Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Motorola DROID RAZR M vs Sony Xperia Z

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Motorola Sony
Announced February 2011 September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 400 MB 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 68.41% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 408 h Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 20 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)