Nokia X9 vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

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Comparing the Nokia X9 vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc across performance, display, camera and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia X9 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 Nokia X9 offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the larger display of the two. Nokia X9 features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc's LCD, making Nokia X9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia X9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers 8 MP, making Nokia X9 better for rear camera photography.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Nokia X9 has a rating of 4.

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Nokia X9
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Summary

Release Date

30 Jun, 2011
19 Mar, 2011
N/A

Performance

N/A
N/A
N/A
Snapdragon S2
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
N/A
512 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED
LCD
Extreme AMOLED
N/A
480x854 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
N/A
1500 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

4/5
(1 rating)
4.7/5
(69 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 19, 2011
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Symbian
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

1 GHz
1 GHz, Scorpion
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 205
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

N/A
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

N/A
480x854 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

N/A
233 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
61.71 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

N/A
125 mm
162.7 mm

Width

N/A
63 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

N/A
8.70 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

N/A
117 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

N/A
HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

N/A
1500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

N/A
320 MB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v2.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDMI

Yes
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3 Player with 3.5mm Audio Jack
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Games

Java Games
N/A
N/A

Java

Yes
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A
N/A