Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 38.7 | 41.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| -- | Windows Mobile Professional 6.0 |
| 2008-02-10 | 2007-11-12 |
| 3.62 x 1.81 x 0.66 inches | 4.33 x 2.28 x 0.61 inches |
| 3.53 ounces | 4.58 ounces |
| $ 465.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 182 pixels per inch | 143 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.1 | 5.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm MSM7200 chipset |
| processor | Single-Core 400 MHz processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.39 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 5.06 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 930mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 400 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer | -- |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC Touch Cruise is just a bit better than Sony Ericsson W980, with a 41.1 score against 38.7. The HTC Touch Cruise design is a little thinner but noticeably heavier than the Sony Ericsson W980, and both of them were only released 3 months apart. The HTC Touch Cruise has a better performing processor than Sony Ericsson W980, because it has 1 more cpu cores.
The Sony Ericsson W980 counts with a slightly better screen than HTC Touch Cruise, because although it has a really smaller screen, and they both have the same 320 x 240 resolution, the Sony Ericsson W980 also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch of display. Sony Ericsson W980 features a very superior memory to install games and applications than HTC Touch Cruise, although it has no SD card slot.
HTC Touch Cruise has a way better battery life than Sony Ericsson W980, because it has a 1350mAh battery size against 930mAh. The HTC Touch Cruise and Sony Ericsson W980 both feature similar cameras, although the HTC Touch Cruise has a back-facing camera with less MP resolution.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, the HTC Touch Cruise is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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