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| Global Score | |
| 34 | 37.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| 2009-09-02 | 2010-06-16 |
| 4.19 x 1.97 x 0.59 inches | 4.37 x 1.93 x 0.61 inches |
| 2.99 ounces | 2.96 ounces |
| $ 160.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 2.2 inches |
| 176 x 220 pixels | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 128 pixels per inch | 182 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 286,72 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 1.9 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 352 x 288 video resolution | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.51 | 5.06 |
| -- | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 0 | 0.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 95 hours standby time 3.5 hours talk time | 420 hours standby time 12.5 hours talk time |
| 2.72 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Ericsson Cedar has an overall score of 37.4, which is a little bit better than the Motorola i856's 34 overall score. Although Sony Ericsson Cedar is a little bit thicker than the Motorola i856, it's just a little bit lighter and newer. Sony Ericsson Cedar's CPU is very similar to the Motorola i856 one, both of them have the same number of cores.
The Sony Ericsson Cedar features a sharper display than Motorola i856, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Sony Ericsson Cedar also has more pixels per inch in the display and a better 320 x 240 resolution. Sony Ericsson Cedar features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola i856.
Motorola i856 features just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Ericsson Cedar, because it has a 10% more battery size. Sony Ericsson Cedar captures much better photos and videos than Motorola i856, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Sony Ericsson Cedar also has a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
The Sony Ericsson Cedar is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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