O2 Cosmo vs Sony Ericsson W8

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

    W8: 26 g lighter

    Cosmo:
    130 g
    W8:
    104 g
  • Width

    W8: 8 mm narrower

    Cosmo:
    62 mm
    W8:
    54 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Cosmo: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Cosmo:
    2.4 in
    W8:
    3 in
  • Chipset

    Cosmo:
    TI OMAP 850
    W8:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Cosmo: 2 mm thinner

    Cosmo:
    13 mm
    W8:
    15 mm
  • Height

    W8: 12 mm shorter

    Cosmo:
    111 mm
    W8:
    99 mm

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. Cosmo

    Height:
    111 mm +12 mm versus W8
    Width:
    62 mm +8 mm versus W8
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. W8

    Height:
    99 mm
    Width:
    54 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +2 mm versus Cosmo

Weight

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

  1. 1. Cosmo

    130 g

    +26 g versus W8

  2. 2. W8

    104 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. Cosmo

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. W8

    Screen diagonal:
    3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    26.8 cm²

W8 has approximately 50.2% more rectangular screen area than Cosmo.

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.

Cosmo: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

W8: Original memory entry

128 MB · 168 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Cosmo

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. W8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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. Cosmo2. W8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 62 Х 13 mm
  • 99 Х 54 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 104 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 128 MB
  • 168 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 26.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.9%
  • 50.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 192 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2011
  • April
Colors Unknown
  • Azure
  • Orange
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 100 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 446 h (2G) / Up to 476 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 45 min Music play - Up to 23 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Cosmo, W8.
SpecificationCosmoW8
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Pocket Office -Predictive text input -Organizer - HTC Excalibur platform
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Walkman player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -TrackID music recognition -Voice memo -Predictive text input