Great Gaming Facilities On The Amazing Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Sony Ericsson have a reputation for producing handsets that specialise in certain areas of the mobile phone market.  They brought us the Walkman phones and the Cybershot models which focused on the photography aspect.  Now the bring us th Xperia Play, not only a top end smartphone, but also incorporating gaming technology that Sony is famous for, hence the nickname the Playstation Phone.The Xperia Play is not just a portable games console with a few phone features, it excels in both areas.  Take web browsing for example, if you need to access the web from your handset, then this is the phone for you.  Not only do you have a great quality large scren on which to view sites, but the phone offers a host of connectivity options for all circumstances.  With Wireless LAN built in, you have the ability to connect to applicable WiFi networks in order to achieve the fastest connection speeds possible.  Even the fastest "N" rating speed is supported as well as the more common B and G systems.  On the move the phone can connect to the 3G network, not only giving you the quickest of data transfer speed but also allowing useful features such as push notifications to be incorporated.  3G coverage is pretty widespread, however if you do find yourself in an area with no service, the handset does offer ample cover in the form of EDGE and GPRS.  Locally the connection options are equally as impressive, with a micro USB port and Bluetooth for wireless connection.  The model also incorporates a less common mini HDMI port which enables simple connection to home television equipment.  The web browser itself fully supports HTML and also features Flash Lite to help enhance the online experience.Unlike larger home consoles where you purchase games in a disc format, on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play purchases are made from the Sony Ericsson online store, and once completed an icon will show on your homescreen for each item.  Being a mobile device, it was vital for this phone to be compact, and thus housing the controls on the front of the phone was not an option.  In this case they are on a slide out panel beneath the screen, which despite adding a little bulk to the phone, work like a dream.  The buttons are well spaced out and when held horizontally in your hand, you do not need to over extend your fingers to reach anything.  The phone sports a 4 inch, 480 x 854 display which looks great not only on gameplay but on the homescreens too.  The manufacturers have also added their useful Timescape user interface to simplify the workings on the phone and group useful information together in one place.The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is everything that we expected from such a highly anticipated model.The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and the LG Optimus 7 are available now.