Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play unboxing video

Rumours of a Playstation phone have been circulating for months so it wasn’t too much of a surprise when Sony Ericsson officially announced the XPERIA Play last month at MWC.

The Android-powered Play has a large capacitive touchscreen display which, at 4″, is going to be great for both gaming and video play back. There’s also a 1GHz Snapdragon to keep the game play fluid.

Of course the real trick up the sleeve is the sliding screen. Whereas on other handsets you might expect to see a hardware QWERTY keyboard under the display, the XPERIA Play as a Playstation-style control pad complete with two analogue controls.

In the video below you can see my unbox the play before taking a tour around a few bits of the OS and UI and then having a stab at a couple of the pre-installed Playstation games. I think we are the first to have our hands on a fully boxed XPERIA Play too!

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play unboxing video

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play specification:

Operating System: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with Custom Timescape Skin
Processor: 1GHz MSM8255 Snapdragon and Adreno 205 GPU
Expansion Slot: MicroSDHC (Up to) 32GB
RAM: 512MB
ROM: 512MB
Display/Screen: 4″ Touchscreen, LED backlit capacitive, 480 x 854 pixels
GSM/GPRS: Frequencies 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G/HSPA: Frequencies 900 / 2100
Bluetooth: 2.1 with A2DP
WiFi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
DLNA: Yes
Hardware Buttons: Full gaming controls – 4 button d-pad, 4 button playstation symbols, 2 shoulder buttons
GPS: A-GPS
Camera: 5 Megapixels autofocus with LED flash
Front Facing Camera: VGA
G-Sensor
Proximity Sensor
Light Sensor
Battery: Capacity 1500 mAh
Dimensions: 119 x 62 x 16 mm
Weight : 175 grams