Sony Ericsson earlier confirmed that its entire 2011 line-up of Xperia smartphones will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, what the phone maker didn’t say was when the update will roll out.

That question has now been answered by Sony Ericsson Italy’s Head of Marketing, Maurizio De Palma who announced via Sony Ericsson Italy’s Facebook page that ICS will be coming to the all 2011 Xperia models by March next year. Because there is almost no operator customisation in the Sony Ericsson smartphones that we have here in here, you can expect Malaysia to be among one of the first countries to get the update as soon as it is released.

Once again, the models Sony Ericsson has confirmed will be receiving ICS are:

Xperia arc
Xperia arc S
Xperia PLAY
Xperia neo
Xperia neo V
Xperia mini
Xperia mini pro
Xperia pro
Xperia active
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

Observers are also saying that Sony Ericsson is expected to launch new devices ahead of the ICS update roll out. If this is likely the case, we’re certainly looking forward to see a dual-core device in the brand’s 2012 offering. So far, Sony Ericsson is the only device manufacturer that is devoid of a dual-core world phone.

We’re pegging Sony Ericsson as one of the brands to watch for 2012. What do you think?

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If you bought a Sony Ericsson Xperia this year than this is probably as close as striking the lottery as you can get.

Sony Ericsson has confirmed that its complete line-up of Xperia devices launched this year will all receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates. The Xperia phones listed below will get ICS but Sony Ericsson have not confirmed a timing. So while this is awesome news, you might be in for a long wait. Let’s hope it won’t be too long.

Xperia arc
Xperia arc S
Xperia PLAY
Xperia neo
Xperia neo V
Xperia mini
Xperia mini pro
Xperia pro
Xperia active
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

So, Sony Ericsson users, you excited about this?

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Maxis has confirmed that the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc will be launched in Malaysia next week, Wednesday April 6 and things are getting very very very interesting.

In the span of less than three weeks we are seeing three top-end Android devices coming into the market and the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is arguably one of the most desirable flagship Androids coming our way.

This announcement puts a damper on DiGi’s incredible deal offering 300 units of the HTC Incredible S for RM599 with a 24-months contract that’s happening tomorrow. It’s reasonable to think that the people who have made the decision to buy the HTC Incredible S because of DiGi’s offer would now think twice.

Should they grab the Incredible S now and make the most out of the offer or should they wait for the Xperia arc to be launched and compare the two?

If it were us, we’d wait for the Xperia arc. For one it looks good, Better than the Incredible S or the Nexus S. Then, there is the Sony Exmor R equipped 8.1MP camera to look forward to, and not forgetting the 4.2-inch Reality Display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA.

If Maxis can price the Xperia arc right. This could very well be the Android to get.

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