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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 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2206, D2243
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2203
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2206
  4, 7, 17 - D2243
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, September. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in) 137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm (5.40 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 143.8 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, IPS LCD
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~58.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Shatter proof glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
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 4GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 5 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
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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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
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 2330 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 706 h (2G) / Up to 661 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 12 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Black, White, Yellow, Copper
SAR 0.79 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
Models D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
Price About 180 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1577
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 75h

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