Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Asus Zenfone 5
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony Ericsson | Asus |
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | January 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - June 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange | Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in ) |
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3 (5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41) |
| Weight | |
| 175 g (6.17 oz) | 140 g (4.94 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 |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.0 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 59.72% | 63.76% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1/2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 400 MB | 8/16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM Radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 | HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 400 MB, 512 MB RAM | 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 2110 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 425 h (2G) Up to 413 h (3G) |
Up to 353 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) |
Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) |