Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Sony Xperia E

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced January 2011 June 2010 December 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - September 2010 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, Pink, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 Adreno 200
RAM N/A 168 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 128 MB storage 4 GB (2 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 50.28% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, FWVGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh 1200 mAh 1530 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)