Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Alcatel Samsung
Announced June 2010 January 2013 April 2013
Status Available - September 2010 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play
GPU Adreno 200 - Adreno 203
RAM 168 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available)
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.66 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 66.89% 60.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h