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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

HTC Desire S

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HTC Desire S

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in) 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, S-LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
 Touch-sensitive gaming controls
PSP like gaming buttons
Timescape UI
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 400MB 512MB RAM 1.1GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 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)
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, Red
SAR 0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)    
Price About 140 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 79dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -91.0dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB

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