Palm Treo Pro 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.

  • Width

    A8i: 1 mm narrower

    Treo Pro:
    60 mm
    A8i:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo Pro: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Treo Pro:
    2.5 in
    A8i:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Treo Pro: 0.6 mm thinner

    Treo Pro:
    13.4 mm
    A8i:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Treo Pro: 3 mm shorter

    Treo Pro:
    114 mm
    A8i:
    117 mm
  • Release year

    Treo Pro:
    2008
    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. Treo Pro

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +1 mm versus A8i
    Depth:
    13.4 mm
  2. 2. A8i

    Height:
    117 mm +3 mm versus Treo Pro
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +0.6 mm versus Treo Pro

Weight

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

  1. 1. Treo Pro

    133 g

  2. 2. A8i

    136 g

    +3 g versus Treo Pro

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. Treo Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.2 cm²
  2. 2. A8i

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

A8i has approximately 67.5% more rectangular screen area than Treo Pro.

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.

Treo Pro: Original memory entry

100 MB · 128 MB RAM

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. Treo Pro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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. Treo Pro2. A8i

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 60 Х 13.4 mm
  • 117 Х 59 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 133 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 320 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 100 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 200 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android-based OPhone 2.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7201
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 20.2 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 29.5%
  • 48.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 181 PPI
  • 280 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 130
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Obsidian
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 5 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 Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • TD-SCDMA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Treo Pro, A8i.
SpecificationTreo ProA8i
Dop
  • Infrared port - Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice memo
  • 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