Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Nokia N8
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Nokia N8 are two smartphones released at the same period and both are having excellent multimedia features. Sony Ericsson Xperia 10 is packed with brilliant hardware, it comes with 4″ WVGA Touchscreen (pinch to zoom with Android 2.1 OS), 1GHz processor, 8.1 megapixel camera, 1GB internal memory, Turbo 3G HSPA modem with a good 8 hrs talktime for UMTS/HSPA network. Nokia N8 has the most powerful camera among all mobile phones of today, it has a 12 megapixel camera with xenon flash and video recording at 720p. It also features Dolby Digital Plus technology for sound recording, with all these you can produce an excellent video piece. The display is 3.5 inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 640×360 pixels.
Except for camera, Xperia X10 smarts in other hardware features such as screen size, processor speed,and memory. However when it comes to software Xperia X10 is shipped with Android 1.6 and upgradeable to 2.1. The pinch to zoom feature for browsing and Google Map is only available with the upgrade to Android 2.1. Nokia scores on that aspect with Symbian 3.0. Symbian 3.0 support more media formats and support OPenGL ES 2.0 for gaming also. However Sony Ericsson has patched up some of the short coming in Android 1.6 with its user interface, UX. It has added some features such a Timescape to integrate all communication and social networks in one place and Mediascape to get all media in one place. Having access to Android market is a plus point for SE Xperia X10. Compared to Android Market, Ovi Store has less number of application.
Difference between Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Nokia N8
| Differentiator | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Design | Larger display 4″; 8.1 MP camera | 3.5″ display; 12 MP camera |
| Performance | ||
| Processor Speed; RAM | 1GHz; 1GB | 684MHz; 256MB |
| OS | Android 1.6 (Upgradeable to 2.1) | Symbian 3.0 |
| Application | Android Market (more applications) | Ovi Store |
| Network | GSM | GSM |
| Price |
Comparison of Specifications – Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Nokia N8
| Specification | ||
| Design | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Form Factor | Candy bar | Candy bar |
| Keyboard | Virtual QWERTY keyboard | Virtual QWERTY keyboard |
| Dimension | 119.0×63.0×13.0 mm | 113.5x59x12.9 mm |
| Weight | 135g | 135g |
| Body Color | Black, White | White, Grey, Green |
| Display | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Size | 4” | 3.5″ |
| Type | 16M color | AMOLED screen, 16 M color |
| Resolution | WVGA, 854 x 480 pixels | 640×360 pixels |
| Features | Accelerometer, Compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light detector | Accelerometer, Compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light detector |
| Operating System | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Platform | Android 1.6 (Upgradeable to 2.1) | Symbian 3.0 |
| UI | UX | |
| Browser | Webkit | HTML 4.1 |
| Java/Adobe Flash | Squirrelfish Javascript engines | Java MIDP 2.1, Flash Lite 4.0 |
| Processor | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon | |
| Speed | 1GHz | 684MHz |
| Memory | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| RAM | 1GB | 256MB |
| Included | 8GB | 16GB |
| Expansion | Up to 16GB microSD card | Up to 32GB microSD card |
| Camera | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Resolution | 8.1 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel |
| Flash | LED | Xenon |
| Focus; Zoom | Auto, 16x digital | Auto |
| Video Capture | HD 720p@30fps (with Android 2.1 upgrade only) | HD 720p@24fps |
| Sensors | Geo tagging, light sensor | Geo-tagging |
| Features | Face Detection, smile detection, Image stabilizer | Carl Zeiss optics, Face recognition, pinch zoom image viewer |
| Secondary camera | No | VGA 640×480 |
| Media Play | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Audio support | 3.5mm Ear Jack, Media Player
MP3, AAC |
3.5mm Ear Jack & Speaker, Dolby Surround sound MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, E-AC-3, AC-3r |
| Video support | Video streaming | MPEG4/H264/ VC-1, Sorenson Spark, Real video 10
Video streaming |
| Battery | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Type; Capacity | Li-ion | Li-ion; 1200mAh |
| Talktime | Up to 10 hrs (2G), 8 hrs (3G) | Up to 12 hrs (2G), up to 5 hrs 50min (3G) |
| Standby | 425 hrs | 300 hrs |
| Message | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Email, SMS, MMS, Gmail | POP3/IMAP Email & IM, SMS, MMS, Unified Push Email Gmail, Yahoo mail, Hotmail, Windows Live | |
| Sync | Microsoft Exchange Active Sync; Sync Contacts, Calendar via SE Sync , Facebook, Google sync | Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Integrated Contacts, Integrated Calendar, |
| Connectivity | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g | 802.11b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | v 2.1 | v 3.0 |
| USB | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HDMI | Yes | |
| Location Service | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | No | |
| GPS | A-GPS, Google Map | A-GPS,Ovi Maps |
| Network Support |
SE Xperia X10 |
Nokia N8 |
| 2G/3G | UMTS/HSPA
GSM/EDGE |
WCDMA
GSM/EDGE |
| 4G | No | No |
| Application | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| Apps | Android Market, Google Mobile Apps | Ovi Store |
| Social Networks | Facebook/Twitter/Googletalk | Googletalk/Facebook/Outlook |
| Featured | ||
| Additional Features | SE Xperia X10 | Nokia N8 |
| WisePilot navigator, Timescape, Mediascape | 3 Customizable homescreen, Ovi Suite, Ovi Player |
TBU – To be updated
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