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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S has a brilliant 4.2 (~233 ppi pixel density) inch LED-backlit LCD with resolution of 480 x 854 pixels.
It has a superb 8 MP camera with resolution of 3264x2448 pixels having features LED flash, autofocus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging.
It runs on a 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon and 512 RAM internal memory is 320 with 32 external memory Support.
It supports all major connectivity options like Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, 3G with HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps.
It also supports Digital compass, Predictive text input, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Scratch-resistant surface features.
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S available in Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink colours.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Specifications

General

Announced

2011, August
Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q4
2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network

HSDPA 900 / 2100

Size

Width

8.7
Weight

117
Height

125
Length

63

Display

Resolution

480 x 854 pixels
Display Size

4.2 (
233 ppi pixel density)
Type

LED-backlit LCD

Sound

3.5mm jack
Alert types

Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker

Memory

RAM

512
PhotoCall
External Memory

32
Phonebook

unlimited
Call records

Practically unlimited
Internal Memory

320
Card Type

microSD

Data

USB

microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Infrared port
GPRS
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth

v2.1 with A2DP
3G

HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
EDGE

Camera

Secondary Camera
flash

LED flash
Face Detection
Mega Pixel

8
focus

autofocus
Geo-tagging
Camera Resolution

3264x2448 pixels

Features

Java

via Java MIDP emulator
OS

Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
CPU

1.4 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon
Games

downloadable
Colors

Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink
Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS

with A-GPS support
Browser

HTML

Messaging

IM
Push Email
SMS
MMS
Email

Battery

Stand By Time 2G

Up to 460 h
Talk time 3G

Up to 7 h 35 min
Talk time 2G

Up to 7 h 25 min
Music play

Up to 37 h
Battery type

Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
Stand By Time 3G

Up to 460 h

Music

Video Format

MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
Music Format

MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player

Additional Features

TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
Smile Detection
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Timescape UI
Adobe Flash 10.2
Multi-touch input method
HDMI port
Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Voice memo/dial/commands
Document viewer
Facebook and Twitter integration
Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk
Predictive text input
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Scratch-resistant surface
Digital compass

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Review

Mobiles now a days in market are becoming multi-purpose device rather than just a calling device. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is another jewel from Sony Ericsson in Xperia Series which is enriched with Android v2.3 operating system which is speculated to be upgraded with Android v2.3.4 operating system, it is supported by 1.4 GHz scorpion central processing unit for high speed processing of applications. The smartphone is designed with 4.2 inches LCD Capacitive touchscreen display supported by scratch resistant glass followed by Sony mobile Bravia engine. Internal memory storage capacity is enriched with inbuilt memory of 320 MB that is sufficient for storing huge line up of contacts, followed by RAM of 512 MB for performing various functions at high speed. The storage capacity if further enhanced with external storage port is capable of holding microSD flash card to store upto 32 GB, although device already comes with 8GB data card to support storage of data in external memory.

Moving towards the multi-media functions, assimilation of web camera of 8 megapixels enrich the users to capture photographs and video recording of their pleasant moments. With this, to enable the user with Internet connectivity, this device integrates inbuilt HTML, Adobe flash web browser to access their mails and stay connected with their friends and relatives via various social networking websites according to their requirement. As multi-purpose device this mobile handset supports connectivity with other devices for data transition. It supports connectivity with GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and micro USB port, all these connectivity options enrich the users to transfer data from other devices and also from Internet connectivity provided by the mobile operating company. Another impressive feature that enrich the multi-media functionality of Xperia Arc S include inbuilt Stereo FM radio with RDS enriching the users to listen ongoing radio songs and other information during their leisure time, the audio feature is further enhanced with inbuilt MP3 audio and MP4 video system that lavishes the user to listen their favorite recorded music on the mobile handset. Other applications adorned in Arc S include Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Facebook and Twitter integration.

Besides all these awesome and remarkable features, the most important feature that carries out all these functions and applications without any problem is it’s Li-Po battery of 1500 mAh which supports good talk time for both 2G and 3G networks. With all these features, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S will take this smartphone way ahead from its other contenders.

Overall Review

Promoted with tag line of "Live life in vivid colours," Sony Mobiles has came up with its new mobile handset Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, which in true sense proves the meaning of its name by incorporating wide range of high-defined features. Designed with 4.2 inches capacitive touchscreen with 16 million color display and screen resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. It has a dimensional measurement of 125.0 × 63.0 × 8.7 mm/4.9 × 2.5 × 0.3 inches. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is a GSM phone that operates at a frequency of GSM 850/900/1800/1900 for 2G network and at frequency of HSDPA 900/2100/LT15i and HSDPA 850/1900/2100/800 LT15a for 3G network and is equipped with Android v2.3 (gingerbread) operating system. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is embedded with inbuilt internal memory of 320 MB followed by RAM of 512 MB, supported by external memory microSD flash card slot. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S also integrates giant battery of 1500 mAH resulting is healthy talk time and stand by time. Another noteworthy feature about Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S includes camera of 8 mega pixel.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S also supports connectivity with EDGE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and micro USB port. Apart from this Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S adorns common features like messaging, mailing, MMS, touch mail, etc. It is also equipped with inbuilt HTML browser for net surfing and supports connectivity with various social-networking websites besides allowing user to download contents of his choice from different websites. In this way Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is blessed with a wide range of versatile features that makes it HD phone taking it miles ahead of same phones in same segment.

