Sony Ericsson R00at, R88i, R008, R800x User Manual
™ PLAY
R800a, R800at, R88i, R800x
White paper
August 2011
White paper | Xperia™ PLAY
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Table of contents
Product overview ........................................................................................................4
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY - Slide out to wow .................................................4
Xperia™ Play gaming controls ..............................................................................5
Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ......................................6
Categorised feature list ..........................................................................................8
Technologies in detail ...............................................................................................10
Device-to-device communications (local) ...........................................................10
Bluetooth™ wireless technology ......................................................................10
Wi-Fi® ...............................................................................................................11
DLNA Certified™ (Digital Living Home Alliance)*..............................................12
Gaming ................................................................................................................13
Messaging ...........................................................................................................14
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..............................................................14
Email .................................................................................................................14
Positioning – location based services .................................................................15
Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync) ...................................................15
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) ..........................................................................15
Multimedia (audio, image and video) ...................................................................17
Web browser .......................................................................................................18
Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................19
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Product overview
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY - Slide out to wow
Slot home the winning goal. Conquer the demon dragons. Hit the ground with guns blazing. Or even work,
if you have to. Simply switch from calls, emails and Internet browsing, to playing your favourite console
games. On Xperia™ PLAY. The full-featured PlayStation™ certified Android™ smartphone with a 4”
screen and real console controls that’s designed to do everything you need. So you can immerse yourself
in the glorious games you want.
Geared up for gaming
Slide out the controls and smash the volley into the top corner. Or crush the enemy in close quarter
combat. In superb stereo sound. Pass like a pro using dedicated gaming keys and view the action on the
whole screen, without your fingers getting in the way. High octane action brought to life with a fast 1GHz
processor and powerful Adreno 205 graphics processor. The crispest colours and true 3D gaming
graphics. Couldn’t be better, could it?
Feast on the fun
What’s your game? Full flowing football on FIFA 10? Or full contact karate with Bruce Lee: Dragon
Warrior? Play the preloaded games, or download what you want from Sony and other top gaming
publishers. Choose from thousands of games on Android Market™. Speak, search, read, play, enjoy. With
more than 100,000 apps available you won’t have time to get bored.
Want more? Get instant access to Google™ mobile services like YouTube™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, or
find what you want on the web with Google Voice Search™. The latest of everything on a smartphone
that’s made for gamers.
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Xperia™ Play gaming controls
Control the game from the palm of your hand. With the unique gaming control design of Sony
Playstation® transformed into Xperia™ Play you will have a gaming experience hard to resist.
Gaming control keys
1. Left trigger
2. Directional buttons
3. Game menu
4. Touch screen
5. Touch pad
6. Button
7. Button
8. Button
9. Button
10. Select key
11. Right trigger
12. Start key
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3
2
1
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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks
Operating system Google™ Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7
Size 119 × 62 ×16 mm
Weight 175 grams
Available colours Black
White
Main screen
Colours 16,777,216 colour TFT
Resolution 480×854 pixels
Size (diagonal) 4 inches
Input mechanisms
Text input On-screen QWERTY keyboard
Touch screen Capacitive (multi-touch)
Gesture control Yes
Memory
Phone memory Up to 400 MB
Memory card support microSD™, up to 32 GB
Camera
Camera resolution 5.1 megapixel
Photo flash Yes – LED
Video recording Yes – 480p
Sensors
Accelerometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Magnetometer Yes
eCompass™ Yes
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