Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs HTC Sensation XE

Comparing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs HTC Sensation XE 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 XE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs at 1.4 GHz, making HTC Sensation XE the better performer.

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

Rear Camera: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and HTC Sensation XE feature a 8.1 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: HTC Sensation XE offers a higher battery capacity with 1730 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1500 mAh, making HTC Sensation XE better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Sensation XE offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making HTC Sensation XE the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and HTC Sensation XE both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

₹28,345

(Out of Stock)

HTC Sensation XE

₹39,860

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

24 Sep, 2011

04 Oct, 2011

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

4.3/5

(214 ratings)

4.3/5

(277 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 24, 2011

(Official)

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

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

Adreno 220

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

768 MB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

S-LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 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

256 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.61 %

61.77 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

125 mm

126.1 mm

164.4 mm

Width

63 mm

65.4 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm

11.3 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

117 grams

151 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

Resolution

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

8 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 Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

1730 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

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

Up to 7.41(3G) / Up to 9.16(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB

4 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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.66 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 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 v3

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

Light sensor Proximity sensor Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.

Document viewer/editor Adobe Flash support

N/A

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