T-Mobile Vivacity vs Xolo Play

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

    Vivacity: 49 g lighter

    Vivacity:
    118 g
    Play:
    167 g
  • Width

    Vivacity: 12 mm narrower

    Vivacity:
    58 mm
    Play:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Vivacity: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Vivacity:
    3.5 in
    Play:
    4.7 in
  • Height

    Vivacity: 23.4 mm shorter

    Vivacity:
    115 mm
    Play:
    138.4 mm
  • Release year

    Vivacity:
    2011
    Play:
    2013

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. Vivacity

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. Play

    Height:
    138.4 mm +23.4 mm versus Vivacity
    Width:
    70 mm +12 mm versus Vivacity
    Depth:
    10.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Vivacity

    118 g

  2. 2. Play

    167 g

    +49 g versus Vivacity

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. Vivacity

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Play

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

Play has approximately 74.7% more rectangular screen area than Vivacity.

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.

Recorded RAM for Vivacity, Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageVivacityPlay
4 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Vivacity: Original memory entry

512 MB

Practical features

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

1. Vivacity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. Play

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

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. Vivacity

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. Play

    2000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus Vivacity

Specifications

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1. Vivacity2. Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 58 Х 10.5 mm
  • 138.4 Х 70 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 167 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Nvidia Tegra 3
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.3%
  • 62.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • ULP GeForce
General specs
General specs — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2013
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 227 h Talking time- Up to 11 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 3.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Vivacity, Play.
SpecificationVivacityPlay
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For India