Posted by northmonkey
On 2011-03-09 19:17:57, goldenface wrote:
21st March! That's great news! Less than two weeks.
Don't think it will be available on that date here in the UK, on Play it says 1st April and on MobileFun they haven't even got a date for it's release yet.
Posted by dibdin
My last Sony Ericsson was the C905...looking forward to having the Arc as my new phone.
Posted by HxH
You might re-considered it again after read this news
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc coming to the UK on 21 March
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_[....]oming_this_month-news-2403.php
Posted by dibdin
But is it likely to be available sim-free on the 21st??
Posted by northmonkey
Is it available sim free on the 21st March though?
Posted by Fishtank
On 2011-03-09 15:04:29, ss70 wrote:
On 2011-03-05 01:56:47, Arne Anka wrote:
On 2011-03-04 15:46:34, dibdin wrote:
I know its a little early, but will there be screen protectors available for the Arc once its released?
At least in Sweden, a screen protector and a case/pouch will be provided in the box (not sure how they looks like), along with a 16 GB card, a wired headset, charger and a HDMI cable.
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2011-03-05 01:01 ]
Official equipment of the product is delivered on the territory of Russia.
1. Mobile phone Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
2. MicroSD memory card 16GB
3. HDMI cable IM820 (1 meter)
4. Stereo Headset MH650 (with L-shaped connector)
5. USB-cable ES600 (with L-shaped connector)
6. Compact Power Charger EP800 GreenHeart
7. Battery 1500 mAh BA750
8. Screen protector already pasted
Phone will be available in early April 2011 for a suggested retail price of around 650 euros.
Holster (case) is not included.
Holster is supposed to be included in sweden
I just hope the screen protector isn't pasted when it arrives
Will kill someone since I HATE the protectors, Just feels sticky and disgusting
Posted by dibdin
Is the reality display on the Arc superior to S-LCD??
Posted by northmonkey
I've noticed that Play.com have changed the release date from 1st April to 29th March and the price has gone down from £449.99 to £429.99
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/18529446/-/Product.html
[ This Message was edited by: northmonkey on 2011-03-10 02:56 ]
Posted by dibdin
Clove.co.uk look to be selling the Arc cheapest at £420.00
Posted by Xajel
I think it will be 1-2 weeks delay here in Bahrain, I just called the dealer ( Fakhro Electronics ), she said 1st week of April, and I asked her about the price, she said BD225 ($297 / €430)... but you have the full right of using salt on these coz our dealers staff in most cases don't know a thing !! I asked her about the price is that is sure ? she laughed and said appropriately
Posted by goldenface
I really do hope that it is available from operators before the initial release date of April 1st. I'm off to Lisbon on that date and it would be fantastic to be able take this phone along and put the camera through it's paces.
Posted by Xajel
On 2011-03-10 09:11:30, goldenface wrote:
I really do hope that it is available from operators before the initial release date of April 1st. I'm off to Lisbon on that date and it would be fantastic to be able take this phone along and put the camera through it's paces.
The initial release date is not 1 April, remember that the official release is in Q1 which ends in 31 March... so if
really wanted to be accurate and true about the Q1, then all main and major market should have Arc in late March
Posted by Lunion
Really good video of the Xperia Arc.
It's very simple and gets the point across
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leKCBeqzQA0
I CAN NOT wait for this phone, and I am due an upgrade
Posted by SKIBBE
Still want to know what video format is needed to play HD/720p movies x264/mkv and i am in love! (not needing to convert any of my movies, if i do i will probably never use the hdmi function) and does the sensors work if you flip it to horisontal and want to play games on the tv(most games are landscape mode)
Posted by northmonkey
I'm really torn whether to get the Arc or the Nokia N8, I suppose it depends on the camera quality and how good low light shots are with the Exmor R Sensor.
Posted by HxH
Better wait till Arc come out, I'm quite sure that Exmor R will be top priority in camera test field, after all if it not satisfy N8 still open the door wait for you but sluggish symbian is NOT for me anymore
Posted by northmonkey
On 2011-03-10 17:45:21, HxH wrote:
Better wait till Arc come out, I'm quite sure that Exmor R will be top priority in camera test field, after all if it not satisfy N8 still open the door wait for you but sluggish symbian is NOT for me anymore
Yeah Symbian puts me off getting an N8 as i much prefer Android but i also want a phone with a high quality camera on it that can perform well in all conditions and i am hoping that the Arc will do that.
