Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 May 2013 August 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 4.3 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 66.82% 63.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1900 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)