Sony
Live with Walkman
vs. Sony
Xperia ray

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

4.7

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Sony Xperia ray

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia ray

Size
Really small
53x111x9 mm
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
295 PPI
Camera resolution
High resolution
8 MP
Weight
Light-weight
100 g
Battery capacity
Average battery capacity
1,500 mAh
Screen resolution
Average resolution screen
854x480
Thickness
Thin
9 mm
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

4.5

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Sony Live with Walkman

Reasons to buy the Sony Live with Walkman

Standby time
Long standby time
25 days
Talk time
Average talk time
7.6 hours

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Overview

Screen 4.8 vs 5.9
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Winner: Sony Xperia ray
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  • More than 60% crisper display of text, images and video, 295 PPI vs 179 PPI
  • More than 2.5x higher resolution screen, 854x480 vs 480x320
Size 7.3 vs 7.6
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Winner: Sony Xperia ray
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  • More than 30% smaller, 53x111x9 mm vs 56x106x14 mm
  • More than 10% lighter, 100 g vs 115 g
  • More than 30% thinner, 9 mm vs 14 mm
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Photo & Video 6.2 vs 6.2
Too close to call
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  • Both shoot high resolution HD movies
  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
Processing power 4.6 vs 4.6
Too close to call
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  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
Battery 4.0 vs 4.2
Too close to call
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Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
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  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Network - vs 5.5
Missing information
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  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
Sensors - vs 7.8
Missing information
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Web browsing - vs 9.3
Missing information
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 4.5 vs 4.7

Screen

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Screen size 3.2" vs 3.3" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 480x320 vs 854x480 The Xperia ray's screen has average resolution, but the Live with Walkman's screen is very low resolution
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Screen PPI 179 PPI vs 295 PPI The Xperia ray has a sharp screen, but the Live with Walkman is poor
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Size

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Weight 115 g vs 100 g Light weight, with the Xperia ray being particularly light
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Thickness 14 mm vs 9 mm Average thickness
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Size 56x106x14 mm vs 53x111x9 mm The Xperia ray is very small, while the Live with Walkman is only of average size
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Camera 5 MP vs 8 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera 0.3 MP vs 0.3 MP
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Movie format 720p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Processing power

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Frequency 1.0 GHz vs 1.0 GHz Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 512 MB vs 512 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Talk time 7.6 hours vs 6.5 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 25 days vs 17.9 days The Live with Walkman has good standby time, but the Xperia ray is average
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Battery capacity 1,200 mAh vs 1,500 mAh The Xperia ray has average battery capacity, but the Live with Walkman's is really low
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Technology Unknown vs Lithium Ion

Storage

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 320 MB vs 300 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs 2.67 mbps
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Upload speed Unknown vs 0.41 mbps
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Network latency Unknown vs 220 ms
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Unknown vs Yes
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Gyroscope No vs No

Web browsing

Sony
Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony
Xperia ray
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 893 ms
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

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