Perfect QWERTY
Optimised key spacing. Solid design. Raised keys for best tactility. Your Xperia™ pro is a perfect QWERTY.

Type & Send
Update your Facebook status. Email a colleague. Send a text to a mate. The Type & Send function lets you handle all your messages in one place: straight from your home screen.

Smart Keyboard
Your keyboard knows what to do before you know what to type. When you slide it out, the Smart Keyboard function predicts what you want to do. Reading an email? “Reply, Reply all or Forward?” automatically pops up. Online? The address and search field is activated.

You choose - Android Market™
Going out? Finding out? Or perhaps just chilling out? Download any application you want from Android Market™ and customise your Xperia™ pro to make it exclusively yours.


Chat with your mates. On video
Your Xperia™ pro has a front facing camera. Make video calls with Google Talk™ inside. Prefer Skype™* or another video chat service? Download it from Android Market™ and chat away with your mates face-to-face.
* Skype™ for Android available for free from Android market.

Scenes that pop out of the screen. In 3D
Straddle the peaks. Dive into the depths. Make your breathtaking mountain panoramas look, well, breathtaking. Select Sony’s 3D Sweep Panorama and catch the scene. Now amaze your mates and show it on a 3D TV.

Facebook inside Xperia™
See, share, like and comment on tracks and photos on Facebook™ straight from your music player or gallery. Share and recommend the apps you like, and like the music you love. Even direct from the FM radio. Check out what your friends are recommending with the Music & Videos app.

More about Facebook inside Xperia

Swipe to write
Got a message? Zoom back a reply by swiping the words you want. Start on the first letter of your word, then just drag your finger to the next letters without taking it off the keypad. With input speeds of up to 40 words a minute, your mates will never have to wait to find out what you’re thinking.

See it. Catch it. Send it.
Share that cool game scene. Or show off that text string. Just push the power off button then press “screen capture” and share your screen with your mates, or post it on your favourite social network site.

USB on the go. Who needs a PC?
Turn Xperia™arc S into a PC or games machine. Pop it into LiveDock™, connect a USB keyboard, mouse or gamepad via the USB port, and work – or play away. All day.

Sony Entertainment Network
10 million songs. Thousands of movies. From the major music labels and film studios. Enjoy it all on your Xperia™ pro via the Sony Entertainment Network services Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited.

Phone content. On your TV via Wi-Fi and DLNA
Show videos, photos and complete slideshows stored on your phone on your DLNA TV. It’s now easier than ever – no cables or over-complicated setup procedures needed. Just connect your Xperia™ pro and your TV to the same wireless network. Then start the show from your phone.


Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Enhanced contrast. Richer colours. The Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine makes the 3.7" screen sharp and crisp.
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Getting dark?
Dusk, dawn or just a crummy old light bulb? Sony's Exmor R™ for mobile CMOS sensor lets you capture high-quality, bright pictures and videos in poor light conditions.

Connect to your TV via HDMI
Connect your to your TV and cuddle up in the sofa. The HDMI connection lets you view pictures and videos from your phone on your TV screen using your TV remote control.

Wi-Fi connect
Connect the quick and easy way. On the move. In cafés. At the airport. Your Xperia™ pro has Wi-Fi support.

Your life in brilliant HD
Clips from your summer holidays. Your little baby daughter’s first smile. Shoot it. In brilliant, sharp HD video with one touch of a button.

Powered by Android (Gingerbread)
Rich multimedia. Gaming power. Your Xperia™ pro is powered by Android (Gingerbread).


Facebook™. The people in your life – in your phone
What’s on? Read. See. Share. Your photos, messages, comments. Upload photos. Change your profile. On Facebook™, direct from your phone.

Email in your pocket
Built-in email client - access your inbox anywhere, check and send email from anywhere in the world.

FM Radio
There's music in the air - just tune in and enjoy. Your phone has a built-in stereo FM radio.

GreenHeart™ - we do it because we care.
We are always thinking about how our decisions impact the environment. That’s in everything we do. From planning and production to shipping and recycling.
GreenHeart™. Our commitment to making the biggest possible sustainable impact. Driven by green innovation. Never compromising. On quality. On design. On features.


GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2011, February
Status Available. Released 2011, August
SIZE Dimensions 120 x 57 x 13.5 mm
Weight 142 g
DISPLAY Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches (~265 ppi pixel density)
- QWERTY keyboard
- Scratch-resistant surface
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Timescape UI
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 1 GB (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
DATA GPRS Up to 86 kbps
EDGE Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Video calling, touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black, Silver, Red
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- SNS integration
- Type & Send feature
- HDMI port
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- TrackID music recognition
- Organizer
- Office Suite Pro document viewer/editor
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h