While it failed to gain much traction with consumers due to a lack of carrier support and marketing campaign from Sony, the Xperia S is still credited as the launch device that began to turn things around for Sony’s mobile initiative. In fact, Sony just revealed their 2013 Q1 earnings which saw higher sales for smartphones (9.6 million units) with revenue for the division up 36% while sales were up nearly 38% compared to the year prior. With mobile playing as one of the key pillars of Sony’s growth strategy moving forward, its good to hear that the company has not forgotten their nearly two year old smartphone and that a new Xperia S firmware update might be around the bend.

Details still remain scarce as to when the new Xperia S firmware update will be available but the news has been confirmed via the companies official support forums. The only other detail we have to go by is the build version number 6.2.B.1.XX. Beyond on that, there is no official word on when it may be released and what issues might be addressed. On the other hand, the community is crossing their fingers that Sony addresses the phones 1080p recording lag and volume bug to name a few.

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What bugs do you want addressed with a new Xperia S firmware?