Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Play across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Play the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Ericsson Xperia Play's LCD, making Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 1420 mAh, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play offers higher internal storage with 400 GB, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Play the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB has a rating of 3.7.

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Apple iPhone 4 - 16GB
₹21,792
(Discontinued)
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
₹35,000
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2010
30 Mar, 2011
N/A

Performance

N/A
Apple A4
Snapdragon S2
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM
380 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
Extreme AMOLED
640x960 px
480x854 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1420 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 MB
400 MB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.7/5
(721 ratings)
4.4/5
(46 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 30, 2011
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

iOS v4.x
Android v2.3
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Poor
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A4 APL0398
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A8
1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 535
Adreno 205
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

512 MB
380 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

640x960 px
480x854 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

330 ppi
245 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.03 %
59.74 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

115.2 mm
119 mm
162.7 mm

Width

58.6 mm
62 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
16 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

137 grams
175 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Poor
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1420 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.41(3G) / Up to 8.41(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 MB / 8 GB
400 MB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope