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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread without a complicated overlay. It has a slide-out game pad that makes gameplay more immersive
And it comes preloaded with popular game titles like Crash Bandicoot and Asphalt 6. Features in
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G integrates phone and gaming features like no other handset before it. It offers all the essential smartphone features
And call quality is respectable
Great gaming controls
Excellent speakers
Sony Ericsson UI overlay
Game controls are excellent
Surprisingly fast interface
Games can look great
Screen is sharp with good viewing angles
Great range of games. Excellent Xperia Games launcher. Smooth
Fast Android experience. Controller is well-designed. Decent battery life
It's a PlayStation phone!
One of the best stereo speakers on a mobile device
Runs the latest Google Android - 2.3 Gingerbread
The editors didn't like
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play's touch-screen gaming controls are not as responsive and precise as we would like
Photo quality is average at best
And it lacks an HDMI port and 4G LTE
Some of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G's gaming controls are unresponsive. It lacks an HDMI-out port
Photo quality is poor
And data speeds are unimpressive
Unremarkable display
Questionable build quality
Limited internal memory
Selection of games is limited
Build quality is below par
Screen is a bit dull
Thick and heavy handset. Track pads on the controller need tweaking. 8GB microSD is small for a gaming phone. Flaky Wi-Fi. No HDMI port
Abstract: Design and DisplayFirst thing one would notice about the Xperia Play is that it is probably one of the thickest, if not THE thickest phone out of all the Android smartphones we've seen. Similar to the Arc, the Play comes in a polished all-black housing, w...
Dedicated gaming controls, Smooth gaming experience, Game content from Android and Sony
Bulky frame, heavy weight, Unresponsive analog touch pads, Constant gaming equates power drain
Game (Not) OverThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is not your usual smartphone. With its competitors promoting thinner and sleeker profiles, the Xperia Play is a far cry from such claims. Its thick profile and hefty weight, coupled with a mostly plastic exteri...
Being the first and only smart phone with built-in dedicated gaming controls, it seems like the XPERIA Play is catering to a minor set of audience. However, the potential for this device as a dedicated handheld gaming device coupled with its substantial s...
Dedicated gaming controls, Smooth gaming experience, Game content from Android and Sony
Bulky frame, heavy weight, Unresponsive analog touch pads, Constant gaming equates power drain
Game (Not) OverThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is not your usual smartphone. With its competitors promoting thinner and sleeker profiles, the Xperia Play is a far cry from such claims. Its thick profile and hefty weight, coupled with a mostly plastic exteri...
Abstract: The open secret is finally official. After spending months on the internet as the Sony PlayStation phone, and given an extensive preview that has been neither confirmed nor denied by Sony Ericsson themselves, the cat is finally out of the bag when an inte...
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Published: 2011-02-02, Author: Jam , review by: jamonline.ph
Abstract: The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play At last, the Xperia Play, the first playstation certified phone is now announced. It was already leaked few months ago and most of those leaks came from the chinese people. Anyway, let's get down to business about the spe...
This phone is a thing of beauty. Many have tried to merge the worlds of mobiles and gaming but this will be the first time that it's worked, and not as an after-thought like the iPhone or Android (harsh I know).The phone itself is fantastic and Sony Erics...
I get what Sony Ericsson was trying to accomplish with the Xperia Play. We’ve been wanting a real PlayStation Phone for quite some time and this is supposed to be it… except that it’s not. You see, Sony has the PlayStation Vita coming out pretty soon a...
Abstract: The open secret is finally official. After spending months on the internet as the Sony PlayStation phone, and given an extensive preview that has been neither confirmed nor denied by Sony Ericsson themselves, the cat is finally out of the bag when an i...
