HTC Desire 300 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i)
Side by side comparison between HTC Desire 300 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? HTC Desire 300
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22 Advantages 
5 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body, glass front / Plastic body |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| 3G HSUPA |
| 7.2 Mbps |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Desire 300 | Xperia X8 (E15i) |
| Other model names | HTC Desire 300 301e, 301s, HTC Z3 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 E15, SE Shakira |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | HTC | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 11/1/2013 | 9/29/2010 |
| Depth | 10.1 millimeters (0.4 inches) | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66.2 x 131.8 millimeters (2.61 x 5.19 in) | 54 x 99 millimeters (2.13 x 3.9 in) |
| Weight | 120 grams (4.2 ounces) | 104 grams (3.64 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Display type | TFT Super LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.3" inches | 3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~60.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 217 PPI | 192 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| System version | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean | Android 1.6 Donut |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.1 Eclair |
| User Interface | HTC Sense UI 5.0 | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225) (45nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 (65nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 203 (320MHz) | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 256MB |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.78GB available) eMMC 4.41 | 256MB (128MB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 7.2/2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 301s: 850/2100 - 301e: 900/2100 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | WVGA (800x480) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.8 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | VGA (640x480) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1650 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 5W Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 11 hours | 5.7 hours |
| Standby | 625 hours (26 days) | 476 hours (19.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White 25GB Dropbox • HTC BlinkFeed • HTC BoomSound Java framework | • Colors: Pink, Blue, White, Gray • 2GB microSD included • Wisepilot navigation • PlayNow • Sony Ericsson Timescape • Sony Ericsson UX platform Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| HTC Desire 300 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15i) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |