Xperia Arc Review

Sony Ericson’s Xperia improved since the Xperia 10 released, the sleek, slimline Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc offers the very best in Smartphone technology in a compact, portable shell. The latest Xperia the Arc runs on the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and features 8.1Mp camera with noise CMOS sensor. The phone has high-end screen with Bravia engine and it’s a lot lighter (117g) and slimmer (at 125 X 63 X 9mm) that X10.

 

The phone has chrome and graphite look that shows the quality of the handset, volume rocker located around the side along with camera shutter button, micro USB charge/syn slot and 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone has HDMI slot which is fantastic for streaming to your TV. as you can see on the picture the front is flatand wide (4.2in screen) with three sliver control button just like the X10.



Core

The phone has 1HHz processor can browsing and  flipping around apps faster. With the latest Androids Gingerbread features a lot of small changes and bug fixes, such as improved power management and better keyboards. It has the great screen resolution to 480 X 854 pivels and LED-backlit screen is slighter closer to the glass cover. The phone doesnt take long to start up even to process picture speed ( has LED flsha, smile detection and autofocus) ans is record 720p HD video.

Key features include:

  • Slim, lightweight and strong, with perfect ergonomics
  • Extra wide 4.2” multi-touch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine to ensure ultimate multimedia and viewing experiences
  • Sony Exmor R for mobile: for best-in-class low-light photography and video capture
  • 8.1 megapixel camera and HD video recording capability
  • Android Market – thousands of applications to keep you entertained
Sample Shot


Sony Ericsson Xperia arc at a glance:

  • Camera
    • 8.1 megapixel camera, Up to 2.46x smart zoom
    • Aperture f/2.4n, Auto focus
    • Face detection, Flash/LED
    • Geo tagging, Image stabilizer
    • Noise suppression, Send to web
    • Smile detection, Sony Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor
    • Touch Focus, Touch capture, Video light
    • Video recording, HD 720p


  • Music
    • Album art
    • Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
    • Media player
    • Music tones (MP3/AAC)
    • PlayNow service
    • TrackID music recognition application
  • Web
    • Bookmarks
    • Google search
    • NeoReader barcode scanner
    • Pan & zoom
    • Web browser (WebKit)
  • Communication
    • Call list
    • Conference calls
    • Facebook app
    • Sony Ericsson Timescape
    • Speakerphone
    • Vibrating alert
  • Messaging
    • Conversations
    • Email
    • Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
    • Instant messaging
    • Picture messaging (MMS)
    • Predictive text input
    • Sound recorder
    • Text messaging (SMS)
  • Design
    • Auto rotate
    • Keyboards (onscreen, QWERTY)
    • Picture wallpaper
    • Reality display
    • Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
    • Touchscreen
    • Wallpaper animation
  • Entertainment
    • 3D games
    • Media browser
    • Motion gaming
    • Radio (FM)
    • Video streaming
    • Video viewing
    • YouTube
  • Organiser
    • Alarm clock
    • Calculator
    • Calendar
    • Document readers
    • Flight mode
    • Infinite button
    • Phone book
  • Connectivity
    • 3.5 mm audio jack
    • aGPS
    • Bluetooth technology
    • Google Maps
    • HDMI
    • Modem
    • DLNA
    • USB mass storage
    • USB support
    • Wi-Fi
    • Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation
  • Screen
    • Sony Mobile Bravia Engine
    • 16,777,216 colour TFT
    • Capacitive multi-touch
    • 4.2 inches
    • 854 x 480 pixels (FWVGA)
    • Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant mineral glass


  • Size: 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
  • Weight: 117 grams
  • Phone memory: Up to 512 MB
  • Memory card support: up to 32 GB
  • Memory card included: microSD 8 GB
  • Operating system: Google Android 2.3
  • Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm

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