Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5
General Info
Manufacturer | ||
Sony Ericsson | BLU | Samsung |
Announced | ||
January 2011 | September 2013 | February 2014 |
Status | ||
Available - March 2011 | Coming Soon - October 2013 | Available April 2014 |
Colors | ||
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver | Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow | Black, White, Blue, Gold |
Form Factor | ||
Candybar | Candybar | Candybar |
Dimension | ||
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in ) |
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm (6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in) |
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) |
Weight | ||
117 g (4.13 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
2G Network | ||
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
3G Network | ||
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
4G Network | ||
- | - | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
Messaging | ||
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Build Features | ||
- | - | Fingerprint Sensor IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes Heart Rate Sensor |
Hardware and OS
OS | ||
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
Processor | ||
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
GPU | ||
Adreno 205 | PowerVR SGX544MP | Adreno 330 |
RAM | ||
512 MB | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Internal Memory | ||
320 MB storage | 4 GB ROM | 16/32 GB storage |
External Memory | ||
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Display
Type | ||
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | TFT capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
Colors | ||
16M colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
Size | ||
4.2 inches | 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
Resolution | ||
480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) | 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) |
Screen-to-Body Ratio | ||
61.86% | 66.87% | 69.63% |
Multi-Touch | ||
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Multimedia
3.5mm Jack | ||
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Radio | ||
Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM radio | No |
Games | ||
Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
Loud Speaker | ||
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Camera
Rear Camera | ||
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels | 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels |
Flash | ||
LED flash | LED flash | LED flash |
Features | ||
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
Video | ||
Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light | Yes, 720p@30fps | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. |
Front Camera | ||
No | Yes, VGA | Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call |
Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS | ||
Up to 86 kbps | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
Edge | ||
Up to 237 kbps | Class 12 | Yes |
3G | ||
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
Bluetooth | ||
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
Wi-Fi | ||
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
USB | ||
Yes, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
GPS | ||
Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
Browser | ||
HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
Internal | ||
320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM | 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM |
Expandable Storage | ||
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
USB OTG | ||
- | - | Supported |
Sensors
Fingerprint | ||
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Proximity Sensor | ||
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Accelerometer Sensor | ||
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NFC | ||
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Battery
Type | ||
Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
Capacity | ||
1500 mAh | 2250 mAh | 2800 mAh |
Stand by | ||
Up to 430 h (2G) Up to 400 h (3G) |
Up to 960 h (2G) Up to 820 h (3G) |
Up to 390 h |
Talk Time | ||
Up to 7 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G) |
Up to 26 h (2G) Up to 14 h (3G) |
Up to 21 h |