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Design
Manufacture	Sony Ericsson	Apple
Model	Xperia Arc	iPhone 4S
Form factor	Block	Block
Weight	117 gram	140 gram
Size (HxWxD)	125 x 63 x 8.7mm	115 x 58 x 9mm
Operating System	Android 2.3	Other

Communication
Networks	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 800, 850, 1900, 2100	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900, CDMA800, CDMA1900 3G 850, 900, 1900, 2100
HSCSD
GPRS
EDGE
UMTS
HSDPA
HSPA+
WiMAX
LTE (4G light)
WLAN / Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
SMS
MMS
Email

Connectivity
HDMI out
USB port
MHL
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version	NA	NA
DLNA
GPS
Glonass
ANT+
IrDA
NFC

Camera
3.5 mm audio connector
Camera
Camera resolution	8.1 megapixel, autofocus, 2.4 smart zoom, BRAVIA engine, geo tagging, smile recognition	8 megapixels, autofocus, geo-tagging, face detection
Image Stabilization
BSI sensor
Camera Flash/Light
Flash type	NA	NA
Video recording
Video capture resolution	720p	NA

Display
Second Camera	NA	VGA (640 x 480)
Display size	4.2 inches	3.5 inches
Touchscreen
Colour display
Number of colours	16,777,216	NA
Display resolution (WxH)	480 x 854 pixels	640 x 960 pixels
PPI	233	330
Second Display	NA	NA

Hardware
CPU	1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255	A5 dual core
GPU	NA	NA
Memory	512 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card. 16 GB card included	512 MB RAM. 16, 32 or 64 GB storage
Micro SIM
Dual SIM

Multimedia
MP3
Ringtones / Music file format	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+	MP3, AAC, Protected AAC, HE-AAC, AIFF, WAV, Apple Lossless
Java
Games	Yes	Yes
FM Radio

Power management
Battery	1500 mAh	1432 mAh
Standby time (h)	430	200
Talktime (m)	400	840

Features
Wireless Charging
Browser	Android HTML Webkit	WebKit
Calendar
Voicedialing
IP Code	NA	NA
Predictive text
RSS reader
Voicememo
PC Synchronization
SyncML
Website	Website	Website
Reviews	Read
Price history	Available	Available
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