [compare to 1.7GB storage only on Samsung Galaxy W]
- Able to shoot 3D sweep panorama [not default on SGW, but should be able to find such apps?]
- Dual-core CPU
- Upgradable to Android 4.0 (ICS), officially announced by Sony
- Flashy LED strip [great for show off]
- Samsung Galaxy W over Sony Xperia
- 3.7 inches screen [compare to 3.5 inches on Sony Xperia U]
- support microSD card [no card slot on Sony Xperia U !!!]
- Come with SWYPE
Should I wait for the Sony Xperia U with ICS official upgrade or just go buy now?
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source: info from GSMArena, video from respective owners
