Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD “Nozomi” spotted in Hong Kong

Sony Ericsson’s next-gen smartphone has long been rumored to be the Nozomi, whose rendering and purported leaked photos have started showing up as of late. Now thanks to yet another leaked photo, what we have here appears to be a photo of the Nozomi going through carrier testing in Hong Kong.

The device has been said to be rebranded as the Xperia Arc HD as Nozomi is merely its codename. It does look like what the renderings and leaked photos have shown in the past, so it’s starting to look as if this is the real thing. Hardware specs have yet to be confirmed, although what’s being speculated now is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3” display, and a 12MP camera rumored to sport Sony Ericsson’s Exmor R technology.

No word on which version of Android it will run on, but some are speculating that the Nozomi/Xperia Arc HD could be making an appearance at CES 2012, so if that’s the case we wouldn’t be surprised to see it run on Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 then.