Sony Ericsson unveils Xperia Play, Neo and Pro Android handsets

Sony Ericsson has today unveiled three new Android smartphones, introducing the new Xperia Neo, the Xperia Pro and finally confirming the Xperia Play.

The Xperia Play, also known as the PlayStation Phone, will launch in March, hitting the market as the first official PlayStation Certified device. It has a 4-inch FWVGA display with a 480 x 854 resolution, 5.1 megapixel camera, 8GB microSD memory card, with 400MB of internal memory.

Powered by a 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 processor, the Xperia Play will run Google’s Gingerbread Android operating system, weighing 175 grams and will come in either black or white.

The device will be not ship with the PlayStation Suite, we expected that way back when Sony announced it would be available by the end of the year. Instead, Sony Ericsson will preload the device with one PlayStation One title – problem is, we don’t know what this is.

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Twenty game publishers have partnered with Sony Ericsson to launch games specifically for the Xperia Play, including Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Blue Mobile.

Xperia Pro

The Xperia Pro, a surprise at this evenings event, will combine a touch screen experience with a slide-out keyboard, sitting somewhere in between the Xperia Play and the newly released Xperia Neo.

The Pro is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ MSM8255 processor and will have a 3.7 inch display with a 854  x 480 resolution. Google’s Gingerbread operating system is in attendance and the device features 320MB internal memory with a 8GB microSD card. The Xperia Pro will support up to 32GB.

The device will come in three colours: Black, Silver and Red.

Xperia Neo

The Xperia Neo is the smaller, touchscreen-only equivalent of the Xperia Pro.

The Neo will be powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ MSM8255 processor and will have a 3.7 inch display with a 854  x 480 resolution. Google’s Gingerbread operating system is in attendance and the device features 320MB internal memory with a 8GB microSD card. The Xperia Pro will support up to 32GB.

The device will come in three colours: Blue Gradient, Red and Silver.