Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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AMOLED
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1440x2960
12.2
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8mp
6GB
RAM
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Octa-core
3300
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(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N)
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4 Advantages 
40 Advantages | 17 Common items in both devices |
| 60Hz |
| 16 million |
| Autofocus / PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera |
| BSI sensor |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| +10 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 S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Model | Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia Arc S LT18, Sony Ericsson Ayame | Galaxy Note8 N950N (LGU+/KT/SK Telecom), Samsung Baikal |
| Country or region available |     (Latin America), Brazil, Canada, USA |  South Korea |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 9/1/2017, Announced: 8/23/2017 |
| Depth | 8.7 millimeters (0.34 inches) | 8.6 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 63 x 125 millimeters (2.48 x 4.92 in) | 74.8 x 162.5 millimeters (2.94 x 6.4 in) |
| Weight | 117 grams (4.1 ounces) | 195 grams (6.83 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4.2" inches | 6.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x854 pixels | 1440x2960 pixels (18.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 522 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 60Hz |
| Display features | Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine | HDR10 Always-On Display |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread | Android 7.1.1 Nougat |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| User Interface | feature not registered | Grace UX UI |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 (MSM8255T) (45nm) | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 8895 (10nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.4GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.3GHz M2 Mongoose (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 (266MHz) | ARM Mali-G71 MP20 (546MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 262850 (v8) Geekbench: 6748 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 1GB (320MB available) | 64GB (53GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 1024/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 | TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat16 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| 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 S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | (dual camera) 12.2 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.452mm1/3.6"1.0µmAF2x-optical-zoom |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.4 (aperture) | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.55" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | (dual front camera) 8 megapixels 2MP irisscanner |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 2K UHD (2560x1440) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 25mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.22µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Mono sound (not stereo) 32-bit/384kHz |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Heart rate Iris scanner Proximity sensor SpO2 |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BA750 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W Wired fast charging Quick Charge 2 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | Qi wireless charging (Qi/PMA) |
| Talk time autonomy | 7.6 hours | 22 hours |
| Standby | 460 hours (19.2 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink • 8GB microSD included • Open ES 1.1 • SE Timescape • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Blue, Gold, Orchid Gray • Samsung DeX (desktop experience) • Curved edge screen • Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel • Samsung Gear VR compatible • Samsung Pay |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18a) | Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950N) | |
| 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 |