Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs HTC HD2

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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HTC HD2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC
Announced January 2011 October 2009
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2009
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
120.5 x 67 x 11 mm
(4.74 x 2.64 x 0.43 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 157 g (5.54 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
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Australian Version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 448 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 65.17%
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] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi router
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; NaviPanel
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 390 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)