Ugh, I've to admit, this is one of the more frustrating phones I've tried to upgrade to.
I have to say, I love the hardware, the screen is amazing, the UI is solid, the feel is good. Some slight niggles about how the power on/off button is in a really stupid location, the need to open/close dust cover for the micro-usb port, but it's all stuff I could live with. Then I started using the damn thing.
I was moving over from a Sensation XE, and so, started by importing contacts. Was wondering why my contacts weren't imported from google, as usually, when I change androids, my contacts will appear magically once I sign into my google account. Took me an hour to figure out that the XS has an automatic filter, and I had to unfilter to see my contacts.
Then I tried importing my itunes playlists to the phone, using Sony's software. All songs copied, but the playlists were missing. I fiddled around with the software, and somehow, through some random send here/send there, I was able to get one playlist out of 5 onto the phone. Others just refused to go. Finally, did it using Winamp to transfer my playlists and songs.
Then, the last straw came when I was trying to use my headsets to listen to music. So my Klipsh does not work, neither does my Denon headset. I've realised that pressing the volume down button kinda makes it work, only that the mic on the headsets will not work if you do this. So only the Sony headset provided will work with this. Which is really disappointing because I read about how the Xperia S will now have wider support for most headsets, including iphone compatible ones.
I don't think upgrading should be so painful? When I changed other Android phones, things just worked. A quick sync, a quick login, and all my stuff is there. This is the first time I spent an entire night figuring out how to get the phone to do the things I want. Even moving from my old iphone to an Android was not this painful.
So now, my sim card is back in my Sensation XE, and I have a very expensive paperweight. Anyone want to buy a slightly used Xperia S?