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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, March 2010, June. Released 2010, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in) 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  Scratch-resistant glass back panel
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, IPS LCD
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density) 640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 7.1.2
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Apple A4 (45 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX535
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included No
Internal 320MB 512MB RAM 8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 5 MP, f/2.8, 1/3.2", 1.75µm, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Video 480p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery Li-Po 1420 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White
SAR 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
Models A1349, A1332, iPhone 3,1
Price About 180 EUR About 200 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1242:1 (nominal) / 2.016:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 65dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -89.6dB

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