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#XperiaPlay

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (stylized Xperia PLAY and codenamed Zeus) is a handheld game console smartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first to be part of the Read More..

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Description	The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (stylized Xperia PLAY and codenamed Zeus) is a handheld game console smartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first to be part of the PlayStation Certified program which means that it can play PlayStation Mobile games. The device was originally thought to carry the PlayStation branding, though this has been clarified to be a certification of being part of the PlayStation Certified program.On March 4, 2010, the device was announced for the first time codenamed the PlayStation Phone, but rumors were going around long before Sony announced the device as early as 2005.On February 13, 2011, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, it was announced that the device would be shipping globally in March 2011, with a launch lineup of around 50 software titles. In the US, the Xperia Play was initially available only on the Verizon network, until the release of the Xperia Play 4G on AT&T. In Mexico it is available through Telcel. Telcel, la Red en tus manos. Telcel.com. Retrieved on 2013-11-24. In the UK, carriers O₂, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and Three have confirmed that they were to stock the handset. In Canada, the device is carried exclusively by Rogers Wireless.
Description	The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (stylized Xperia PLAY and codenamed Zeus) is a handheld game console smartphone produced by Sony Ericsson. Under the Xperia smartphone brand running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the device is the first to be part of the PlayStation Certified program which means that it can play PlayStation Mobile games. The device was originally thought to carry the PlayStation branding, though this has been clarified to be a certification of being part of the PlayStation Certified program.On March 4, 2010, the device was announced for the first time codenamed the PlayStation Phone, but rumors were going around long before Sony announced the device as early as 2005.On February 13, 2011, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, it was announced that the device would be shipping globally in March 2011, with a launch lineup of around 50 software titles. In the US, the Xperia Play was initially available only on the Verizon network, until the release of the Xperia Play 4G on AT&T. In Mexico it is available through Telcel. Telcel, la Red en tus manos. Telcel.com. Retrieved on 2013-11-24. In the UK, carriers O₂, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and Three have confirmed that they were to stock the handset. In Canada, the device is carried exclusively by Rogers Wireless.

Manufacturer	Sony Ericsson
Manufacturer
Brand
Brand
Type	Eighth generation smartphone
Type
Released	2011/04/01
Released
Operatingsystem	Android 2.3.7 GingerbreadAndroid 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich via the use of CyanogenMod
Operatingsystem
Price
Price
Features
Features

Memory	512 MB
Memory
Input	TouchscreenAccelerometerTouchpad20× buttons(D-pad, Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square, L, R, Select, Start, Menu (×2), Back, Home, Search, Volume ±, Power)
Input
Battery	1500 mAh
Battery
Weight	175g
Weight
Cpu	1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
Cpu
Rear_camera	5.1 MP (480p with stock OS, 720p with update)
Rear_camera
Camera features
Camera features
Front_camera	VGA, 640 × 480; 1.3 MP
Front_camera
Sim
Sim
Networks	GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 850/900/1800/1900UMTS (HSPA) 800/850/1900/2100 UMTS (HSPA) 900/2100CDMA EvDO revA
Networks
Storage	400 MB
Storage
Memory_card	microSD card (up to 32 GB)
Memory_card

Display	4in TFT LCD touchscreen, 854 × 480 FWVGA, 16M colors
Display
Size	119mm H62mm W 16mm D
Size
Screen size
Screen size
Form factor	Slider
Form factor
Gpu	Adreno 205
Gpu

Predecessor	PSP Go{{Citation needed \| date =May 2014}}Xperia Pro
Predecessor
Successor	PlayStation Vita{{Citation needed\|date=May 2014}}Xperia Ray
Successor
Other
Other
System on chip
System on chip
Sensors
Sensors
Media_formats
Media_formats
Series	Sony Ericsson Xperia
Series