Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson
Announced January 2011 June 2010
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2010
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 168 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 320 MB storage 128 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.86% 50.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)