Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews
+ This mobile phone scores high on features. - It scores poorly on battery life.
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Most helpful reviewsMATHEW, norwich Basic text and chat user
- Good points:
- nice phone,brilliant picture quality,ease of use
- Bad points:
- battery life not good
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Confirmed purchase: 29 Dec 2011
Kiran, Basic text and chat user
- Good points:
- Lovely screen really clear and pictures look amazing; design is unique and the screen is big so easy to use and internet browsing is really clear
- Bad points:
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1) Battery is really bad, I don't even leave m wifi on or have any apps running in the backgroun, i have had to turn all syncs off as this uses up to much battery. Even doing this,I have to make sure I charge every single night by about 10pm otherwise it starts flashing red
2) Phone was running fine when I got it, I do all the system updates as recommended, but this has made my phone slower. I haven't even got any apps on there except for 2 or 3 mainstream ones as it slows the phone down.
3) If I put my wallpaper as a photo, the phone crashes and slows down because it can't handle it
4) I have had to exchange the phone once already as it kept restarting for no reason
5) The sound is clearer through a wifi call using an app rather than the actual signal - bit this could be due to the network rather than the phone
6) A few months after this came out, they launched a new version updated of this phone which defied the whole point of me getting it
Now I am stuck with it until m contract ends! Wish I had got an iPhone instead! Would have been worth it and less hassle.
7) camera is really clear but REALLLY SLOW, useless.
i literally only use this phone to to text, whatsapp and call people; I can't use any of the extra features on it because the phone can't cope!
Do not recommend at all.
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Confirmed purchase: 28 Jul 2011
Michelle, middlesbrough Basic text and chat user
- Good points:
- very easy to use,lots of good features
- Bad points:
- battery life when on internet,if not using internet it is fine
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Confirmed purchase: 23 Aug 2011
Luke , South Wales Business or web user
- Good points:
- Light, easy to use and very good battery life. Of course, this depends on getting a little creative with the settings but that is true of any smartphone. Very good Gingerbread phone.
- Bad points:
- The single core processor sometimes stalls when multi-tasking or when using process-heavy apps. However, this behaviour is few and far between.
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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jul 2011
John, Basic text and chat user
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It looks amazing. It's the best looking smartphone I've seen.
Everything works well with it. - Bad points:
- The earphone jack is on the side so unless you have L-shaped earphones it could be quite annoying.
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Confirmed purchase: 05 Sep 2011
Nicola, Basic text and chat user
- Good points:
- It's light and surprisingly the battery life is better than my old mobile. The screen is a good size so using internet over wi-fi is a doddle. Love the camera and use for work and home. GREAT value for money.
- Bad points:
- It's very user-friendly but would have been good to have a manual with the phone - particularly as this is my first smart phone and I'm sure I'm missing a few tricks!
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Confirmed purchase: 02 Dec 2011
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Product Features
| Operating system | Android |
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| Type of phone | Smartphone |
| Shape of phone | bar |
| 3G | Yes |
| Touchscreen or keypad | Touchscreen |
| Connections | USB |
| Connections | Bluetooth |
| Connections | WiFi |
| Extra functions | Camera |
| Extra functions | Instant messaging |
| Extra functions | Flash |
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| Extra functions | Satellite navigation |
| Horizontal resolution (Pixels) | 480 |
| Vertical resolution (Pixels) | 854 |
| Camera resolution (MegaPixels) | 8.1 |
| Talk time (Hours) | 6.92 |
| Stand-by time (Days) | 17.92 |
| Depth in cm | 0.87 |
| Height in cm | 12.5 |
| Width in cm | 6.3 |
| Memory card slot | Yes |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Weight (g) | 117 |
| EDGE | Yes |
| FM tuner | Yes |
| MP3 playback capable | Yes |
| HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) | Yes |
| Java | Yes |
| Release date | 2011-01-19 |
Also known as: : Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Sony Ericsson Save, Sony Ericsson Tesco
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Ian, Huddersfield Business or web user
Score 10.0/10Love the look. Sony's PC Companion good for data transfer.
Confirmed purchase: 29 Sep 2011