Sony Ericsson Xperia arc vs HTC Desire HD

Reasons to consider the Xperia arc 3.5G, Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
	Lighter	117 g	vs	164 g	Around 30% lighter
					Around 30% lighter

	Thinner	9 mm	vs	12 mm	Around 30% thinner
					Around 30% thinner

	Smaller	63x125x8 mm	vs	68x123x11 mm	More than 30% smaller
					More than 30% smaller

	Slightly higher PPI screen	232 PPI	vs	216 PPI	Around 10% crisper display of text, images and video
					Around 10% crisper display of text, images and video

	Slightly higher resolution screen	854x480	vs	800x480	Around 10% higher resolution screen
					Around 10% higher resolution screen


Reasons to consider the Desire HD 3.5G, Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
	Much faster wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11b (11 mbps)	Higher bandwidth streaming at hotspots (more than 13.5x faster)


	Bright, vivid screen	Super LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction
					Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction

	More talk time	9.2 hours	vs	7 hours	More than 30% more talk time per battery charge
					More than 30% more talk time per battery charge

	Slightly more internal storage	1.5 GB	vs	327 MB	More than 4.5x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies


	Slightly larger screen	4.3"	vs	4.2"	Around 10% larger screen
					Around 10% larger screen

Pros

Cons

Capture extremely high resolution images

Xperia arc:	8.1 MP
Desire HD:	8 MP

High resolution screens

Xperia arc:	854x480
Desire HD:	800x480

	Both support multi-touch
	Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom

	Have assisted GPS
	Assisted GPS

	Touch sensitive screens
	Easy to use with your fingers

Thin

Xperia arc:	9 mm
Desire HD:	12 mm

Sharp display of text, images and video

Xperia arc:	232 PPI
Desire HD:	216 PPI

	Works with many headphones
	1.0

	Many apps available at their app store(s)
	Android App Market

	Both have an app store, makes it easy to add new games and programs
	Easily get games and programs for your phone

Large screens

Xperia arc:	4.2"
Desire HD:	4.3"

Long standby time

Xperia arc:	17.9 days
Desire HD:	17.5 days

	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Its often harder to dial numbers with a touch screen or keyboard

Pros

Cons

	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	Listen to music from your favorite stations

	Both include an accelerometer
	Detects movement for interactive apps

	Neither has a physical keyboard
	No keyboard

Which phone do you like, and why?

Andyirwin79

(1:35 PM, May 09, 2011)

What about the hdmi lead on the Experia? it is an amazing selling point to see you vids and pics on the 50 inch plasma.

Sony Xperia arc vs HTC Desire HD