Nokia N9 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Comparing the Nokia N9 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating 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 Nokia N9 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the better performer.


Display: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while Nokia N9 offers 4 inches, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the larger display of the two. Nokia N9 features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S's LCD, making Nokia N9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia N9 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 Nokia N9 offers 1320 mAh, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia N9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Nokia N9 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia N9 has a rating of 3.

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Nokia N9
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Summary

Release Date

27 Sep, 2011
24 Sep, 2011

Performance

Snapdragon S1
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
AMOLED
LCD
480x800 px
480x854 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1320 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

64 GB
1 GB

User Ratings

3/5
(1 rating)
4.3/5
(214 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 24, 2011
(Official)

Operating System

MeeGo
Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Processor

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530
Adreno 205

RAM

1 GB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x854 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.84 %
61.61 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

116.45 mm
125 mm

Width

61.2 mm
63 mm

Thickness

12.10 mm
8.70 mm

Weight

135 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

N/A
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720
480x800
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1320 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 11(2G)
Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
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

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 ASP H.264 H.263 WMV VC-1 Mkv
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MPEG-4 AAC eAAC eAAC+ MPEG-1 audio Layer2 (MP2) MPEG-1 audio Layer3 (MP3) WMA 9 WMA Voice 9 WMA Lossless 9 WMA Professional 9 and 10 Dolby Digital Plus (AC-3 & E-AC-3) FLAC with Loud Speaker and 3.5 mm audio jack Music
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

Angry Birds Magic with NFC support Galaxy on Fire 2 Real Golf 2011 + Downloadable
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall
N/A

SMS

Yes SMS Editor Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes Unified MMS
N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Push e-mail
N/A

Other Facilities

Scratch-resistant surface Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI Anodized aluminum casing Digital compass Voice command/dial Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Video/photo editor Flash Lite v4.0 T9
N/A

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint) PDF viewer
ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.