Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Review-Preview

Sony Ericsson is back at it and they are pushing pedal to the metal with their latest unusually curved and unusually streamlined sports car – the XPERIA Arc. Once one of the top three phone manufacturers, Sony Ericsson has been through some hard times but the company underwent a painful restructuring and it found a way to make its handsets desirable again by focusing on the high-end segment and staking on Android OS.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc at a glance:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 5.76Mbps HSUPA
• Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
• Dimensions: 125 x 63 x 8.7-10 mm, 117 g
• Display: 4.2″ 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels
• CPU: Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Snapdragon platform
• OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Memory: 287MB storage, 512MB RAM, microSD card slot, 8GB card included in the retail box
• Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, face detection and touch focus; 720p video recording at 30fps
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microHDMI port
• Misc: Sony Ericsson Timescape UI, built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, Sony MobileBravia engine, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface

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How to Root the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

I sometimes perceive it’s absurd to transmit these “root achieved” articles because it’s most always gettable no matter which touchtone phone you have and no substance how latched downstairs it is. 

The hottest is Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc, which launched in individual regions just now but seems to be the unnoticed full cousin of the Xperia Cavort.

If at hand are several of you out in that who own the machinery and wished-for to cognise if you could plant organ it, though, after you’re in portion. 

I shouldn’t have to say overmuch more, but remember that active finished with this deems you liable should anything start to it and [insert balance of normal disclaimer mumbo elephantine present).

That said, be in no doubt to get your bootloader open up key from Sony Ericsson as this slant requires an unbolted bootloader. (And not that unlocking your bootloader may null and void your warranty, as per Sony Ericsson's off-putting.) After doing so, you can brainwave the book of instructions ended at XDA.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Overview

The Xperia Arc is the the newest phone out of the SE camp. We're still waiting on the official announcement, so stick close to get the latest info.

SEX Arc (Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc)

Yesterday I was invited to the launch of Sony Ericsson Arc in MidValley The Library. It is fun!

So the story is, Maxis had partnered with Sony Ericsson to bring their latest and changgih-est phone to Malaysia, and yesterday they launch their Song Ericsson Xperia Arc. (As i would like to call their Sony Ericsson Xperia series, SEX)

Whats so special about the SEX Arc?

It has the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, and a big sexy 4.2 inch touchscreen, mind blowing 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor R technology, Reality display with Mobile Bravia Engine, and Tri band HSPA and Quad Band EDGE.

At the event, we are introduced with the new SEX Arc and some of its super canggih function. The phone will be able to connected to the TV via a HDMI Cable, and show 720p image on your HD TV! The thing that blown me away is you will be able to control your phone using the TV Remote! Not any special tv remote, just the normal one that came with your Sony Bravia TV. Amazing right! You will be able to navigate your photo gallery using your remote! So no worry that your HDMI cable is not long enough or you need to sit in front of the tv and control your phone to show your awesome pictures to your family members.

It also shows that you all image on your phone will be able to project to your TV 1 to 1. So, they showed a youtube video played on the phone that linked to the TV, and a game playing using phone but the graphic is showed on the TV. Although i dont understand the use of the playing game and show the screen on TV part but, its a cool feature. Im not sure if you will need a Sony TV to do so, or any HDTV will do.

And one of the really cool feature of the phone is, the camera of the phone is really awesome and able to take photo under really low light. And i find the phone is really small and impressed they can fit a 1500mAh battery into such a slim phone.

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