Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY or Sony Xperia Z Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Sony Xperia Z Ultra
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Release date 2011, February 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 119 x 62 x 16 mm | 4.69 x 4.69 x 2.44 in 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm | 7.06 x 7.06 x 3.63 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 212 g | 7.48 oz
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Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White, Purple
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 31 h
Stand by time - Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 120 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 6.4" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 112.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 59.8% 68.3%
Screen resolution 480 x 854 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 344 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 720p 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 - Qualcomm MSM8274 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - 1.0 GHz Scorpion - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 137
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 433
GeekBench 4 Single Core 973
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2463
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6806 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6833
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 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+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Available on AT&T as Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G Also known as R800a, R800at, R88i

- Also known as Sony Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ C6802, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6806, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6833

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