Phone Comparison - HTC Aria vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

HTC Aria
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
sony ericsson xperia x8
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

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-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)