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March 2011
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The editors liked
Looks great
Lightweight
Good camera performance
Screen viewing angles are fantastic
Relatively fast and stable in day-to-day operation
Wafer-thin
Curved case
Gorgeous wide-screen display
8.1-megapixel camera with innovative sensor
Excellent sharp 4.2in display
Topnotch snapper
Slim and light chassis
Fast Android Gingerbread operating system
Super thin
Ace camera
Android 2.3
Gorgeous screen
Sleek design
Great screen
Excellent photos and videos
Fast
Fluid interface
HDMI output
Good quality voice calls
8megapixel camera
HDMI out with cable provided
Astonishingly thin body
Attractive user interface tweaks
Nice customisable floating dock
Single-core processor handles most tasks well
Decent battery life
Stunning screen
We're big fans of the Arc's operating system. It runs Android – as with lots of other Android smartphones – but Sony Ericsson's own interface isn't anywhere as intrusive as some rivals
Offering quick responses and Android at its best. As we've come to expect from Android
The Arc is incredibly intuitive
Letting you move apps around and set up shortcuts on one of the five home screens. The fact
Big screen
Mini HDMI socket
Good camera
Impressive performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Small size
Promised battery life
The editors didn't like
Screen is a little yellow
Camera and video software could be better
Back key location had us hitting on-screen buttons
Thin
Plastic case seems delicate
No privileged access to PlayStation content or Sony's music and film catalogues
Poor battery life
Timescape is disappointing
No Mac compatibility
Some small issues with software usability
Slightly creaky design
Screen doesn't live up to the hype
Timescape widget is a bit fiddly
Tiny camera button
Solid
But still plasticky build
All plastic exterior
Ambient light detector can only be deactivated
Not adjusted
Sony Ericsson software not developed enough
Large and maybe unwieldy for those with smaller hands
Small
Fiddly power and volume buttons
Timescape widget is rather ugly
Text entry system is a bit last generation
Only five home screens
The biggest disappointment with the Xperia Arc is its woeful battery life. With some of the impressive features turned on
And taking advantage of that huge screen
It's easy to kill the battery within a day. Other than that though
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc seems like a decent Android smartphone, the camera is very good and it does a great job of taking still photos and shooting HD video.The design of the Xperia Arc is pretty good, and the 4.2 inch display is quite good, altho...
Performance and usability of Android 2.3, good user interface, front facing camera, styling
Poor text input, poor battery life
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Published: 2011-05-11, Author: Simon , review by: intomobile.com
Abstract: Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia Arc at CES back in January, which wowed the crowds with its slimness and style. Their last stab at the big and beautiful powerhouse Android smartphone was the Xperia X10, which launched with out-dated software and unappe...
Abstract: With its 2011 Xperia lineup, Sony Ericsson is looking to retain its position as one of the major players in the Android ecosystem. While last year’s (depending on your locale) Xperia X8 and X10 sold well, they were criticized by some for shipping with...
If the XPERIA Play failed to persuade us that it was the future of mobile gaming, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc has no such caveats when it comes to solid multimedia and all-round performance. No, it doesn’t have a dual-core processor or record Full HD...
Screen Quality, Camera, Battery Life, Thin and Light, Noise Cancellation,
Mostly Made of Plastic, No microHDMI Cable Included, Some Apps Cannot Be Uninstalled, MicroSD Card Position
As the first Sony Ericsson smartphone to employ Sony’s television and digital camera technologies, the Xperia Arc is rather charming. Anyone who places photography and video playback at the top of their must-have smartphone criteria will be delighted ...
Abstract: Tweet With the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Sony Ericsson has gone for a refreshingly different approach from its main competitors. Rather than focus on the latest dual-core super-fast processors and ultra-high megapixel cameras, it’s focused instead on...
As the first Sony Ericsson smartphone to employ Sony’s television and digital camera technologies, the Xperia Arc is rather charming. Anyone who places photography and video playback at the top of their must-have smartphone criteria will be delighted ...
Gorgeous design light and thin, Bright, vivid screen, Fantastic still / video capture
Single core processor isn't as futureproof, Occasional lag / custom widget stutters, Plastic body may not be to everyone's tastes
Wrapping up our review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc we have to say that the company seems to have nailed it this time. The thin arched profile makes you forget that you are holding a gadget with a huge 4.2” screen. On top of that it is very light th...
Smartphones are dime a dozen these days. Few phones, however, are near perfect. The Xperia Arc falls in that hallowed category of about-accurate devices. Barring the absence of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc front camera and actual keyboard, there are few So...
