Samsung Galaxy R vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy R 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 Samsung Galaxy R runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy R and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offer the same screen size of 4.2 inches and feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while Samsung Galaxy R offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy R offers a higher battery capacity with 1650 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy R better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy R offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy R the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy R has a rating of 3.3.

Samsung Galaxy R

(Discontinued)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

₹28,345

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Release Date

30 Jun, 2011

24 Sep, 2011

User Ratings

3.3/5

(595 ratings)

4.3/5

(214 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A	Sep 24, 2011 (Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A	Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

Nvidia Tegra 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortext A9

1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

NVIDIA GeForce ULP

Adreno 205

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x854 px

Pixel Density

222 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.83 %

61.61 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

125.70 mm

125 mm

Width

66.70 mm

63 mm

Thickness

9.55 mm

8.70 mm

Weight

132 grams

117 grams

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 9.6(3G) / Up to 22.5(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

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Mini

Network Support

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

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Adobe Flash support Image/video editor

ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.