Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs OnePlus One vs Meizu MX4

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson OnePlus Meizu
Announced January 2011 April 2014 September 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Silk White, Sandstone Black Gray, Gold, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.02 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
144 x 75.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.67 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 147 g (5.19 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 / 2600 /2300/2100/1800 LTE 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A17 & quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6595
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330 PowerVR H6200MP4
RAM 512 MB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16/64 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.36 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1152 x 1920 pixels (418 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 71.69% 75.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
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 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3100 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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