Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Nokia Lumia 625 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia Samsung
Announced February 2011 July 2013 October 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - August 2013 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 400 MB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 65.05% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 552 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)
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