Phone Comparison - HTC HD2 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

HTC HD2
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2009 January 2011
Status Available - November 2009 Available - March 2011
Colors Black Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120.5 x 67 x 11 mm
(4.74 x 2.64 x 0.43 in)
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Australian Version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 448 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 320 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.17% 61.86%
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 + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 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, Wi-Fi router Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; NaviPanel Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1230 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 390 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)