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Orange’s £200 ($308) San Diego was one of the first Intel-powered Android devices to hit the market. Despite its budget price, it packed a Medfield-based 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU that the company promised would deliver more performance and battery life than its pricier rivals. It almost achieved it too, with benchmarks that stood equal to the Galaxy S III and more than 24-hours of standby life. The problem, was that our reviewer couldn’t find a compelling reason to buy one of these over a last-gen Android flagship — but was that the case for you? If you bought one, how has the ownership experience been, so tell us what did you love, what did you hate and what would you change?

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While Sony undergoes its transformation under Kaz Hirai, there’s a suspicion that many of its divisions have just been treading water. Take the Xperia Ion, for instance. The company’s AT&T LTE flagship shipped in June, yet still carried the dead weight of Gingerbread as the albatross around its neck. Sony’s engineering prowess produced sleek hardware, a cracking display, good camera and it was priced at $99 — but was that a draw with a two-year-old operating system and 2011-era internals? Probably not. But if you were in the minority who bought one of these, what do you think? If you were sure Sony’s engineering gurus were reading your every word, what would you tell them to do differently next time?

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Sony’s problem (or at least, one of ’em), is its slavish devotion to Gingerbread that goes above and beyond that of its smartphone rivals. As a consequence, its Xperia P came out humbled with an aged OS and a promise of a future upgrade. It’s a shame, because we found it to have real charm, good build quality (one of Sony’s strengths) and a display that can hold its own against the light. If you bought one, you’ve had a good five or six months to get to know and love it, so how do you feel? Is it the phone for you, or do you wish you’d gone elsewhere? This week, How Would You Change lets you play amateur smartphone designer, so head into the comments and let your imagination run riot.

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When we reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy S III in the simple, gentle days of May, our reviewer wasn’t sure it would win out against HTC’s One X. In the intervening six months, however, the Korean behemoth has battled to the top of the smartphone world and shipped 30 million of its 2012-era flagship to consumers worldwide. But what about the phone itself? You’ve had half a year to burrow deep into this device and find out what you love and what you don’t. It’s How Would You Change time, folks, you know what to do.

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How would you change the Samsung Galaxy S III? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 retained a lot of the specs from its predecessor, with the company slashing the price to duck out of a straight fight with the iPad. In doing so, however, it found itself being bested by mid-range units from ASUS, Acer, and most damningly, the OG Galaxy Tab. Of course, if you’ve spent the last six months with this slate as your daily driver, then you might have found some other things to love and loathe about it. Let’s imagine Samsung is listening, and tell them what you’d like to see in next year’s version (aside from, perhaps, just buying a Nexus 10).

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How would you change Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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