Sony Xperia P review: Ironclad

1 June 2012
Sealed in an aluminum unibody but still oozing the new NXT series style, the Sony Xperia P joins an elite club of metal-clad phones. And then there's the WhiteMagic screen to make it unique in the mobile world. In short, the Xperia P is one of...

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  • Anonymous
  • mVs
  • 05 Nov 2012

Despite what is said in the review, Sony Xperia P has no lanyard eyelet ! The hole at the bottom is certainly for the microphone.

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    • PAUL
    • vxr
    • 05 Nov 2012

    fotis, 20 Aug 2012I have the same question here with Genesis! Samsung Gala... moreYes S2 is better on numbers, but this xperia P is very nice and cheaper at around 25-30% here in philippines. What matters is it function efficiently regardless of whats in it then its good. SX-P fits very well in my hand and pocket, screen display is ideal, the feel of premium aluminun is just great. ICS is almost the same with JB . And SX-p ICS update is great according to some users. I have not update yet, im still cautious about it.

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      • marc!
      • vaM
      • 30 Oct 2012

      the only thing that i dont like is 16gb storage
      if they use 32gb that will be so great or add external micro SD. =(

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        • maui g
        • K7e
        • 27 Oct 2012

        I got my Xperia P with ICS out of the box and Smart Tags.. I LOVE IT!

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          • maui g
          • K7e
          • 27 Oct 2012

          I just bought my Xperia P and I'm pretty happy with it. Although battery kills me coz I'm a heavy user for games and internet, it got a really fast-charging charger anyways, so it's not really a big deal for me.. I chose it over sola and U because it has front face cam which is really good for video calls (which sola lacks) and has a larger storage capacity than the non expandable storage of Xperia U (though it has a front face cam) and it's slightly cheaper than the Xperia S. It's a pretty decent phone for me who had been using the obsolete iPhone 3g.. I LOVE SONY! I LOVE XPERIA P!

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            • Thrym
            • QDZ
            • 13 Oct 2012

            MarkusLeto, 13 Oct 2012Anyone here who been using the Xperia P for months? I'm rat... moreI've been using my Xperia P without back cover since July, and I can tell that you won't have that issue with peeling paints since this is anodized aluminium.

              Anyone here who been using the Xperia P for months? I'm rather captivated by the metal unibody.. Is it painted/anodized? Will it have peeling paints issues much like the iphone5's back? Cos if it does, well, I'd rather stick to high quality Xperia plastic. Or keep praying for metal Lumia..

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                • ammad rajput
                • UNU
                • 12 Oct 2012

                Sony Xperia p , wait for me i m gonna get u next month , u r best in all aspects ..................Sony i am totally happy with u .:)

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                  • Lyon
                  • q}0
                  • 05 Oct 2012

                  Love this phone, good industrial design, solid build with aluminium unibody, good camera, great mp3 audio quality, good sharp resolution on the display, would buy again! ICS is quite good on it too!

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                    • AnonD-74275
                    • uBN
                    • 03 Oct 2012

                    The P is even better value now that it's really cheap

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                      • sudha
                      • uvs
                      • 23 Aug 2012

                      Why not coming videocalling? Were is options

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                        • fotis
                        • gxQ
                        • 20 Aug 2012

                        I have the same question here with Genesis!

                        Samsung Galaxy Sii with Ice Cream Sandwitch has better results in benchmarks and especially in Browser Mark.

                        How about Sony Xperia P?I am confused between Samsung Sii and Sony Xperia P.I have both seen hands on.Also with Asus Nexus 7 as my tablet.I know pros and cons about these phones...Sii is a monster Sony P is a beauty...

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                          • Genersis
                          • myi
                          • 20 Aug 2012

                          Will you be updating the benchmark results after it's ICS update?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 2@1
                            • 11 Aug 2012

                            Hey thr is anetwork prblm in this phn......whnevr u disconnect an ongoing call immediaty ur network bars get disappered....d person who calls u again will get ur phn switchd off untill the network bars come again......it happens after each n every call

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                              • Anonymous
                              • a3x
                              • 09 Aug 2012

                              Ajjay, 04 Aug 2012Hi, i have plans to buy this phone, I jst wanna know whethe... moreXperia U is the one with color changing led

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                                • Tee
                                • 3Ya
                                • 06 Aug 2012

                                Ajjay, 04 Aug 2012Hi, i have plans to buy this phone, I jst wanna know whethe... moreAjjay, the LED lights on the Xperia P are only one color--white--and only come on when you press on one of the buttons.

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                                  • Ajjay
                                  • 7qB
                                  • 04 Aug 2012

                                  Hi, i have plans to buy this phone, I jst wanna know whether it is possible to turn off the colour changing LED's in the transparent strip?? it may be annoying glowing every now and then!!

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                                    • t}j
                                    • 29 Jul 2012

                                    Sony should think over to replace/provide the big battery of xperia P. The only drawback of xperia P is the small battery only 1305 mah. This will also enhance the sale of Sony xperia P. Is it possible SONY.......................

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                                      • Vathani
                                      • JyH
                                      • 28 Jul 2012

                                      Anonymous, 06 Jun 2012can someone explain why this is faster on the gpu test than... morethat in the review ). I don't like the pnistioniog of the speakers on the iPhone (3GS) I cover them when I'm holding it landscape. Texting and internet doesn't matter to me its all the same But I think this phone has delivery messages which I like, and the current iPhone 4 does not. For gaming come on. It is quite obvous that this is the best choice for gaming

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                                        • Ricardo
                                        • LFy
                                        • 28 Jul 2012

                                        nik, 28 Jun 2012u r rightHello everyone ! i just bouhgt this last night I'll tell you something this phone rocks It's already Rooted Unlocked rogers yuck and the touch ,scroll its quite fast ,The home screen deleted it. but kept time scape which is cool. I've being playing with this all day.The gaming part is great, wont lie but graphics could be better. PS3 guy And that damn annoying auto brightness could be fixed!! But the phone is a keeper:)