Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Apple iPhone 4
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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Ericsson
Announced June 2010 February 2011
Status Available - June 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, White Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 59.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)