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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zhuhang:
Any of u facing wifi issue?

This is a popular problem among xperia 2012 devices.

If u did not face it, tell me how ur router's settings were.

Im struggling to setup my router to have stable wifi connection on my acro S.

PS: Its not wifi problem, it just works on certain settings in router.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ricke77:
I will get mine tomorrow too. I'm so excited!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
I heard that Sony tends to be picky when it come to wifi signal. Sometimes they only accept certain signal from certain router. Luckily that my router do well with my Acro S even when I leave everything as default

Btw, what's your router?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] evolution1g:
People please tell me about this phone.. Like speed, camera, battery, screen, call quality, build quality, first impressions etc etc :D This could be my next phone .. so .. thanks :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] unknown13x:
Anyone looking to buy Acro S should wait until end of this week as the Acro S may have more color selections and you don't have to be limited to the pink, white, and black :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
How is the battery life for those who have this phone and went through 2-3 charge cycles?

Does it last one day with moderate / heavy use?

I suspect that even though this phone has higher mah battery capacity than the S, yet still gets less standby / etc time is due to the insulation required within to keep it sealed from water etc.

This is the main reason why many report this phone gets hot, IMHO.

Please can you advise?

Btw, the GX is already on eBay from Japan.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
It's good. Normally It could last a day with a full charge with moderate use. But that also depend on your defination of "moderate". It's nothing less than the Xperia S so I think it won't be a problem for you.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
Thanks. It's good to know its as good as Xperia S.

I used to get easily a day out of the S. I didn't have to rush to a charger (always had 20-30 percent left - 2 gmails, Twitter, Facebook push, browse www, radio, music, few phonecalls and maybe 10 txts, browse photos local and on FB).

Is it similar to yours? Whats your usage like mate?

Anyone else? - more feedback the better.

Thanks again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
Your usage is pretty much look like mine. I usually charg it up at night. Go to work tomorrow: a few sms and call, lots of 3G, some music, taking pictures and some gaming time... When I get back home at 7PM, it still have 30% left.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
This phone has very similiar performance to the Xperia in term of bettery, speed, camera. Build quality is superb. Data signal is spot on, i never have any data drop so far. In fact I fall in love with it as soon as i touched it. You'll have this baby for joy :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
Thamorningnks! What time do you unplug it in the morning?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
I use a fast charger (EP850) so I unplugged it around 10PM and leave as it is for the next day. Basically the batter went through 10PM today to 7PM the next day. But that also because I tend to use up the last 30% after coming home so I can have a full charge tomorrow.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
Thanks - it sounds very similar to the S.

Are the caps easy to open and close for the headphones?

Also is the back completely flat or curved a bit like the S? I sometimes wanted to type on the S while it was on its back but it kept wobbling left & right.

Did you get international warranty coverage from Sony for 2 years for it? (I'm in the UK and might order from either Singapore eBay (with dock) or Hong Kong Expansys)

Sorry for all the Qs. Hard to get info on this phone from real life end users. So thanks again mate.

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Thank you. Anything that does bug you a bit? Sorry I have to ask - no phone is perfect afterall. I'm sure yours is fab mate.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
Hey mate, don't worry about that, I'm here to provide your all the information that you need.

The caps of the AcroS is much easier to open than the caps on the S but still remain very firm. I have had a very hard time opeing the USB cap of the XS but not the Acro.

The back is a bit curver than the XS. You can text one hand with this phone. The XS was kinda slippery when i use it one hand.

I have 1 year warranty on my country, not sure about international. Maybe you could try email Sony to see what's they're planning for the warranty plan of the phone. Or just wait for your carrier to release it?

Btw, all Acro S should come with a dock. If your place don't have a dock then probably the sellers stole it.

I think the only thing that people complain about the Acro S are: this phone heats up fast if you use 3G and display too much. Speaker is quieter than the XS but honestly this does not bother me at all.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
Thanks for the helpful info mate. I really like that it's not as slippery as S was. Always felt like it was going to slide off one handed.

