HP Pre 3 GSM vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Comparing the HP Pre 3 GSM vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HP Pre 3 GSM and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S run at the same processing speed of 1.4 GHz.

Display: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while HP Pre 3 GSM offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the larger display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while HP Pre 3 GSM offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while HP Pre 3 GSM offers 1230 mAh, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for longer battery life.

Storage: HP Pre 3 GSM offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making HP Pre 3 GSM the better option for storage.

HP Pre 3 GSM

(Discontinued)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

₹28,345

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

22 Aug, 2011

24 Sep, 2011

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(214 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 24, 2011

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

WebOS v2.2

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Timescape UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1.4 GHz, Qualcomm

1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

N/A

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x854 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi

233 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

49.03 %

61.61 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

111 mm

125 mm

164.4 mm

Width

64 mm

63 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

16.00 mm

8.70 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

156 grams

117 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8.1 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera

N/A

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1230 mAh

1500 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)

Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

1 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.66 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n/x) Dual antennas

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ AMR QCELP WAV with Loudspeaker 3.5mm Audio Jack and Mono Speakerphone

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries Photocall

N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes POP3 IMAP Push e-mail Yahoo mail Gmail AOL Hotmail

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

N/A

Applications

N/A

ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.

N/A

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