What reviewers say
Pocket Gamer and What Hi-Fi found the lighter body more comfortable to hold and praised its screen and video playback. Pocket Gamer liked the revised D-pad but found the plastic finish less substantial; What Hi-Fi noted that storage still requires a separate Memory Stick.
From pocketgamer.com and whathifi.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specPerformance
- Type
- Handheld
- CPU
- Sony PSP CPU, up to 333 MHz
- Memory
- 64 MB
- Disc drive
- Yes
- CPU
- PSP CPU with system clock frequency from 1 to 333 MHz
- Memory detail
- 64 MB main memory
- Storage detail
- Read-only UMD drive for PSP games and UMD Video; no built-in storage for game saves
- Storage expansion
- Memory Stick PRO Duo slot
Display and video
- Built-in screen
- 4.3″ LCD, 480 × 272
- Built-in screen
- 4.3-inch 16:9 TFT LCD, 480 × 272 pixels, approximately 16.77 million colours
- Video output
- Analogue TV output through the video-out/headset connector; game output needs a progressive TV and a separately sold component or D-terminal cable
- Audio
- Built-in stereo speakers and headset connector
Design and power
- Weight
- 189 g
- Battery life detail
- 1200 mAh removable lithium-ion battery pack; can also draw power by USB while in USB Connection mode
- Size
- 169.4 × 18.6 × 71.4 mm (width × height × depth, excluding the largest projection)
- Colours
- Piano Black, Ceramic White and Ice Silver at announcement; regional availability varies
Connections
- Ports
- Mini-B USB 2.0, DC IN 5 V, DC OUT, video-out/headset connector and Memory Stick Duo slot
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b, including infrastructure and ad hoc modes
- Controller
- Built-in D-pad, analogue stick, four face buttons and two shoulder buttons
Pros and cons
Pros
- 189 g with battery, about one-third lighter than the original PSP
- Analogue video output for a compatible TV and optional cable
- 64 MB of main memory and a UMD data cache to reduce some game load times
Cons
- PSP games need a progressive-scan TV and a component or D-terminal cable for TV output
- Optional TV-output cable is sold separately
- No built-in storage for game saves
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Output | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handheld | – | – | – | 218 g | Mar 2006 | |
| Handheld | – | – | 256 MB | 214 g | Nov 2008 | |
| Handheld | – | – | – | 314 g | Nov 2009 |
Previous model: PSP. Newer model: PSP-3000.
Sources
- sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2007/pspplaystationportable-becomes-slimm…
- pocketgamer.com/hardware-reviews/psp-slim-lite
- whathifi.com/sony/psp-slim-lite/review
Photo: Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation official history photograph