Nokia N-Gage QD vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a)
Side by side comparison between Nokia N-Gage QD vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a)
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0 Advantage 
26 Advantages | 4 Common items in both devices |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM / FM (RDS) |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
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| Model | N-Gage QD | Xperia Arc (LT15a) |
| Other model names | Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Xperia Arc LT15, Sony Ericsson X12, Sony Ericsson Anzu |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |     (Latin America), Brazil, Canada, USA |
| Brand | Nokia | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 4/14/2004 | 3/1/2011 |
| Depth | 22 millimeters (0.87 inches) | 8.7 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 68 x 118 millimeters (2.68 x 4.65 in) | 63 x 125 millimeters (2.48 x 4.92 in) |
| Weight | 143 grams (5.01 ounces) | 117 grams (4.1 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 2.1" inches | 4.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~17.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~61.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 176x208 pixels | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 130 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 4 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| System version | Symbian 6.1 S60 1st Edition Pearl | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 920T | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 (MSM8255) (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 104MHz ARM9TDMI (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 205 (266MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 16MB (3.49MB available) | 1GB (287MB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.048 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 800/850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones |
| Radio | FM | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, AAC | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| USB | USB 1.1 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 1.1 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-6C | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BA750 |
| Battery capacity | 1070 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby | 240 hours (10 days) | 430 hours (17.9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Gray • Four-way directional controller Java framework | • Colors: Midnight Blue, Misty Silver • 8GB microSD included Open ES 1.1 • SE Timescape Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia N-Gage QD | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.66W/kg (head) |