Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry Sony Ericsson
Announced August 2010 February 2011
Status Available - August 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 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 BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 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, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [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; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included 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 not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)