Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia SL vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced February 2012 August 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Released - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Silver, Black, Red White, Black, Gray Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU DB8500 Adreno 220 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 62.05% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1750 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 420 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)