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Sony Ericsson A8i vs HTC Desire HD

Compare Sony Ericsson A8i

NA
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 30,319
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Summary
Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

480x854 px, 280 PPI

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px, 217 PPI

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

5 talktime (2G)

1230 mAh

5.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

200 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

1.5 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Performance

N/A

Snapdragon S2

768 MB RAM

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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Sony Ericsson A8i is permanently discontinued.
HTC Desire HD is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

CPU

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics

Adreno 205

RAM

768 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

48.89 %

62.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 117 mm
Width: 59 mm
Thickness: 14.00 mm

Height: 123 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 11.80 mm

Weight

136 grams

164 grams

Colours

White, Black

Black, Brown

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

720x480 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1230 mAh

Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)

Up to 5.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 9.25 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 260(3G) / Up to 260(2G)

Up to 420 Hours(3G) / Up to 490 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

200 MB

1.5 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 32
EDGE:
Class 32

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Mobile, SRS Sound

Music

, Music Formats: , Music Formats : MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, WAV with 3.5 mm audio jack

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Java

, MIDP 2.0

Browser

Phone Book

, Photocall

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Other Facilities

Call list, Conference calls, Vibrating alert, Video calling, Predictive text input, Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Dictionary, Document readers, eManual, Flight mode, Notes, Tasks, Synchronisation