Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc gets revealed early

The next generation of Sony-Ericsson’s Xperia line has been prematurely revealed before CES starts and it comes by the name of Xperia Arc, a 4.2-inch Android smartphone to succeed the Xperia X10.

The handset is pretty thin, measuring about 8.7mm on the side though it still has that similar look compared to the old X10.

Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc (X12 Anzu)
Qualcomm MSM8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz CPU
4.2″ capacitive display @ 480×854 pixels
Sony Mobile Bravia Engine
Reality Display
up to 32GB via microSD (16GB included)
HSDPA, HSUPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
8MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
720p HD video recording
HDMI output
GPS w/ aGPS support
Li-Po 1500mAh battery
Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The Xperia Arc is ready for upgrade to Android 3.0 Honeycomb once it becomes available (we hope Sony-Ericsson puts out a Froyo or Gingerbread update to the X10 soon). The same Timescape/Mediascape UI will be used as a layer on top of Android.

The Xperia X10’s screen was un-impressive so I’m a bit concerned the Xperia Arc will also come with a similar screen. Will update post with actual photos once the handset has been officially announced.

Update: It’s official. Sony-Ericsson sent us the press release this afternoon.The Arc’s camera uses an Exmor R mobile sensor with the f/2.4 lens. All pictures and videos can be shared in HD on your living room TV via the built in HDMI-connector. The screen now uses Reality Display which is supposed to be brighter and clearer than regular LCD.

Abe Olandres

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38 Comments

Lucien Dominick G. Tiojanco says:

14 years ago

Sony Ericsson seems to be fond of using OUTDATED SOCs. The Qualcomm chip listed is the same one used for Sony Xperia X10 which at that time was already a full year outdated. Can they not use the more recent Qualcomm MSM8255 which offers performance closer to Samsungs Hummingbird processor?

I bet they are planning to price this as high as significantly more beefed up phones with better and more current hardware / software and rely on hype like they always do with their previous “flagship” phones.
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Teknisyan says:

14 years ago

Nice… I wonder what’s the price range of this phone.
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NemOry says:

14 years ago

A new generation for Xperia. @Lucien I agree with that, they should use the latest CPU available because it’s their latest unit.
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wilde says:

14 years ago

“The Xperia Arc is ready for upgrade to Android 3.0 Honeycomb”

Really?! If this is true, then the rumored requirement of dual-core cpus for Honeycomb devices, is just, well rumors.
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SE at last says:

14 years ago

DAMN! at last SE again packs some heat, hopefully most of their xperia phones will be updated to 2.2, then that would pretty much put them back to competing with the top.
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NemOry says:

14 years ago

Who has already Android 3.0 on their device/s?
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TwIsTeD_Rubz says:

14 years ago

I got confused too. According to this video from google, Honeycomb is built entirely for tablets
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/google-shows-off-android-3-0-the-entirely-for-tablet-honeycom/

It’s great to see a device coming out with Android 2.3 right off the bat, and an SE device at that! Now that SE has 2.3 maybe they can roll out 2.3 for the current Xperia users out there and skip 2.2 altogether? I’m sure a lot of their users wouldn’t mind.
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kjalcordo says:

14 years ago

@nem0ry
kaka announce lang ng Honeycomb sa CES.. hehe
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Geoff says:

14 years ago

regarding sa display, bago ang ginamit dito. X.LED or Reality display accdg. to GSMArena. Tsaka Camera nito feeling ko tatalo sa N8.Design, wala talaga tatalo sa SE. Panalo talaga.
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realjarley says:

14 years ago

nice phone from SE, a competitor to samsung and HTC?
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