Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is priced at $564 (£350) in the UK with a ship date of September 26th

Surprisingly, UK retailer Clove Technology appears to be beating out expectations by bringing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S to market much sooner than anticipated. When it was officially unveiled at IFA in Berlin last week, the refreshed Android powered smartphone was expected to hit shelves sometime in October.

Well, it appears that Clove UK plans on shipping out SIM-free units starting on September 26th – with a £350 ($564) price attached to it. With pre-orders for the handset available in either “pure white “ and “midnight blue” paint jobs, this handset will definitely turn some heads more with its upgraded hardware.

Specifically, it features a faster 1.4GHz single-core processor, which is deemed as to offer a 25% faster camera start-up time, 20% peppier web page rendering, and battery life that’s improved.

Therefore, if the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is something you fancy, you might want to head on over to Clove UK’s web site to place a pre-order right now – so you can be the first on your block to show it off!

source: Clove UK via Android Central