Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs BlackBerry Torch 9800
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony Ericsson | Blackberry |
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | August 2010 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - August 2010 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange | Black, White, Dark Orange |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in ) |
111 x 62 x 14.6 mm (4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in) |
| Weight | |
| 175 g (6.17 oz) | 161 g (5.68 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | 624 MHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 400 MB | 4 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) |
| 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 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 400 MB, 512 MB RAM | 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 425 h (2G) Up to 413 h (3G) |
Up to 432 h (2G) Up to 336 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) |
Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) Up to 5 h 40 min (3G) |