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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc
LT15i, X12| Global Score | |
| 50 | 54.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 4.0.4, 2.3.3, 2.3 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2011-01-06 | 2011-05-19 |
| 4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 inches | 4.67 x 2.42 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.13 ounces | 4.90 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 715.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 3.8 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 233 pixels per inch | 246 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 576 MB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 524,29 MB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 2.42 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (24 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 430 hours standby time 6.9 hours talk time | 286 hours standby time 4.9 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC Trophy is just a bit better than Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, with a 54.8 score against 50. The HTC Trophy design is heavier and way thicker than the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc. HTC Trophy counts with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, and Sony Ericsson Xperia arc works with Android 4.0.4 operating system.
HTC Trophy counts with just a bit better processing power than Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, although it has a worse graphics co-processor running at 128 MHz, they both have 1 CPU cores. HTC Trophy counts with just a bit better looking display than Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 800 x 480 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixel number in each inch in the display.
HTC Trophy counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. Sony Ericsson Xperia arc counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than HTC Trophy, because it has a 15% more battery capacity.
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc takes better pictures and videos than HTC Trophy, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1280x720 video quality, the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc also has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The HTC Trophy not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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