Sony Xperia S

jesusjones

Does anyone have any idea when this phone is out in Ireland? I know in the UK it is meant to be out in March. I am due an upgrade on 3 and this does take my fancy but would anyone know if it is out over her in March as well?

vicM

jesusjones wrote: »

Does anyone have any idea when this phone is out in Ireland? I know in the UK it is meant to be out in March. I am due an upgrade on 3 and this does take my fancy but would anyone know if it is out over her in March as well?

highly unlikely..we normally get them 2 months later or never at all..

chris_john_lane

It has been reported to be released in march but just a few days ago changed to the end of this month. But this may just be in UK. Ive been offered an upgrade from three and asked about this phone but could not give me a date for its release. Looks like a great phone way better than iphone and samsung galaxy 2

jesusjones

Yeah I asked as well same story, goint to wait and see how it plays out. I do agree with you Chris its stunning.

killabban182

Just wondering can you send texts with this phone , on the Sony website it does not have sms listed in its features. Have an experia arc at the moment and I love it.

vicM

killabban182 wrote: »

Just wondering can you send texts with this phone , on the Sony website it does not have sms listed in its features. Have an experia arc at the moment and I love it.

Its a phone..i.e. Can bet you it does sms

TBi

vicM wrote: »

Its a phone..i.e. Can bet you it does sms

I wouldn't be too sure... sure it doesn't even say it can make phone calls in the specs!






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chris_john_lane

No sms and you cant even make phone calls either ?!!!!! (sarcasm) Looks like this phone wont be out till march 7th . Cant wait that long !!! Due upgrade now

jesusjones

Hi Chris where did you read that? I t falls exactly the right time for me as my upgrade is due the end of next month hurrah!

chris_john_lane

I googled it. This is for UK but every site is saying start of march now. Samsung galaxy 3 is out in feb so might have a look at that. Sony xperia has anti stain case and faster charging times 10 mins charging from flat battery gives one hour batrery time

rai555

It is available from Amazon.co.uk as pre-order and price looks tempting, what stops from ordering - it got scratch-resistant glass only, would like gorilla glass

chris_john_lane

Ill get it alot cheaper on upgrading. Didnt no it was glass screen. Is it same type as iphone?

Quote=rai555;76854966]It is available from Amazon.co.uk as pre-order and price looks tempting, what stops from ordering - it got scratch-resistant glass only, would like gorilla glass[/Quote]

CraigSmith_IO

chris_john_lane wrote: »

I googled it. This is for UK but every site is saying start of march now. Samsung galaxy 3 is out in feb so might have a look at that. Sony xperia has anti stain case and faster charging times 10 mins charging from flat battery gives one hour batrery time

Good luck getting an S3 in February, this won't be out until Q2.

chris_john_lane

Getting annoyed waiting on this phone ! Want new phone !!!!

jesusjones

Good news here man I mailed sony Ercisson Ireland on fb and they said the launch date is the 9th of March. Still no confirmation from 3 yet but finally some clarification at last!

CraigSmith_IO

jesusjones wrote: »

Good news here man I mailed sony Ercisson Ireland on fb and they said the launch date is the 9th of March. Still no confirmation from 3 yet but finally some clarification at last!

Would make sense. Samsung revealed the release date for the S2 2 weeks or so in advance and none of the networks would give an official date until it was in stock.

jenno86

AFAIK O2 will be stocking it.

CraigSmith_IO

Early March on Meteor/Emobile.

metalfest

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

Early March on Meteor/Emobile.

Source? :eek:

CraigSmith_IO

metalfest wrote: »

Source? :eek:

Just what I heard in the grapevine.

flazio

Vodafone are going to be missing out???

chris_john_lane

I don't think 3 Ireland will get it. Three love the U.K tho they have their release dates and price plan details. We get nothing. Three didn't bring out the Nexus here either.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::eek::eek::eek::eek:

chris_john_lane

3 Ireland will have Sony Xperia S mid March. Confirmed :D:D:D:D:D Best phone out this year !!

IncognitoMan

Any word on price plans?

CraigSmith_IO

Considering the Xperia S features beside the Lumia in this months Meteor mag, I believe I was right.

