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Sony Xperia P

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Pros

  • voice quality is satisfactory and you will not have to face any problems with
  • Xperia P is pretty good and offers a number of features
  • on the transparent band and are pretty responsive to touch

Cons

  • Sony Xperia P have fast charging
  • outdoor visibility is nothing short of excellent
  • lack of a microSD card slot and the non-removable battery

Key specs

  • 8 Mpx
  • 4 in
  • 960, 540 px
  • 275 ppi
  • 1305 mAh
  • Dual-core
  • 0.3 Mpx

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Sony Xperia P - Pros & Cons

Sony Xperia P

Pros

  • voice quality is satisfactory and you will not have to face any problems with
  • Xperia P is pretty good and offers a number of features
  • on the transparent band and are pretty responsive to touch
  • camera
  • great design
  • good battery life and other great features
  • external speaker is pretty nice
  • The handset offers you pretty decent performance
  • The specs are nice and the price is quite reasonable
  • Xperia P looks nice and represents an improvement over the Ion
  • interface is clean and easy to navigate

Cons

  • Sony Xperia P have fast charging
  • outdoor visibility is nothing short of excellent
  • lack of a microSD card slot and the non-removable battery
  • no email service can overcome a bad domain name
  • over-exposes nearby objects a little
  • the black portion below the transparency is made from plastic
  • its icons weren't actually buttons
  • s simply too much stuff in such a small area
  • Xperia P has an aluminum shell
  • tiny battery can live up to one s expectations
  • The low power button also made it awkward to reach for the volume key

Sony Xperia P - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
4 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1305 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
275 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Sony Xperia P - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
GPU modelARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
3D Captureyes
Autofocusyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readerno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
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Dimensions
Height4.8 in
Width2.3 in
Depth0.4 in
Weight4.23 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
Mobile hotspotyes
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Display
Screen size4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px
Pixel density275.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayyes
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Gyroscopeyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
NFCyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • HDMI
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
Video outputHDMI
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Battery
Replaceable batteryno
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1305.0 mAh
Standby time475.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no

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Sony Xperia P Sony - Editorial Reviews (9)

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ITProPortal
Published: 11.07.2012
Sony Xperia P mobile phone review
4.0

ITProPortal reviews the mid-range mobile phone from the newly renamed Sony Mobile, dropping the Ericsson brand name.

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TechRadar
Published: 31.05.2012
Sony Xperia P review
4.0

A feature-packed mid-range Android smartphone

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Phone Arena
Published: 30.05.2012
Sony Xperia P Review
4.3

The Sony Xperia P is the company's first smartphone to feature WhiteMagic technology. we are dealing with a reasonably priced mid-range Android handset with some pretty decent specs. The processor inside it has a couple of cores ticking at 1GHz, an Exmor R camera of 8 mexapixel resides on the unit's back, and a shell made out of anodized aluminum protects the smartphone's internals. We cannot hide that we have high hopes for the Xperia P...

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The Verge
Published: 23.05.2012
Sony Xperia P review
3.7

Strike two for Sony's NXT series?

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techwalls.com
Sony Xperia P Review

Sony Xperia P is the very first Smartphone by Sony which features the WhiteMagic technology. The screen of the handset can outglow almost all the Smartphones which are in the market currently.

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Android Central
Published: 26.06.2012
Sony Xperia P review

We take a look at Sony's latest mid-range smartphone for Europe, the Xperia P.

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CNET
Published: 27.08.2012
Sony Xperia P (unlocked)

The Sony Xperia P has enough style to make you care less about performance.

Sony Xperia P ET review: Sony Xperia P
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The Economic Times
Published: 15.08.2012
ET review: Sony Xperia P

At first glance, the Xperia P looks like a compact version of the Xperia S. However, we realised very quickly that it's much better in terms of build quality and overall aesthetics.

Sony Xperia P Sony Xperia P Review | Android Smartphone | Digital Trends
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Digital Trends
Published: 29.08.2012
Sony Xperia P Review | Android Smartphone | Digital Trends

Sony’s Xperia P is a step up in design, and makes a good choice if you're shopping for a smaller smartphone.

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