HTC Desire 820 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 820

HTC Desire 820

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

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HTC Desire 820 or Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 820 Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
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Release date 2014, September 2010, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3.1 in 99 x 54 x 15 mm | 3.9 x 3.9 x 2.13 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 104 g | 3.67 oz
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Colors Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tangerine White, Saffron Grey, Flamingo Grey, Blue Misty, Monarch Orange White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ White
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1200 mAh,  Removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 424 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 446 h (2G) / Up to 476 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 4 h 45 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 23 h 40 min
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Screen

Technology LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 3" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 26.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.2% 50.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 320 x 480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 192 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 3.15 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF -3.15 MP
Functions LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.3
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 1.6 (Donut), upgradable to 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - 600 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 200
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 MB, 168 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 199
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 860
GeekBench 5 Single Core 174
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 967
GeekBench 4 Single Core 573
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1447
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1914

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Europe 
TD-SCDMA - Asia
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) - EMEA 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asia
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 2.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.84 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Previously rumored as Sony Ericsson Shakira

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