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Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

4.0/5

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GENERAL

Introduced

September 2011

Announced

August 2011

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

0.660 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

Shared memory

1GB (320 MB user

Extras

- Photocall
- 512 MB RAM
- microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
- 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon

SIZE

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

Weight

117.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

125.0 x 63.0 x 8.7

DISPLAY

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

4.20 inch

Resolution

480 x 854 pixels

Extras

- Scratch-resistant surface
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Timescape UI

RINGTONES

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3 ringtones

NETWORKING

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

GPRS

Yes, Up to 86 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Up to 237 kbps

WLAN

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

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP, EDR

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML

Email client

Yes

Extras

- Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
- HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.8 Mbps
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Digital compass
- Push Email
- Instant Messaging

CAMERA

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, video calling, touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization, video (720p@30fps), continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer

FEATURES

Sony-Ericsson Xperia arc S

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- HDMI port
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- TrackID music recognition
- NeoReader barcode scanner
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Facebook and T