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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  • AnonD-4057
  • 0F6
  • 16 Mar 2011

Sony Ericson Thinks, They Are Apple and they can price their products as they wish. Within a month of release it will go down to 500 and so on. The specs on this phones is not even close to new upcomings phones from HTC and Samsung. All this phone has is Gaming Control buttons which makes this phone looks like a brick.

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    • AnonD-3678
    • xtb
    • 16 Mar 2011

    900 USD just because it has gaming keys?? That is too expensive and I guess it will not sell well

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      • AnonD-1906
      • 012
      • 16 Mar 2011

      People i have a solution for you all. For those that have android 2.3 and a sigle core like myself (1ghz). Just buy a wiimote. You can connect a wii mote via Bluetooth with wiimotecontroler on android market. Its work find with android 2.1 and 2.2 also. Don't forget all the game that xperia play gonna have going to be available for all the other smartphone 1ghz and adreano 200 are the minimum requirements * so for those like me that dont have a game pad use a wiimote. All the game of the xperia play only need one core of 1ghz not dual core. One sigle core is good enough for for a smartphone look at the iphone with their game.

      PS androids is the shit!!!!!! XD

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        • Anonymous
        • ub1
        • 16 Mar 2011

        is this some kinds of donations for the quake?

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          • pri
          • uNV
          • 16 Mar 2011

          i better glue my phone with a psp at that price..:p

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            • Anonymous
            • Tr8
            • 16 Mar 2011

            Think about what happened last week. (hint: earthquake and damage) now think about where some of sony ericsson's factories are there you go, increase in price.

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              • AMH
              • mE}
              • 16 Mar 2011

              AnonD-291, 16 Mar 2011Firstly Android 2.4 will be called Ice-Cream not gingerbrea... moreRe-Check your Information Again.
              Ice-Cream was cancelled as a name, and became an update of Gingerbread.
              2.2 and 2.3 dont support dual cores, only 2.4
              First Link
              http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/02/07/android-2-4-arriving-april-still-called-gingerbread/
              Second Link
              http://www.slashgear.com/gingerbread-rebaked-as-android-2-4-in-april-for-dual-core-app-support-07131280/

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                • AnonD-291
                • vGF
                • 16 Mar 2011

                AMH, 15 Mar 2011People please stop saying Tegra2, or Dual core. Dual core ... moreFirstly Android 2.4 will be called Ice-Cream not gingerbread.
                Secondly 2.2 Froyo and 2.3 Gingerbread DOES support dual core and uses the second core in the processor.

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                  • SE_dude
                  • 2mf
                  • 16 Mar 2011

                  why that high? sick! it's overprice!

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                    • AnonD-4045
                    • fqx
                    • 16 Mar 2011

                    A little bit of a disappointment to me, would have been nice to see sony remoteplay so I can connect to my playstation 3 remotely and access UK tv anywhere via 3g/wifi on this too - thats one reason alone I'll stick with my Sony Ericsson aino. Sony thank you for listening to us by producing a 'psp phone' but it needs to be so much more to even stand a chance with brands like Apple and Nokia.

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                      • ryo9502
                      • sE8
                      • 16 Mar 2011

                      i like this phone but its really expensive to mee...
                      hey, i got an idea!!!
                      buy bluetooth gamepad instead...

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                        • Rey
                        • KL$
                        • 16 Mar 2011

                        That's insane. But I always buy second hand phone in a good condition. Shame you early adopters :b

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                          • GNR
                          • t}j
                          • 16 Mar 2011

                          wrong price it shud b around 300 -350€

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                            • usernamE
                            • u1x
                            • 16 Mar 2011

                            too expensive...

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                              • naing
                              • wYM
                              • 16 Mar 2011

                              Wow very Expensive to me, it good around 500 USD

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                                • manfree
                                • 00Y
                                • 16 Mar 2011

                                This is the shortest joke ever heard.
                                I bet 3g ngp's price with quad core CPU and ps3 graphics will be less than 450 bucks and if it will have a good web browser it will be the best all in one device ever made.It will actually be a ps3,tablet and a phone with a simple VoIP service.
                                That's why the xperia play's price is a joke...

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                                  • Yet Another Android
                                  • Rbq
                                  • 16 Mar 2011

                                  There are some real fanboys on this site. They're actually people willing to spend almost any price on a phone just because it has Android on it. Mind you, the possibility of it getting updates at all are very slim but since it's Android, $1,000 is ok for it.

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                                    • martha
                                    • LHj
                                    • 16 Mar 2011

                                    We're facing a weird issue about a year ago Companies hurry up to release uncompleted phones and taking our money ppl aren't stupid anymore..great job gsmarena for open our eyes to see the reality of the products & the Markets and thanks for helping us to do better choices.

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                                      • AnonD-250
                                      • LK3
                                      • 16 Mar 2011

                                      Could probably buy an N8 and Nintendo 3ds with that money.

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                                        • akira
                                        • P%C
                                        • 16 Mar 2011

                                        i just wait for NGP then... =p