Special pre-launch preview of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc for MobileFest

Details of the event:-
Date: Saturday, March 26, 2011
Time: 3pm-5pm
Venue: The Bee, 2A-G, Block K, Jaya One No.72 Jalan Universiti, Section 13 PJ

Register to attend

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199568440067726

Read a review of it here :

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xper...o-news-2204.php

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xper...-review-553.php

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc at a glance:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 5.76Mbps HSUPA
Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions: 125 x 63 x 8.7-10 mm, 117 g
Display: 4.2" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels
CPU: Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Snapdragon platform
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Memory: 287MB storage, 512MB RAM, microSD card slot, 8GB card included in the retail box
Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, face detection and touch focus; 720p video recording at 30fps
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microHDMI port
Misc: Sony Ericsson Timescape UI, built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, Sony Mobile Bravia engine, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface




This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 18 2011, 03:48 PM

YES, I have signed up to attend

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Added on March 18, 2011, 3:54 pmNo idea ; on 26 March launch day will know. It needs to be cheaper and competitive against the HTC, Samsung and LG

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 18 2011, 03:54 PM

Partition SD card to have ext3 partition and Use apps2sd app - so many types in market now

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Added on March 18, 2011, 4:08 pmFar ?? I am coming in from BP 230 km away

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 18 2011, 04:08 PM

First Msian review of unit on 21 Mar before launch :

http://mytechnews.info/b/2011/03/review-so...c-hardware.html

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 22 2011, 09:17 PM

So are you attending the launch. Get a hands-on experience

TracyandMatt review - long about 20 minutes

Part 2 : recap the hardware spec and then look at customising/moving icons in the program menu before showing off the email view with preview pane, a feature unique to the Arc.

Any price around RM 2k I'd say is a good price.

From a specs point and price, Optimus 2X wins. But specs is only a reference point - one needs to feel the phone - its UI and your interaction with it. Has never tested any SE Androids but to date most reviews of present and previous will not get you excited about it. Plus SE's poor history of updates - it is now only for its die-hard fans. However this Arc model seems impressive enough that most web reviews rank it well. Well, we will have a chance to know it better this Saturday.

Confirmation email from organizers :

Dear mobile evangelists and enthusiasts,

Thank you for your kind interest in joining this special preview on this coming Saturday (26th Mac). This is your RSVP confirmation and please bare in mind that this is a close event and should you have requested a seat for your partner, he or she should get this email as well based on our record. We apologize that we could not accommodate more than 30 seats due to space constraint and therefore we will only allow those that has done RSVP with us to join this special preview. Kindly take note of this!

If you could not make it this Saturday, please let us know via email latest by tomorrow 12pm so that we can offer to those in the waiting list to attend.

The program for this Saturday would be as follows:-

3:00pm - Arrival & Registration (Please be punctual!)
3:15pm - Welcoming speech by MobileFest & briefing on program run down
3:20pm - Introducing Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
3:40pm - Product demo, Q&A
4:00pm - Tea break, light & easy and mingling the MobileFest style
5:00pm - End

Venue:
The Bee
2A-G, Block K, Jaya One
No.72 Jalan Universiti
Section 13 PJ

We hope that you guys will enjoy yourself and see all of you this Saturday

Best regards,
MobileFest [I]

Today I receive 3 SMS from 3 separate sellers offering Optimus 2X at RM 2299 to RM 2300. Seems stock in today already in KL. Well, time to compare it with the Arc which hopefully will be under RM 2k

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 25 2011, 06:15 PM

All the available 2X, I believe are brought in from Spore . Official recommended retail price in Spore is S$888 ( about RM 2.1k ) but usually actual retail is lower usually can be up to at least S$50 less

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 25 2011, 07:29 PM

Just copy the words inbetween before = and & : rTUwqxHpXMY and select YOUTUBE and place it before and after this copied word

Pricing unknown yet but is said to be very very good packaged with lots of stuffs. Expected release early Q2

UI is very slick and smooth, no noticeable lag. Build is classy with 2 colors, silver or black like. Will come with hdmi cable and output demo on videos and games impressive.

We have an hour hands on with the 6 sets provided. Just before that
we saw the phones accidentally drop from about 4 feet from pedestal onto floor. All survive lah

Some photos of the preview:

Front and back views: I find the near black version being more classier looking



With HDMI cable connection to 40: TV :



Product preview by Eric Product manager of Sony


Comparison photos with others : Galaxy Tab, htc incredible, galaxy sl, dell streak


Group photos :


View more photos at :

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=14968...70924&aid=42315

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 27 2011, 11:09 AM


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According to Eric, the Msian sets will have the Sony proprietary HDMI cable given

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Added on March 27, 2011, 11:22 amThe ARC display is very bright compared to the Tab, Galaxy SL and Incredible S

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 27 2011, 11:22 AM

Eric also demo the EXMOR sensor technogy in the Arc where it could detect and shown on screen an object inside a box. All were invited to test using their phones - samsung,lg, iphone, htc etc and all failed to detect any image

In the photo you will see on screen the hidden object with the ARc detecting it ; of course you dont get to see a sharp display

According to Eric, this technology will means taking night shots withn camera both foreground and background images will be sharp and clear

The official statement from SE : The first batch of models to benefit from the Exmor R technology is the Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo and the Xperia Pro. What this means is that these models will be able to take superior quality photos even in low lighting conditions.

For those technically inclined the Exmor R is able to produce these amazing photos because its metal wiring is located beneath the photo diode instead of above it. This results in less loss to image quality. Even with this enhancement the CMOS sensor still retains its low power consumption requirement and its fast operation, making you take more pictures at a faster rate and for a longer period of time.

If you love taking photos then you will definitely love the quality the Xperia models with Exmor R offers. The Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro are all upcoming models from Sony Ericsson which should be released soon.

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Added on March 27, 2011, 11:37 amNo. Nobody ask about it too.

This post has been edited by benny888: Mar 27 2011, 11:50 AM