Comparison of Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and Sony Ericsson Xperia ray smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson

Phone model

Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Ericsson Xperia ray

Year of release

2011

2011

Appearance

Case type

Slider

Monoblock

Body length

119 mm

111 mm

Body width

62 mm

53 mm

Body thickness

16 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

175 g

100 g

Volume

118.05 cm³

55.3 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• White
• Golden
• Red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm QSD8255

• Qualcomm MSM8255

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 205

• Adreno 205

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 400 MB

• 300 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

Android 2.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1500

1500

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

8 h 25 min

7 h

Standby time in GSM networks

425 h

430 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h

7 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

413 h

440 h

Duration of listening to music

30 h

36 h

Video watching duration

6 h 45 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

3.3 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

245 ppi

297 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5.1 Mp

8.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

16 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

800 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Sound indication of talk time

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AWB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Installed ICQ client

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.36 W/kg