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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced
January 2011 June 2014
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - July 2014
Colors
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz) 120 g (4.23 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.2 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.86% 65.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
320 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
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, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 2100 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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