| Sony Ericsson W508 | RIM Blackberry Bold 9780 |
| Manufacture | Sony Ericsson | RIM |
| Model | W508 | Blackberry Bold 9780 |
| Form factor | Clamshell/fold | Block |
| Weight | 98 gram | 122.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 93 x 50 x 14 | 109.00 x 60.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Other | BlackBerry OS |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 800/850/1900/2100 |
| 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, 3.2x digital zoom | 5 megapixel, 2x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | Yes | NA |
| Display size | 2.2 inches | 2.40 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262144 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 240 | 480 |
| Display height | 320 | 360 |
| PPI | 181.82 | 250.00 |
| Second Display | 128x36 pixels. 1.1 inch. Monochrome OLED | NA |
| CPU | NA | 624 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 100MB. Expandable up to 16GB with Memory Stick Micro (M2) card | 512 MB. Expandable with microSD card. 2 GB card included |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, MP3, AAC | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | 3D games | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 400 | 528 |
| Talktime (m) | 600 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |