Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY, The First Android Devices to Have Dedicated Game Controls

                                          

          The fantasy of the Playstation phone is now a reality with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The Xperia Play is the first mobile to bear PlayStation certification, which is a fact that is compounded by its inclusion of slide-out gaming controls which features a four-way D-pad, dual touch-sensitive areas to replace analogue sticks and the shape-emblazoned buttons which have defined PlayStation controllers for years.

          The Xperia Play might not have a fancy dual-core processor, but it will be one of the first Android devices to have dedicated game controls, be PlayStation certified, and have access to a huge library of PSX classics.

           All of the gaming goodness is shot into the eyes of the user via the Xperia Play’s four inch touchscreen display and the native resolution of 854×480 will give it a sharp, vivid ability to showcase the titles which are made available for it.

          The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is very different to other smartphones like the HTC Gratia and the Samsung Galaxy Ace. The HTC Gratia runs Android 2.2 compared to the Xperia Play’s fresher 2.3 version of Google’s platform and it also has a considerably larger display. Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy Ace is another modest handset, with its 3.5 inch display hardly matching up to that of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.

          As well as the slide out controls the Xperia Play will also have a set of shoulder buttons to add even more options for interactivity which gamers will be familiar with and newcomers will learn to love.

          The Xperia Play is coming to Canada, exclusively heading to Rogers. So far it has been confirmed on their website that the device will be available to their customers, but there’s no word regarding pricing or a launch date.

Full Phone Specifications
Network
2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Announced 2011, February
Available released 2011, March

Size
Dimensions 119 x 62 x 16 mm
Weight 175 g

Display
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
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

Memory
Practically unlimited phonebook entries and fields, Photocall
Practically unlimited call records
400 MB Internal storage, 512 MB RAM
MicroSD card slot up to 32GB (8GB included)

Data
GPRS
EDGE
3G HSDPA, HSUPA
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
MicroUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, image stabilization
Video, WVGA
Secondary, VGA

Sound
Alert types, Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack audio

Features
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
Messaging (SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM)
WAP Browser 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games + downloadable, motion & gesture gaming
GPS 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

Available Colors : Black, White