Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
sony ericsson xperia x8
Samsung Galaxy S5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced June 2010 February 2014
Status Available - September 2010 Available April 2014
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, White, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor

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 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 168 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
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 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 390 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 21 h