Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
  • Released 2011, March 175g, 16mm thickness Android 2.3.4 400MB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 Mini-SIM About 156.8 USD
  • 4" 480x854 pixels
  • 5MP 720p
  • 512GB RAM Snapdragon S2
  • 1500mAh Li-Ion

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY overview

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2011, March. Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY has 4. inch, LED-backlit LCD,, a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels screen. It uses Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 chipset, 1.0 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU. Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. It has 5MP Single main camera, Single selfie camera. Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY uses Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery. The price of Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is about 156.8 USD.

Score the key features of Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 40 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

DISPLAY

Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
  Touch-sensitive gaming controls PSP like gaming buttons Timescape UI

PLATFORM

OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 400MB 512MB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p

SELFIE CAMERA

Single VGA

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, Adobe Flash
  Dedicated game store MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY

Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)
Price About 156.8 USD

TESTS

Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -91.0dB

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