Sony Mobile has confirmed that the company’s new flagship, the Xperia S will arrive in Australia from early April. The dates are not confirmed right now but Vodafone has an 11 April launch date pencilled in along with Crazy Johns. Optus has also confirmed the Xperia S, although it currently has no date listed.
It will also be available sim-free through Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Dick Smith Electronics, Allphones and Telechoice. Harvey Norman has confirmed that the Xperia S will retail for A$599, whilst Sony will retail the handset through its Sony Centres for A$579. Dick Smith will be the cheapest at A$555, going on sale April 18.
The dates for the Indian launch are a bit sketchier. This is what Sony Mobile India has been emailing customers over the last 24 hours: “In response to your query we would like to inform you that Sony Xperia S handset is not yet launched in *India*. We are unable to provide the exact date of release or availability and price information for this phone and we have only tentative date of launching Xperia S which is 10 April 2012.” So it looks like a 10 April launch in India barring any delays.
