Sony Ericsson Announces The PlayStation Certified Xperia Play Smartphone

Sony Ericsson finally announces the much-awaited Xperia Play smartphone. It is the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone. It comes with a 4 inch capacitive multi-touch display, 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 processor, slide-out gaming keypad and so on.


Sony Ericsson finally announces the much-awaited Xperia Play smartphone. It is the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone. It comes with a 4 inch capacitive multi-touch display, 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 processor, slide-out gaming keypad and so on. This device is powered by the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system. Check out the complete specs of Xperia Play, after the break.

Rikko Sakaguchi, Executive Vice President and Chief Creation Officer at Sony Ericsson commented: “Today is a very proud moment for Sony Ericsson as we bring something truly revolutionary to the market. Living up to our vision of Communication Entertainment, Xperia PLAY will forever change the way people think about smartphones and mobile gaming.”

Xperia Play Specifications:

  • 4 inch capacitive multi-touch display
  • 480 x 854 pixels resolution
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system
  • 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 processor
  • Slide-out gaming keypad
  • USB 2.0
  • Wi-Fi Connectivity
  • 5.1 megapixel camera with Auto-focus and Flash
  • Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
  • PlayNow service
  • Sony Ericsson Music player
  • TrackID music recognition application
  • Android Market
  • Android Cloud to Device messaging (C2DM)
  • Dedicated gaming keys
  • Gesture gaming
  • Motion gaming
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • aGPS
  • DLNA Certified
  • Micro USB
  • Sony Ericsson Sync
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality
  • Android Market
  • 400 MB internal memory
  • microSD card slot
  • 8GB microSD card included
  • up to 32 GB expandable memory
  • up to 8 hrs 25 min talk-time
  • up to 425 hrs standby time
  • up to 5 hrs 35 min game play time
  • up to 30 hrs 35 min music playback
  • Size: 119 x 62 x 16 mm
  • Weight: 175 grams

Sony Ericsson has partnered with key publishers in the gaming industry to deliver a rich, vibrant ecosystem at launch and post launch with many leading new titles available via the Android Marketplace. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be available in 2 colors – Black and White. The price and release date of this handset is not announced yet.


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