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

Sony Xperia P

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Sony Ericsson

Phone model

Xperia P

Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Year of release

2012

2011

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Slider

Body length

122 mm

119 mm

Body width

60 mm

62 mm

Body thickness

10.5 mm

16 mm

Weight

120 g

175 g

Volume

76.22 cm³

118.05 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Silver
• Black
• Red

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• NovaThor U8500

• Qualcomm QSD8255

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali 400MP

• Adreno 205

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 400 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

Android 2.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1320

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

1.5 h

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h

8 h 25 min

Standby time in GSM networks

475 h

425 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

5 h

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

470 h

413 h

Duration of listening to music

80 h

30 h

Video watching duration

4 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

4 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

275 ppi

245 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2592 x 1944 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

8 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

16 X

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

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

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 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 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

USB host support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile v1.2
• Audio
• Video Remote Control Profile v1.0
• Handsfree Profile v1.5
• Headset Profile v1.1
• Object Push Profile v1.1
• Phonebook Access Profile v1.0

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

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AWB
• 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
• Google Talk
• YouTube

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter

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

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.78 W/kg

0.36 W/kg