HTC Desire 830 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY CDMA

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Desire 830: 19 g lighter

  Desire 830:

  156 g

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  175 g

• Width

  Xperia PLAY CDMA: 16.9 mm narrower

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  62 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia PLAY CDMA: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Desire 830: 8.2 mm thinner

  Desire 830:

  7.8 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  16 mm

• Height

  Xperia PLAY CDMA: 38.5 mm shorter

  Desire 830:

  157.5 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  119 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Desire 830

   Height:

   157.5 mm +38.5 mm versus Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Width:

   78.9 mm +16.9 mm versus Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Height:

   119 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +8.2 mm versus Desire 830

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Desire 830

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Desire 830 has approximately 89.1% more rectangular screen area than Xperia PLAY CDMA.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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