Posted by dibdin
On 2011-03-10 18:10:38, northmonkey wrote:
On 2011-03-10 17:45:21, HxH wrote:
Better wait till Arc come out, I'm quite sure that Exmor R will be top priority in camera test field, after all if it not satisfy N8 still open the door wait for you but sluggish symbian is NOT for me anymore
Yeah Symbian puts me off getting an N8 as i much prefer Android but i also want a phone with a high quality camera on it that can perform well in all conditions and i am hoping that the Arc will do that.
My gut feeling is that it will perform well in all conditions, but only time will tell.
Posted by Ricke77
Otherwise you can buy my Satio.
Great cam!!!
Posted by Gok
Arc just popped up on ebay for 429.99 GBP. someone get the drums rolling... launch is near
Posted by dibdin
On 2011-03-10 20:24:32, Gok wrote:
Arc just popped up on ebay for 429.99 GBP. someone get the drums rolling... launch is near
Can't come quick enough.
Posted by slo2
On 2011-03-10 18:24:58, dibdin wrote:
On 2011-03-10 18:10:38, northmonkey wrote:
On 2011-03-10 17:45:21, HxH wrote:
Better wait till Arc come out, I'm quite sure that Exmor R will be top priority in camera test field, after all if it not satisfy N8 still open the door wait for you but sluggish symbian is NOT for me anymore
Yeah Symbian puts me off getting an N8 as i much prefer Android but i also want a phone with a high quality camera on it that can perform well in all conditions and i am hoping that the Arc will do that.
My gut feeling is that it will perform well in all conditions, but only time will tell.
There you go. Arc vs N8 and all sort of Arc related stuffs. *Google translate'em.
Posted by dancingfate
Hello...
I was lucky enough to have a chance to play with Xperia Arc and Neo today, in an exclusive preview held by Sony Ericsson Indonesia.
There was also the Pro but unfortunately cannot be turned on, don't know why.
My first impression is... I really want this amazing device!
The screen is superb, the sound is quiet good, the menu is so fast and the UI is great.
I tried playing video in Arc and connected to Sony Bravia TV thru mini HDMI port and it's played so smooth without delay.
The phone activities can also be seen on TV, it's great to play games there.
I tried the camera also, the Exmor R makes it amazing in low light. I compared the screen and camera of Arc to X10 and Desire Z and the results is Arc is far superior than X10 and Desire Z.
Neo is also good, I love the red one.
And BTW, pre-order for Xperia Arc will be opened starting March 16, 2011 in Indonesia with the price of IDR 5,499,000.
There is special offer with IDR 500,000 discount using credit card from a local bank issuer for the first 500 unit pre-ordered from March, 26 to April 8, 2011.
The device will be available from April 8, 2011.
[ This Message was edited by: dancingfate on 2011-03-11 16:20 ]
Posted by SKIBBE
@dancingfate
how was the display on the tv while playing games (almost all are in landscape mode) did it tilt on the tv too?
Posted by dibdin
Dancingfate,
What did you make of the feel and general build quality of the Arc??
Posted by dancingfate
On 2011-03-11 17:28:51, SKIBBE wrote:
@dancingfate
how was the display on the tv while playing games (almost all are in landscape mode) did it tilt on the tv too?
The display on the TV is what you see on the Arc, it can be landscape or portrait.
Posted by SKIBBE
@dancingfate
cool, just found a video on youtube showing angry birds in fullscreen, awesome!
Posted by dancingfate
On 2011-03-11 17:30:38, dibdin wrote:
Dancingfate,
What did you make of the feel and general build quality of the Arc??
Design is the main selling point of Arc and SE made it right, the build quality is good, solid and better than X10.
Posted by dancingfate
On 2011-03-11 17:33:14, SKIBBE wrote:
@dancingfate
cool, just found a video on youtube showing angry birds in fullscreen, awesome!
Yes, I played Angry Birds also, in full screen.
