Screen size
Xperia ArcWinner: 4.2"
Z500—
Quick verdict
Xperia Arc leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Xperia Arc
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
Z500
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia Arc
GSM / HSPA
Z500
GSM
2G bands
Xperia Arc
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Z500
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500i, GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500a
3G bands
Xperia Arc
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Z500
-
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
Z500
-
GPRS
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
Class 10
EDGE
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
Class 6
Announced
Xperia Arc
2011, January. Released 2011, March
Z500
2004, March
Status
Xperia Arc
Discontinued
Z500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia Arc
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in)
Z500
93 x 49 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.93 x 0.94 in)
Weight
Xperia Arc
117 g (4.13 oz)
Z500
110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
Xperia Arc
Mini-SIM
Z500
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia Arc
LED-backlit LCD,
Z500
CSTN, 65K colors
Size
Xperia Arc
4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Z500
Resolution
Xperia Arc
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Z500
128 x 160 pixels
Protection
Xperia Arc
Scratch-resistant glass
Z500
-
Other
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
Second external display 4096 colors Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Xperia Arc
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Z500
-
Chipset
Xperia Arc
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Z500
-
CPU
Xperia Arc
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Z500
-
GPU
Xperia Arc
Adreno 205
Z500
-
Card slot
Xperia Arc
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Z500
No
Internal
Xperia Arc
320MB 512MB RAM
Z500
-
Phonebook
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
500 x 8 fields, Photo call
Call records
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
Xperia Arc
8 MP, AF
Z500
VGA
Features
Xperia Arc
LED flash
Z500
-
Video
Xperia Arc
720p@30fps
Z500
Yes
Other
Xperia Arc
No
Z500
No
Loudspeaker
Xperia Arc
Yes
Z500
No
3.5mm jack
Xperia Arc
Yes
Z500
No
Alert types
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
WLAN
Xperia Arc
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Z500
No
Bluetooth
Xperia Arc
2.1, A2DP
Z500
No
Positioning
Xperia Arc
GPS, A-GPS
Z500
No
Radio
Xperia Arc
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Z500
No
USB
Xperia Arc
microUSB 2.0
Z500
Sensors
Xperia Arc
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Z500
Browser
Xperia Arc
HTML, Adobe Flash
Z500
WAP 2.0/xHTML
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
Z500
Push to talk (VoIP service) Exchangeable covers Organizer
Messaging
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
Java
Java
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Xperia Arc
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Z500
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Xperia Arc
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Z500
Up to 260 h
Talk time
Xperia Arc
Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Z500
Up to 10 h
Music play
Xperia Arc
Up to 31 h
Z500
-
Colors
Xperia Arc
Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Z500
SAR EU
Xperia Arc
0.66 W/kg (head)
Z500
0.84 W/kg (head)
Price
Xperia Arc
About 180 EUR
Z500
-
SAR
Xperia Arc
-
Z500
1.45 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)