Hi, I was just wondering about this phone. In thinking of getting it because of its gaming pad, but is it as good as its made out to be? Also, the phone in general, good and bad things and whether or not you like it. Literally everything
Thanks!
Jordanooo said:
Hi, I was just wondering about this phone. In thinking of getting it because of its gaming pad, but is it as good as its made out to be? Also, the phone in general, good and bad things and whether or not you like it. Literally everything
Thanks!
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I bought one on saturday from Phones4U £130, there are a few games free for it -Dead Space, sims3 , battlefield- the pad makes it a joy to use, I did have a desire,and chunky fingers meant using the touch screen for gaming was awkward. Although there is some bloatware that cant be removed this phone has been an excellent purchase for that price it runs all the usual Android apps,build quality is ok and you will need a bigger memory card -8GB isnt enough IMO- I havent used the music player yet so I cant comment on that side(despite having 300+ songs on it) best get to a shop and try it
Cool, thanks. The fact that ICS is virtually confirmed makes me want it more
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Anyone you talk to who has this phone will tell you how much they love it. The emulator capabilities alone are worth the phone. Having a phone that acts portable PS1/SNES/NES/Genesis/GBA WITH the gamepad...c'mon it doesn't get any better than that!
Best gaming phone to date. One if the best phones ever
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Just get one mate
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Erikwithafro said:
Anyone you talk to who has this phone will tell you how much they love it. The emulator capabilities alone are worth the phone. Having a phone that acts portable PS1/SNES/NES/Genesis/GBA WITH the gamepad...c'mon it doesn't get any better than that!
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that and the fact that it has an unlocked bootloader! how can you go wrong?
Ya this phone kicks ass big time!! I love my play always on it.. Just got fifa 12 and it's only for the play at this moment. IMO you should get this bad-boy..
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Xperia play runs n64 emu very well.ive downloaded 20 roms and with the controls after you configured them wow.amazing thing is!they all run very smoothly.
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Best Phone Ever
Looks like I found my christmas present
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You certainly have, I only wanted a new phone and this is easily the best value out there at the £120 (don't forget the £10 christmas day credit that's included). Another £8-£9 for a dock and it's just about perfect. All this before you get to it being a nifty games machine too!
I came from an iPhone and couldn't be happier.
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You certainly have, I only wanted a new phone and this is easily the best value out there at the £120 (don't forget the £10 christmas day credit that's included). Another £8-£9 for a dock and it's just about perfect. All this before you get to it being a nifty games machine too!
I came from an iPhone and couldn't be happier.
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Know where I can get it for less than £150 on tmobile? That's the cheapest I've seen it
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yeah this phone is awesome! sometimes i wish it was dual core but its so fast who cares!
Yeah, I got spoiled by the game pad quick. I can finally play shadow gun and nova the way it was meant to be because it's so much easier to move, look and shoot at the same time now.
Plus being able to play all my childhood games on snes and n64.
This phone really is a one stop shop. Watch movies, read books, web surf, play games...the best phone I've ever owned.
My next phone will definitely have to have a built in game pad.
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Jordanooo said:
Know where I can get it for less than £150 on tmobile? That's the cheapest I've seen it
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Phones4U as a PAYG upgrade.
Its been bought and is waiting to be opened on christmas can't wait!
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So my son plays games on my phone..he is 6 and purchased Frogger Pro. It was only $1.99 but is there a way that I am missing for the phone to have to ask for my password before a purchase after a certain time etc? Or should I just get a app lock program for it?
There is a 24 hour refund period for all app purchases if that helps.
Put a lock on your phone and smack him for using it, then get him a Hero or something.
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Put a lock on your phone and smack him for using it, then get him a Hero or something.
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Awwwwh Man! lol, nah its all good, Ill put a app lock on it
Let him play Frogger sheesh... it's only 1.99 or buy him an XBOX or something so he doesn't have to use your phone to play games. I think i'd be pretty happy if my 6 year old was responsible enough to only download 1 game for a measly 1.99 most kids nowadays would go crazy and rack up hundreds of dollars in no time. I know my nephew did it to his father LOL
If I remember correctly, over on HoFo someone posted a story about a kid who bought a $999 app from the iPhone app store
He has a wii, I got an xbox360, and ps2, and he has an ipod 3rd gen touch. Lol. And all his disney games on the computer lol. Im using app lock tho, works good but seems laggy.
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He has a wii, I got an xbox360, and ps2, and he has an ipod 3rd gen touch. Lol. And all his disney games on the computer lol. Im using app lock tho, works good but seems laggy.
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[email protected]! And he still feels the need to play a $1.99 game on your phone lol.
