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If you've been waiting for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play on AT&T then the wait is over. The gaming Android smartphone is now available for $49.99 on a 2-year contract which isn't much. This one features a 4-inch display, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, HSPA+ support, a slide-out gamepad, Bluetooth / WiFi support, 512MB of RAM, and Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". Check it out on AT&T.

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If you're interested in the AT&T Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play 4G then the wait is almost over. The US carrier has just announced that the Android-based gaming smartphone will be available on September 18th for just $49.99 on a 2-year contract.

In case you forgot, this handset sports a 4-inch display, a slide-out gamepad, a 1GHz CPU, an Adreno 205 GPU, a 1GHz CPU, Bluetooth / WiFi support, and Android 2.3.3. This XPERIA Play also features HSPA+ and the carrier will be getting an exclusive "stealth blue" colour if that's your thing.

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The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play that has been available in North America for a while now looks like it's headed to another carrier. AT&T in the US has just announced that they'll be launching this one with HSPA+ connectivity and a new blue option. The smartphone will still be exactly how you remembered it so you'll be able to exclusively play new Android games, since this is a PlayStation-certified smartphone. The price is still unknown right now.

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Four new smartphones are available on Verizon today and they're all pretty darn good devices. Yup, the Motorola DROID X2, LG Revolution, HTC Trophy, and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play are all now available on the carrier. Respectively, they're priced at $199, $249, $149, and $199 on a 2-year contract if you want them. As you should already know, they're all Android phones except for the Trophy which is the carrier's first Windows Phone 7 device. Now it's up to you to choose which is the right one for you!

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Verizon has placed two smartphones for pre-order today and they'll both be available on May 26th. It's the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and the Motorola DROID X2. Both smartphones can be pre-ordered for $199.99 on a 2-year contract. If you're trying to figure out which one is for you then clock on through for the spec sheet.

The XPERIA Play features a 4-inch touchscreen display, 512MB of RAM, a slide-out gamepad, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 5MP camera, a front-facing camera, a 1GHz CPU, and Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". This gaming handheld will allow you to buy games from PlayStation's app which is pre-loaded on the device. If you pre-order this one (here) then it'll ship on the 25th so you'll get it one day sooner.

The DROID X2 officially features a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 resolution) display, a dual-core Tegra 2 1GHz CPU, 8GB of storage, a microSD card slot, 512MB of RAM, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, an 8MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash, and Android 2.2. This one's $199 on Verizon but you can pre-order it on Amazon for $149.

XPERIA Play Pre-Orders Live: Android Central
Motorola DROID X2 Official: Phandroid

Verizon has just announced that pre-orders for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play will begin in the US on May 19th, which is just 2 days from now. It'll be available for you next week, on May 26th, where it'll cost $199.99 on a 2-year contract which shouldn't be surprising. The gaming smartphone features a 4-inch multitouch display, a slide-out gamepad, a 5MP camera, a front-facing VGA camera, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, and Android "Gingerbread".

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Coming from Droid-Life is a rumour regarding the release dates of a few smartphones headed to Verizon this month. On May 12th, the carrier could release the Motorola DROID X 2, the LG Revolution, and the WP7-powered HTC Trophy. 2 weeks later, on May 26th, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play could be available as well so that's just something to keep in mind. May 12th is right after the great news that we'll be hearing at Google I/O so this could be a good or bad thing for the three phones.

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Verizon has a bunch of devices that they're just about ready to launch. Their online catalog has told us that the BlackBerry Playbook, the XPERIA Play from Sony Ericsson, and the WP7 powered HTC Trophy are all on the way soon. Furthermore, the BlackBerry Bold 9650, Curve 3G (9330), and the Motorola DROID 2 are all on their way out soon since they've almost ran out of them. Of course, all of their successors should be on the way soon.

Moving along, there's the HP Pavilion dm1 and the Compaq Mini CQ10 notebooks which are both packing LTE if you're willing to pay a hefty monthly fee. Speaking about fees, the LTE tablet plans will cost you $20 for 1GB, $35 for 3GB, $50 for $5GB, and $80 for 10GB - and yes, that's monthly.

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Rogers has just released the two Android phones you may have been waiting for. Both the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and the Arc are now available in Canada for $99.99 on a 3-year contract and $549.99 contract-free. These phones are pretty high-end, while the XPERIA Play is PlayStation Certified and features a slide-out gaming pad. Check it out on Rogers here and here whenever you're ready.

