Sony promises Xperia S, P & U to get ICS as scheduled

The promised ICS update on Sony’s NXT smartphones that includes S, P and U are still right on schedule according to Sony. The Android update is expected to arrive this June with the Xperia U’s update slightly delayed and is expected to arrive by the 3rd quarter of the year.

Sony also has good news for their 2011 smartphone users. They mentioned that earlier handsets like Arc, Neo, Mini, Mini Pro, Pro, Active and SE Live with WalkMan will also be receiving the latest Android OS starting next week. Handsets like Arc S, Ray and Neo V which already got the Android 4.0.3 will also have an upgrade to 4.0.4 along with the aforementioned devices.

Sony also spilled the beans that Xperia Play will not get the same treatment as the other Sony smartphones. Although the update is possible, it will come at the price of compromising smooth gaming experience. They said that even after collaborating with various developers and advanced users, a stable gameplay is still beyond reach through ICS, hence forced to make the tough decision to withdraw the attempted update to the said handset.

This is definitely, great stuff for Sony users out there. As for the Xperia Play, Iâ€™d say that not going through with the update was the best decision at that situation. That handset was built with gaming in mind and it’s only fitting for it to provide a second to none performance in terms of gaming experience on a smartphone rather than having the latest OS. Stay tuned as weâ€™ll post another article if this update officially lands in our shore.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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7 Comments

http://Www.German- says:

10 years ago

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Ronald says:

12 years ago

ICS OS for Sony Xperia S ready for download.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/21/sony-xperia-s-android-4-ICS/
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droly23hp says:

13 years ago

my Neo V still running in GB.. been waiting for so long for the upgrade but there seem to be alot of problems with the sony update service..
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log says:

13 years ago

I have an arc s and still using gingerbread. I did not receive any update.
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ronald says:

13 years ago

Hope you get the update soon. HTC and Samsung have released ICS on their devices. My htc sensation xl and xe first got their ics updates while my samsung galaxy note got it a few days after my xl.

John says:

13 years ago

By then, Sony would have been the most promising and deliberately consistent phone manufacturer having 15 (Arc, Neo, Mini, Mini Pro, Pro, Active, Live, Arc S, Neo V, Ray, XPERIA S, P, U, GX, SX) Android 4 (ICS) updated phones. Whereas Samsung iz dead on this part. Wow, just rott in hell. Google should’ve bought Sony instead of Motorola. This company handles Android quite well the same as Nokia on Windows Phone. They treat the platform surprisingly excellent against all other. Unlike Samsung, they make dumbphones (Galaxy Y, Pocket, etc.) and make Android on its verge of absurd fragmentation.
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lawrence says:

13 years ago

“Google shouldâ€™ve bought Sony instead of Motorola.’

How many patents does Sony have which google can use to combat patent attacks from Microsoft and Apple? Motorola Mobility has around 17,000.

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