Phones Review Quickie: At the beginning of the month, Sony Ericsson officially announced the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, the successor to the original Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, that delivers a better 14.GHz processor, and now it appears that here in the UK potential customer can now pre-order the Xperia Arc S.

According to the guys over at Softpedia, the Sony Ericsson Xperia S is now available for pre-order from the Clove with an expected availability date of the 26th of this month.

Spec wise the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S albeit that processor bump that apparently give a 25 percent boost, the smartphone is basically the same as the original with a 4.2-inch touch screen, Mobile Bravia Engine, 8.1 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, 720p video, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 8GB storage, 512MB RAM, microSD expansion up to 32GB, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Now for the important pricing of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, which is available for pre-order in two colours, Midnight Blue and Pure White, and both will hit your pocket for £291.66 before VAT or £349.99 VAT included, however there is also postage to consider, which is another 7 quid bringing the total cost of the Arc S to £358.39.

There you have it, if you are in the UK and have been thinking about purchasing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S you can now slap in your pre-order, or you could of course hang off until the Android smartphone becomes available on contract through carriers.