PlayStation Vita Specs List

What are the PlayStation Vita Specs? The specs for PlayStation Vita show off a very powerful handheld system, with graphics that are as powerful if not more so than current generation videogame consoles (the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii) and much more powerful than its forebear (the PlayStation Portable or PSP).

The system also has a number of new features like a touchscreen, two cameras, rear touchpad, built-in GPS, sixaxis gryo/accelerometer, extensive online features, etc. as we discussed in-depth in our PlayStation Vita Preview.

Here is the full spec list for your perusal:

CPU
AR 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)

Screens
Front touchscreen: 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, approx. 16 million colours, 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 AudioVideo content

  • 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.

    This video shows off the features of the PlayStation Vita as well as some games for it.