Sony Xperia mini vs. Sony Xperia X8 4.2 Winner Sony Xperia mini Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia mini Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Has a camera flash Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light Supports multi-touch Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom Average speed processor 1.0 GHz Average resolution 5 MP Really small 52x88x16 mm Light-weight 94 g 3.9 Runner-up Sony Xperia X8 "The screen sensitivity is excellent." gsmarena.com | talking about the Xperia X8's screen "The X8 had no issues with reception and the in-call sound was loud and clear." gsmarena.com | talking about the Xperia X8's network Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia X8 Average standby time 18.6 days Thick 15 mm

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Overview

Processing power 4.6 vs 2.4 Winner: Sony Xperia mini [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 70% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 600 MHz Size 7.5 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Light weight, with the Xperia mini being particularly light Fairly small 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 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] Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Not the latest bluetooth support Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Photo & Video 6.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Sensors - vs 7.8 Missing information [details] Overall 4.2 vs 3.9

Processing power

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	600 MHz	The Xperia mini'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	512 MB	vs	184 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Size

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Weight	94 g	vs	104 g	Light weight, with the Xperia mini being particularly light
	Thickness	16 mm	vs	15 mm	Average thickness
	Size	52x88x16 mm	vs	54x99x15 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Sony Xperia mini			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

Screen

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Screen size	3.0"	vs	3.0"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	480x320	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	191 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

Battery

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Talk time	4.5 hours	vs	4.8 hours	Short talk time
	Standby time	14.2 days	vs	18.6 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	vs	1,200 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Polymer	vs	Lithium Polymer

Storage

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	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 Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Xperia mini can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	Sony Xperia mini			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	802.11b (11 mbps)	vs	802.11b (11 mbps)	Slower wifi than average
	Wifi hotspot	No	vs	No	Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Photo & Video

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	Camera	5 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	No	The Xperia mini has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	720p	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Sensors

	Sony Xperia mini			Sony Xperia X8
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Yes
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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