Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Samsung Galaxy R

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and Samsung Galaxy R run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.

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

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

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

Storage: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers higher internal storage with 320 GB, while Samsung Galaxy R offers 2 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 Samsung Galaxy R has a rating of 3.3.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

₹34,000

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy R

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2011

30 Jun, 2011

User Ratings

4.7/5

(69 ratings)

3.3/5

(595 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2011

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Nvidia Tegra 2

Processor

1 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortext A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

NVIDIA GeForce ULP

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

222 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.71 %

59.83 %

Design

Height

125 mm

125.70 mm

Width

63 mm

66.70 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm

9.55 mm

Weight

117 grams

132 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

320x240 @ 15

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A	1.3 MP Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

1650 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 9.6(3G) / Up to 22.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

320 MB

2 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

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