Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S

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Xperia Arc S.

Xperia Arc S.

Manufacturer Sony Mobile
publication October 2011
predecessor Xperia arc
Technical specifications
display 4.2 ″ diagonal
480 × 854  pixels , 233  ppi
Main camera 8.1 megapixels (3264 × 2448), LED flash, Exmor R CMOS sensor, autofocus, face and smile detection, image and video stabilizer, touch focus, video 720p HD (30 FPS )
Operating system at launch Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread with Sony UI
Current operating system Update to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich available
System-on-a-chip Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
processor Single core processor clocked at 1.4 GHz
R.A.M. 512 MB
Graphics processor Adreno 205
Internal memory 1 GB (usable 320 MB)
Memory card up to 32 GB microSD cards
SAR value

0.66 W / kg

Connectivity
Cellular networks

2G - GPRS and EDGE
3G - UMTS and HSPA +

Further radio connections
connections

Micro USB , 3.5 mm jack plug

accumulator
Type 1500 mAh Li-ion
Changeable Yes
measures and weight
Dimensions ( H × W × D ) 125 mm × 63 mm × 8.7 mm
Weight 117 g

The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S (also Xperia LT18i or to Xperia called) is a smart phone , which of Sony Ericsson has been designed with Google 's operating system Android 2.3.4 ( " Gingerbread running"). It's a remake of the Xperia arc and the last Sony Ericsson branded smartphone before Sony and Ericsson split from the joint venture .

It was published in October 2011. Except for the processor with 1.4 GHz (instead of 1.0 GHz) and the support of HSDPA with 14.4 Mbit / s (instead of 7.2 Mbit / s), the hardware is identical to the previous model, the Xperia arc.

hardware

The arc S has a 4.2 inch (10.67 cm) wide TFT LCD - touchscreen - display and is equipped with a 8,1- Megapixel - camera equipped with Exmor R CMOS sensor for poorer lighting conditions. In video mode, the camera supports a resolution of up to 1280 × 720p pixels ( high definition video ) at 30 frames per second .

The device is supplied with an 8 GB microSD card and can be expanded to up to 32 GB (SDHC).

The smartphone is available in white, black, silver, blue and pink.

Camera and video

  • 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and auto focus
  • Sony's Exmor-R CMOS sensor for smartphones
  • 16 × smart zoom
  • HD video recording (720p) at up to 30 frames per second
  • 3D swivel panorama
  • Image display, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
  • Image capture, supported format: JPEG
  • Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

Connectivity and Communication

  • High-speed USB 2.0 and micro USB support
  • W-LAN and W-LAN hotspot function
  • HDMI support
  • DLNA certified
  • Synchronization via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
  • aGPS
  • Pan and zoom web browser
  • Bluetooth

Storage

  • Internal phone memory: 1 GB (usable 320 MB)
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • Memory expansion: microSD, up to 32 GB

network

  • GSM - GPRS / EDGE = 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS - HSPA = 900 MHz, 2100 MHz (Global except America)
  • UMTS - HSPA = 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz (America)

entertainment

  • TrackID music recognition
  • xLOUD Experience - audio filter technology from Sony
  • FM radio with RDS
  • 3.5mm audio jack for headphones
  • Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg Vorbis
  • Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
  • 3D and motion gaming
  • Timescape with integrated Facebook and Twitter
  • Sony Entertainment Network (select markets only)

display

  • 4.2-inch TFT, 16,777,216 different colors, 854 × 480 pixels, 233 ppi
  • Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine
  • scratch-resistant, break-proof display
  • capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
  • Taking screenshots

software

The operating system of the Xperia arc S is Google's Android version 2.3.4 ("Gingerbread") in the delivery state .

An update to 4.0.3 ("Ice Cream Sandwich") followed in January 2012 and an update to Android 4.0.4 in April 2012.

Sony's support page says that Android version 4.0.4 from April 2012 will be the last and final version. So this smartphone is officially no longer supplied with updates by Sony.

However, thanks to projects like LegacyXperia it is through so-called custom ROMs possible to install versions to Android 6 ( "marshmallow") despite the low internal memory by means of outsourcing of databases on an external SD card on the Xperia arc S. First attempts to install Android 7 ("Nougat") have also been successful. Since root rights are required to install such a ROM, you lose the Sony warranty rights when you carry out the installation.

Pre-installed applications

  • Google Voice Search
  • Google talk
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Google 3D gallery
  • Google Maps with Street View

reception

Focus Online praised the camera quality, the design and the display size of the Sony Xperia Arc S and criticized the sound quality and judged that the previous model, the Sony Xperia Arc, was more worthwhile due to its significantly lower price.

Web links

Commons : Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website ( Memento of November 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Data sheet ( Memento from February 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Sony support page
  4. ↑ Installing LegacyXperia for Dummies
  5. ↑ [ROM] [N] CyanogenMod14 . In: Android Help . ( android-hilfe.de [accessed on November 27, 2017]).
  6. ↑ FOCUS Online: Conclusion: Not recommended. Retrieved June 28, 2020 .