Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Also known as Sony Ericsson Anzu, Sony Ericsson X12

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100 – LT15i

 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 – LT15a

Speed
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Launch
Announced
2011, January. Released 2011, March

Status
Discontinued

Body
Dimensions
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in)

Weight
117 g (4.13 oz)

SIM
Mini-SIM

Display
Type
LED-backlit LCD,

Size
4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Protection
Scratch-resistant glass

Platform
OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

CPU
1.0 GHz Scorpion

GPU
Adreno 205

Memory
Card slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included

Internal
320MB 512MB RAM

Main Camera
Single
8 MP, AF

Features
LED flash

Video
720p@30fps

Selfie camera
 
No

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

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

Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS

Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB
microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash

 ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input

Battery
Type
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery

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
Colors
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver

SAR EU
0.66 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 180 EUR

Tests
Display

Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB

Audio quality

Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB