Sony Ericsson Xperia Active vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray – Well featured smartphone
written by Harry Sames on Nov 24, 2011
If you are looking for a better and more pocketable smartphone than the usual smartphone and don’t want to compromise on speed and its features then, Sony EricssonXperia Active and Xperia Ray is the right choice for you.
Operating system
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active is a 3G touch screen phone especially designed for more active smartphone mobile user. It supports an Android operating system version 2.3 also known as gingerbread with the Sony Ericsson Timescape with touch interface which is customizableand positively user friendly in design. On the other hand Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray runs on a Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) with a 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU and MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset. Both these handsets includes accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate,Bravia Mobile engine,multi-touch input method,proximity sensor for auto turn-off, touch sensitive controls and scratch-resistant display.
Appearance and size
Sony Ericsson Xperia Activeoverall size is ideal for holding this smartphone anywhere on the move which measures 9.2cm by 5.5cm by 1.65 cm giving it an ideal and compact feel, rather than more delicate design. The touch screen is 3inches in size and provides an easy to use input method, and a stunning viewing display. While Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray weighs 100 g and is of 111 x 53 x 9.4 mm in dimension. It supports a LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors and 480 x 854 pixels providing its users with better picture quality.
Camera
Sony Ericsson Xperia Active supports a 5 megapixel camera with 8 times digital zoom enabling you to shoot your desired shot with ease. The camera of this handset is also supported with auto focus and LED flash. It also includes Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. While the other Sony Ericsson handset, Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray features an 8 megapixel camera with wide assortment of imaging and video features which provides its users with high quality finish. Further, amazing video footage can be recorded at 720p. When capturing a photo users can use a variety of other features which include a smile detection feature, touch focus, flash, face recognition and lots more.
Make the right choice after going through the wide range of Sony Ericsson smartphones.

