Samsung Galaxy S2 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 S2:

  OLED

  Xperia PLAY:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S2: 59 g lighter

  Galaxy S2:

  116 g

  Xperia PLAY:

  175 g

• Width

  Xperia PLAY: 4.1 mm narrower

  Galaxy S2:

  66.1 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  62 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia PLAY: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S2:

  4.3 in

  Xperia PLAY:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S2:

  Exynos 4210 Dual

  Xperia PLAY:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Galaxy S2: 7.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy S2:

  8.5 mm

  Xperia PLAY:

  16 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 S2

   Height:

   125.3 mm +6.3 mm versus Xperia PLAY

   Width:

   66.1 mm +4.1 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 S2

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 S2

   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

Galaxy S2 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.

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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