Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE

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

Here is the summary of the results:

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


Display: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a screen size of 4.6 inches, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 4.2 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the larger display of the two. Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and Sony Xperia Ion LTE feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 8.1 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1900 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1500 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE has a rating of 4.1.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
₹28,345
(Out of Stock)
Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Sep, 2011
24 Jun, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
LCD
LCD
480x854 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8.1 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1500 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

1 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.3/5
(214 ratings)
4.1/5
(237 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 24, 2011
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

Timescape UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

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
LCD

Screen Size

4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.61 %
64.46 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

125 mm
133 mm

Width

63 mm
68 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm
10.6 mm

Weight

117 grams
144 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
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 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
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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 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.
ANT+ support Document Viewer