Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Xperia S

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Ericsson Sony
          Announced
          January 2011 January 2012
          Status
          Available - March 2011 Available - Q1 2012
          Colors
          Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Silver, Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
          (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
          128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
          (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
          Weight
          117 g (4.13 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
          Processor
          1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          320 MB storage 16/32 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.2 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          61.86% 62.05%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
          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 And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes + downloadable Yes
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No
          USB OTG
          - Supported

          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
          Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 1750 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 430 h (2G)
          Up to 400 h (3G)
          Up to 450 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 7 h (2G)
          Up to 7 h (3G)
          Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)

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