Comparison of Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5i and Sony Ericsson W960i smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Ericsson Vivaz U5i

Sony Ericsson W960i

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson

Phone model

Ericsson Vivaz U5i

Ericsson W960i

Year of release

2010

2007

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

107 mm

109 mm

Body width

52 mm

55 mm

Body thickness

12.5 mm

16 mm

Weight

97 g

119 g

Volume

69.55 cm³

95.92 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• Silver
• Deep pink
• Blue

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• ARM Cortex-A8

• ARM9

CPU clock speed

720 MHz

220 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

128 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 75 MB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.4

Symbian OS 9.1

Battery

Battery capacity

1200

950

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

13 h

9 h

Standby time in GSM networks

430 h

370 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

5 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

440 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

2.6 in

Screen resolution

640 x 360 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

Pixel density

229 ppi

154 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

18 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Resistive

Resistive

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.333

Auto-rotate screen

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8.1 Mp

3.2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3262 x 2448 pixels

2048 x 1536 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

4 X

3 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Other photo settings

• Sepia

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

15 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Autodial

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

2000

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Other connectors and interfaces

• Fast port

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

PictBridge support

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Identifier of songs

Number of polyphony voices

64

40

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Standard keypad

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Facebook
• Sony Ericsson Sync

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• SSX 3

• NightClub Empire
• QuadraPop

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

EMS support

MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.04 W/kg

0.96 W/kg