Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) vs Motorola Fire XT317
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman vs Motorola Fire XT317 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Motorola Fire XT317
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6 Advantages 
10 Advantages | 20 Common items in both devices |
| 600MHz 32bit Single-core |
| 256MB / 256MB LPDDR |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 3.1MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| VGA (640x480) |
| 3G HSUPA |
| +13 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Model | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Fire XT317 |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman E16 | Motorola XT317, Motorola Fire XT317 Dual-chip |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |  Brazil |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Motorola |
| Release date | 6/1/2011 | 12/1/2011 |
| Depth | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) | 13.45 millimeters (0.53 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 54 x 99 millimeters (2.13 x 3.9 in) | 58 x 116.5 millimeters (2.28 x 4.59 in) |
| Weight | 104 grams (3.64 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 2.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~35.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 192 PPI | 143 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| System version | Android 2.1 Eclair | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7227 | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7227-1 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 512MB (128MB available) | 512MB (150MB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 7.2/0.384 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 850/1900/2100 | 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 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) 24 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 | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BP6X |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1420 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.8 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 476 hours (19.8 days) | 260 hours (10.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not 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 | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Azure, Orange, Red • 2GB microSD included • Wisepilot navigation • PlayNow • SE UX platform • Sony Ericsson Timescape Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • 2GB microSD included • Motorola Switch UI • WiFi hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman (E16a) | Motorola Fire XT317 | |
| 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 |