Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
samsung i9100 galaxy s ii
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
sony ericsson xperia arc
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson
Announced February 2011 January 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, White, Pink Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware 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 Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 320 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 61.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
USB OTG Supported -

Apps 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)