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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2403
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2406
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, March 2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in) 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm (5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, IPS LCD
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 320MB 512MB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video 480p
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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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, 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
ANT+
Battery
Type Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 595 h (2G) / Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 11 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h Up to 37 h 11 min
Misc
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Copper
SAR 0.69 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (body)    
Models D2403, D2406
Price About 180 EUR About 200 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 71h

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