Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs HTC Desire 816 dual sim vs Sony Xperia XZ1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson HTC Sony
Announced February 2011 May 2014 August 2017
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price - Rs. 21,499 ($316.16) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm
(5.83 x 2.89 x 0.29 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.70 W/kg (head)
0.84 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.46 W/kg (head)
0.48 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 Adreno 540
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 400 MB 8 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, HDR10 Compliant, Triluminous Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 67.67% 68.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP 19 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion mAh battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 614 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G) -