Xperia X1, Touch Diamond, iPhone comparison

Written by Meraj Chhaya on May 29, 2008 – 5:32 pm

I once had the opportunity to unite the most wanted Nokia smartphones in the world, but now CNET Asia had the chance to unite the current top smartphones: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the HTC Touch Diamond, and the Apple iPhone. My comparison table and verdict after the jump, as well as your desired comments.

Features	HTC Touch Diamond	Apple iPhone	Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Network	Triband GSM Dual band HSDPA	Quadband GSM	Quadband GSM Triband HSDPA
Display size and resolution	480 x 640 pixels, 2.8 inches	320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches	800 x 480 pixels, 3 inches
Display type	TFT touchscreen, 65K colors	Touchscreen, 16M colors	TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth	v2.0 with A2DP	v2.0, headset support only	v2.0 with A2DP
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional	Mac OS X v10.4.8	Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Memory	4GB	4/8/16 GB	400MB
Processor	Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz processor	620MHz ARM CPU	Qualcomm MSM7200 528MHz processor
RAM	192 MB DDR SDRAM	128MB	256MB RAM
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps	-	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
GPS	A-GPS	-	A-GPS
Camera	3.2mpix with AF	2mpix	3.2mpix with AF
Release	2008, May	2007, January	2008, September

The iPhone clearly has the worst network potential, while the XPERIA X1 will work in almost anywhere in the world. When it comes to the display, the X1 is the winner again thanks to the resolution, although the iPhone has the biggest screen, as well as the most colours.

All devices have WLAN and Bluetooth, although on the iPhone, the Bluetooth can only be used for the headset, something which quite don’t understand.

While the HTC and X1 run on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, the iPhone brings Apple’s own MAC OS X. The iPhone has the fastest CPU at 620MHz, while the other two remain at 528MHz CPUs made by Qualcomm, although different models. The Xperia has the most RAM at 256MB, while the iPhone has the least at 128MB.

Both the HTC and SE have HSDPA at 7.2mbps, built-in GPS with A-GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, while the iPhone doesn’t have HSDPA or GPS, and it has a lousy 2 megapixel camera.

The clear winner for me when it comes to features, is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Things may change when I get them for a review.

Source: CNET Asia via Slashphone (pictures), GSMArena (specifications)

Tags: apple iphone, Apple vs HTC vs Sony Ericsson, HTC Touch Diamond, smartphones comparison, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
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3 Comments to “Xperia X1, Touch Diamond, iPhone comparison”

Gary Says:
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May 30th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Excellent comparison article. Thanks. Now, which smartphone to buy…..

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