Sony Ericsson Cedar - user opinions and reviews
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AnonD-10730, 15 Jun 2011It seems many are confused over c2-01 and cedar.
Here's the true full-review of c2-01 and ced... moreCorrections on the review (Cedar):
- hsupa 2 mbps (hspa cat. 5 upload)
- also support audio formats: wav, wma, mid, imy, m4a, amr
- for video capability (framesize, bitrate- avg/ peak, fps etc) can be seen in "default-capability.txt" files in phone memory
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AnonD-9382, 16 Jun 2011if u need a good music phone thn go for Nokia 5130. But ist very old..2008 model. If u need 3g... moreThanks Tanay.
Hows camera quality of Cedar? Is the default Headset sound quality good?
- AnonD-10730
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AnonD-9382, 16 Jun 2011I am from Bangladesh. There are no official Sony Ericsson Showroom or sells center here. Previ... moreHmm...
I didnt know hpm 60 was a greenheart. Thanks.
By the way, cedar's default headset that comes with box is mh-610 its so in europe also.. Its a greenheart model and got the greenheart tag attached too.
And could you please say which readings went wrong in the review, so that I can make it more exact next time...
- Anonymous
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AnonD-9382, 16 Jun 2011I am from Bangladesh. There are no official Sony Ericsson Showroom or sells center here. Previ... moreHmm...
I didnt know hpm 60 was a greenheart. Thanks.
By the way, cedar's default headset that comes with box is mh-610. Its a greenheart model and got the greenheart tag attached too.
And could you please say which readings went wrong in the review, so that I can make it more exact next time...
- AnonD-9382
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AnonD-10730, 15 Jun 2011from Where did you buy your phone buddy? Got a different headset, no memory card and now you'r... moreI am from Bangladesh. There are no official Sony Ericsson Showroom or sells center here. Previously SE mobiles were sold by original Sony distributor,but last 2 years they lost their market and close their business from Bangladesh.I buy Cedar from a local market. They didnt give me any warranty. Though it is made in China but its Europe verson i think. Price is 6000 BDT(84 US Doller). 3 of my friend also buy cedar. they also dont get widget(facebook,tweeter) and every one face charging problem(cant turn of during charging) but i fix it by updating softwere. now its working fine. Only missing is Good headphone(they give me sony HPM 60J which is not loud and no bass) and Widget.
And u told me that Hpm 60J is not a greenheart headphone but its not correct.This one is realy Greenheart headphone. you can search it on google and confirm yourself. and yours headphone MH-650 is not greenheart headphone. its available with sony vivaz. and sony officially dont give any memory card with cedar.nokia officially gives SD card with x2. may be sony dealer of your country gives those extra things with Cedar.
anyway i am happy with my SE Cedar
- AnonD-9382
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[deleted post]if u need a good music phone thn go for Nokia 5130. But ist very old..2008 model. If u need 3g,multitasking thn go for SE Cedar..it also give u good audio experience. Dont go for C2
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AnonD-10730, 15 Jun 2011It seems many are confused over c2-01 and cedar. Here's the true full-review of c2-01 and ced... moreNice review. Keep it on. Some values are not correct but its not a problem. 95% are correct. This review helps them who are confused to buy cedar
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lol, 16 Jun 2011super ugly design..lol. Very funny.
The design is cool.
Just check out a demo piece before commenting stupidly.
The pics doesnt speak completely.
Eg: take case with x3, the phone is all glazing and blazing in its pics, but in real, its so dull and the slider got creaks. Just photoshop.
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A great phone, best in its class... better than Nokia x2, Nokia x2 is waste of money... my friend has a Nokia x2 he is regretting for not chosing a better one like Sony Ericsson Cedar... Really a nice phone cedar. I am also planning of buying a Sony Ericsson Cedar.
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sam, 16 Jun 2011if there is 2000 or more then messages is in inbox then there is any problem in mobile for han... moreAs of now, I ve got 2194 messages and that in my inbox only... I am not experiencing any problem.
