Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs HTC Desire 820 vs LG G Flex2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC LG
Announced January 2011 September 2014 January 2015
Status Available - March 2011 Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 26,499 ($389.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang Platinum Silver, Flamenco Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1-9.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.96 x 0.28-0.37 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Self-healing back panel coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 405 Adreno 430
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Curved P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 67.20% 73.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash laser autofocus
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) -