Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony Ericsson | Apple |
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | October 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - November 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange | Black/Slate, White/Silver |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in ) |
200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in) (7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in)) |
| Weight | |
| 175 g (6.17 oz) | 312 g (11.01 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | iOS 6 |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 400 MB | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p | Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes [Similar] | Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite | HTML (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 400 MB, 512 MB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Po |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 16.3 Wh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 425 h (2G) Up to 413 h (3G) |
- |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) |
Up to 10 h |