Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Samsung Galaxy A
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson
Announced April 2010 January 2011
Status Available - May 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors Deep Black, Cream White Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 720 MHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3430 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 384 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 320 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.59% 61.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 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/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 384 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 560 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)