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BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

General Info

Manufacturer
Blackberry Sony Ericsson
Announced
August 2010 February 2011
Status
Available - August 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors
Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight
161 g (5.68 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
45.83% 59.72%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 400 MB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
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