Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Appeal vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Samsung Galaxy Appeal
samsung galaxy appeal
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Ericsson
Announced May 2012 February 2011
Status Available - June 2012 Available - March 2011
Colors Black Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 57.7 x 14.2 mm
(4.41 x 2.27 x 0.56 in)
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
Weight 114.2 g (4.02.0.07 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 400 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors Capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.33% 59.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 1.8 GB ROM 400 MB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

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 1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)