There are many attractive aspects of the new Sony Xperia S smartphone
. Many consumers are drawn to the model because of its high quality display while others appreciate the wealth of multi media features that are offered by the model. The area that we feel the Xperia S outperforms many of its rivals is for conducting simple telephone calls. We take a closer look at this element of the phone and see what it has to offer.
The key area of this phone when it comes to calls and messaging is the phone book. From this part of the phone users can instigate calls or start to compose messages and emails. The great thing about this aspect of the phone is that it can store a huge amount of information. When you click on a contacts name you are presented with a tabbed interface that offers three main sections. The first part holds contact information about the person while the second screen can display a recent log of calls and messages that you have exchanged. The final part of this interface holds details about recent activity on social networking sites. Contacts can be searched by either their first or last name and a number of customisation options are available to help you find your information more quickly. The phone book can be synchronised with multiple accounts including Exchange and Facebook which can save the user having to input data that is already stored on such an account. Ringtones can be customised for each individual contact and users can even select if they want calls from certain people to be sent directly to voicemail.
When it comes to actually conducting a telephone call the Sony Xperia S was superb. Not once did we experience any dropped calls and generally the quality of reception was very high. The phone incorporates a secondary microphone which is used to further enhance the quality of calls. This microphone acts as a noise cancelling device by analysing background noise and the suppressing it so all the person on the other end of the line can hear is your voice. The earpiece on the phone is also very good and we had no problems in hearing the voice of the person we were speaking to. The Xperia S supports voice dialling which is a helpful feature and it also boasts a very clever proximity sensor. This chip can detect when the phone is held close to the users face so it can disable the touchscreen so that no buttons can be accidentally pressed during a call.
There are many new feature boasted by models such as the Sony Xperia S but at the end of the day the device is a telephone and therefore call features and quality should be an important aspect. The Xperia S impresses us in this department by offering a comprehensive phone book together with excellent call quality.