Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY CDMA

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

  Xperia Arc: 58 g lighter

  Xperia Arc:

  117 g

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  175 g

• Width

  Xperia PLAY CDMA: 1 mm narrower

  Xperia Arc:

  63 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  62 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia PLAY CDMA: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia Arc:

  4.2 in

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  4 in

• Depth

  Xperia Arc: 7.3 mm thinner

  Xperia Arc:

  8.7 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  16 mm

• Height

  Xperia PLAY CDMA: 6 mm shorter

  Xperia Arc:

  125 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  119 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. Xperia Arc

   Height:

   125 mm +6 mm versus Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Width:

   63 mm +1 mm versus Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Depth:

   8.7 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Height:

   119 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +7.3 mm versus Xperia Arc

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. Xperia Arc

   Screen diagonal:

   4.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   48.6 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Xperia Arc has approximately 10.3% more rectangular screen area than Xperia PLAY CDMA.

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.

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