Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD Photos and Features Leaked
Sony Ericsson may be another player in the smartphones battle as photos and features of the Xperia Arc HD also known as Nozomi hit the web.
Evident on the photos of the rumored handset, the new smartphone revealed its LED-enhanced look and top hardware specifications. In the photo, the new handset will have a strip of LED lighting on the front and back of the phone. It is speculated that this is to light the buttons or notification purposes.
As for the features of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD, it will sport a 4.3-inch, 720p HD screen, which is similar to other handsets such as Samsung-Google Galaxy Nexus. One of the selling points of this handset is the support of FullHD video recording. The new Nozomi may bring the goodness of watching high definition videos in your cellphone.
According to an anonymous source of GSM Arena who received a tip, you can take still photos while recording a video. Thus, have great videos and photos at the same time.
The aforementioned statement may hold true to the rumor that Sony Ericsson that is prepping for a dual-core handset. A dual-core processor is very much needed to capture still photos and videos at the same time.
The details on the Xperia Arc HD are scarce. However, based from the aforementioned specs, one can deduct that 720p screen is apt for an Android Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system. Thus, the new handset may be getting this Android treatment.
According to The Inquirer, Nozomi will be getting Android Gingerbread that will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich later. Moreover, the site claimed that the smartphone will be equipped with ARMv7 processor with 691MB of RAM for internal storage.
Last October, Sony bought out Ericsson's share in the Sony Ericsson venture. Thus, Sony will single-handedly manage the smartphone business. Ericsson confirmed the buy out and said that it will receive a cash consideration of 1.05 billion euros for its 50 percent shares in the venture.
Sony, on the other hand, will have the freedom to integrate the smartphones on its various devices such as tablets, laptops and play stations.
Sony's president and chief executive Sir Howard Stringer confirmed that it will divert from currently feature phones and move towards the inception of Sony's Android phones.
The separation of the two companies will not be finalized until January 2012.
