On the battery life factor however, the “technically brilliant” PS Vita doesn’t last too long either. The Vita battery life along with a breakdown of its technical specifications were revealed today as the Tokyo Games Show kicks off.
If Nintendo took some flak for the battery life of its new handheld - to the point where users would buy a 3DS power bracelet - then so to should Sony as it’s now confirmed that the Vita’s battery life will last only 3-5 hours. To recharge the unit, it takes a hefty 2 hours and 40 minutes using the included USB cable.
Now for the Vita specs which were revealed previously in August.
Model number: PCH-1000 series CPU: ARM® Cortexâ„¢-A9 core (4 core) GPU: SGX543MP4+ Main memory: 512MB VRAM: 128MB External Dimensions: Approx. 182. 0 x 18. 6 x 83. 5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection) Weight Approx: 279g (3G/Wi-Fi model), 260g (Wi-Fi model) Screen: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED, Multi touch screen (capacitive type) Rear touch pad: Multi touch pad (capacitive type) Cameras: Front camera, Rear camera; Frame rate: 120fps@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA); Resolution: Up to 640x480(VGA) Sound: Built-in stereo speakers, built-in microphone Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxis electronic compass Location: Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only), Wi-Fi location service support Keys/Switches: PS button, power button, directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left), action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), shoulder buttons (Right/Left), right stick, left stick, START button, SELECT button, volume buttons (+/-) Wireless communications: Mobile network connectivity (3G/Wi-Fi model only), 3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA *specification for Japanese region, IEEE 802. 11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode), Bluetooth® 2. 1+EDR ?A2DP/AVRCP/HSP? Slots/Ports: PlayStation®Vita card slot, memory card slot, SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only), multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In], Serial data communication), headset jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In]), accessory port Power: Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3. 7V 2200mA, AC adaptor: DC 5V Operating environment temperature: 5??35? Supported AV content format: Music - MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM). Videos - MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC), H. 264/MPEG-4 AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC). Photos - JPEG (Exif 2. 2. 1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
With the PlayStation Vita release date confirmed for December 17th in Japan - expected in early 2012 for North America and Europe - the question then becomes, for those who purchase the more expensive, 3G-capable version, which carrier(s) can they sign up with?
3G Vita owners can sign up with NTT Docomo for a pre-paid 20 hours of data for 980 yen (approx. $13) or the deluxe 100-hour plan for 4890 yen ($64). We’ll have to wait and see what AT&T does in the U.S. and how much the Canadian services will overcharge for data.
Is the battery life and recharge-rate and issue for you? Which Vita model will you pick up?
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Source: MCV
