Sony Xperia S preview: Game on

02 March 2012
In staging their grand return, Sony Mobile could've done a lot worse than the Xperia S. The fresh divorcees are back on the market, their new Xperia flagship kindly supplying the bang. And while the HD screen and dual-core processor are not exactly...

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  • AnonD-46308
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  • 13 Mar 2012

I like nokia and sony but now i dumped nokia..hate it..cause they still stuck on symbian in other side android is more fun and attractive. I heard too that ovi store will be closed soon. Oh nokia why you don't make an improvement. In my country the n8 and e7 are getting cheaper in prices..thats the fact that they try to attract people to buy bcause they compete with android and now joining windows 7.5 with no dual core??? Stupid strategy. Lumia 800 camera no good. Music speaker is hard to hear. For music sony is best with the xloud tech. Ill tried lumia 800 not good. Nokia is boring.

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    • AnonD-45859
    • xds
    • 12 Mar 2012

    Wow, I love the HTC ONE X, Its got ICS 4.0 on board+ Sense 4.0 which is probably the best UI amongst Sony/Samsung/LG and other android phones. It has a good ppi i.e. more than 300, Finally It has a great hardware to match all these things with a 5 Core and enhanced GPU. However, I am scared of the battery (Only 1800 mAh)

    I am a proud owner of Samsung Wave S8500 but now its been nearly 2 years and i want to get rid of it. I am confused between HTC ONE X and the Sony Xperia S. Xperia S has the advantage of better screen but smaller size, Better camera but lower specification. Plus, This comes on board with ICS and I am really not sure how long will the customers wait for ICS in Xperia S.

    Help me out guys, Thanks a lot. I have no budget, Just the best phone (Android)

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      • PSw
      • 11 Mar 2012

      led flash? N8 xenon flash is the best. Nokia 808 pureview is the best in camera.

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        • Anonymous
        • L4x
        • 09 Mar 2012

        Alui, 04 Mar 2012Ya, right. Nothing beats N8:p. It's called "prejudice&... moreCan you show me how the Xperia S got better camera than de N8? Tell me what Xperia S got better than N8 on 100% crops, and just take a look at the highlight areas and tell me which phone can keep the details. ;)
        Let's do some comparasion then with the pictures from GSMArena itself;

        First: N8, Second: Xperia S
        http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21015055/arcs2.jpg
        Geez, just take a look at the color noise on the Xperia S picture and the aliasing on the lines of the bulding...

        Now let's take a look at the dynamic range:
        http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21015055/arcs1.jpg
        OMG where is the details on the highlights of the Xperia S picture? It's pure WHITE! :O

        Even the FOV on the N8 camear is wider...

        Oh, sure the Xperia S camera is MUCH better than N8... ;)

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          • Vino
          • U{F
          • 09 Mar 2012

          when s the release date?

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            • Dave
            • sXy
            • 08 Mar 2012

            Mike, 06 Mar 2012Yeah, sure... N8 was the best camera phone when it started ... moreNot sure where you get the idea of this taking better pictures than the N8 - look at the 100% crops, the SE - while not bad, doesn't have anything like the dynamic range or detail thats extracted by the N8.

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              • Raj
              • YTL
              • 08 Mar 2012

              i love xperia....nd sony r the best 4 ever...

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                • mark
                • 3qI
                • 08 Mar 2012

                when can we except full review?

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                  • Andrew
                  • La8
                  • 07 Mar 2012

                  Gorgeous review of the best phone

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                    • 0Um
                    • 07 Mar 2012

                    To GSMArena:
                    "Compatible TVs (we're not sure which TVs are) can talk back to the Sony Xperia S, so you can use the TV's remote to operate the launcher."
                    I tried it on a Samsung FullHD 81cm TV (not smartTV) and it worked, so I guess that the TV doesn't really need to be Sony.

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                      • AnonD-30293
                      • vjs
                      • 06 Mar 2012

                      Anyways, Root solution for the Xperia S has been released
                      Follow the XDA thread here
                      http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1518

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                        • Mike
                        • LaC
                        • 06 Mar 2012

                        Alui, 04 Mar 2012Ya, right. Nothing beats N8:p. It's called "prejudice&... moreYeah, sure... N8 was the best camera phone when it started and after that it was detronated by the arc S. So, hmm; the Xperia arc S and Xperia S beat the N8!

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                          • AnonD-45259
                          • p2q
                          • 06 Mar 2012

                          Do you know where can ı buy this phone in new york??

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                            • AnonD-43571
                            • p@3
                            • 06 Mar 2012

                            Yoko D Yongsun, 06 Mar 2012It'll be Super Expensive !!! Poor one like me have to wait... morelaunch price in belgium will be 499eur, wich is pretty cheap when you know the iphone 4s 64gb sells for 849!! the galaxy s2 launched at 549 and tbh the xperia s is much better.. I don't think the price will go down soon.

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                              • unostar
                              • pE6
                              • 06 Mar 2012

                              AnonD-39439, 05 Mar 2012Hi, I want to know if this phone will work with other non-s... moreit works with Grado headphones

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                                • Yoko D Yongsun
                                • wrc
                                • 06 Mar 2012

                                It'll be Super Expensive !!!
                                Poor one like me have to wait for 1 or 2 year !!!
                                I love Xperia Phone, Now im using Neo, Im planning to buy Arc S/Credit, But i hope i can buy this Xperia S/with credit, for my 1 Year Salary....

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                                  • Alex
                                  • LaC
                                  • 05 Mar 2012

                                  Can't wait for this! The best!!!

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                                    • Ajmal Basheer
                                    • vw6
                                    • 05 Mar 2012

                                    All recent BRAVIA TVs can talk back to recent Xperia mobiles over HDMI using remote. I have both and it works well on certain apps not on all.

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                                      • vxt
                                      • 05 Mar 2012

                                      please have a review also about gaming experience, im quite curious regarding the playstation certification :)

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                                        • LaC
                                        • 05 Mar 2012

                                        Best phone so far. Waiting for the next Xperia high-end!