Sony Xperia S also known as Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi and Sony Ericsson Arc HD is a high-end handset by Sony released in February, 2012. Official upgrades from Sony stopped after Android v4.1.2 Jelly Bean. But device is more than capable of running KitKat OS. But of course you’ll need to flash a custom ROM. So Here’s best ROMs list.
AOSPXS – Customized AOSP
- Android Version: 4.4.4 KitKat
- Bugs: No reported Bugs
- Last Updated: September, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788234
Paranoidandroid 4.6
- Android Version: 4.4.4 KitKat
- Bugs: No Major Bugs
- Last Updated: May, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573345
CM-11.0 – OpenSEMC – BETA 3
- Android Version: 4.4.x KitKat
- Bugs: No Major Bugs
- Last Updated: December, 2013
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2555243
Unofficial Carbon Rom
- Android Version: 4.4.4 KitKat
- Bugs: Some Bugs
- Last Updated: July, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2617846
Ultimate BlackXS v3
- Android Version: 4.1.2 JellyBean
- Bugs: Some Bugs
- Last Updated: August, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-s/s-development/rom-ultimate-blackxs-v1-t2826531
Nature Xperia Advance v3.2
- Android Version: 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- Bugs: No Major Bugs
- Last Updated: March, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530725
MIUI V5 MULTILANG UB
- Android Version: 4.4.4 KitKat
- Bugs: Some Bugs
- Last Updated: August, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-s/s-development/rom-miui-v5-multilang-ub-t2852880
LeOpArDx RoM V5.0
- Android Version: 4.1.x Jelly Bean
- Bugs: No Major Bugs
- Last Updated: July, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461504
PAC-man 4.4.4.Beta-1.0
- Android Version: 4.4.4 KitKat
- Bugs: Some Bugs
- Last Updated: July, 2014
- Links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685822
So these are the Sony Xperia S Custom ROMs I liked the most. If you decided to flash a custom ROM and you’re doing it for the first time, please take time and get familiar with the process before finally doing it. Only you will be responsible to what you do to your device.