Samsung Galaxy A vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Sony Ericsson
          Announced
          April 2010 January 2011
          Status
          Available - May 2010 Available - March 2011
          Colors
          Deep Black, Cream White Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm
          (4.7 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)
          125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
          (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
          Weight
          128 g (4.52 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
          Processor
          720 MHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3430 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
          RAM
          384 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          N/A 320 MB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.7 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          54.59% 61.86%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
          Video
          Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
          Front Camera
          VGA videocall camera [Similar] No [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
          Edge
          Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          384 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 1500 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 560 h (2G)
          Up to 450 h (3G)
          Up to 430 h (2G)
          Up to 400 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
          Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
          Up to 7 h (2G)
          Up to 7 h (3G)

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