Samsung Wave 3 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Comparing the Samsung Wave 3 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: Both Samsung Wave 3 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S run at the same processing speed of 1.4 GHz.


Display: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while Samsung Wave 3 offers 4 inches, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the larger display of the two. Samsung Wave 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S's LCD, making Samsung Wave 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while Samsung Wave 3 offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Wave 3 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offer the same 1500 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Samsung Wave 3 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Samsung Wave 3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Wave 3 has a rating of 3.6.

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Samsung Wave 3
₹15,900
(Discontinued)
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
₹28,345
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

27 Oct, 2011
24 Sep, 2011

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.4 GHz)
N/A
512 MB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1500 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

4 GB
1 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(117 ratings)
4.3/5
(214 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 24, 2011
(Official)

Operating System

Bada v2
Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Processor

1.4 GHz, Scorpion
1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 205

RAM

N/A
512 MB

Display

Display Type

Super 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)

56.29 %
61.61 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Display Colour

16M
N/A

Design

Height

125.9 mm
125 mm

Width

64.2 mm
63 mm

Thickness

9.90 mm
8.70 mm

Weight

122 grams
117 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 14.25 Hours(2G)
Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 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

SIM1: Mini
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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MKV MPEG4 WMV Xvid DivX
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: eAAC+ FLAC MP3 WAV WMA
N/A

Special Features

Voice Memo
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

Yes + Downloadable
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML WAP 2.0 XHTML
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Up to memory + SIM contact Photocall Practically Unlimited
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes ChatON
N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
N/A

Applications

N/A
ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.