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The PlayStation Vita is a 5.0 inch 30:17 Proprietary handheld that plays everything up to PSP well, made by Sony. It came out in February 2012. Inside is the Custom SoC with 512 MB of RAM.
PlayStation Vita videos
What it plays
Plays up to: PSP. Chip: Custom SoC.
Scores out of 100. 100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues on this device. 80 or more plays well (green), 50 to 79 plays partly (yellow).
What the specs mean
Same chip as 4 other handhelds
The Custom SoC also powers the DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL. The same chip means similar speed, though memory and cooling can differ.
Based on: Our handheld database (chip field)
Rating
Original consoles get no RETROPULSE score: it rates handhelds made for emulation.
Good
- Plays everything up to PSP well
- OLED screen with deep blacks
- Video out to a TV
Not so good
- N64 games can struggle
- Small 2,210 mAh battery
Specs
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Chip | Custom SoC |
| CPU | Cortex-A9 MPCore |
| Cores | Quad |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz - 2.0 GHz |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP4+ |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| Cooling | No |
| Screen | |
| Size | 5.0" |
| Type | OLED |
| Resolution | 960 × 544 |
| Pixel density | 220 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 30:17 |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Dual screen | No |
| Controls | |
| D-pad | Cross, Upper placement |
| Analog sticks | Yes |
| Stick layout | Double, symetrical |
| Shoulder buttons | No L2/R2 |
| Rumble | No |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| Storage | External PS Vita Memory Card |
| SD card | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (?) |
| Bluetooth | Yes (2.1) |
| USB-C | No |
| Video out | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes |
| Build | |
| Form factor | Horizontal |
| Dimensions | 182 x 83.5 x 18.6 mm |
| Weight | 260 279 g |
| Battery | 2210 mAh |
| Shell | Plastic |
| Speakers | Front |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Proprietary |
Questions
Can the PlayStation Vita play PS2 games?
Not well. PS2 scores 0 out of 100. It plays everything up to PSP well.
Does it have a headphone jack?
Yes.
How big is the battery?
2,210 mAh. The middle Linux and other handheld in our database has 3,000 mAh.
Can it connect to a TV?
Yes, it has video out.
Price and newer models
Launch price unknown
Similar handhelds
Specs and emulation scores from the retrocatalog.com handheld database. The score out of 10 is our own.