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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Outdated version of Android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
Abstract: Unlike a lot of Sony Xperia handsets we have used in the past the Sony Xperia S has got to have the best build quality we have ever seen from the manufacturer. However while the specs are top draw on paper (NFC, dual-core 1.5Ghz CPU, 12MP camera), in use ...
Abstract: The latest do everything phone from Sony - the Xperia S. In a form factor little bigger than just a mobile phone you can surf the Internet, get your emails, make and receive phone calls and use third party Android software to keep in touch....
The Sony Xperia S makes for a truly nice smartphone. It still has a lot to polish to become better....
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Published: 2012-05-21, Author: Jeff , review by: whatlaptop.co.uk
Abstract: After Sony split with mobile partner Ericsson last year, the pressure was on for the Japanese giant to deliver a knockout handset and prove it could go it alone. And that's exactly what it has done with the Sony Xperia S ( £450 inc. VAT ).Looking for the ...
Slim, light and fast with a sharp HD screen, powerful camera, better UI and battery life
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
Despite a few design hiccups, the Xperia S handset is Sony’s best phone in a long time. It looks great, with a HD screen that really shines. Sony’s re-skinning of parts of Android is sensibly handled and almost always useful, while the camera is amo...
Abstract: A decent all-rounder with a fantastic screen and a very reasonable price tag undermined by unacceptable battery lifeRating: 4Average: 4 (1 vote) The Xperia range of smartphones has proved a little hit and miss for Sony, but the latest makes a superb fi...
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Published: 2012-04-26, Author: Mike , review by: alphr.com
A decent all-rounder with a fantastic screen and a very reasonable price tag undermined by unacceptable battery life...
Original design, Quality finishing, Screen resolution, Responsive, Music player interface, Camera interface / Photosaving speeds, LED
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
With an innovative design, a nice finish, an interface with broad appeal and high responsiveness, the Xperia S easily falls into the pantheon of today's high quality smartphones. However, surprisingly for its market positioning, it doesn't live up to i...
