The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, and Arc before it, were both considered “ultra-slim” smartphones when introduced in 2011. A short 5 years later and look how far we’ve come… It looks particularly thin when photographed at an angle like this:
Photo: ePHOTOzine
The Arc S was considered a premium smartphone at the time, and was described as having a “huge” 4.2inch screen, as well as being described as “Very thin and lightweight” – at 8.7mm thick it was considered one of the slimmest. Yet even budget smartphones these days are this thin. The Arc S features a curved rear
Check out it’s specifications, and compare them to a new ultra-slim smartphone, the Moto Z:
| Sony Xperia Arc S (LT18i) | Moto Z |
| 4.2inch screen (scratch resistant) | 5.5inch screen (Gorilla Glass 4) |
| 480×854 resolution | QuadHD (1440×2560) resolution |
| 8.7mm thin | 5.2mm thin |
| 1.4GHz (1-core) | 2.15GHz (Quad-core, 2@2.15GHz, 2@1.6GHz) |
| 512MB ram | 4GB ram |
| 320MB storage | 32GB storage |
| 1500mAh (removable) | 2600mAh (non-removable) |
| 8mp camera, f/2.4 | 13mp camera, f/1.8, with OIS |
| 720p (30fps) video | 4K (30fps) video |
| Android 2.3.4 (v4 available) | Android 6 (v7 due soon) |
| £299 (RRP) | £499 (RRP) |
Does anyone else wonder if the “ultra-slim” Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S would survive a modern day toughness / bend test by JerryRigEverything? He tests a phones strength by checking how scratch resistant the screen is, how scratch resistant the back, camera lens, LEDs, and other buttons are. He also tests how resistant to burning the screen is – when did people start setting their screens on fire?
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