Screen size
Xperia ArcWinner: 4.2"
Z300—
Quick verdict
Xperia Arc leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Xperia Arc
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
Z300
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia Arc
GSM / HSPA
Z300
GSM
2G bands
Xperia Arc
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Z300
GSM 900 / 1800 - Z300i, GSM 850 / 1900 - Z300a
3G bands
Xperia Arc
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Z300
-
Speed
Xperia Arc
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Z300
-
GPRS
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
Class 8
EDGE
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
No
Announced
Xperia Arc
2011, January. Released 2011, March
Z300
2005, November
Status
Xperia Arc
Discontinued
Z300
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia Arc
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in)
Z300
85.5 x 45 x 23 mm (3.37 x 1.77 x 0.91 in)
Weight
Xperia Arc
117 g (4.13 oz)
Z300
91 g (3.21 oz)
SIM
Xperia Arc
Mini-SIM
Z300
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia Arc
LED-backlit LCD,
Z300
STN, 65K colors
Size
Xperia Arc
4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Z300
Resolution
Xperia Arc
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Z300
128 x 128 pixels, 1:1 ratio
Protection
Xperia Arc
Scratch-resistant glass
Z300
-
Other
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
Second external monochrome display (64 x 64 pixels) Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Xperia Arc
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Z300
-
Chipset
Xperia Arc
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Z300
-
CPU
Xperia Arc
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Z300
-
GPU
Xperia Arc
Adreno 205
Z300
-
Card slot
Xperia Arc
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Z300
No
Internal
Xperia Arc
320MB 512MB RAM
Z300
650 KB
Phonebook
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
300 entries, Photo call
Call records
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Single
Xperia Arc
8 MP, AF
Z300
-
Features
Xperia Arc
LED flash
Z300
-
Video
Xperia Arc
720p@30fps
Z300
-
Other
Xperia Arc
No
Z300
-
Loudspeaker
Xperia Arc
Yes
Z300
No
3.5mm jack
Xperia Arc
Yes
Z300
No
Alert types
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
Vibration; Polyphonic(32) ringtones
WLAN
Xperia Arc
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Z300
No
Bluetooth
Xperia Arc
2.1, A2DP
Z300
No
Positioning
Xperia Arc
GPS, A-GPS
Z300
No
Radio
Xperia Arc
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Z300
No
USB
Xperia Arc
microUSB 2.0
Z300
No
Sensors
Xperia Arc
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Z300
Browser
Xperia Arc
HTML, Adobe Flash
Z300
WAP 1.2.1
Other
Xperia Arc
ANT+ HDMI port MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Z300
Predictive text input Organizer Stopwatch Exchangeable front cover
Messaging
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
SMS, EMS, MMS
Games
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
Yes
Java
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
No
Type
Xperia Arc
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Z300
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Xperia Arc
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Z300
Up to 250 h
Talk time
Xperia Arc
Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Z300
Up to 5 h 30 min
Music play
Xperia Arc
Up to 31 h
Z300
-
Colors
Xperia Arc
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Z300
2 - Granite Grey, Amethyst Purple
SAR EU
Xperia Arc
0.66 W/kg (head)
Z300
0.75 W/kg (head)
Price
Xperia Arc
About 180 EUR
Z300
About 80 EUR
SAR
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
1.43 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body)
Other
Xperia Arc
-
Z300
No