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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs LG Optimus L9

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson LG
Announced
January 2011 August 2012
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - November 2012
Colors
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.2 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.86% 67.90%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
320 MB storage 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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
Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, 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, DLNA
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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