Nokia N86 8MP vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

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

  N86 8MP:

  OLED

  Xperia Arc:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Arc: 32 g lighter

  N86 8MP:

  149 g

  Xperia Arc:

  117 g

• Width

  N86 8MP: 11.6 mm narrower

  N86 8MP:

  51.4 mm

  Xperia Arc:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N86 8MP: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

  N86 8MP:

  2.6 in

  Xperia Arc:

  4.2 in

• Depth

  Xperia Arc: 7.8 mm thinner

  N86 8MP:

  16.5 mm

  Xperia Arc:

  8.7 mm

• Height

  N86 8MP: 21.6 mm shorter

  N86 8MP:

  103.4 mm

  Xperia Arc:

  125 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. N86 8MP

   Height:

   103.4 mm

   Width:

   51.4 mm

   Depth:

   16.5 mm +7.8 mm versus Xperia Arc

2. 2. Xperia Arc

   Height:

   125 mm +21.6 mm versus N86 8MP

   Width:

   63 mm +11.6 mm versus N86 8MP

   Depth:

   8.7 mm

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. N86 8MP

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Arc

   Screen diagonal:

   4.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   48.6 cm²

Xperia Arc has approximately 132.3% more rectangular screen area than N86 8MP.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.