PSP Phone firstly rumored then come up to be official as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The flagship Android gaming phone was running Android 2.3 Gingerbread fitted with second generation 1GHz Snapdragon chipset while utilizing onboard 512MB of RAM and 4-inch LCD screen with 480×854 pixels of resolution. It also includes 5MP camera with LED flash and HD video recording, 1500mAh battery, plus all necessary integrations (note there’s no HDMI) –with all normal specs for a high-end smartphone.
As a gaming device, Sony Ericsson ensured that you’ll have an specific place on the Android Market for the gaming content via the PlayStation Pocket app where you’ll able to get more game titles developed exclusive for Xperia Play at around $9.99 or less price range. Not to mention, there’s preloaded games on the handset when you bought it.
The Xperia Play will be available in EU GSM version and US Verizon CDMA version.
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY (CDMA) Full Specifications
| General | 2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| Announced | 2011, February | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, May |
| Size | Dimensions | 119 x 62 x 16 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 175 g |
| Display | Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches | |
| – Touch sensitive gaming controls – PSP like gaming buttons – Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate – Proximity sensor for auto turn-off – Multi-touch input method – Timescape UI |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 400 MB, 512 MB RAM | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included |
| Data | GPRS | No |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | No | |
| 3G | Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, WVGA | |
| Secondary | Yes |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable, motion & gesture gaming | |
| Colors | Black, White | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| – Dedicated game store – SNS integration – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Digital compass – MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player – MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk – Track ID – Organizer – Document viewer/editor – Flash Lite support – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion | |
|---|---|---|
| Credit | GSMArena | Specification/Images |
Check out this Sony Xperia Play video presentation.
Reviews
Read – Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY by Engadget
Read – Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY by SlashGear
Read – Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY by CNET
Read – Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY by PhoneArena
Read – Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY by TechRadar
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