Screen size
Xperia PLAY CDMAWinner: 4.0"
Z500—
Quick verdict
Xperia PLAY CDMA leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Xperia PLAY CDMA
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
Z500
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia PLAY CDMA
CDMA / EVDO
Z500
GSM
2G bands
Xperia PLAY CDMA
CDMA 800 / 1900
Z500
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500i, GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - Z500a
3G bands
Xperia PLAY CDMA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Z500
-
Speed
Xperia PLAY CDMA
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Z500
-
GPRS
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
Class 10
EDGE
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
Class 6
Announced
Xperia PLAY CDMA
2011, February. Released 2011, May
Z500
2004, March
Status
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Discontinued
Z500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia PLAY CDMA
119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in)
Z500
93 x 49 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.93 x 0.94 in)
Weight
Xperia PLAY CDMA
175 g (6.17 oz)
Z500
110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Mini-SIM
Z500
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia PLAY CDMA
LED-backlit LCD,
Z500
CSTN, 65K colors
Size
Xperia PLAY CDMA
4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Z500
Resolution
Xperia PLAY CDMA
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Z500
128 x 160 pixels
Other
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Touch-sensitive gaming controls PSP like gaming buttons Timescape UI
Z500
Second external display 4096 colors Wallpapers, screensavers
OS
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Z500
-
Chipset
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Z500
-
CPU
Xperia PLAY CDMA
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Z500
-
GPU
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Adreno 205
Z500
-
Card slot
Xperia PLAY CDMA
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Z500
No
Internal
Xperia PLAY CDMA
400MB 512MB RAM
Z500
-
Phonebook
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
500 x 8 fields, Photo call
Call records
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
Xperia PLAY CDMA
5 MP, AF
Z500
VGA
Features
Xperia PLAY CDMA
LED flash
Z500
-
Video
Xperia PLAY CDMA
720p
Z500
Yes
Single
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Yes
Z500
-
Video
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Z500
-
Other
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
No
Loudspeaker
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Yes, with stereo speakers
Z500
No
3.5mm jack
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Yes
Z500
No
Alert types
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
WLAN
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Z500
No
Bluetooth
Xperia PLAY CDMA
2.1, A2DP
Z500
No
Positioning
Xperia PLAY CDMA
GPS, A-GPS
Z500
No
Radio
Xperia PLAY CDMA
No
Z500
No
USB
Xperia PLAY CDMA
microUSB 2.0
Z500
Sensors
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Z500
Browser
Xperia PLAY CDMA
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
Z500
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Other
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Dedicated game store MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Track ID Organizer Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Z500
Push to talk (VoIP service) Exchangeable covers Organizer
Messaging
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
Java
Java
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Z500
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Up to 405 h
Z500
Up to 260 h
Talk time
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Up to 7 h 40 min
Z500
Up to 10 h
Colors
Xperia PLAY CDMA
Black, White
Z500
SAR EU
Xperia PLAY CDMA
0.36 W/kg (head)
Z500
0.84 W/kg (head)
Price
Xperia PLAY CDMA
About 70 EUR
Z500
-
SAR
Xperia PLAY CDMA
-
Z500
1.45 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)