Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia C vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced February 2012 June 2013 January 2014
Status Released - May 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU DB8500 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 65.86% 61.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus
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 Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 2390 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 670 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 18 h