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Find the Xperia arc too bulky, but don't want to cut back on features? Then the Xperia Ray is probably for you - find out everything in our hands-on video, live picture gallery and a huge camera sample picture collection.

The Xperia Ray seems to be the perfect solution for those who would seek for full featured, but still handy mobile phones. And we think that Sony Ericsson comes pretty close to that with the Xperia Ray! In short, it

• has an appealing size
• features all the newly introduced function of the Xperia arc (8MP Exmor R sensor, Mobile Bravia Engine)
• the metal used give it a very premium feeling

For the ones of you who are interested in the details: here you go

Main features

• Size: 111 x 53 x 9.4 mm
• Weight: 100g
• Real metal frame
• 3.3” FWVGA display with 16M colors
• Clear black glass front and Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• 8.1 MP AF with Exmor R™ for mobile
• Front-facing camera (VGA) for snapshots and video-chat
• HD720p video recording, Face detection & Tracking in video recording
• Auto Focus (AF) with continuous AF in video mode
• Built-in 3.5mm headset connector
• Mono speakers
• Stereo audio recording
• Dual mic
• xLOUD™
• Capacitive multi-touch
• 1500 mAh battery

So, now probably the question that comes up pretty quickly: "Should I get the Xperia arc or the Xperia Ray"? Short answer: it depends :) There really is more or less just one question you have to ask yourself: are a big display and an HDMI connector important facts to me? If you answer with "Yes", then go for the Xperia arc. If the answer is "no", then go for the Xperia Ray and enjoy the compact and pocket-friendly size and the prime materials without losing any functionality (in fact, you even gain a front facing camera).

In order to get a better feeling on the differences, here is our Xperia Ray overview and hands-on video, followed by the live picture gallery, both featuring comparions to the Xperia arc, Xperia mini and the iPhone 4. Last but not least, on the next page, we have some pictures shot with the Xperia Ray. Enjoy!

Hands On Video

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Live picture gallery

Camera samples

Here you can find a gallery of pictures shot using (a pre-production version) the Xperia Ray in different situations and light conditions:

https://picasaweb.google.com/102494003435812536129/XperiaRayCameraSamples

A ZIP file containing all raw pictures is here.