Samsung SPH-i325 Ace 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

    SPH-i325 Ace: 27 g lighter

    SPH-i325 Ace:
    109 g
    A8i:
    136 g
  • Screen diagonal

    SPH-i325 Ace: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    SPH-i325 Ace:
    2.3 in
    A8i:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    SPH-i325 Ace: 3 mm thinner

    SPH-i325 Ace:
    11 mm
    A8i:
    14 mm
  • Release year

    SPH-i325 Ace:
    2007
    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. SPH-i325 Ace

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    11 mm
  2. 2. A8i

    Height:
    117 mm
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +3 mm versus SPH-i325 Ace

Weight

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

  1. 1. SPH-i325 Ace

    109 g

  2. 2. A8i

    136 g

    +27 g versus SPH-i325 Ace

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. SPH-i325 Ace

    Screen diagonal:
    2.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.4 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 106.1% more rectangular screen area than SPH-i325 Ace.

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.

SPH-i325 Ace: Original memory entry

96 MB RAM · 192 MB ROM

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. SPH-i325 Ace

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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. SPH-i325 Ace2. A8i

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 59 Х 11 mm
  • 117 Х 59 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 109 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.3" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 96 MB RAM
  • 192 MB ROM
  • 200 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Android-based OPhone 2.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM6500
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Touchscreen Unknown
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 16.4 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 23.5%
  • 48.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 174 PPI
  • 280 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Processor CPU
  • ARM 9
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Release date
  • 2007
  • December
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 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 SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • TD-SCDMA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.36 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for SPH-i325 Ace, A8i.
SpecificationSPH-i325 AceA8i
Dop
  • TV-out -WMV/3GP/H.263/MP4 player -WMA/MP3/AAC/AAC+/OGG/ASF player -Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice dial Trackwheel For Sprint
  • 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