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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs HTC HD2

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

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

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

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]

Multimedia

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

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

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

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)
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