Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Samsung Galaxy A

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
sony ericsson xperia arc
Samsung Galaxy A
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced January 2011 April 2010
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2010
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Deep Black, Cream White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 128 g (4.52 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 2100
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 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 720 MHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3430 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SGX530 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 384 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 54.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
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 LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA videocall camera [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 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/n
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 384 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 560 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)