Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
sony ericsson xperia arc
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Xiaomi
Announced January 2011 August 2015
Status Available - March 2011 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging 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, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included Yes

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity 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 TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 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 Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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