Sony Ericsson announced the game changing XperiaTM PLAY, the latest phone in its XperiaTM range of Android based smartphones.XperiaTM PLAY delivers the smartphone functionality that the most serious power users could need, teamed with the immersive gaming experience that any gamer would want.In portrait mode, the Android smartphone offers all the benefits that users have come to expect from Sony Ericsson’s existing range of XperiaTM smartphones with best-in-class entertainment experiences, a great 5 megapixel camera, a brilliant 4” multi-touch screen and great social networking features.However, slide out the gaming control and users enter a new world of immersive mobile gaming. The slide out game pad reveals a digital D pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross, square and triangle. Qualcomm’s optimized Snapdragon processor with a 1Ghz CPU and embedded Adreno GPU graphics processor deliver silky smooth 60fps play-back 3D mobile gaming and Web browsing with minimal power consumption so Xperia PLAY users can enjoy long hours of battery life and game time.
Specs & Features
General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 | ||
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 autorotate | ||
Proximity sensor for auto turnoff | ||
Multitouch 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, 380 MB RAM user-available | |
Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | |
Data | GPRS | Yes |
EDGE | Yes | |
3G | HSDPA, HSUPA | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA | |
Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | |
USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, 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 | |
Games | Yes + downloadable, motion & gesture gaming | |
Colors | Black, White | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
Java | Via third party application | |
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 1500 mAh | |
Stand-by | Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G) | |
Talk time | Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) | |
Music play | Up to 31 h |