Samsung Galaxy Note 4 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

  Galaxy Note 4:

  OLED

  Xperia Arc:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Arc: 59 g lighter

  Galaxy Note 4:

  176 g

  Xperia Arc:

  117 g

• Width

  Xperia Arc: 15.6 mm narrower

  Galaxy Note 4:

  78.6 mm

  Xperia Arc:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Arc: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Note 4:

  5.7 in

  Xperia Arc:

  4.2 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy Note 4:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) -Exynos 5433

  Xperia Arc:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Height

  Xperia Arc: 28.5 mm shorter

  Galaxy Note 4:

  153.5 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. Galaxy Note 4

   Height:

   153.5 mm +28.5 mm versus Xperia Arc

   Width:

   78.6 mm +15.6 mm versus Xperia Arc

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia Arc

   Height:

   125 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   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. Galaxy Note 4

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Arc

   Screen diagonal:

   4.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   48.6 cm²

Galaxy Note 4 has approximately 84.2% more rectangular screen area than Xperia Arc.

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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