User Interface and UI functionality

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is designed with LEDbacklit LCD 4.2 inches LCD capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 480 x 854 pixel supported by 16 million color display. Other features integrated in screen resolution include scratch resistant surface, accelerometer sensor for auto rotate, multitouch input method, proximity sensor for auto turn off, timescape UI, and Sony’s Sony Mobile Bravia Engine.

Multimedia features

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S adorns a wide array of various magnificent multimedia features. The most impressive multimedia feature about Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S includes access of mobile contents on user’s TV set by connecting with Wi-Fi and DLNA. By connecting them with these slots enables the user to access videos, photos, and powerpoint presentations on his TV. Besides this, it also enables the user to enjoy the fun of listening almost 10 million songs, viewing thousands of movies through video and music unlimited service provided by Sony Entertainment network services. Thus, entertaining the user to enjoy these services according to his own requirement. Also, it is enhanced with inbuilt FM radio with RDS followed by inbuilt MP3 audio system that is upgraded with music file like eAAC+/WMA/WAV player.

Pictures and Video quality

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is customized with camera of 8 megapixels with picture resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels followed by features like autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, image stabilization , geotagging, and smile detection. It also records videos at speed of 720p at 30 fps followed by features like autofoucs and video light. Thus, enabled with all these features quality of pictures shot and videos recorded from Sony Xperia Arc S is quite fascinating indeed. With this feature of BRAVIA engine from Sony adds an additional attraction to the quality of picture and videos.

Internet support

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is embedded with inbuilt HTML browser thus enabling the user to enjoy the features like emailing and net surfing along with downloading contents of their choice from different websites with help of inbuilt web browser. Hence providing an opportunity of getting connected with internet without the help of internet facility to the user, in this way the user gets free from carrying his laptop to every place for net connection. With help Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S inbuilt web browser he access his mail any where according to his requirement. The HTML browser also enables the user to get connected with social networking websites like facebook, orkut, twitter for staying in contact with their friends and relatives at an ease and that also according to their requirement. This brings the feature of computer and laptop on the palms of the user.

Internal and External Memory

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is blessed with an inbuilt memory of 320 MB followed by 512 MB RAM. It also carries an external memory card slot and is embedded with 8 GB microSD flash card that can be further extended upto 32 GB. Thus, it can store huge data set for storing list of contacts in his phone address book with their detailed information. Besides this, the external memory card slot enables the user to store huge volume of data like songs, games, photos, and videos in his mobile handset. With extended microSD flash card, the user can also store movies and various MS-Office file in mobile.

Applications and Gaming

Besides various features, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S also adorns various common features like messaging in threaded view, which is an enhanced form of viewing messaging that gives the preview of message to the user along with the name of sender. With this, it also serves the features like MMS, e-mail, push mail, etc. with the help of inbuilt net browser. Another common feature adorned in Ericsson Xperia Arc S is inbuilt games. With an objective of providing an additional source entertainment it has been enhanced with range of interesting inbuilt games. However, games can also be downloaded from various websites and with help of various connectivity options. Other applications integrated in Arc S include YouTube, Calender, Google talk, Facebook, Twitter, document viewer, adobe flash 10.2, voice memo, and dial commands.

Battery Backup

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is equipped with giant battery of 1500 mAH supporting the standby time of 430 hours for 2G network, and upto 400 hours for 3G network, and talk time of 7 hours for 2G network and 7 hours for 3G network, with music play upto 31 hours.

Connectivity Offered

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers connectivity with GPRS at speed of 86 kbps, EDGE upto 237 kbps, 3G network at speed of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA at 5.8 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, USB v2.0 microUSB cord. With the help of these options, users can easily get various data from other sources into their mobiles and also can store huge volume of data.

Compare

With a wide range of mobiles available in market, it generally gets difficult to assess which mobile is the best , therefore, it is better to compare it with a similar kind of mobile. On the one hand, Sony has Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. On the other, HTC Mobiles has HTC Desire S designed on same platform. Both of them are touchscreen phones with similar dimensions 125 mm x 63 mm x 9 mm and 115 mm x 60 mm x 12 mm for Ericsson Xperia S and HTC Desire S, respectively. Both of them have the same power battery, Ericsson Xperia with 1500 mAh and HTC Desire S with 1450 mAh giving almost same kind of standby and talk time. Both of them are powered by same Android 2.3 operating system with Qualcomm 1 GHz1 processor for Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon for HTC Desire. With these common features, they differ in case of cameras, for instance, Xperia Arc is embedded with an 8 mega pixels camera, HTC Desire has a camera of 5 mega pixels only. Where Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S adorns inbuilt memory of 320 MB followed by 512 MB RAM and external memory card slot of 8GB expandable upto 32GB HTC Desire S has internal memory of 1GB with expandable memory slot. In this way there are few similarities and few dissimilarities in these handsets but any how they almost share same kind of features it depends on user how much he can afford to pay for their prices.

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