Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Motorola RAZR

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Comparing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Motorola RAZR across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Motorola RAZR runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the better performer.


Display: Motorola RAZR offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 4.2 inches, making Motorola RAZR the larger display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and Motorola RAZR feature a 8.1 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Motorola RAZR offers a higher battery capacity with 1780 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1500 mAh, making Motorola RAZR better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola RAZR offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Motorola RAZR the better option for storage.


User Rating: Motorola RAZR receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S has a rating of 4.3.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
₹28,345
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₹35,990
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Summary

Release Date

24 Sep, 2011
07 Nov, 2011
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon S2
TI OMAP
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB 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
Super AMOLED Advanced
Extreme AMOLED
480x854 px
540x960 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8.1 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
1.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1500 mAh
1780 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

1 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.3/5
(214 ratings)
4.6/5
(378 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 24, 2011
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Timescape UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T
TI OMAP 4430
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

1.4 GHz, Scorpion
Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
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
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
PowerVR SGX 540
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

512 MB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

LCD
Super AMOLED Advanced
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
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi
256 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.61 %
56.57 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

125 mm
130.7 mm
162.7 mm

Width

63 mm
68.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm
7.10 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

117 grams
127 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

8.1 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
1.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh
1780 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 9.33 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB
16 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
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
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)
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SIM 2

N/A
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
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.66 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDMI

Yes
YesMicro HDMI (Type D)
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.
N/A
N/A

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