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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Sony Xperia Sola

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S2

512 MB RAM

ST-Ericsson NovaThor

512 MB RAM

Display

4.2" (10.67 cm)

480x854 px

3.7" (9.4 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

8.1 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

7.5 h talktime (3G)

1320 mAh

5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

1 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 214 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 314 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 24, 2011 (Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

CPU

1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics

Adreno 205

Mali-400

RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

3.7 " (9.4 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

Pixel Density

265 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.61 %

55.02 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 116 mm
Width: 59 mm
Thickness: 9.90 mm

Weight

117 grams

107 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Pink, Silver, White

Black, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8.1 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

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

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1500 mAh

1320 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

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

Up to 5 Hours(3G) / Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

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

Up to 475 Hours(3G) / Up to 470 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

1 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 320 MB

Up to 5 GB

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 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

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
100 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 0.66 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

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