The XPERIA Play will launch in Spain on 1 April, cost 649 euro

15 March, 2011
We hope this is an early April Fool's joke - the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play will apparently be launching in Spain on 1 April, for the hefty 649 euro SIM-free price. It will come with 6 games preloaded but the price...

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  • Anonymous
  • 49x
  • 04 Dec 2011

well i will wait for the price to drop but SERIOUSLY for a phone like this......atleast u can play playstation games on it (i hope)

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    • AnonD-491
    • 2@e
    • 18 Mar 2011

    W.T.F.??!! In that price, I can buy a Core i7 PC with 22 inch LCD Monitor, 4.1 channel speakrs, & all. Ridiculously high price for a phone...

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      • Anonymous
      • 9Lb
      • 17 Mar 2011

      This is too pricy, but very catchy :)

      If u get excited playing with this mobile, it may separate into two ahahhaha

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        • oinkoink
        • QDZ
        • 16 Mar 2011

        insane price for a product of first version not happening

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          • Anonymous
          • qWD
          • 16 Mar 2011

          AnonD-4057, 16 Mar 2011for 649, it would be better to buy a proper ps3 with 5 game... moreIm an x10 user and I cant believe I still dont have an upgrade on my phone while others have at least a 2.2 or 2.3. Wake up Sony!

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            • saintleks
            • ftV
            • 16 Mar 2011

            mbhasan, 16 Mar 2011insane pricing policy...Yeah, I believe u...But don't worry they'll soon repent...

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              • dani
              • M3s
              • 16 Mar 2011

              we've had the SE rep in and in the UK it will be £40-£45 per month! its a stupid amount of money for a phone that is lower spec than the arc but at a higher price!

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                • iPhone Freak
                • ftZ
                • 16 Mar 2011

                I'm waiting for that phone for so long , let's see who will win the gaming devices battle (iPhone 4 or I wish 5 soon vs XPERIA Play ) that will be a tough competition for both companies , they both have a long gaming history ( of course Sony has more history but iPhone is the standard for mobile gaming now ) finally some competition :))

                  What the?! The NGP only costs $250 and waaaaay cooler than XPlay.
                  FAIL for being a April 1st.

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                    • AnonD-4057
                    • 0Fi
                    • 16 Mar 2011

                    this phone will bring every single play station product down. at this price, play station will loose all its market to Xbox and Wii if this phone fails.

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                      • AnonD-4057
                      • 0Fi
                      • 16 Mar 2011

                      for 649, it would be better to buy a proper ps3 with 5 games and xbox Live or buy a Motorola Zoom or Blackberry Playbook or an Ipad2

                      a phone more than the price of a high class tablet. i dont think so SONY Ericsson. All us Xperia X10 users hate you and will never buy your products again specially at this price where this wont be upgraded to next version for sure.

                      Nexus S is 600 and gets the new firmware updates first and is well worth it.

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                        • W900i
                        • j01
                        • 16 Mar 2011

                        Lol, 1st April :)). This is gonna be the best joke ever. If not, best fail ever.

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                          • GeckoHA559
                          • 0Bq
                          • 16 Mar 2011

                          You can proberbly get a games console and a decent smartphone for cheaper than this. What is happening with pricing for these phones? Same with tablets

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                            • ramin
                            • pTi
                            • 16 Mar 2011

                            yes very expensive but when i compare this phone vs nokia e7 this is the better one with same price!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • jFF
                              • 16 Mar 2011

                              Its price is very low. It should be around 5000 usd. Nice phone. :p. I wll buy it only when it wll be around 5000 usd

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                                • mouli
                                • 2T9
                                • 16 Mar 2011

                                same mistake by se. over pricing for the medicore phone, 400$ will sell like a hot cake, better you die se.

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                                  • Peter
                                  • 0UT
                                  • 16 Mar 2011

                                  well, if the google nexus S can be 600 euros, then why not this one cost 649, at least its SE (name for quality). Have u ever used Xperia and see the oportunities of it!? i bet when u feel that u'll probably buy for even more :)

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                                    • vGy
                                    • 16 Mar 2011

                                    this is the best mobile in the world mainly for gamers
                                    and i like to much
                                    but it is not for common peoples
                                    sony is the best company in universe

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                                      • mbhasan
                                      • Rxf
                                      • 16 Mar 2011

                                      insane pricing policy...

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                                        • AnonD-291
                                        • vGF
                                        • 16 Mar 2011

                                        AMH, 16 Mar 2011Re-Check your Information Again. Ice-Cream was cancelled a... moreGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt said at MWC that the second version will begin with the letter "i" and that it will be named after a dessert.
                                        SO IT MUST BE: ICE-CREAM

                                        SOURCE: http://www.gsmarena.com/next_android_version_will_infuse_gingerbread_and_honeycomb-news-2336.php

                                        Both your links are dated 7th FEb (before MWC) whereas this ^^ one is 16th FEB i.e. after the MWC 2011.


                                        Froyo and Gingerbread supports dual core: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4144/lg-optimus-2x-nvidia-tegra-2-review-the-first-dual-core-smartphone/7

                                        As the above source says 2.2 and 2.3 DOES support dual core and 2.4 will bring a tighter focus on multitasking.