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Vita tech specs laid out

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Want to know what's on the inside and outside of Sony's snazzy new handheld? Gaze upon numbers and measurements within.

NowGamer reports the specifications below come direct from Sony.

  • Platform Name: PlayStation Vita
  • Model number: PCH-1000 series
  • CPU: ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-A9 core (4 core)
  • GPU: SGX543MP4+
  • External Dimensions: Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
  • Screen: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED (Touch screen) Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
  • Main memory: 512MB
  • VRAM: 128MB
  • 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), Three-axis 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)
    - IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
    - Bluetooth(R) 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,AC adaptor
  • Supported Music: MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC)
  • AV content: 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

Thanks, That VideoGame Blog.

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