Come on Sony, sort your designers out.
I had a look at this phone with a view to purchasing but it looks ugly, cheap and toyish. The design is a massive step backwards from the Arc S and the materials used are still as cheap as a childs toy. Sony STOP using plastic ***. The only thing wrong with the Arc S from a design point of view is the plastic. This new xperia has changed from a sleek unique design to a brick with even worse plastic/rubber.
This new phone should also be sporting a quad core processor and ICS if it is to be competitve. Why didnt you delay this for a few months to get ICS on it as standard. We know an update it due soon but the phone should have been optimised for ICS rather than gingerbread.
Why are Android phones so FUGLY. Even the moto razr and LG prada looks cheap as chips and these are the best offerings at the moment.
I agree the Arc was a better design although to me it did feel cheaper then the Xperia S in the hand. Got a lot of attention though when people at work noticed it as oppose to the Xperia S which is nothing to write home about.
Compared to my previous phone (Nokia n9) the design is lacking. Still for all that I don't mind the phone myself. Got a good deal with the O2 offer so no complaints from me.
If you do get the CEO job snuk send me some freebies.