Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Nokia N8

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Nokia N8

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Nokia N8

Nokia N8




The comparison of Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc is the new release Android smartphone with Android 2.3 OS in CES 2011; Nokia N8 is one of the most popular smartphone with Symbian^3 OS. In the next paragraph, we will compare the basic parameter of the two cell phone. In the next paragraph, we will compare the basic parameter of the two cell phone.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc has a 4.2 inches 480 x 854 pixels touchscreen; 8 MP camera with 3264x2448 pixels still image resolutions and 720P HD video recording; 512 MB internal memory, supports microSD ( up to 32GB, 8 GB included ), and has Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor. As to Nokia N8, it is a great phone with a 12 mega pixel camera, HD quality video player, 3.5 inches 360 x 640 pixels touchscreen, 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, supports talk time in GSM/WCDMA of 12/5 h and 50min, standby in GSM/WCDMA of 390 to 400 h. It also provides video record of 3 h 20 min, and Video playback of 7 h. If you need a stunning camera cell phone, Nokia N8 must be the best choice. But, Android 2.3 OS seems more attractive than Symbian^3 OS.

If you want to learn more information about Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Nokia N8, please read on the following detailed specification chart.
Battery Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Technology Li-Po Up to 50 h
Cellular Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Additional Features - Digital compass; - HDMI port; - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player; - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player; - TrackID music recognition; - NeoReader barcode scanner; - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,; YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk; - Facebook and Twitter integ - TV-out via HDMI and composite; - Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI; - Anodized aluminum casing; - Digital compass; - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player; - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player; - Voice command/dial; - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF);
Band 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speakerphone Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Vibrating Alert Yes Yes
Communicator Features Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Operating System Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Symbian ^3 OS
Connections Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Connector Type 3.5 mm audio jack; v2.0 microUSB 3.5 mm audio jack; v2.0 microUSB
Digital Camera Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Camera Light Source LED flash Xenon flash
Features Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Focus Adjustment autofocus autofocus
Secondary Camera Yes VGA videocall camera
Sensor Resolution 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Still Image Resolutions 3264 x 2448 4000 x 3000
Video Recorder Yes Yes
Video Recorder Features 720p@30fps 720p@25fps, LED video light
Digital Player Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Digital Player MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player; MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player; MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
Supported Audio Formats MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
Supported Video Formats MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV
Audio Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Digital Player Supported Audio Formats MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
Display Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Diagonal Size 4.2 inches 3.5 inches
Display Resolution 480 x 854 pixels 360 x 640 pixels
Features - Scratch-resistant surface; - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate; - Multi-touch input method; - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine; - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off; - Timescape/Mediascape UI - Multi-touch input method; - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off; - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate; - Scratch-resistant surface
Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
General Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Announcement Date 2011, January 2010, April
Available Body Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
Depth 8.7 mm 12.9 mm
Dimensions 125mm x 63mm x 8.7mm 113.5mm x 59.1mm x 12.9mm
Height 125 mm 113.5 mm
Product Type Android Smartphone with dual camera, GPS navigation, multimedia player Symbian Smartphone with dual camera, GPS navigation, multimedia player
Weight 117 g 135 g
Width 63 mm 59.1 mm
Gps System Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Gps Navigation Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
Memory Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Flash Memory 512 MB 16 GB storage
Supported Flash Memory Cards microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included 256MB RAM
Phone Memory Phone Book Capacity Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 512 MB ROM
Phone Memory Received Calls Memory Practically unlimited microSD, up to 32GB
Messaging Data Services Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
3g HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Edge Yes Class 32
Gprs Yes Class 32
Internet Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Java Applications Yes, via third-party application Yes, MIDP 2.1
Messaging Services IM IM
Mobile Email Email; Push email Email; Push Email
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
Supported Sms Functions SMS (threaded view); MMS SMS; MMS
Short Messaging Service Yes Yes
Usb Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Wlan Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
Organizer Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Installed Games Yes Yes + downloadable
Phone Memory Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Phone Book Capacity Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Received Calls Memory Practically unlimited Detailed, max 30 days
Processor Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Processor Qualcomm MSM8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
Ring Tones Specifications Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc Nokia N8
Ring Tone Formats MP3, WAV ringtones MP3, WAV ringtones
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Nokia N8

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc vs Nokia N8

Nokia N8