| Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc | Sony Ericsson T316 |
| Manufacture | Sony Ericsson | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | Xperia Arc | T316 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 117 gram | 97.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 125 x 63 x 8.7 | 104.00 x 49.00 x 20.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 800/850/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/1800/1900 |
| 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 | 8.1 megapixel, autofocus, 2.4 smart zoom, BRAVIA engine, geo tagging, smile recognition | NA |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 4.2 inches | 0.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | NA |
| Display width | 480 | 101 |
| Display height | 854 | 80 |
| PPI | 233.25 | NA |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 512 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card. 16 GB card included | 1.1 MB total. 340Kb free |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ | 25 Polyphonic 32 sounds |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | 3 |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | Li-Polymer 700 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 430 | 400 |
| Talktime (m) | 400 | 660 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |