The Xperia Play is made for gaming, and not to be a flagship device. As such, it’s spec list isnt as spec-tacular as the Xperia Arc. It might be very well, one of the easiest phones to recommend for die-hard Playstation Fans out there, or Gamers who w...
– should you buy the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play? Yes! OK, I’ll be a little more specific! If you want a mobile phone that gives you the best gaming experience of any phone on the market – either now or any time in the past – then buy the Xperia Play. I...
Pleasant feel to button presses, Attractive chassis, Strong speakers, Decent music player,
Despite it being rumoured for nigh-on half a decade, the ‘PlayStation Phone’ actually feels like it’s been rush-released, and as such its compromises mean it falls between two stools. There are better and cheaper handsets for everything other than gam...
The dedicated slide-out gaming pad helps provide as close a gaming experience as the likes of a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS Lite that we’ve seen on a smartphone....
Downloading and storing games can be a tad confusing due to the various platforms you can purchase them from.Look and Feel...
A well equipped smartphone that though has enough gaming prowess to keep you entertained, won’t persuade you to trade in your dedicated gaming device. ...
As we said before, the rumors about Sony Ericsson making a PlayStation phone with plenty of Sony gaming input aren’t new. Neither are the mutterings that Sony execs refused to allow the cellular partnership to use the PlayStation brand, over fears tha...
Dedicated game controller, Able to run numerous old emulator games with gamepad keymapping, Excellent stereo loudspeakers, Very good photo quality
Not futureproof due to the singlecore chipset, Game catalog still in its nascence
From our time spent gaming on the device we have to say the company is mostly right about it, the battery didn’t drain for 2-3 hours, as we expected, but on the simpler titles. With more sophisticated 3D titles the toll on the battery life is significa...
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play is a great all-around device for any hardcore gamer and smartphone enthusiast. The slide out game control is a nifty innovation that makes gameplay far superior to devices using only the touchscreen. Some have speculated ...
Gamepad works wellStereo speakersGood graphics performance
Dim, woeful screenLack of compelling contentPoor video recording (no 720p)
We've reached out to Sony Ericsson asking for a roadmap of when we can expect the PlayStation Suite and more PlayStation One titles to roll up on the Xperia Play bandwagon and make it worth joining. As it stands today, on the day of review and the precipi...
Xperia Play: Our Initial Thoughts Published on 22nd February 2011 by Richard Swinburne Technical specs of the Xperia PlayDimensions: 119 x 62 x 16mmWeight: 175gCPU: , 1GHz, Single-coreGPU: Display: 854 x 480 (WFVGA) LCD TFTSensors: 3-axis accelerome...
