Platform Name

PlayStation Vita

Model number

PCH-1000 series

CPU

ARM Cortex™-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 (Touch screen)

5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED Multi touch screen (capacitive type)

Rear touch pad

Multi touch pad (capacitive type)

Cameras

Front camera, Rear camera; Frame rate : 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA); Resolution : Up to 640×480(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 = 1×1)(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, AC adaptor

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 Hi/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC); Photos: JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG

Pricing for the PS Vita is as follows:

Wi-Fi Model:
Japan: 24,980 yen
Europe: 249 Euro
US: 249 Dollar

3G Model:
Japan: 29,980 yen
Europe: 299 Euro
US: 299 Dollar

There is currently no word on the media that the PlayStation Vita will use for games but rumor has it that it will be a cartridge-based medium instead of a disk-based one.