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HTC Aria vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony Ericsson
Announced
June 2010 June 2010
Status
Available - June 2010 Available - September 2010
Colors
Black White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm
(4.09 x 2.27 x 0.46 in)
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.2 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
51.07% 50.28%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video
Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
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
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 372 h Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
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