Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Asus Zenfone 6 vs HTC One M8

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Asus HTC
Announced January 2011 January 2014 March 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Red, Gold Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 3

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8/16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 6.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 70.40% 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 398 h (3G) Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 28 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)