Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs BlackBerry Torch 9800

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
BlackBerry Torch 9800
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 45.83%
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, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, VGA@24fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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)