Phone comparison

Sony-Ericsson W8

3.7/5

178 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

May 2011

Announced

April 2011

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

HARDWARE SPECS

Sony-Ericsson W8

Shared memory

128 MB

Extras

- Photocall
- 168 MB RAM
- microSD, up to 16GB
- 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset

SIZE

Sony-Ericsson W8

Weight

104.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

99.0 x 54.0 x 15.0

DISPLAY

Sony-Ericsson W8

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

3.00 inch

Resolution

320 x 480 pixels

Extras

- Scratch-resistant surface
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Timescape UI

RINGTONES

Sony-Ericsson W8

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3 ringtones

NETWORKING

Sony-Ericsson W8

HSDPA speed

7.2 Mbps

GPRS

Yes, Up to 85.6 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Up to 236.8 kbps

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML

Email client

Yes

Extras

- Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
- HSUPA 2 Mbps
- Push email
- Instant Messaging
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Digital compass

CAMERA

Sony-Ericsson W8

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, geo-tagging, video (VGA@30fps)

FEATURES

Sony-Ericsson W8

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- SNS integration
- Walkman player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- TrackID music recognition
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk