If you are one of the Sony Ericsson faithful here in the UK and have been waiting to pre-order the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread toting Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc smartphone, it looks like your wait is over.

According to an article over on Engadget Mobile by Chris Ziegler, and by way of Phone Arena, it appears that potential UK cusromers can now pre-order the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc from Play.com.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc from Play.com will be unlocked and SIM free and commands a price tag of £459.99 with free delivery and with an expected release date of the 1st of April.

Quick spec reminder for the Xperia Arc…4.2 inch capacitive touch screen, 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and 720p video, 512MB RAM microSD expansion up to 32GB, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, Facebook and Twitter integration, and Adobe Flash 10.

Any of our readership going to place the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc on pre-order from Play? If so feel free to let us know by dropping us a comment.