Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 800 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Nokia Lumia 800
nokia lumia 800
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2011 February 2011
Status Available - November 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 3 cc)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.72% 59.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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, HTML5, RSS feeds WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB 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-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 265 h (2G)
Up to 335 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)