Sony Ericsson W8 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Sony Ericsson W8
  • Released 2011, May 104g, 15mm thickness Android 2.1 128MB 168MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
  • 600 MHz ARM 11 Adreno 200 Mini-SIM About 112 USD
  • 3" 320x480 pixels
  • 3MP 480p
  • 168GB RAM Snapdragon S1
  • 1200mAh Li-Po

Sony Ericsson W8 overview

Sony Ericsson W8 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2011, May. Sony Ericsson W8 has 3. inch, TFT, a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels screen with Scratch-resistant glass. Sony Ericsson W8 uses Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1 chipset, 600 MHz ARM 11 CPU, Adreno 200 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. Sony Ericsson W8 has 3MP Single main camera. It uses Removable Li-Po 1200 mAh battery. The price of Sony Ericsson W8 is about 112 USD.

Score the key features of Sony Ericsson W8 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 32 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Sony Ericsson W8 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 99 x 54 x 15 mm (3.90 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

DISPLAY

Type TFT
Size 3.0 inches, 26.8 cm2 (~50.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
  Timescape UI

PLATFORM

OS Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
CPU 600 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 200

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128MB 168MB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 3.15 MP
Video 480p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

No

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML
  Walkman player MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Voice memo Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type Removable Li-Po 1200 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 446 h (2G) / Up to 476 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 45 min
Music play Up to 23 h 40 min

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Azure, Orange, Red
Price About 112 USD

TESTS

Display Contrast ratio: 737:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -86.8dB / Crosstalk -84.1dB

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