Mobile phones: Compare features & prices Sony Xperia S review http://www.which.co.uk/technology/phones/reviews/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-s/review/

Great bluetooth connectivity when I, daily, use my bluetooth headphones.Great camera - adjust settings for full size (if needed).Great radio - though wired headphones or speaker needs to be attached to act as an ariel.Great display and easy & quick to use.I have friends with iPhones and no way would I lower my specs and swap with them.I also have a friend with the newer Experia Z which has a (slighty) larger screen and accepts micro SD cards to expand memory. Both features are tempting but the Z has no flash player. I will consider the Experia Z if I ever need 4G. I bought this a year ago when the best price was £380 - still glad I did. At only £300 now this is an excellent buy - compared to The Experia Z and, particularly, the iPhone. It still easily beats the iPhone specially as a music player (320 kbs) and radio - you won't find a radio on an iPhone.Only downside - was a bit awkward when updating Android through my desktop - needed a few tries before success. Might fare better updating straight from the phone using wi-fi.In summary - a fantastic phone - and, now, great value.

Have had this phone almost 6 months and I am very happy with it. The display is noticeably sharper than on my previous phone (Motorola Atrix 4G) and the extra screen size makes the phone much more usable. Has been very stable, no unexpected reboots. I was considering the Samsung S3, but this phone was a good £100 cheaper (I buy my phones outright), so this phone represents very good value for money.

This is my first smart phone and I researched the market well prior to buying this. The most important features for me were the quality of the music player, built-in FM radio, and the camera quality. (I was amazed to learn that the Apple iphones do NOT have built-in FM radios, and actually contacted Apple to double check that fact!) In my opinion, the Sony Xperia S has the best camera that I have seen on a ‘phone, (iphone 4S included). The colour saturation and level of detail is fine for my purposes; I routinely print some of my photos out at A4 size. I photograph on the 9MP setting to keep the widescreen format, although the camera will go up to 12 MP. Attaching the HDMI cable between the phone and the TV enables a slideshow to be set up in seconds, for viewing on the TV screen; likewise videos. I also like the panoramic sweep facility on the camera to obtain panoramic photos. I love the built-in FM radio and I regularly play my own music on the phone after downloading my CD tracks to the PC and then loading the phone with them via the Sony PC Companion software that comes with the phone. The graphic equalizer on the phone works well too, for fine adjusting your music. All in all, I am very pleased with this product and would recommend it to anyone who is serous about music!

I had an X10 Xperia before the Xperia S. No more Lag. No more force closes.The picture quality is exellent - I often watch You Tube videos through the built in app in HQ. The front facing camera is great if you use Skype.The phone comes with an HDMI lead to connect to a TV and you can use it to play games or watch You Tube on the big screen. On one of the 5 home screens there is a handy widget that short cuts to Wi-Fi ,Bluetooth,Brightness,Gps,Data,Sound,Sync,Airplane mode,Roaming and Hotspot, which lets you use your phone as a modem.Battery life is ok under normal use - mine lasts from 7am to 11pm(with a bit to spare) - reading a few chapters from a book app, a few texts, half a dozen 5min phone calls, a few You Tube videos,music player to a bluetooth head set for 3-4 hours,checking email and checking Facebook feeds.Some games, like Angry Birds Rio do drain the battery fairly fast and if you use the satnav for any length of time keep it plugged in to a car charger!Running on Android version 2.3 I think this phone is super fast loading apps or running content on the phone and also when using the browser or You Tube to seemlessly watch video content as long as you are on WiFi .It's pretty good on 3G.Shame you can't change the battery as it's built in.I doubt you'll find a faster camera - press the shutter button with the phone locked and it takes a picture almost as fast as claimed.All in all I'm glad I got it!