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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Xperia X8

3.26 in
5.78 in
Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note
2.13 in
3.9 in
Sony Xperia X8 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
61 %
3 stars
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3.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
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0 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
75 %
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 2.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz0.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 200
RAM memory1 GB168 MB

Display

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Screen size5.3 in3.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
LCD
Resolution1280 x 800 px480 x 320 px
Pixel density285.0 ppi192.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
HDRnono

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Geo-taggingyesyes

Storage

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Internal storage16 GB128 MB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB16GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Height5.78 in3.9 in
Width3.26 in2.13 in
Depth0.38 in0.59 in
Weight6.28 oz3.67 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputMHLNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
no

Battery

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Sony Xperia X8Sony Xperia X8
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h446.0 h
Talk time13.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note