Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Nokia Asha 311 vs Nokia Asha 503

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2010 June 2012 October 2013
Status Available - September 2010 Available - August 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white
Form Factor Candybar 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)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 95 (3.35) 110.2 g (3.88.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 S40 Asha Nokia Asha software platform 1.2
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 1 GHz -
GPU Adreno 200 - -
RAM 168 MB 128 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 140 MB, 256 MB ROM N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 46.77% 45.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging - -
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, VGA@25fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1200 mAh 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 840 h (2G)
Up to 840 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)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)