Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Android Gingerbread

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc runs Google's Android Gingerbread operating system, the latest version of Google's smartphone OS. Gingerbread delivers a more refined user interface with an enhanced keyboard, multi-tasking, increased speed and improved gaming support and multimedia playback. Android also supports Google services including Google Maps, Gmail and Voice Actions as well offering users a huge selection of downloadable Apps from the Android Market.

Free Google Maps Navigation

Turn your Google Android smartphone into a powerful Sat Nav device with free voice guided navigation. Google Maps Navigation offers turn by turn voice guided navigation, text and voice search with support for keywords to find local services, satellite and street view and the ability to navigate to friends addresses listed in your contacts. Google Maps will even remember recent destinations and features a wide range of points of interest.

Mobile Bravia Engine Touchscreen

The Xperia Arc features a huge 4.2 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and powered by Sony's Mobile Bravia Engine. Use your fingers to navigate through menus; once you've used a touchscreen phone you'll never look back! The Xperia Arc uses capacitive technology to deliver a more intuitive user experience and also boasts multi-touch letting you pinch and zoom.

1GHz Processor

Thanks to the built in Qualcomm 1GHz Scorpion processor and Adreno 205 GPU, the Xperia Arc truly is a smart smartphone. Run several applications at once with little slow down, launch programs and apps instantly and navigate the phone's many features effortlessly. All this is possible thanks to the 1GHz processor found on the Xperia Arc.

8 Megapixel Camera

With a built in 8 megapixel camera with auto focus a powerful flash and Sony Exmor R sensor, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc takes quality pictures that you will want to share with your friends. Store them in your phone, email them to friends or upload them to your blog.

Music Master!

The Xperia features an impressive music player supporting a host of file formats including AAC and MP3. Store music on the internal memory, expand it further with a memory card and listen to them on the bundled headphones or using your own thanks to the 3.5mm audio jack. With the Xperia X12 you can also expand the memory by up to 32GB using a microSD memory card.

Wi-Fi

With Wi-Fi you can use your phone to connect to a local wireless network (W-LAN) to connect to the internet. This offers a cheap (sometimes free) method of connecting to the net to download emails, files, or check on your favourite website.

HSDPA

HSDPA offers a similar benefit to a 3G network that GPRS offered to the GSM networks. It offers a higher speed data transfer with a compatible handset such as the Sony Ericsson X10 on . HSDPA is commonly known as Mobile Broadband.

GPS

With built in GPS you can use the Xperia Arc to locate your position, plan your journey, and as a general SatNav device, when used in conjunction with compatible mapping software. You can also Geo-tag photos taken on the camera so you can tell friends where you got that Kodak moment.

A-GPS

A-GPS on the Sony Xperia is a network service that can locate your position to within 100 metres by using a clever technique called triangulation. By sending a signal to three cell masts, A-GPS will work out your location by the location of the cells and your distance from them.

Web Browser

With a built in Web Browser you can access internet sites directly from your handset. Check the latest scores, look up train times, get a weather report, or find the answer to the question in the pub quiz. The Xperia Play also offers full support for YouTube for hous of entertainment. With the inbuilt web browser you have the power of the internet with you, wherever you are.

Bluetooth 2.1

Bluetooth 2.1 is the next generation of Bluetooth connectivity. With Bluetooth 2.1 one of the biggest advantages is the possibility of listening to music with a compatible wireless headset in stereo. Less wires, less mess, more noise.