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Motorola Spice XT
XT531Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
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| Global Score | |
| 48.9 | 53.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 2.3.4 | Android 4.0, 2.3 |
| 2011-08-05 | 2011-06-22 |
| 4.49 x 2.44 x 0.47 inches | 4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.02 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 289.00 | $ 119.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.3 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 165 pixels per inch | 297 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Single-Core 800 MHz processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.38 | 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 + 0.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1540mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8 hours talk time | 430 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a global score of 53.7, which is a little bit better than Motorola Spice XT's 48.9 score. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has 4.0 version and Motorola Spice XT has Android 2.3.4, so it offers a lot of extra features and some performance improvements. Sony Ericsson Xperia ray's design is a lot thinner and somewhat lighter than the Motorola Spice XT, even though both were released with only 1 months difference.
The Motorola Spice XT and the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray both have very similar processors, and although the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, they both have 512 MB of RAM memory and a Single-Core CPU. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray has a lot better screen than Motorola Spice XT, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better screen density and a way better resolution of 854 x 480 pixels.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray features a much better camera than Motorola Spice XT, because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher 8.1 MP resolution and a way higher (HD) video quality. The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Spice XT. Both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
Motorola Spice XT counts with a little better battery lifetime than Sony Ericsson Xperia ray, because it has 1540mAh of battery capacity.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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