I'll look into international warranty from Sony. I'm in the UK & don't believe this will be officially released here.

If anyone can advise I'd be very grateful.

And thanks for Dock info. Some listings on eBay clearly don't include it. Others that do charge more lol!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ricke77:
Just got my Acro S. I'm loving it. I used to have an Arc and I don't think this phone gets warmer than the Arc. In fact it's a little bit cooler.

Here in Sweden the Acro S comes with dock, headset, 2 NFC-tags, AC-adapter, USB-cable, microSIM-adapter and 2 years guarantee.

I truly recommend it!:)

I had to try the water resist and it still works so I guess it's water proof! :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
Thanks foe that. I didn't think it was for sale in the EU.

Where did you buy it from?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ricke77:
I bought mine from a Internet Mobilephone retailer called Katshing. http://www.katshing.se

I think you can buy it all over Europe.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hei133:
Hi, has anyone upgraded to the new 6.1.A.2.45 firmware? Any known issues? Only see people discussing it for Xperia S.

I too experienced similar battery life as earlier Xperia S(gb). Grip is definitely better for one handed operation. Very happy with it. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Woodyxps:
I just did it. UI feels a little smoother now. More info later.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skycamefalling:
I have great battery life with the latest Firmware. The phone is losing 2% per hour with push EMail and Exchange sync and little usage.

Apart from that, the Acro S has been stable with the former Firmware too...I could not see any big changes.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raginginferno:
Does anyone else have any issues with mms messages? I know my apn is set correctly but for some reason no picture texts are coming in or going though :

I wonder if its cuz of the root method. Could the acro hd gb firmware cause weird issues?

This phone is awesome! I love how I can actually wash it! Screen seems to attract dust easily... nothing a good rinse will take care of. I love the screens pixel density. My work gave me a galaxy s ii lte to use and man the screen looks like crap compaired to this, fine text is so blurry in comparision.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SUBLIMINALLYINC:
just got my acro s a week ago.

good phone. havent tested it in water. dont need to anyway.

i notice a slight flex on the back plate on the bottom portion of the phone (by the sony ericsson symbol) and the space between the camera button and the vol down button. does anyone have this as well? should I be concerned over water ingress if this is there?

please let me know.

thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] papacarla:
Could you make a ftf?

UPD: I've found it here. If somebody will download don't be afraid you have to put the digital code into the field below the code and click green button then after 10 seconds downloading will start
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hanybanoub:
For those that imported this into the UK please can you advise:

Where did you buy it from? Ebay seems a very good option now with prices and hopefully, can escape import duties.

What warranty did you get? Expansys HK say only 3 months from them, others (ebay) say 1 year, not sure if from Sony or not.

Expansys advise that as it's imported, there is no international warranty.

Any help is appreciated :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hei133:
No flex in mine, maybe you'll want to get it checked out by the service centre?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] air-:
Anyone using this in USA? I'm curious if it works on AT&T's HSPA+.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raginginferno:
No reason why it wouldn't. I'm using it in Canada. Rogers and AT&T are pretty much the same in terms of what the phone sees. Both are using the hspa 1900 and 850 frequency.

Edit: I did a quick speed test and I can get 7mbps down
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Golgot:
ANT+

Any news concerning ANT+ support?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jayman1986:
It's annoying that Sony won't release in UK, especially when is available in Europe
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nyxtopouli:
Im using this phone on att in addition I am using the dumbphone media net data plan. .. No issues here. .. Phone works like any other unlocked phone I have used on att
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] guyderam:
I'm having some lag while swiping to next home screen on my acro s. Any1 else having this? Otherwise it's quite fine. I'm on ics and have updated to the latest firmware.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zem2000:
The Acros does appear to have ANT+, it connects up fine to the Garmin Heart rate monitor and Cadence sensors. Happy Days.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Golgot:
I confirm, I just received mine which is fully compliant with my ANT+ Heart Rate Monitor.

