Sony Xperia GO
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:44 am
I need to buy a new mobile, and was thinking about Sony Xperia GO. I mainly need the battery to run as long as it can, and of course I'd like to have some apps on it.. But I do not need the mobile mainly for gaming.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_go-4782.php
That's the link to it.
I've already decided that the fact that it has a bit worse camera than the Samsung Omnia HD I currently have won't bother me too much. The lack of secondary camera that would enable video calls doesn't bother me either as I've never used it before on any of the phones I've had anyway.
What gives me the most worries is that it runs on Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), it says it is upgradeable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), but I've never had Android so I am a little worried as Gingerbread seems to be a bit outdated and I have no idea whether or not it is wise to upgrade it to Ice Cream Sandwich, due to my lack of experience with Androids.
So mostly I'd like to know pros and cons of gingerbread vs ice cream sandwich and, of course, if anyone has any experience with the Xperia GO - how long does the battery last with normal usage (some browsing on FB, a lot of texting mostly, a call or two now and then) and if there are any problems with the phone that occur after having the phone for some time?
I am looking for a phone that will last at least 2 or 3 years with the battery not dying off in 3 hours or so lol (that's the case with my Omnia right now.. it's got Symbian OS so that means I don't really have any apps, with some browsing on FB and a lot of texting it dies off in about 3 or 4 hours since I've stopped charging it.. It is currently 3.5 years old).
Or, alternatively, should I wait for Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 to come out?
Any comments are much appreciated
~N
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_go-4782.php
That's the link to it.
I've already decided that the fact that it has a bit worse camera than the Samsung Omnia HD I currently have won't bother me too much. The lack of secondary camera that would enable video calls doesn't bother me either as I've never used it before on any of the phones I've had anyway.
What gives me the most worries is that it runs on Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), it says it is upgradeable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), but I've never had Android so I am a little worried as Gingerbread seems to be a bit outdated and I have no idea whether or not it is wise to upgrade it to Ice Cream Sandwich, due to my lack of experience with Androids.
So mostly I'd like to know pros and cons of gingerbread vs ice cream sandwich and, of course, if anyone has any experience with the Xperia GO - how long does the battery last with normal usage (some browsing on FB, a lot of texting mostly, a call or two now and then) and if there are any problems with the phone that occur after having the phone for some time?
I am looking for a phone that will last at least 2 or 3 years with the battery not dying off in 3 hours or so lol (that's the case with my Omnia right now.. it's got Symbian OS so that means I don't really have any apps, with some browsing on FB and a lot of texting it dies off in about 3 or 4 hours since I've stopped charging it.. It is currently 3.5 years old).
Or, alternatively, should I wait for Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 to come out?
Any comments are much appreciated
~N
