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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S
High-end smartphone by Sony Ericsson
The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S (Xperia LT18i) is a high-end smartphone[1] developed by Sony Ericsson running Google's operating system Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread).[2] It is an upgraded version of the Sony Xperia Arc.[1] It is the last phone announced to carry the Sony Ericsson brand, although Sony Ericsson Xperia active was the last phone completed before Sony bought Ericsson's stake in the joint-venture.
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Unveiled on August 31, 2011 at Sony’s press conference in conjunction with IFA in Berlin, Germany[3][4] and scheduled for release in October,[4][5] it was released in October 2011. The device's primary improvements over its predecessor are a 1.4 GHz Scorpion Snapdragon CPU and 14.4 Mbit/s HSDPA, compared to the same model at 1.0 GHz and 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA in the Arc. Aside from the CPU speed upgrade and HSDPA speed upgrade, additional hardware remains unchanged.[6]
The Xperia arc S, along the Xperia Mini Pro, would not be receiving an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update,[7] as Sony Mobile Communications officially confirmed via their Facebook page on July 26, 2012. However, this statement was then retracted and Sony has issued a new statement stating they are investigating the possibility of software upgrades for the two devices. However, as of December 2015, the upgrade has not materialised.