Sony
Xperia ray
vs. Sony
Vivaz pro

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro

5.3

Winner Symbian OS

Sony Vivaz pro

"The Vivaz Pro is a surprisingly slim and sleek device."
trustedreviews.com | talking about the Vivaz pro's form-factor
"The Vivaz's virtual keyboard is user-friendly."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the Vivaz pro's keyboard

Reasons to buy the Sony Vivaz pro

Keyboard
Full keyboard
QWERTY keyboard
Talk time
Long talk time
12.5 hours
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

5.0

Runner-up Android

Sony Xperia ray

Reasons to buy the Sony Xperia ray

App store
Average number of apps available
Android App Market
Adobe Flash support
Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Touchscreen type
Capacitive touch screen
Easy to use with your fingers
Multi-touch
Supports multi-touch
Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom
Wifi hotspot
Wifi hotspot
Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices
Size
Really small
53x111x9 mm
Wifi
Average speed wifi
802.11n (150 mbps)
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
295 PPI
Camera resolution
High resolution
8 MP
Frequency
Average speed processor
1.0 GHz
Weight
Light-weight
100 g
Battery capacity
Average battery capacity
1,500 mAh
Thickness
Thin
9 mm
Screen resolution
Average resolution screen
854x480
Screen size
Small screen
3.3"
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
2.1

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Overview

Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 5.5
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Winner: Sony Vivaz pro
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  • A physical keyboard is great for emailing and typing in general, QWERTY keyboard vs None
Screen 5.9 vs 3.2
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Winner: Sony Xperia ray
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  • Capacitive screens are much more sensitive to the touch of your fingers, Capacitive vs Resistive
  • Around 30% crisper display of text, images and video, 295 PPI vs 228 PPI
  • Around 80% higher resolution screen, 854x480 vs 640x360
Battery 4.5 vs 4.9
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Winner: Sony Vivaz pro
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  • More than 90% more talk time per battery charge, 12.5 hours vs 6.5 hours
Size 7.6 vs 7.3
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Winner: Sony Xperia ray
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  • More than 30% smaller, 53x111x9 mm vs 52x109x15 mm
  • More than 10% lighter, 100 g vs 117 g
  • Around 40% thinner, 9 mm vs 15 mm
Photo & Video 7.5 vs 7.5
Too close to call
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  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
[details]
  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Processing power 5.4 vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
Network 5.5 vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
Sensors 7.8 vs -
Missing information
[details]
Web browsing 9.5 vs -
Missing information
[details]
Overall 5.0 vs 5.3

Keyboard & keypad

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs QWERTY keyboard The Vivaz pro has a full keyboard, the Xperia ray doesn't have a keyboard at all

Screen

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Screen size 3.3" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 854x480 vs 640x360 The Xperia ray's screen has average resolution, but the Vivaz pro's screen is very low resolution
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Screen PPI 295 PPI vs 228 PPI The Xperia ray has a sharp screen, but the Vivaz pro is average
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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 Resistive The Xperia ray as a capacitive screen which is more sensitive to the touch, the Vivaz pro doesn't

Battery

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Talk time 6.5 hours vs 12.5 hours The Vivaz pro has good talk time, but the Xperia ray is average
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Standby time 17.9 days vs 17.9 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 1,500 mAh vs 1,200 mAh The Xperia ray has average battery capacity, but the Vivaz pro's is really low
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Unknown

Size

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Weight 100 g vs 117 g Light weight
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Thickness 9 mm vs 15 mm Average thickness
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Size 53x111x9 mm vs 52x109x15 mm The Xperia ray is very small, while the Vivaz pro is only of average size
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Photo & Video

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Camera 8 MP vs 5 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 None
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Movie format 720p @ 30fps vs 720p HD (720p) video
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Music

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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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

Storage

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Memory card Micro SD vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 300 MB vs 75 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Processing power

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Frequency 1.0 GHz vs 720 MHz The Xperia ray's has an average speed processor, but the Vivaz pro is slower than most
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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 Unknown

Network

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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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 2.46 mbps vs Unknown
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Upload speed 0.39 mbps vs Unknown
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Network latency 278 ms vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) The Xperia ray's has average speed wifi, but the Vivaz pro is slower than most
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs No The Xperia ray has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.0 Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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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 Yes vs Unknown
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Gyroscope No vs No

Web browsing

Sony
Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro Sony
Vivaz pro
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Browser benchmark 878 ms vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs No The Xperia ray can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

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