Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) vs Orange San Francisco II
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia Play vs Orange San Francisco II phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4"
LED
LED
480x854
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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3.5"
TFT
TFT
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1200
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800)
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12 Advantages 
4 Advantages | 22 Common items in both devices |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| (front) 0.3MP |
| 3G HSUPA |
| 7.2 Mbps |
| +15 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Model | Xperia Play (R800) | San Francisco II |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Xperia Play R800i, R800a, SE Zeus | Orange San Francisco 2 P736V, ZTE Blade 2, ZTE Crescent |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Orange |
| Release date | 4/1/2011 | 11/1/2011 |
| Depth | 16 millimeters (0.63 inches) | 10.6 millimeters (0.42 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62 x 119 millimeters (2.44 x 4.69 in) | 58.5 x 117 millimeters (2.3 x 4.61 in) |
| Weight | 175 grams (6.13 ounces) | 120 grams (4.2 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~59.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x854 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 245 PPI | 267 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| System version | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 512MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 1GB (400MB available) | 1GB (200MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | R800a version: UMTS 850/1900/2100 R800i version: UMTS 900/2100 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Supported |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BST-41 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.4 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 413 hours (17.2 days) | 240 hours (10 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Orange • 8GB microSD included • PSP like gaming buttons (Playstation) • USB On-the-go support • Video stabiliser • PlayNow • Open ES 1.1 • SE Timescape • WiFi hotspot Java framework | • Colors: Black • Wi-Fi hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800) | Orange San Francisco II | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |