Screen size
Quick verdict
Xperia active leads the measured specs 10-3.
Measured wins
W960
3
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Xperia active
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
W960
GSM / UMTS
Xperia active
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
W960
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia active
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
W960
UMTS 2100
Xperia active
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 1900 / 2100 / 800
Speed
W960
Yes, 384 kbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Xperia active
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Announced
W960
2007, June. Released 2007, December
Xperia active
2011, June. Released 2011, October
Status
W960
Discontinued
Xperia active
Discontinued
Dimensions
W960
109 x 55 x 16 mm (4.29 x 2.17 x 0.63 in)
Xperia active
92 x 55 x 16.5 mm (3.62 x 2.17 x 0.65 in)
Weight
W960
119 g (4.20 oz)
Xperia active
110.8 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
W960
Mini-SIM
Xperia active
Mini-SIM
Other
W960
-
Xperia active
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Flashlight
Type
W960
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Xperia active
LED-backlit LCD,
Size
W960
2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~34.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia active
3.0 inches, 26.8 cm2 (~53.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
W960
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
Xperia active
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)
Other
W960
Handwriting recognition Wallpapers, screensavers
Xperia active
Touch sensitive controls
Protection
W960
-
Xperia active
Scratch-resistant glass
OS
W960
Symbian 9.1, UIQ 3.0
Xperia active
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU
W960
32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
Xperia active
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Chipset
W960
-
Xperia active
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
GPU
W960
-
Xperia active
Adreno 205
Card slot
W960
No
Xperia active
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal
W960
8GB 128MB RAM
Xperia active
1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM
Other
W960
256 MB flash memory (96 MB reserved for OS + 160 MB user memory)
Xperia active
-
Single
W960
3.15 MP, AF
Xperia active
5 MP, AF
Features
W960
LED flash
Xperia active
LED flash
Video
W960
320p@15fps
Xperia active
720p
Single
W960
VGA videocall camera
Xperia active
-
Video
W960
Xperia active
-
Other
W960
-
Xperia active
No
Loudspeaker
W960
Yes
Xperia active
Yes
Alert types
W960
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones, composer
Xperia active
-
3.5mm jack
W960
No
Xperia active
Yes
WLAN
W960
Wi-Fi 802.11b
Xperia active
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
W960
2.0, A2DP
Xperia active
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
W960
No
Xperia active
GPS, A-GPS
Radio
W960
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Xperia active
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
W960
2.0
Xperia active
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
W960
Xperia active
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser
W960
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML(Opera 8.0), RSS reader
Xperia active
HTML, Adobe Flash
Other
W960
Walkman Touch player TrackID music recognition Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Predictive text input Photo editor Organizer Voice memo
Xperia active
ANT+ MP4/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo Predictive text input
Type
W960
Removable Li-Po 900 mAh battery (BST-33)
Xperia active
Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
Stand-by
W960
Up to 370 h
Xperia active
Up to 351 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)
Talk time
W960
Up to 9 h
Xperia active
Up to 4 h 53 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 31 min (3G)
Music play
W960
-
Xperia active
Up to 25 h
Colors
W960
Vinyl Black
Xperia active
Orange/Black, White/Black
SAR
W960
0.81 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
Xperia active
1.12 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
W960
0.96 W/kg (head)
Xperia active
-
Price
W960
About 180 EUR
Xperia active
About 170 EUR