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Xperia Arc
Brand
Phone
General
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a

Announced
2011, January

Status
Available. Released 2011, March

Body
Dimensions
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm

Weight
117 g

Display
Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size
480 x 854 pixels, 4.2 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch
Yes

Protection
Scratch-resistant glass

-
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Timescape UI

Sound
Alert types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Memory
Card slot
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Internal
320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM

Data
GPRS
Up to 86 kbps

EDGE
Up to 237 kbps

Speed
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps

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

Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features
Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection

Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light

Secondary
No

CPU
1 GHz Scorpion

GPU
Adreno 205

Features
OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM

Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash

Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support

Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colors
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver

other
- 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 Twitter integration
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input

Battery
-
Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh

Stand-by
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)

Music play
Up to 31 h

Misc
SAR EU
0.66 W/kg (head)    

Tests
Display
Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal)

Loudspeaker
Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB

Audio quality
Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB

Camera
Photo / Video