Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Sony
Announced January 2011 January 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Released - February 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Purple Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 5.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 69.70% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS 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, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash 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, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2330 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)