Does Sony Xperia S is coming with ICS out of the box?

[#1]

Yesterday I goto to Market. There is a shop that is selling Sony Xperia S with ICS out of the box. I asked the shopkeeper that Does they are selling Sony Xperia S after updating? Shop keeper told me that the Sony Xperia S is now coming with ICS out of the box. What do you know about this Does Sony is now selling Sony Xperia S with ICS out of the box?

[Uliwooly]

that has happened before that newly released  Xperias come with the latest update. it'll be great if you post the country you saw that

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[#3]

I am from Pakistan. Sony is not selling his products in Pakistan So the shop keepers purchase their stocks from London.

[Uliwooly · Accepted solution]

that's odd there are a lot of users in the UK who haven't received the update, you could ask him if this phones are new or if he manually update them.

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[#5]

Please reply quickly I am going to purchase Sony Xperia S. I am asking you because I am afraid that the dealer does not sale me a china copy of Sony Xperia S

[Uliwooly]

to be certain contact Sony's live chat

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/

if he doesn, you can flash the Global Generic software/firmware on them

How to manually update 2012 Xperias to android 4.0.4 build number 6.1.A.0.452

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41609

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[#7]

I asked him but he told me that it is coming with ICS . I see the box There was written "Now with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwhich"

[#8]

Please one more question how much updates Sony Xperia S get mean which android version it can reach offically?

[Uliwooly]

the latest update on the Xperia S is Android 4.0.4

http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=20799

Manufacturer:	Sony Mobile
Model #:	LT26i (AAD-3880120-AV)
Supported Technologies and Frequency Bands:	GSM: 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS FDD: Band I/Band II/Band V/Band VIII
HW Version SW Version Request Type Date Certified A 6.1.A.0.452 ECO Jun 19, 2012 A 6.1.A.0.444 ECO Jun 19, 2012 A 6.0.A.3.76 ECO Jun 19, 2012 A 6.0.A.3.75 ECO Jun 19, 2012 A 6.0.A.3.73 ECO Mar 19, 2012 A 6.0.A.3.70 ECO Mar 15, 2012 A 6.0.A.3.67 ECO Feb 23, 2012 A 6.0.A.3.62 ECO Feb 15, 2012 A 6.0.A.1.249 Initial Feb 8, 2012

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