Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Sony Xperia X Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung Sony
Announced June 2010 October 2014 September 2016
Status Available - September 2010 Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,900 ($480.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B White, Universe black, Mist blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72), Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU Adreno 200 - Adreno 510
RAM 168 MB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 128 MB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.28% 70.85% 69.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 23 MP
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2300 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
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