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Sony Mobile Sony XPERIA PLAY 400 MB Smartphone, 4" LCD 480 x 854, 1 GHz, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.5G, Black

$2397.00
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Sony Mobile Sony XPERIA PLAY 400 MB Smartphone, 4" LCD 480 x 854, 1 GHz, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.5G, Black

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4.5 out of 5stars
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Most helpful positive review

5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
09/29/2011
Android platform works seemlessly with sony
To my suprise the best thing about this phone is the phone. This is such a great device that if it didn't slide out into a Play Station controller i wouldn't care. I had an htc hero before this, and just the phone aspect of this device blows that thing out of the water. battery last 10 times longer. plus the sony ericsson offers the best gaming experience that you can find on a cell phone.
BigPat88

Most helpful negative review

1.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
03/24/2012
Terrible, terrible phone.
If 1 star is "Poor", I should be allowed to give it a 0. Poor is an understatement. Bought this phone now 29 days ago, before spring break, and of course left the box to return it at college. Thank the lord I go back tomorrow and can return it. Pros: Speaker - I love music, and this thing has booming sound. Battery Life - I've seen it be better than any other on the market. I use it a lot, have to charge it during the night. Games - Obviously, it's the PSPgo or whatever. It's pretty neat for the games you can get to work. Cons: Games - This is a gaming phone, but it's about 5 generations behind on GPU. Other Android's game better. Furthermore, the trackpad slideout thing is terrible. The physical buttons are good, but the trackpad is terrible in use. Speed - 1GHz, single core processor. Really? Gaming phone with 30-40% of the processor of other Android phones? It gets stuck and crashes trying to text. I crash listening to music, opening facebook, etc. 1GB internal - Terrible for loading games, many of which use tons of space on the internal memory, and the phone is already loaded with so much bloatware it can barely run to begin with. Sony Ericsson - I remember why I never see phones by this company. It's because nobody uses them. They force you to use their products. You can't use headphones with a mic built in, like from Apple, or Beats by Dre, or any other modern headphone company. You have to use their overpriced, poorly made headphones. Overall: Don't buy this phone. It looks cool in the store, and is neat for the first 10 minutes, but then you realize that you're going to hate the next 2 years with it. Closing note: Keep in mind that this is a company who got a 4.2/10 in the products category, even though it got maximum points in battery efficiency and avoidance of hazardous substances.
haygrae
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/24/2012
    Terrible, terrible phone.
    If 1 star is "Poor", I should be allowed to give it a 0. Poor is an understatement. Bought this phone now 29 days ago, before spring break, and of course left the box to return it at college. Thank the lord I go back tomorrow and can return it. Pros: Speaker - I love music, and this thing has booming sound. Battery Life - I've seen it be better than any other on the market. I use it a lot, have to charge it during the night. Games - Obviously, it's the PSPgo or whatever. It's pretty neat for the games you can get to work. Cons: Games - This is a gaming phone, but it's about 5 generations behind on GPU. Other Android's game better. Furthermore, the trackpad slideout thing is terrible. The physical buttons are good, but the trackpad is terrible in use. Speed - 1GHz, single core processor. Really? Gaming phone with 30-40% of the processor of other Android phones? It gets stuck and crashes trying to text. I crash listening to music, opening facebook, etc. 1GB internal - Terrible for loading games, many of which use tons of space on the internal memory, and the phone is already loaded with so much bloatware it can barely run to begin with. Sony Ericsson - I remember why I never see phones by this company. It's because nobody uses them. They force you to use their products. You can't use headphones with a mic built in, like from Apple, or Beats by Dre, or any other modern headphone company. You have to use their overpriced, poorly made headphones. Overall: Don't buy this phone. It looks cool in the store, and is neat for the first 10 minutes, but then you realize that you're going to hate the next 2 years with it. Closing note: Keep in mind that this is a company who got a 4.2/10 in the products category, even though it got maximum points in battery efficiency and avoidance of hazardous substances.
    haygrae
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/08/2012
    best phone ever
    This phone is down right SICK! it handles graphics with mega power. the battery life is awesome...if i forget to charge it big deal. it slides into a PSP type gaming device (that all my friends love) that is super easy to understand and you can be super fast at it. big deal it only comes in blue, its a dark metallic blue you cant really tell that its blue.ive had an iphone, droid,and a standard phone and this thing destroys them entirely. the 3G is lightning fast (i dont live a 4G area),the apps are awesome, and it beats other androids,over all this is the best phone ive had ever. thanks sony im deffinantly making yall my type of phone now. THANKS!!!
    PenguiN54
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/18/2012
    It is the Playstation Phone.
    I have used this phone for over a month now and I must confess that I do enjoy it very much. I have found it to best overall smartphone expedience so far. All of my needs from a phone and then some are provided and it can supplement entertainment in a very busy world. The case recommendation is only what I feel would be best if you wanted a case from att. There is another case the Trident Aegis for the xperia play that would be best. It has android gingerbread 2.3.3, 2.3.4 should be on the way and Sony(Ericsson) announced that it would receive ice cream sandwich later this year.
    darkeleven
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/05/2012
    Not a bad phone
