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Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia SP

2.3 in
4.8 in
Sony Xperia P Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia P
2.64 in
5.14 in
Sony Xperia SP Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia SP
Available colors
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38
4.3 out of 5
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38 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory1 GB1 GB

Display

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Screen size4.0 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density275.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Internal storage16 GB8 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

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

Dimensions

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Height4.8 in5.14 in
Width2.3 in2.64 in
Depth0.4 in0.39 in
Weight4.23 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • HDMI
  • HDMI
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputHDMIMHL

Cellular

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Sony Xperia PSony Xperia P
Sony Xperia SPSony Xperia SP
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1305.0 mAh2370.0 mAh
Standby time475.0 h734.0 h
Talk time5.0 h19.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Sony Xperia P