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vs Compare 500 vs Asha 303 500 vs Galaxy Ace Xperia X8 vs Galaxy Y Xperia X8 vs GALAXY mini

Overview

Sensors 10.0 vs 7.8 Winner: Nokia 500 [details] Processing power 5.4 vs 3.3 Winner: Nokia 500 [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 70% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 600 MHz Screen 5.3 vs 5.0 Winner: Nokia 500 [details] Around 20% crisper display of text, images and video, 228 PPI vs 191 PPI 50% higher resolution screen, 640x360 vs 480x320 Size 7.5 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Light weight, with the 500 being particularly light Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Battery 4.0 vs 4.0 Too close to call [details] Lower capacity batteries Storage 1.5 vs 1.5 Too close to call [details] Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Network - vs - Missing information [details] Not the latest bluetooth support Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Slower wifi than average Photo & Video 4.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Neither has a camera flash Overall 5.2 vs 4.6

Sensors

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	Yes	vs	No

Processing power

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	600 MHz	The 500's has an average speed processor, but the Xperia X8 is slower than most
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	256 MB	vs	184 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Screen

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.0"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	640x360	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	228 PPI	vs	191 PPI	The 500's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Xperia X8's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Size

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Weight	93 g	vs	104 g	Light weight, with the 500 being particularly light
	Thickness	14 mm	vs	15 mm	Average thickness
	Size	53x111x14 mm	vs	54x99x15 mm	Average size
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Battery

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Talk time	7 hours	vs	4.8 hours	The 500 has average talk time per battery charge, but the Xperia X8's talk time is really poor
	Standby time	21 days	vs	18.6 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,110 mAh	vs	1,200 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Polymer

Storage

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	2 GB	vs	128 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11g (54 mbps)	vs	802.11b (11 mbps)	Slower wifi than average
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The 500 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Photo & Video

	Nokia 500			Sony Xperia X8
	Camera	5 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	No	vs	No	Neither has a camera flash
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	480p @ 15fps	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

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