| Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman | Sony Xperia Sola |
| Manufacture | Sony Ericsson | Sony |
| Model | W8 Walkman | Xperia Sola |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 104 gram | 107.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 99 x 54 x 15 | 116.00 x 59.00 x 9.90 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 |
| 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 | 2.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel | 5 megapixel, autofocus, 16x digital zoom, face and smile detection, fast capture, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 720p |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3 inches | 3.70 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 320 | 480 |
| Display height | 480 | 854 |
| PPI | 192.3 | 264.77 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 600 MHz | 1 GHz dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 128 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card. 2 GB included | 512 MB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3 | MP3, MP4, WAV, OTA, OGG vorbis |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1320 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 446 | 475 |
| Talktime (m) | 476 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |