Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Samsung S8500 Wave

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Comparing the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Samsung S8500 Wave across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Samsung S8500 Wave run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 3.3 inches, making Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 the larger display of the two. Samsung S8500 Wave features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson Xperia X10's LCD, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while Samsung S8500 Wave offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Samsung S8500 Wave offer the same 1500 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Samsung S8500 Wave offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 offers 1 GB, making Samsung S8500 Wave the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung S8500 Wave receives a higher user rating of 5, while Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has a rating of 3.9.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
₹35,795
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

03 Mar, 2010
01 Apr, 2010
N/A

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon S1
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
384 MB RAM
N/A
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)
3.3 inches (8.38 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
480x854 px
480x800 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1500 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

1 GB
2 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.9/5
(32 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 03, 2010
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v1.6
Bada
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
1 GHz
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
PowerVR SGX 540
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

384 MB
N/A
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
3.3 inches  (8.38 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
480x800 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

245 ppi
283 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.8 %
46.86 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

119 mm
118 mm
162.7 mm

Width

63 mm
56 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

13.00 mm
10.90 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

135 grams
118 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

8.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Front Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 8(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 7(3G) / Up to 15.83(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB
2 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WMA WAV eAAC+ with Loudspeaker and DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) Music Play Time : Up to 35 hours
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

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

Java

N/A
Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
1000 Photocall
N/A

SMS

N/A
Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

N/A
Yes
N/A

Email

N/A
Yes Push e-mail
N/A

Other Facilities

N/A
Smart unlock Vibration Digital compass Google Maps 3.0 Organizer Voice memo T9
N/A