Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Motorola ATRIX

Comparing the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Motorola ATRIX across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and Motorola ATRIX run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.

Display: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while Motorola ATRIX offers 4 inches, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the larger display of the two. Both Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and Motorola ATRIX feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Motorola ATRIX offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Motorola ATRIX offers a higher battery capacity with 1930 mAh, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers 1500 mAh, making Motorola ATRIX better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers higher internal storage with 320 GB, while Motorola ATRIX offers 16 GB, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the better option for storage.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

₹34,000

(Out of Stock)

Motorola ATRIX

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2011

14 Apr, 2011

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S2	Nvidia Tegra 2	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	LCD	Super AMOLED
480x854 px	540x960 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	0.3 MP	16 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1500 mAh	1930 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

320 MB	16 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4.7/5

(69 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2011

(Official)

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.2

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Nvidia Tegra 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1 GHz, NVidia

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

NVIDIA GeForce ULP

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

540x960 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

275 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.71 %

58.93 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

125 mm

117.8 mm

164.4 mm

Width

63 mm

63.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm

11.00 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

117 grams

135 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080
1280x720 @ 30

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

N/A

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

1500 mAh

1930 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

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

Up to 9(3G) / Up to 8.83(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

320 MB

16 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

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

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

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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