Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
sony ericsson xperia x8
Samsung Galaxy A5
samsung galaxy a5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced June 2010 October 2014
Status Available - September 2010 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM 168 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, VGA@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
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