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

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson
Announced February 2011 June 2010
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2010
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White, Silver/
Form Factor 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)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network 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
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 Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.1
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 168 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB 128 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 446 h (2G)
Up to 476 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)