Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
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| Manufacturer | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Announced | January 2011 | May 2012 |
| Status | Available - March 2011 | Available - May 2012 |
| Colors | Midnight Blue, Misty Silver | Blue, White |
| Form Factor | Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension |
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in ) |
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 117 g (4.13 oz) | 133 g (4.69 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 (regional) |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
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| 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] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] |
| GPU | Adreno 205 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] |
| RAM | 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | 320 MB storage | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
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| Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | 4.2 inches [Similar] | 4.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 61.86% | 65.84% |
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| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
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| Rear Camera | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | No [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] |
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| 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, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML, Adobe Flash |
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| Internal | 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | - | Supported |
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| Type | Standard battery, Li-Po | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | 1500 mAh | 2100 mAh |
| Stand by | Up to 430 h (2G) Up to 400 h (3G) |
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 7 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G) |
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) |
