HTC Desire SV vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

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 SV: 44 g lighter

  Desire SV:

  131 g

  Xperia PLAY:

  175 g

• Width

  Xperia PLAY: 5.9 mm narrower

  Desire SV:

  67.9 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  62 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia PLAY: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Desire SV:

  4.3 in

  Xperia PLAY:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Desire SV:

  Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play

  Xperia PLAY:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Desire SV: 5.3 mm thinner

  Desire SV:

  10.7 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  16 mm

• Height

  Xperia PLAY: 10.7 mm shorter

  Desire SV:

  129.7 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  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 SV

   Height:

   129.7 mm +10.7 mm versus Xperia PLAY

   Width:

   67.9 mm +5.9 mm versus Xperia PLAY

   Depth:

   10.7 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY

   Height:

   119 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +5.3 mm versus Desire SV

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 SV

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Desire SV has approximately 19.3% more rectangular screen area than Xperia PLAY.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.