Sony Mobile Evangelist

Sony Ericsson representatives have confirmed to fudzilla that the new Xperia Play will be one of the first phones to ship with Google's Android 2.4 operating system.

Sony Ericsson wants to be the first with 2.4 as it has learned from its mistakes by taking too long to transition from Android 1.6 to 2.1 with previous Xperia series handsets.

This will change now and you can expect Android 2.4 on many new Xperia phones from day one. The execs said that the Xperia Play will ship in March in Europe, all depending on your mobile network provider.

The Play will officially launch on the first of April, while the Neo will be available from the end of march.

Via: SE-NSE