Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Nokia Lumia 822 vs Motorola Moto E (2015)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia Motorola
Announced February 2011 October 2012 February 2015
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black, Gray, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
(5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1527, XT1511
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17) - XT1527
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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 400 MB 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 62.04% 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash F2.2, dual LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1650 mAh (BP-5T) 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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