Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia neo L vs Xiaomi Mi 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Xiaomi
Announced February 2012 March 2012 September 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - June 2012 Available - December 2013
Colors Silver, Black, Red Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
121 x 61.1 x 12.2 mm
(4.76 x 2.41 x 0.48 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 131.5 g (4.62.0.18 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
GPU DB8500 Adreno 205 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 1 GB storage (300 MB user available) 16/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 59.59% 64.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video light 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB No
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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1500 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 575 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 53 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 9 min (3G)
Up to 4 h