| Nokia N8 | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | N8 | Xperia Arc |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 135 gram | 117.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 114 x 59 x 13 | 125.00 x 63.00 x 8.70 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 1700/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 800/850/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 12 megapixel, 2x digital zoom, autofocus, face recognition, geotagging | 8.1 megapixel, autofocus, 2.4 smart zoom, BRAVIA engine, geo tagging, smile recognition |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 720p |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 3.5 inches | 4.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 360 | 480 |
| Display height | 640 | 854 |
| PPI | 209.8 | 233.25 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 16 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 512 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card. 16 GB card included |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 390 | 430 |
| Talktime (m) | 720 | 400 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |