Allview P5 Mini vs Sony Ericsson A8i

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    A8i: 26.2 g lighter

    P5 Mini:
    162.2 g
    A8i:
    136 g
  • Width

    A8i: 5 mm narrower

    P5 Mini:
    64 mm
    A8i:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A8i: 0.45 in smaller diagonal

    P5 Mini:
    3.95 in
    A8i:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    P5 Mini: 2.8 mm thinner

    P5 Mini:
    11.2 mm
    A8i:
    14 mm
  • Height

    A8i: 8 mm shorter

    P5 Mini:
    125 mm
    A8i:
    117 mm
  • Release year

    P5 Mini:
    2012
    A8i:
    2010

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. P5 Mini

    Height:
    125 mm +8 mm versus A8i
    Width:
    64 mm +5 mm versus A8i
    Depth:
    11.2 mm
  2. 2. A8i

    Height:
    117 mm
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +2.8 mm versus P5 Mini

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. P5 Mini

    162.2 g

    +26.2 g versus A8i

  2. 2. A8i

    136 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. P5 Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    3.95 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    46.5 cm²
  2. 2. A8i

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²

P5 Mini has approximately 37.6% more rectangular screen area than A8i.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

P5 Mini: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

A8i: Original memory entry

200 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. P5 Mini

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. A8i

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. P5 Mini2. A8i

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 125 Х 64 Х 11.2 mm
  • 117 Х 59 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 162.2 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.95" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 200 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android-based OPhone 2.0
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 46.5 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.1%
  • 48.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 146 PPI
  • 280 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cotex-A9
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Release date
  • 2012
  • November
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 5 h Music play - Up to 20 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 260 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • TD-SCDMA
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Yamaha audio amplifier
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for P5 Mini, A8i.
SpecificationP5 MiniA8i
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - CMMB mobile TV -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -TrackID music recognition -Predictive text input - For China