Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 311 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

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

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

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.77% 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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@25fps Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included
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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)