Nokia E51 vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8

Comparing the Nokia E51 vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 offers a screen size of 3 inches, while Nokia E51 offers 2 inches, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 the larger display of the two. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 features a LCD display compared to Nokia E51's TFT, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Nokia E51 offers 2 MP, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 offers a higher battery capacity with 1200 mAh, while Nokia E51 offers 1050 mAh, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia E51 offers higher internal storage with 130 GB, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 offers 128 GB, making Nokia E51 the better option for storage.

Nokia E51

(Discontinued)

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2007

04 Sep, 2010

User Ratings

N/A	2.8/5 (5 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Symbian

Android v1.6

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm

Processor

N/A

600 MHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	Adreno 200

RAM

96 MB

N/A

Display

Display Type

TFT

LCD

Screen Size

2 inches (5.08 cm)

3 inches (7.62 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

Pixel Density

200 ppi

133 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

23.47 %

52.17 %

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

114.8 mm

99 mm

Width

46 mm

54 mm

Thickness

12.00 mm

15.00 mm

Weight

100 grams

104 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 @ 15 fps
1536 fps

640x480 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

1050 mAh

1200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 4.4 Hours(2G)

Up to 5.66(3G) / Up to 4.75(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

130 MB

128 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 4 GB

Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v2.1

GPS

N/A	Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

2.5 mm

N/A

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP Motion JPG WMV

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC M4A (Apple lossless) MP3 WAV WMA

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A	Accelerometer

Games

Yes Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited Limited

N/A

MMS

MMS for sending messages with pictures video clips and audio clips attached

N/A

Email

Yes POP3 SMTP

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

S60 3.1 Edition 5-way navigation key two soft keys and send and end call keys Nokia Eseries keys for quick access to contacts calendar email and the device’s home screen (Active standby) Push to talk*/voice recorder key on the left side Mute key and volume keys on the right side Power key on top of the device Ambient light sensor Video calling Compatible with Bluetooth stereo headsets Nokia Office Tools 2.0 including Nokia Team Suite In-device Search Quickoffice Macromedia PDF reader Zip manager File manager and Active Local data synchronization with Nokia PC Suite Voice features Personal information management (PIM) Device management support Nokia Intellisync Device Management (sold separately) OMA (Open Mobile Appliance) Device Management 1.1.2 OMA Client Provisioning 1.1 OMA Data synchronization 1.2 (no email) Over the internet (OTI) firmware update

N/A