It's quite strange it was not mentionned in sony's whitepaper.

BTW, I'm quite happy of my new phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thyk888358:
this phone is a man...i compare video quality with S3 and I couldn't believe it's better than the famous S3. However, I read this whole post from page 1 to 10 because I hope someone may talk about how to make the camera quality much better cos I found the picture is too white or high contrast. Another thing is....I charge the phone 2 times a day cos I use lots of whatsapp .. It was ok with my S2 :confused:

I still love it though and willing to charge it anytime I'm near to the charger ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jingo386:
I think it's normal to lag while swiping after start-up,

if you put those timescape-like widget on home screen it would be more laggy.

Does anyone ever go into service test and check the "Water Proof" section?

It shows "This device does not support this function". :confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] papacarla:
try to use external battery, although, it works like sony sad
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hei133:
It's the same on mine, but I know it is waterproof because I had dumped it into a basin of water to test it out! :)

I feel the phone battery life and heat seemed to have worsened on latest 6.1.A.2.45 firmware, a few degrees warmer.... Not sure what's hogging the cpu. Anyone else has the same experience?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Snaduko:
I have just bought one Acro S, And it is still taking it's first 30 minutes charge, I would like to know if any of you has accidentally dropped your phone and what happened? I fear my own clumsyness jaja, Thanks For the answer :).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
I heard that it can survive a drop. But it never hurt to use a case :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hei133:
I have dropped it once (my heart skipped a beat) from hand to floor, corner hit the floor first. Luckily not a scratch... But it was in a phone pouch (microfiber cloth, no padding) so maybe that helped to prevent any damage. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Golgot:
I already crash tested mine... :eek: The phone fall for 1 meter directly on asphalt. The screen is ok but there is little scrach on the corner of the phone... Anyway, I was quite happy that the situation was not worse.

On the other hand, my screen has lot of small scratches. I don't know how I made them since I never mix my phone with other stuff (keys aso) in my pocket. I never experienced such a lot a scratches since my HTC touch diamond. I really think that acro s screen is far more fagile than my previous phones (HTC desire & HTC desire Z).

So I strongly recommend :

- silicone case (even if you cannot use anymore the cradle - this is quite embarassing : if anybody has a solution for that, tell me)

- LCD guard film
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rezaarga:
Thanks... It works great... :thumbup::)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] an69a:
I got this beautiful phone as a birthday gift from my wife 3 weeks ago, on white colour. Still on my learning curve to use a phone without physical keyboard though :laugh:

The package came in full including dock, but no NFC tags. So far my son had dropped it once from about 50cm high and let loose the bottom back cover part (with the XPERIA sign) but I easily installed it again, but no signs of malfunction whatsoever. Never got a chance to test its water resistance capability. Took loads of pics and vids during my 2 weeks holiday in Italy, I can say the outdoor pics are just awesome, bright natural colours, but heavily struggling with low light condition. However in some pictures, taking the same object and environment, the result on my Acro S was inferior compared to my wife's Nokia N900 with carl zeiss lens :eek:

On the OS, since I'm upgrading from my old 2.1 to 4.04, all I feel is a lightning bolt :D

I do experience an issue with the quick launch application for the camera. I suppose if we set the option to "Launch and capture" mode, when I swipe the camera icon from lockscreen or long press the physical camera button, it should instantly take a picture right? But my phone just won't do that. It just goes into camera mode but not capturing any image unless I press the regular capture button. Anyone experience the same issue?

I agree the phone gets hot easily during mild to heavy usage. So far I've managed to make a full day use (with wi-fi and/or 3G on, few phone calls and text messages, taking pictures/videos, etc), usually I charge it at around 11 - 12 PM and unplug it in the morning (6-7 AM).

