LG L40 (Dual D170) vs Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a)
Side by side comparison between LG L40 vs Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG L40 (Dual D170)
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20 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body, glass front / Plastic body |
| 16 million |
| 320x480 pixels |
| (back) 3.1MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| +8 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Model | L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) |
| Other model names | LG L40 Dual Chip D170, LG L40 Dual Sim D170, LG D170 | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman E16 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | LG | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 4/1/2014 | 6/1/2011 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59 x 109.4 millimeters (2.32 x 4.31 in) | 54 x 99 millimeters (2.13 x 3.9 in) |
| Weight | 114 grams (3.99 ounces) | 104 grams (3.64 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~56.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 192 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 2 | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| System version | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 2.1 Eclair |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | LG UI 3.0 | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8210) (28nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7227 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 302 (400MHz) | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 256MB |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.68GB available) eMMC 4.5 | 512MB (128MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 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 900/2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | WVGA (800x480) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile 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 | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 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 | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| 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 Direct, 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 | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Compass |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 |
| Battery capacity | 1540 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 4.8 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 476 hours (19.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-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 • Guest Mode • Quick Memo Java framework | • Colors: Azure, Orange, Red • 2GB microSD included • Wisepilot navigation • PlayNow • SE UX platform • Sony Ericsson Timescape Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG L40 (Dual D170) | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.56W/kg (head), 0.65W/kg (body) | feature not registered |