Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Motorola DROID RAZR M vs LG Optimus L7 II Dual P715

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Motorola LG
Announced February 2011 September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
122.2 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm
(4.81 x 2.62 x 0.38 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 115.5 g (4.06.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 400 MB 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 68.41% 64.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 2460 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 408 h Up to 800 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 20 h Up to 12 h (3G)