Sony Xperia S ? Review

It?s impossible to hate Sony?s hardware design, it?s beautiful to look at, and it?s impressive to hold in your hand. It makes a statement, and most of all, it makes you feel classy as hell. As I said in the intro, the hardware on this device isn?t a problem at all ? it?s right up there with the best of the best in Android devices. The camera took some pretty decent photos, although the camera was shaky even with stabilisation on. The screen isn?t AMOLED, but it?s colour production is very natural and appealing to look at ? it?s a shame Sony make their icons look so damn bland. For people who use their phones outdoors, you?ll have no problem seeing the display. I found direct sunlight to have very little effect on the readability of the display.

A problem I had on previous Sony Ericsson device was the power button being recessed into the phone so it was hard to hit it, with the Xperia S it sticks out and is simple to press when holding the phone naturally. The inclusion of a HDMI-out port is fantastic for playing high-definition content from your phone onto your TV, although considering the amazing display on the Xperia S, I doubt you?ll bother playing it on your TV too often.

The glowing translucent plastic below the display is a really nice touch. It doesn?t shine light directly into your eyes (like the Xperia X10) instead it has a gentle glow 360 degrees around it and shows the icons of where you should press the capacitive buttons above (when they decide to work). I still kind of find it annoying how the icons are on the plastic as you sometimes ending pressing it instead of the buttons.

Call quality was perfectly fine and data speeds weren?t really an issue on Optus? 3G network, though they weren?t mind-blowing either. Battery life is good, but not great, considering it takes much longer than my Galaxy Nexus to charge, I would have thought it would have lasted a bit longer ? terrible logic to go by, obviously.

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