Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Alcatel
Announced June 2010 August 2011 January 2013
Status Available - September 2010 Available - October 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ White, Blue Gradient, Silver Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MT11i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - MT11a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 205 -
RAM 168 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 1 GB storage (320 MB user available) 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.7 inches 4.66 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 56.96% 66.89%
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 + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 1 GB storage (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)