Nokia 9 PureView vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  9 PureView:

  OLED

  Xperia Arc S:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Arc S: 55 g lighter

  9 PureView:

  172 g

  Xperia Arc S:

  117 g

• Width

  Xperia Arc S: 12 mm narrower

  9 PureView:

  75 mm

  Xperia Arc S:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Arc S: 1.79 in smaller diagonal

  9 PureView:

  5.99 in

  Xperia Arc S:

  4.2 in

• Chipset

  9 PureView:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Xperia Arc S:

  Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  9 PureView: 0.7 mm thinner

  9 PureView:

  8 mm

  Xperia Arc S:

  8.7 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. 9 PureView

   Height:

   155 mm +30 mm versus Xperia Arc S

   Width:

   75 mm +12 mm versus Xperia Arc S

   Depth:

   8 mm

2. 2. Xperia Arc S

   Height:

   125 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   Depth:

   8.7 mm +0.7 mm versus 9 PureView

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. 9 PureView

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Arc S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   48.6 cm²

9 PureView has approximately 90.4% more rectangular screen area than Xperia Arc S.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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