Xperia arc hits UK pre-order, points to April release

by XB on 25/01/2011

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Play.comThe Sony Ericsson Xperia arc has finally appeared for UK pre-order. Those looking to pick-up the handset sim-free will have to splash-out £459.99 according to Play.com. Whilst this does sound a bit steep, it’s worth remembering that the Xperia X10 was £70 more expensive when it first came up for pre-order over a year ago.

The listing does not give any indication what colour you would be pre-ordering, but the picture is that of the Midnight Blue handset. The site has also given an indication of a release date, pointing to April 1st. This would put it in line with the release date we were told (towards end of Q1/early Q2). What are your thoughts on price? Do you think it’s too expensive or pretty much as you expected? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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Thanks Tony!

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  • http://twitter.com/Aryans_sky Arya Satya Dharma

    First! At last! Yay!

  • Mezmez2010

    bit expenive but not unexpected hope it comes out on t mobile wen my contract renews

  • Gregorian

    As a comparison the LG Optimus X2 is on the same site for £469.99.
    Dual Core, front facing camera. Not quite as pretty though. Not quite as good a screen. Only Froyo…

    So, hmmm…

  • Anonymous

    I think it’s pretty good….

  • Asad

    price is a bit cheaper then I expected. I was thinking £500 that how much I paid for my X1. yes thats right not X10 but X1. X10 i got on upgrade from T-Mobile. I think I will go for generic this time Idont want to wait for carrier update

  • Ihorps

    it’s that I expected… no so expensive as for SE’s flagship phone

  • Vijayzang

    The price is SPOt on……..Cheesrs SE….:)

  • Rod M

    Just correct for a new phone, it will come down after the production ramps up…

  • Topher

    Any idea when will it be available in the MIDEAST? UAE to be exact.

  • Frontalv2

    hi, the Price is £500.

    whats showing in ad is £40 off RRP which will be a pre order price

  • Umer Farooqui

    its a bit expensive . I thought its price would lie between 550 to 600 pounds.

  • Umer Farooqui

    its a bit expensive i thought its price would lie somewhere around 400 pounds.

  • India

    when is it coming to India ?

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  • Lancereid

    Hmmm should be cheaper though . Tablets should be this price or higher .

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  • CY Seow

    i like this phone, n plan to get it, hope the price below RM2000 in Malaysia

  • Vitor Fardim

    BOA NOITE! PRIMEIRAMENTE ANTES DE EXPOR MINHA CRITICA, QUERO PARABENIZAR A SONY ERICSSON PELO XPERIA ARC, PELO QUE LI E VI, ELE SERÁ UM DOS TOPS NOS SMARTS, E A CONCORRÊNCIA FICARÁ PREOCUPADA.
    BOM, MAS O QUE EU QUERO MESMO FALAR É SOBRE A MINHA GRANDE TRISTEZA QUE SENTI HOJE, FIQUEI MUITO, MAS MUITO TRISTE MESMO…
    NA EMPRESA AONDE TRABALHO, QUE DE MEU IRMÃO E MINHA CUNHADA, UMA EMPRESA DE CALHAS, ELES TÊM UM CONTRATO COM A VIVO EMPRESA JÁ ALGUNS ANOS… E TODO ANOS SEMPRE ESCOLHEMOS APARELHOS NOKIA, OS BONS PARA MIM E PARA ELES, E OS MAIS SIMPLES PARA OS FUNCIONÁRIOS, MAS TODOS DA NOKIA….
    COMO JÁ HÁ ALGUM TEMPO EU FIQUEI FASCINADO PELA SONY ERICSSON, E AINDA MAIS QUANDO TINHA LANÇADO O XPERIA X10, FIQUEI VIDRADO NELE, SEMPRE FALAVA DELE PARA MEU IRMÃO E MINHA CUNHADA…
    COMO TODO ANO (EM JANEIRO) FAZEMOS A TROCA DOS APARELHOS AI ESSE ANO DEI A IDÉIA DE PEGAR O XPERIA X10, PRA EXPERIMENTAR E TENTAR MUDAR PRA SONY ERICSSON, AI QUE FIQUEI MUITO TRISTE E COM MUITA VERGONHA, BEM NA HORA DE FECHAR O PEDIDO FIQUEI SABENDO QUE O XPERIA X10 NÃO TINHA SUPORTE PARA VÍDEO CHAMADA, AI ELES FICARÃO OLHANDO COM UMA CARA FEIA PRA MIM E DISSERAM – COMO VOCÊ FALAVA BEM DESSE XPERIA X10, QUE ELE ERA UM SUPER CELULAR E TAL, MAS SE NEM TEM VÍDEO CHAMADA….
    EU DISSE ASSIM, É CLARO QUE ELE É UMA MEGA CELULAR, DESIGNER INOVADOR, SISTEMA MUITO BOM, TUDO DE BOM, PRINCIPALMENTE O BRANCO, MAS… O QUE DIZER DE QUE A SONY ERICSSON LANÇA UM MEGA CELULAR E NÃO COLOCA SUPORTE PARA VÍDEO CHAMADA…..
    EU NÃO SABIA O QUE DIZER MESMO… FIQUEI QUIETO E ESCOLHEMOS NOVAMENTE APARELHOS NOKIA…
    SEI QUE TODO MUNDO ERRA, MAS…
    ESPERO MUITO QUE O ARC SEJA TUDO ISSO QUE A SONY ERISSON DIZ E MOSTRA, SEI QUE IRÁ SER, MAS ATÉ EU PROVAR PRA ELES ISSO VAI DEMORAR, POIS O ARC SERÁ LANÇADO EM JUNHO EM 2011, MAS NÃO VOU PODER COMPRA-LO NESSE PERÍODO POR NÃO GANHAR O SUFICIENTE PARA ISSO, SÓ PODEREI MOSTRAR À ESSE EM JANEIRO DE 2012, QUANDO IREMOS TROCAR NOVAMENTE OS APARELHOS…
    QUERO MUITO QUE ESSA MINHA MENSAGEM CHEGUE NA OUVIDORIA OU PARA ALGUÉM QUE POSSA ME DAR UMA RESPOSTA CONFORTANTE, PELO MENOS PRA EU NÃO FICAR DESANIMADO.

