First Look: XPERIA Arc from Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson is stepping on it after a long while being out of the race as it releases the XPERIA Arc. This issue makes use of the Android OS and tries to get a chunk of the high-end segment of the market. The Arc follows the success of the XPERIA X10 which somehow repaired the image of the company.

The market will be kinder to the Xperia Arc as we already know that they can produce top notch gadgets but they have to improve on the delivery of updates.

The Xperia Arc has the following features:

• 125 x 63.0 x 8/7 to 10mm in Dimension
• Weight: 117 grams
• Display 16M color 4.2” capacitive touch screen with 854×480 pixels
• Brain: 1GHz Qualcom MSM8255 Snapdragon platform
• OS: Android 2.3
• Camera: 8 MP with LED flash, touch focus, and face detection
• WiFI, Bluetooth
• Proximity sensor, Bravia engine, accelerometer, multitouch input

As seen on the features list above, the XPERIA Arc makes up for the lack of RAM and multitouch input of its older sibling the X10. It also gives you a bigger screen that has a better image quality because of the Bravia technology. This powerful monster also has a micro HDMI port to add to its connectivity answers

Design

Blackberry 8830 World Edition: A Review

The Blackberry 8830 World Edition is the perfect phone for people who travel a lot. You get a quality phone that is up to the standards that you would expect from Blackberry which you can use anywhere in the world. This phone is pretty much the standard Blackberry design so you should know what to expect.

The Blackberry 8830 World Edition look pretty much the same as any other Blackberry; however the metallic silver body does give it a bit of a more upscale look. It includes all of the features that people have come to expect from a Blackberry, the trackball and the QWERTY keyboard. This makes navigating through the menus a breeze. The size is also perfect since it is small enough that you can easily put it into the pocket on your shirt.

Like all Blackberry’s the thing that the 8830 does best is handle email.