Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs HTC Amaze 4G

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
sony ericsson xperia arc
HTC Amaze 4G
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC
Announced January 2011 September 2011
Status Available - March 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 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 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 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, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-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] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 59.84%
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
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [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 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 264 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h