Difference Between Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia arc S

Sony Ericsson, ahead of IFA 2011 in Berlin has introduced a new version of its popular Xperia arc. The new device is named as Xperia arc S. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is an Android smart phone by Sony Ericsson officially announced in January 2011. Xperia arc S is a super fast device with 1.4 GHz processor, this is a major improvement comparing to the 1GHz processor in Xperia arc. Though, both Xperia arcs are similar in many aspects including the attractive arc design, the new version shows some improvements on the multimedia side. The camera is 3D capable; it has 3D sweep panorama, and up to 16x zoom, , in addition to other camera features in the Xperia arc. For music, it has included xLOUD Experience. Other additional features in Xperia arc S include swype for text input, Facebook inside Xperia version 2 – now you can update Facebook status and share the apps or music  you like, even direct from the FM radio, also Xperia arc S has screen capture feature – with a push of a button you can capture the screen and share it. The battery also improved a bit, now you can talk little more, Xperia arc S battery has 7.5 hours talk time, while it is 7 hours in Xperia arc.

Following is a full review on the similarities and differences of the 2 devices.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is an Android smart phone by Sony Ericsson, and the phone was officially announced in January 2011, and the device was available from March 2011 onwards.

The phone stands rather small for other Android phones in the market with a height of only 4.9”. The body of the phone is slim and remains only 0.34” thick. The phone is available in 2 colors; Midnight Blue and Misty Silver. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc weighs only 117 g. The device has a 4.2” LED capacitive color screen with 854×480 pixels resolution. The multi touch screen of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is a reality display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine. The screen is scratch resistant. The device includes sensors such as an Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and a digital compass.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Adreno 205 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The device also has 512 MB RAM and 320 MB internal storage. Internal storage can be extended up to 32 GB by a micro-SD card and an 8 GB card is available with the phone. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc also has micro USB support. In terms of connectivity the device supports HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc comes with an 8.1 mega pixel rear facing camera with touch focus, LED flash, 2.46x digital zoom, face detection, and geo tagging. The camera can also record video with 720P at 30 frames per second. It also uses Sony’s Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor for high quality picture in poor light condition. Xperia arc was awarded the European Camera Phone 2011-2012. However, a front facing camera is not available with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.

As for audio the phone comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack and a loudspeaker. Sony Ericsson music player and Stereo FM radio with RDS is also available with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone is also available with the device.

This Android phone by Sony Ericsson is powered by Android 2.3. Applications for Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc can be downloaded primarily from the Android market place. However, the user interface is customized by the Timescape UI of Sony Ericsson. Useful applications such as document viewer, barcode scanner, Google applications, Twitter and Facebook applications comes pre loaded with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. Adobe Flash 10.2 support is also onboard this device. Email, Push email, IM applications and MMS is supported by Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc reportedly has 7 hours of talk time and nearly 415 hours of standby battery life. Overall, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has considerably good specifications for the pricing. It is a slim and attractive Sony Ericsson Android phone that will deliver a fairly good Android experience.

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S is the latest Android Smartphone by Sony Ericsson. The device was officially announced on 31st August 2011, and the device is expected to hit the market by the end of 2011. This is the predecessor of the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc released at the beginning of 2011.

The device is available in a wide range of colors unusual for a smart phone; Pure White, Gloss Black, Misty Silver, Midnight Blue and Sakura Pink. With a height of 4.9” and a thickness of 0.3” Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S remain similar to its predecessor but thinner. The weight also remain 117g without changing much. Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S has a 4.2” capacitive LED screen with 480 x 854 pixels resolution. The multi touch screen of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is a Reality display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine. The screen is scratch resistant. The device includes sensors such as an Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and a digital compass.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is equipped with a 1.4 GHz Snapdragon processor and Adreno 205 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The device also has 512 MB RAM and 320 MB internal storage. Internal storage can be extended up to 32 GB by a micro-SD card and an 8 GB card is also available. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is complete with micro USB and USB on the go support. In terms of connectivity the device supports HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S comes with an 8.1 mega pixel rear facing camera with video calling, auto focus, LED flash, 16x digital zoom, geo tagging, face detection and 3 D sweep panorama. The camera can also record video with 720p with continuous auto focus. It also uses Sony’s Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor for high quality picture in poor light condition. A front facing camera is not available with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S.

As for audio the phone comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack and a loudspeaker. Sony Ericsson music player and Stereo FM radio with RDS is also available with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone is also available with the device.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S by Sony Ericsson is powered by Android 2.3.4. Applications for Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S can be downloaded primarily from the Android market place. However, the user interface is customized by the Timescape UI of Sony Ericsson. Useful applications such as MP3/MP4 players, document viewer, barcode scanner, Google applications, Twitter and Facebook applications comes pre loaded with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. Adobe Flash 10.2 support is also onboard this device. Email, Push email, IM applications and MMS is supported by Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. The virtual keyboard onboard has predictive input as well. Input can be given as voice commands.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S reportedly has 7.5 hours of talk time and nearly 460 hours of standby battery life.

What is the difference between Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S?

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is an Android smart phone by Sony Ericsson and the phone was officially announced in January 2011. Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S is the latest Android Smartphone by Sony Ericsson. The device was officially announced on August 2011.While Xperia Arc is available in Blue and Misty Silver, Xperia Arc S is available in Pure White, Gloss Black, Misty Silver, Midnight Blue and Sakura Pink. Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is identical in height and width but Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is slightly thinner with a thickness of 0.3”. However, both devices weigh exactly 117g. The screen size is also similar in both devices. It’s a 4.2” capacitive LED screen with 480 x 854 pixels resolution. The multi touch screen is a Reality display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc comes with a 1GHz Scorpion processor and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is equipped with a 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor. Both devices have 512 MB RAM and 320 MB internal storage respectively. Internal storage in both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S can be extended up to 32 GB by a micro-SD card and an 8 GB card is also available. Both devices support HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S comes with an 8.1 mega pixel rear facing camera. However, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S has 16x digital zoom but Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has 2.46x and 3 D sweep panorama is only available with Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. Applications for both these Android smart phones can be downloaded from Android Market. Both Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs on Android 2.3. Most applications available are similar in these two devices. However, bar code scanning is added to Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and it’s not available in Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. The standby battery life and talk time is grater in Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S.