Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews reviews

+ This mobile phone scores high on design. - It has no outstanding negative points.

8.7 out of 10 based on 245 reviews.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S: Smartphone with 8.1MP camera, Touchscreen and 48 x 854 display. See full product description

Ease of use	8.7
Features	9.0
Battery life	6.5
Design	9.2
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	8.7

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ANONYMOUS, Blackburn Basic text and chat user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Amazing phone at a good price.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Sep 2012

Marilyn, argyll and bute Music and entertainment lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Lovely to handle, large clear screen and very reasonable price .
Bad points:: As with all smartphones battery needs to be charged frequently .

Features	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Nov 2012

Jennifer, Romford Basic text and chat user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Battery life

Ease of use	10.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	5.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Oct 2012

Brian , Hull

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good design stylish looks, overall impressed!
Bad points:: Poor battery life, needs a simple instructions book for beginners

Ease of use	7.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	4.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Nov 2012

Larissa, Dortmund, Germany Business or web user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great design and colour (I have the pink smartphone)
Bad points:: Battery life could be better.

Ease of use	9.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jul 2012

dawn, haverfordwest Basic text and chat user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use
Bad points:: battery runs out too quick

Ease of use	9.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	5.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Nov 2012

Cyril, Basic text and chat user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: good shape and lots of apps
Bad points:: can,t think of one

Ease of use	9.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Nov 2012

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Product Features

Operating system	Android
Software on which the device runs
Type of phone	Smartphone
Smartphones are phones with mobile computing systems and the ability to perform complex processes such as image and video capture and app downloads.
Shape of phone	bar
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Touchscreen
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	WiFi

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Email

Extra functions	Satellite navigation

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Instant messaging

Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	48

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	854

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	8.1
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	7.42
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	19.17

Depth in cm	0.87

Height in cm	12.5
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	6.3

Memory card slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	Yes
Weight (g)	117
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	Yes
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2011-10-04
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony Ericsson, Xperia Arc S, Sony Ericsson Arc S

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Manufacturer's Description

1.4GHz processor for super fast everything. Show off sweeping panoramas in 3D

Start your camera. Now shoot and save your pictures in a snap.With an Android smartphone powered by a lightning fast 1.4GHz turbo processor. Get the games, the apps, the videos, without the wait. And with 3D sweep you can capture stunning panoramas and show them off on a 3D or HD TV. Bright just got more brilliant.

More info at Sony Ericsson's website

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