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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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Your life in vivid colours. Videos and stills. Show it all off on the sharp, crisp and clear 4.2" multi-touch Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine. The Xperia™ arc Android touch phone - designed to be daring.
Key Features
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Google Mapsâ„¢ |  |
HD Video |
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Expandable Memory |  |
8.1 Megapixel Camera |
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Mobile Bravia Engine |  |
Exmor for Mobile |
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Specs
Terms & Conditions| $0/month on a $29 Virgin Mobile Big Plan | |
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| Virgin Mobile Save $100 | |
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| Handset Repayments | $0.00 monthly |
| Monthly Access Fee | $29.00 |
| Included Cap Value | $450 |
| Included Data Value including Mobile as Modem |
250MB |
| Contract Length | 24 months |
| Internet Data | 250MB |
| Unlimited Mobile Access within Australia to |
N/A |
| Call Rate | Unlimited Calls 24/7 Virgin to Virgin |
| Call Rate (other networks) | 99c/min + 40c Call Connection (billed per min) |
| Video Call Rate | Unlimited Video Calls 24/7 Virgin to Virgin |
| Video Call Rate (other networks) | 99c/min + 40c Call Connection (billed per min) |
| Text | Unlimited Text 24/7 Virgin to Virgin |
| Text (other networks) | 28c (per text up to 160 characters) |
| MMS | 60c |
| Voicemail | Free in Oz |
| Excess Data Usage | 0.2c/KB |
| Included Talk & Text | $450 |
| Terms & Conditions | |
All prices are in AUD (Australian Dollars)
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All prices are in AUD (Australian Dollars)
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| General | |
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| Release Date | February, 2012 |
| Status | Available |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 |
| Size | |
| Dimensions | 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm |
| Weight | 117 grams |
| Start with premium materials. Stir in some beautiful curvature. Squeeze down to 8.7 mm. And there it is, a perfect palm fit: the slim, lightweight and strong Xperiaâ„¢ arc. | |
| Display | |
| Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 480 x 854 pixels, 4.2 inches |
| Scratch-resistant surface Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate Multi-touch input method Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine Proximity sensor for auto turn-off Timescape UI | |
| Sound | |
| Alert Types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | |
| Memory | |
| Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call Records | Practically unlimited |
| Internal | 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included |
| Data | |
| GPRS | Up to 86 kbps |
| HSCSD | |
| Edge | Up to 237 kbps |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Infrared Port | No |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB |
| Camera | |
| Primary | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light |
| Secondary | No |
| HD phone has a Sony Exmor Râ„¢ for mobile CMOS sensor that lets you capture high-quality movies and stills in low light | |
| Features | |
| Operating System | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| CPU | 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | Yes + downloadable, motion gaming |
| Colours | Midnight Blue |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Java | Yes, via third-party application |
| Digital compass HDMI port Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk Facebook and Twitter integration Adobe Flash 10.1 | |
| Battery | |
| Stand By | Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 31 h |
All prices are in AUD (Australian Dollars)
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$29 Virgin Mobile Big Plan (24 months)
Minimum monthly spend of $29.00. Minimum total cost over 24 months for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc including handset repayments is $696.00.
The Fine Print: 1) 24-month contract. Leave anytime, just pay all outstanding charges + balance of the phone + $250 if you leave within 1st 6 months. 2) Included credit has one-month expiry & may be used for standard national & international calls, text and MMS only. Standard charges apply if cap credit exceeded & for non-included call & messaging types. Note: Approved customers only. 1st bill is pro-rated (min monthly spend and included cap credit and data) from date you connect to start of your next month's bill. All rates apply in Oz
Virgin Mobile Save $100
Offer available from 15/01/2012 until 29/02/2012, unless otherwise extended, while stocks last. Offer applies to customers who sign up to Big Plan $29 (and above) over 24 months with the Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ arc & Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ PLAY. Credit applied as $10 credit on your account for the first 10 months. Cancelled services not transferable or redeemable for cash. Offer applies to access fee only. Any charges for additional or excluded services will still apply. Note: Approved customers only. 1st bill is pro-rated (min monthly spend and included cap credit and data) from date you connected to start of next month’s bill. All rates apply in Oz. See virginmobile.com.au for full details & coverage. Virgin Mobile (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 67 092 726 442.
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