Nokia N9 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

  N9:

  OLED

  Xperia Arc S:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Arc S: 18 g lighter

  N9:

  135 g

  Xperia Arc S:

  117 g

• Width

  N9: 1.8 mm narrower

  N9:

  61.2 mm

  Xperia Arc S:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N9: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  N9:

  3.9 in

  Xperia Arc S:

  4.2 in

• Chipset

  N9:

  TI OMAP 3630

  Xperia Arc S:

  Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Xperia Arc S: 3.4 mm thinner

  N9:

  12.1 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. N9

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +3.4 mm versus Xperia Arc S

2. 2. Xperia Arc S

   Height:

   125 mm +8.5 mm versus N9

   Width:

   63 mm +1.8 mm versus N9

   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. N9

   Screen diagonal:

   3.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Arc S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   48.6 cm²

Xperia Arc S has approximately 16% more rectangular screen area than N9.

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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