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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Samsung Galaxy W I8150

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced
January 2011 August 2011
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
115.5 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.55 x 2.35 x 0.45 in )
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz) 114.7 g (4.02.0.25 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
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT 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% 56.48%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
320 MB storage 1.7 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 1.7 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB ROM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 570 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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