Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony
Announced February 2011 August 2017
Status Available - March 2011 Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, Snow Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
129 x 64 x 9.3 mm
(5.08 x 2.52 x 0.37 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, Trilumious Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 70.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 19 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion mAh battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
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