Posted by doministry
It's about half a year I spent already with this phone.
And I must say I love it.
Sony HAS TO optimize ICS baecause it has it's glitches
but the phone is stable and powerful, battery is good.
UI beautiful.
Posted by Sugarkane
I have mine since july 20 and i'm in love with this phone.
Love the camera,love the sound quality,love the build,love the interface.
And i agree that the ICS needs to be optmized but i trust in Sony and i'm sure we'll get soon an update.
Posted by nagirodu
Google to provide direct Support for Xperia S Community like Nexus Devices.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/[....]-experiment-aosp-sony-xperia-s
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Great news by Google there, Sony need this!
If the Acro S gets the same sort of treatment i'll be doing everything i can to get it
Finally a great looking Nexus phone, who knew it would be one that was already announced.
Posted by randomuser
Hey guys, do you know which is the 3rd highest selling smartphone Globally for July 2012?
And was No.2 in April 2012
[ This Message was edited by: randomuser on 2012-08-21 10:15 ]
Posted by >500
On 2012-08-21 11:07:53, randomuser wrote:
Hey guys, do you know which is the 3rd highest selling smartphone Globally for July 2012?
p910??
[ This Message was edited by: >500 on 2012-08-21 10:10 ]
Posted by randomuser
LOL!
Xperia S
Source
http://news.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_41061.html
Sony had 4 models in top 10, the highest of any brand. Samsung had 3.
Xperia S No.3
Xperia U No.4
Xperia Go No,8
Xperia Arc/Arc S No.10
Posted by doministry
Nice nice.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Incredible stuff, both Apple and Samsung had their current and previous flagships, in the top5 of that list.
Well done Sony even beating out the HTC One X, Htc clearly running into hard times right now, One series dont seem to have done as well as they had hoped.
Posted by Detox
On 2012-08-21 11:07:53, randomuser wrote:
Hey guys, do you know which is the 3rd highest selling smartphone Globally for July 2012?
And was No.2 in April 2012
[ This Message was edited by: randomuser on 2012-08-21 10:15 ]
I'm very pleased to hear that
. How many Xperia S' Sony may have sold in total? More than 5 million units?[ This Message was edited by: Detox on 2012-08-21 17:55 ]
Posted by FMW300
I would LOVE to know how many of each handset has shipped so far, like if a specific one has shipped more than 1m or 2m. Who knows that kind of info? You always hear this about Samsung phones, never about Sony.
Posted by Arne Anka
On 2012-08-21 20:59:55, FMW300 wrote:
Who knows that kind of info?
Sony of course. Who else would otherwise know this ?
On 2012-08-21 20:59:55, FMW300 wrote:
You always hear this about Samsung phones, never about Sony.
10 million SIII sold in Q2 is the only figure I have ever seen. How about the rest of their product profolio ?
Posted by randomuser
I am guessing in Q2 Sony sold about 2 million + Xperia S units.
Also this is the first time that a Sony phone is in top 5. Last year Arc was the best performer at No.8 or so.[ This Message was edited by: randomuser on 2012-08-22 04:55 ]
Posted by Supa_Fly
Sup guys ... just took a stroll through SonyEricsson lane and found something quick cool. I think SonyEricsson got the name for the Xperia line of devices about a few years before by a simple W950's CPU
"32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz"
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w950-1443.php
Posted by randomuser
I don't think so really. Xperia is derived from "experience".
Posted by Arne Anka
On 2012-08-22 11:01:22, randomuser wrote:
I don't think so really. Xperia is derived from "experience".
Then perhaps Nexperia comes from "no experience".
Posted by FMW300
On 2012-08-22 00:42:28, Arne Anka wrote:
On 2012-08-21 20:59:55, FMW300 wrote:
Who knows that kind of info?
Sony of course. Who else would otherwise know this ?
On 2012-08-21 20:59:55, FMW300 wrote:
You always hear this about Samsung phones, never about Sony.
10 million SIII sold in Q2 is the only figure I have ever seen. How about the rest of their product profolio ?
I meant if any 'insiders' on this forum would have an idea.
10 million galaxy Notes have also been sold worldwide.
Posted by doministry
http://www.xperiablog.net/201[....]1-a-2-45-trying-to-break-free/
Posted by Bonovox
Are we getting mixed up between units shipped and units sold??
Posted by Ranjith
Ive just received my Update to 6.1.A.2.45.Downloading right now.
Posted by NightBlade
On 2012-08-30 14:55:11, Ranjith wrote:
Ive just received my Update to 6.1.A.2.45.Downloading right now.
Do report if you find anything new.
Posted by Ranjith
Great.Having the 'S1 Boot Download' error on my laptop now! sigh
Posted by Ranjith
On 2012-08-30 15:09:15, NightBlade wrote:
On 2012-08-30 14:55:11, Ranjith wrote:
Ive just received my Update to 6.1.A.2.45.Downloading right now.
Do report if you find anything new.
Okay updated. But frankly cant find much difference. My major concern was the sluggishness at certain places. But the dailler still seems to be a bit slow to open up. Anyway haven't used much so maybe a little early to tell.
Posted by FMW300
Xperia SL unboxing pics:
Maybe someone can add 'SL' to the topic title?
Posted by doministry
After few days with the latest upgrade, I have to say battery life has been improved,
there is more RAM for the user and the device is snappier.
That's my feedback so far.
I have to observe more though since I had one battery issue.
Posted by doministry
FW300
Did you use Xperia SL?
