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Quick specs
- 4.1 ounces
- 117 grams
- 4.9 x 2.5 x 0.3 inches
- 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
- Talk time (up to) 7 hours [1]
- Standby time (up to) 430 hours [1]
- Music listening time: 31 hours [1]
Available colors
- 4.2 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen
- 16 million colors, 854 x 480 pixels
- Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor
- 8.1 megapixel camera with auto focus
- 2.46 smart zoom, LED flash
Great for business
Email from anywhere and always in sync. All the apps you need. Your Xperia phone has excellent business capabilities.
Perfect partners
Headsets, docks, great stuff for in-car use and more. Team your phone up with your choice of Extras.
Downloads and takeaways
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Xperia™ arc User guide (5 MB)
Learn more about the features in your device. -
Xperia™ arc White paper (2 MB)
Detailed technical specification.
Specifications
This is a listing of Xperia arc’s main features and functions. For a complete technical specification, download the Xperia™ arc White paper (2 MB)
.Camera and video
- 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
- Sony’s Exmor™ R for mobile CMOS sensor
- 2x 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
- WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
- HDMI Support
- DLNA Certified
- Synchronization by Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
- aGPS
- WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
- Bluetooth technology
- Smart Keyboard
- QWERTY keyboard
- ANT+
Memory
- Internal phone storage: 1GB (up to 320MB free)
- RAM: 512MB
- Expansion slot: microSD, up to 32GB
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
- Xperia™ 2.0 with Facebook
- Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
Display
- 4.2”, 854x480 pixels 16,777,216 color TFT
- Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
- Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
- Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
- Screenshot capturing
Pre-loaded applications
- Google Voice Search
- Google Talk
- Google Mail
- Google Calendar
- Google Gallery 3D
- Google Maps with Street View
Networks
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
- UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)
[1] A Standby time specification is an industry standard. The only intention is to allow comparison of different cell phones under the same circumstances. Factors including - but not limited to - network, settings, location, movement, signal strength and cell traffic strongly effect standby power consumption. Standby time specifications of different cell phones can therefore be compared only in a controlled laboratory environment. When any cell phone is used in real life - i.e., under circumstances for which the cell phone is intended - the actual standby time could be considerably lower and will be strongly dependent on the factors mentioned above.