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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Sony Xperia L

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced
June 2010 March 2013
Status
Available - September 2010 Available - May 2013
Colors
White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight
104 g (3.67 oz) 137 g (4.83 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT 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 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.28% 60.81%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
168 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video
Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
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
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

User Memory

Internal
128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1200 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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