When I just got this phone, people in my office (3 BB users, 1 iPhone 4s, 1 SGSIII, 1 SGSII, 1 Note) paid serious attention to this ace, even my boss (an old lady who only uses her office blackberry phone for calls, can't even type a message) asked me the brand, the price, where did I buy it etc. It's for her daughter she said :laugh: I always feel like a no-mainstream using Sony / Ericsson phones (my history: Xperia Mini Pro, G900, K700i, T316, T20) :victory:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
It's good to see you're happy with it mate. I'm sure there will be more people into this phone and Sony phones in general in the future.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] schizo:
Hi All, a new noobs here for LT26w. It is my first phone which i bought almost instantly WITHOUT even searching and reading XDA archives first, no nitpicking at all. It is that tempting for me... LoL

Just having it for third days by now, got notified for updating to 6.1.A.2.45 but I ignored it up until now. I wanna know what this baby will do in its "virgin" state first: Build 6.1.A.1.58. Oh and it came with the lovely dock, unfortunate that it is for charging ONLY. You simply cannot plug the cable to your computer, nothing will happen, not even charging. But it's still nice to have, and very functional =D

So far I'm impressed and the liquid test passed perfectly. Reading Engadget/GSM Arena/AnandTech while submersing yourself in your hottub is really, really enjoyful experience :D

However i have noticed several issues:

1. I have several droids in the past, with my usage pattern (charge every night before sleep - unplug by 6.30 a.m) which you can't compare but i certainly know my pattern: SGS 2 will last me until around 7pm, Droid Razr until around 6pm, GalNote until 10pm. But this baby only gave me until 4pm... despite it larger battery than SGS2 and Razr =(

2. It get hot, hotter than my previous handsets i mentioned. I saw that display is using 55-60% of battery, which a kind of surprising for me given it's an S-LCD. My previous ones are all amoled, that sux more juice on displaying webpage whites. ANd it does not matter if I turn on/off Mobile BE.

3. There is "N" labeled sticker in the back right between the lens and flash. The manual says it is about the NFC, but I'm not sure why there should be any sticker at all. I mean, the chip is supposed to be inside, right? I concerns because it looks like ordinary sticker and may soon peeled off by itself. I really hope when it does, it will not affect the NFC functionalities.

4. The builtin Walkman app does not play FLAC!!! Yea, I can use any other player in the market but I'm expecting Sony to be better on this since Moto and Sammy default player surely does support. Cannot play FLAC on 2012 is shameful :P (please do not even mention ATRAC, LOL)

5. No Sony Entertainment Network in my country :P

6. Any one have any idea which DAC chip its using? Yamaha? Wolfson? Burr Brown?

That's all for now, thanks for listening. Other than those several issues, I'm happy. I won't look back and reconsider SGS3 or HOX for this :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jayman1986:
@schizo

The nfc sticker has a clear plastic film which can be peeled off.

Also that sticker is there because that is where you have to place smart tags. Any other place and nfc wont detect.

I'm really disappointed with battery as well
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] schizo:
Thx mate. Still does not understand why it has to be sticker instead of directly printed in body. Just three days and it started to look not too-pretty. I also not sure about the debossed green SE logo below, it is so pronounced it will be the first one to got scratched and ruined, IMHO. And the power button is a little bit too small for my likings.

Oh well, nitpicking I start. LOL :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
i found nice MIUI ROM for this phone, if someone is interested go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1914928 :cyclops:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hei133:
I have FLAC files on my Acro S and they do play for me in the walkman app. Sony did not support in GB, this is the main reason I want ICS, support is mandated by Google.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] frank mccorner:
A telephone with outside connections for charging. I find this very good idea.

know of no other smartphone (except Apple) connection with this.

Dock for that I think it's good. why there is no active car holder?

