Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Samsung i897 Captivate

Comparing the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Samsung i897 Captivate across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Samsung i897 Captivate run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.

Display: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Samsung i897 Captivate offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Samsung i897 Captivate features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson Xperia X10's LCD, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while Samsung i897 Captivate offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Both Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Samsung i897 Captivate offer the same 1500 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Samsung i897 Captivate offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 offers 1 GB, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better option for storage.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

₹35,795

(Out of Stock)

Samsung i897 Captivate

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

03 Mar, 2010

30 Jul, 2010

Performance

Snapdragon S1	Samsung Exynos 3 3110
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1 GHz)
384 MB RAM	512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)
LCD	Super AMOLED
480x854 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

8.1 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

Storage

1 GB

16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5

(32 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 03, 2010

N/A

Operating System

Android v1.6

Android v2.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250

Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200

PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

384 MB

512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD	Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

245 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.8 %

57.9 %

Design

Height

119 mm

122.4 mm

Width

63 mm

64.2 mm

Thickness

13.00 mm

9.90 mm

Weight

135 grams

118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8.1 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 13.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer