Sony Ericsson XP151 Gaming Experience Pack for Xperia Play

Great bit of kit for the xperia play - The XP151 is good value at this price, I just wish they did the gaming package in white to match the phone as well, but on a minor thing. add some speakers from a 3.5mm jack and it is great. USB cable is too short to be of practicle use, but as an emergency backup it is better then nothing. The m-to-m 3.5mm cable is a bonus.

The Xperia Play slots into it easily, connecting the 3.5mm headphone jack & USB port for charging. There is an audio jack & cable at the back you can connect to your AMP or speakers for playing music or videos. When docked, the UI changes to dock mode, which lets you launch the music player, photo gallery etc which is a really nice touch. If you choose neither, the phone reverts to displaying the clock, making it ideal as a bedside dock/alarm clock. In the pack, you also get a short USB cable, and voucher codes for 3 downloadable Gameloft games.

When I purchased this product I was expecting to be able to have this on my table so I could charge my phone in the bedroom and have my phone charger with me anywhere I went, but it turns out that this doesn't have a charger cable, so I end up having to use my phone cable if I want to plug the dock system to the electricity. If you're looking for a docking system, rather buy just the dock, the extras that come with this pack are a real disappointment and as of 5th of July the 3 games from Gamesoft are no longer available.

Love this gadget, just put in your Experia phone, charge it up, and off you go, neat, small, great price, quick delivery. Thanks

very good item does the job

Although this product did what it said on the tin, there was nothing spectacular with the additional features and benefits it is supposed to bring to the phone. Also if your phone has a protective plastic cover, it will not fit on the connector properly and will not work. I would only recommend this product if your Xperia Play does not have a protective case, otherwise you will be forever removing the case to put on the docking station. Not worth £30 as sold officially by Sony or when the product was first released.