Sony Ericsson A8i vs Samsung Galaxy S3

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Comparing the Sony Ericsson A8i vs Samsung Galaxy S3 across display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Sony Ericsson A8i offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson A8i's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Ericsson A8i offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for rear camera photography.


Storage: Sony Ericsson A8i offers higher internal storage with 200 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 16 GB, making Sony Ericsson A8i the better option for storage.

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Sony Ericsson A8i
(Discontinued)
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₹26,065
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

07 Nov, 2010
29 May, 2012

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 4
N/A
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
N/A
1 GB RAM

Display

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
LCD
Super AMOLED
480x854 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.9 MP

Battery

N/A
2100 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

200 MB
16 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

N/A
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Samsung Exynos 4

Processor

N/A
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Mali-400 MP4

RAM

N/A
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

280 ppi
306 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

48.89 %
65.71 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

117 mm
136.6 mm

Width

59 mm
70.6 mm

Thickness

14.00 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

136 grams
133 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

N/A
2100 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)
Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

200 MB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC eAAC+ WMA WAV with 3.5 mm audio jack
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Photocall
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

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
N/A