From the hands on session just now, some of my personal findings:
- UI is surprisingly smooth, with some slight stutter once in a while, but not often enough to hamper the feel.
- Timescape widget is a little laggy
- HDMI mirroring! Very very little lag between display on phone vs dislay on TV. Video playback is awesome, and plays back on both screens (tv and phone), but has a very slight jerk at times.
- Gallery looks very interesting. Like Xrossmedia bar style
- Display is stunning. Pixels are discrenible of course, but the colours are nice, and not washed out like the Desire HD
- Build quality is solid. Rear cover is just a piece of plastic, but everything fits nicely, and there is no creaking which gives it a cheap feel
- Very light, and deceptively thin
- Buttons have a nice click to it, but the camera two stage button i find it a tad bit hard to press
When free I will upload some sample photos taken with the Xperia Arc vs Iphone 4. Haven't compared them yet on a PC so can't say which is better.
Its just a pity that the Arc does not have:
1) Larger RAM
2) Larger in built storage
3) Front facing camera
But other than that, i think SE might have a good top of the line phone coming out soon. It's definately in my KIV list now, along with the Incredible S, and LG Optimus 2X =D.
Thanks to MobileFest for the opportunity