Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
sony ericsson xperia arc
Apple iPhone 4 CDMA
apple iphone 4 cdma
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Apple
Announced January 2011 January 2011
Status Available - March 2011 Available - February 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 )
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps No
Edge Up to 237 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 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/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

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 1500 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)