This week, we're closing out our list of

top ten free Android apps

that are real must-haves for Android users. Check out review the Xperia Play, AKA the PlayStation phone from Sony Ericsson

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is the thinnest Android phone we've seen to date. It's true to the Arc name as the back of the device is slightly convex. Aside from looking good, this also makes it easier to grab the phone when it's laying on its back on the desk. While it's decidedly svelte, it's not cutting edge on the specs side, though everything runs smoothly and we didn't notice any slow down with regular use.

The Xperia Play, AKA the PlayStation phone is, as the name suggests, a dedicated gaming phone. It's got decent smartphone specs and a current version of Android, but its main claim to fame is the game. And it plays well. As a smartphone it's unremarkable though on par with mid-range Android offerings. Slide up the screen to reveal the PSP-style gamepad though and the Play begins to shine. Too bad there's little integration of the Play into the PlayStation universe.

From the CTIA Wireless 2011 show floor Android Weekly brings you news of a new dual screen phone from Kyocera, the Echo. Glasses free 3D makes its mark on smartphones from LG and HTC and finally, we get a hands-on look at the Xperia Play, AKA the Playstation phone from Sony Ericsson.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, it's fair to say, is the Sony and Ericsson partnership coming to fruition. Bravia technology in the display and video engine, a Sony image processing engine that apparently performs admirably in low light and an HDMI link that lets you display your phone's contents on the big screen HDTV. And not just on a Sony badged HDTV.

Our first chance to get hands on with Xperia Play. This smartphone runs Android 2.3, Gingerbread, and is a full-featured mobile. Slide the screen up though and you reveal a Sony Playstation style direction pad and the four Playstation buttons plus two analog control touch pads, perfect for gaming.

Andy gets a look at Sony Ericsson's latest Android smartphone running Gingerbread, Android 2.3, the Xperia Arc. The Sony Ericsson partnership pays off here. In addition to the 4.3-inch screen and incredibly svelte profile of the device, the Sony CyberShot and HandyCam still and video imaging expertise are built in to the device.

Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 mini is true to its name. We looked at the Xperia X10 in a previous episode of Gadget TV. The mini has the same look and feel as the Xperia X10 but it's decidedly, well, mini. Not a true Android smartphone in that there's no on-screen QWERTY keyboard. Think of the Xperia X10 mini as a feature phone with some of the benefits of Android... though you're using Android 1.6.

Sony Ericsson was a little late to the Android party. You wouldn't know it judging from the version of Android (Android 1.6) running on its new best-foot-forward smartphone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 smartphone. A gorgeous phone with a massive screen and an very attractive form factor overall, we only wish it were a little further up the Android version number ladder. 2.0 would be nice, 2.1 would be nicer. An expedient update to 2.2, AKA Froyo, would make the X10 a real contender.

Jay Goldman offers an

in-depth review of the Sony Ericsson Aino

. This

unlocked GSM phone

includes some smartphone features but lets you sign up for feature phone service prices from your wireless service provider. As you're paying full pop for this little beauty, the initial sticker shock will be eased by the fact that you'll never have to sign a far reaching, long term and severely limiting contract from your mobile carrier.

The Lab Rats just got back from Las Vegas and the annual Consumer Electronics Show. To wrap up the week (and what a week it was) Andy and Sean take a look at their

favorites from the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show

show floor.

Andrew Moore-Crispin checks in with Stephen Sneeden from Sony Ericsson about two new phones. The stylish and sexy Sony Ericsson Xperia Purreness is a candybar phone with a translucent screen and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is Sony Ericsson's first Android smart-phone.

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Sony Ericsson doesn't get the credit it deserves. Almost all the major carriers have at least a couple of Sony Ericsson phones to choose from and if you tire of the mobile phone status quo, Sony Ericsson phones deserve a look. The Sony Ericsson C-510 is an entry-level phone while the Xperia X1 is a smartphone running Windows Mobile.

If you're the type that captures all of life's moments using your

mobile phone camera

, take heed. While it won't rival even an entry-level dedicated point-and-shoot camera, the images you snap on the

8.1 megapixel Sony Ericsson C905

will blow your grainy postage stamp-sized pictures out of the water. With many of the camera features you'd expect to find on a point-and-shoot camera, including macro, a xenon flash, face detection and more. It also packs in some features that are hard to find in even the point-and-shoot camera world, including

geotagging

of photos so you can see where they were taken.

Gadget TV takes a look at the

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

. This is the latest device from

Sony Ericsson

and packs in a 3-inch touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone runs

Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

and packs in a cool new feature in X-Panels. Check the video for the full run-down.