Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Xperia Z3 vs Honor 6 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Honor
Announced January 2011 September 2014 December 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Black, White / Gold (LTE)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
150.5 x 75.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA
4G Network - LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE (LTE Model)
TD-LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 1.8 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 930
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330 Mali-T628
RAM 512 MB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB (3G Model)/32 GB (LTE Model)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 70.79% 73.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels Dual 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB (3G Model)/32 GB (LTE Model), 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3100 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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