Nokia N9 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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  N9:

  OLED

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  LCD

• Weight

  N9: 40 g lighter

  N9:

  135 g

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  175 g

• Chipset

  N9:

  TI OMAP 3630

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  N9: 3.9 mm thinner

  N9:

  12.1 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  16 mm

• Height

  N9: 2.5 mm shorter

  N9:

  116.5 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. N9

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Height:

   119 mm +2.5 mm versus N9

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +3.9 mm versus N9

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. N9

   Screen diagonal:

   3.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Xperia PLAY CDMA has approximately 5.2% more rectangular screen area than N9.

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

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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