Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) vs HTC Velocity 4G
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman vs HTC Velocity 4G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? HTC Velocity 4G
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2 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body / Plastic body, glass front |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Compass |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Model | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Velocity 4G |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman E16 | Telstra HTC Velocity 4G, HTC Holiday |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |  Australia |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | HTC |
| Release date | 6/1/2011 | 1/1/2012 |
| Depth | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) | 11.7 millimeters (0.46 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 54 x 99 millimeters (2.13 x 3.9 in) | 67.1 x 128.8 millimeters (2.64 x 5.07 in) |
| Weight | 104 grams (3.64 ounces) | 164 grams (5.74 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT Super LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~64.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 540x960 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 192 PPI | 245 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| System version | Android 2.1 Eclair | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | HTC Sense 3.5 UI |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7227 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260) (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Qualcomm Adreno 220 (266MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| RAM memory | 256MB | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 512MB (128MB available) | 16GB (13.29GB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 850/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE 700/1700/2100 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Dual-LED flash |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 1 microphone |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro-B USB MHL |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1620 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.8 hours | 5.2 hours |
| Standby | 476 hours (19.8 days) | 248 hours (10.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Azure, Orange, Red • 2GB microSD included • Wisepilot navigation • PlayNow • SE UX platform • Sony Ericsson Timescape Java framework | • Colors: Black Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | HTC Velocity 4G | |
| 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 |