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Sony NGP Specifications and Photos

The NGP is Sony's 'next generation portable' and direct successor to the PSP handheld. It will be released during holiday 2011, but we don;t yet have any idea about pricing. the device adds a ton of new features and with beefier internals it is expected t deliver graphics performance somewhere in line with current-generation PS3 games. While Sony has clearly tried to establish a 'clean break' with existing hardware by giving this device an entirely new name, it clearly has a lot of PSP pedigree in its design.

The familiar shoulder and face buttons are there, along with the widescreen landscape orientation. However this time Sony will give us dual analog sticks (cue cheering from gamers everywhere). There will be more innovative ways to control the gaming experience as well: the NGP includes a multi-touch screen as well as a touch-sensitive area on the rear of the device, which we imagine will be great for mouse-like control of real-time strategy games. Finally, it contains Sixaxis motion controls and GPS, to enable other kinds of gaming experiences which might include augmented reality and social gaming. Navigation of the NGP Interface will be done using touch screen, and it appears that Sony has done away with the XMB that we already know and love. Photos of the device below show that it is much larger than most other handheld on the planet. Size comparisons put it somewhere just below the profile of a Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Here are the main features and full specifications for Sony's NGP:

Features:

• 5 inch multi-touch OLED display screen
• Multi-touch input area on the rear of the device
• Dual analog sticks
• Two cameras (front and rear)
• Three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass
• Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity
• Trophy Support
• Games sold on proprietary memory card formatand digital download

Technical Specifications:

• CPU - ARM Cortex-A9 core (4 core)
• GPU - SGX543MP4+
• External Dimensions - Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm
• Touch Screen - 5-inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, capacitive Multitouch screen
• Rear Touch Pad - Multi-touch pad (capacitive type)
• 2 Cameras, front and rear
• Built-in stereo speakers and microphone
• Sensors - Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), three-axis electronic compass
• Built-in GPS and Wi-Fi location service support
• Keys / Switches:
o PS button
o Power button
o Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
o Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
o Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
o Right stick, Left stick
o START button, SELECT button
o Volume buttons (+/-)
• 3G Mobile network connectivity, Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1) (Wi-Fi)
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)
• No user access to battery area

Photos of Sony NGP: