Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs Samsung Galaxy S III I535

Sony Xperia P
sony xperia p
Samsung Galaxy S III I535
samsung galaxy s iii i535
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced February 2012 June 2012
Status Released - May 2012 Available - July 2012
Colors Silver, Black, Red Pebble blue, Marble white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 133.2 g (4.69.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU DB8500 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 65.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps No
Edge Up to 296 kbps No
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1305 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 15 h