Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S :Review

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is the successor of Xperia Arc. The recently announced Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is now available for purchase in India market through online retailers.

Letsbuy is selling Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S at a price of Rs 26,995 in India and can be ordered for cash on delivery. This listing of sale of it comes pretty quick by Sony Ericsson that they haven’t gone through company’s press release of Arc S launch.

The Xperia Arc S is from the famous Xperia family of Sony Ericsson mobile phones which was announced at IFA event this year. Among its standout features it has the ability to shoot 2D and 3D panoramic photos and comes with 25% faster camera start up time. It includes 1.4 Ghz Qualcomm processor and has amazing 4.2 inches touchscreen display with 8.1 mega pixel camera. As usual it has Android OS and includes 320 MB of internal memory. Check out full specifications of Xperia Arc S phone.

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S specifications

Design

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (2.3.4)
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 (125 x 63 x 8.7 mm)
• Weight:
  • 4.13 oz (117 g)
    the average is 4.3 oz (123 g)

Display

• Physical size:
  • 4.20 inches
• Resolution:
  • 480 x 854 pixels
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

• Talk time:
  • 7.41 hours
    the average is 8 h (456 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 460 hours
    the average is 394 h (16 days)
• Talk time (3G):
  • 7.61 hours
• Stand-by time (3G):
  • 460 hours

Hardware

• Processor:
  • Single core, 1400 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
• System memory:
  • 512 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 1024 MB
• Storage expansion:
  • Slot Type:
    • microSD, microSDHC
  • Maximum card size:
    • 32 GB

Camera

• Camera:
  • • 8.1 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Features:
    • Auto focus, Touch to focus, Image stabilizer, Video stabilizer, Face detection, Smile detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, CMOS image sensor, Self-timer, Panorama, Scenes
• Camcorder:
  • • 1280x720 (720p HD)
  • Features:
    • Video light

Multimedia

• Music player:
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition
• Radio:
  • • FM, RDS
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

Internet browsing

• Browser:
  • • Yes
  • Supports:
    • HTML, Flash
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook

Technology

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE
• Satellite system:
  • GPS, A-GPS

Phone features

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  • • Yes
• Wi-Fi:
  • • Yes
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• HDMI:
  • • Yes
• • DLNA, Tethering, OTA sync

Other features

• Notifications:
  • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

• Officially announced:
  • 31 Aug 2011