Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Sony Xperia E vs HTC Desire HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony HTC
Announced June 2010 December 2012 September 2010
Status Available - September 2010 Available - March 2013 Available - October 2010
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, Pink, White Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 Adreno 205
RAM 168 MB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 4 GB (2 GB user available) 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 51.89% 62.90%
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 Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, FWVGA Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 86 kbps Class 32
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Class 32
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes v2.1 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1530 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)