Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Sony Xperia P
| Type | Touch | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 125.00 x 63.00 x 8.70 mm | 122.00 x 59.50 x 10.50 mm | 124.30 x 61.20 x 9.20 mm |
| Weight | 117.00 g | 120.00 g | 124.00 g |
| Display size | 4.20" | 4.00" | 4.00" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 480 x 854 px (4.20") 233 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 540 x 960 px (4.00") 275 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 480 x 854 px (4.00") 245 ppi |
| Display protection |   | | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 445 min. (7.4 h) 3G: 455 min. (7.6 h) | 2G: 360 min. (6.0 h) 3G: 300 min. (5.0 h) | 2G: 336 min. (5.6 h) 3G: 438 min. (7.3 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 460 h. (19.2 days) 3G: 460 h. (19.2 days) | 2G: 470 h. (19.6 days) 3G: 475 h. (19.8 days) | 2G: 607 h. (25.3 days) 3G: 618 h. (25.8 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | nd | Audio: 39,5 h (1.6 days) Video: 8,5 h (0.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 1500 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1305 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 1750 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | | |
| Internal memory | 1 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| RAM memory | 512 MB | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM8255T | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 | Qualcomm MSM7227A |
| Processor clock | 1400 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 205 | ARM Mali-400 MP | Adreno 200 enhanced |
| Touchscreen | | | |
| SAR (10g) |  | 0,78 W/kg | 0,73 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | | |
| Announced | 4Q 2011 | | 4Q 2012 |
| Other names | LT18i; LT18a | LT22i | ST26i; ST26a |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | | |
| CDMA | | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | | |
| UMA | | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | | |
| Photo matrix | 8.1 Mpx | 8 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 3264x2448 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | | |
| Digital zoom | 16x | 8x | 4x |
| Flash | LED | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | |
| Video resolution | 1280x720 px | 1920x1080 px | 640x480 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | - | AF, EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | | |
| Photo matrix | nd | 0.3 Mpx | 0.3 Mpx |
| Resolution | nd | 640x480 px | 640x480 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | | |
| Flash | nd | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | | |
| Proximity | | | |
| Light | | | |
| Magnetometer | | | |
| Gyroscope | | | |
| Barometer | | | |
| Altimeter | | | |
| Gravity | | | |
| Hall-effect | | | |
| Iris scanner | | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | | |
| Thermometer | | | |
| Hygrometer | | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | | |
| HSDPA | 14.40 Mbit/s | 14.40 Mbit/s | 7.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | | |
| HSPA+ | | | |
| LTE DL | | | |
| LTE UP | | | |
| WIMAX+ | | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | | |
| EDGE | class 12 | | |
| Bluetooth | v2.1 EDR | v2.1 EDR | v2.1 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | | |
| HDMI | | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | | |
| WiFi Display | | | |
| DLNA | | | |
| Miracast | | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | | |
| IrDA | | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | | |
| A-GPS | | | |
| Beidou | | | |
| NFC | | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | | |
| Conferency | | | |
| Call forwarding | | | |
| Push To Talk | | | |
| Instant Messenger | | | |
| SMS | | | |
| EMS | | | |
| MMS | v1.0 | | v1.0 + SMIL |
| Dictionary | T9 | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | | |
| RSS Reader | | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | | |
| Stereo speakers | | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | | |
| Video ringtone | | | |
| Ring composer | | | |
| Games | | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | | |
| DVB-H television | | | |
| TV-Out | | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | | |
| Stopwatch | | | |
| Alarm | | | |
| Calculator | | | |
| Currency converter | | | |
| Organizer | | | |
| Calendar | | | |
| Flight mode | | | |
| SyncML | v1.2 | | |
| Data and fax | | | |
| Screensaver | | | |
| Themes | | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | | |
| Voice dial | | | |
| Speakerphone | | | |
| Recorder | | | |
| Vibrations | | | |