Sony Xperia Arc S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Sony Xperia S vs Samsung Galaxy S III Quad Core - 32 GB - International edition 5.9 Winner Samsung Galaxy S II "Quality was clear as a bell" businessinsider.com | talking about the S II's network "I didn't have any problems with dropped calls." businessinsider.com | talking about the S II's phone Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S II Vivid screen Super AMOLED Plus NFC Support Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Lots of internal storage 16 GB Average number of processor cores Dual core Better bluetooth support 3.0 Average speed max data speeds HSDPA (21 mbps) Average battery capacity 1,650 mAh Average sized screen 4.3" Average talk time 8.6 hours 5.6 Runner-up Sony Xperia Arc S Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia Arc S Average standby time 19.2 days Fast processor 1.4 GHz sharp screen 233 PPI Really small 63x125x8 mm

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Overview

Storage 1.5 vs 3.3 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II [details] 16x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 16 GB vs 1 GB Screen 5.9 vs 7.1 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II [details] The S II has a OLED screen, which are generally brighter and more vivid, Super AMOLED Plus vs TFT LCD Around 10% larger screen, 4.3" vs 4.2" Processing power 6.7 vs 5.6 Winner: Sony Xperia Arc S [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 20% faster), 1.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.9 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II [details] Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video, 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Sensors 10.0 vs 10.0 Too close to call [details] Size 7.5 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Fairly small Light weight Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Battery 4.5 vs 4.5 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Network - vs 7.8 Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Web browsing - vs 9.8 Missing information [details] Both support Adobe Flash Overall 5.6 vs 5.9

Storage

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	1 GB	vs	16 GB	The S II has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Arc S is below average

Screen

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Screen size	4.2"	vs	4.3"	Average sized screens
	Screen resolution	854x480	vs	800x480	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	233 PPI	vs	217 PPI	Average display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	Super AMOLED Plus	The S II has an OLED screen which are generally very bright and vivid, the Arc S doesn't
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Processing power

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Frequency	1.4 GHz	vs	1.2 GHz	The Arc S has a powerful processor, but the S II is just average
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Dual core	The S II has 2 cores while the Arc S has 1
	RAM	512 MB	vs	1024 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Camera	8 MP	vs	8 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	2 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	1080p @ 30fps	The S II has good movie support, but the Arc S does not
	Video out	Micro HDMI	vs	Micro USB	Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Sensors

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	Yes	vs	Yes

Size

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Weight	117 g	vs	116 g	Light weight
	Thickness	9 mm	vs	8 mm	Average thickness
	Size	63x125x8 mm	vs	66x125x8 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Battery

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Talk time	7.5 hours	vs	8.6 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	19.2 days	vs	7 days	The Arc S has average standby time per battery charge, but the S II's talk time is really poor
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,650 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Polymer	vs	Lithium Ion

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (21 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	4.7 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.19 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	127 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	Yes	The S II supports near field communication (NFC) which can be used for wireless payments and other transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	3.0	The S II has average bluetooth support, but the Arc S's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Web browsing

	Sony Xperia Arc S			Samsung Galaxy S II
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	483 ms
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	Yes	Both support Adobe Flash

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