Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play,code named Zeus, is a handheld game consolesmartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first device to be part of the PlayStation Certified program which means that it can play PlayStation Suite games. The device was originally thought to carry the PlayStation branding, though this has been clarified to be a certification of being part of the PlayStation Certified program.

The device was revealed officially for the first time in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday, February 6, 2011.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. In the US, the Xperia Play will initially be available only on the Verizonnetwork. In the UK, carriers O₂, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and Three have confirmed that they intend to stock the handset. In Canada, the device is carried exclusively by Rogers Wireless.he device is said to feature games graphically within the range of similar portable devicesand will play these games via an application currently known as the PlayStation Suite. It changes the interface of the device from that of a phone to the XrossMediaBar, closely resembling the PlayStation Portable. A dedicated section in the Android Marketspecifically for games for the system allowing users to download games on the go is also added. Titles shown off internally on the device include older PlayStation games and newer PSP games, including God of War and LittleBigPlanet together with plans for future games incorporating augmented reality similar to Invizimals.

The device is compatible with Android software, which can be downloaded from the Android Market.

Manufacturer

Sony Ericsson

Series

Xperia

Compatible networks

GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 850/900/1800/1900

UMTS (HSPA) 800/850/1900/2100

UMTS (HSPA) 900/2100

CDMA EvDO revA

First released

April 1, 2011; 4 months ago

Availability by country 

Global shipment to begin March 2011

Launch date depends on country, starting April 1, 2011US shipping May 26

Type 

Handheld game consolesmartphone

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Dimensions 

119 mm (4.7 in) H

62 mm (2.4 in) W

16 mm (0.63 in) D

Weight 

175 g (6.2 oz)

Operating system 

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

CPU 

Qualcomm 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon)

GPU

Adreno 205

Memory

512 MB

Storage 

400 MB

Removable storage 

microSD card (up to 32 GB)

Data inputs

Touchscreen

Accelerometer

Touchpad

13× buttons

(, , , , L, R, Select, Start, Menu (×2), Back, Home, Search)

D-pad

Display 

4 in (100 mm) touchscreen, 854 × 480

Rear camera 

5.1 MP

Front camera

VGA, 640 × 480; 0.3 MP

Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

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