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| Global Score | |
| 35.3 | 38.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| 2008-10-21 | 2008-02-10 |
| 3.81 x 1.87 x 0.73 inches | 3.62 x 1.81 x 0.66 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| $ 2269.00 | $ 465.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 1.6 inches | 2.2 inches |
| -- | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| LCD | TFT |
| 115 pixels per inch | 182 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.6 | 6.1 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 4.73 | 5.06 |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 810mAh Li-Ion Battery | 930mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 400 hours standby time 7.3 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 9 hours talk time |
| 2.24 | 2.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Sony Ericsson W980 is just a bit better than the Motorola AURA, getting a 38.7 score against 35.3. Even when the Sony Ericsson W980 and Motorola AURA were released only 8 months apart, the Sony Ericsson W980 is lighter and just a little bit thinner. The Sony Ericsson W980 and Motorola AURA count with very similar processing units, both of them have 0 processing cores.
Sony Ericsson W980 features a bit more vivid screen than Motorola AURA, because it has a really larger display and a way better pixels number per inch in the screen. The Sony Ericsson W980 captures slightly better videos and photos than Motorola AURA, because it has a way better resolution back-facing camera.
The Sony Ericsson W980 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola AURA, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 8 GB internal storage capacity. Sony Ericsson W980 has greater battery performance than Motorola AURA, because it has 930mAh of battery capacity against 810mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, Sony Ericsson W980 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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