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The editors liked
The only Android phone to do gaming ‘properly'
Slide-out gaming controls are well built and comfortable
Feels fast
Decent build quality
The nearest gaming experience to a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS Lite that we’ve seen on a smartphone
Thanks to the slideout gaming pad
Works well as a smartphone
Lots of recent smartphones boast a host of impressive games
And some of them even offer decent graphics
But nothing comes close to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play when it comes to control. The sliding lower half with proper buttons mean you'll be able to control games accurately and comfortably
And it's a lot more fun than using touchscreen buttons. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play also tops the li
Gaming pad is well designed
Sony Ericsson's take on Android has some nice features and is easily compensated where it lacks features
Battery life when gaming is pretty good
Controls really do work
Excellent rapidfire gameplay
Intuitive user interface
Physcial controls better for gaming than the usual touchscreen
More games than the Android Market
Good quality audio
The editors didn't like
Poor games
Poor controls
Screen was dim and washed out
Games offering is weak
Confusing software
Classic PlayStation titles are expensive
Rather dim display
Umer Reports
The gaming pad buttons feel good under the fingers and are comfortable to use
But the touchpads are not so responsive
And the shoulder buttons are spongy.
Unfortunately
Sony can't back up with Xperia Play's hardware with a world-beating games catalogue. Yes
There are some fun titles
But there's nowhere near the same amount that you'll find on something like the Nintendo 3DS – or even the Apple iPhone – and games bought for the Sony PSP are also incompatible.
Gaming delivery is a little disparate
Screen needs to be brighter
It really needs some exciting gaming titles
Video capture is unnecessarily poor
Screen
Launch titles are just as fun on other phones
Controls still aren't as good as a real handheld console
Having three separate places to download games isn't very practical
No support for PSP games and you need to buy PSN games you already own
In concluding, the Xperia Play is an excellent handset from a manufacturer that is trying to change its name. Sony Ericsson haven’t been known to produce good quality handsets in the Android space. The older Xperia range lacked features and software th...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.Sony Ericsson Xperia PlayPrice: Not yet announced.Carriers: Telstra, Optus and Vodafone.Available: From "May/June".Rating: 2/5If you like playing video games on a smartphone but have been wishing you had an inbuilt controller...
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play possesses excellent gaming controls and offers a relatively smooth user experience for both communications and gaming. However, it will ultimately live or die by its exclusive games content, and it has a few faults that preve...
Abstract: Sony Ericsson describes its new Xperia Play as a “smartphone first”, but let’s be honest – the Play is for gamers. Not all gamers, either, but specifically those who are into old school PlayStation games. The main distinguishable feature is a PlayStati...
Excellent display, game controls work great, camera takes great stills and videos, 1st PlayStation certified mobile device
No mini HDMI, SoC only single-core, a bit bulky, poor front-facing camera performance and weak amount of internal storage offered
The SE Xperia Play is a really capable smartphone and delivers an improved mobile gaming experience thanks to its dedicated controls. According to SE its Xperia Play is a phone first and portable gaming device second, but you’ll still be able to replac...
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Abstract: Few devices are meant to flatter while the others are meant to perform. It is rarely that we find a device which is a bit of both, and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is truly one such contraption. After a long wait the Xperia Play has finally been released in ...
Excellent gamepad; Impressive sound quality; Rigid slider; Great battery performance.
Tacky looks; Unimpressive specs; Buggy software; Lacklustre display; No TV Out; Expensive.
The Xperia Play is the PSP phone we've been waiting for. Thanks to its brilliant gamepad, the product lives up to its name. Additionally, it doubles up as an excellent music player. However, it has many shortcomings, including lacklustre specs, a buggy...
My personal opinion is that this is a very good gaming handset; however it could have been better. A dual-core processor, more RAM and the most crucial feature that is missing is an HDMI-out port. It could have been the king of mobile-gaming handsets, but...
