Non-Verizon Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Android phone spotted at the FCC

The Xperia Play, Sony Ericsson’s Android gaming handset has been officially announced to be arriving on Verizon’s network when it makes its debut in the US this year, but according to some reports online this might not be the case. An Xperia Play recently passed through the offices of the FCC, which isn’t really news but according to the details released about the phone – it doesn’t pack any CDMA or 4G LTE radios that would allow the phone to run on Verizon’s network. The phone had the radios that would allow it to work on UMTS frequencies (900/2100mHz) – nothing close to what Verizon uses. It is uncertain what this means but there could be a few reasons to explain the phone – we could be seeing a simultaneous release of the Xperia Play on multiple networks (the Verizon version of the phone just hasn’t been through the FCC yet), or Sony Ericsson has decided to release the phone on a different carrier instead. Or it could be a totally different reason. What do you think?

George Wong
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: Android, FCC, phone, Sony Ericsson, Verizon, xperia play