HTC Thunderbolt 4G vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Comparing the HTC Thunderbolt 4G 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: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while HTC Thunderbolt 4G runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the better performer.


Display: HTC Thunderbolt 4G offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 4.2 inches, making HTC Thunderbolt 4G the larger display of the two. Both HTC Thunderbolt 4G and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Thunderbolt 4G and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while HTC Thunderbolt 4G offers 1400 mAh, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Thunderbolt 4G offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making HTC Thunderbolt 4G the better option for storage.

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HTC Thunderbolt 4G
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Summary

Release Date

17 Mar, 2011
24 Sep, 2011

Performance

Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.4 GHz)
768 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
LCD
LCD
480x800 px
480x854 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1400 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

8 GB
1 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(214 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 24, 2011
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.2
Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Processor

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
Adreno 205

RAM

768 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x854 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.3 %
61.61 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

122 mm
125 mm

Width

66 mm
63 mm

Thickness

13.00 mm
8.70 mm

Weight

164 grams
117 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1400 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 6.5(2G)
Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
1 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 700(band 28)
N/A

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.66 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.