The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is also known as PlayStation Phone previously and it is the first Playstation Certified device.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be the first Android phone to feature Sony’s ‘PlayStation Suite’ , which is a gaming port for phones that will bring an extensive developer-friendly gaming environment to several smartphone operating systems and this feature is scheduled to appear by year-end. For now, Xperia Play will be having PS 1 games to entertain us, having the horizontal slider with buttons similar to the PSP setup
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, embedded Adreno GPU with 60 fps playback 3D mobile gaming and minimal power consumption and having 4.0-inch screen with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, Time Scape UI, PSP like gaming buttons on the side sliding board, Media Scape UI, equipped with a 5 Megapixels camera and an additional front-facing camera, 512MB RAM, 400MB internal memory, 8GB micro-SD in the box, micro-SD card slot memory expansion up to 32GB, 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, Android Market, Android Cloud to Device messaging (C2DM) and more.
Full Technical Specifications Of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
| Network | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | UMTS/HSPA 1900, 2100 MHz |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | 119 x 62 x 16 mm |
| Weight | 117 grams |
| Form Factor | Side-Slider |
| Display | |
| Type | LCD Capacitive Touch Screen |
| Size | 4.o inches |
| Colors & Resolution | 16Million Colors & 480 x 854 pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | Time Scape UI PSP like gaming buttons Touch sensitive gaming controls Mediascape UI Multi Touch Accelerometer/ Proximity Sensor |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor 512MB RAM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 400MB of internal memory 8GB card pre-inserted |
| Expandable Memory | micro-SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML With Flash support, Webkit browser MMS, SMS, Threadview SMS, IM, Email, Pushmail |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels – 2592х1944 pixels – LED Flash, Auto Focus |
| Secondary | Yes |
| Video Recording | Capable |
| Connectivity | |
| DATA | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Bluetooth & USB | v2.1 with A2DP Stereo & v2.0 Micro USB |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM with RDS |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | Yes |
| HSDPA | Up to 7.2 Mbps |
| HSUPA | Up to 2 Mbps |
| Video & Audio | |
| Video Formats | MP3, WMA, AMR, OGG, AAC, AAC+, WAV |
| Audio Formats | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Po 1500mAh Standard Battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 425 Hours (2G) Up to 413 Hours (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 8 hours 41 mins (2G) Up to 6 hours 41 mins (3G) |
| Other Features | PlayStation Suite Android Cloud to Device messaging (C2DM) Android Market Dedicated Android Market specially for gaming Additional Microphone for Noise cancellation Google Maps, G-Talk, G-Mail Facebook, YouTube, Twitter integration Adobe Flash 10.1 |
| Colors Availability | Black |
Price & Availability
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will start shipping in March and US will be the first region to have it exclusively on Verizon Wireless. We don’t have price confirmation yet. Keep visiting for further updates.