For an outdoor phone, the battery is too low. how long does the battery in flight mode?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] an69a:
Well it depends on your average daily usage though. For the last few days I manage to always have it more than 1 day (full charge overnight, unplug at 07.00 AM, and drained up at around 9 PM the next day) with medium usage (wifi-on only at the office and at home, but my house is only 15 mins away from my office so roughly my wifi is always on. I rarely use the 3g except when I got lost and really need a map :cyclops:

I did the flight mode two weeks ago when I was having a 2 hour flight, took some pics on board, play a game for only 5-10 mins before fell asleep :p, and I didn't notice significant reduce of battery.

After 1 month of usage, now I can hear some squeaky sounds when I grip my phone tightly especially from the connector to the charging dock and from the very bottom of the phone where there is the hole for the strap. And there are already scratches on the screen as well. Not quite noticeable, but I was hoping this phone could be more sturdy.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] frank mccorner:
"unplug at 07.00 AM, and drained up at around 9 PM the next day"

you mean 38 Hours ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] an69a:
More or less, amazing huh? But as I said, I'm not a heavy user. Rarely playing games, light browsing only for twitter / facebook / whatsapp before went to bed / during lunchtime, took only a few snapshots. And with brightness only at 30 - 40%. Very light user. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] schizo:
Funny thing, after i upgrade to 6.1.A.2.45 now it can. Previously also ICS but just won't.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] osharaf:
You are aware that the phone comes with a factory pre-installed screen protector and that it's very hard to be noticed yet very easily scratched right?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] an69a:
Ah, didn't aware to be honest. Thanks now I can rest my worry :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lokenok:
look how sony advertises this in hong kong!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUbkQfOo3zU&feature=channel&list=UL

amazing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
Hey guys i am thinking about buying this phone really soon. I have an arc s currently. Is this phone worth the money?

I mean in terms of speed and camera. I am not a phone gamer at all. Just want speed for opening apps and stuff. I can buy the S3 but i really hate touch wizz and the size of the phone. All review i saw about this phone was good but as for some one like me who uses wifi all day and is messaging alot using whatsapp will the battery be enough for atleast 1 day use?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rezaarga:
This phone surely worth the money... You can open any app fast and smooth... and about camera, there's no other phone can give you great photo camera (especially macro photo) in all places... Including beach and pool...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
Ok thanks for the reply. I will surely get it now. Did some reading on the forums here. There is a lack of roms and stuff but i am sure sony will keep it up to date for a while. Might even try making a rom myself :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
anyone developing any good roms for the phone? IS there a camera mod like what we see on most phones now to decrease compression?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] frank mccorner:
GPS with ACRO

Who can say something about the GPS reception. Compared to other devices? Time to fix. Number of satellites. Accuracy?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Woodyxps:
Very good
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Golgot:
Seriously???

So I buyed a screen protector to protect the pre-installed screen protector??? :crying:

I don't think anything can happen to my screen! :)

I was so suprised of the low resistance of sony screen, I now understand better.

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Never experienced a so quick fix... Number of visible satellite is amazing (probably due to glonass support)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
How does stock rom run? Lags?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Golgot:
for me, it's fast with no lags, noting to do with my previous phone (desire z)... I'm quite reluctant to switch tor a custom ROM since i'm very satisfied up to now...

No, seriously, for me the only issue with this phone is its battery which has difficulty to last one day with strong usage.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ionmarx:
So this explains things... I had become bothered for the past couple of days that my Acro S' screen is getting some very fine scratches! :laugh:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] csd.droid:
I am little bit disappointed about the call quality. The earspeaker`s voice quality is very poor during calls. Testing with the service menu`s test it seems to be OK and using headphones is good as well. Does anybody faced with this problem or is this hardware failure?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
Is the screen protector that comes with the phone do anything bad to screen quality? Is it better to remove and if so how?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] frank mccorner:
very good? thin answer?

compared to what?

time to fix?

number of satellites?

the weather?

in the car?

in the house?

without AGPS?

GLOSSNAS?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Step69:
no need to remove it, its close to be perfect