We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia S

2.3 in
4.8 in
Sony Xperia P Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia P
2.52 in
5.04 in
Sony Xperia S Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia S
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
12
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
31
4.3 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Video Comparisons (3)

powered byYouTube

Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 220
RAM memory1 GB1 GB

Display

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Screen size4.0 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density275.0 ppi342.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.1 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.3 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Internal storage16 GB32 GB
Memory card readernono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Height4.8 in5.04 in
Width2.3 in2.52 in
Depth0.4 in0.42 in
Weight4.23 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • HDMI
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputHDMIHDMI

Cellular

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SSony Xperia S
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1305.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time475.0 h420.0 h
Talk time5.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sony Xperia P

          Often compared with Sony Xperia S