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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc (X12)
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Manufacturer Sony Ericsson
Series Sony Ericsson Xperia
First released 24 March 2011; 6 years ago (2011-03-24)
Availability by country April 2011
Predecessor Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Successor Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S
Form factor Slate smartphone
Dimensions 125×63×8.7 mm (4.92×2.48×0.34 in)
Weight 117 g
Operating system Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) officially upgradeable up to Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), unofficially upgradeable up to Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) via CyanogenMod
CPU Qualcomm MSM 8255 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon) Adreno 205 GPU
Memory 512 MB
Storage Up to 32 GB on microSD memory card
Battery Li-Po 1500 mAh
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, Accelerometer, GPS, GLONASS
Display 4.2 inch 854×480 px FWVGA "Reality Display" TFT LCD at 233 PPI with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 16M Colors
Rear camera 8.1 MP (3264×2448), Back-illuminated sensor Exmor R CMOS Sensor, Auto Focus, Face recognition, Geo-tagging, Image and video stabilizer, Smile detection, Touch focus,
Video 720p HD (Android 2.3)
Connectivity Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
microUSB 2.0
3.5 mm audio jack
Assisted GPS
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
HDMI (Type D connector)


The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is an Android smartphone launched on 24 March 2011 in Japan, and 1 April 2011 in Europe.

It belongs to Sony's large family of Xperia smartphones and tablets. This family was launched in 2008 by a joint-venture initiated in 2001 between Sony and Ericsson. Sony bought Ericsson's stake in the joint-venture in 2012 and since 2012 all new Xperia products have been branded only Sony. The Xperia arc is also known as Anzu or X12 or LT15i, LT15a... (the ending letter, in the 'LT15~' names -also often written with small caps 'lt15~'-, indicates different models, in particular related to geography.)

It has a 4.2-inch (110 mm) touch-screen, the mobile BRAVIA engine which optimises the picture and runs at a resolution of 854×480 pixels, a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an 8.1 mega-pixel camera, micro-HDMI-out and 512 MB of RAM. The name of the handset refers to the arc-like side silhouette.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is available in four colors: Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Pink (Japan and South Korea), Black (US), and White and Black (South Korea and Mexico only).

The display is a 4.2 inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 854 × 480. It supports multi-touch, is scratch resistant and features the Mobile BRAVIA engine from Sony and is capable of displaying 16,777,216 colours.

The camera is an 8.1megapixels Exmor R sensor and is capable of recording video at 720p high-definition. It also has an LED flash.

Storage on the device is 1 GB with 320 MB free for user storage, this is expandable to up to 32 GB with a microSD card.

The Xperia arc too features only 3 hardware keys, unlike the usual 4-key pattern seen in Android phones. The search key has been removed, and instead, the user can directly search by long-pressing the menu key.


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