Lol I know right lol. Nah it's all good though
Get the kid a Gameboy! It got me through my childhood (along with my N64).
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It's 2010, he will laugh at a gameboy, but I will be getting a n64 for myself for Killer Instinct off ebay tomorrow. But is is good tho, plays guitar, taekwondoe., and coach pitch ..long ashe stays good in school
Killer Instinct....FTW.
Original Killer Instinct in the SNES owns GOLD
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Original Killer Instinct in the SNES owns GOLD
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Yeah but on N64 remember with I forgot KI 2 or whatever, they had the animations cut scenes! LOL! AWESOME!! I know I will buy , play acouple and put away tho but I think it worth it
Well including three demo of Nova in 3.70 sucked me in. I paid the $5 because this game is really cool!
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I agree. I was pleasantly surprised by both the performance of the game, and the fact that although it may be called "bloatware", in reality it adds minimal to internal storage (most of the data is stored on SD which I don't mind).
I picked it up a few months ago, its pretty bomb. Modern Combat: Sandstorm is absolutely AWESOME too.
AdamHart612 said:
I picked it up a few months ago, its pretty bomb. Modern Combat: Sandstorm is absolutely AWESOME too.
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I will have to check out Modern Combat too then. Thanks!
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I prefer simple games like poker or speed x. What if you guys are into the 3 d stuff check out some of the racing games
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Adam is your offical copy working?
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I picked it up a few months ago, its pretty bomb. Modern Combat: Sandstorm is absolutely AWESOME too.
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Ok so Adam did you install 3.70? Are you rooted? If so did you get your old official copy of NOVA working? Mine won't it just glitches and hangs?
Any answers would be awesome as I can't play NOVA anymore without REBUYING it BOOOO
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Adan
Nova 2 looks even better, dont know if its coming to android. Also don't know if our evos can handle it.
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Yeah gamelofts process of selling is horrible. They need to join the android market. Especially with all the talk on the blogs about them ripping people off. I have been using a titanium restore so I've been ok playing NOVA. I think they right now only offer 90 days that you can redownload aka update. Which is retarded. The games are great but gameloft needs to rethink their android business model quick
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O and yeah im rooted (obviously lol) and running cm6.1 at the moment. Works fine on my NS too
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Well CRAP
Doh well that answers the question Adam,
You don't have to worry about what Sprint did to our EVOs when it comes to NOVA as you arent using even a loose version of the RUU... ahhh well...
As for rethinking their business model I hear you, it's way to hard to get support or help with these issues from them. Not to mention even finding the games is so backwards its almost in opposite land...
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Doh well that answers the question Adam,
You don't have to worry about what Sprint did to our EVOs when it comes to NOVA as you arent using even a loose version of the RUU... ahhh well...
As for rethinking their business model I hear you, it's way to hard to get support or help with these issues from them. Not to mention even finding the games is so backwards its almost in opposite land...
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Yeah. I wanna say android central (maybe phandroid....cant remember) ran an article today on them charging people numerous times, etc. If they wanna be a serious player why arent they on the market? As easy as it should be, gameloft comes off as shady. And yeah, their stuff is a pain to buy, download, and install. You would think they would wanna cure that issue. Joining the market would do that and alleviate everyones fears of being scammed.
no prob..
well i had the full version of nova before the update, im all stock. and after the update I still have the full version, no changes.
you can actually get modern combat sandstorm for free at getjar.com! it is a fun game and was made free there because of what adam said.
getjar.com/mobile/48512/modern-combat-sandstorm/
I like just wish they would get over themselves and put the games on the market
evoftw said:
you can actually get modern combat sandstorm for free at getjar.com! it is a fun game and was made free there because of what adam said.
getjar.com/mobile/48512/modern-combat-sandstorm/
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I checked but it's just demo. That's what you meant, right?
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aerajan said:
I checked but it's just demo. That's what you meant, right?
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oh darn it, sorry for getting your hopes up. the article was misleading and so was the description. my bad
I don't think they charge you if you activate the demo copy after having already bought it. I got NOVA back in late july, and just activated the demo. It said purchase, but didn't go through the normal process, so I don't think I paid for it. I'll try to post back here in a month when I get my next bill to confirm, but I'm pretty sure that if its the device that you already activated on, it should be free to activate it. It definitely plays better now that its integrated.
I love all the Gameloft games except for Asphalt 5. Its not a really good racing game. Its ok, but not well optimized for Android. I just got Need for Speed Shift when it came out on the Market on the 16th. So far, its awesome! Really snappy great graphics, and really good racing experience.
Can you use wiimote with these games?
On cm 6 of course. I know it doesn't work on sense.
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Can you use wiimote with these games?
On cm 6 of course. I know it doesn't work on sense.
