Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson
Phone model
Ericsson Xperia arc S
Year of release
2011

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
125 mm (millimeters)
Body width
63 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
8.7 mm (millimeters)
Weight
117 g (grams)
Volume
68.51 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM8255T
CPU clock speed
1400 MHz (megahertz) place #86
Number of processor cores
1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 205

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
512 MB (megabytes) place #15

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 320 MB (megabytes)
place #55

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
32 GB (gigabytes)

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1500 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
7 h 25 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time in GSM networks
460 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
7 h 35 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
460 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
37 h (hours)
Video recording duration
6 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.2 in (inches) place #116
Screen resolution
854 x 480 pixels place #106
Pixel density
233 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.779 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
8.1 Mp (megapixels) place #33
Maximum photo resolution
3264 x 2448 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Digital zoom
16 X
Shooting 3D photo
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Red eye reduction
Face detector
Smile detector
Viewfinder
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Digital video zoom
16 X
Movie settings
Extra
  • shooting three-dimensional panoramic photos using 3d sweep panorama technology

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 802.11b/g/n

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB OTG support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1 + EDR
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Built-in digital compass
Extra
  • google maps with street view

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108.0
RDS support
DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
HDMI connector

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Video resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AWB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Identifier of songs
Number of polyphony voices
64
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Extra
  • xloud experience

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP
  • webkit web browser with panning and zooming

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.66 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • charger
  • usb-cable
  • storage card
  • wired stereo headset
  • warranty card
  • user's guide