Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs HTC Sensation

Comparing the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs HTC Sensation across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Sensation runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC Sensation the better performer.

Display: HTC Sensation offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers 4.2 inches, making HTC Sensation the larger display of the two. HTC Sensation features a S-LCD display compared to Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc's LCD, making HTC Sensation the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and HTC Sensation feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: HTC Sensation offers a higher battery capacity with 1520 mAh, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers 1500 mAh, making HTC Sensation better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers higher internal storage with 320 GB, while HTC Sensation offers 1 GB, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while HTC Sensation has a rating of 4.4.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

₹34,000

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HTC Sensation

₹34,700

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2011

19 May, 2011

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S2	Snapdragon S3	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	768 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)	4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	S-LCD	Extreme AMOLED
480x854 px	540x960 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 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	1.2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1500 mAh	1520 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

320 MB	1 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.7/5

(69 ratings)

4.4/5

(185 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2011

(Official)

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

1 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

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

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

Adreno 220

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

512 MB

768 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

S-LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

540x960 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

256 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.71 %

61.66 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

125 mm

126.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

63 mm

65.4 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm

11.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

117 grams

148 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh

1520 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

320 MB

1 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

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

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)

SIM 2

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

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)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

Yes

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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