Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2011 February 2011
Status Available - November 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors Black Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 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, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)