The term “Play” on Sony Ericsson Play derived from the word of “Play” on Sony PlayStation aka PS. This means that this SmartPhone that has Sony Ericsson R800i Series name aka alias, is using a part of PlayStation Feature: The PlayStation GamePad (stick pad Game Controller / Console just like PlayStation Portable / PSP had). As you can see by your self from the image / picture of Sony Ericsson Play R800i below, this Handset equipped with slide Game Stick Control KeyPad just like the what PlayStation had: The four row Navigation Keypad controller and also the four button for action control. The Game Controller used to be slide out to be able to used it, just like the ways Physical Qwerty Keybaord in Slide Side form factor gadget. Usually we like to called this phone as PlayStation Phone / PlayStation SmartPhone.

Because the the Slide Out already being used by PlayStation Game Controller, the Sony Ericsson Play, to be able to type a message, is only remain on using the Touchscreen User Interface with onscreen 12 keys virtual Qwerty Keyboard. The Screen has 4.0 inches Diagonal Diameter that suitable on viewing and playing small game inside the SE Play at precisely 854 x 480 pixels Resolution.

The Screen used LED Backlite LCD with Capacitive Touchscreen and has almost 16M colors along with Auto Rotate UI and Auto Turn off (using Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor), Multi Touch Input and Timescape UI (User Interface Applications that specially designed for Sony Ericsson Phone). For further explanation and discussion about features and specifications of Sony Ericsson Play you can read under “Specifications Tab” below.
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