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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs HTC Desire HD

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson HTC
Announced
June 2010 September 2010
Status
Available - September 2010 Available - October 2010
Colors
White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, Brown
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight
104 g (3.67 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.28% 62.90%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
168 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 MB storage 1.5 GB;
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 85.6 kbps Class 32
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Class 32
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1200 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 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 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
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