It got unlimited message memory.
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I bought cedar last week but I could'nt install it in my pc the from the device manager it says error, invalid INF. pls help me what to do.
thank you so much♥
- AnonD-10730
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AnonD-10691, 15 Jun 2011Hai wreck, pls help me. i am using normal gprs net(Rs.98 plan of bsnl) on my cedar.i am able t... moreSame problem with me.
Pc says you are connected to internet,.
Try posting it at se-nse forum..
- AnonD-10730
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Rob, 16 Jun 2011Wreck ;
Thanks for your quick reply.. I will try changing the theme.
I find cedar very ni... moreYou will need far manager to change drivers.
www.se-house.net/tutorials/far-manager-jdflasher-sefp2.html
Download it from here (thanks to kris)
For drivers, google, 'se-nse forums cedar drivers' and check the topics.
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if there is 2000 or more then messages is in inbox then there is any problem in mobile for hang or any other....
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Wreck ;
Thanks for your quick reply.. I will try changing the theme.
I find cedar very nice. Thanks for all the reviews. It made me decide to purchase it and so far, im happy with it.
My last favor : can you post the links for the audio driver, camera driver, display drivers that you have to improve its performance ?
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AnonD-10730, 15 Jun 2011It seems many are confused over c2-01 and cedar. Here's the true full-review of c2-01 and ced... moreHai wreck, pls help me. i am using normal gprs net(Rs.98 plan of bsnl) on my cedar.i am able to browse net on my mobile. i did install the pc companion and connected my cedar. it got connected automatically to the internet. it also displayed "you are online" but when i opened firefox and went 4 an address, coming like 'looking up for www.soandso.com' and later 'problem loading page'. its as if it is deadly slow or as if i have no data connection. but when i go for dial up connection through control pannel, i am getting connected to net and only then i am able to browse. now i am going by dial up connection only. going through pc companion is not working though it is getting connected. did u or anyone faced this problem any time
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Anonymous, 14 Jun 2011why do u want to connect to net thro pc !!! take a aircell sim and connect too unlimited if u ... morei have net in my mobile. i want to connect to net on the pc through my cedar phone. pls tell me what i have to enter in pc companion while managing connections. for idea and bsnl ,
NAME OF CONNECTION:-
APN:-
in APN ,i typed so many like bsnlnet, bsnlsouth, gprssouth.cellone.in and nothing is working. pls help me
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AnonD-10730, 15 Jun 2011It seems many are confused over c2-01 and cedar. Here's the true full-review of c2-01 and ced... moreu ppl brag abt cedar as being the greatest in the price range of rs 5000 but i dont think so..all the phones under this price range are wiorthless as they lack qwerty or a touch screen and to only let u know the phone u constantly brag about is one of them.also it only has virtually unlimited apo size support but it only has 5.5MB heap size so the max supported size for a jar file is only upto 2.5MB..why did u not try the 4.1MB version of angry bird? but let me tell u that angry bird is not even close to the symbian 3/android/iphone angry bird as ur fone can hardly run java apps.and abr multitasking u minimised abt 10 apps which ones they were cal? notes? calendar? cobtacts???..just let me reveal to u the fact that ONLY OS's LIKE SYMBIAN, ANDROID,iOS,WINMO are capable of TRUE MULTITASKING...also the cam quality is not even near to the sony's own k750i and u say its got a great cam? also what fun is to watch 640x480^29 videos on a 2.19 in QVGA display that too only supporting 256k colors.and what abt D pdfs,excel,DOC,etc documents and what abt flash in the web browser? if the phone lacks such common features then wats d use of that 3.5G connectivity? and why it lacks edge class 32 that even a c2-01 has! 90% of d population can hardly afford 3.5G it costs around 751INR for just 2048MB!and dont say that the cam equal to a nokia 5230 if u mod and turn off compression then a 5230 beats cedar anyday!!
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It seems many are confused over c2-01 and cedar.
Here's the true full-review of c2-01 and cedar.
