Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Sony Ericsson Xperia pro vs Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson Samsung
Announced February 2011 February 2011 September 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, Silver, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
120 x 57 x 13.5 mm
(4.72 x 2.24 x 0.53 in)
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Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Adreno 220
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 400 MB 1 GB (320 MB user available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 55.06% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 1 GB (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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