Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson W8 vs Apple iPhone 4S

Sony Ericsson W8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Apple
Announced April 2011 October 2011
Status Available - May 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Azure, Orange, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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) iOS 5
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 168 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Downloadable, incl. motion-bas
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB No

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-Po
Capacity 1200 mAh 1432 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)