Samsung Galaxy Note 4 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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy Note 4:

  OLED

  Xperia PLAY:

  LCD

• Width

  Xperia PLAY: 16.6 mm narrower

  Galaxy Note 4:

  78.6 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  62 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia PLAY: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Note 4:

  5.7 in

  Xperia PLAY:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy Note 4:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) -Exynos 5433

  Xperia PLAY:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Galaxy Note 4: 7.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy Note 4:

  8.5 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  16 mm

• Height

  Xperia PLAY: 34.5 mm shorter

  Galaxy Note 4:

  153.5 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. Galaxy Note 4

   Height:

   153.5 mm +34.5 mm versus Xperia PLAY

   Width:

   78.6 mm +16.6 mm versus Xperia PLAY

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY

   Height:

   119 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +7.5 mm versus Galaxy Note 4

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. Galaxy Note 4

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Galaxy Note 4 has approximately 103.1% 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.

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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