Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Nokia Asha 311

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
sony ericsson xperia x8
Nokia Asha 311
nokia asha 311
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia
Announced June 2010 June 2012
Status Available - September 2010 Available - August 2012
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 95 (3.35)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 S40 Asha
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM 168 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 140 MB, 256 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 46.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, VGA@25fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1200 mAh 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)