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March 2012
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The editors liked
Excellent screen
Good camera
Slim
Light and fast with a sharp HD screen
Powerful camera
Better UI and battery life
Beautiful
Gorgeous screen
Sleek sexy look in White
High end specs and premium finish
Superb camera and crystal clear video recording
Premium design
Battery life improves with use
Xperia Widgets are awesome!
Excellent excellent keyboard (yes two ex
High-quality display
Great camera
Good for multimedia
Decent storage
The Sony Xperia S flaunts an eye-catching design
Android 4.0
And a connection to Sony's large movie and music library
HD
Movie-watching greatness
Crisp and clean OS
Standby to pic-snapping in 1.5 secs
More power than most
Handy inclusion of smart tags
Distinct design
High resolution display
Good camera performance
NFC
Stable
A great screen that’s ideal for the web and media viewing coupled with a fast
Capable processor
Original design
Quality finishing
Screen resolution
Responsive
Music player interface
Camera interface / Photosaving speeds
LED
There’s only so much that can be done with touchscreen phone design these days
But it looks like Sony has nailed it. The Sony Xperia S is a striking phone made distinctive by its clean angular lines and illuminating bar running below the display
Which also houses the antenna. It’s a real looker. The display too is very good
Delivering some neat viewing angles
Lots of detail and some wonderfu
Great snapper
Clear bright display
Handy NFC tags
Nice design
Fantastic screen
NFC capability
High quality camera
Premium build
Large internal storage
Fantastic display
Excellent build quality
HDMI connectivity works flawlessly
Design
Build
Audio and video playback
Library of content
Plenty of apps and features
Powerful and fast
Good stills and full-HD video
Decent media/app hubs
Superb screen
NFC support
Plenty of internal storage
12megapixel rear camera
Terrific screen
Dualcore 1.5GHz processor
Smart Tags
The editors didn't like
Outdated version of Android
Weak battery
Fiddly buttons
Ships with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Upgrade to Android 4.0 (ICS) being rolled out
Design
Xperia S is very different to previous Xperia models
With sleek lines and an LED panel below the high resolution screen. I like the crisper screen and slimmer bo
Honestly speaking
There is not a lot wrong with the Xperia S so I've had to really think hard to find some defects
Poor battery life
Large form factor awkward for typing
The Xperia S has quirky capacitive buttons
Slow 3G data
An uninspiring screen
And a pokey processor. Its $559.99 price is also steep
Slight rattle in the build
Vital daily recharges
No Ice Cream Sandwich out the box
No microSD card slot
Battery not accessible
No Mac support for file transfer
Doesn't seem to make huge steps forward
The absence of memory expansion is a letdown
And we don’t like the inaccessible battery either.
Touchsensitive buttons not very practical
Limited angles of view
Nonexpandable memory (32 GB)
Photo quality behind the competition
You can find better with 8 Mpx
Camera sensor poorly located
Low battery life
Unfortunately with its good design
There are flaws. The Sony Xperia S severely lacks in grip. Its plastic body can easily slip out of the hands in a hurry
However the hand eventually gets used to the awkward grip. And it has to be said that the Sony Xperia S is hardly compact. Some buttons even require a little stretching to operate in one-handed use. Camera quality too
For what it offers coul
No Ice Cream Sandwich on board yet
Easy to drop
No microSD slot
Slightly poor battery life
Fat chassis
Only Android 2.3
Some may dislike the lack of Ice Cream Sandwich
Lacks the coloured lights of the Xperia U
Strange on/off button placement
Music lacks a little life
Mediocre design
PlayStation bits disappoint
No Ice Cream Sandwich
No storage expansion
Nonremovable battery
Fiddly front touchbuttons
Touch strip beneath screen could be more sensitive
There’s only so much that can be done with touchscreen phone design these days, but it looks like Sony has nailed it. The Sony Xperia S is a striking phone made distinctive by its clean angular lines and illuminating bar running below the display, which also houses the antenna. It’s a real looker. The display too is very good, delivering some neat viewing angles, lots of detail and some wonderfu
Unfortunately with its good design, there are flaws. The Sony Xperia S severely lacks in grip. Its plastic body can easily slip out of the hands in a hurry: however the hand eventually gets used to the awkward grip. And it has to be said that the Sony Xperia S is hardly compact. Some buttons even require a little stretching to operate in one-handed use. Camera quality too, for what it offers coul
What the Sony Xperia S does, it does very well. Performance is fast, the screen is great and the camera more than adequate. Owners however will have to wait a bit longer to get the most from the Sony Xperia S, when the Android 4.0 update drops. It’s a ...
Abstract: With HTC's quad-core flagship the One X taking Samsung's Galaxy Nexus head on, challenging its technical prowess, and Sony's Xperia S seeking to undercut it on price, V3 takes a look at which device is most worthy of attention. Design and buildDespite ...
Always we start our conclusion with the build quality of the product and in this area there is a lot to love about the Xperia S. The handset has a good solid feel in the hand and most notably it is well balanced across the product, not feeling top or bott...
Abstract: Two recently released high-end smartphones from Sony and HTC, namely the Xperia S and One X are both touted as top-class camera phones. Imaging specs are pretty impressive – the Sony Xperia S sports 12-megapixel “Exmor R” sensor, while the HTC One X ha...
The Sony Xperia S is a strange one to qualify. It is launched as Sony's flagship device, yet it doesn't have the hardware credentials inside to play with the giants such as HTC's One X or the Galaxy Nexus. However, the Xperia S shows very well that thr...
The Sony Xperia S sports a sharp, minimalistic design with angular corners and a curved back case. At 10.6mm thick, it’s slightly thicker than other ultra-slim smartphones. When turned off, the screen blends in with its black front. At the bottom, ther...
Abstract: We picked up our Sony Xperia S earlier this month in Spain and we've been busy testing out its 12MP camera. We took it on a little tour in Central London and following on from the first set of images we put up, we've got some more below for you! All photo...
Final thoughts on Xperia S? In layman's terms – it is a damn good handset, really! Having used it for couple of weeks I struggle to find any major flaws in it, maybe apart from those ergonomic issues I pointed out at the beginning, but to be fair I've got...
The Xperia S is a solid ‘first' Android smartphone from Sony, but there are a few too many foibles for us to recommend it — particularly at this price. Shipping with Android 4.0 ICS would certainly lift our opinion, but we doubt the imminent upgrade wi...
