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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
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	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
4G Network		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
Speed	HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)

Launch
Announced	2011, January. Released 2011, March	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in)	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight	117 g (4.13 oz)	176 g (6.21 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Mini-SIM	Micro-SIM
		Stylus

Display
Type	LED-backlit LCD,	Super AMOLED
Size	4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform
OS	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433
CPU	1.0 GHz Scorpion	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805 Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
GPU	Adreno 205	Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	320MB 512MB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera
Modules	8 MP, AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features	LED flash	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	720p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera
Modules	No	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features		HDR
Video		1440p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC		Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
	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	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Type	Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable
Charging		15W wired, QC2
Stand-by	Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)	Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 31 h	Up to 82 h

Misc
Colors	Midnight Blue, Misty Silver	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
SAR		0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.66 W/kg (head)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)
Models		SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3
Price	About 180 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684
Display	Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB	Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB
Audio quality	Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 90h