Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE

Comparing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs at 1.4 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 4.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE feature a 8.1 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1850 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the better option for storage.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

₹28,345

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

24 Sep, 2011

27 Dec, 2011

User Ratings

4.3/5

(214 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 24, 2011

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Qualcomm

Processor

1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

Adreno 220

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD	Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.61 %

68.15 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

125 mm

129.8 mm

Width

63 mm

68.8 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm

9.50 mm

Weight

117 grams

130.5 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A	Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 24

Video Recording Features

N/A	Optical Image stabilization Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A	2 MP Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

1850 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 5.83(3G) / Up to 12.66(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB

16 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

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A	4G Bands: FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.66 W/kg

N/A

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

Wi-Fi Direct 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

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Adobe Flash 10.1 support