Verizon prepping a 4G LTE Xperia Play?

Verizon prepping a 4G LTE Xperia Play?
by Phil Nickinson on 12/12/2011 | Filed Under: Smartphones, News; Tags: android, games, 4g, smartphone, verizon, lte, gaming, xperia play, 4g lte, verizon xperia play, xperia play 4g, xperia play 4g lte | 9 comments

Are you a fan of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, but not so much a fan of it only being a 3G device on Verizon? You might well soon get to have the best of both words, if this internal traning registration is on the level. We're told the Dec. 12 and Dec. 14 training indeed is for Big Red, and we've confirmed with a second source that indeed an LTE Xperia Play exists.

So will we see it? And when will we see it? News at 11.

Comments

No. Im not a fan of a terrible GPU and measly internal storage for a Gaming Device. This thing was such a disappointment

Submitted by I_Am_Incredible on December 12, 2011 - 18:09.

I on the other hand like the lower spec as it place is in a better price range for the target market - Kids, and for me a second phone.

It also does not eat battery power for lunch like the SGS2, but on that note I wonder what LTE will do to the battery life.

Submitted by Elimental on December 13, 2011 - 03:14.

Willit still be vanillaish Android? Ice cream sandwich maybe?

Submitted by hoosiercub on December 12, 2011 - 18:28.

Make it the Xperia Play 2 and upgrade the internals while you're at it, Sony!

Submitted by tronthedon on December 12, 2011 - 18:39.

Dear Sony, Look at that sexy Galaxy Nexus...

... No, over there, in Canada. THERE you go. Yea make one of THOSE but with that gampad.

Ready? GO!!

Submitted by Hand_O_Death on December 12, 2011 - 18:45.

Incredible is right about the Play's lack of storage(every SE device including the ARC S suffers from this) but otherwise it's a very good 3G Android device.Very smooth running OS with a fraction of the bloat that the high-end Droids are saddled with. LTE and more internal memory(I can dream,can't I) would make a perfect upgrade for the Play.

Submitted by experiment 626 on December 12, 2011 - 18:48.

I keep seeing Xperia Play 4G ads on Kotaku

Including a bad Lady Cop promo commercial.

the links leads here:

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperia-pl...

Submitted by Hand_O_Death on December 12, 2011 - 19:18.

Dear VZW,

Prep one phone at a time... Hmm.... Which one to focus on....

Submitted by PortareAF on December 12, 2011 - 22:34.

No more news about this? The LTE connectivity combined with the installation of the OnLive app would make this killer.

Submitted by akhi216 on December 31, 2011 - 16:34.