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Release Date: Q2 2011 Q2 2011

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Released For: Verizon Verizon

Released for Verizon, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play delivers an immersive PlayStation gaming experience through Sony's 'PlayStation Suite' initiative. The company partnered with game publishers to deliver rich, vibrant eco-system to launch new titles such as EA's 'Need For Speed', 'Sims 3' and FIFA 10, and Gameloft's 'Assassin’s Creed' and 'Splinter Cell'. The Android-based smartphone has a slide-out gaming control, with a digital D-pad, two analog touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the iconic four-icon PlayStation keys -- circle, cross, square and triangle. It runs on Qualcomm's 1.0-gigahertz chip with an Adreno GPU graphics processor for smooth 60-frames per second 3D gaming. Additional features include a 4.0-inch touch screen display, 5.0-megapixel camera and social-networking tools.


Main Features


  • Combines PlayStation-quality gaming with Android smartphone technology
  • Super-fast graphics and dedicated game controls deliver a superior smartphone gaming experience
  • Top titles from leading game publishers, including Electronic Arts, Gameloft, Glu Mobile and more
  • Large 4.0-inch touch screen display
  • Built-in 5.1-megapixel auto-focus camera with video recording
  • Runs Google's latest Android 2.3 mobile operating system with access to Google Search, Google Voice Search, Google Talk, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps and Android Market

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Product Specifications


Technical

Network: CDMA 800 / 900
Form Factor: Slide / Google Android OS v2.3
Dimensions: 119 x 62 x 16 mm
Weight: 175 g
Antenna: Internal
Navigation: Touch Screen
Battery Type: Li-Ion
Talk Time: 8.4 hours
Standby Time: 17.7 days
Memory: 400.0 MB
Expandable Memory: microSD / TransFlash
 

Safety

Radiation (SAR): Above Average Radiation
(1.40 W/kg)
 

Imaging

Main Screen: TFT (Bravia Engine / Accelerometer / Scratch-Resistant)
16,700,000 colors (480 x 854 px)
External Screen: No
Camera: 5.1 MP / Flash / Zoom / Auto-Focus / Image Stabilizer / Geotagging / Video Recorder
 

Audio

MP3 Player: MP3 / AAC / PlayNow / TrackID / Google Music Player
FM Radio: No
Speakerphone: Yes
Push-To-Talk: No
 

Multimedia

Wallpapers: 480 x 854 px
Screen Savers: 480 x 854 px
Ring Tones: MP3
Themes: Yes
Games: PlayStation Suite / Android Market
Streaming Multimedia: YouTube
 

Messaging

SMS: Yes
EMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Gmail
Chat: AOL / Google / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text: Handwriting Recognition
 
 

Applications

Phonebook Capacity: Unknown
Calendar: Google Calendar
To-Do List: Yes
WAP: 2.0 (Webkit / Google Search)
Voice Commands: Yes
Calculator: Yes
 

Connectivity

Bluetooth: 2.1 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP)
Infrared Port: No
High-Speed Data: cdma2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g / DLNA
GPS: Google Maps / Wisepilot
PC Sync: USB 2.0 / HDMI
 

More Information

Website: Product Website
Discussion: Sony Ericsson Forum

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