Xperia Play
The Xperia Play is a smartphone with elements of a handheld game console produced by Sony Ericsson. With the marketshare for dedicated handheld game consoles diminishing into the 2010s due to the rapid expansion of smartphones with cheap downloadable games, Sony attempted to tackle the issue with two separate devices; a dedicated video game console with elements of a smartphone, called the PlayStation Vita, and a smartphone with elements of a handheld console, the Xperia Play. Originally rumored to be a "PlayStation Phone", the device shed the "PlayStation" branding in favor of the Xperia brand, running on the Android operating system.
Xperia Play in the open position | |
| Manufacturer | Sony Ericsson |
|---|---|
| Series | Sony Ericsson Xperia |
| Compatible networks | GSM (GPRS, EDGE), UMTS, UMTS, CDMA, EvDO |
| First released | April 1, 2011 |
| Availability by region | April 1, 2011 (EUR), May 26 (NA) |
| Predecessor | PSP Go (as a gaming device) |
| Successor | Xperia Ray |
| Related | Xperia S Xperia U |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slider |
| Dimensions | 119 mm (4.7 in) H 62 mm (2.4 in) W 16 mm (0.63 in) D |
| Mass | 175 g (6.2 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 2.3.3 "Gingerbread" Current: Android 2.3.4 "Gingerbread" |
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Storage | 400 MB |
| Removable storage | microSD card (up to 32 GB) |
| Battery | 1500 mAh |
| Display | 4 in (100 mm) TFT LCD touchscreen, 854 × 480 (245 ppi) FWVGA, 16M colors |
| Rear camera | 5.1 MP (480p with stock OS, 720p with update) |
| Front camera | VGA, 640 × 480; 1.3 MP |
| Connectivity | micro-USB 2.0 |
| Data inputs | Touchscreen Accelerometer Touchpad 20× buttons (D-pad, , , , , L, R, Select, Start, Menu (×2), Back, Home, Search, Volume ±, Power) |
| SAR | Head: 0.323 W/kg 1 g Body: 0.473 W/kg 1 g Hotspot: 1.400 W/kg 1 g |
| Hearing aid compatibility | M4/T4 |
On February 13, 2011, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, it was announced that the device would be shipping globally in March 2011, with a launch lineup of around 50 software titles.