Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Sony
Phone model
Xperia P
Year of release
2012

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
122 mm (millimeters)
Body width
60 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
10.5 mm (millimeters)
Weight
120 g (grams)
Volume
76.22 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • NovaThor U8500
CPU clock speed
1000 MHz (megahertz) place #88
Number of processor cores
2

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Mali 400MP

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
1 GB (gigabytes) place #11

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 16 GB (gigabytes)
place #9

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1320 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
1.5 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
6 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
475 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
5 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
470 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
80 h (hours)
Video watching duration
4 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4 in (inches) place #121
Screen resolution
960 x 540 pixels place #98
Pixel density
275 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
8 Mp (megapixels) place #34
Maximum photo resolution
3264 x 2448 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Digital zoom
8 X
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Red eye reduction
Face detector
Smile detector
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Digital video zoom
16 X
Movie settings
Extra
  • shooting three-dimensional panoramic photos using 3d sweep panorama technology

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
0.3 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
730 x 411 pixels
Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
Extra
  • micro sim

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB host support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1 + EDR
A2DP support
AVRCP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • Advanced Audio Distribution Profile v1.2
  • Audio
  • Video Remote Control Profile v1.0
  • Handsfree Profile v1.5
  • Headset Profile v1.1
  • Object Push Profile v1.1
  • Phonebook Access Profile v1.0

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108.0
RDS support
DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
HDMI connector
Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)
Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support
MTP support

Video

Installed video player
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Number of polyphony voices
64
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Google Talk
  • YouTube

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.78 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • stereo headset
  • microusb-cable