Motorola DEFY vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Active

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Comparing the Motorola DEFY vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Active across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Motorola DEFY offers a screen size of 3.7 inches, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Active offers 3 inches, making Motorola DEFY the larger display of the two. Both Motorola DEFY and Sony Ericsson Xperia Active feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola DEFY and Sony Ericsson Xperia Active feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Motorola DEFY offers a higher battery capacity with 1540 mAh, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Active offers 1200 mAh, making Motorola DEFY better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola DEFY offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Active offers 1 GB, making Motorola DEFY the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Active receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Motorola DEFY has a rating of 4.

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Motorola DEFY
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Summary

Release Date

01 Oct, 2010
17 Oct, 2011

Performance

TI
N/A
N/A
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
3 inches (7.62 cm)
LCD
LCD
480x854 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1540 mAh
1200 mAh

Storage

2 GB
1 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(4 ratings)
4.2/5
(79 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v2.1
Android v2.3

Performance

Chipset

TI
Qualcomm

Processor

N/A
1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530
Adreno 205

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
3 inches  (7.62 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

265 ppi
192 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.74 %
52.96 %

Design

Height

107 mm
92 mm

Width

59 mm
55 mm

Thickness

13.40 mm
16.50 mm

Weight

118 grams
110.8 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30

Battery

Capacity

1540 mAh
1200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.8(2G)
Up to 3.51(3G) / Up to 4.88(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB
1 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
Document viewer