Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

 Got my hands on new Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc the other day so I thought of reviewing it. First of all DESIGN, the arc shape at the back and square shape makes this phone really handy. Used iPhone 4, Xperia X10 and hTC HD7 and all of them had the same design problem i.e, all tend to slip away from hand if not handled properly but Arc really fits in hand.
Then DISPLAY, its powered by Sony's iconic Bravia engine and Arc really comes to life when Bravia engine is switched on. Watching videos, pictures and playing games with Bravia engine switched on really gives sensation of the real but you have to pay a price for all that and its the battery life. Arc's battery lasts 45 minutes (45 minutes of video) with Bravia engine switched on with full brightness. Worth mentioning that Arc has got the highest brightness level I've ever seen in any mobile.
Then OS and PROSESSOR, pre-Arc mobiles by Sony Ericsson had 1 GHz Qualcomm processor but with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) they used to become really slow. Arc is also powered by 1 GHz processor but this time ram has been increased to 512MB to support fine working of Android Gingerbread OS.
The CAMERA: It has standard 8MP camera with continuous autofocus and LED flash. Best thing about it is that you can optimize to use it with or without Bravia engine. In normal smart phones that settings for video remain the same but in Arc if processor can't process any frame fast enough then it decreases the picture quality. The effect is that although it works at 30fps but video remains stable all the time.
Remaining things are the same found in other Xperias. The product is worth giving a try...

The Sony Ericsson is priced around Rs. 40K. Price is fair in my opinion to remain in the competition with other companies especially against Samsung.