Following the announcement of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc at CES 2011, the new Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone is now listed on the Clove website.

At the moment we are still waiting for a price and release date to be confirmed, although most the specs have been released by Sony. Hopefully we’ll see a release within Q1 of 2011.

The Arc is comparable to a couple of handsets currently on the market in terms of spec, such as the HTC Desire HD and Samsung Galaxy S. However, the Google Nexus S is the only handset currently available with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, although there could be an update for the Desire HD available by the time the Arc launches.

There are a few nice features that Sony has included, namely a ‘Reality’ shatterproof display, the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine and Sony’s Exmor R photo enhancement technology. For a full list of the spec, with videos and images, click here.