Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia ray vs Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Sony
Announced June 2011 February 2012 June 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Released - May 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Gold, White, Pink Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 53 x 9.4 mm
(4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 in )
122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST18i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST18a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 2100
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 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU Adreno 205 DB8500 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB (300 MB user available) 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.3 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (297 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.96% 60.92% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 720p, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 100 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 1305 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)