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If you head over to your local Best Buy store in Canada you might be intrigued with what you find. The stores across the country are now taking pre-orders for both the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and the XPERIA Arc. They're both priced the same: at $99.99 on a 3-year contract and $549.99 contract-free. I believe that the XPERIA Play is the better option but the choice is really up to you.

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One of Mobile Syrup's reliable tipsters has just gave them some vital information regarding two Sony Ericsson Android phones headed to Rogers. Apparently, the XPERIA Play and the Arc will be available on Thursday, April 28th, which is just a few weeks away. Prices for these two seem to be $99.99 on a 3-year contract and $549.99 contract-free. The price and dates aren't official yet but they're pretty good with knowing what the situation is ahead of time.

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We just found out last night that Rogers in Canada intends to launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and Play before the end of April and they took another step to reach that goal today. It's no joke, but you can now pre-order both smartphones for $99.99 on a 3-year contract if you're interested. Remember, if you want to relive your childhood then you might want to pick up the XPERIA Play to play those awesome PS1 games. Check it out on Rogers.

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This one doesn't look like a joke. Mobile Syrup's latest scoop is that Rogers plans to launch the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and the XPERIA Play in late April for $99.99 on a 3-year contract. It doesn't look like the handset's contract-free prices have been determined yet. The Arc looks like it could land on April 30th, while the Play could hit the carrier sometime between April 19th to the 21st. Interesting stuff!

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Phandroid has just gotten quite a big exclusive leak regarding upcoming Verizon phones. The leak above is clearly "subject to change" but it's a fairly good indication of what to expect in the next couple of weeks / months. The first two that Verizon will be launching will apparently be on April 7th where you can expect two Android phones: the waterproof Casio Commando and the Samsung DROID Charge (aka Stealth) which will feature the Touchwiz UI as well as LTE (4G) support.

The week after that the carrier will be launching the PlayStation Certified XPERIA Play which is, of course, made by Sony Ericsson. A day after that will be the HTC Trophy which will be a Windows Phone 7 handset with Global connectivity which is great. Capping off the big month of April will be the DROID Incredible 2 which will be another Global device. The original DROID Incredible is now an EoL (End-of-Life) device so it's pretty clear that the successor is just around the corner.

On May 5th, you might want to mark the LG Revolution on your calendar. This one could be dropping on that day and it'll also have 4G connectivity via LTE. Launches in the rest of May include more 4G devices: Motorola DROID Bionic, DROID X 2, and the Galaxy S II. The Galaxy S II is definitely the one that people might be looking forward to the most - at least I am. Keep in mind that some of these devices could be delayed until June.

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Sony Ericsson has just mentioned something great for those who are looking to pick up the XPERIA Play. The company mentioned that it'll be available in late March, the 31st, but the price wasn't mentioned yet. At launch there'll be six games for you to finish, but you'll have access to the games on the Android Market as well so you don't need to worry. Don't forget that they're working on new games and that this is a smartphone as well. It's no NGP but it'll do for now.

Not really much to tell you here that the title doesn't already say. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play gaming Android handheld has just been spotted in Verizon's inventory system and it's the Sony R800X. This is, obviously, a CDMA model but it's not looking like it'll be a Verizon exclusive in the US. Canada will be getting it on Rogers so that means AT&T could be getting it as well. Price and release dates are still TBA.

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O2 has tweeted something great. They have just mentioned that they're going to be launching the white XPERIA Play exclusively in the UK which is great for them. The gaming Android handheld actually looks pretty darn sexy. Price and release date is still unknown right now but at least we have the pictures!

Update: According to Phone Arena, it looks like O2 UK plans to launch this gaming handheld on April 1st. Hopefully, it's not a joke.

[Engadget]

It looks like two Sony Ericsson Android handsets are headed to Canada's Rogers sometime in the future. It's going to be the recently announced XPERIA Play gaming smartphone and the XPERIA Arc which was announced at CES earlier this year. These handsets will reportedly be available starting in Spring but not even a month was given. It's still early so the price is still TBD.

Update: According to MobileBurn, these two handsets along with the XPERIA Neo will be hitting T-Mobile UK as well!

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