Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 822 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Nokia Lumia 822
nokia lumia 822
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Ericsson
Announced October 2012 February 2011
Status Available - November 2012 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, Gray, White Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 59.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash F2.2, dual LED flash LED flash
Features Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh (BP-5T) 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)