Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) vs BlackBerry Pearl 8100
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs BlackBerry Pearl 8100 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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27 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 4 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| HTML, XHTML, Flash player / WAP, HTML |
| + 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Model | Xperia Arc (LT15a) | Pearl 8100 |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia Arc LT15, Sony Ericsson X12, Sony Ericsson Anzu | RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 |
| Country or region available |     (Latin America), Brazil, Canada, USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 3/1/2011 | 9/7/2006 |
| Depth | 8.7 millimeters (0.34 inches) | 14.5 millimeters (0.57 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 63 x 125 millimeters (2.48 x 4.92 in) | 50 x 107 millimeters (1.97 x 4.21 in) |
| Weight | 117 grams (4.1 ounces) | 90 grams (3.15 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.2" inches | 2.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~29.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x854 pixels | 240x260 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 161 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| System version | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | BlackBerry OS 4.1 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 32MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 1GB (287MB available) | 64MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 2GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| 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 | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 1.3 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV | MP3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 2.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.0 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BA750 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 7 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 430 hours (17.9 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Midnight Blue, Misty Silver • 8GB microSD included • Open ES 1.1 • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • SE Timescape • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Red • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Wallpapers • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc (LT15a) | BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.66W/kg (head) | feature not registered |