    My opinion of this phone is based off of what i experienced with my iPhone 3gs for the 2 years before buying this phone. I definitely like the android software better than the iPhone. The customizing, the ability to change icons and change the home screen around however you like. Even the messaging, you can change text,color,size, almost an endless amount of things. Its more user friendly. I'm a big guy with big hands and its not difficult to play games on it, its designed really well for game playing. The reason i rated the design only 2 stars was because of how fragile the phone is. I'm a roofer and the person my friends go to when they have car troubles, so i'm always getting up and down off the concrete or high up off the ground on a roof. I've dropped my iPhone dozens of times face first "no screen protector" on gravel, concrete, off a roof, in the sink with running water, and probably a hundred or so times its fallen 4 to 5ft down on my hardwood floors and the screen has never gotten a scratch "minus a tiny one that you can't even feel". But my Sony was dropped 2 ft down the second i got home from buying it, and already it got an inch long scratch. The next day i was cleaning a rifle with my phone next to me, it fell in between my lap against the stock, and the inch long scratch turned into a deeper 2 inch scratch. I didn't buy a screen protector because of the experience i had with an iPhone and how hard i was on it, but even coming home and babying this thing, its still extremely fragile. its a decent phone, but I'd definitely recommend a screen protector, even if you don't treat phones bad like i do, better safe than having a big scratch like i gotta live with.
    chocolateslamz
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    10/31/2011
    Oh My Goodness!
    Now I've had the psp and the psp go but this is whole new level! Its like the perfect phone for any gamers PERIOD It make phones like the the htc hero look like garbage. It has six predownloaded games installed on it when you first buy it. Its 4G, touchscreen, and a portable gaming system. What more can you ask for! The typing screen is familiar to people who've had a psp or ps3 so typing is a piece of cake for them. The battery is awesome for a phone that does this much, and it can use android market and apps just like any other phone. On a scale from 1 to 10 its a 12!
    Justis
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    10/15/2011
    Love this phone!
    I had an iPhone 3GS, and I switched to this one because I have an 8 year old son who loves Minecraft and Crash Bandicoot. I wanted something that would keep him busy when we're out of the house. I am also a gamer myself, and I absolutely LOVE this phone. The battery life is fine, it lasts much longer than my iPhone. My only problems with it are that it didn't come with an instruction book, and it doesn't really notify me when I have new messages on Yahoo, Facebook, or when I get new texts. It says it on the "lock" screen, but when I turn it on I have a hard time finding them. I like the Android version of the apps that I had for my iPhone. Yahoo messenger and Facebook are much easier to use on this phone than an iPhone. The camera is great. It takes nice pics. Being a mom, that is one feature that is extremely important to me. It's simple to take a pic and add it to my Facebook page without having to go to the Facebook app. It's quick and simple. The game pad feels nice and sturdy, and the games look very nice on it. I compared it to my son's PSP screen, and it's about the same exact size. The games look just as they're supposed to. The QWERTY touchscreen keyboard is OK, but I prefer to turn the phone sideways because the keys are a little small when the phone is turned right-side-up. But again, that could be because I am so used to my iPhone and the layout is slightly different. It has multiple options for the auto-correct, and I'm still trying out the different options to see which one suits me. Overall, I love the phone. I just wish it had come with an instruction book! It's taking me forever to figure out how to use it. But if you're a gamer, you're going to LOVE this phone! (I also have the car charger that I recommended with this review. It has the cord for the phone to charge, and it has a USB port so I can charge other devices at the same time.)
    SnowMonk3y
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    10/10/2011
    best phone ive ever had
    I have had alot of smart phones from the pantech duo to this one and this is best i have ever had its easy to use, great games, the battery life isnt as bad as the other reviews say and im a heavy texter, i play games all the times on it and it does so much and the design is pretty cool. The speakers on it are really good also the camera is too
    sorahaxer
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/29/2011
    Android platform works seemlessly with sony
    To my suprise the best thing about this phone is the phone. This is such a great device that if it didn't slide out into a Play Station controller i wouldn't care. I had an htc hero before this, and just the phone aspect of this device blows that thing out of the water. battery last 10 times longer. plus the sony ericsson offers the best gaming experience that you can find on a cell phone.
    BigPat88
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/24/2011
    It's the best android phone that I have used.
    The design of the phone is extremely nice. The back is curve, great design. Loud stereo speakers. Nice D-pad for gaming use. Timescape combines all my social status in one place. The user interface is very good. No lag, very fast. Game quality is very good. It can play HD games. Fast 4G internet. Sony Ericsson makes Xperia Play a great device with Android 2.3. I updated my phone to 2.3.4 and it supports HD recording, very nice. The screen off animation is great. Camera is good with 5MP and flash. The phone feels very comfortable on my hand. The color is very pretty. Screen is not that bright enough, but it's okay. Facebook inside Xperia is a great feature. Music quality of the phone is better than iPhone. There are many games from Android Market and gameloft. The dock looks great, works great. This is the best smartphone that I have ever used, compare to Samsung Galaxy S II and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Xperia PLAY 4G is #1.
    kiuxkate
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/18/2011
    I love this phone it's the best! it's very good if you are a gamer and it's all in one you don't have to carry around a phone and a psp. i personally liked haveing the word xperia on the back but it's not big. I would recommend this phone to anybody because the virtual keyboard is great and then you have the phone and the gaming so it's a 1-in-all deal and it's 4g. Hope this helped!
    Jason315
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