Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 42.2 | 46.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 2.1 | Android 2.3 |
| 2011-04-21 | 2011-12-22 |
| 3.90 x 2.13 x 0.59 inches | 4.36 x 2.50 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.67 ounces | 3.96 ounces |
| Blue, Orange and Red | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 195.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 2.6 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 192 pixels per inch | 154 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive |
| 6.6 | 6 |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | Single-Core 832 MHz processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.75 | 7.02 |
| Storage | |
| 131,07 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.6 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (24 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 446 hours standby time 4.8 hours talk time | 740 hours standby time 19.2 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro DUOS is a bit better than the Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman, getting a 46.3 score against 42.2. Both phones we are comparing work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro DUOS has a newer 2.3 version and Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman has Android 2.1, giving some nice extra features and optimized performance. Even though Samsung Galaxy Y Pro DUOS and the Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman were released only 8 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro DUOS construction is much thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman.
Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman features a brighter display than Galaxy Y Pro DUOS, because it has a lot better resolution of 480 x 320px, a bigger display and a quite greater display pixels density. Galaxy Y Pro DUOS has a bit faster CPU than Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman. They have 1 processing cores. Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman counts with a superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Y Pro DUOS, although it has an external memory card slot that allows 16 GB smaller.
The Samsung Galaxy Y Pro DUOS features a much longer battery duration than Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman. Galaxy Y Pro DUOS captures better videos and photos than Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman, although it has a camera with less megapixels resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Y Pro DUOS is also cheaper than the other phone.
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