    ME CHAMO VITOR FARDIM
    R: BALBINO GONÇALVES, 160
    VILA GUARANI, SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS – SP-Brasil
    CEP: 12 209-820
    TEL: (55)(12)97267154
    DESDE JÁ MUITO OBRIGADO…

  • Vfardim

    GOOD NIGHT! BEFORE MY FIRST EXHIBIT REVIEW, I want to congratulate BY SONY ERICSSON XPERIA ARC, SO READ AND VI, IT WILL BE ONE OF THE TOPS IN SMARTS, AND COMPETITION WILL BE CONCERNED.
    GOOD, BUT WHAT I WANT TO EVEN TALK IS ABOUT MY GREAT SADNESS THAT I FELT TODAY, I WAS VERY, VERY SAD BUT EVEN …
    IN COMPANY WHERE WORK THAT OF MY BROTHER and my sister, GROOVES OF A COMPANY, THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY NOW LIVE A FEW YEARS … ALL YEARS AND ALWAYS CHOOSE NOKIA DEVICES, THE GOOD FOR ME AND FOR THEM, AND SIMPLER FOR EMPLOYEES, BUT ALL OF NOKIA ….
    AS WE HAVE SOME TIME AGO I became fascinated by SONY ERICSSON, AND EVEN MORE WHEN WAS LAUNCHED XPERIA X10, WAS GLASS ON IT, IT ALWAYS SPOKE TO MY BROTHER and my sister …
    AS A WHOLE YEAR (IN JANUARY) DO THE EXCHANGE OF EQUIPMENT THAT YEAR DEI AI YOU GET THE IDEA XPERIA X10, PRA EXPERIMENT AND TRY TO CHANGE SONY ERICSSON PRA, AI THAT WAS VERY VERY SAD AND SHAME, AND THE TIME TO CLOSE THE APPLICATION I heard that XPERIA X10 HAD NO SUPPORT FOR VIDEO CALL, THEY WILL BE LOOKING AI WITH AN UGLY FACE AND SAID TO ME – YOU SPOKE WELL AS SUCH XPERIA X10, HE WAS A SUPER CELL AND SUCH, BUT IF YOU HAVE NO VIDEO CALL. …
    I SAID SO OF COURSE HE IS A MEGA MOBILE, INNOVATIVE DESIGNER, VERY GOOD SYSTEM, ALL FOR FUN, MOSTLY WHITE, BUT … WHAT TO SAY THAT SONY ERICSSON LAUNCHES MEGA CELLULAR AND NOT PUT VIDEO CALL FOR SUPPORT …..
    I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY … CHOOSE AGAIN WAS QUIET AND APPARATUS NOKIA …
    ERRA KNOW THAT EVERYONE, BUT …
    I HOPE THEY ALL THIS ARC IS THAT SAYS SONY Erisson AND SHOW, I KNOW THAT WILL BE, BUT TO U.S. THEY PROVE THAT WILL TAKE PRA, THEREFORE BE LAUNCHED IN THE ARC IN JUNE 2011, BUT WILL NOT POWER PURCHASE YOU DURING THIS PERIOD WHY NOT EARN ENOUGH FOR THIS, ONLY ABLE TO SHOW THAT IN JANUARY 2012, WHEN WILL CHANGE AGAIN APPLIANCES …
    THEY WANT THAT SPEAKS MY MESSAGE TO THE OMBUDSMAN AND FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER comforting, FOR AT LEAST I DO NOT get discouraged.

    CALL ME VITOR Fardim
    A: BALBINA GONÇALVES, 160
    GUARANI VILLAGE, SAN JOSE DOS CAMPOS – SP
    CEP: 12209-820
    TEL: (55)(12)97267154
    THANK YOU FROM NOW …

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  • Anonymous

    Wow is S$700 plus. It is far too expensive!

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  • Mawazeeno

    I bought it and it’s music player needs a mega bass equalizer 

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