Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs Unnecto Drone XL

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    Drone XL: 65 g lighter

    Xperia PLAY:
    175 g
    Drone XL:
    110 g
  • Width

    Drone XL: 1 mm narrower

    Xperia PLAY:
    62 mm
    Drone XL:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Drone XL: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Xperia PLAY:
    4 in
    Drone XL:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Drone XL: 5.5 mm thinner

    Xperia PLAY:
    16 mm
    Drone XL:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Drone XL: 4 mm shorter

    Xperia PLAY:
    119 mm
    Drone XL:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Xperia PLAY:
    2011
    Drone XL:
    2015

Physical size

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 +4 mm versus Drone XL
    Width:
    62 mm +1 mm versus Drone XL
    Depth:
    16 mm +5.5 mm versus Drone XL
  2. 2. Drone XL

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    61 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Xperia PLAY

    175 g

    +65 g versus Drone XL

  2. 2. Drone XL

    110 g

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. Xperia PLAY

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    44.1 cm²
  2. 2. Drone XL

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Xperia PLAY has approximately 20.9% more rectangular screen area than Drone XL.

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.

Xperia PLAY: Original memory entry

400 MB · 512 MB RAM

Drone XL: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Xperia PLAY

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

2. Drone XL

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Xperia PLAY

    1500 mAh

    +400 mAh versus Drone XL

  2. 2. Drone XL

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Xperia PLAY2. Drone XL

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119 Х 62 Х 16 mm
  • 115 Х 61 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 175 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 400 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 44.1 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 59.8%
  • 52.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
  • 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score *
  • 4823
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Stealth Blue (for Play 4G)
  • Orange
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) Music play - Up to 31 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 40 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 20 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Up to 80 kbps
  • Up to 107 kbps
Edge
  • Up to 237 kbps
  • Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Xperia PLAY, Drone XL.
SpecificationXperia PLAYDrone XL
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Dedicated game store -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) - Available on AT&T as Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G Also known as R800a
  • R800at
  • R88i
  • Sensors Accelerometer