Motorola Photon 4G vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Comparing the Motorola Photon 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 Motorola Photon 4G runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the better performer.


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


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


Battery: Motorola Photon 4G offers a higher battery capacity with 1700 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1500 mAh, making Motorola Photon 4G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Photon 4G offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Motorola Photon 4G the better option for storage.

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Motorola Photon 4G
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Summary

Release Date

31 Jul, 2011
24 Sep, 2011

Performance

Nvidia
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
LCD
LCD
540x960 px
480x854 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1700 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

2 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 v2.3
Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

Nvidia
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz
1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

NVIDIA GeForce ULP
Adreno 205

RAM

1 GB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

540x960 px
480x854 px

Pixel Density

256 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60 %
61.61 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

126.9 mm
125 mm

Width

66.9 mm
63 mm

Thickness

12.20 mm
8.70 mm

Weight

158 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

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1700 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 9(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 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
5G Not Supported

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

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Adobe Flash 10.1 Document viewer
ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.