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Probably not since you probably has to be coded in the game.
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nova just hangs on my device. it tries to load then kicks me out to home screen. anyone else have this problem?
I just bought it last Sunday.
Can you guys suggest me things to do with my phone?
Where can I get HD Games for free? Coming from an iPod touch, there are quite some nice games.
Im currently watching movies in it, the screen is gorgeous.
Im not rooted and have no plans at all since I dont want to void my warranty.
Dont reply in this thread if you're gonna act like an insane samsung fanboy
You a gamer? The new Modern combat 3 is outstanding!
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Fizzerr said:
Have you tried making a phone call?
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Haha that made me laugh
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Not as easy as you might think! While it's a great device for lots of things, they are very poor at actual calls - you know, their primary reason for existence!
I had to get rid of mine, could not take calls at my desk (Could hear incoming, but outgoing voice was distorted/broken up). Got a Motorola, and can sit in the same place and have a normal conversation.
Try playing Asphalt 6 its free on Samsung App and ShadowGun its awesome too
anshmiester78900 said:
Try playing Asphalt 6 its free on Samsung App and ShadowGun its awesome too
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thanks man
is it the full version or the demo? I tried downloading Avatar on Samsung app but it's the demo version :\
Samsung Apps offering 16 games free for Galaxy devices
http://sammyhub.com/2011/12/19/samsung-apps-offering-16-games-free-for-galaxy-devices/
If you're asking for warez, don't wait for people here to take you serious.
Either be happy with the demos which are free, or - as stated earlier already - get a life.
A buddy of mine is looking for a S2, he'd gladly help you to get rid of it again.
Ask netchip, he hasnt rooted his phone but yet he has plenty of fun lol
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I'll give you half what you paid for it given it's now second hand. Seeing as you're bored with it and all
Edit - You post a thread like this on a development site and honestly expect not to get flamed ?
Sell it it won't turn in to anything but a smartphone of the sgs2 variety .
jje
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Don't be such a cheap ass, just buy the damn games, they're worth it.
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shakra00 said:
I just bought it last Sunday.
Can you guys suggest me things to do with my phone?
Where can I get HD Games for free? Coming from an iPod touch, there are quite some nice games.
Im currently watching movies in it, the screen is gorgeous.
Im not rooted and have no plans at all since I dont want to void my warranty.
Dont reply in this thread if you're gonna act like an insane samsung fanboy
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When you start a thread like you are bored with your Galaxy S2 you cant really expect people to take you seriously mate especially on the SGSII forums, in the time since ive had my phone ive never been bored quite the opposite actually.
There are many HD games for the SGSII, lots of games in the market, as many apps as the Apple app store and much more for free too just search.
Enjoy your phone.
+1
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People say the Android market is not up to scratch but I find it adequate, with the recent 10 billion apps promotion and the free apps on Samsung Apps it's getting decent.
Loads of free apps compared to iOS.
It's actually getting better day by day compared to say this time last year!
As for the phone, best phone still available nothing beats it at the moment and wont until next year.
Enjoy it, grab some apps and start experimenting
Thanks jonny and nikz for the mature replies.
Anyway, what day and time does the android market get updated?
Is there anyway I can buy Android apps without credit card?
Giftcards are the only way I can get them
- You can mod your phone in any conceiveable way
- Get many good and free games via Samsung App
- Play any audio and video format
- Surf the internet with flash (i.e. video streams, browser games...)
... if you are bored with this phone, there was, is and never will be a phone that isn't boring for YOU.
Donate the mobile to me will be useful for testing ICS
It's a phone, primarily bought and used to make calls and texts.
If you're bored than that must mean the obvious. You have no one...to
lol
It's not a PSPVita is a mobile phone.
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answer me honestly, did you just buy this phone to make phone calls?
use your head.
Install IQ test.
P.S: Let me know if you are >60.
I am thinking of getting this phone, i have read so many good reviews on it but i want to know from people who actually have it, what are the best things about it? how is gaming on it such as playing GTA3 etc and how good is the screen quality when watching movies?
£499.95 is a lot of money so i just want to know if i'll be making the right decision.
Thanks all.
in terms of gaming performance and quality for watching movies - you won't find anything better at this time.
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Trust me man this is my first samsung phone. And to be honest in the past every phone i owned i moaned about somethingvor the other. But this phone is brilliant plays my HD tv shows no problem with MX Player. Plays games really well. Overall i feel this phone was worth every penny. My brother bought one for £549 the other day after he saw me not complain once about it. Usually he hears me moan about all my phones so he was suprised haha. Anyway it is your choice and that was just my opinion. Whatever decision you make good luck mate.
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Ok i have decided to get one on monday, now i can't wait! thanks all!.
