- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Sony Xperia P
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 4"
- Dual core 1 GHz
Released April, 2012
by GSM Arena (Jun, 2012)What's even more impressive is that when headphones come into play the Xperia P is actually slightly better than its more expensive sibling.
Conclusion Check out the Sony Xperia P
First reviewed April, 2012
Features Key features of the Sony Xperia P
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
Rated 100% by by Jeff-Fischer (Jan, 2013)The radio antennae is in the headphones, and they are surprisingly good quality.
screen size
4"
4.7"
3.5"
Xperia P by by-Gaston (Mar, 2013)Despite his 4 inches display it is not a big cellphone, so you can handle it easily.
Xperia P by Stuey-G--Stuey-G (Mar, 2013)Screen is not very big - much smaller than it seems in the images.
screen resolution
Xperia P by GSM Arena (Jun, 2012)Under artificial lighting, the yellow tint is gone and there's plenty of detail (and slightly oversaturated colors).
memory
| 0 GB | 0.51 GB  | 1 GB |
processor
Xperia P by The Verge (May, 2012)At first glance, everything is there for the Xperia P — a modern 1GHz dual-core processor, a 4-inch qHD display with some exciting new tech, and one of Sony's well-regarded Exmor R camera sensors.
Xperia P by GSM Arena (Jun, 2012)The browsing performance is excellent - panning, zooming and the text reflow are very fluid thanks to the dual-core processor.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP  | 20 MP |
Xperia P by leonardo (Jan, 2013)I am very excited about the phone, I have been very useful, I like its light weight, which includes memory meets the expectations and I love the camera, has excellent resolution, with respect to packaging should be more secure.
Xperia P by GSM Arena (Jun, 2012)The Xperia P has an 8 megapixel camera, complete with a single LED light.
Performance Real world tests of Sony Xperia P
cpu speed
Xperia P by Fogofwar (Apr, 2013)The camera is exactly what I wanted, and the dual processor is really quick and smooth.
talk time
300 min
1,200 min
840 min
Xperia P by GSM Arena (Jun, 2012)The battery is not user accessible and has a smallish 1305 mAh capacity, though according to official numbers the phone is good for 470 hours of 2G stand-by (475 hours in 3G) or up to 6 hours of talk time in 2G (5 hours in 3G).
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
8 MP -
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications -
HDMI -
8 MP -
1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps -
60 x 122 x 11 mm -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
79.6% -
16 GB -
275 ppi -
120 g -
Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices
cons
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limited to the phone's built-in storage for apps and data -
Dead batteries may require the entire phone to be replaced -
1,305 mA·h -
300 min -
Android 2.3 Gingerbread -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
Reviews Word on the street
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Screen
Sony Xperia P | Rated 100% by by jewbsong--wesi (Oct, 2012)just, i love my phone, display qHD you cant see any pixel, smooth display.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 67% by by c|net (Aug, 2012)In front is a large 4-inch LCD screen with a qHD (960×540-pixel) resolution.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 67% by by c|net (Aug, 2012)Bennett/CNET). Outdoors in strong sunlight, the phone fared better, but not by much.
Battery
Sony Xperia P | Rated 80% by by uit (Feb, 2013)This is a cool phone but the battery life sucks...the features and feel is great, it also takes good pics.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 100% by by waleedullahkhan (Apr, 2013)I like the set at first and still but the battery problem still exist it has a very poor quality losts in 4 or 5 hours on 3g and wifi network although phone is good.
Sony Xperia P | by c|net (May, 2012)Still, I'd advise carrying a battery charger since the nonremovable battery means you can't swap in a spare power cell in an emergency.
Type
Sony Xperia P | Rated 90% by by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)Sony has fairly heavily tweaked the Android interface to both the betterment and detriment of the experience, but overall it remains easy to use.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 80% by by J.-Cude (Jan, 2013)She is happy with the phone as it is a significant improvement over her old non android samsung.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 80% by by ceri86 (Aug, 2012)The cellphone has a really nice android xperience, works really nice and the price is very good too, the only thing isn't good at all, the box didn't bring "Sony Smart Tags" as product decription said.
Camera
Sony Xperia P | Rated 60% by by Kate (Aug, 2012)Camera takes good-quality pictures, but make sure the light is good and don't expect professional pictures - it is a phone after all, not a camera.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 40% by by FabioThe camera as a whole is disappointing, considering the history Sony has with cameras.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 80% by by Chia (Aug, 2012)I had a "biscuit" with a shitty camera so I bought this for mostly it's camera and internet abilities (Twitter, Instagram, looking up stuff).
Operating system
Sony Xperia P | Rated 80% by by Dahlia (Dec, 2012)It's far easier to update an OS than to create a new phone with new hardware and match their personal branded software with a new OS.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 100% by by jewbsong--wesi (Oct, 2012)ics wow original software sony exceeds expectations the phone eye catchy my partners love it too.
Sony Xperia P | Rated 67% by by c|net (Aug, 2012)As an Android 2.3 Gingerbread device, the Xperia P is capable of performing all the basic Android tasks and supports Google services like Gmail, Maps, Navigation (using the handset's GPS hardware), and the social-networking service Google.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Sony Xperia S Most built-in storage Xperia S vs Xperia P |
 | 2 | LG Optimus L9 Better than usual battery capacity LG Optimus L9 vs Sony Xperia P |
 | 3 | Sony Xperia J 6-way tie: Has expandable storage Xperia J vs Xperia P |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy S Advance OK standby time Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia P |
 | 5 | Motorola RAZR i Longest battery life during active use Motorola RAZR i vs Sony Xperia P |
 | 6 | Apple iPhone 4 6-way tie: Has a gyroscope Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia P |
 | 7 | Sony Xperia go Is waterproof Xperia go vs Xperia P |
 | 8 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini Rated the best by consumers Samsung Galaxy S III mini vs Sony Xperia P |
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HTC Desire X
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 3.5G
- 4"
- Dual core 1 GHz
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