Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Motorola XT615

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Motorola Motorola
Announced February 2011 October 2011 November 2011
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2011 Available - March 2012
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White Licorice, Ultra white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
117.7 x 60.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.63 x 2.38 x 0.39 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) 123.6 g (4.34.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A-0
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 400 MB 16 GB storage 1 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 56.67% 61.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus,
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1780 mAh 1390 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 204 h Up to 110 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 5 h