The Official Xperia S thread

[blacksmith]

1st day of using is on 10/3/12



update

4 1/2 hrs on battery left 92%

The best way I found so far is to change wireless network to "WCDMA only".

 

[Zeph_ng]

sorry to ask, in your opinion, just opinion, is Xperia ray going to have a succesor soon? i like to small and slim design

The ray doesn't have a direct successor unfortunately

Closest thing for that would probably the Sola, which does everything the ray does but in a larger, yet still sleek 9.9mm factor (the ray was 9.4mm, so the Sola is 0.5mm thicker).

It also has a larger internal memory space for apps, and comes with a microSD card slot supporting (for now, based on the 2011 Xperia phones) 64GB microSDXC cards

 

[Zeph_ng]

Some gameplay videos on the Xperia S

I'll include Dead Space on my next run, mirrored on a HDTV

Xperia S - Games Tests - YouTube

 

[maleman]

The best way I found so far is to change wireless network to "WCDMA only".

Depends on the coverage in the area.
WCDMA is very weak in my house and office,
so I've to switch to GSM to prevent battery from
dying too fast.

 

[lucianara]

Depends on the coverage in the area.
WCDMA is very weak in my house and office,
so I've to switch to GSM to prevent battery from
dying too fast.

Is WCDMA for 3g only while GSM for 2g only? Currently I don't have 3g plan but going to get one next month. Mine using GSM only now, really save some batt time.

 

[maleman]

Is WCDMA for 3g only while GSM for 2g only? Currently I don't have 3g plan but going to get one next month. Mine using GSM only now, really save some batt time.

Yes.

But my experience, can't always get 3G speed.

 

[xerome]

1st day of using is on 10/3/12



update

4 1/2 hrs on battery left 92%

I also start using that day leh. Till now gotta say alot of improvement lah, but still not as good as yours.

My usage, 8am unplug, go work, office, sometimes outside, 20~30min phone calls per day, whatsapp SMSing FBing, 3min of music FM and mp3... reach home 7:30 battery 15~20%.

Unless you tell me you're on GSM only network all the way... I'm on GSM+WCDMA..

 

[DoraemonBoi]

Anyone know if there is Charging case for Xperia S?

 

[Dixon.]

I also start using that day leh. Till now gotta say alot of improvement lah, but still not as good as yours.

My usage, 8am unplug, go work, office, sometimes outside, 20~30min phone calls per day, whatsapp SMSing FBing, 3min of music FM and mp3... reach home 7:30 battery 15~20%.

Unless you tell me you're on GSM only network all the way... I'm on GSM+WCDMA..

i'm on WCDMA only.
10 hr 30 min on battery
left 76%

think the wcdma only makes alot of improvement..

 

[DoraemonBoi]

Anyone here have yellowish spot on their Xperia S? I think I found the reason for it. I tried leaving my phone to idle for a long period of them, the yellow spot seems to be gone. However, after I start using the phone and the phone start to heat up, the yellow spot came out again.

 

[slardar]

my phone suffers from yellow cloud at bottom of screen:-( should I live with it? seems like users in other countries can exchange for new unit?

btw when I plug in to charger and continue using the phone, the batt indicator shows charging, but after1-2 hours the percentage only up by 5%! what's wrong?? cannot charge when phone in use?

 

[DoraemonBoi]

my phone suffers from yellow cloud at bottom of screen:-( should I live with it? seems like users in other countries can exchange for new unit?

btw when I plug in to charger and continue using the phone, the batt indicator shows charging, but after1-2 hours the percentage only up by 5%! what's wrong?? cannot charge when phone in use?

I don't have the battery issue. I think I will try to go to the Sony Service Center at Wisma and try to ask for replacement. I wonder if can or not.

 

[misashiX]

Anyone here have yellowish spot on their Xperia S? I think I found the reason for it. I tried leaving my phone to idle for a long period of them, the yellow spot seems to be gone. However, after I start using the phone and the phone start to heat up, the yellow spot came out again.

Hmm, my phone dun seem to have the problem that u have. Suggest u bring down to service centre and ask them to check

 

[ragnarok95]

Yellowish screen is common. Fact. If you guys can't live with it, dun use a smart phone. =)

Another true fact too. =)

 

[DoraemonBoi]

Yellowish screen is common. Fact. If you guys can't live with it, dun use a smart phone. =)

Another true fact too. =)

I know that yellowish screen is common. Won't it be odd that it disappear when you are not using it for awhile and than it appear again when it get warmer?

 

[ragnarok95]

I know that yellowish screen is common. Won't it be odd that it disappear when you are not using it for awhile and than it appear again when it get warmer?

Better than some phones will just stay there.

 

[Lostsouls]

I've found a solution to stop cell info.

[Q] cell broadcast spam problem - xda-developers

 

[pker88]

wisma no more take note
it shift it Singtel at orchard ion
or bishan if u wanna let sony look into it

 

[pker88]

I know that yellowish screen is common. Won't it be odd that it disappear when you are not using it for awhile and than it appear again when it get warmer?

depend on your luck
my x's before I sold
got no screen issue
no battery issue
well put it simple all is prefect, for me
might be the early batch got no. big issue on yellow tinted

 

[DoraemonBoi]

wisma no more take note
it shift it Singtel at orchard ion
or bishan if u wanna let sony look into it

Will they allow replacement, I wonder. My like getting worse leh he screen ... omgosh.