Sony Ericsson W8

General Information

• Colors:
• Azure, Orange, Red

• Price:
• About 100 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

• Speed:
• HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2011, April. Released 2011, May

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 99 x 54 x 15 mm (3.90 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)

• Weight:
• 104 g (3.67 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 3.0 inches, 26.8 cm2 (~50.1% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Scratch-resistant glass, Timescape UI

Platform

• OS:
• Android 2.1 (Eclair)

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1

• CPU:
• 600 MHz ARM 11

• GPU:
• Adreno 200

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 128MB 168MB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 3.15 MP

• Video:
• 480p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Video:
• 480p@30fps, No

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

• Bluetooth:
• 2.1, A2DP

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML, Walkman player, MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, TrackID music recognition, Voice memo, Predictive text input

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML, Removable Li-Po 1200 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 446 h (2G) / Up to 476 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 4 h 45 min

• Music play:
• Up to 23 h 40 min

Tests

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 737:1 (nominal)

• Camera:
• Photo

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 69dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -86.8dB / Crosstalk -84.1dB