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White paper | Xperia™ PLAY
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Product overview ........................................................................................................ |
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Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY - Slide out to wow ................................................. |
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Xperia™ Play gaming controls .............................................................................. |
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Facts – dimensions, weight, performance and networks ...................................... |
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Technologies in detail ............................................................................................... |
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Device-to-device communications (local) ........................................................... |
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Bluetooth™ wireless technology ...................................................................... |
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Wi-Fi® ............................................................................................................... |
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DLNA Certified™ (Digital Living Home Alliance)*.............................................. |
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Gaming ................................................................................................................ |
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Messaging ........................................................................................................... |
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Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS, Google Sync) ................................................... |
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Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) .......................................................................... |
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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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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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Operating system |
Google™ Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) |
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Processor |
1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 |
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Size |
119 × 62 ×16 mm |
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Weight |
175 grams |
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Available colours |
Black |
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Main screen |
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Colours |
16,777,216 colour TFT |
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Resolution |
480×854 pixels |
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Size (diagonal) |
4 inches |
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Input mechanisms |
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Text input |
On-screen QWERTY keyboard |
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Touch screen |
Capacitive (multi-touch) |
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Gesture control |
Yes |
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Memory |
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Phone memory |
Up to 400 MB |
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Memory card support |
microSD™, up to 32 GB |
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Camera |
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Camera resolution |
5.1 megapixel |
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Photo flash |
Yes – LED |
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Video recording |
Yes – 480p |
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Sensors |
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Accelerometer |
Yes |
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Proximity sensor |
Yes |
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Ambient light sensor |
Yes |
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Magnetometer |
Yes |
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eCompass™ |
Yes |
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