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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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  • Released 2011, March
    175g, 16mm thickness
    Android 2.3.4
    400MB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
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  • 4.0"
    480x854 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 512MB RAM
    Snapdragon S2
  • 1500mAh
    Li-Ion
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Available on AT&T as Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G
Also known as R800a, R800at, R88i

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
 Touch-sensitive gaming controls
PSP like gaming buttons
Timescape UI
Platform OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
Memory Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 400MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, Adobe Flash
 Dedicated game store
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
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
Misc Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)    
Price About 140 EUR
Tests Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -91.0dB

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY - user opinions and reviews

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  • Anonymous
  • pmU
  • 25 May 2023

realistically, this phone would suck for gaming in 2023, mostly because it still runs on android 2, and its specs are worse than a 120$ phone nowadays. back in 2011 this would've been a beast of a phone, but nowadays its mostly to show off

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  • GodFather
  • YPe
  • 28 Feb 2023

This is a true Gaming Phone but guys if you are buying this phone for Gaming in 2023 then it's better you go for PSP Go instead , because Xperia Play has Android OS and it requires more resources whereas PSP Go has Proprietary XMB and very fast...

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  • Anonymous
  • Sq1
  • 22 Sep 2022

PS 2011 edition

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