Samsung GALAXY mini

4.6

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

4.5

Sony Xperia X8

Runner-up
 
 

Reasons to buy the Samsung GALAXY mini

Adobe Flash support
Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Wifi
Fast wifi
802.11n (150 mbps)
 

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia X8

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Sony Xperia X8 over the Samsung GALAXY mini.
 

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Samsung Galaxy Y Samsung GALAXY mini GALAXY mini vs Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy mini 2 Samsung GALAXY mini GALAXY mini vs Galaxy mini 2
Samsung Galaxy Y Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Xperia X8 vs Galaxy Y
Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Xperia X8 vs W8 Walkman

Overview

Battery 4.3 vs 3.7
Samsung GALAXY mini Winner: Samsung GALAXY mini
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  • 2x more talk time per battery charge, 9.5 hours vs 4.8 hours
  • Around 30% more standby time, less frequent charging, 23.8 days vs 18.6 days
Screen 4.4 vs 4.8
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Winner: Sony Xperia X8
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  • More than 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 191 PPI vs 126 PPI
  • 2x higher resolution screen, 480x320 vs 320x240
Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8
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Size 7.5 vs 7.4
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  • Light weight
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Processing power 3.3 vs 3.3
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  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
  • Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
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  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Photo & Video 1.2 vs -
Missing information
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  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Neither has a camera flash
Network 5.0 vs -
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  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
Web browsing 8.2 vs -
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Overall 4.6 vs 4.5

Battery

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Talk time 9.5 hours vs 4.8 hours The GALAXY mini has average talk time per battery charge, but the Xperia X8's talk time is really poor
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Standby time 23.8 days vs 18.6 days The GALAXY mini has good standby time, but the Xperia X8 is average
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Battery capacity 1,200 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Polymer

Screen

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Screen size 3.2" vs 3.0" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 320x240 vs 480x320 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 126 PPI vs 191 PPI Lower quality display of text, images and video
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Sensors

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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope No vs No

Size

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Weight 107 g vs 104 g Light weight
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Thickness 12 mm vs 15 mm Average thickness
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Size 60x110x12 mm vs 54x99x15 mm The Xperia X8 is fairly small, but the GALAXY mini is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

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

Processing power

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Frequency 600 MHz vs 600 MHz Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 393 MB vs 184 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Storage

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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 160 MB vs 128 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Photo & Video

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Camera 3 MP vs 3.2 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs No Neither has a camera flash
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 320 x 240 @ 15fps vs Unknown
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Network

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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed 1.91 mbps vs Unknown
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Upload speed 0.28 mbps vs Unknown
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Network latency 232 ms vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11b (11 mbps) The GALAXY mini's has average speed wifi, but the Xperia X8 is slower than most
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs No The GALAXY mini has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support

Web browsing

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Browser benchmark 2,661 ms vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs No The GALAXY mini can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash
Samsung Galaxy Y Samsung GALAXY mini GALAXY mini vs Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy mini 2 Samsung GALAXY mini GALAXY mini vs Galaxy mini 2
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Samsung GALAXY mini GALAXY mini vs Galaxy Pocket
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung GALAXY mini GALAXY mini vs Galaxy Ace
Samsung Galaxy Y Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Xperia X8 vs Galaxy Y
Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Xperia X8 vs W8 Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Xperia X8 vs Xperia mini
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Apple iPhone 3GS Xperia X8 vs iPhone 3GS

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