Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc Launched in India

Sony Ericsson planned to be secretive about the launch of its two latest Xperia series smartphones - Play and arc. Both smartphones will be formally launched tomorrow. The new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is the first PlayStation Certified smartphone that will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The new Xperia Arc flaunts a lean profile since it is 8.7mm thin at its slimmest part. And just like Play, even the Arc will have Android 2.3 Gingerbread preloaded on it.

New Xperia Play smartphone, being PlayStation certified, will let users play the PSOne classics ports that are now available in Android Market.

The features of Xperia Play are:
- 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU with Adreno 205 GPU
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Timescape UI
- 4-inch capacitive display with 854x480 pixel resolution
- 1GB ROM and 400MB Internal memory
- 5 megapixel camera
- 11 Buttons slide out keyboard with gaming keys
- A-GPS support
- Stereo FM with RDS
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1
- Talking of about 7 hours

The features of Xperia Arc are:
- 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU with Adreno 205 GPU
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Timescape UI
- 4.2-inch Reality Display with capacitive touch support and 854x480 pixel resolution
- Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- 512MB RAM and 320MB Internal memory
- 8.1 megapixel camera with Sony Exmor R image sensor
- A-GPS support
- HDMI Port
-  Stereo FM with RDS
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1
- Talking of about 7 hours

One good aspect about new Sony Ericsson Xperia series handsets is that all of them will have Android 2.3 Gingerbread preloaded and a good enough hardware to run the next Android update.

Sony Ericsson will launch Xperia Play officially for Rs. 35,000 and Xperia arc for Rs. 32,000. But online retailer Flipkart is already offering the Xperia Play with an 8GB microSD memory card for Rs. 30,999 and the Xperia Arc with an 8GB microSD card for Rs. 28,499.