Nb: if some one is intending to call this biased, please let me know why and how?.
I own x2 and cedar. I dont own c2-01 but had experience with it everyday as a close friend of mine owns it.
NETWORK 3g-
c2- max speed 376kbps , no hsdpa, hsupa.
Cedar- HSDPA 7.2mbps, HSUPA 3.5mbps.
DISPLAY-
C2- 2.0" TFT , tilted to all sides and colors are mixed up. Poor side view.
Cedar- 2.2" TFT, Only one side mixes up colors, that too better than what happens in c2. Better side views.
SPEAKER Loud.
C2- 66.0db
Cedar- 60.8db (can be upgraded upto 68db changing audio driver)
SPEAKER clarity.
C2- poor clarity, too high distortion compared to other phones.
Cedar- above average quality, better than x2.
HEADSET
C2- above average loudness with average quality. Headset supplied is poor and below 500rs
Cedar- excellent loudness with outstanding quality. Slightly better than x2.
Headset supplied is good and costs 1060rs in market.
Audio formats
C2- mp3,wav,wma,aac
Cedar- mp3,aac
VIDEO PLAYBACK-
C2- mp4,3gp.
Max bitrate should be below 1000kbps for hassle free playback. clarity improvement ends after 880kbps.
Videos must be below 320*240 resolution else played as audio..
Cedar- mp4,3gp
Max bitrate should be below 5840kbps for hassle free playback
Visible improvement in clarity ends after 4200kbps.
Any resolution below 640*480, (else 'cannot play this video') , can be played qvga,nHd 360p,ultra low hd,240p, vga...
VIDEO RECORDING.
C2- qvga at 15fps, when tested maximum bitrate ends up everytime below 800kbps.
Cedar- qvga at 30fps. Max bitrate betwen 1400-1600 everytime tested. (Bitrate, frame per sec...etc based on media player classic's readings)
CAMERA resolution
C2- 3.2mp, 2048x1536 resolution images.
Cedar- 2mp 1600x1200 resolution images.
CAMERA sensor
C2- below par quality and often blurry and absorb less colors compared to x2. And even lower when with cedar
Cedar- pretty decent sensor, color absorbing and clarity almost par with great 2mp's like 5233, 5250.
USER INTERFACE
C2- symbian 40 ver6.
Easy to use when owned a nokia.
Maximum java size 1mb
Partial os, allows you to create folders and move files to wherever you like.
Partial java, multitask is not there along with smartdial and various other goodies.
Display brightness cant be adjusted.
Alarm loudness is low.
Cedar-
Sony proprietory java
Easy to use when prev phone is sony. Else gotta get familiar.
No java limit, rename the .sis 2.4mb version of angrybirds and the only handset that accepted the file without 'java error' among samsungs,lg's,s40's.
Partial smartphone.
Multitask is available, minimise even 10+ apps and the phone continues running smooth.
Smart dial is available.
Still java, and you can move .mp3 into music, .jpeg then to pictures..etc only. 'To unlock, enter code' feature isnt available
Can adjust brightness.
Can be modified in many ways using software just like using pc suite. Can upload new audio driver, camera driver, display driver,....
Alarm is louder.
BATTERY.
C2- good backup, usual nokia stuff.
27-33 hours under normal usage
Cedar- very good backup, very rare for a sony
38-45 hours under normal usage.
BUILD-
C2- tough build, usual nokia standard.No shutter key
Cedar- tough build, rare for a sony. Dropped atleast 60+ times (lost count) and still no problem.No shutter key.
Vol keys double as next previous keys once playing music.
INTERNAL MEMORY-
C2- 45mb
Cedar- 255mb
SIMILARITIES.
Both support micro usb (2.0&2.1)
Both got 3.5mm jack
Both support microSD
Both got backlight alert for calls and sms.
Both have a similar 4x3 arrangement in picture gallery.
Both are from same price range, under 5000rs..
I've tried to add all features, please notify if I missed anything..
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