Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
sony ericsson xperia x8
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
samsung galaxy grand 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced June 2010 November 2013
Status Available - September 2010 Available - Q4 2013
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM 168 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 5.25 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 17 h