Arc and Play

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What are the differences between Xperia Arc and Xperia Play ?

I know this is just the Arc forum, but I've been looking around the net and I couldn't find any comparisons whatsoever.

The only difference I presume is like - Arc seems more like "look at me I'm 30 years old" phone, while Play is "look at me I still enjoy playing games" phone.

To be honest I haven't googled hard enough, so I'm hoping someone will spare me the tiresome googling and just give me a straight up answer, cause the gaming pad seems honestly super handy to have !

Originally Posted by refract

What are the differences between Xperia Arc and Xperia Play ?

I know this is just the Arc forum, but I've been looking around the net and I couldn't find any comparisons whatsoever.

The only difference I presume is like - Arc seems more like "look at me I'm 30 years old" phone, while Play is "look at me I still enjoy playing games" phone.

To be honest I haven't googled hard enough, so I'm hoping someone will spare me the tiresome googling and just give me a straight up answer, cause the gaming pad seems honestly super handy to have !

Arc has mini-HDMI while Play doesn't ( there were discussions at Sony to have HDMI is Play but we have to wait for that )
Play has front-facing camera while Arc doesn't
5 mp camera for Play against 8.1 for Arc
400mb internal memory for Play against 320mb for Arc
Bravia Engine and Exmore R for Arc while not for Play
Buit-in FM radio is available in Arc, but not in play

and the design is different


more details here
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and you can play the "special" xperia play games on the play.. but not the arc.