Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Comparison and Differences

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Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini or Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
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Release date 2012, October 2011, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm | 4.79 x 4.79 x 2.48 in 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm | 4.92 x 4.92 x 2.48 in
Weight 111.5 g | 3.93 oz 117 g | 4.13 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Blue, Titan Gray, Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Onyx Black Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 460 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 7 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 35 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 37 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LED-backlit LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 4.2" in
Screen area 45.5 cm2 48.6 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 59.4% 61.7%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 233 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.6 -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - NovaThor U8420 - Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
CPU - 1.0 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 - 1.4 GHz Scorpion
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 205
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 1 GB (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 310
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 490 289

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS; GLONASS
NFC Yes (Market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)    

SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-HDMI port
-MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-TrackID music recognition
-NeoReader barcode scanner
-Document viewer
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Also known as Samsung I8190 Galaxy S3 mini, Samsung Galaxy S III more Available as Samsung I8190N Galaxy S III mini with NFC

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