Screen size
Quick verdict
W8 and WT18i are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
W8
2
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
WT18i
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
W8
GSM / HSPA
WT18i
GSM
2G bands
W8
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
WT18i
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
W8
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
WT18i
TD-SCDMA
Speed
W8
HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
WT18i
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
equal specsWired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
HSPA 2.8/2 Mbps
GPRS
W8
-
WT18i
Up to 80 kbps
EDGE
W8
-
WT18i
Up to 237 kbps
Announced
W8
2011, April. Released 2011, May
WT18i
2011, May. Released 2011, Q3
Status
W8
Discontinued
WT18i
Discontinued
Dimensions
W8
99 x 54 x 15 mm (3.90 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
WT18i
106 x 56.5 x 14.3 mm (4.17 x 2.22 x 0.56 in)
Weight
W8
104 g (3.67 oz)
WT18i
110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
W8
Mini-SIM
WT18i
Mini-SIM
Type
W8
TFT
WT18i
TFT
Size
W8
3.0 inches, 26.8 cm2 (~50.1% screen-to-body ratio)
WT18i
3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~50.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
W8
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)
WT18i
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection
W8
Scratch-resistant glass
WT18i
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
W8
Timescape UI
WT18i
Timescape UI
OS
W8
Android 2.1 (Eclair)
WT18i
Android-based, OMS 2.5
Chipset
W8
Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
WT18i
-
CPU
W8
600 MHz ARM 11
WT18i
806 MHz, Marvell PXA 920
GPU
W8
Adreno 200
WT18i
-
Card slot
W8
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
WT18i
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
W8
128MB 168MB RAM
WT18i
150MB
Single
W8
3.15 MP
WT18i
3.15 MP
Video
W8
480p@30fps
WT18i
480p@24fps
Other
W8
No
WT18i
-
Single
W8
-
WT18i
Yes
Video
W8
-
WT18i
Loudspeaker
W8
Yes
WT18i
Yes
3.5mm jack
W8
Yes
WT18i
Yes
WLAN
W8
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
WT18i
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
W8
2.1, A2DP
WT18i
2.1, A2DP
Positioning
W8
GPS, A-GPS
WT18i
GPS, A-GPS
Radio
W8
Stereo FM radio, RDS
WT18i
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
W8
microUSB 2.0
WT18i
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
W8
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
WT18i
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser
W8
HTML
WT18i
HTML
Other
W8
Walkman player MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Voice memo Predictive text input
WT18i
Walkman player MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Voice memo Predictive text input
Type
W8
Removable Li-Po 1200 mAh battery
WT18i
Removable Li-Po 1200 mAh battery
Stand-by
W8
Up to 446 h (2G) / Up to 476 h (3G)
WT18i
Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk time
W8
Up to 4 h 45 min
WT18i
Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play
W8
Up to 23 h 40 min
WT18i
-
Colors
W8
Azure, Orange, Red
WT18i
Black, White
Price
W8
About 100 EUR
WT18i
About 230 EUR