Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia ray vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Xperia neo L

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced June 2011 January 2011 March 2012
Status Available - August 2011 Available - March 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, Gold, White, Pink Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 53 x 9.4 mm
(4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 in )
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
121 x 61.1 x 12.2 mm
(4.76 x 2.41 x 0.48 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz) 131.5 g (4.62.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST18i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST18a
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Adreno 205
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 1 GB (300 MB user available) 320 MB storage 1 GB storage (300 MB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.3 inches 4.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (297 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.96% 61.86% 59.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 80 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 1 GB storage (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 575 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 53 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 9 min (3G)