The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S (Xperia LT18i) is a

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Android 2.3.4 ( Gingerbread). It is an upgraded version of the Sony Xperia Arc. It is the last phone carrying the Sony Ericsson brand, before

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bought

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's stake in the joint-venture. Unveiled on August 31, 2011 at Sony’s press conference in conjunction with IFA in Berlin, Germany and scheduled for release in October, it was released in October 2011. The device's primary improvements over its predecessor are a 1.4 GHz Scorpion

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CPU and 14.4Mbit/s

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, compared to the same model at 1.0 GHz and 7.2Mbit/s HSDPA in the Arc. Aside from the CPU speed upgrade and HSDPA speed upgrade, additional hardware remains unchanged. The Xperia arc S, along the Xperia Mini Pro, would not be receiving an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, as Sony Mobile Communications officially confirmed via their Facebook page on July 26, 2012. However, this statement was then retracted and Sony has issued a new statement stating they are investigating the possibility of software upgrades for the two devices. However, as of December 2015, the upgrade has not materialised.

Hardware

The ''Arc S'' features a capacitive touchscreen display of 4.2 inches and is equipped with an 8.1-

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camera with Exmor R for low-light capture. The camera supports

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high definition video. The device ships with an 8 GB microSD card for user storage and is expandable up to 32 GB (

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). It comes in several colours: "Pure White", "Midnight Blue", "Misty Silver", "Gloss Black", "Sakura Pink".

Camera and video

*8.1-megapixel camera with LED flash and auto focus *Sony's Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor *16x smart zoom *f/2.4 Aperture *HD video recording (720p), up to 30 frames per second *3D Sweep Panorama *Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP *Image capture, supported format: JPEG *Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4 *Accelerated Adobe Flash Video

Connectivity and communication

*USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support *Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality *HDMI support *DLNA certified *Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook *aGPS *WebKit web browser with pan and zoom *Bluetooth technology

Memory

*Internal phone storage: up to 2 GB *

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: 512 MB *Expansion slot: microSD, up to 64 Gb

Networks

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GPRS/

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850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz *UMTS HSPA 900 MHz, 2100 MHz (Global except Americas) *UMTS HSPA 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz (Americas)

Entertainment

*TrackID music recognition *xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony *FM Radio with RDS *3.5 mm 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 Twitter integrated *Facebook inside Xperia 2.0 *Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

Display

*4.2", 854x480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT *Reality Display with mobile BRAVIA® engine *Scratch-resistant, shatterproof sheet on mineral glass *Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard *Screenshot capturing

Software

It was released running

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, was updated to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich in January 2012 and updated to Android 4.0.4 in May 2012. Pre-loaded applications: *

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* Google Talk * Google Mail *

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* Google Gallery 3D *

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with Street View

References

External links

Official website
(archived)
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S
at GSMArena.com
Sony Ericsson Xperia ARC S Honest Review
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