Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Xperia P

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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Sony Xperia P
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced January 2011 February 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Released - May 2012
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Silver, Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 120 g (4.23 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i
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 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] DB8500 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16 GB (13 GB user-available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 60.92%
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 LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 100 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No
USB OTG - Supported

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1305 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)