Sony’s first post-Ericsson handset is a fast, well-specced hd superphone. Can it knock the Galaxy S 2?
Love:
Fast, with no glaring bugs or glitches. Very good stills and full-HD video camera. A set of decent media/app hubs built in
Hate:
Mediocre design. PlayStation bits disappoint. You have to update it to ICS
We Say:
The Xperia S is not exciting, but it is very solid, with the app, music, movie and game stores offering long-term promise
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Love:
Bass-blasting Beats Audio
Good performance.
Good build quality
Hate:
Light on built-in storage
Non-AMOLED screen
Beats doesn’t suit all music genres
We Say:
Good audio aside, this is a strong all-rounder, and another classy Android option.
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Love:
Glorious screen, thin body, great performance
Good battery performance
Fast Exynos processor coupled with a good Mali-400 GPU
HDMI out via MHL
Good camera/video mode
We Say:
Currently the king of Android devices... Until the Google Nexus (or Galaxy SIII) is released.
This shows what Android can do when played right.
Love:
Sleek design
Slick keyboard
Budget option
Has NFC
Hate:
Average camera
Slower processor
Video not much cop
We Say:
It migh lack the power and prowess of its bigger brother, the Bold 9900 - but given that it costs twice as much with roughly the same functionality, you can see why this budget BB earned its 4 stars