Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs T-Mobile Shadow

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

  Shadow: 25 g lighter

  Xperia PLAY:

  175 g

  Shadow:

  150 g

• Width

  Shadow: 9 mm narrower

  Xperia PLAY:

  62 mm

  Shadow:

  53 mm

• Chipset

  Xperia PLAY:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

  Shadow:

  TI OMAP 850

• Depth

  Shadow: 1 mm thinner

  Xperia PLAY:

  16 mm

  Shadow:

  15 mm

• Height

  Shadow: 16 mm shorter

  Xperia PLAY:

  119 mm

  Shadow:

  103 mm

• Release year

  Xperia PLAY:

  2011

  Shadow:

  2007

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. Xperia PLAY

   Height:

   119 mm +16 mm versus Shadow

   Width:

   62 mm +9 mm versus Shadow

   Depth:

   16 mm +1 mm versus Shadow

2. 2. Shadow

   Height:

   103 mm

   Width:

   53 mm

   Depth:

   15 mm

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

1. 1. Xperia PLAY

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Shadow

   Shadow: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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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