I had an old Nokia that had seen better days, and the wife and my son kept on at me to get a Smartphone. Having given it much thought, I decided on the Xperia Play.
The best decision I have made since marrying the missus. It is so easy to use, even for someone like me, who takes a while to grasp new phone technology.
The phone reception is second to none, sound quality 10/10 camera 10/10 (photos and video) like I said dead easy to use.
Skype on it is a great way to keep in touch with loved one's too! My son is in Dubai, so it great to be able to have a video call with him while on the move!
The Bravia engine in it is great for watching tv, like BBC i player.
I have even found myself playing the brilliant choice of games on it. I don't know how I managed so long without this phone, and what a bargain at £200. Would recommend this phone to anyone. 10/10 for everything!!!

Very pleased with purchase, it didnt come with Fifa 12 though came with crash bash! Customer service was second to none it was great to speak to someone who knew exactly what help I needed. Probably the BEST customer relations I have experienced and I have a lot of dealings with customer care, will order again without a doubt. EXCELLENT!!!

I was very pleased with this item it is very easy to use the graphics are very good overall im made up.

Phone is really great, all about it has already been written in the others reviews. I’m really pleased with it.
I was very disappointed by the fact that my PayPal payment for this phone was declined and I had to pay with direct bank money transfer. PayPal payments (in opposite to bank transfers) give great payment protection in case sth goes wrong, luckily it didn’t this time. All was OK.

I got on this site only to find out the phone i wanted to have is not going to take up all my money "THE XPERIA PLAY" comparing the price of this phone with the one in the shops the price difference is great but then i was thinking let me have a go at this site to my surprice the phone is absolutely "ON POINT" everything functioning properly the gaming is brilliant the phone is fantastic still in disbelief that i actually got this phone for £195. well done mobile fun i keep recommending this site to people i know the no 1 mobile site i am well pleased. :)

Excellent phone!! do not listen to reviews such as cnet. Very fast reliable phone. Only cons are that the camera doesn't have zoom and a low battery life however that is expected from a smartphone!

Nice handset, a bit weighty but cool for gaming on. The joypad is a great addition for the phone for gaming but there is no way to port your old playstation games to the phone, you have to buy them again on playstation pocket (when they all come out).

If you're into games (particularly using emulators to play classic games), this phone is well worth a look. The gaming controls are great, there are a number of free games included and new games are cheap (usually less than £4). The game selection is maybe a bit limited but it's still noticeably better than I was expecting, and the upcoming PlayStation Suite will keep the games flowing. Aside from games, the phone works well and the hardware is more than sufficient to run the Android OS and apps smoothly. Performance and animation smoothness is noticeably better than my old HTC Desire, and gaming graphics can be impressive (particularly the included Dead Space game, which looks great and runs at a very high framerate). It's also nice to have a 4 inch screen; I don't think I'll go back to a smaller one in future. Lastly, the phone has a Micro SD slot so can easily be upgraded to 32GB of storage (£30-£40 extra). It came with 8GB.

Disadvantages? There is only 380MB of app memory (some of which is already used by preinstalled games that cannot be removed). However, most apps/games can be moved to the SD card, leaving only a few MB or two (at most - some leave a few hundred kilobytes) on the phone. I haven't encountered 30-50MB unmovable games yet. Secondly, the screen is a little loose given the slider design. Neither of these is a big problem, especially given the price. It's also bigger and heavier than other phones, but this is inevitable, and it hasn't been a problem for me.

A hands-free headset with reasonable quality earphones is included.

I searched around for the Experia play for a while and was amazed to see it being sold for under £200 by Mobilefun. So I placed the order and as always they had it delivered to me the next day. The phone is an amazing piece of kit, I have only had a quick mess around with it as it is a Christmas present for my Son. But I have to say that the quality is excellent, the screen is very clear and bright. I had a quick go on one of the games and the graphics are amazing, I am almost tempted to keep it for myself!
If you are into playing games and want a mini computer then this is the phone for you. Highly recommended!!

Great handset, it may not be the fastest Android handset out there but if you like to game on the go its a great way of combining two gadgets in to one.

Only two issues I have with the handset (coming from years of iPhones) is the display is awful in sun light! this may be due to the pre installed screen protector? and the internal memory is two low. My handset came with 16GB card but not all apps can be moved over and some larger games have 30-50 MB of data on the internal memory while having majority on external. with only 190MB free its going to have a lot of un-installing and installing.