Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs HTC Desire 526G+ Dual SIM vs Lenovo K3 Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC Lenovo
Announced January 2011 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - March 2011 Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 6,379 ($93.81) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White Yellow, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
139.8 x 69.65 x 9.8 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.39 in)
152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Octa-core 1.7 GHz Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 205 - Mali-T760MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 62.73% 71.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 622 h (3G) Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 36 h (3G)