Sony Ericsson Xperia arc Review
(LT15i, X12) Score: 50 / 100
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is a little outdated device launched in 2011, featuring an 8.1 megapixels back facing camera, a 4.2" display and a great performance processing unit speeding at 1 gigahertz.
Sony ships the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc with a powerful 1 gigahertz processing unit, bundled in a Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 system chip. Collaborating with graphic calculations, this phone also has an Adreno 205 graphic processing unit speeding at 245 MHz. The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc counts with a 524,29 MB internal storage memory, which might be enough for basic users considering the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc also has an SD card slot to store songs, photos and videos.
Being just 0.34 inches thick,this device is extremely slim and comfortable. Sony made a very nice job making the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc as lightweight as 4.13 oz. This cellphone is sold in 2 color options, gray and blue.
This cellphone includes a nice 854 x 480 4.2-inches screen, giving this cellphone a nice graphic quality. This screen uses TFT capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.
This phone is equipped with only an 8.1 mega-pixels back camera. It also shoots HD 1280x720 videos. In addition, this cellphone's camera also includes multiple cool characteristics like auto-focus, flash, digital image stabilization, smile detection shooting, face detection shooting and geo tagging.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc features a 1500 mAh medium sized Li-Polymer removable battery providing this cellphone with a not very long battery life. Sony claims this phone has a 430 hs stand by time and a 6.9 hours talk time.
This phone offers WiFi connectivity (although it can't provide it to other devices around, acting as a wireless modem or router) and 3G fast data connection, using HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc works with a SIM card for GSM connection.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc also includes a couple of interesting features as Bluetooth (2.1, EDR) and GPS Geolocation, and multiple sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.
This phone is priced about 715 dollars, expensive for a cellphone this level.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Phone |
| Brand: | Sony |
| Operating System (OS): | Android 4.0.4, 2.3.3, 2.3 |
| Also Known As: | Sony Ericsson Anzo, Sony Ericsson Anzu |
| Product code: | LT15i, X12 |
| Dimensions: | 4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 inchesMetric12.5 x 6.3 x 0.86 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 4.13 ouncesMetric117.08 gImperial |
| Colors: | Blue and Gray |
| Scratch Resistant Glass: | Yes |
| Release date: | 2011-01-06 |
| Price: | $ 715.00 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | TFT (16M colors) |
| Size: | 4.2 inchesMetric10.7 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 233 pixels per inchMetric91.73 pixels per cmImperial |
| Touch screen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware | |
| Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 |
| Processor: | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) |
| Graphics Processor: | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) |
| Internal Memory: | 524,29 MB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) |
Battery | |
| Battery type: | Li-Polymer |
| Removable: | Yes |
| Capacity: | 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by Time: | 430 hours |
| Talk Time: | 6.9 hours |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 8.1 megapixels |
| Aperture: | f/2.40 |
| Flash: | Yes |
| Max video resolution: | 1280 x 720 (HD) |
| Camera features: | Auto-Focus, Digital Image Stabilization, Face Detection Shooting, Geo Tagging and Smile Detection Shooting |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| SIM Card Type: | SIM |
| UMTS Bands: | 800, 850, 900, 1900, 2100 |
| GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| Technologies: | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Version 2.1, EDR |
| GPS: | Yes |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |