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| Global Score | |
| 52.5 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 2.3.3 | Android 2.3 |
| 2011-09-08 | 2011-06-09 |
| 4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 inches | 5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 290.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 245 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 409,6 MB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.32 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 425 hours standby time 8.4 hours talk time | 199 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola PHOTON 4G has an overall score of 57.5, which is just a bit better than Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G's 52.5 global score. The Motorola PHOTON 4G body is a bit lighter and notably thinner than the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G, even when both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Motorola PHOTON 4G has older 2.3 version and Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G has Android 2.3.3.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G has a bit sharper screen than Motorola PHOTON 4G, although it has a little bit worse pixels number per screen inch, a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The Motorola PHOTON 4G features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G, and although they both have a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the Motorola PHOTON 4G also has more internal storage capacity.
Motorola PHOTON 4G has a little faster CPU than Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and more RAM. Motorola PHOTON 4G counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G, because it has a 1700mAh battery capacity.
The Motorola PHOTON 4G has a much better camera than Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G, because it has a way higher (Full HD) video definition and a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Motorola PHOTON 4G is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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