Sony has confirmed that they will be releasing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for their 2012 Xperia lineup by the first half of 2013. The Sony Xperia T, Sony Xperia TX and the Sony Xperia V will reportedly receive the Jelly Bean update as early as the first quarter.

This will be followed by updates to the Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia Acro S, Sony Xperia Ion, Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia Go and Sony Xperia J. However Sony has still to reveal a time frame for these devices to get Android 4.1.

Unfortunately Sony is not planning on bringing Android 4.1 to their older 2011 Xperia lineup. While we do understand that supporting such a wide lineup of devices isn't practical, its disappointing that they wont benefit from the performance improvements of Jelly Bean.

Sony has been very generous with their Android updates, especially compared to their competitors. But we have to respect their decision and hope that the developer community to be quick to port Jelly Bean over to those older devices.


source – Sony

Sony is now rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich  update for the Sony Xperia ion for AT&T. You can download the update using the Sony PC Companion software. The device will receive Android 4.0.4 with software version 6.1.c.1.105 on the LT28AT model.


If you have not received the update notification, you can manually check for the update availability through settings. Sony has still not released a change-log for this update, but we will have it up for you as soon as they do.


source – XDA Developers

The Sony Xperia ion is making a name for itself on the AT&T device lineup but how does it stack up  against the LG Nitro HD? Watch the following video comparison between the Sony Xperia ion and LG Nitro HD and see which device you prefer.




The Sony Xperia ion features a 4.5 inch touch display, 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 12 megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video recording and is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.

While the LG Nitro HD features a 4.5-inch HD touch display, 8MP camera and is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM.

Check out the detailed comparison of the Sony Xperia ion and LG Nitro HD on PhoneArena.

The Samsung Galaxy S III and the Sony Xperia ion are two high end LTE enabled handsets on AT&T. Both are flagships in their own right and choosing between them may not be easy.

So take a look at the following video comparison to get a clearer idea which device stands out between the two.



The Samsung Galaxy S III on AT&T features a 4.8 inch touch display, 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video recording and is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.

The Sony Xperia ion features a 4.5 inch touch display, 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 12 megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video recording and is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.

You can check out the full comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Sony Xperia ion on PhoneArena.

The Sony Xperia ion runs Android Gingerbread and first device from Sony without the Ericsson brand to feature  LTE connectivity. The device features a 4.55 inch touch display, 16GB of internal storage, 12 megapixel camera and powered by a 1.5GHz processor with 1GB of RAM.

Check out the video review of the Sony Xperia ion for AT&T which follows:







Your can check out the full review of the Sony Xperia ion for AT&T on PhoneArena.

The Sony Xperia ion features a 4.55 inch touchscreen display, 16GB of internal storage, 12MP camera and powered by a 1.5GHz processor with 1GB of RAM. The ion is the first LTE smartphone from Sony.