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Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
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| Global Score | |
| 49.1 | 53.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Sony |
| Android 2.3.4, 2.2, 2.1 | Android 4.0, 2.3 |
| -- | 2011-06-22 |
| 4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 inches | 4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink, White and Yellow |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | $ 119.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 3.3 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 252 pixels per inch | 297 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset | -- |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 307,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 2.22 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 720 x 480 (20 fps) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 290 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 430 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has an overall score of 53.7, which is a bit better than the HTC Nexus One's overall score of 49.1. Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has the newer 4.0 version while HTC Nexus One has Android 2.3.4, giving you some additional features. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray construction is incredibly lighter and thinner than HTC Nexus One.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a better display than HTC Nexus One, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 854 x 480px and a just a little better pixel count per screen inch. Sony Ericsson Xperia ray counts with a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than HTC Nexus One. They have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
The HTC Nexus One has a little bit better processing power than Sony Ericsson Xperia ray, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores, the HTC Nexus One also has an additional graphics processing unit. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray features a bit superior battery duration than HTC Nexus One, because it has a 1500mAh battery size instead of 1400mAh.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray counts with a much better camera than HTC Nexus One, because it has a way higher 1280x720 video resolution and a lot better 8.1 mega pixels resolution camera.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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