M.Atrix or S.Arc?

mithrandir · 15 Sep 2011 at 20:41

Which would you choose and why?

Motorola Atrix or Sony Arc? (possibly Neo)

The Atrix look better on paper.
Both phones available on a contract I'm looking at. Key thing is reliability. My current phone Nokia 5800 is the worst phone I've ever had.

Robbo · 15 Sep 2011 at 20:58

Camera important - Arc.

Not important - Atrix.

Why does it have to be one of these two though?

mithrandir · 15 Sep 2011 at 21:02

Robbo said:
Camera important - Arc.

Not important - Atrix.

Why does it have to be one of these two though?

As stated on OP - Both phones available on a contract I'm looking at.

Robbo · 15 Sep 2011 at 21:05

mithrandir said:
As stated on OP - Both phones available on a contract I'm looking at.

But you could probably find a similar contract for different phones?

mithrandir · 15 Sep 2011 at 21:11

Robbo said:
But you could probably find a similar contract for different phones?

The one I saw is Just over £15 - 300 mins, 300 texts and can add an add on (changeable every month)

Phone is free and cashback of £80

Choice of phones: Atrix, Arc or Neo.

kona786 · 15 Sep 2011 at 21:44

Great offer that T-Mobile deal

Ezyryder · 15 Sep 2011 at 22:47

my wife is looking into that one too? Is the atrix the best of the 3?

chaosophy · 15 Sep 2011 at 22:48

I've got the Atrix on Orange and am happy with it. Though still waiting for them to release their version of the 2.3 update.

kona786 · 15 Sep 2011 at 22:49

Ezyryder said:
my wife is looking into that one too? Is the atrix the best of the 3?

depends on your needs. camera is far better on the arc for example.

mithrandir · 15 Sep 2011 at 22:58

The Arc seems to have a better screen and camera. The reviews seem mixed on the Atrix where with lagginess in places and issues.

Would like to see if there has been reported freezes/problems with any of these phones.

bimmerboii · 16 Sep 2011 at 04:57

I have the Atrix and could easily recommend it. Got mine from Bell Canada and its on official 2.3.4. Camera is a let down. I wouldnt even consider it average. GPS however is the best I have used. It locks on as fast as my stand alone Garmin GPS (even faster in some cases). Lag was there on 2.2 but seems to have been cured on 2.3. Battery is also the best Ive experienced amongst all the phones i have used.

sarge78 · 16 Sep 2011 at 11:15

I'd take the Arc.. no the Atrix... no the err.. nope can't decide

Both are really good and the deal is bonkers, enjoy!

(Take the Arc if you don't want to mess around with software/need a good camera. Otherwise get the Atrix)

_Jimlad_ · 16 Sep 2011 at 12:34

mithrandir said:
Which would you choose and why?

Motorola Atrix or Sony Arc? (possibly Neo)

The Atrix look better on paper.
Both phones available on a contract I'm looking at. Key thing is reliability. My current phone Nokia 5800 is the worst phone I've ever had.

hey buddy, if it was me i would take the Atrix and root and rom it!

however i know you have given just the two as a choice...... but i would got for a Samsung GS2 or HTC sensation over them even if it did mean paying a little more. looking of HDUK for example shows some good deals on a daily basis. If your contract is up then haggling as well will help "i want the same deal but not the Atrix... then S2 or sensation.

Ezyryder · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:13

Well, the SG2 is not a bit more. This is around £13 quid a month for two years. For a user that is only going to use email, may be a bit of facebook and email I think the Arc looks like a good deal.

IamMed · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:42

Even cheaper than that, with the cashback it works out as £11.67 per month!

Ezyryder · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:00

It is 11.99 actually ;-)

15.32 - ( 80 / 24 Months) = £11.99 - it is a cracking price, and I want my wife to get one.

By the way are these prices before or after VAT?

_Jimlad_ · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:04

i pay £11 per month for my SGS2... deals out there if you look around

LPC-6 · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:05

The Arc's software isn't as smooth as the Atrix software imo

Ezyryder · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:53

_Jimlad_ said:
i pay £11 per month for my SGS2... deals out there if you look around

interested in this of course. Same number of minutes and data?

Did you pay for your handset?

Genuine question really.

Ezyryder · 16 Sep 2011 at 14:53

LPC-6 said:
The Arc's software isn't as smooth as the Atrix software imo

Is that because of the Dual Core vs Single core processor you think?

The camera might be important for my wife.