Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Motorola DROID 4 XT894

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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Motorola DROID 4 XT894
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Motorola
Announced February 2011 January 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - February 2012
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm
(5 x 2.65 x 0.5 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 178.9 g (6.28.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 51.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+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, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 204 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min