Is impressive in every way

Is impressive in every way

Sony Xperia S Smartphone (10.9 cm (4.3 inch) HD display, 12 megapixel camera, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, NFC, Android 2.3) (Electronics)

Customer Review

For six weeks, I test the Xperia S now up and can be a positive overall verdict.

This is my first smartphone. Before that was the decision about which operating system it may be because. So all I can not understand the discussions in this regard. Whether Android, iOS or Windows - on the user are likely to be rather small differences. Every computer user should bring enough intuition to convert a jump from the system to the other. Even the difference from my old Sony Ericsson W705 for Xperia S is only a stone's throw away. Sure, there are a number of menu items and more instead of just pressing buttons, pressing the touch screen or wipes it around. But basically the new phone remains flat even a phone with some extended duty factor. The wheel is easy technically not reinvented. But all this only in passing.

By default, the SXS is currently shipped with 4.0.4; Jelly Bean but in April in the pipe. The adaptation of Android to the Sony design I find it very successful.

Screen
My Phone comes from the calendar week 48/12. The problems with the much said yellowness in the display should no longer give. I have fortunately not. The screen is really outstanding when it comes to resolution. Here also the viewing of websites without much zoom and rumschieben is possible because the image is razor sharp. And I have are the basic brightness just to just under 50%. The screen to the surrounding light conditions and automatically adjusts happens so subtly that the adjustment is hardly noticeable in practice. Gripe: The viewing angle stability. Even the smallest changes in the viewing angle can fade the colors of the display. On an iPhone, for example, you can also look out completely flat angle and the colors remain fresh and crisp. One advantage the thing but: not read along nosy neighbors in the subway or so on the SXS can display in this way everything. The switchable Bravia Engine brings incidentally no discernible benefits. That would perhaps only remember when you would see two identical phones in direct comparison side by side.

The screen is very responsive and very safe at all touches. Once after power-up have passed a few seconds, everything is going very smoothly and without any stuttering. This is a topic are the three touch buttons that are above the light bar. I like the fact that they do not occupy a portion of the lower screen, but found separately Patz and a unique design feature are. Users still complain that the only after repeated tapping to move to a reaction three touch keys (for Back, Home and Menu). All I can say is that operating errors! Here again slowly swaying to: You type not but sweeps starting from the (even in the dark easy to erfühlenden light bar) just two or three millimeters upwards and remains there until the appropriate pressure point vibrates noticeably. Hits. Namely ruckizucki and one hundred percent. I find this solution is anything but a bad solution from Sony. On the contrary: The sensor keys react in this way absolutely perfectly.

I find the response a bit sluggish when the screen is tilted about 90 degrees. This could go a bit faster, given the intrinsic values, but I do not want to be petty.

Factory Sony has the display a very well-adjusted, with the naked eye hardly to be recognized donated protective film, so that it remains saves the user, even aufzupfriemeln a film. The touch sensitivity of the screen is thus impaired in any way. Also, the proximity sensor, which automatically adjusts the screen when making calls at the ear on darkness, works perfectly. The film is by the way also very scratch resistant - assuming you do not understand the phone as children's toys or lets it loose in a messy handbag back and herschrubbern. Apart from that one can only shake my head anyway often as some people treat their technical Habschaften. But what struck me: Within a short time, the screen surface is clogged by the grope with fingerprints and looks like hell. Is that normal? Is this due to the nature of the display foil? If the other users with mobile brands as well or have there a special nanosealing that traces less liable? To my non-existent fat fingers can not lie anyway. I'm pretty finicky and has every day over to the microfiber cloth, especially if someone else once briefly rumgrapscht on my phone. So much for the ick factor.

Accumulator
The power consumption is extremely high. Once the display is in operation, the battery-percent tumble towards Zero. The high resolution display is by far the biggest energy guzzlers. If the phone just in standby, is not even one percent flutes battery capacity per hour. That's OK. Factory just so genantes fast charging cable is supplied instead of a regular network charger. Whether that would be the battery life, I do not know. I change myself every now and then from the Charging via USB to the PC. But as a fast battery discharge appears to be a general problem with smartphones, there's no point deductions from my side, I am also not a power user. Now, after six weeks of operation Battery consumption has calmed somewhat with me, maybe my imagination but also only one.
What conceals the manufacturer: The battery is removable by the way! If you dare to free the inside cover from their Spezialschräubchen and handled with care. This is a bit cumbersome and should not be necessary the first two years, but other manufacturers make the impossible by gluing the battery additionally.

