Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB and Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc's LCD, making Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 1420 mAh, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers higher internal storage with 320 GB, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB has a rating of 3.7.

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Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB
₹21,792
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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2010
19 Mar, 2011
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A4
Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED
640x960 px
480x854 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1420 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 MB
320 MB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.7/5
(721 ratings)
4.7/5
(69 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 19, 2011
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v4.x
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Poor
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A4 APL0398
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A8
1 GHz, Scorpion
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 535
Adreno 205
Adreno 829

RAM

512 MB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x960 px
480x854 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

330 ppi
233 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.03 %
61.71 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

115.2 mm
125 mm
150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm
63 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
8.70 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

137 grams
117 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Poor
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1420 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 7 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 MB / 8 GB
320 MB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDMI

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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