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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Touch-sensitive gaming controls
PSP like gaming buttons
Timescape UI
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 400MB 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 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)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G) Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 31 h Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 140 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 79dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -91.0dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h

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