If the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc strolled into most league of superhero headquarters, it’d get laughed out of the building. After all, what possible advantage is there to be gained from being impossibly thin? It’s not so much a superpower as a bit of a health concern.
But then of course, most masked avengers aren’t concerned with packing as much power as humanly possible into the world’s thinnest smartphone, or sliding into your pocket with ease. Sony Ericsson is however, and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is the waif like result of its work. Read on, and we’ll tell you all you need to know about this uber-pocketable smartphone.
Size Zero
At just 9mm at either end, and tapering down to a mere 8.7mm in the middle, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is a phone even Mr Creosote could find some space for without exploding – if consumer electronics tasted as good as they looked, that is.
Beyond bragging rights, the benefits of being so slim are wide ranging: no unsightly bulges in your pocket (or superhero underwear outside your trousers), an easy to grasp design, and an immersive display that takes up even more of the surface area. And what a display it is: the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc stuffs in a huge 4.2-inch Reality Display touchscreen. And powering it all is a sonic speed 1GHz processor that’s top of the line: if Sony Ericsson spent more than the R&D budget of Wayne Enterprises coming up with this handset, we wouldn’t be surprised.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Bravia Engine superpowers to upgrade your videos
That screen isn’t just pin-sharp though. While it manages to squeeze in an eye friendly 854×480 resolution, so text on emails and websites is crisp and legible, even to Clark Kent without his glasses, it’s also the first phone to pack in picture processing straight from Sony’s TV line.
Dubbed Sony Mobile Bravia Engine, this feature of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc smartly spruces up videos for you as you play them. It removes noise like unwanted elements from a crime ridden metropolis, sharpens the picture, and pulls off impressive colour reproduction too. Sure, there are plenty of ways to watch mobile TV on smartphones these days, but only the world’s thinnest smartphone happens to be a mobile TV too.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Android apps to give you X-ray vision
Around the back of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc you’ll find an 8.1 megapixel camera, without even the slightest hint of bulge you’ll see on rival super skinny smartphones. It’ll happily grab high resolution still and even HD video for you at a button’s notice, but Android on board heightens the camera’s abilities even more. Using the sensor and the Xperia Arc’s lavish display, you can use the phone to see the world around you in a new light, with information and more overlaid on top of everyday items: hit the guide to find out what apps unlock this world of augmented reality for you.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc: Exmor R sensor gives you night vision
Most sane engineers wouldn’t try to cram all of Sony’s top of the line AV tech into the world’s thinnest phone, but then mad scientists aren’t called that for nothing, now are they? As well as a TV worthy engine, that 8.1 megapixel camera Sony Ericsson’s also managed to squeeze in uses a Sony Exmor R mobile CMOS sensor: it’s a brand new, super sensitive bit of tech that’s fresh off the factory pipeline, and it delivers noise free images you simply won’t be used to from a mobile. Especially one so thin. Read our FAQ for all the details on how it makes the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc a super shutterbug.
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