Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Apple iPhone 4S
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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2011 February 2011
Status Available - October 2011 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 140 g (4.94 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 5 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 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 Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 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 1432 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)