Samsung Galaxy Y vs. Sony W8 Walkman 4.2 Tie Sony W8 Walkman "Heavy web pages scrolled smoothly once the page loaded completely." phonearena.com | talking about the W8 Walkman's web-browser "Graphics look smooth and even the smallest of text is easily readable." phonearena.com | talking about the W8 Walkman's screen Reasons to buy the Sony W8 Walkman Has a camera flash Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light Average standby time 18.6 days Not very sharp screen 191 PPI Low resolution 3.2 MP Low resolution screen 480x320 4.1 Tie Samsung Galaxy Y Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Y Supports multi-touch Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom Average speed wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Better bluetooth support 3.0 Really small 58x104x11 mm Slow processor 0.8 GHz Thin 12 mm Short talk time 6 hours Light-weight 98 g

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Overview

Screen 4.3 vs 4.8 Winner: Sony W8 Walkman [details] More than 40% crisper display of text, images and video, 191 PPI vs 132 PPI 2x higher resolution screen, 480x320 vs 320x240 Size 7.8 vs 7.4 Winner: Samsung Galaxy Y [details] More than 10% smaller, 58x104x11 mm vs 54x99x15 mm More than 20% thinner, 12 mm vs 15 mm Around 10% lighter, 98 g vs 104 g 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 3.3 vs 3.5 Too close to call [details] Short talk time 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] Photo & Video 1.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Processing power 3.7 vs - Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness Web browsing 3.7 vs - Missing information [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Network 5.6 vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Sensors 7.8 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 4.1 vs 4.2

Screen

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Screen size	3.0"	vs	3.0"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	320x240	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	132 PPI	vs	191 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Size

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Weight	98 g	vs	104 g	Light weight, with the Galaxy Y being particularly light
	Thickness	12 mm	vs	15 mm	Average thickness
	Size	58x104x11 mm	vs	54x99x15 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	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

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Talk time	6 hours	vs	4.8 hours	Short talk time
	Standby time	5 days	vs	18.6 days	The W8 Walkman has average standby time per battery charge, but the Galaxy Y's talk time is really poor
	Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	vs	1,200 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Polymer

Storage

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	160 MB	vs	128 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Photo & Video

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Camera	2 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	No	vs	Yes	The W8 Walkman has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	320 x 240 @ 15fps	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Processing power

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Frequency	0.8 GHz	vs	600 MHz	Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	276 MB	vs	Unknown

Web browsing

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Browser benchmark	2,442 ms	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	1.42 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	0.31 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	270 ms	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11b (11 mbps)	The Galaxy Y's has average speed wifi, but the W8 Walkman is slower than most
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The Galaxy Y 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	3.0	vs	1.0	The Galaxy Y has average bluetooth support, but the W8 Walkman's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Sensors

	Samsung Galaxy Y			Sony W8 Walkman
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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