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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Sony Xperia M2

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Sony Xperia M2

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 - LT18i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2303
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT18a HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2306
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2305
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2303
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2306
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2(D2303, D2306)/21.1(D2305)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, September 2014, February. Released 2014, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in) 139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm (5.5 x 2.80 x 0.34 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, TFT
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.9% 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 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2303, D2306)
Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2305)
CPU 1.4 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 1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, panorama 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, EDR 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG 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 460 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G) Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 35 min (3G) Up to 13 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h Up to 58 h 25 min
Misc
Colors Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink Black, White, Purple
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Models D2303, D2305, D2306
Price About 210 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1000:1 (nominal), 1.393 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -88.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 67h

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