Available in White. (exclusive colour)

Will be €409.99 on prepay, €49.99 on bill pay. (€50 p/m or above)

chris_john_lane

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

Considering the Xperia S features beside the Lumia in this months Meteor mag, I believe I was right.

Available in White. (exclusive colour)

Will be €409.99 on prepay, €49.99 on bill pay. (€50 p/m or above)

€409.99 is very cheap for this phone , good deal. I would rather the phone in black tho. Way better than iphone S !!!:D

rubicon99

9th March it is, Confirmation below

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/26020-sony-xperia-s-coming-to/

vicM

Was in carphonewarehouse in blanch today and they had a dummy up..should have it sooner than 9th then

IncognitoMan

expansys.ie say 6th http://www.expansys.ie/mobile-phones/coming-soon/

eireluke

Anybody know if the xperia s will be offered in white with carphone warehouse ??

Dazzling D

Hope they come with the smart tags.

IncognitoMan

Will we be getting a hdmi cable in the box here in Ireland?

billbond4

Yes to HDMI cable.
Yes to SmartTags, some operators may have more smarttags in the box than other

CraigSmith_IO

eireluke wrote: »

Anybody know if the xperia s will be offered in white with carphone warehouse ??

Only available on Emobile/Meteor in white.

gpjordanf1

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

Only available on Emobile/Meteor in white.

Really, wheres the link to the info??

318iskill

With 3 it Will be 459 on prepay, on the 40.66 a month plan it will be 149 on a 24 month contract 279 for 18 month. Will be in the shop mid march

jayjay2010

Guys, Emobile/Meteor stores will definitely be stocking the white and black models from March 9th. I will be uploading a YouTube video in the next hour or two of the 2 dummies to compare them against each other. I must say I prefer white phones but I can't decide between black or white!!

IncognitoMan

jayjay2010 wrote: »

Guys, Emobile/Meteor stores will definitely be stocking the white and black models from March 9th. I will be uploading a YouTube video in the next hour or two of the 2 dummies to compare them against each other. I must say I prefer white phones but I can't decide between black or white!!

Link to video?

jayjay2010

^^ The video is uploading to YouTube now. It should be ready in 20 mins. I'll post the link up here before I go to bed

jayjay2010

Here is the link to my video comparison of the Sony Xperia S white & Black:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siUjG5pYt3w&feature=youtu.be

Enjoy!!

CraigSmith_IO

gpjordanf1 wrote: »

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

Only available on Emobile/Meteor in white.

Really, wheres the link to the info??

I work in a store, says exclusive to Meteor in all info we have received.

billbond4

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

gpjordanf1 wrote: »

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

Only available on Emobile/Meteor in white.

Really, wheres the link to the info??

I work in a store, says exclusive to Meteor in all info we have received.

Yeah heard the white is exclusive to them

billbond4

billbond4 wrote: »

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

gpjordanf1 wrote: »

CraigSmith_IO wrote: »

Only available on Emobile/Meteor in white.

Really, wheres the link to the info??

I work in a store, says exclusive to Meteor in all info we have received.

Yeah heard the white is exclusive to them

Was in cpw at weekend, they had a space for the xperia s with the other sample phones, but prices won't be available until this Friday

billbond4

Anyone have prices for other operators?

Elessar

I was considering this phone only it's not much of an upgrade from my SGS2? In the benchmarks I've seen the SGS2 is actually still faster. The only thing it has going for it is the 720p screen, otherwise it's almost the same phone. And now I've updated my SGS2 to Android 4 I can't see a reason to switch.

metalfest

O2 in the UK stock the Xperia S, any word if it'll be coming to O2 here?

billbond4

metalfest wrote: »

O2 in the UK stock the Xperia S, any word if it'll be coming to O2 here?

Yeah will be out here on o2 on Friday

opus

Must admit I am tempted by it but it got a lukewarm review on the Verge site:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/5/2841547/sony-xperia-s-review

Oafley Jones

Shouldn't this thread be moved to the Android forum?

billbond4

dont think so, not talking about anything specifically related to android

billbond4

Here is what the prices in this thread are so far:-

O2 will be 450€ on pp and 99€ on a gold upgrade.

Three will have it for 459€ on prepay, on the 40.66 a month plan it will be 149€ on a 24 month contract 279€ for 18 month.

Meteor will have it for 410€ on prepay