The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is the latest smartphone built on the Android platform. The Xperia Play is just as the name suggests: a phone for playing. The PlayStation phone comes fitted with a slide out gamepad, and comes fitted with some of the classic games from PlayStation One. The slide out device is spring-loaded and pulls out easily and smoothly. While the buttons and device itself function almost perfectly, the handset is crafted from low-quality plastics leaving the smartphone feeling cheap, fragile and squeaky (and easy to mark and scratch). Due to the slide-out gamepad, the handset itself is left on the bulky side, however users may be pleased to find the SIM card and MicroSD slot are accessible without removing the battery.
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Mobile style | Slide |
Keyboard type | Virtual Keyboard |
Thickness | 16 mm |
Weight | 62 mm |
General | |
Device control | Virtual Keyboard/Gamepad |
Colours | Black |
Keyboard type | Virtual Keyboard |
Operating system | |
Operating system | Google Android |
Display | |
Screen resolution | 480 x 854 |
Number of colours | 16M |
Communication | |
Web browser | Yes |
GPS | Yes |
GPS type | A-GPS |
Bluetooth | Yes |
Video chat | Yes |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
E-mail | Yes |
MMS | Yes |
SMS | Yes |
USB connection | microUSB v2.0 |
Mobile TV | No |
Battery | |
Talk time | 8h 25min for 3GB |
Standby time | 413h for 3G |
Battery type | Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
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Camera | |
Camera resolution | 5 |
Camera flash | Yes |
Video capture | Yes |
Digital zoom | |
Video player | Yes |
Video file format | - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player |
Picture file formats | JPEG, PNG, GIF |
Applications | |
Wallpaper | Yes |
Predictive text checker | Yes |
Sync with PC/Mac | Yes |
Voice dialling | Yes |
Organiser | Yes |
Navigation software | Yes |
Alarm clock | Yes |
Calculator | Yes |
Calendar | Yes |
Phonebook | Yes |
Games | Yes |
Timer | Yes |
Stop watch | Yes |
Google maps | Yes |
Language options | Yes |
Audio | |
Speakers | Stereo |
FM tuner | No |
Music player | Yes |
File formats | - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player |
Built-in microphone | Yes |
Recorder | Yes |
Speakerphone | Yes |
Ringtone types | Mp3, polyphonic |
Vibrating alert | Yes |
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