Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 vs Sony Xperia Sola

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced February 2011 June 2010 March 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2010 Available - Released May 2012
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/ Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
99 x 54 x 15 mm
(3.9 x 2.13 x 0.59 in)
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 200 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 168 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 400 MB 128 MB storage 8 GB (5 GB user accessible)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included Yes, microSD

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 3.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 50.28% 55.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included Yes, microSD

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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 45 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)