Samsung i550 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.

• Weight

  i550: 8 g lighter

  i550:

  109 g

  Xperia Arc S:

  117 g

• Width

  i550: 10 mm narrower

  i550:

  53 mm

  Xperia Arc S:

  63 mm

• Screen diagonal

  i550: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

  i550:

  2.6 in

  Xperia Arc S:

  4.2 in

• Chipset

  i550:

  TI OMAP 2430

  Xperia Arc S:

  Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Xperia Arc S: 5.1 mm thinner

  i550:

  13.8 mm

  Xperia Arc S:

  8.7 mm

• Height

  i550: 10 mm shorter

  i550:

  115 mm

  Xperia Arc S:

  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. i550

   Height:

   115 mm

   Width:

   53 mm

   Depth:

   13.8 mm +5.1 mm versus Xperia Arc S

2. 2. Xperia Arc S

   Height:

   125 mm +10 mm versus i550

   Width:

   63 mm +10 mm versus i550

   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. i550

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.9 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 132.3% more rectangular screen area than i550.

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.