Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Asus Zenfone 4

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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Asus Zenfone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Asus
Announced January 2011 January 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2014
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 115 g (4.06 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 59.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 192 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h