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Sony Xperia P
The Xperia P Sony has a Reality Display con Mobile BRAVIA Engine + WhiteMagic panel with 4-inch of diagonal screen size and its resolution is 960 x 540 pixels.
On the technical side, we have a NovaThor U8500 processor of 2 cores running at a speed of 1 GHz, the RAM of this device is 1 GB, and it has an internal storage capacity of 16 GB enough to install a lot of applications and save your photos, videos and more.
If you like taking photos with your mobile phone, you should know that the Xperia P has a Exmor R main camera with a resolution of 8 megapixels, LED Flash and video recording @ 1080p, and a 0.3-megapixel Front camera.
In the area of connectivity and communications we have Wi-Fi, A-GPS, NFC and FM Radio. And if you want to connect your phone with other devices you should know that it features Bluetooth, USB and HDMI. It also include the most common sensors like many other smartphones... Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Light, Compass.
The battery capacity is 1305 mAh, and all this integrated in a size of 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm with a total weight of 120 grams.
The Xperia P has Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system and its price at stores is about $255 for the SIM free version.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is a smartphone with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system. Among its major hardware components it features a CPU STE U8420 of 2 cores at 1 GHz, which is able to move the software smoothly thanks to 1 GB of RAM.
To store photos, videos and installed applications it has an internal memory with a capacity of 8 / 16 GB and microSD Expansion slot.
If we focus on other more visible details, we must say it has a Super AMOLED screen of 4 inches with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
For photography functions we have 5-megapixel camera in the back of the device with video recording @ 720p and LED Flash, and a 0.3-megapixel Front camera.
Regarding the connectivity features and device communication systems we have: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC (optional), FM Radio and USB. And last but not least, we can not forget the 3.5 mm Headphone Jack or the sensors required for some features of the smartphone: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Light, Compass.
The battery of the device is 1500 mAh, which along with other hardware and casing gives us total dimensions of 121.55 x 63 x 9.9 mm, while the weight is 111.5 grams.
Finally, Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini costs approximately $269 in its SIM free version.
Specs and Price Comparison
| Sony Xperia P | Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini | |
| Operating system | Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Screen | 4 inch | 4 inch |
| Panel | Reality Display con Mobile BRAVIA Engine + WhiteMagic | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | 960 x 540 pixels | 800 x 480 pixels |
| Pixel density | 275 ppi | 233 ppi |
| Bright | 935 cd/m2 | - |
| Processor | NovaThor U8500 | STE U8420 |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| CPU frequency | 1 GHz | 1 GHz |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| GPU | Mali-400 MP | Mali-400 |
| Internal storage | 16 GB | 8 / 16 GB |
| Expansion slot | No | Yes |
| Memory Card Type | microSD | |
| Rear camera | Yes | Yes |
| Rear camera sensor | Exmor R | |
| LED Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Rear camera resolution | 8 megapixel | 5 megapixel |
| Rear camera video recording | 1080p | 720p |
| Front camera | Yes | Yes |
| Front camera resolution | 0.3 megapixel | 0.3 megapixel |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| A-GPS | Yes | Yes |
| GLONASS | No | Yes |
| Infrared | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Optional |
| 4G / LTE | No | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | Yes |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| MHL | No | No |
| HDMI | Yes | No |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Light, Compass | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Light, Compass |
| Battery | 1305 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Talk time | 5 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby time | 475 hours | 430 hours |
| Dimensions | 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm | 121.55 x 63 x 9.9 mm |
| Weight | 120 grams | 111.5 grams |
| Price | 255 $ | 269 $ |
Advantages of the Sony Xperia P
- Resolution (960 x 540 pixels)
- Pixel density (275 ppi)
- Internal storage (16 GB)
- Rear camera resolution (8 megapixel)
- NFC
- HDMI
- Standby time (475 hours)
- Price (255 $)
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
- Expansion slot
- GLONASS
- Battery (1500 mAh)
- Talk time (7 hours)
- Dimensions (121.55 x 63 x 9.9 mm)
- Weight (111.5 grams)