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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Summary
Performance

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S2

512 MB RAM

Display

5.3" (13.46 cm)

800x1280 px (HD)

4.2" (10.67 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8.1 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

2500 mAh

10 h talktime (3G)

1500 mAh

7.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

1 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

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General
Launch Date

September 24, 2011 (Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

CPU

Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 205

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.3 " (13.46 cm)

Resolution

800x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

285 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.86 %

61.61 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 146.85 mm
Width: 82.95 mm
Thickness: 9.65 mm

Height: 125 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 8.70 mm

Weight

178 grams

117 grams

Colours

Black, Pink, White

Black, Blue, Pink, Silver, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

8.1 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

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

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Capacity

2500 mAh

1500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 550 Hours(3G) / Up to 600 Hours(2G)

Up to 460 Hours(3G) / Up to 460 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

1 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 320 MB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
237 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 0.66 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

ANT+ support, TrackID music recognition, NeoReader barcode scanner, etc.