Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Huawei Ascend Y511

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
Huawei Ascend Y511
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Huawei
Announced February 2011 October 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
132.8 x 67.4 x 10.5 mm
(5.23 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 62.17%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
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 Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Recognition, Smile Capture , Rapid Continuous Shooting
Video Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 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 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

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)