Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus 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 S5 Plus:

  OLED

  Xperia Arc:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Arc: 28 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  145 g

  Xperia Arc:

  117 g

• Width

  Xperia Arc: 9.5 mm narrower

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  72.5 mm

  Xperia Arc:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Arc: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  5.1 in

  Xperia Arc:

  4.2 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)

  Xperia Arc:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 0.6 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  8.1 mm

  Xperia Arc:

  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. Galaxy S5 Plus

   Height:

   142 mm +17 mm versus Xperia Arc

   Width:

   72.5 mm +9.5 mm versus Xperia Arc

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

2. 2. Xperia Arc

   Height:

   125 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   Depth:

   8.7 mm +0.6 mm versus Galaxy S5 Plus

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 S5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Arc

   Screen diagonal:

   4.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   48.6 cm²

Galaxy S5 Plus has approximately 47.4% 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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