Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Nokia 808 PureView

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
Nokia 808 PureView
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia
Announced February 2011 February 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
123.9 x 60.2 x 13.9 mm, 95.5 cc
(4.88 x 2.37 x 0.55 in, 3.76 cc)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging 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 Nokia Belle OS
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1.3 GHz ARM 11 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB 16 GB storage, 1 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 360 x 640 pixels (184 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 58.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixe [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, 3x digital zoom (effective 26-74mm f/2.4 @1080p)
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA; VGA@30fps video recording [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 33
Edge Yes Class 33
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh (BV-4D)
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 465 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)