Design and processing
A matter of taste. Personally, I have succeeded for the very angular design with slightly rounded back. Very classy, ​​very valuable. At first I was concerned that the rounded back makes it difficult to operate, if you are not holding the phone in his hand, but did lie on a table. But the concerns are groundless, since you have to press any buttons. The mobile phone therefore does not wobble.
The light bar I love. A soothing spacer for Allerwelts design from other manufacturers. The bar can spice up with a free app in its usefulness yet.
The material quality is very pleasant. Plastic or not. I feel as the aluminum skin of the lower-priced Xperia P rather unpleasant to the touch and look forward to the warm plastic my Xperia S, its rear thanks nanocoating, as I already knew from my W705, largely unaffected remains of dirt and scratches. A bit darübergerubbelt and everything is clean again. At the processing can not be faulted. The back cover is acceptable with its gap dimensions, but the material quite thin. What I do not care, because I have my reasonably SXS soon donated a second outer shell. Easy to protect and make it even looks a bit nicer for my taste.
The preinstalled Wallpapers for the home screens are very well done and a treat for the eye.
The phone is relatively heavy in the hand and feels more like metal than for plastic to, thus leaving behind a wertigeren impression. The pressure point of the hardware buttons (On / Off, Camera Quick Start and volume rocker) is clear to me too hard. You have to press quite firmly to trigger a reaction; but it also wobbles nothing. The covers of the HDMI and USB port are standard, equipped with a plastic ribbon tabs. Although the act very delicate, but I do not think that the danger is great that they tear off during normal use. They include absolutely perfect. That one has not thought of a cover for the jack up at the opportunity to bother me. It is not always there, I plugged in the headphones. Remedy I have created myself with an added selling plugs.

Camera
Like any camera phone a friend of nice weather. But then she's really stunning images, is very responsive and offers a lot of functions that can be adjusted without much confusion. Encouraging the various focusing methods and manual white balance and manual ISO adjustment. I am the way, make sure that the allegation that the videos would have problems with the auto focus, is alone undermined by the fact that there are different modes for the focus and you look just has to decide on the right. Whoever is blind only to fully automatic, has something Committee just here and there. In the photo function, the automatic scene detection works pretty well, even in unfortunate light. Still a shame that Sony still more purely depends upon feature camera. That was a real unique selling point; In the meantime the competition has caught properly.

Music Player and Radio
Clearly, easy to use, many customization options to personal taste. The supplied earphones are so-so, sonically fine. But moving the cable, which indeed happens all nose long, then the movement of the cable noise transmitted into the ear uncomfortable. Gone is the music enjoyment. I'm going to get a piece earphones or headphones.
As for the FM radio, I am pleasantly surprised. There are found all send a strong signal in the particular environment and indeed in incredible scanning speed. Fortunately, the Track ID app is automatically connected to the radio function, so you can identify music tracks on the radio in seconds online.

Speaker
Perfectly when making calls. No noise, everything crystal clear. A second micro filters out disturbing alleged environmental sounds. If you play from music or other sounds through the speaker, then is once again clear that as a smartphone, of course is not hi-fi system. Sonically, the whole moves then certainly on iPhone 4-level, where it here very relevant whether the SXS lies on a table and uses this as a resonance chamber or is held in the hand. The differences are clear.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Surprisingly fast and very stable connectivity. The connection to the handsfree in the car is never crashed and also the Wi-Fi at home (older Fritzbox) operates through two floors through without compromising and within three or four seconds. My laptop needs to connect to the same box often half a minute.

Synchronization
Sony delivers on the phone with a software called PC Companion, with which one can make all sorts of things, secure z. B. phone content, synchronize contacts, transfer media content. The software is quite a waste. The Media transfer makes you safer and faster without the software by you include the phone via USB Mass Storage (I have PC with Win XP SP3). The software was able to transfer its promise to my old phone contacts to the new phone, meet only half. Most of the data I got a grudge manually. Annoying. The rest of PC Companion I do not want to know only.

The sync my email accounts worked. For this purpose it is not required to the said software.

NFC
Not tried yet.

Apps
If one browses through the Google Play Store and some reviewers read about different apps, one has frequently the impression that just users of Samsung or HTC have compatibility issues. I have already tried a trial with my SXS many apps and not a crashed or did not have the promised service provided. Everything completely uncomplicated. Thumbs up.

Conclusion
All in all a very pleasing smartphone without real downer. Cutting back, there is only in the very modest viewing angle stability of the display and the battery. In the well only if you make a lot of bells and whistles with his smartphone. Who ever daddelt so, should ask whether a mobile Playstation, Nintendo or therapy are not better alternatives, anyway. And who needs more memory than the located on board, but not expandable 32 GB in order permanently to lug z. B. half his video collection, operates whining at a high level. For me as a mobile storage is only a temporary, never a permanent memory and my goodness: From time to time you should hinschaufeln his shot pictures or videos halt somewhere.

I for one am very happy with the Sony Xperia S, particularly since one thus stands out from the monotony Samsung and iPhone hype. The price-performance ratio is far above average, now that the phone only costs around 300 Euros. And I have not seen a smartphone that would get top marks across the board by all owners. So what!

Update April 9:
Hey, the battery is more powerful. I've always thought of something a fairy tale. But: Despite intermittent Wi-Fi, or twice Photography, turn 1 Mini Video, Internet (only few minutes), some SMS, 15 minute phone calls, 10 x TrackID / Shazam and night in flight mode the battery lasts for more than 4 days and still has 20% juice. Display has drawn this time, only 8% of electricity.

Ipad holder 1 Rank: 5/5
December 6
Use before the entrance to the CP Rank: 5/5
September 18
Excellent product! 248 Rank: 5/5
May 9
WEATHER STATION 1 1 Rank: 5/5
September 30
Toothbrush 2 Rank: 4/5
July 8
Unusable! 3 3 Rank: 1/5
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