Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Sony Xperia Sola

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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Sony Xperia Sola
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced February 2011 March 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - Released May 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 )
116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 107 g (3.77 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 / 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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB 8 GB (5 GB user accessible)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included Yes, microSD

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth 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/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

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

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 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 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)