Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | May 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - May 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange | Blue, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in ) |
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 175 g (6.17 oz) | 133 g (4.69 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE (regional) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 400 MB | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Display
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 12 |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 400 MB, 512 MB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 2100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 425 h (2G) Up to 413 h (3G) |
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) |
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) |
