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HTC HD2 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony Ericsson
Announced
October 2009 January 2011
Status
Available - November 2009 Available - March 2011
Colors
Black Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
120.5 x 67 x 11 mm
(4.74 x 2.64 x 0.43 in)
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
Weight
157 g (5.54 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Australian Version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.17% 61.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
448 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 320 MB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Camera

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

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi router Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support; NaviPanel Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1230 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 390 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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