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It has one on the back slightly curved shape, hence the name "Arc". It is at its thinnest point fabled 8.7 millimeters thick, and 11 millimeters at the thickest.
The overall finish of the design is very consistent and the device seems like an egg, you do not notice that it consists of several parts, worked very consistent.

Display:

Contrary to many other devices such as the Samsung GS2, which is often used as a benchmark all, has the Xperia Arc S as one of the few on a 16: 9 Reality Display which to enjoy videos on the glass supported by the Bravia Engine and clear contrast strong display a real pleasure making. No bar, no-one back in.

The display is very colorful and represents the colors are natural. Not too hot and not too cold.
The screen resolution is ideal, pixels are hard to see with the naked eye. Although not AMOLED, but you will not miss anything without a direct comparison, and being amazed how clear and sharp the image is no longer come out everything.

Kammera:

It has a 8.1 MP Cam, which has the "Exmore R" sensor, which ensures just in bad situations beleuteten for more brightness. However, this value can also easily become a disadvantage, because the cam tilt indoors which are illuminated with warm light to a yellow tinge. Counteracting can with the built-in LED flash / video light that objects in entfhrnungen of up to 2 meters illuminates sufficient and so the yellow tinge indoors away.

In the wild, or on the day this is not a problem, there may Kammera show their strengths. I would go with the Arc S even shooting my vacation photos.
The Kammera has autofocus and smile shot.
Triggering can be the Kammera also with a double-sensitive Kammera button. First pressure point: focus, second pressure point: photo.
However, photos can also be made via a touch gesture.

Exclusive Arc "S" the 3D panorama function is integrated, which create an empowered to 3D photos without 2 lenses to feature. Reputation can be these pictures directly from the memory card on 3D TV, or via micro HDMI cable. Sony Ericsson officially recommends the HDMI cable "Sony Ericsson IM820 HDMI Cable" on Amazon.com to buy!

Battery performance:

The battery lasts a very high load almost 16 hours used to be mobile not Exessiv like me in the early days; D, then the battery lasts for casual use 15 minutes surfing, 15 minutes call, 30 minutes gameplay + music fortuitous quite a bit more than one day: A prerequisite for this is to disable the device at night when not in use, otherwise it is just a day.

Phone function [reception] / Speaker / Micro:

It can be combined with the Arc S wonderful call, the language is clear to fortuitous, and optional adjustable very loud, calling the public is no longer a pain and you have no longer the entire bus / tram / S-Bahn, involving of private conversations; D.

The speaker on the back is very loud and overrides even at the highest volume not (In spite of everything not to recommend 100% volume to use in the long run if you do not want to torment his device;. It sounds very obvious, but it sounds a bit flat, and However, one has it right justified, due to the architecture is that powerful sound close to impossible.

It has also on the back of an additional Microphone, which is drawn Herran for voice and video recording. The Arc shape supports sound recording also in addition as a side effect.

Sensors:

The Ericsson has gyroscope and light sensors. The gyroscope should each be known, this allows for a 4 Axige motion control.
The light sensor is used for automatic dimming the screen in low ambient light and adjusts the screen in addition from the hold to your ear during a call; and schsltet it back as soon as you take the phone away from his ear and the sensor receives light again. Thus, the screen is automatically locked and you choose nothing with the ear involuntarily something or sets to do: D.

Connections / Schnittschtellen:

Micro USB
Micro HDMI 3D capable)
3.5mm headset)
UMTS / HSDPA 7.2 m / bits max.
GSM / GPRS / EDGE
Wi-Fi b, g, n
aGPS

Android / Arc surface:

Installed Android Gingerbread 2.3.4. The Arc specific surface area has a number of pre-installed widgets / apps, like the Timescape and the Media Scape, which social networks animated in a 3D view or combine music, photos and videos in a stylish gallery display. Confirmed update to Android 4.0 officially for the end of March beginning aprill

Accessories:

With included are ,: a large 8GB SDHC memory card, an in-ear stereo headset with microphone and a USB cable MMIT socket adapter. However, an HDMI cable is purchased sepperat, such are, however, already low in good quality to have. SE is recommended at my request, formally the following model: "Sony Ericsson IM820 HDMI Cable". A link to Amazon.com product can be found in the comments!

In addition, you can still see a Micro USB A or B for sale on normal USB host adapter (as the 2-4 Euro) use and so the mouse and keyboard.

The manuals supplied with the headset is contrary to all expectations really phenomenal. The In-Ear's have a rich, clear sound. It can get to lute music fortuitous without headache, the sound is bass heavy and meets both the highs and midtones precision. Personally, I had already ordered other headphones in advance, but as these were available late, and I was thrilled with the accompanying simple way, I have canceled the handset additionally ordered promptly.

Conclusion:

For the price you get a very chic device with high performance, magnificent display and extensive accessories.
There is no comparable good smartphone, which is to have seen the ratio for so little money.

I can just recommend Android newbies, because everything you need is included, it has high-end quality and the looks very nice. It fulfills simple way all wishes I have in such a product, also you can not go wrong and in terms of scale and value for Sony usually is not exactly prime example, therefore all the more astonishing for the price in the high-end smartphone range.

With the Arc Arc S or is it Sony Ericsson successfully managed to penetrate back into the market of mobile phones far ahead, and has the potential to once again become a leader.
Priced + Leistungstechnisch you can not find a better device on the current market.

I hope I could you tell a lot about the benefits and the few disadvantages of Arc S and help you with the decision. For questions I am at your disposal.