Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Apple iPhone 4
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Ericsson
Announced June 2010 January 2011
Status Available - June 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, White Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 320 MB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 61.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 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 Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1420 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)