Posted by SKIBBE
i just need to convince my self to buy it...
and i wounder if the remote will work on tv's that dont have som kinde of "link" feature as Panasonic"viera link"/sony meaning older tv's
Posted by dibdin
dancingfate,
Just out of curiosity, was it the Midnight Blue or the Misty Silver that you were handling??
Posted by HxH
As I told you before, it gonna be great one
Posted by dancingfate
On 2011-03-11 17:44:30, dibdin wrote:
dancingfate,
Just out of curiosity, was it the Midnight Blue or the Misty Silver that you were handling??
Both of them.
There is a very little "dark blue" in the bottom of the back cover...
I like the silver one very much and it will be my choice.
Posted by dibdin
On 2011-03-11 18:01:55, dancingfate wrote:
On 2011-03-11 17:44:30, dibdin wrote:
dancingfate,
Just out of curiosity, was it the Midnight Blue or the Misty Silver that you were handling??
Both of them.
There is a very little "dark blue" in the bottom of the back cover...
I like the silver one very much and it will be my choice.
Why do you prefer the Silver??
Posted by kannanx10
@ dancingfate
how abt music player and Equalizer performance?
[ This Message was edited by: kannanx10 on 2011-03-11 17:10 ]
Posted by dancingfate
On 2011-03-11 18:04:12, dibdin wrote:
Why do you prefer the Silver??
Simply because it's unique. Midnight Blue is basically a black and black color's smartphone is everywhere, silver is rare and I like the silver of Arc.
Posted by SKIBBE
the pink one was really cool and unique tobad it was japan only?
Posted by AndyD777
I am going for a Midnight Blue Arc to replace my X10
Clove is the best place I have found them for in the UK Sim Free.
Posted by northmonkey
Is the keyboard more spaced out with it having a bigger screen? i always found i hit other letters on the X10.
Posted by dibdin
On 2011-03-11 21:36:32, AndyD777 wrote:
I am going for a Midnight Blue Arc to replace my X10
Clove is the best place I have found them for in the UK Sim Free.
I am going for the Midnight Blue too. Yes, Clove looks to be selling it cheapest so far.
Posted by Bonovox
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I have used Clove they are excellent
Posted by SKIBBE
@northmonkey
there are many other keybords you can use, i prefer "smart keybord pro" first app i bought it has different skin, including iphone skin. you can adjust the hight of the keybord in landscape/portrait if you like, thus making the keys more spaced out (in the hight direction) but it uses more of the screen obv.
Posted by Xajel
Currently I think the Midnight blue is my choice, but I'll wait to hold both colors in my hands to take the final decision... what I hate now about the misty silver is the border where the edge of the screen and the rest of the phone is, I feel it doesn't look that well, at least in the pics... but the overall color of the Misty Silver is very nice... that's why I'm waiting to see both colors in my hands...
I just hope the dealer brings both colors and not just one color first.. coz I know I'll not resist buy the only color available... I've done that with my Satio ( red ) and also my laptop ( red ) where I wanted both being Black !!
Posted by dibdin
I find the Midnight Blue more sleek and cool looking than the Misty Silver personally, but the only thing with the Midnight Blue is it's going to attract many finger prints as opposed to the Misty Silver.
I can live with that though as such a nice looking device.
Posted by masseur
I'm hanging out for the arc but I give up with
colour choice as rarely can I get my preference at launch.
in fact, the mocha w890 was the last time I actually got what I wanted but I had to import that from HK
mind you, even Apple can't give me what I want as they couldn't, and still can't, deliver the white iP4! (they promise I can have a white iPad in 2 weeks though
)
Posted by Bonovox
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I used smart keyboard pro on my x8 but there is no graphical smilies
Posted by dibdin
On 2011-03-11 17:33:14, SKIBBE wrote:
@dancingfate
cool, just found a video on youtube showing angry birds in fullscreen, awesome!
Is this the video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwzgk0tWhs&feature=related
He could have at least made some effort in trying to play the game properly.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Im also using Smart Keyboard on my X10, realy like their t9 implementation.
Posted by dibdin
Looking at this video how did the guy turn off and on the bravia engine without going into the menu?
Is he pressing the volume key or camera or something?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxRUwq2Amfk
Posted by Platia1
There were some prototypes that were made that had the Bravia Engine mapped to the volume buttons so it could be switched on and off easily and to show the effects.