| LG BL40 Chocolate | Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc |
| Manufacture | LG | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | BL40 Chocolate | Xperia Arc |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 129 gram | 117.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 128 x 51 x 11 | 125.00 x 63.00 x 8.70 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 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 | 5 megapixels, autofocus | 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 | NA | NA |
| Display size | 4 inches | 4.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 345 | 480 |
| Display height | 800 | 854 |
| PPI | 217.81 | 233.25 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 1.1 GB. Expandable up to 32GB 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+, WMA9 | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ |
| Java | | |
| Games | 7 | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1000 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 400 | 430 |
| Talktime (m) | 360 | 400 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | NA | |
| Voicedialing | NA | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | NA | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |