Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4529 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Brand: Sony
- Model: R800a
- Dimensions: .85 pounds
Features
- This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- 4G-enabled, Android 2.3-powered PlayStation gaming smartphone with slide-out game controls, and 4-inch multi-touch screen
- 1 GHz processor; Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth connectivity; GPS navigation
- 5-MP rear camera/camcorder; VGA front camera for video chats;personal and corporate e-mail
- Up to 7.4 hours of talk time, up to 350 hours (14.5 days) of standby time; released in September, 2011
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G R800a Unlocked Phone with Android 2.3, 5MP Camera, GPS and Wi-Fi - Stealth Blue U.S. Version
Product Description
The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G weighs 6.3 ounces and measures 4.7 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. Its 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7.4 hours of talk time, and up to 350 hours (14.5 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's dual-band 4G network (850/1900 MHz; HSPA+/HSDPA/UMTS).
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Josh
First off -- I love this phone. The gaming controls are awesome to have and I use this for playing emulators mostly. I purchased this phone and am using it with Straight Talk.One thing to note! The description says this is an unlocked phone...this is a bit misleading because the phone is just "sim unlocked" which means you can use another sim card in the phone for a different carrier such as T-Mobile or Straight Talk. The phone itself still has AT&T firmware/software on it so you will see the AT&T boot up screen and there will be some unremovable applications on the phone that new AT&T phones are programmed to have. They don't bother me and don't take up much space, but it would be nice if they weren't there in the first place.Another thing to note is that you can't get into the bootloader settings on this phone...so if you want to really change some settings on this phone or easily root it, you will have to do some more tricky stuff at the risk of bricking it.One of the downsides to this phone on Straight Talk is that I can only connect to the Edge network (2G) and not 3G in my area (which is supported). The reason for this is because I can't get into settings on the phone to change my network carrier to 3G T-Mobile (which is what I would use for data under Straight Talk)...I could do this if the phone was actually UNLOCKED, but it's not... Be wary of this if you are looking to buy the phone.I should also note that the phone I received was a model r800at, not r800a as listed (if it really matters).The phone itself runs pretty fast. Like I said, if you are looking at emulators with this phone, it's totally worth it, even with no 3G in my opinion. I have WiFi at home and work, and 2G is good enough for me when I'm traveling so I don't complain. My phone did not come with a 8gb mircosd card or headphones like a retail package. I ended up buying a 32gb card which is nice. Nintendo 64 emulated games will run a little slower depending on the game and Playstation games depend on the emulator, but that just gives you an idea of how well it can run games that aren't even meant for the platform.The phone could use more internal memory (512mb isnt much with so many new and big apps) and I found myself moving everything I could to the SDCard and installing smaller sized app alternatives. The battery could also last a lot longer, but I think I may buy a 3400mah version. The phone comes with a 1400mah battery.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Darth Nihilus
My review about the phone is 5 stars to it.. Sony Ericsson created a very practical phone for a gamer.. so no complains with it, but I was reading the "what is in the box" notes outside the box and the 8gb sd card with the pre-loaded games is not inside.. really frustrated for this....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By gloin
firstly i must say that the service of the providor was excelent, the gave the right tracking number, ir arrived on time and the mobile was on perfect condition.about the mobile is a great buy if you are a gamer, until this day I don't know any other mobile that fulfill the experience of playing with real controls, however I feel the "union" between the pad and the screen a little bit weak so you have to be carefull with it.
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