Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia Z3 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia P

Sony Xperia P

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Sony Xperia Z3

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Sony Xperia P or Sony Xperia Z3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia P Sony Xperia Z3
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Release date 2012, February 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm | 4.8 x 4.8 x 2.34 in 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in
Weight 120 g | 4.23 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple
Battery 1305 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 475 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 80 h
Stand by time - Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 130 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 5.2" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 70.9%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 275 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Sony WhiteMagic - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - NovaThor U8500 - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 146
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 493
GeekBench 4 Single Core 287 993
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 504 2538
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2216
GeekBench 4 Battery 1282

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800) - D6603 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - D6643 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - D6653 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 12(700) - D6616
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 100 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- HDMI port

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) only Japanese versions
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Previously known as Sony LT22i Nypon

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