| HTC Touch Diamond | Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 |
| Manufacture | HTC | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | Touch Diamond | Xperia X8 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 110 gram | 104.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 102 x 51 x 11 | 99.00 x 54.00 x 15.00 |
| Operating System | Windows Mobile | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel, autofocus | 3.2 megapixel |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA 640 x 480, CMOS | NA |
| Display size | 2.8 inches | 3.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | NA | NA |
| Display width | 480 | 320 |
| Display height | 640 | 480 |
| PPI | 285.71 | 192.30 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM7201A, 528 MHz | 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 192 MB, 4 GB. Expandable with microSD card | 128 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card. 2 GB included |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, MP3, WMA, WAV | MP3 |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 900 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 285 | 446 |
| Talktime (m) | 330 | 476 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |