Sony Ericsson is versed in the affairs of the multimedia mobile phone, this time Sony Ericsson borrows Sony's technology for the newest mobile technology, BRAVIA Engine and Sony's Exmor sensor Ra "¢. Both Sony's technology is already recognized worldwide and is now immersed in the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc. Not only that, this latest XPERIA family also uses Android OS Gingerbread 2.3. Below is the official specification of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc.
Specifications:
- Quad-Band GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- UMTS/HSPA 800/850/1900/2100 Mhz
- 4.2-inch TFT screen capacitive resolution 854 x 480 pixels with 16 million color depth
- Resolution 8 megapixel autofocus camera with flash light LED
- 720p-resolution video recording at 30 frames per second
- Technology BRAVIA Engine and Sony's Exmor R
- Android OS 2.3-Gingerbread
- 380-MB internal memory, microSD external memory can be expanded up to 32 GB
- Scorpion-Processor at 1 GHz, Adreno 205 GPU and 512 MB RAM
- Connectivity Wi-Fi b / g / n and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support
- MicroUSB-Port / HDMI 3.5mm/Port standard audio jack
- GPS with support A-GPS and digital compass
When we use the display under the sun percis which means there is no interference at all. We tried to see the Arc XPERIA screen with an extreme angle, the result screen XPERIA Arc is a bit blur when viewed from the side and bottom when dibandinkang with both rivals, the iPhone 4 and HTC Desire Z.
On the back (cover batery) XPERIA Arc-resolution 8 megapixel camera equipped with features autofocus and LED flash. In addition there is also a small hole that serves as a sensor to reduce noise when making calls and a speaker hole. Batery cover looks black with silver color degradation in the middle of the phone down.
Music Player
As a multimedia phone, the XPERIA Arc equipped with full multimedia features and quality, but now without the appearance Mediscape again. First there is the music player, when you enter a song then the music player will categorize songs by singer, album, and all the songs. You can also create their own playlists on the music player.
When a song is played then there is the display album art. 3.5mm standard audio jack and Bluetooth with A2DP support you can use to listen to your favorite songs. Infinite on the music player buttons when you press it will connect you with a video clip of the song you're playing. The music player can play MP3-formatted songs, eAAC +, WMA, and WAV.
Radio FM With RDS Support
To listen to FM radio you must mencolokan headset first, if it is mencolokan headset you can listen to songs using the speaker phone. Radio stations can be manually or automatically search the FM radio.
Video Player
Arc's video player can play XPERIA video format MP4, H.263, H.264, and WMV. Photo gallery and video player is equipped with Bravia Engine, Bravia Engine but only really seen the benefits when we use to watch videos on the XPERIA Arc.
Arc XPERIA video player can not be used to play DivX and XviD file format so you need to install third party applications such as Rock Player to be able to play that you can download on Android Market. When we test to play the DivX video format, titled The Dark Knight 720p resolution video can be played with sharp images and smooth. But when we play MKV video format which is also a resolution of 720p video looks broken when played.
Connectivity
Arc XPERIA running on the network Quad Band GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and HSDPA 800/850/1900/2100 MHz (HSDPA up to 7.2Mbps, HSUPA up to 5.76Mbps). For local connectivity there is Wi-Fi b / g / n and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support. There are also other fittings such as Port microUSB / HDMI 3.5mm/Port standard audio jack. To connect with the satellite have GPS with A-GPS support. For there is a memory expansion slot that allows you external microSD expansion up to 32 GB. To make the Arc as a modem you can use Wi-Fi Tethering on the Arc.
Browsing With Flash Support
Arc XPERIA Browser is equipped with flash support without the need to install separate applications like flash in some phones Froyo. With the support of upper-class connectivity like HSDPA and Wi-Fi b / g / n makes browsing faster and faster.
8 Megapixel Camera Equipped With Sony Exmor sensor R
For business-portrait photograph or video record XPERIA Arc is very reliable. How could I not, besides having a high resolution camera is 8 megapixels, XPERIA Arc is also equipped with Sony Exmor sensor R is commonly used by digital camera division of Sony Cyber-Shot.
There is a very complete camera settings such as digital cameras. A number of features were recorded, such as capture mode (normal, smile detection, scene recognition), image resolution (8 MP, 6 MP, 2 MP 4: 3, 2 MP 16: 9), touch capture (on / off), scenes modes ( off, landscape, night portrait, sports, documents, portrait, night scene, beach and snow, party), flash modes (auto, off, fill flash, red eye), self timer (10, 2 seconds), focus modes (single , macro, infinity, multi, face detection, touch focus), EV, image stabilzer, geotagging, and digital zoom up to 2:46 x.
XPERIA Arc using the lens F 2.4 (Essentially lens used to capture more and more light reaching the image sensor). Use of the R sensor Exmor CMOS sensor intended for the Arc property allows you to record high-quality images and video in low light conditions and still look bright though. Below is the sample photo that we took using the camera's XPERIA Arc.
Performance and Benchmarking
XPERIA Arc use the Scorpion processor at 1 GHz (Snapdragon Qualcomm MSM8255), Adreno graphics card 205, and 512 MB of RAM. The result of benchmarking tests this phone feels cuku surprised us, mobile Gingerbread really powerful performance and beyond our expectation. Below are the results of benchmarking tests XPERIA Arc:
- Quadrant Standard: 1498 points
- Neocore: 59.1 fps
- Pi-Benchmark: 1180 milliseconds
- Linpack (MFLOPS) 32 876
- Multitouch Test: 4 fingers
Battery Endurance
XPERIA Arc uses batery 1500 mAh Li-Po, which could last up to 430 hours in standby keaadan and 6 hours 55 minutes when used to make calls on 2G networks. When used in 3G networks batery can last up to 400 hours in standby and 7 hours kedaan when used to make calls.
Closing Remarks
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc managed to amaze the world with smart phones this one because of the use of technology and BRAVIA Engine R Exmor him. XPERIA Arc not only good on-line camera and the screen when watching videos and galleries, but the test results benchmarkingnya also really powerful.
Plus:
- Elegant slim-design
- R-Sensor Exmor really bring meaningful change to the line photography
- Quality video-recorder
- Gingerbread
- Bravia Engine-fascinating look when used for watching video on the screen XPERIA Arc
- Price in accordance with the features and powerful performance
- The audio quality is top-class
- There is no front camera
- There is no HDMI cable in the box the XPERIA sales Arc
- No default along with the application for editing, creating new office files and watch DivX and XviD video format.