Posted by randomuser
http://developer.sonymobile.c[....]oid-xperia-s-project-download/
Sony releases Xperia S binaries for Google AOSP project.
Posted by Ranjith
Okay so the new FW.overall there is a decent improvement in the lag.Messages haven't yet shown that blank screen.Call log and dialer are generally opening faster but at times slow.Battery life seems to have improved slightly
Posted by Detox
6.1.A.2.45 transforms the Xperia S into a smooth criminal
.
Posted by floke
did anyone try Android Beam. I had no luck trying to send a picture to a Galaxy S3.
Posted by Ranjith
On 2012-09-03 16:01:47, randomuser wrote:
http://developer.sonymobile.c[....]oid-xperia-s-project-download/
Sony releases Xperia S binaries for Google AOSP project.
Curious.How exactly does this experiment help the end user?
Posted by Arne Anka
On 2012-09-04 18:41:18, Ranjith wrote:
Curious.How exactly does this experiment help the end user?
In short term nothing. In long term end users may get prolonged SW support for their devices by Google.
Posted by king-james
Hope ION and P will get Vanilla too.
Heard the touchbuttons are bad, with softtouch the problem is solved.
Posted by doministry
Soft buttons are great on the latest ICS
Posted by moogoo
hey guys..
i decided to get the XS and wait for the 2H 2013 flagships before really upgrading.. just some quick clarifications.
1) the yellow dot, yellow tint issue has been resolved?
2) the latest firmware is: 6.1.A.2.45 ?
Thanks!
Posted by Felimenta97
On 2012-09-10 00:04:18, moogoo wrote:
hey guys..
i decided to get the XS and wait for the 2H 2013 flagships before really upgrading.. just some quick clarifications.
1) the yellow dot, yellow tint issue has been resolved?
2) the latest firmware is: 6.1.A.2.45 ?
Thanks!
1. Yes
2. Yes
Posted by moogoo
Thanks Felimente.
Really excited to get my XS and explore all the new features as well as finally start playing with on(X) and other things I"ve been waiting to mess with since my X10 is a lagging drag these days (due to water damage).
Do you guys use any screen protectors or body protection? just curious. I was planning on just picking up a screen protector because I know that anti-shatter sheet is a huge finger print and oil magnet! just trying to figure out which one i want before I order it..
Any recommendations?
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2012-09-10 03:28 ]
Posted by HxH
Liquidpel
Posted by S4k1s
On 2012-09-10 03:45:13, moogoo wrote:
Thanks Felimente.
Really excited to get my XS and explore all the new features as well as finally start playing with on(X) and other things I"ve been waiting to mess with since my X10 is a lagging drag these days (due to water damage).
Do you guys use any screen protectors or body protection? just curious. I was planning on just picking up a screen protector because I know that anti-shatter sheet is a huge finger print and oil magnet! just trying to figure out which one i want before I order it..
Any recommendations?
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2012-09-10 03:28 ]
I also used to use a body protector by CASTE MATE but I have stopped using it since it leaves marks on the XS body (happened to 2 of my XS so no more)!
Posted by NightBlade
On 2012-09-04 18:34:08, floke wrote:
did anyone try Android Beam. I had no luck trying to send a picture to a Galaxy S3.
I tried it with another XS and it worked immediately. Quite cool, actually.
Posted by HxH
Android Beam works for me, I gave it shot on my first day with XS.
Posted by doministry
On 2012-09-11 04:54:31, HxH wrote:
Android Beam works for me, I gave it shot on my first day with XS.
Where is it in the menu?
Posted by HxH
I was open NFC via Quick Settings widget, to send and receive with Beam function.
Posted by moogoo
just got my Xperia S!
It looks gorgeous and feels so different in the hand relative to my X10.
Sadly, it did NOT come with any NFC tags and no screen protector either! I thought these were standard in box accessories?
EDIT: Just realized the "shatter proof sheet" is already applied to the screen, which is nice. but if its anything like the X10's it's gonna be a finger print/oil magnet.. so may look into another type of screen protector. Anybody in the US know where to get NFC tags for cheap? $17 for 4 tags seems kinda steep for me...(these are the xperia tags btw). Would the samsung tags work fine? They're much cheaper at just $10 for 5 tags!
Also, i noticed the back of the phone has a slight texture to it and it's not glossy, which is nice. My question is, how durable is it? Does it scratch up easy? get worn and develop a "smooth" spot where the curved part touches surfaces the most? Just curious for those of you who have had it for awhile and don't use a full body case.
Timescape and Widget - is there a way to set the update intervals? I can't find it for the life of me... :/
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2012-09-13 03:43 ]
Posted by djin
You should contact the retailer from where you purchased it! Nfc tags and an extra screen protector should be there in the box.
Also I am not sure about the nfc tags from other manufacturers, but I think they should be compatible as nfc was after all created by sony, nokia and philips.
Edit:
found this on xda
Xperia SmartTags - only compatible with Xperia SmartTags or blank tags written to mimic them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/NFC_Tags#Types_of_NFC_tag
[ This Message was edited by: djin on 2012-09-13 05:18 ]
Posted by Ranjith
On 2012-09-13 06:14:20, djin wrote:
You should contact the retailer from where you purchased it! Nfc tags and an extra screen protector should be there in the box.
[ This Message was edited by: djin on 2012-09-13 05:18 ]
pretty ridiculous! I would lump that in with the "charger" listed.