You're welcome and welcome to the community ..
I sold my hos and got this.I am more than happy
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i want to use s3 to change ip4s
I had a gnexus and had a lot of problems with it. The camera was crap, no additional storage, crappy audio on headphones.
Then I bought the SGS3 and I am very happy with it, the only minor downside is that for it to be perfect you need to root and remove the bloatware, but for me is worth it. The hardware is amazing and I love how it feels on my hand, it is very ergonomic.
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A lot of people seem happy with it , what is it like reading books on it?
iFrankie said:
A lot of people seem happy with it , what is it like reading books on it?
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Smarty stay is a godsend, keeps the phone awake while you are looking at it, makes reading books perfect!
iFrankie said:
A lot of people seem happy with it , what is it like reading books on it?
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Very good. I can say that all types of media consumption are great on this phone.
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I've had a lot if different smart phones over the years. This us the most usable and reliable one I have ever had.
Battery
@OP, this phone mate is a beast! And since it's so awesome, you will find it difficult to get off your hand, thus you need an extra battery! ^_^
i planning to buy this one too. but i'm waiting for the 4g version. and it has 2gb of ram. so more gaming for me
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Question - Why on earth are you paying £499.95? bought mine last week for £399.95 with a free car charger. Brand new of course.
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i planning to buy this one too. but i'm waiting for the 4g version. and it has 2gb of ram. so more gaming for me
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RAM is good for multitasking. Lol if your into gaming you should get the quad core international version and not the other way round.
You will not regret getting this phone. Usable, simple and if you want an iPhone buy a Samsung Galaxy S3!
I'd wait for the GT-i9305 Galaxy S III LTE
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I'd wait for the GT-i9305 Galaxy S III LTE
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Absolutely, I've have the i9300 about a month and love it. But if I was in the market today I'd pump for the quad core 2gb LTE version that is available in a couple of weeks, and thats even if I didn't planning on using LTE on it!!!!
ps I paid £430 for a 32gig i9300 so you shouldnt be paying £499, shop around.... Hell you can have mine for the right price and i'll go get the i9305 lol
i decided to go with a contract instead, it works out cheaper (i think). the phone was free with orange and it'll be £28 PM for the 16GB which is pretty good.
Does the smart stay also work when watching movies?, i hope so because the amount of times i have fallen asleep with it still playing xD.
Has anyone seen this? I thought it was a cool idea, and for a good price too...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JXD-V5200-4GB-Gaming-Console-Tablet-5-5-Inch-Android-2-3-1GHz-Wifi-HDMI-Camera-/290758143523?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item43b2892e23
Yep, im pretty sure we know.
But has anyone tried one of these?
Good Question.
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Because that's totally a phone, huh?
i am sorry but personally i would NEVER buy that!
Stay away.
My friend bought a generic, unbranded, Chinese tablet/phone and it had nothing but problems.
It looked good and worked great for a couple of hours lol
Then it would loose all 3g signal randomly, freeze, reboot, turn off, auto rotate stopped working, touch sensitivity was dodgy.
You would be better off using that $87 to wipe your arse with.
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Or use that $88 toward one of those $88 Verizon Xperia Plays
I got my very good condition AT&T Xperia play for $100. I'm really liking this phone I use it more then my Amaze 4G for some reason.
For pure gaming, just find a bad esn (lost/stolen) R800X. Cheap
Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch w/ Stock 4.0.4
Xperia Play R800X w/ supercharged stock 2.3.3 and doomkernel
I found my xperia play for 112$ on eBay. Not a bad find.
Am i the only one who bought a play for 320 dollars?
I guess i got ripped.
But to me its totally worth it.
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Well I paid £200, which is about 320 Dollars, but that was like in January lool. >.<
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Am i the only one who bought a play for 320 dollars?
I guess i got ripped.
But to me its totally worth it.
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Nope. Me too.
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Yeah, I got my Play for $299 which makes me kinda sad. I don't regret paying that much though, because life would've been much more boring without the Play this whole time
Sont buy it! My friend did, and the buttons are really terrible, the screen is *shudder* resistive and the whole thing is rather sluggish. Also, not many games are optimised for it. You're better off with a cheap xperia play!
The Xperia Play is a phone. That device is not a phone, so it can't be a substitute for the Xperia Play.
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Sont buy it! My friend did, and the buttons are really terrible, the screen is *shudder* resistive and the whole thing is rather sluggish. Also, not many games are optimised for it. You're better off with a cheap xperia play!
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Thats the prob of the phone not its that cheap "not many games are optimised"
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To me I think Sony should sue because it looks exactly like the PSP and the vita
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Wtf? Its real Xperia Play.
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