Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad mini wi-fi + cellular
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 16.3 Wh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 10 h