Sony Live with Walkman vs. Sony W8 Walkman 4.3 Tie Sony Live with Walkman Reasons to buy the Sony Live with Walkman Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash 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 Average speed processor 1.0 GHz Bluetooth 2.1 Average talk time 7.6 hours Average resolution 5 MP Long standby time 25 days Small screen 3.2" 4.2 Tie Sony W8 Walkman "The interface feels fluid and responsive." phonearena.com | talking about the W8 Walkman's processor "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 Light-weight 104 g Really small 54x99x15 mm Not very sharp screen 191 PPI

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Overview

Battery 4.0 vs 3.5 Winner: Sony Live with Walkman [details] Around 60% more talk time per battery charge, 7.6 hours vs 4.8 hours More than 30% more standby time, less frequent charging, 25 days vs 18.6 days Size 7.3 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Light weight 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 Screen 4.8 vs 4.8 Too close to call [details] Lower quality display of text, images and video Low resolution screens Very small screens 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] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Not the latest bluetooth support Sensors - vs - Missing information [details] Processing power 4.6 vs - Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Photo & Video 6.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Overall 4.3 vs 4.2

Battery

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Talk time	7.6 hours	vs	4.8 hours	The Live with Walkman has average talk time per battery charge, but the W8 Walkman's talk time is really poor
	Standby time	25 days	vs	18.6 days	The Live with Walkman has good standby time, but the W8 Walkman is average
	Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	vs	1,200 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Polymer

Size

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Weight	115 g	vs	104 g	Light weight
	Thickness	14 mm	vs	15 mm	Average thickness
	Size	56x106x14 mm	vs	54x99x15 mm	The W8 Walkman is fairly small, but the Live with Walkman is not far behind
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Sony Live with Walkman			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

Screen

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.0"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	480x320	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	179 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

Storage

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	320 MB	vs	128 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Live with Walkman can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	Sony Live with Walkman			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	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11b (11 mbps)	The Live with Walkman's has average speed wifi, but the W8 Walkman is slower than most
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The Live with Walkman 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	1.0	Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Processing power

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	600 MHz	The Live with Walkman's has an average speed processor, but the W8 Walkman is slower than most
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	512 MB	vs	Unknown

Photo & Video

	Sony Live with Walkman			Sony W8 Walkman
	Camera	5 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	None
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

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