Leaked screenshots show Android 4.1 for Sony Xperia S

Before the Sony Xperia Z was a gleam in the eye of Sony designers, there was the Sony Xperia S. No, this device didn't quite capture the same buzz at CES 2012 that the Sony Xperia Z did in Las Vegas this year, but with that unique translucent stripe near the bottom tenth of the phone, the design was rather mesmerizing. The Sony Xperia S was voted our readers' favorite Android phone from 2012 CES and second overall to the Windows Phone powered Nokia Lumia 900. The Xperia S originally launched with Android 2.3.5 but has subsequently been updated to run Android 4.0.4. And Sony is not stopping there.

The Sony Xperia S is expected to be updated to Android 4.1 no earlier than April, based on information that Sony released last month. The updated OS build will start with 6.2.X.X.XX and have a new 3.4 kernel, compared to the current 3.08 kernel. Of course, there will be new features for the user of the device including those seen on newer Sony handsets like Power Management, Find My Xperia and Screen Mirroring. And there is the usual bag full o' Google 4.1 goodies like Project Butter and Google Now with the latter updating you with information you need to know, when you need to know it.

Down below, we have some screenshots for you to take a look at, which were culled from an Android 4.1.2 test build for the Sony Xperia S. You like?

source: Xdadevelopers, XperiaBlog via AndroidAuthority

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The 5" Sony C660X Yuga to arrive titled as Sony Xperia Z

Sony = Everyone is gonna launch Arm A15 SoCs and i'm just sitting here A9-ing. The fact that everyone is launching their artillery at CES means that they are scared of what is about to come from Samsung in terms of smartphones. Samsung is the only smartphone producer that combines staggering hardware with brilliant software, so.. why would I just buy this Sony or any other powerful handset (Droid DNA, Optimus G, ZTE Nubia, Oppo Find 5) if it can't use the muscle in a smart way? Samsung seems to me to have become the only one in the market to understand the need for better software instead of just some hardware on a spec list.

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Sony Xperia E smartphone debut in the UK starting February 2013

Officially intros at the beginning of the month, the Sony Xperia E smartphone should be launched in the UK in February 2013. This Sony‘s latest Android smartphone will seemingly in stock at Carphone Warehouse but there is no word on pricing detail yet.
New Sony Xperia E smartphone will bring Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box. It is along with the 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon single-core processor and 4GB of built-in storage. The Xperia E Android smartphone has a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with HVGA (480 x 320) resolution, a 3.2MP rear-facing camera, and a MicroSD card slot that hold up to 32GB in size.

Alongside Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, this phone delivers HSPA, DLNA, and GPS. Other features are Sony Music Unlimited, xLOUD audio technology, active noise cancellation, and more.
The 1,530 mAh battery is enable giving power the handset for up to 6 hours on talk-time. New Sony Xperia E measures 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm with weighing 116 grams.
According to press release back in last week, the Sony Xperia E has also another variant, which are a dual SIM version and namely the Sony Xperia E Dual smartphone.

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