Playstation Vita hardware specs

Do you know which are the full hardware specs of Playstation Vita? Are that specs already frozen and officially available?


Official Spefications have been released by Sony, at TGS 2011

  • Model number: PCH-1000 series
  • CPU: ARM® Cortex™-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 colours, 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

PlayStation Vita has a battery life of between three and five hours during gameplay.

The PlayStation Vita WiFi model will be priced at ¥24,980 (£206.40 / $324.80), while the 3G model will be priced at ¥29,980 (£247.70 / $389.80) with 3G support provided by NTT Docomo. Via Digital Spy


What I could find:

  • Quad-core ARM A9 processor, Cortex
  • SGX543MP4+ GPU
  • OLED touchscreen (resolution 960 x 544 pixel, 220ppi – 5inch display)
  • Touchpad (rear)
  • Dual analogue control sticks
  • Digital D-pad and 6 buttons
  • Six-axis motion sensing technology
  • Built-in microphone + speakers
  • Built-in camera
  • Wi-Fi, 3G on 3G model
  • Dimensions: 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm
  • Price: $250 for Wifi, $299 for Wifi/3G

So yeah, pretty awesome specs for a portable, no? Windows 8 supports the ARM CPU as well.

EDIT: This was announced on the E3 convention. So, it's pretty official.