Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Apple iPhone 3GS

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Ericsson Apple
          Announced
          February 2011 June 2009
          Status
          Available - March 2011 Available - June 2009
          Colors
          Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          119 x 62 x 16 mm
          (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
          115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
          (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
          Weight
          175 g (6.17 oz) 135 g (4.76 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
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
          Processor
          1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          400 MB 8/16/32 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included No

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          59.72% 50.75%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash No
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
          Video
          Yes, 720p Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
          Front Camera
          Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included No

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1500 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 425 h (2G)
          Up to 413 h (3G)
          Up to 300 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
          Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
          Up to 12 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)

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