Nokia 500 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

  500: 82 g lighter

  500:

  93 g

  Xperia PLAY:

  175 g

• Width

  500: 8.2 mm narrower

  500:

  53.8 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  62 mm

• Screen diagonal

  500: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  500:

  3.2 in

  Xperia PLAY:

  4 in

• Depth

  500: 1.9 mm thinner

  500:

  14.1 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  16 mm

• Height

  500: 7.7 mm shorter

  500:

  111.3 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. 500

   Height:

   111.3 mm

   Width:

   53.8 mm

   Depth:

   14.1 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY

   Height:

   119 mm +7.7 mm versus 500

   Width:

   62 mm +8.2 mm versus 500

   Depth:

   16 mm +1.9 mm versus 500

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. 500

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.2 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Xperia PLAY has approximately 56.3% more rectangular screen area than 500.

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.

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