Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia P

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Comparing the Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia P across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia U and Sony Xperia P run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Sony Xperia P offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Sony Xperia U offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Xperia P the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia P features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia U's TFT, making Sony Xperia P the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia P offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia U offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia P better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia U and Sony Xperia P feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia U offers a higher battery capacity with 1320 mAh, while Sony Xperia P offers 1305 mAh, making Sony Xperia U better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia U offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia P offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia U the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia P receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia U has a rating of 4.2.

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Sony Xperia U
₹13,990
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia P
₹13,026
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

07 May, 2012
18 May, 2012

Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor
ST-Ericsson NovaThor
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
TFT
LCD
480x854 px
540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1320 mAh
1305 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,393 ratings)
4.3/5
(395 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Performance

Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
Mali-400

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT
LCD

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
540x960 px

Pixel Density

280 ppi
275 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

55.71 %
60.72 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

112 mm
122 mm

Width

54 mm
59.5 mm

Thickness

12 mm
10.5 mm

Weight

110 grams
120 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1320 mAh
1305 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)
Up to 6(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
Yes

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope